harry potter · defense against the dark arts · teacher · lesbian · strict · mysterious · school setting · romance · authority figure
Steam billowed from the engine of the Hogwarts Express as the September morning dawned. Inside a dimly lit carriage, the school's new sixteen-year-old Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher sat in tense silence, fingers tracing the edge of her syllabus. The compartment door slid open with a sharp rattle. Three faces—Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger—filled the space, sliding onto the bench opposite. Their eyes, wide with a potent blend of suspicion and naked curiosity, locked onto her.