The Boggart in the Wardrobe (PA)

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A boggart coming out of the wardrobe disguised as a mummy.

The Boggart in the Wardrobe is the seventh chapter of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Pansy

Draco only returns to classes until late on Thursday morning, halfway through double Potions. He swaggers in the dungeon; his right arm is covered in bandages and bound up in a sling. Pansy worriedly asks him if it hurts too much. Draco says that it does, and afterwards winks at Crabbe and Goyle. Snape asks him to settle down.

The potion they are studying is the Shrinking Solution. Draco asks for help cutting his daisy roots; Severus orders Ron to do so, and the Gryffindor obeys, clearly in a bad mood. Malfoy notices, and accuses Ron of mutilating his roots. Snape determines that the two switch roots.

After another of Draco's complaints, Severus orders Harry to skin his Shrivelfig. Malfoy quietly asks the Trio if they've seen Hagrid lately. He boasts that the gamekeeper will not teach for much longer—Lucius is not too happy about his son's injury, and he's complained to the Hogwarts governors and to the Ministry.

Harry accidentally beheads a dead caterpillar in anger as he realises that Draco is only faking it to get Hagrid fired. Malfoy acknowledges this, and points out that it is not the only reason: he orders Ron to chop his caterpillars.

Nearby, Neville is in trouble. His potion is not bright green, but orange. Snape sees this and sneers, "Tell me, boy, does anything penetrate that thick skull of yours? Didn't you hear me say, quite clearly, that only one rat spleen was needed? Didn't I state plainly that a dash of leech juice would suffice? What do I have to do to make you understand?"

Hermione offers to help her fellow Gryffindor, and Snape reprehends her for wanting to show off. He announces that some of the potion will be fed to Trevor at the end of the class. After the teacher walks away, the boy begs Hermione for class.

Seamus Finnigan, leaning over to borrow Harry's scales, mentions that Sirius Black has been sighted. A Muggle saw him not far from Hogwarts, and phoned the hot line. The boys turn to see Draco listening with evident attention. He sneers, "Thinking of trying to catch Black single-handed, Potter?"

"Yeah, that's right," Harry shrugs, knowing no reason that he should ever consider doing such a thing (PA10). Malfoy smiles thinly and says, "Of course, if it was me, I'd have done something before now. I wouldn't be staying in school like a good boy, I'd be out there looking for him."

Ron and Harry are clearly clueless; Draco continues to taunt Harry, "Don't you know, Potter?" he laughs. "Maybe you'd rather not risk your neck. Want to leave it to the Dementors, do you? But if it was me, I'd want revenge. I'd hunt him down myself."

Snape announces that they should have finished adding all the ingredients; the potion has to stew before it can be drunk. Neville is nervous, and obeying the instructions Hermione is muttering to him. After a while, Snape gathers everyone around Neville. When the teacher trickles a few drops of potion down the toad's throat, Trevor becomes a tadpole like he is supposed to.

All Gryffindors applaud. Snape takes five points from their house because Hermione clearly helped Neville. Ron complains about it—but suddenly Hermione has disappeared. They catch a glimpse of her a bit far off, clutching her bag while tucking something down the front of her robes.

Suddenly, her bag tears open and some of the at least twelve heavy books she's carrying fall down. Ron points out that she only has Defence Against the Dark Arts that afternoon.

She hurries to the Great Hall for lunch, and Ron says, "D'you get the feeling Hermione's not telling us something?"

Defence Against the Dark Arts

Remus Lupin isn't in the classroom when the students arrive for their first lesson. They sit down and wait; he enters smiling, looking healthier than he had on the train (PA5). He asks them to put their books away; there will be a practical lesson today. It is the class' first since Gilderoy Lockhart's disastrous experience with pixies (CS6).

Peeves, before adn after being hit by the chewing gum, fanart by Makani.

They follow Remus out of the classroom and along a deserted corridor. They run into Peeves, who is floating upside-down and stuffing a keyhole with chewing gum. When Remus approaches, the poltergeist wiggles his toes and starts singing, "Loony, loopy Lupin... Loony, loopy Lupin, loony, loopy Lupin..."

The students are surprised to see Peeves showing so little respect at a teacher, much less than he usually does. To their shock, Remus is actually smiling. "I'd take that gum out of the keyhole if I were you, Peeves. Mr. Filch won't be able to get in to his brooms."

Peeves blows a raspberry. "This is a useful little spell," Remus announces after a sigh. He raises his wand to shoulder height. "Please watch closely. Waddiwasi!"

The chewing cum shoots out of the keyhole and down Peeves' left nostril. He leaves, cursing. Dean Thomas says, "Cool, sir!" in awe.

They walk away; the class is looking at Remus with increasingly more respect. They arrive at the staffroom door, and Lupin instructs them to enter.