Chapter 33- Venus Adams
"Attention students. May I have your attention please? This is your Headmaster. As all of you know, last week one of your Professors died of unknown causes. Professor Dunham served the school honorably for three years. Many of you grew close to him. I received notice of the suspicious circumstances regarding his death. I assure you, the Ministry and I are working hard to find out exactly how this tragedy occurred. The new replacement teacher for the Defense Against the Dark Arts post will be Professor Venus Adams. Please help Professor Adams feel welcome during her time at Hogwarts. Thank you for your time and goodnight to all."
Professor Dumbledore's calm and reassuring voice rang throughout the halls from the loudspeakers resting on the stone walls. Lily and James happened to be on patrol at the time of the announcement. They were supposed to be pacing the halls, looking for students out of bed, but they found no troublemakers on that particular evening. They even checked James's favorite hiding place to reassure themselves that Sirius wasn't out. They still had 20 minutes left and had stopped in a deserted hallway to have some quality alone time.
Since Halle's return and the two of them making up, it had been near impossible for them to keep their hands off one another. Many would consider their relationship as one of the best seen at Hogwarts. Yet this year, competition was heavy as one couple proved to be diligent of all circumstances. Lily and James were considered a warm up act compared to Sirius Black and Halle Douglas. True, Lily and James had survived Voldemort twice together yet Hogwarts seemed to want to give their glory to the other couple. Maybe it was because they were shocked that Sirius hadn't moved on after Halle's illness but had stayed on her side.
All jealousy seemed to have vanished from the walls of Hogwarts after Halle returned. Guilt seemed to have left a stanch in the air for all the angry females of Hogwarts to smell. A numerous amount of girls sensed the guilt and felt an apology was needed for their actions. One girl even sent Halle a card that read:
I'm glad you're better!!
Halle noticed the handwriting was similar if not the same to one of her threatened messages about Sirius she had received earlier in the year. Halle was left in tears as she realized how missed she actually was. Sirius had only been this happy on one occasion and that would be the day he left 12 Grimmauld Place forever. Both he and James were considerably more delighted and had finally come to deal with the Potter's death. The constant feeling of fear remained with them still.
Lily was kissing a spot on James's neck that usually tickled, but today he sat still, motionless as she did so. She kissed tenderly all over his neck, running her hands through his hair and taking in his clean, wonderful smell. Lily noticed James's hazel eyes straining in concentration.
"What's up James?" Lily asked, seeing the odd expression on his face.
"Venus Adams," James muttered simply. His eyes looked dazed and she knew he was thinking hard. But what about??
"Yeah, the new Defense teacher, what about her?" Lily asked between kisses.
"I don't know and that's what is bothering me. I swear that I've heard her name before," James said. He ruffled his hair in frustration.
"Maybe her name was in the Daily Prophet for some stupid reason like receiving five galleons in the lottery. It's no big deal. Just forget about it. As a wise man once said, 'We need a little us time too'," Lily said, grabbing his collar and kissing his lips softly. James pulled away and stared at her oddly.
"You really think I'm wise, Flower?" he asked seriously.
"Oh yeah, as wise as Sirius," Lily joked.
"Thanks, I nev-wait a minute!" James said, getting her joke.
"Just kiss me you fool," she laughed. He was so cute when she confused him. James smiled and leaned down to kiss her. A harsh, strict voice interrupted their time.
"Ah, I see Dumbledore chose the best role models from his list of candidates for this job," the voice said. A woman stepped out of the shadows and James coughed awkwardly while Lily attempted to fix her hair.
The woman was unrecognizable with a short, brown bob, plain black robes, severe black glasses and firecracker red nails, sharp enough to kill. She wore an expression of pure evilness and Lily and James sensed the negative aura surrounding her.
"Venus Adams. I assume you two are the Head Boy and Girl. Quite the impression you have made for the school," she said coolly. Lily blushed a brilliant shade of red while James just continued to glare at the woman.
"We're not doing anything wrong. We're supposed to be here and kissing's not illegal you know," James said bravely.
"Oh Mr. Potter, so much like your father," Venus said.
"How do you know my name, let alone my dad?" James asked.
"I was an Auror with him and-your mother," she said. She put a disgusting emphasis on the last two words but James chose to overlook it. "As to how I know your name, you must tire of hearing this, but you have the Potter trait of untidy hair, just as your father."
"Wait a minute, you were an Auror?" Lily asked.
"Still am sweetheart. Doing Dumbledore a favor. And you are Miss-?"
"Evans, Lily Evans," Lily said.
"Oh, well Miss Evans, I am assuming that you are Mr. Potter's girlfriend? I could be wrong though. All of the Potters achieve nicer women than they deserve," Venus said nastily.
"I will see you in my classes and while you're there, please do try and contain yourselves. We wouldn't want another embarrassing incident such as this one," Professor Adams said icily, walking back into the shadows.
James and Lily did not speak until they were safely inside the Heads room.
"I don't like her. I don't like her at all," Lily said quietly, sitting onto the large Gryffindor couch.
"I don't either," James said.
"She's cold," Lily said, watching James. He was staring absently into the fire, the same look of concentration on his face as previously that night.
"I know that I have heard her name before," James said.
A/N: I love these chapters. You guys may not, with good reason. I just feel they get more response. If you thought the
plot was thick, wait for the next few chapters. Please review. I want some feedback on your perception of Venus
Adams.