Chapter 1
Chapter one
Hermione
If you asked Hermione Granger before the war if she ever thought that she would be taking the Hogwarts Express back to her school not to learn,but to teach, she would have laughed in your face.
But here she was sitting on the most uncomfortable seat at the very back of the Hogwarts express,her legs crossed tightly, and her tweed skirt scratching against her legs. She exhales a deep breath from her lungs and looks as it floats into the cold air
She looks out the window to see the remnants of the trail that once was, the way to her home. It's destroyed. The bridge that they are crossing over is now only staying up because of the ugly metal frame and supports, miles out all she can see is abandoned buildings and wreckage from battle.
It's been hard for anyone to get back to the “normal” life (if they ever had one). But getting herself onto the train this morning was extra difficult. She had been contemplating going ever since the letter from the ministry showed up two weeks ago. It was a quick letter, they are starting up a new program to help rebuild the wizarding world. They are employing new,younger teachers to help teach and replace jobs at hogwarts. Hermione was shocked when she received the letter, she wasn't known to be very liked by the ministry. But still, bright and early on Monday morning, just as she was going out to help with the conservation efforts in Hogsmeade, she picked up the letter with tiny gold lettering on the front. ministry of magic. She read the letter and it took her a few days to process what it truly had said.
Dear Ms. Hermione Granger,
We hope this letter finds you well, the ministry has been working tirelessly to help rebuild the magical community after the disturbance. A part of our efforts are going into re-hiring teachers for “Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry” this is where you, Ms.Hermonie Granger, come into play. We are offering you a spot as the new potions professor. In order to fill this position though, you will have to co-teach with your old classmate Mr. Draco Malfoy. He has already accepted the position to co-teach with you so we do hope that you will do some thinking on this, and maybe, except.
All the best,
The Ministry Of Magic
She rests her head against the chilly window, feeling the cold chill seep into her head. Ever since deciding that she was heading back she has had a headache.every time she hesitantly talked to her therapist about it, she shrugged and said
“what did you expect, heading back to the place that gave you the worst time of your entire life thus far?” Herminoe didn't know what to say. In her gut she knew that this was probably a bad decision. Ever since she swore with her closest friends to never return, she has known that this was going to happen one day. With her luck, anything that she swears against she is drawn to with the most passion. Every time she was sitting, trying to work, she would get flashbacks to her happiest days, sitting in the library, giggling with Ron and Harry about some stupid trend that was going around hogwarts and had the urge to pack up everything, ditch the 9-5, and move back to hogwarts. She, of course, was never going to act on this, until the letter from the ministry showed up. Then she actually had to start thinking of it in a practical manner. She only had two weeks to make the decision, be in the place that she swore never to return to, and have to teach with her mortal enemy. Or she could see only the plus sides and gaslight herself into thinking that this was the best opportunity of her life. So to her, this is her only opportunity to be in the home of the biggest library of the wizarding world, have the restricted section to her full disposal, and get to teach little witches and wizards her favorite subject.
With that the train comes to a screeching halt and she hears hagrid annonce
“Welcome to Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry!”