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Dolores Jane Umbridge walked down the halls of Hogwarts. She was so deep in her thoughts, she didn't notice the students parting away from her, some in fear and some in disgust.
Unfortunately, she couldn't find any faults in teachers, but she certainly could get that filthy half-breed, Rubeus Hagrid, out of Hogwarts. He had taught the fifth years about thestrals - thestrals, out of all things! Such a mindless idiot - which were declared as 'dangerous' by the Ministry. Maybe she could also get that Trelawney out as well. Everyone knew what a fraud she was, so it should be easy.
She was so close to becoming the Headmistress of Hogwarts, she just knew she was. Dumbledore was getting old, and if only one more trouble happened, she would make sure he get kicked out of his position. Then, the Minister would put her into the old man's position! It was just a matter of time.
The thought made her gleeful, and slight smile appeared on her face. Oh, how she longed for power. Maybe she could make another rule to make sure something happened. Perhaps she could use that Potter boy. As she thought about the Potter brat, her good mood vanished instantly. Even after she used a blood quill on him, he just didn't stop spreading his lies. The rumors were that he and his friends made an illegal group to practice spells, which was clearly against one of the rules she made.
Umbridge paced back and forth, trying to think of a way to expose that group. If that happened, surely it will effect Dumbledore and the boy. But the question was, how? How was she going to get proof of that illegal group? Suddenly, a door appeared on the wall, startling her.
Umbridge frowned. It wasn't there mere seconds ago. Cautiously, she pulled her wand out and advanced slowly towards the mysterious door. The door opened to reveal a library. It was the most huge library she had ever saw. Maze of bookshelves that seemed endless filled every part of wall with millions of books filling them in. Beautiful decorations were carved into the delicate woods and she had to admit, it was really gorgeous. However, Umbridge was disappointed. She was hoping it was where that Weasley twin plotted their pranks or where Potter and his friends held that illegal meeting.
She turned around, intending to leave. There was nothing she wanted here. But before she reached the door, the title of the books caught her attention. Every book had a name of a student. Cho Chang, Colin Creevey, Dennis Creevey... She wondered if the students had written these books, but dismissed the idea. There was absolutely no way Crabbe and Goyle wrote a book when they couldn't even fill a page with legible sentences.
An idea struck her and Umbridge immediately put it into action. She strolled between shelves, searching for a book about a particular student. After few minutes, she found a book, much more thicker than rest of the other books. Umbridge leviated them towards her and to her delight, the title showed whose life it contained.
Harry Potter
"Every student must come to the Great Hall in 5 minutes. There will be no exception."
Sickly sweet voice rang out, alerting the students of Hogwarts. They made their way towards the Great Hall, wondering exactly why they were called. Knowing that toad like witch, she probably wanted to humiliate some poor student. To their surprise, the usual benches and tables were replaced by more comfortable plush chairs, which only fueled their curiosity of what was about to happen.
As soon as he entered the Great Hall, Harry made a beeline to where his friends were sitting at where the Gryffindor Table used to be. He greeted them with a smile and acted nonchalant but he couldn't help but wince at the pointed glares of accusations and sneers thrown in his way. Oh, he could ignore the Slytherins easily enough. After all, they were arch-enemies since the beginning of his first year. But the ones he had considered as his friends... That he couldn't handle. Even Seamus, who is his dorm mate, was scowling at him all the way across from his place. Well, he should've expected it since people turned their backs on him the instant something goes wrong and blame it all on him. Even Ron betrayed him last year - which he apologized purposefully. He even tried to make an Unbreakable Oath that he would never do that again. Harry, after realizing what exactly it was, insisted it wasn't necessary until the ginger head finally lowered his wand. It was still rather nice that his best friend was willing to do that - so it should have been no surprise they shunned him. But it didn't make the situation less difficult.
"So does anyone know why we're here?" Ron asked casually, almost sounding he was bored. He viciously glared at anyone who dared to even look in their direction, effectively causing them to turn around and mind their own business.
"Not really. But knowing that Umbitch, she just wanted to announce another new rule that the great and powerful Minister approved." Ginny replied while directing her own glares that rivaled her brother's.
"Language, Ginny." Hermione chided, frowning at the girl. Ginny rolled her eyes, playfully smirking at the older girl. "Ever the perfect one, huh, 'Mione? Well, if you don't like that nickname I've personally created, I'll just present other ones for you. Hmm, let's see... How about 'Toad Face'? 'Lady Ugliest'? 'Ms. Pea-sized Brain'? Oh, how about 'Dolores My-Parents-Are-Toads Umbridge'?"
"Honestly, I think your brother's rubbing off on you." Hermione huffed, but a corner of her lip was twitching, letting them know she was barely restraining herself from laughing out loud.
"Hey, why are you dragging me into this?" Ron whined, pouting like a five year old which Hermione was more than happy to point it out. Harry shook his head amusedly at his friends' bickerings, grateful that they managed to make him relax. Their playful banter was cut short when the door opened to reveal Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, Amelia Bones Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Nymphadora Tonks, Alastor 'Madeye' Moody, Remus Lupin, Weasley family, Snuffles and Oliver Wood. All of them save for Fudge, Amelia and the members of the Order of Phoenix looked confused about why they were there.
However, Snuffles seemed to be the only one oblivious to the tension and was just excited to be near his godson. When he spotted Harry, he wasted no time running towards him and started licking his face, all the while barking happily.
"Oi! Snuffles, Get off!"
Finally, the grim let Harry go, who casted a cleaning charm on himself to get rid of the saliva that was all over him, and lied down beside Harry and his friends. Harry grinned, feeling a lot better with his godfather.
After the students settled down, Umbridge stood up. She seemed to be in very good mood and Harry's happiness of seeing his godfather vanished. If she was happy then something very bad will happen, most likely to him. His suspicious was confirmed by Umbridge, who announced that they were going to read about his life.
"What?"
"You can't do that!"
Harry barely heard his friends protesting because he was having a hard time processing this. He knew she hated him but this? It was outrageous! He snapped back to reality when Sirius began growling next to him. He was baring his sharp teeth so he looked really intimidating. Some people, especially Professor McGonagall and Hagrid, looked angry which comforted him a little. At least he wasn't completely alone.
"Enough! We will read these books and we will unveil his lies bring light to the truth!"
At this, Umbridge looked at Harry, as if expecting him to yell out insults, which will only cause him more troubles. So instead, he folded his arms and glared at her, a dark scowl that would make even Snape proud in his face.
"How do we know if this is true? It might be full of rubbish for all we know."
"I assure you Mr Potter that the books contain truths only. Aurors and even Headmaster performed a truth spell on it." Amelia Bones replied. Harry was relieved to see her throwing a disapproving look towards Umbridge and Minister. Not all people in the Ministry agreed to this idea after all.
"This book contains the past and future of Mr. Potter's life and it is divided into seven sections. Classes will be cancelled while we read this book. There will be breakfast break and lunch break and students are to go to their dormitories at nine o'clock and return at seven o'clock." Umbridge continued, though looking a bit disappointed that she couldn't give him more detentions.
Harry groaned mentally. There was no way he could get out of this. Why did these kind of things happened to him?
"You alright, Harry?"
Remus Lupin, who had came to sit next to him, asked, his voice full of concern. Harry shrugged, looking rather calm. But he could feel his anger boiling and was screaming in his mind. Oh, how he hated that woman! As if reading his mind, his friends tried to cheer him up.
"Come on, mate, it won't be that bad. I mean, Snuffles might even have a chance to go outside. Besides, the classes are cancelled! That's at least something, yeah?"
"They'll also have to acknowledge Voldemort's (Ron jumped at this, causing Harry and Hermione, who was a muggleborn and therefore didn't fear him as much as the wizards do, to roll their eyes) return." Hermione said, while frowning disapprovingly at the other teen.
Harry smiled at Ron and Hermione in thanks. His mood improved a lot now, and even more when Ginny squeezed his hand.
"And we will get to know your future. This should be interesting. Knowing your luck, you probably managed to get yourself into more life-threatening adventures." She teased, smiling at him. Her warm hands gave him comfort, and Harry unconsciously leaned into her.
"...so, care to explain what exactly you meant by 'life-threatening adventures'?" Remus inquired, looking concerned. Harry fidgeted nervously, looking anywhere but him but reluctantly replied by gentle nudge from Sirius and pointed cough from Remus. "You'll find it out as we read."
"Fair enough, I suppose."
Well, although he might get grounded for all the ridiculous stunts he pulled - though in his defense, it wasn't entirely his fault - there were definitely benefits of reading that bloody book. Sirius will be free and he could show them that he wasn't lying. His future-self would've fought Voldemort again, so maybe he could also learn how to defeat Voldemort as well.
Reading my life don't sound too bad, Harry thought as he watched Umbridge charming the book to read itself aloud.
Hello, dear readers! I know this idea is really used a lot but hopefully mine is interesting. Just so you know, I'll just write characters' reactions without the writings and I might skip some chapters. However, I will try not to skip too many chapters at a time. If it's confusing let me know so I will try to make it more understandable.
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