A/n- So I took the longest break ever, I am done with my career responsibilities for now, so any one still reading, I did miss writing these, just couldn,t fnd the time too. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter.

Chapter thirty

Grawp

The story of Fred and Gerorge's flight of freedom... but just as in case of Fred and George's Wildfire Whiz- Bangs, they seemed to prefer to watch Umbridge struggle.

"And that's why I love Hogwarts' teachers" Lily smiled. "Feeling rebellious are we Evans?" James raised an eyebrow. Lily smirked.

Then there were the two large broom-shaped holes... she was forced to give up and allow the bleeding, swooning, sweating,and vomiting students to leave her classes in droves.

"Damn! We gotta make those" Sirius said for the umpteenth time, a hungry, evil look in his eyes.

But not even the users of the Snackboxes could complete with that... "It unscrews the other way."

They all laughed, delighted.

To cap matter, Montague had still not recovered from his sojourn in the toilet... I was going to ask Harry when he's going to go back to Snape and ask for Occlumency lessons again!"

"Oh please I can't here about any more stinking lessons from Snape!" Sirius whined. Lily looked worried though.

Harry's heart sank... Lee swore very loudly. "And he's scored."

James grabbed his head "Can we please skip this chapter." And he did look very tortured, never having to see a Gryffindor quidditch match from stands and not being able to do anything about it, he couldn't listen to Harry go through that. Ginny frowned at him and continued reading despite his protests.

Harry and Hermione groaned with the rest of the Griffindors... Hagrid gave a great sniff and patted Harry wordlessly on the shoulder with such force that Harry was knocked sideways into a tree.

The boys snorted. Lily frowned at them.

"I knew yeh'd say yes," said Hagrid into his handkerchief, "but I won' . . . never . . . forget . . . Well . . . c'mon . . . jus' a little bit further through here . . . Watch yerselves, now, there's nettles. . . ."... "Look after him," said Hagrid croakily. "After I'm gone."

They all looked horror- struck. "He's kidding, isn't he?" Remus said.

Harry and Hermione exchanged miserable looks, Harry uncomfortably aware that he had already promised Hagrid that he would do whatever he asked... "WE DID IT! WE WON!"

"Oh thank Merlin" James sighed.

They beamed up at him as he passed; there was a scrum at the door of the castle and Ron's head got rather badly bumped on the lintel,... nesting had

just been pulled up by the roots.

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

O.W.L.S

Ron's euphoria at helping Gryffindor scrape the Quidditch Cup... Gryffindor Quidditch player who had once sat rumpling his hair under this very tree. "I'm

just glad we won, that's all."

"I don't talk that much about Quidditch" James said indigently. "You totally do!" "Yeah mate!" "That's true" They all murmured agreement, James pouted.

"Yeah," said Ron slowly, savoring the words, "we won... This information took the edge off Harry and Ron's desire for brain stimulants.

"Ughh! I can't believe my child is going for brain stimulants, this time around I'll help him with the studies" Lily said. Sirius snorted "I would like to see you manage that on my watch."

They received their examination schedules and details of the procedure for O.W.L.s during their next Transfiguration lesson... Unless he was very much mistaken (and he was not planning on saying it to anybody, in case he was), he had just achieved an "Outstanding" O.W.L.

Lily looked delighted. She had only managed an Exceeds Expectation in her O.W.L.

On Friday, Harry and Ron had a day off while Hermione sat her Ancient Runes exam... For a moment she looked luminous, illuminated by an eerie red glow, then was lifted right off her feet, landed hard on her back, and moved no more.

"Oh no!" Sirius whispered. "She's too old for that kind of attack" James looked frightened.

"Galloping gargoyles!" shouted Professor Tofty, who seemed to... "You'll have to kill me," whispered Sirius.

Lily's hand flew to her mouth. Remus gasped.

"Undoubtedly I shall in the end," said the cold voice. "But you will fetch it for me first, Black, You think you have felt pain thus far?... his scar on fire, as the Great Hall erupted all around him.