[X] Take off your shoe and throw it at her head
You realize that words will barely influence Umbridge, she seems to have had the "Queen" moniker get to her head. So, you quickly push yourself into a sitting position, and quickly take off your shoe. You then cock your arm back, before flinging it forward, sending the shoe flying.

"Ngh!" Umbridge shouted as the shoe hit the back of her head, clutching her head, she turned to you with a look of fury on her face. "Assaulting a Queen, Ms. Granger, is a serious offense."

"Such an offense is worthy of a serious punishment…" Umbridge said with a dark smile on her face, "Execution is the most fitting punishment for someone like you."

The two knights that were holding Dean up dropped him on the floor and grabbed your arms and pushed you down on the ground. Umbridge took a sword from one of her knights and twirled it in her hand, before positioning it above your neck. Dean stumbled to his feet and tried to reach you, but the other knights held their swords in front of them to block his path.

"Don't worry Mr. Thomas, You'll get your turn to die soon," Umbridge said as she raised the sword over her head. "You kids really need to learn to respect your betters, and temper your curiosity."

"After all," Umbridge said as she began to laugh, "Curiosity killed the cat!" Umbridge swung her sword down and you shut your eyes as your death quickly approached. You inwardly cursed yourself for even bothering to follow Dean down here. Everything would have been fine if you had just done what you were told and toed the line. Sure, it would have been humiliating to constantly bow down to Umbridge's will, but maybe that would have been the better option…

"Hmph, I thought you'd be better than this."

"?!" You react in surprise as a voice suddenly echoes in your mind. Time began to slow down, and the sword traveled through the air as though it was molasses. You could see Dean screaming as he watched Umbridge swing her sword, a wicked grin was on Umbridge's face as she focused on killing you.

"If you give up here and now, you will die."

But what were you supposed to do? The knights held your arms to your back, and they were too strong for you to get away from. And even though time had slowed down, Umbridge's sword would eventually reach your neck, and you would die. There was no way to escape it, your fate was to die at the hands of Umbridge in some room, no one would know where you were. You felt bad, as your father would no doubt be worried if you went missing, and the last thing he would remember is you saying,

"That must have been some root canal to celebrate over."

And ignoring him during the morning…

"Well, I'm not one to believe in fate, in fact I believe it can be changed."

Your fate… could be changed? A small bubble of hope began to form in your chest. But how were you supposed to change your fate?

"I shall lend you my power, all you need to do is call out my name…"

Time began to move forward again, and the sword began to swing towards your neck.

"No! Hermione!" Dean screamed.

"Die!" Umbridge shouted.

" .na." You whisper and a gale of wind, and blue light erupted around you, pushing Umbridge and her knights far away from you. Inside the light, a figure began to form behind you as you pushed yourself to your feet. The light and wind began to die down, and a large woman with pale skin floated behind you. She had shocking red hair that reached all the way to her back, and a circlet appeared on her head, a gold necklace was wrapped around her neck. She wore a dark green robe, and a bronze shield and sword appeared in her right and left hand respectively.

"I am thou,
thou art I,
I am Brigid, master of all the elements,
With thy flame, break thy chains of fate!"

"What the hell..." Dean whispered as he stared at the sudden appearance of your persona. You blink as you suddenly find yourself with a short sword in your hands. Umbridge backs away in fright, sweat pours down her face in waves as she mumbles incoherently. A smirk begins to form on your face, and you can't help but taunt the "Queen".

"What's wrong?" You ask, "I thought you were going to kill me," You take a step towards Umbridge shrinks back in fear and presses herself against the wall.

"S-stay back!" Umbridge shouts as she begins to shake, "I c-command you to stop now and accept your punishment!"

"I guess not, considering how pathetic you're acting right now."

It feels good to unload all your anger onto Umbridge, and after seeing what she's done to the students she was supposed to protect, seeing the complete and utter unrepentance she has for her actions, you decide it's time she faces justice.

"Wh-what are you fools doing?! Kill her! Kill her!" Umbridge dashes for the door and slams it shut behind her.

The knights seem to have gained their senses upon hearing their master's orders and dash towards you, raising their swords to strike you down.

"Brigid," You command your persona, "Kill them."

Brigid dashes forwards and swings her sword in a wide arc, sending one of the knight's head rolling to the floor. The knights pause mid-step, seemingly confused and hesitant on how to proceed, debating themselves in their minds about whether it was a good idea to attack. Eventually they decided to charge at Brigid, intent on avenging their fallen brethren. Brigid then closed her eyes, and then opened them, and a bursts of fire set one of the knights on fire, and he fell to the ground- the metal of his armor was warped and covered in scorch marks.

"Holy shit…" Dean whispered as the knights who were surrounding him charged at you.

"Well then Brigid!" You say, "It looks like it's time to give our hosts a warm welcome!"

There are about two guards still left, so I'll let you guys decide the best options for combat, I'll be putting up a character sheet soon, so you can see what skills Hermione has.

If you'd like to join the voting go to this link

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