Harry Potter: A Hufflepuff's Guide to Protecting Your Job

Edward Selwyn-Finchcliffe, former Ministry of Magic civil servant, current Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and pretty boy who married into a pure-blood family, wants only one thing now: to stay alive long enough to teach until Fudge is gone. After all, this position has already been cursed for twenty-eight predecessors. He still hasn't found the source of the curse, and his colleague's suspicious behavior is already giving him a headache. The man's enormous turban gives off a sinister smell, and he seems to have designs on Harry Potter. Meanwhile, Snape is eyeing his teaching post, waiting for him to be ousted. Edward originally only wanted to break the curse, stay alive, and perhaps gain a little political capital along the way. Until he discovers that what's hidden beneath Quirrell's turban is even more terrifying than the curse. It's only the first school year, and Edward has already given up hope for his teaching career. Reading Guide: · No romance. The protagonist is widowed and married into the pure-blood Selwyn family. There are no romantic relationships. · Follows canon. The protagonist is a Hufflepuff and was born into the Harry Potter world. · Slow burn, updates are infrequent. Theme: Do not go gentle into that good night