All is lost
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Even when it seemed like a party to them, for the students and teachers of Hogwarts it was all caos. The remaining hidden students were also captured and taken to the big hall, where they had to sit along with their friends in the huge large tables, while Voldemort ocuppied what it was the Headmaster's chair, and the Carrows, Bellatrix, Greyback, some Death Eaters, sat on some of the dead teacher's empty seats (Bellatrix sat on Snape's seat), right next to McGonagall, Trelawney, Flitwick, Hagrid and Slughorn. Bellatrix, had huge cuts and she was not the same anymore. Her brain suffered several damage after Ron's cruciatus curse over her --Voldemort considered sending her to Saint Mungo's Hospital right away but first he wanted to announce the events of the afternoon.
The hall was decorated with Salazar Slytherin's theme, some candles were floating in the air still; also the ghosts from the respective houses, which used to float freely through the hall, stood still, also awaiting for the announcement. Corpses from the deathly battle were placed in a corner of the hall, so Voldemort would scare others to obey him. The bodies of Harry Potter, Fred Weasley, Mr. Weasley, Severus Snape, Colin Creevey, Nymphadora Tonks, Neville Longbottom, Lavender Brown, among other 50 corpses including some Death Eaters, were peacefully resting, and slowly rotting, leaving a huge disgusting smell, that would make the poor Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw students to vomit all over the place. However, the Slytherin students were looking at Harry's and Neville's body with smiles; but what they couldn't bear was that Snape's body was also there. For the first time in the Slytherin's house some students cried.
Voldemort stood up, facing the students, and spoke to them, with a cold voice unheartedly that froze spines:
"I speak for everyone in here to tell you that I, Lord Voldemort, won the battle at Hogwarts. Harry Potter fought considerably well, but he's dead now while he was trying to escape my claws. You can see those who opposed to me, are now dead also. As I told you brats before, everyone who will try to battle me, will be slaughtered, reduce to pieces, his corpse used for an Inferius attack, or its head will hang as a trophy in the Headmaster's office". As Voldemort pronounced this sentences, everyone looked at each other and gulped. No one spoke yet. "Now, to my plans. As I told you before, there will be no need of a sorting hat. You're all Slytherin now. And as such, a few changes I will announce: the head of Slytherin's house will be now appointed to Bellatrix Lestrange", when he mentioned her, Bellatrix was picking her nose, "after she recovers from her injuries --and the brat who did this to her will be of course, severely punished by Argus Filch". Ron double-gulped, but Filch smiled. "In the meantime, I'll keep Slughorn in place, who will keep teaching Potions. As for I'm the truly heir of Salazar Slytherin, I'll should take place myself as the new Headmaster of Hogwarts, replacing Severus Snape, which was a huge loss to this fine school and to us, the Death Eaters. But I'm not going to. I will take care myself of returning the job of Headmaster of Hogwarts to that adorable toad-faced woman. The Carrows, Alecto and Amycus will be back as permanent teachers, Dark Arts and Muggle History, respectively. And the new Minister of Magic will be Mr. Percy Weasley, who accepted of course, with my touch, an Imperius curse". Ginny, Fred, Mrs Weasley, Ron and Bill gasped. "As for me, I'll take care of the world. Those who I want will be killed, those who I want will be turned into werewolfes, their lives will be ruined, and wars, tornadoes, volcano eruptions will be head of many newspapers". Voldemort raised his hands. "I'm sure you brats are hungry, so I ordered the houseelves to cook something special for you, dead rats in sauce. Now eat!".
And so, Voldemort clapped and thousands of plates with headless rats, a strange sauce, potatoes and glasses of red wine appeared in front of the students, and teachers. The students were so hungry that they didn't care if it had some disgusting flavour or not.
Moments later, some drunk Death Eaters started to sing along with Peeves, the poltergeist, a song that ripped some hearts:
Potty is dead What an amazing head with a scar, and no brains.
Wee Potter is dead
What an amazing head
with a scar,
and no brains.
All this time,
the profecy was true
Voldemort won
wee Potter's gone.
He's an idiot,
he's a hero,
who cares,
I don't care
anymore,
wee Potter's no more!
After the song, the drunk Death Eaters laughed, Bellatrix played with a rat with her fork, and Voldemort contempled the students with an evil smile. Some minutes passed, after the dinner, and Filch grabbed Ron's sleeve and dragged him under protest out of the hall. Ginny and Hermione's face turned blank. Mrs. Weasley begged Filch to release him, but it was hopeless. Filch told her something about 'hanging him from the toes'.
The days ran slowly for our true heroes, Hermione, Ginny and George, who walked past a corridor of the castle with their luggage in hands. Ron would be released in an hour, enough time to make him take his stuff and leave. Before they sat in a corner to rest, (Hermione's ankle was badly injured), they watched in horror the new list of teachers:
"HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1999 - UNDER NEW ADMINISTRATION
HEADMASTER Dolores Umbridge
HEAD OF SLYTHERIN Bellatrix Lestrange
DARK ARTS TEACHER Alecto Carrow
MUGGLE HISTORY Amycus Carrow
POTIONS Horace Slughorn
TRANSFORMATION Minerva McGonagall
FORETELL Sibyll Trelawney
MAGICAL CREATURES Fenrir Greyback
HISTORY OF MAGIC Flitwick
PERMANENT PREFECTS Stan Shunpike / Draco Malfoy "
Below, a week old Profet's headline said:
"DAILY PROPHET Date: June 29th, 1999
WEASLEY WILL REPLACE THICKNESSE
Percy Weasley, long term Pius Thicknesse's assistant, will replace Thicknesse as Minister of Magic after the later resigned alledging health issues. Thicknesse was translated to Saint Mungo's Hospital, who will share a bed with Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange, the new Head of Slytherin's house at Hogwarts. Mrs. Lestrange was pardoned by the new Minister of Magic, saying 'it was all a plot to injure this fine woman.' . Mrs Lestrange will receive a juicy compensation of 1.000.000 Galleons. ".
Below, another headline said:
"
UMBRIDGE RETURNS AS HEADMASTER
Dolores Umbridge, who was last year the head of the Muggle-born Registration Comission, will return to take care of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, after Severus Snape, the last Headmaster, died, product of an snake's bite. The head of the snake was found floating in a river, near Hogwart's school. Umbridge didn't want to talk about Snape much, but he refered at him as 'the most loyal teacher I ever had'. Umbridge's job will be subtituted by Mafalda Hopkirk, longterm Umbridge's assistant.".
And another headline, which couldn't make them hold the tears, said:
"
HARRY POTTER FOUND DEAD
In an unexpected turn of events, Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, was found dead at Hogwarts, along with Neville Longbottom, student at Hogwarts, Arthur Weasley, former employee at Minister of Magic, and Fred Weasley, owner of Weasley's Sorcery store at Diagon Alley. This issue is now being investigated by the new Auror-Death Eater group. New Minister of Magic, Percy Weasley, will assist to his father and his brother's funeral tomorrow at 9am".