Weavers of Light & Darkness
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 5
Defense against the dark arts was Sasporillas second class of the day after Herbology. Karry Curtiss and Sassy had partnered up in Herbology so they decide to also sit together in Defense class. They jabbered and giggled with embarrassing stories of their mums.
"Good morning class." Deloris Umbridge said as she came in from the back room. The class went silent. "I am your new Defence against the dark arts teacher Professor Umbridge."
Sasporilla smiled at the new teacher who was oh so well mannered and seemed to love pink as much as she did.
A pile of books floated through the class depositing one on each desk.
"These new text books", Deloris Umbridge continued, "have been approved by the Minister of Magic himself for your education. This year we will read an go through all of this book from front to back If you do the work and study hard I assure you will learn Defense against the dark arts in a safe and controlled environment. If you choose to disrupt the class or not do the work then I guarantee there will be consequences!
"Professor?" Milina Croup, a rather small girl from Gryphindor asked. "Will we not be practicing any real spells."
Professor Umbridge hung her head thinking not this again. "My dear you simply won't need them. The books will teach you all you need to know. Now let me be clear. I know you are being told that a certain dark wizard has returned. I assure you this is simply not true. So don't be fooled by the fear mongers. Everything is just fine."
Some how Sasporilla didn't find her words of comfort reasuring. Someone in the back of the room blew a very loud raspberry.
"That is very rude." Sasporilla Bucket said turning in her seat to face the back.
"What is your name girl?" Professor Umbridge asked.
"Sasporilla Bucket mam." Sasporilla said looking up into the questioning eyes of Deloris Umbridge.
"Well Miss Bucket." Professor Umbridge smiled. "I see you like Order and good manners as much as I do. 5 points to Hufflepuff."
"Thank you Professor." Sasporilla said sheepishly.
"Not at all dear." Professor Umbridge smiled. "I imagine we'll see great things from you this year."
After class Karry was all a light making fun of Sasporilla. "Yes mam. No mam. Teachers pet."
"Stop." Sasporilla laughed gently elbowing her friend in the side. "She was polite to me so I was polite back."
"I don't trust her." Korry said appearing behind them. "She's 'too' polite and her smile seems fake."
"I get the same feeling." Karry agreed.
"We'd best be careful around her." Korry said.
Dinner was a raucous event with all tables alive with chatter of the days events. The subject of Deloris Umbridge and the new Ministry curriculum seemed less than satisfactory for most students and seemed to prove Hermione Granger point. The Ministry was indeed interfering at Hogwarts.
"May I have your attention please." Professor Dumbledore called as he stood at the head table with Professor Sprout and Professor Snape at his sides. "Segregation of the houses at meal times has been a one thousand year tradition at Hogwarts. It has come to my attention that not all students agree with this. So as of tomorrow morning as breakfasts and lunches are staggered, students from any house may sit, if invited by a member of another house, at the other houses table with the student by whom they were invited."
Some students cheered, excited at the premise of having breakfast and lunch with friends from other houses. Some only gave a half hearted clap unsure of the greater ramifications of this change. Malfoy looked at Sasporilla with disgust in his eyes. Billy Bombaduck made a very rude gesture at her from across the hall. Zac smiled and mouthed 'Thank you'.
"Please note", professor Dumbledore added, "that dinner will still be segregated by houses and that if this privilege causes to much unacceptable disruption, it will be reversed. However 25 points to Hufflepuff for the wonderful Idea."
Amid a flurry of comments like 'figures it was a Hufflepuffs idea" came the loud meow of a cat in distress. Crookshanks, the orange haired pet cat of Hermione Granger jumped up on the Hufflepuff table hissing, spitting and bucking in an attempt to shake the small orange monkey from its back.
"Crookshanks!" Hermione yelled.
"Gooseberry!" Sasporilla yelled trying to catch hold of her monkey as it road the cat along the table, one hand in the air yelling what sounded like the monkey equivalent of "yee ha!" Sasporilla lunged but missed Gooseberry as she ducked under her grasp and grabbed a piece of Banana. Janey Grotinag laughed so hard her dinner fell out of her mouth.
"Gooseberry!" Sasporilla said in a very cross voice. "Get off that poor cat and come here!"
People plugged their ears at the screeching that came from Sasporillas mouth. Gooseberry jumped off Crookshanks and ran back to Sasporilla. Crookshanks leapt into Hermione Grangers arms.
"Sassy what was that noise you made?" Karry asked pulling her hands from her ears.
"I just told him to get off." Sasporilla said looking at everyone as they uncovered their ears.
"It sounded like a monkey screeching." Karry said.
Hermione Granger stormed up to the Hufflepuff table. "Keep that beast of yours in cage if it can't behave it self."
Gooseberry whispered something in Sasporillas ear. Sassy stood and looked at the older witch. "I do appologize but Gooseberry says your cat started it by bitting her tail."
"I'm sure that's not true." Hermione Granger scoffed.
"I can talk to any animal." Sasporilla said then began meowing at Crookshanks who hissed back at her. "As your cat won't admit she bit my monkey but the wound on her tail clearly indicates she did, might I suggest you keep your vicious animal in a cage? And might I say your cat is very rude."
Sasporilla put Gooseberry up on her shoulder turned her back to Hermione Granger and sat back down to dinner.
A subtle tiny laugh from Professor Umbridge sitting at the head table. Hermione walked away in a huff.
Defense against the dark arts was Sasporillas second class of the day after Herbology. Karry Curtiss and Sassy had partnered up in Herbology so they decide to also sit together in Defense class. They jabbered and giggled with embarrassing stories of their mums.
"Good morning class." Deloris Umbridge said as she came in from the back room. The class went silent. "I am your new Defence against the dark arts teacher Professor Umbridge."
Sasporilla smiled at the new teacher who was oh so well mannered and seemed to love pink as much as she did.
A pile of books floated through the class depositing one on each desk.
"These new text books", Deloris Umbridge continued, "have been approved by the Minister of Magic himself for your education. This year we will read an go through all of this book from front to back If you do the work and study hard I assure you will learn Defense against the dark arts in a safe and controlled environment. If you choose to disrupt the class or not do the work then I guarantee there will be consequences!
"Professor?" Milina Croup, a rather small girl from Gryphindor asked. "Will we not be practicing any real spells."
Professor Umbridge hung her head thinking not this again. "My dear you simply won't need them. The books will teach you all you need to know. Now let me be clear. I know you are being told that a certain dark wizard has returned. I assure you this is simply not true. So don't be fooled by the fear mongers. Everything is just fine."
Some how Sasporilla didn't find her words of comfort reasuring. Someone in the back of the room blew a very loud raspberry.
"That is very rude." Sasporilla Bucket said turning in her seat to face the back.
"What is your name girl?" Professor Umbridge asked.
"Sasporilla Bucket mam." Sasporilla said looking up into the questioning eyes of Deloris Umbridge.
"Well Miss Bucket." Professor Umbridge smiled. "I see you like Order and good manners as much as I do. 5 points to Hufflepuff."
"Thank you Professor." Sasporilla said sheepishly.
"Not at all dear." Professor Umbridge smiled. "I imagine we'll see great things from you this year."
After class Karry was all a light making fun of Sasporilla. "Yes mam. No mam. Teachers pet."
"Stop." Sasporilla laughed gently elbowing her friend in the side. "She was polite to me so I was polite back."
"I don't trust her." Korry said appearing behind them. "She's 'too' polite and her smile seems fake."
"I get the same feeling." Karry agreed.
"We'd best be careful around her." Korry said.
Dinner was a raucous event with all tables alive with chatter of the days events. The subject of Deloris Umbridge and the new Ministry curriculum seemed less than satisfactory for most students and seemed to prove Hermione Granger point. The Ministry was indeed interfering at Hogwarts.
"May I have your attention please." Professor Dumbledore called as he stood at the head table with Professor Sprout and Professor Snape at his sides. "Segregation of the houses at meal times has been a one thousand year tradition at Hogwarts. It has come to my attention that not all students agree with this. So as of tomorrow morning as breakfasts and lunches are staggered, students from any house may sit, if invited by a member of another house, at the other houses table with the student by whom they were invited."
Some students cheered, excited at the premise of having breakfast and lunch with friends from other houses. Some only gave a half hearted clap unsure of the greater ramifications of this change. Malfoy looked at Sasporilla with disgust in his eyes. Billy Bombaduck made a very rude gesture at her from across the hall. Zac smiled and mouthed 'Thank you'.
"Please note", professor Dumbledore added, "that dinner will still be segregated by houses and that if this privilege causes to much unacceptable disruption, it will be reversed. However 25 points to Hufflepuff for the wonderful Idea."
Amid a flurry of comments like 'figures it was a Hufflepuffs idea" came the loud meow of a cat in distress. Crookshanks, the orange haired pet cat of Hermione Granger jumped up on the Hufflepuff table hissing, spitting and bucking in an attempt to shake the small orange monkey from its back.
"Crookshanks!" Hermione yelled.
"Gooseberry!" Sasporilla yelled trying to catch hold of her monkey as it road the cat along the table, one hand in the air yelling what sounded like the monkey equivalent of "yee ha!" Sasporilla lunged but missed Gooseberry as she ducked under her grasp and grabbed a piece of Banana. Janey Grotinag laughed so hard her dinner fell out of her mouth.
"Gooseberry!" Sasporilla said in a very cross voice. "Get off that poor cat and come here!"
People plugged their ears at the screeching that came from Sasporillas mouth. Gooseberry jumped off Crookshanks and ran back to Sasporilla. Crookshanks leapt into Hermione Grangers arms.
"Sassy what was that noise you made?" Karry asked pulling her hands from her ears.
"I just told him to get off." Sasporilla said looking at everyone as they uncovered their ears.
"It sounded like a monkey screeching." Karry said.
Hermione Granger stormed up to the Hufflepuff table. "Keep that beast of yours in cage if it can't behave it self."
Gooseberry whispered something in Sasporillas ear. Sassy stood and looked at the older witch. "I do appologize but Gooseberry says your cat started it by bitting her tail."
"I'm sure that's not true." Hermione Granger scoffed.
"I can talk to any animal." Sasporilla said then began meowing at Crookshanks who hissed back at her. "As your cat won't admit she bit my monkey but the wound on her tail clearly indicates she did, might I suggest you keep your vicious animal in a cage? And might I say your cat is very rude."
Sasporilla put Gooseberry up on her shoulder turned her back to Hermione Granger and sat back down to dinner.
A subtle tiny laugh from Professor Umbridge sitting at the head table. Hermione walked away in a huff.
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I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.
I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.