For the past two weeks, all had been relatively quiet. Sure, giant, animated gummy bears still wandered the halls, hugging any student they found who wasn't happy - which for some reason included nearly every Slytherin on an hourly basis, but when one considered everything that normally happened at Hogwarts, that was nothing to write home about. Nothing that any of the teachers had done made any difference to the rainbow coloured bears that stalked around the school, and the Headmistress had even at one point brought in an Unspeakable, who had promptly been hugged by the red bear that had declared itself leader of it's gelatinous brethren.
In a caved in passageway, hidden behind a mirror on the fourth floor, next to the hospital wing, two redheads and a black haired teen sat around a table, open bottles of Butterbeer sitting before them as they toasted their latest success.
"So what now, guys?"
"Dear brother, surely you can't have run out of ideas already? We've only just begun to cause chaos!"
"I know, George, but how do we top giant, animated gummy bears that hug people?"
"Good question, Fred. Hmm."
Silence reigned for a while, until the shortest of the three sat up in his chair. "To hell with it, why don't we just flood her office with something?"
"Flooding her office is fine, but not really original, Harry."
"Yeah, not really our caliber, know what I mean?"
"So use something that isn't water. Flood it with vinegar, or hot sauce, or something like that!"
The two redheads turned to each other, seeming to hold a conversation with one another without words - or, indeed, sounds of any kind. Finally, the two seemed to come to a consensus. "Good idea, Harrikins. Now, what do we use?"
For the...well, by this point in the year, everyone had lost count of how many times it had happened, but Umbridge was screaming again. The first years - who had greatly enjoyed the 'Care Bear Invasion', as it would become known - started bouncing in their seats, eager to see just what sort of mayhem would happen this time. The staff were looking nervous, as whatever was happening was causing the walls to shake, and the other students - with the exception of the Slytherins, who were hiding under their table - simply sat back and continued eating, taking the approach of, 'if we ignore it, it won't hurt us'. The doors to the Great Hall were blasted off their hinges, landing halfway across the hall, and an avalanche of Bertie Botts' Every Flavour Beans poured into the Great Hall, one stubby-fingered hand just barely visible at the front of the pile of sweets. The Slytherin table quickly became covered in the beans, as did every other house table, and the trapped students immediately began trying to tunnel their way out, with very limited success.
Members of Umbridge's newly formed 'Inquisitorial Squad' had it worst, as every time they made even the slightest bit of proggress, their tunnels would suddenly collapse, trapping them once more. The other Slytherins, who were determined not to be tarred with the same brush as the toad and her toadies, simply freed themselves, then headed for the staff table, the only part of the hall which had escaped the mayhem.
Surveying the madness and anarchy that reigned in the Great Hall of Hogwarts, Minerva McGonagall once again sighed and wrung her hands.
"Classes are cancelled while we sort this mess out. Go back to your Common Rooms, please. Slytherins, from what I can see, your Common Room will be uninhabitable for quite some time, so please go to the library instead."
Turning to Filius, Minerva asked who he thought would have the ability to do all this.
"Mr Potter. Working with the Weasley twins. No doubt in my mind about that, Minerva."
A/N: Another chapter, because I was bored and needed to be cheered up. A spot of Umbridge torture always brightens everyone's day, doesn't it? In case you recognize the prank, yes, it is from the hidden cutscene at the end of the first Harry Potter PC game. Just swapped Snape for Umbridge. Enjoy, and remember to review!
