Hilda
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(A/N) I've been away on an extended holiday at my brother's. I could not publish on his computer. I was in the shop. I'm home again and this should be a good chapter. Hilda is going to get a strange Owl from Professor Umbridge. How did Umbridge know anything about Hilda?
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The girl who had helped Harry out at the student store liked him and the two ended up dating. Hilda spoke imperfect English, excellent German and was learning Bulgarian well. She was amazed at how well Harry spoke German.
"How is it you speak German so well, Harry?" she asked.
"Do you understand how my parents died?" asked Harry. "Do you know I am a Parselmouth?"
"I know how they died," said Hilda. "Lord Voldemort first killed your father and then you mother. He then tried to kill you but old magic stopped him. He'd done too much murder in that house. His Curse backfired. According to the Muggle account much of your parents home was blown away. The Muggle authorities removed your parents bodies. Friends claimed the bodies and buried them in the Godric's Hollow Cemetary."
"I was removed before the authorities came into the house," said Harry. "Professor Dumbledore said a portion of Voldemort's powers were transferred to me. That's why I'm a Parselmouth. Apparently he also spoke German. This supports the idea that he was in collusion with our country's enemies during World War II. That's why he is so evil! He was doing summer internships with dark wizards. He did some memory modifications at the orphanage to make them think he spent his summers there. Hilda is this too much for you?"
"No, Harry, they were monsters, worse than Grindelwald!" said Hilda.
She took Harry's hand. "My family has worked to build a better sort of Germany. Sciences are studied and industry is encouraged. Much of my country is beautiful."
Hilda then gave Harry a tight hug.
"Harry, if you get the chance don't think twice. Kill Voldemort!" sniffed Hilda.
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Potions at Durmstrang was a lot more fun than at Hogwarts. It was double fun because Hilda was in Harry's class. Harry enjoyed the chemistry part of it. In fact he was quite good at chemistry. On day they had a blank Periodic table to fill in. Harry got all of it other than interchanging two rare earth elements. Hilda used a J for the symbol for Iodine.
"Hilda, this class is in English," said the instructor. You have used the German Symbol for Iodine. Harry you swapped two rare earth elements. Still you two have the best quizes in the class."
Hilda burst out sobbing.
"Hilda we're friends," said Harry. "Something's wrong and it isn't that quiz. Professor we need to talk, away from the class!" said Harry.
They were excused. Hilda was shaking with sobs so as they left.
"Harry I got an awful Owl from your Professor Umbridge," said Hilda. "It scars me."
Hilda handed Harry a parchment. Harry unfolded it and was shocked by the wild assertions Professor Umbridge had made.
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"From the Office Delores Jane Umbridge
High Inquisitor
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Great Britain
RE: Harry James Potter
Hilda you are dating a very dangerous psychotic wizard who has run away from Hogwarts after attempting to form and army to overthrow our wonderful Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge. Minister Fudge is seeking some badly needed educational reforms and has appointed me as High Inquisitor to reform Hogwarts.
The former Headmaster is a psychotic deranged criminal who belongs in our Azkaban Prison. If you find Dumbledore you must owl me directly. Your own Aurors are bewitched and are protecting him.
You must stop seeing this Potter or you might end up in Azkaban yourself. You should leave Durmstrang and come to Hogwarts. I need someone to help me keep my prefects in line.
Come to Hogwarts, now Hilda. I'll fix you up with a nice warm bed in Slytherin, position, power and money. Stay there and you'll end up poor or in Azkaban. We already have a warrant out for Viktor Krum.
-Delores Jane Umbridge"
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"Hilda we have to show this to Viktor Krum!" said Harry. "There is nothing to be afraid of. "
In short time they were in Viktor's office. Viktor looked at the Owl.
"Hilda, Umbridge had no right to interfere in a foreign school of magic. Her jurisdiction is limited to her own nation. This letter is full of lies. I'll need to make some copies of this. One will be for the Bulgarian Ministry of Magic another for the German Ministry of Magic, one for the school. Harry, you Owl Minister Fudge and send a copy of this. Tell him this is to stop. Keep the original for your records and for evidence if Umbridge is tried."
"I think we should check to see if any other student has been Owled by Umbridge. I can check English House," said Harry. "I'll start will the Diggory boy and the two Ravenclaw Boys. I know the Ravenclaw boys have had threatening Owls."
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Durmstrang had a Central Castle smaller than Hogwarts. As enrollment grew other buildings were built around the Castle. The more outer buildings had electricity. The Magical Flux was weak there making the use of electricity just as possible as in a Muggle home with a Muggle-born or other wizard there.
Viktor took Harry and Hilda to the reading room in these outer buildings. There was a Muggle photocopier in the reading room. Viktor made a number of copies and gave some to Hilda and Harry. He told them to do something they enjoyed for the rest of the day and prepare the owls in the evening.
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Harry and Hilda went to the library. Hilda showed Harry a book on the history of Durmstrang. It was Foundered by Salazar Slytherin after he was forced to leave Hogwarts. Slytherin's magic became too dark for the local people and they escorted him to Romania. After that no one knew what became of Slytherin. The school he had founded became and excellent school of magic but accepted only pure-bloods sending the rest to Hogwarts. Over a century ago it was decided to admit half-bloods. In 1964 Muggle-borns were accepted and the school stopped recording blood-status.
When the school began to accept half-bloods enrollment swelled and other buildings were built around the castle. More had to be added when Muggle-borns were accepted. The school became international and even more buildings were constructed.
That evening Harry asked Joseph Diggory and the two Ravenclaw boys it they had received any owls from Delores Umbridge. They all had and the Diggory boy also had received one from Cornelius Fudge. They produced their owls. Fudge to the Diggory boy seemed harmless:
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"Dear Joseph,
I'm writing you to tell you if you so wish you will always be welcome at Hogwarts, especially if you study hard. I was very grieved about the loss of your brother. I understand your father sending you abroad after that. However, any time you decide to come to Hogwarts you will find a home and friends. Have a happy year.
-Cornelius Fudge"
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"Minister Fudge seems to have written you a kind letter but my advice is to stay here," said Harry, "at least until Umbridge is gone from Hogwarts."
Harry then looked at the Umbridge Letter.
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"From the Office Delores Jane Umbridge
High Inquisitor
Hogwarts School
Great Britain,
Joseph Diggory,
I, Delores Jane Umbridge, am making vast sweeping reforms at Hogwarts. It's going to be a wonderful school. You should talk to your father about coming here, if not this year the next. There will be no more dangerous contests like the one that so tragically killed you brother. There are no punishments for having been at Durmstrang in your case as your father made that decision.
-Delores Jane Umbridge"
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"This looks like the proverbial 'Come into my parlor said the spider to the fly'." said Harry. "It's a Muggle proverb. The spider invites the fly into the parlor, wraps it's web around the fly and eats it. If the fly ignores it and flies away it is safe."
"I don't want to scare you but Umbridge has been torturing students with Blood Quills. Look at my hand. She did that with Blood Quills. It was painful and a Healer told me it can not be removed."
"Hermione went to Professor McGonagall about it and Umbridge told her, in effect, to shut up or go to Azkaban. It is the only time I ever saw Professor McGonagall back down. That really scarred me."
"Do you Ravenclaw boys have anything from Umbridge?" asked Harry.
Both of them had letters telling them to come back and take their punishments or go to Azkaban.
"Boys only the Minister of Magic can send you to Azkaban. Your fathers would them tell the Muggle Prime Minister and he would arrest Fudge. He can to that. Fudge would have to order your release to get freed. However, boys, I would recommend you not to go home until Voldemort is dead," said Harry.
Harry took the letters and made copies and told everyone to keep the original that they may be needed for evidence in a trial.
He put a copies of all the letters in with an owl to Fudge.
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"Dear Minister Fudge,
I pains me to have to send you another unpleasant owl. Inclosed are letters Umbridge sent to a number of British students and one German student. Your letter to the young Diggory boy is alright. Umbridge's letter to the Diggory boy seems okay. The rest are not as they contain threats of Azkaban sentences to Underage wizards. How Umbridge found I was dating a German girl I don't know. The German girl burst into tears in class and had to have the rest of the day off from class.
Viktor Krum says Umbridge is not to Owl any more Durmstrang students and that she has no jurisdiction here. I have to ask you to forbid her to send Owls to Durmstrang.
-Harry Potter"
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Harry copied this letter and kept a copy for himself and slid another copy under Viktor Krum's door. The he sent his Owl with a big, swift, brown Durmstrang owl.