Harry Potter and the Wrath of the Blind

Chapter three

-Dumbledore-

Dumbledore sighed as he led the heads of house to his office trying to ignore the glares he was getting. Once everyone was in his office Dumbledore closed his eyes and waited for the proverbial explosion he knew was coming, "What were you thinking?!" Minerva yelled furiously, "You put Harry Potter the savior of the Wizarding world with a man who burned his eyes out!".

"Minerva's right Headmaster!" Filius said angrily, "It's no wonder the boy hates you.".

Pomona gave an angry nod in agreement and then left with the other two heads of house leaving only Severus and himself in the office. "Well you've done it now Headmaster." Severus said in his usual cool manner, "You have alienated most if not all of the staff along with a goodly portion of the students. I cannot wait to hear how you will get out of this mess.".

"Severus could you convince them to forgive me?" Dumbledore asked hopefully.

"That would be difficult seeing as I have yet to forgive you myself." Severus told him causing Dumbledore's jaw to drop in shock, "I may have hated James Potter but I did not with him dead and you know that I loved Lily. That you allowed this to happen to her son is a crime I cannot forgive you of." And with that Severus turned and strode out of the office. Dumbledore slumped into his chair, 'what have I done?' he thought.

-Next Morning-

-Daphne-

Daphne led Harry by the arm over to the Gryffindor table, "Harry these are the Weasley twins, they're the pranksters I told you about." she said gesturing towards the red haired twins.

"Hey,"

"Ice Queen." they said using their twin speech.

"Why did you bring,"

"The new guy over?"

"Because," Harry said with a predatory grin that made Daphne shiver, "I heard you two can pull of any prank and are second only to the Marauders." I intend to make Dumbledore's life hell and I am going to need a team to do it. I want you two and anyone you know who can keep their mouth shut and are good at pranks or any other useful field to help. Are you in?".

The twins looked at each other before turning to Harry and asking "How do you,"

"Know about the Marauders?".

Harry gave another predatory grin, "being the son of Prongs does have its advantages young grasshoppers.".

Suddenly the twins, who had never admitted that anyone was above them, were on the ground bowing and chanting "We are not worthy.".

Laughing and smiling, this time normally, Harry said in a deep dramatic voice "Rise my minions and prank the masses!".

"Yes oh great one!" they yelled together before Fred asked "Harry as the son of a Marauder and probably a Marauder yourself I was wondering if, well.".

"If what?" Harry asked curiously none of them noticing Daphne's shocked expression, 'the twins being shy? What's next Professor Snape helping a Gryffindor?'.

"We were wondering if we could have Marauder names?" Fred finished with an almost pleading look.

"Of course." Harry said, his predatory grin returning, "Everyone in the Legion of Marauders will have one. How about Castor for you and Pollux for your brother, the twin heroes of ancient Greece. Khione, the Greek goddess of snow and ice, for Daphne. And Banshee for Tracey.".

"Awesome!" the twins shouted together grinning like fools.

"I like mine too but why is Tracey Banshee?" Daphne said squeezing Harry's arm.

"Because my ears are still ringing from her yelling at me yesterday." he responded rubbing his ears and making everyone within earshot laugh.

Looking up Daphne saw Umbitch coming over so she turned towards the twins "Guys bring anyone else you can find to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom tonight after dinner.", once they nodded Daphne dragged Harry down to their Potions lesson. Once they were seated, Daphne keeping a firm grip on Harry to keep him next to her, Snape strode in.

"Today we shall be brewing the Draught of Peace. Mr. Potter," he said turning to Harry "due to your… disadvantage you shall be focusing on the odor of the potion so that you may more easily recognize it.".

-that night after dinner-

-Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom-

-Harry-

Harry looked around at the twenty people assembled before him and remembered the names Daphne had told him. Besides Daphne Tracey and the twins there was Daphne's little sister Astoria and their friend Blaise Zabini, there was a somewhat pudgy boy named Neville Longbottom along with the twins close friends Lee Jordan, Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell, and Alicia Spinnet. There was a boy named Cedric Diggory who brought his girlfriend Cho Chang and his friends Ernie McMillan , Justin Finch-Flethcley, Hannah Abbot, and Susan Bones. Then there were the Patil twins along with their friends Luna Lovegood and Lavender Brown.

"Greetings everyone," Harry said gaining the crowds undivided attention, "you are here because you were deemed to not only have an aptitude if not an outright skill at the art of pranking or other important fields but can also keep your mouths shut. I need a team to make Dumbledore's, Umbitch's, and Malfoy's lives a living hell. Dumbledore abandoned me with the man who took my sight and the other two you already know about. If you agree to join you will be a member in the Legion of Marauders along with myself Castor, Pollux, Khione, and Banshee who all wanted their own Marauder names along with their own like the original Marauders ,whom you can learn about from Fred and George, and will also get a Marauder name and a Marauder's Map. We will have three very important rules that will make up our code: strike hard, strike fast, and don't get caught. Now are you with me?!" he finished with a dramatic yell and got a roar of approval in return. His war against Dumbledore, and it would be a war, had begun and now he had an army to help him fight it.