A/N: Well here we go folks, the next chapter of the story. Hope you like it. If you do, please review and give feedback. I like seeing feedback. Now on with the story…..(I don't own Harry Potter, that is the intellectual property of JK Rowling and Warner Bros.)
Chapter 2: Halloween Feast
"I must find an empty classroom to set up my base of operations." Kent thought to himself as he made his way down the spiral staircase leading to the headmaster's office, "I could be near the dungeons and the Slytherin common room or I could just find a neutral location. That might be better."
As Kent slowly walked in the halls of the school, he spotted an altercation starting. From what he could make out, it looked like the Potter boy and Mr. Malfoy having a shouting match.
"Take that back!" Harry yelled out, "So help me Malfoy, you will take that back."
"What are you going to do Potter? Run to your precious Headmaster and complain?" Malfoy said with a sneer. As they were continuing to cause a commotion, Kent slowly walked up amongst the students without a sound.
"What is going on here?" Kent said with a commanding voice, "Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy, you will stop at once!"
"Yes sir." Harry replied.
"Now who started this?" Kent asked with some authority.
"I don't see how it is any of your concern, you are just a student here like us. You have no authority." Draco replied with a smirk.
"I guess that Mr. Malfoy has to keep up with the news that is going on in the school." Kent said with a little bit of humor in his voice, "As you can see, I am not actually a student anymore Mr. Malfoy, I am the new Head of Security around here and with that Professor Authority. So for your tone and lack of judgment, 15 points from Slytherin and a detention with me, you may go now Mr. Malfoy."
Draco walked away, grumbling to himself, "Just wait till my father hears about this" from what Kent and Harry could make out.
"Now Mr. Potter, tell me what happened." Kent asked the raven haired boy.
"Malfoy called one of my friends a mudblood and then proceeded to mock me and Ron, so I told him to leave us alone but he wouldn't so I guess things were getting out of hand." Harry replied.
"Is this true?" Kent asked the other two that were standing around.
"Yes sir, it is true." Hermione said with tears in her eyes.
"Yeah, Malfoy was being a git." Ron said thinking that putting his two cents in will help.
"I guess that is that, I will still have give out punishment for fighting though, Mr. Potter, 10 points from Gryffindor and detention with your head of house tonight." Kent said with a wink, "Move along you three."
"Yes, um, what do we call you sir?" Hermione asked.
"I guess you can call me Chief or sir, either or it does not matter." Kent replied with a smile, "Now run along, and don't want to be late for class."
With that, the trio started to walk away down the hall to the next class but Hermione as she rounded the corner she stayed behind and watch the mysterious person as he walked around the halls.
"You know that you should be in class Miss Granger." Kent said as he continued to walk down the hall. Hermione yelped as he said that, not thinking that he had seen her.
"I know but I just wanted to know more about you." Hermione replied, "You started out as a student at the beginning of the day and now you are something of a staff member of the school. It doesn't make sense to me."
"Curiosity killed the cat you know." Kent said with a very Dumbledore like twinkle in his eye, "I am just trying to find an empty class room or just a room where I can set my things."
"Oh…well…I…." Hermione stuttered. And she left down the hall towards her next class.
"That girl is going to be trouble; perhaps I should nip that in the bud tonight." Kent thought to himself as he watched the Granger girl walk away. Kent continued to walk down the hall and came across an empty classroom, "This will suit my needs for now."
"Ah, I see that you have started to set up." A voice said from the doorway.
"Albus, you startled me. Yes, I have started to set up shop. This evening I will be announcing my plans and who I am, as well as the first two of the command staff." Kent said with a startle, "It will be from Gryffindor, and no you will not know who they are right now. I like to keep my secrets Albus."
"As we all do, I will leave you to it then my friend." Albus said as he left the room.
"Now with that being said, time to finish up and create some tools for the job." Kent said to himself as he was creating badges and other tools that his security team will need. As he was creating those devices, another student was spying on him from afar.
"I don't see why he gets any special treatment? He is just a half blood from what I can tell. Wait till my father hears of this." Draco thought to himself as he watched the new "professor" continue his work. "Wait, my father is on the Board of Governors, why did he allow this?"
"Ah, Draco Malfoy, I see that you are trying to get a sneak peek at what I am doing here. Sorry to say this is top secret and I must ask for you to leave before I take away more points." Kent said from behind Draco, "Now run along to class."
With that, Draco left the area that he was standing and walked away grumbling to himself about how unfair his life was with the new professor.
"I don't see how it is any of your concern on what a student like yourself does on his free time. You should be in class too." A sickly sweet voice said off to the side, "And as your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and Undersecretary to the Minister, I demand that you go back to class!"
"Delores, you are in no position to demand anything. Let alone to teach students. I am a professor just like you and you have no authority over me, so if you can be so kind to show yourself out the door or I will throw you out and leave you on your fucking ass." Kent replied without looking up, "I am entitled to every right and privilege that a professor has here and you are not above the law."
"We will see about that. You are a student and will treat me with respect!" Umbridge said to Kent with a shrill, "Now get to class!"
Kent stood up and glared at the pink clothed witch with intensity. Power radiated off of Kent and continued to stare at Umbridge, "You have no idea who you are fucking with! Get out!"
Delores, in all of her years has never been talked down to like that. Now shaking with fear and anger, she slowly walks out of the classroom thinking to herself, "I will find out who you are. You are nothing but a pathetic half breed and I will make you pay."
Hours past since the incidents with Draco and Umbridge and the Halloween Feast was just starting to get into full swing, when Dumbledore rose from his chair at the head table.
"There are some announcements I would like to make before we begin to eat this most delicious feast from the Hogwarts House Elves. We have a new staff member here at Hogwarts. He may be familiar to some but to others he is new. May I introduce, Kent our new Head of Security at Hogwarts." Dumbledore said with a commanding voice, "I do believe that he has a few words to say as well."
"Hello students, as the headmaster stated, my name is Kent and that's all you will know for now about my name. As what I am doing here is an entirely different matter. I am the new Head of Security at this school with a new department, Hogwarts Security. I plan on choosing two students from each house to be part of my command staff of the security team and from those eight, they will select 5 from each of their respected houses to be deputies. You will work with the House Prefects and Head Boy and Girl when it comes to student safety. You will, however, answer only to myself or the Headmaster. No other professor has authority over you. Consider yourself like the Federal part of law enforcement and the prefects are local authority. You will have tools for the trade, which I will provide you when you join. For now, I have selected my command staff." Kent said as he got up from his place at the head table with all eyes looking at him.
"I know that he will pick me. I am the only choice from Slytherin. And besides my father would not allow it not to happen." Draco thought to himself as Kent was finishing up his speech.
"From Gryffindor, it will be Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom! From Hufflepuff, Ernie Macmillan and Susan Bones, from Ravenclaw, Lisa Turpin and Padma Patil and from Slytherin, Gregory Goyle and Daphne Greengrass. Will those students that I have called out, please step forward to the Head Table." Kent called out. The students made their way towards the table with a bit of nervousness. Harry and Neville were the first to make it to the table.
"Harry, why did he pick me? I mean there are many who are better." Neville said with some trepidation.
"I don't know, Neville, maybe he saw something in you that screamed bravery." Harry replied as they made their way towards the others standing in front of the head table.
"I am awarding you badges for your office and ranks according to what I have observed. Harry and Neville, these are the Gryffindor badges, as you can see they have your house crest on them, they are not like prefect pins or the head boy or girl pin, they are badges, you must wear them at all times. Also to all of you, your badges will be similar, just with your house crest being different. You will also wear a different uniform." Kent said to the students in front of him. As he said that, the student's uniforms changed into a combat type fatigue. They were all black with their house color as a turtleneck underneath, on the right shoulder was a corded braid with their respective house colors. A utility belt with a holster for a gun, which puzzled Harry a bit, was along their waists, fingerless gloves made out of dragonhide and from what they could tell dragonhide armor underneath the combat fatigues, "These are your uniforms, you have many more waiting in your dorms, wear them with pride. You must also wear these at all times as well. The holster by your side is meant for another tool that you will receive at a later date along with other items that will go with that."
"Now I want you to repeat after me while raising your right hand, I, state your name, here by do solemnly swear to uphold the rules and regulations of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the guidelines set by my commanding officer. I will acknowledge that I have sworn duty to keep my fellow students and staff safe from all harm, forging and domestic. So help me God." Kent said to the new security team members in front of him. They said the oath and turned to each other with smiles and then to the rest of the school, "Now with the ranks, Harry Potter you are awarded the rank of Major and will be the second in command. Susan Bones, also with the rank of Major will be third in command. Neville Longbottom, I award you the rank of Captain along with Daphne Greengrass and Lisa Turpin. Padma Patil, Gregory Goyle and Ernie Macmillan, you will be awarded the rank of Lieutenant. Wear these ranks with pride." As the rank pins magically appeared on the collars of the students.
"Hogwarts, I present to you, your new Hogwarts Security Team Command Staff!" Kent said with excitement, "You may return to your seats."
Draco looked outraged, why was he not chosen, why did the dimwit Goyle get chosen before him and with Greengrass. It did not make sense.
"Ahem-Ahem." Umbridge said as if clearing her throat, "I never seen anything that said you were approved by the Board of Govenors or the Ministry."
"I don't need to be, you see Delores, I am above them and if they know what is best, they wouldn't even dare challenge me." Kent replied with a smile, "Are you afraid they are going to find something out?"
'No, but, I, nevermind!" Umbridge said in frustration. Meanwhile at the Gryffindor table, a crowd gathered around Harry and Neville.
"Blimey, who would have thought, Neville a security guard or something." Ron said with bits of food still in his mouth, "Anyway, Harry, I guess you get to go on patrols with Hermione and I."
"Maybe Ron, but who knows, I could have a different patrol schedule than you do." Harry replied, "Anyway, Neville, good that I have a friend at least with me in this."
"Y-yeah, Harry, I guess." Neville said with some nerviousness still in his voice, "I mean what could go wrong?"
"Attention students, with all the announcements being said, time to tuck in." Dumbledore said over all the students in the Great Hall and the food appeared. As the students were eating, owls started to fly in from nowhere.
"Bit late for the post?" Ron asked to no one in particular.
"Yeah, they seem to be headed to the Head Table." Hermione replied.
"Those are Ministry Owls!" Ron said out loud, "I recognized the one Dad uses often."
"Why would the Ministry be sending owls to the professors?" Harry asked, "Is it because of the new teacher?"
"Possibly, let's just listen and find out." Hermione replied. As she was waiting, Umbridge had an evil smirk on her face.
"Let's see how they deal with this now." She thought to herself.
"Ah, I see that the Ministry has agreed to my position here at Hogwarts and finally gave all of you some credit as well." Kent said as he opened his letter and then looked smugly at Umbridge, "I guess the Minister agreed with me about having extra security at Hogwarts."
"Well, I never!" Umbridge indignantly said and got up and left the Head Table.
"I guess I am going to have some problems with her in the future." Kent thought to himself. The feast was ending and all of the students looked very content, well, all except Ron who was still eating the last of his cake and wondering if there was more.
"Students it is now time to return to our beds for a goodnights rest." Dumbledore said as he looked out amongst the tables.
"Security Command Staff, please stay behind. We have much to discuss." Kent said right after Dumbledore.
As the other students filed out of the Great Hall, the remaining students that were the Hogwarts Security Command Staff stayed behind as commanded.
"As the command staff of the new security team, you are exempt from curfew. You are also exempt from any detention from another faculty member other than myself and the Headmaster. We are to have weekly meetings. You will know when the meetings are going to happen later this week. They will be in my classroom and office, which is now your office and secondary dorm. We have holding cells for unruly students that won't listen to us the first time. You are to be given these as well" Kent said as he handed out some more tools for the security team to use, "This is what I like to call a Magical Gun or MG for short. Only you can use this, for it is imprinted with your magical signature only. If another student tries to use this, they will get a shock, literally. You have these to use as well, magic suppressing handcuffs. Only use these to escort the perpertrator to the holding cells. And last but not least, this is your magical walkie talkie. These are for you and you alone to communicate with each other around the school while on patrol. Speaking of which, Major Potter and Major Bones have the first patrol tonight. Are there any questions?"
"Yes sir, what is your rank?" Susan Bones asked.
"I am the Colonel, but you address me as sir. Do you get me?" Kent replied with authority.
"Yes sir!" The command staff answered back.
"Good, now carry on." Kent ordered and walked off to his bedroom.
"Well Sue, I guess we have patrol to do." Harry said to Susan Bones as the others walked off, "Where should we start off first?"
"I say we start with the dungeons and work our way up." Susan replied, "Besides, we are bound to run into Malfoy or Umbridge that way. I want to give her a piece of my mind."
"Well lead the way Major." Harry said with a smile, "It is going to be a little weird calling us by our ranks and stuff but I think that I might like this year now."
"I know what you mean." Susan replied as they started with their patrol.
A/N: And that's where I end Chapter 2. The next chapter ought to be exciting. Conflict with Draco and Umbridge both. Hermione is still suspicious of the new professor and will run into conflict with him and Harry. Ron just being Ron will be putting his two cents in as well.