Harry sat in Defense against the Dark Arts class impatiently waiting for Lupin to come in the door.

Harry turned around at Ron who was grinning as he passed a note to Harry read it to himself "Harry Lupin is our new teacher, did you know?" Harry answered the note looking around so Malfoy wouldn't get any bright ideas. 'Yes Dumbeldore told me.' Harry drew a picture of Malfoy getting bit by a werewolf. 'Hope Lupin could kill Malfoy. Not turn him into one of course you know?'

Harry sent the note flying to Ron. Lupin walked in with a pile off books in his hand. Setting them on the table he winked at Harry. Harry smiled back.

Lupin's voice boomed through the dark hall. "Turn to page 43 of your books. We will be learning about how to send a spell back to your opponent before the spell can hit you. To get the proper reverse spell you should wait until the spell is close then say it with emphasis as you point straightly, not crookedly because it could hit at you back. And pronunciate 'Reverso!' The class repeated the word simultaneously throughout the hall. Harry could see Malfoy mouth the words Retardo through his grimace of a smile.

"Now I want two volunteers to come up here and try the spell. Remember try to keep your arm straight at the enemy. Who wants to try it?" Lupin called

Hermionie's hand shot up in the air and Lupin nodded. "Very Well than come here Granger, Malfoy." Hermionie gasped

"Professor, why Malfoy?"

Lupin chuckled underneath his breath, "Hermionie, Malfoy won't hurt you. I'll make sure he doesn't."

Hermionie argued, "Professor he always teases me about being a mud

blood. I can't work with him." Although her argument was understandable, Lupin snapped his fingers for silence and Hermionie fell silent.

Malfoy stood straight in front of Hermionie. He lifted his eyebrow with a crooked smile "Good luck mud blood." Hermionie's face turned red as she answered. "You too hoppy little ferret." Glad to see Malfoy mad at this, Hermionie's spirit rose and she felt comfortable and at ease.

Lupin instructed for some seconds, "Malfoy you try to attack Hermionie, Hermionie you reverse the spell."

Malfoy raise his wand and shouted "Lucio!" a sharp light came from his wand and everyone could hear a sharp sound as Hermionie yelled, " Reverso!"

Ron and Harry grinned as they watched Malfoy being pushed back aggressively by an invisible force and landed on his stomach.

The class laughed and cheered. Everyone in Gryffindor house shouted "Hermionie is our Queen! Hermionie is our Queen!" Hermionie rolled her eyes at this but felt the sudden burst of pride inside her chest. Lupin clapped and held out his hand for silence.

"Okay class quiet down. Take your seats both of you. Very well done by the way Granger. Ten points to Gryffindor. For your homework I want you first off to practice this with a friend. It helps it really does. Then list several spells you can reverse over and over until one gets tired. Remember this is all in your book. Study because you never know when you'll have a pop quiz. Class dismissed." Lupin clapped his hands and kids made loud noises declaring how funny that class was.

Ron bellowed, "Bloody hell Hermionie! That was brilliant! You should have seen the look on Malfoy's face. He was humiliated."

Harry nodded, "That was real good Hermionie, thanks for the extra points."

Hermionie smiled, "I don't care about the points really. I just love seeing Malfoy embarrassed."

They passed the changing staircase up to the Fat lady's portrait. "Password?" she said in a monotone drone that could have made even Collin Creevy sleep.

Harry answered, " Devil's snare." The portrait swung open making visible the comfortable Gryffindor common room. Harry ran to the couch and collapsed in a heap of relief to be inside the room. "Ah. I want to stay on this couch for ages."

Hermionie rolled her eyes. "Harry you shouldn't get comfortable we have Potions in an hour."

Harry nodded with disappointment. Potions, how could he forget. The only hour of the day where he felt like killing himself. "Yeah I know. I won't sleep. I can't I'm still energetic from Lupin's class." He chuckled at the sight of Malfoy in the air just like the time when he made Draco fly in the air during second year.

Harry stared into the fire laughing. A face appeared in the fire and apperated quickly. Harry sat in disbelievement. Was that who he thought it was? No it couldn't have been Sirius there was no way.