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Animeman; You could say that
Shushinking; She gave Percy a wedgie, isn't that good enough?
Harliquin; Pretty much. They are good Deus ex Machina and can be simple ways of revealing interesting bits of information.
Naruhina; I'm not sure, I think its a french topping or something. I'm glad you liked this chapter!
Leaf Ranger; You caught what I meant from the dialogue of Taisune and Fluffy, right? Umbridge's death will be aimed at Harry, and I will not write a Azkaban fic!
Raw666; I like your idea, I'll use it this chapter!
Josh; I took half of them from the Order of the Phoenix Movie and book, though I take credit for 25, 29, 39 and 40. Most of them I just extended.
Also for a note on Bashing, if I bash a character, unless its to over show their stupidity, it doesn't automatically mean Jerks are stupid
Now to begin
Another day at Hogwarts, Gryffindor Common Room
Harry yawned as he entered the lush common room, noticing Hermione asleep on the couch with a book on 'charming paper' and invisibility spells next to her. She had offered to stay up for the entire night to research how to make invitations to that study group the Taisune guy mentioned they should create that would be only detectable to those who'd be interested and not have any loyalty to the Ministry.
He then noticed something else...two something's actually.
5th year Owl Approximates; October 12, 1995
O Outstandng
E Exceeds Expectations
A Acceptible
P Poor
D Dreadful
T Troll
It was a list of the students academics so far, an idea of their grades if they'd take an O.W.L right at this time. He noticed it was the entire 5th year...
Draco Malfoy (Slytherin Prefect)
Potions O
Transfiguration E
Defense E
Charms A
Herbology A
Astronomy A
History of Magic E
Care For Magical Creatures P
Ancient Ruins E
Harry frowned at the grades his rival got, before looking at others
Neville Longbottom
Potions P
Transfiguration P
Defense P
Charms A
Herbology O
Astronomy P
History of Magic D
Care for Magical Creatures A
Muggle Studies E
Ronald Weasley
Potions D
Transfiguration P
Defense P
Charms P
Herbology P
Astronomy P
History of Magic T
Muggle Studies O
Harry chuckled darkly at Ron's grades before continuing
Hermione Granger (Gryffindor Prefect)
Potions O
Transfiguration O
Defense A
Charms O
Herbology O
Astronomy O
History of Magic O
Care For Magical Creatures E
Ancient Ruins O
Arithmancy O
He smiled at Hermione's success, though he didn't have to have a O in Divinations to know she'd freak over Defense and Care for Magical Creatures...it wasn't her fault that Umbitch...that was catchy, was a evil bitch.
What was his?
Harry Potter
Potions E
Transfiguration E
Defense A
Charms E
Herbology E
Astronomy A
History of Magic P
Care for Magical Creatures E
Divination P
Not bad...he could see many owls in his future..he then noticed the next thing
Education Decree Number 41; No editions of the Quibbler are allowed on School Grounds. Any student in possession of the Quibbler will be expelled immediately.
He frowned, what was the toad croaking about now? He then took notice of Hermione raising from her studying induced coma.
She indeed was disappointed by her spectacular grades, by most others standards, before she took notice of the latest rant.
"We should find Luna" Harry commented "I'll get the cloak
One trip by cloak later
The H duo were in the owerly planned to be sending a letter to Hermione's parents about her grades, as they noticed Luna appear.
They had a feeling she'd appear here.
"Luna, what's going on, did you see the Educational Decree!" Hermione hissed, Luna nodded as she took out a Quibbler.
They quickly saw what had gotten up Umbridge's craw.
Abuse at Hogwarts; Illegal Ministry Teacher abuses power
By the Truth master (A/N, Xenophilus keeps a hidden name, that way the idiots in the Ministry can't track him down or blame Luna)
The Sacred Educational grounds of Hogwarts School have been violated in no worse way than by our most corrupt Ministry, as they appointed former Senior Undersecretary (If anyone can tell me what a Undersecretary does it'd be appreciated) Dolores Umbridge, the hater of non humans and muggle borns, to the post of the cursed Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
Quickly, she took to crafting a curriculum more fit for five year olds in nursery school that O.W.L or N.E.W.T level students, and silencing anyone who disagreed with her with extreme punishment, abuse only worsened by her appointment as the 'Hogwarts High Inquisitor', with the ability to enforce any rule she choose or made on the teachers and students.
"I was just eating some exploding bon bons, enjoying their exploding goodness" said Dynan Greneda, a Half Blood Hufflepuff formerly in his sixth year "When she came out of nowhere with a rule she just enacted litteraly 2 minutes prior, and expelled me! I barely hid my wand from that Bitch!"
"I was suffering from horrific diarrhea from trying some of the Express candy my friend asked me to try which I saved for a time" said one Tiana Dinkle, a Muggle Born Ravenclaw formerly in her second year "When that freak of nature expelled me on some charge of spending more than '5 minutes in a bathroom', WHO CARES!"
They and 12 other students like them were expelled by this evil, not even human person for these small things. What's more, rumors of blood quill usage and veritasium threats are abundant. Targets are frequently Muggle Borns, so called 'blood traitors' by pure blood bigots as our government is, and those who support the claims of Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore of the return of He Who Must Not Be Named.
Harry Potter himself is said to have been tortured by blood quill several times, as noted by expelled students Icarus Boras and Marble Granits, both of Gryffindor sixth year who were expelled for the mere act of kissing.
"But his story never wavered, the facts are still the same as he tells them" commented Icarus with agreement from his girlfriend Marble "He's either a really good liar or he's telling the truth"
Further investigation has revealed that several of the parents of expelled students has sent complaints to the International Magical Education Bureau, or the I.M.E.B. We were able to ask them of this
"We have gotten several of these complaints" said SiesSies Raw, head of the I.M.E.B "However, our ability to enter Magical Britain has been hampered several times by the British Ministry of Magic, without a valid explanation! Our attempts to get the British Muggle to Magic Liaison office to investigate is similar, they are similarly blocked!"
Is our children's education really going to be ruined by our bigoted ministry? Even as we speak, the 12 expelled students have been accepted by the Magic Academy de João of Portugal with the aide of the I.M.E.B, each with magical translators to aide their ability there? How long until we loose all of our students because of the Government?
Harry grinned "This is brilliant! The Ministry's in for it now!"
The next day, Breakfast
Umbridge was looking really, really angry. Just the last couple of classes she had put more and more people in detention, proving more of the blood quill theories, as evidently a lot of people have been reading the paper.
Rumors were going on that she was using the school fires to burn all the worried letters from parents who had read the Quibbler's article.
"Harry...did you really..." Neville whispered, as Harry showed his scared hand. Neville paled and grimly went back to his cereal, as another Daily Prophet landed.
Hermione frowned "Its getting worse" she noted the new article
Nations unfairly boycott Britain!
"You have been a disgrace to magic for far too long!" said the American President for Magic, Justin Russo, said in a press meeting as he and several other magical governments have declared whole boycotts of all British Goods and made many hundreds of demands on change to our PERFECT government system, the jealous rebels and alien hordes
These nations are, as of now, Magical Canada, United States, Panama, Jamaica, Switzerland, Netherlands, India, France, Portugal, Kenya, Swaziland, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Latvia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Japan and Ireland...with many more thinking of this idea.
Obviously fueled by the laws of the Quibbler, they even go as far to claim that Dumbledore and Potter are right in their claims of He Who Must Not Be Named is back!
"Its obvious that the reason you guys are so adamant that terrorist isn't running around is that your actually being run by him now" Said the Head of the Magical Law department of the Magical States Alexis Russo, the priory mentioned Presidents younger sister, in a statement.
"Despite your many claims to the contrary, you are obviously in the same stink you were 14 years ago" said Minister of Magical France Jaques Fromages "Magical France will not allow any of your kind to pass over. Any British Wizard on French soil will be, detained"
"It is obvious the relief money we loaned you has been in vain" said Head Magical Emir Mohammad Alladias, head of the magical U.A.E "We have already arranged for the Goblins to be ready to confiscate the funds back, with interest"
However, our proud and great nation will not pay the fees these foreign curs demand of us! As we speak, our delegates at the I.C.W are hard at work to diminish these so called 'fees' and dissolve these 'boycotts' as the foolish acts of vandalism they are.
Harry smiled, there were decent magical governments after all...
A few more days later
With the boycotts now coming from magical Egypt, South Africa, Nepal, the Ukraine, Italy, Greece, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Mexico, Bahamas, Nigeria, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, Vanuatu, Bulgaria, Germany, Belgium, Isreal, Turkey, Estonia and Lithuania, with all of them both boycotting and blocking apparition, portkeys and floo travel, the Ministry was going nuts trying to keep their money away from the Goblins, and thus from the other nations, blocking their territory from I.M.E.B inspectors, and denying things as always
It helped annoy them that the magical governments in the United States Europe who had boycotted them, and several who hadn't, had commented that they believed the return of Voldemort.
Meanwhile, Dolores had continued her stranglehold on the school, with several more decrees
Educational Decree Number 42; Any student with any product not manufactured or created in Magical Britian will be expelled
Educational Decree Number 43; All brooms in possesion by students must be given to the High Inquisitor for 'protective custody', (AKA, confiscate any good broom on the Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw teams, however McGronagal, Snape and Sprout had, prior to this, taken the students brooms and kept them for their own, legally maneuvering past her)
Educational Decree Number 44; No parents are allowed on School Grounds, which she created to give legal reasons for Aurors to keep angry parents away from Hogwarts
Educational Decree Number 45; the ability for students to leave during Christmas and Easter Break is now withdrawn
However, for her things would be a hell of a lot worse now, as Hermione had finished the special invites to the D.A that were charmed for only those interested and anti ministry could see and read...and with an invite to the Hogs head for the meeting.
Meanwhile at St. Mungo's
Those who'd be labeled magical criminals in any just magical society, Willy Widdershins and Mundulgus Fletcher, were in the magical hospital frequently mentioned as 'Europe's wosrt Magical Hospital', were in with odd injuries like those of the attack on the Ministry, and wouldn't be out till at least the begining of December