GANG UP ON UMBRIDGE

Disclaimer: Harry Potter shall belong to me only when hell freezes over.

The students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry couldn't help but feel that incurring the wrath of Hades just might be a lot more enjoyable than remaining trapped at Hogwarts with the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts. And now, with Dumbledore gone, the situation took a turn for the worst. Granted, the Weasley twins' sense of humour provided a great relief and a lot of inspiration for the students they'd left behind at the school. Three quarters of the population of Hogwarts decided that they'd all suffered enough, and it was time to give as good as they got.

Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus. Dolores Jane Umbridge will know just what messing with Hogwarts meant for her. Never tickle a sleeping dragon. She'd made the biggest mistake of her life and every fibre of her being was so going to regret it.

It was a Hogsmeade weekend, and most of the students had bolted to get out of the school, anywhere where she wouldn't be breathing down their necks. The Three Broomsticks, Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, Honeydukes, Zonko's Joke shop and even the Hog's Head was filled completely of the students of Hogwarts.

Harry Potter gazed on ruefully as his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, began the trek up to Hogsmeade, sighing dramatically, knowing that Umbridge was around, probably dancing a jig at making him so miserable. Sighing again, he began the long trudge up to the Gryffindor Common room and quickly entered after muttering the password.

He grabbed his invisibility cloak, put it on, and went back out once he was sure the coast was clear. He headed to the statue of the one-eyed witch by the stairs leading to the DADA classroom. Tapping the hump with his wand and muttering, "Dissendium.", Harry entered the secret passage with a little struggle, finally managing to squeeze through, and made his way to the cellars of Honeydukes.

After he'd reached Hogwarts, he charmed his boots against making footprints in the snow and walked towards the Shrieking Shack. He'd had a rather tough time convincing the members of the DA that it was a safe place to meet, and three days later they'd all agreed, albeit reluctantly.

He took a deep breath, opened the door, and crossed the threshold, hoping the others had not stood him up. They hadn't. Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville, Luna, Colin, Dennis, Dean, Seamus, Katie, Alicia, Angelina, Parvati, Padma, Lee, Ernie, Susan, Terry, Michael and Lavender were present, waiting patiently for his arrival.

"Uh, Hi, guys." He muttered a greeting, and placed silencing charms and other protective spells on the doors and windows. "Now, nobody will know we're here."

"Harry, this really has gone on too long. We can't continue like this. We need to do something. Something big, that will ensure Umbitch gets the heck out of Hogwarts and stays out." Ron said, banging his fist vehemently on the wall to his side.

"Yes, Ron, I know. But the question is, what? What do we do? I'm already banned from Quidditch and Hogsmeade. She'll have a field day if she knew I've come here. Her detentions are torture. Literally. If our plan goes wrong and she catches even one of us, we'd be done for." Harry frowned.

"I have an idea, Harry. How about we have a 'Gang Up on Umbridge Year'?" Ginny suggested, after a few minutes of brainstorming. "Even the teachers could help us out. After all, they hate her just as much as we do, if not more. We could prank her like nobody's business. Each of us has some special quality. We can use them and make her life hell."

"That's smashing! We could even use muggle pranks on her." Colin cackled gleefully, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. "But what do we do?"

"I know! We can…"

All twenty-one of them put their heads together and came up with some really wonderful ideas. Everyone had quite vivid and creative ideas, and they couldn't wait to try them on her. with barely suppressed elation, they made their way out of the Shrieking Shack in twos or threes to avoid unwanted suspicion.

Harry, Ron and Hermione, as promised, met up with Dobby, the free house elf, to explain their plan to him and ask him for his help. He'd been euphoric that Harry Potter and his friends wanted him to help them and practically fainted when Hermione thanked and hugged him for agreeing to help them.

Thus began a new chapter in all their lives.

That was just the beginning. There's a lot more to come, and Umbridge is so going to hell. If you have any ideas on how I can torture the toad better, please either review or PM me to tell me about them.

Mischief Managed,

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