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A/n: They may seem out of character, but hey it's Christmas! A season to not be yourself and to respect the fellow man. Or to cream them with a paint filled snowball;)

Chapter 10: Bored? Have a War

Bored, bored, bored, and bored.

Garner, Lizzie, and Correna were sitting with the Weasley twins on Christmas morning bored out of their minds.

They had congregated in an empty classroom after Christmas lunch, bored out of their minds.

They along with Victoria, BJ, Frank, Wilfred, Annie and Penelope were amazingly the only ones still in the school. (How that happened we'll never know. Well I did it because I could...but that's beside the point.)

They were all bored!

Bored, bored, bored, and bored.

"I'm so unbelievably bored! What can we do?" Garner sighed falling back on the floor.

Correna was sitting in the window looking out at the grounds, Lizzie was lying on a desk, and the twins were with Garner on the floor playing exploding snap.

Coincidentally they were in Professor McGonagall's classroom.

"Well…I think I've got an idea, but we'll need my friends to help," Correna said conspiratorially.

"What do you need of us?" BJ asked as he and the others walked in the room.

"What perfect timing Mr. Pomfrey. I have us a game," she grinned and gathered everyone around to explain her plan.

After a few minutes Fred looked up grinning, "this is going to be brilliant. Utterly Brilliant!"

"Only how will we get the teachers out?" Lizzie asked looking nervous.

"You leave that to us. Just get everything ready," Correna winked as she and her cousins left the room.

The others shrugged and went outside to ready everything.

"Oh come on daddy! Leave them with Tillie and Millie for just a few minutes. It would be so much fun, and think of the joy!" Correna argued with her father in his office.

"I don't know Correna, we can't just leave them. Besides that we can't just play with you guys," Albus sighed.

"Oh come on," she said rolling her eyes, "Its Christmas and we're bored. Just think of the fun when the twins think you're unawares."

"Well knowing about an ambush does have its perks. Let me talk to your mother and we'll think about it," he said with twinkling blue eyes.

"Aye, aye sir," she saluted and ran out of the office.

"So you will come won't you?" Victoria asked her father.

They were in the dungeons and he was hovering over a cauldron.

"I'm not sure sweetie. If this gets finished I might, but I'm not promising," Snape said.

"But think of the fun!" she pleaded.

"Fun for you. I know the Weasleys will aim everything at me," he snorted.

"All the more reason to fight back," she teased, "Just be outside in fifteen minutes."

"Hmm," he mumbled as she ran out of the room.

"Come on mum and dad it's just us and Corri's friends," Penelope pleaded.

"Which include the Weasley twins, were not going. It could blow everything," Filius replied.

"It could also be totally fun. Correna knows the stakes it's all her idea she knows to be careful. Come on daddy you know you'd love to have at them. You could get pay back," Annie pointed out.

"That does have promise," he grinned.

"Then be outside in fifteen minutes," Penelope called as they ran out of the room.

"Do you agree Professor?" Correna asked sitting on the teacher's desk.

"I agree that you're totally mad. Why do you want to do this on your first year? Shouldn't it be for the last year?" Isobel Vector asked grading her papers.

"It should but I feel we should live life to the fullest and cause as much fun and chaos as possible," Corri replied.

"Well you are certainly doing that," Vector laughed, "Your only half way through with the first year and look at what you're planning. Merlin help us for what ever you do when you graduate."

"I plan on joining the staff," Correna laughed.

"You're joking right?"

"No seriously. I want to be a teacher to discipline and teach little dunderheads," the child replied.

"You've spent too much time with your brother," Professor Vector sighed, "Five minutes right?"

"Yes ma'am. See you then," Correna replied hugging the witch and running out of the classroom.

The seven cousins met at the top of the main staircase.

"Well?"

"Affirmative on Hospital and Skies."

"Nien on DA and Divination, not that we cared."

They giggled at the thought and continued on.

"Yes for Brooms but a maybe for Potions."

"I got a promising grin for Plants and Charms."

"I got totally for Numbers and a we'll see from the King and Queen."

"Then it looks to be a very entertaining afternoon," Wilfred grinned.

"Too bad the grounds and animal are busy," Correna replied, "but then in hind sight it might be good."

The others agreed and walked out the doors to find their friends.

Fifteen minutes later all was ready and the eleven children were all hiding behind a large snow wall waiting for their prey.

They didn't have to wait long till the unsuspecting suspecting professors emerged and congregated around the bottom steps of the castle.

"Wait for my signal," Correna instructed from the headset she was wearing. She had transfigured a bunch of sticks into headsets for everyone to use. The children were also dressed in white camouflage so they could blend in with the snow. This was going to be the Snow War to end all Snow Wars.

Correna took a snowball and carefully aimed it at her mother's tight bun.

When she was locked on her target she screamed, "Now!" and let them fly.

Minerva and the other teachers barely had time to duck as the balls were hurled at them. They crouch behind a statue that took the brunt of the ammunition, which was full of paint. All the snowballs the children were throwing were charmed to be filled with paint when made contact with hard surface.

"Are you scared Professors? Scared of a bunch of children?" BJ taunted.

"Surrender and our leader will go easy on you," Frank called.

"Give us all you got!" Hooch called as she and the Professors started throwing their own charmed balls. The battle waged for two hours with neither side getting the upper hand.

"Hand over the Head of Gryffindor and we'll stop the fire!" Correna called from her hiding spot behind a large tree. She and Victoria were being pelted by Hooch and Vector.

"Why do you want the Major?" Vector asked.

"Guys why do we want her?" Correna called into her headset.

"Uh…because she's smart?"

"She's good looking for her age?"

"Wilfred!?"

"It's the truth Penny."

"It's because she second in command. General Dumbledore can't work with out her."

"This isn't working!"

"Vi's right, somebody cover us and we'll kidnap her," Correna called.

The others agreed and assaulted the Professors harder than before.

While the adults were busy, Correna and Victoria changed into their animagus forms.

Corri an ice phoenix and Vi a raven. They flew up out of the trees looking for the Transfiguration Mistress.

The Professor was found ten feet away from the headmaster trying to ward off the numerous attacks.

The girls landed and used their stealth training to sneak up behind the Professor. They grabbed her from behind, cover her mouth so she could not scream, and whisked her away into the bushes.

The Deputy was taken to their fort and tied to a nearby tree.

"Come in troops, we've got what we came for. Report back to base to receive finally instructions," Correna called into her headset.

"What do you want with me General?" Minerva asked struggling under her confines.

"It's not what we want from you, but what we want from him," Victoria replied as the other children came into the fort.

"Oh wow you actually got her," George said surprised.

"Did you think Dame de Roublardise could do anything else?" Victoria laughed draping her arm over Correna's shoulder.

"Can we torture her?" Wilfred asked moving closer with his wand.

Correna was the only one that could sort through the fear, mirth, and anger in the Professor's eyes.

"No Sergeant we need her in one piece. Lord Dumbledore will not meet our demands if she is harmed," Correna snapped.

"And what are your demands," Minerva snapped, "what ever they are you'll never get them! You'll never win!"

"Oh I beg to differ Professor," Correna quietly hissed as she gagged her mother.

At that moment there was a burst of flame and Fawkes appeared beside them. He looked around at the children and then held out its leg for Corri to take the letter. He disappeared as she was reading the letter. When she was finished she looked up at her troops smiling.

"Listen up men!"

The students came to attention at Correna's command.

"What are their positions?"

"We're practically surrounded. Potions and Brooms to the north, Charms and Plants to the south, Numbers and Skies to the east and west," Lizzie reported.

"And where is the Lord?"

"In his tent with the Hospital your Lady," Garner bowed, "Sergeants Weasley and Weasley took a chance shot and hit his side."

"Good men. We have them where we want them," Correna nodded.

"You wanted us to be surrounded?" Fred asked shocked at her audacity, but he couldn't deny this game was fun. Nothing like the war games they played at the Burrow.

"Dear Sergeant a surprise is always more fun when there is a surprise waiting for them," Correna winked.

"So what's the plan," Lizzie asked?

"You lot will stay and wait for my signal. The Capitan will tell you what to do," Correna said nodding to BJ, "the Major and I will go off to negotiate."

The others nodded and watched as their commander and her confidant left the safety of the fort.

The cousins confidently walked across the battle field and entered the enemies' barracks. There they found Albus sitting at desk made of snow looking over maps.

"Trying to kill us are you? Now, now headmaster that wouldn't be wise would it," Victoria teased.

"Please do sit down," he said gesturing to two snow chairs. The girls sat down and eyed the headmaster.

"It seems we should attempt some negotiation," he started.

"It seems so," Victoria nodded, "My Lady has her demands."

"Does she now?" he asked eyeing her daughter, "and what are they General?"

"We request the ability to go into the others common rooms if we have friends there. We ask to be allowed the password if the house deems it fit to give it to us. We also ask for free reign of visiting the kitchen till the other students return," Correna stated.

The Headmaster thought for several minutes.

"The terms really have nothing to do with the game do they?" he asked standing up.

"Admittedly only the last one does. I just think that we should be allowed to be with all our friends," Correna replied.

"I shall meet your terms on one condition," he said hoisting his daughter in his arms.

"And what is that?"

"Give dear old dad a Christmas kiss," he grinned.

"Major is the condition reasonable?" she asked looking at Victoria.

"I believe so," she laughed.

Correna nodded and turned to the Lord.

"Happy Christmas King Dumbledore," she grinned placing a big kiss on his bearded cheek, "I love you daddy."

"And I love you Ice Princess," he sighed hugging her close.

"Uh…My Lady I believe the enemy is closing in," Victoria said looking out of the tent. She could see the Professors closing in on the children's fort.

"Why you conniving old coot," Correna glared at her father.

"I try," he chuckled putting her back down, "you did kidnap our best fighter."

"And for your cowardice she will die! Now Raven!" Correna called jumping out of her father's grasp.

"Lions die, lions die!" Victoria called into her headset as she and Correna transformed into their animagus forms and flew out of the tent.

The two girls made their way back to the snow wall just as the others crawled out of a tunnel. They all peered over the wall as their fort blew sky high with red and gold paint going everywhere.

"Y-you set in her lap right?" Victoria asked her boyfriend.

"Yeah. Two minutes," BJ nodded watching the carnage.

The Professors had been blown back and were covered in the paint. Madam Pomfrey and the Headmaster ran out to the wreckage and sifted through.

The children watched with betted breath as they saw Albus pull Minerva's limp body from the wreckage. She was coated in the paint and sputtering. BJ waved his wand at the scene and the children were able to hear what was being said.

"My L-lord I-I've failed you," Minerva sputtered.

"No, no my dear you haven't," said chocking back tears, "You've been very brave and courageous. A true lioness."

"B-But it…it wasn't enough to…to be a snake," the gasped and let out her last breathe.

"Minerva? Minerva!? NNOO!!" he screamed and brought her dead body to him.

"You've nothing left Lord Dumbledore. Do you surrender?" BJ asked as he, Victoria, and Correna walked up to the wounded regiment.

BJ and Victoria were on either side of Correna and the others were behind them. The Headmaster looked to his dead wife and wounded staff then back to the children.

"Unconditionally," he sighed as a lone tear streaked down his face and landed on Minerva's soft face.

"So what did you agree to Headmaster?" Minerva asked sitting up and ringing the paint from her loose hair.

"Free reign of the kitchens till the others return. And if the other houses deem it all right they can visit friends in the common room," he answered pulling her up.

"Why?"

"To help bring about more unity," Correna explained walking up to her Professor.

"I guess that might help," she nodded, "Shall we now all go in and get cleaned up?"

"Yes I agree," Albus nodded, "Then you children can go up to Gryffindor Tower. I'll have the elves bring up a special victory dinner."

"Thanks headmaster!" the children exclaimed running up to the castle.

"You too missy," Minerva said eyeing her daughter.

"Yes ma'am. Thanks for a great game," Correna said hugging her parents, "You guys are the coolest!"

"We have to be to keep up with you lot," Minerva laughed and pushed her daughter toward the castle.

"You know you're pretty good at dying," Snape said as they entered the castle.

"Thank you son, but it's something I hope your mother never has to do in real life," Albus said as the Professors went to their quarters.

A/N2: Don't know if you remember or not, but a couple chapters back Correna called Severus her brother. I'll dive into later.
This came to me last night. It thought it sounded kind of funny.

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