Chapter 9: Potter twins are punished, action taken against Cho.

"Jane, Ella, follow me to the Headmistresses office." Professor Ryan says the next day in the Great Hall. "You too, Charlie."

I avoid eye contact with my brother as he gets up and leaves with Professor Ryan and the twins.

"It's going to stop now, Grace." Mark whispers, grinning.

I smile weakly. "Yeah, I hope so…" I say, looking to Calum and Mark who are sat either side of me.

In the headmistresses office

"Ella, Jane, which ever one of you it is I couldn't care less right now. But I've heard that you've been making one of the students' life a living hell and forcing her childhood friend to leave her when she needs him the most." McGonagall says.

"Calum came to us saying she was driving him mad!" Ella says. "It's not our problem she's too clingy!"

"Ella shut up!" Jane hisses.

"Funny how you automatically know when you've done wrong isn't it? The girl has been neglected by her family!" McGonagall shouts. "She needs a friend who can be there and you are making that difficult for Mr Malfoy and Miss Diggory!"

"Not our problem!" Jane and Ella shout.

"If your parents were called into this school now they would be absolutely disgusted with your behaviour, they would be shocked and appalled! They are the two greatest witch and wizard that ever attended this school and went off to be the greatest Aurors the Wizarding world has EVER seen!" McGonagall tells them. "As punishment, you will both be re-sorted into different houses away from each other and will be suspended for a month, and when you come back you will serve two months detention with Professor Malfoy of Potions."

The two girls sit in silence sulking.

"And you, Mr Charlie Weasley. Hurting your sister?! I'm sure that you know the rules of abuse?" McGonagall asks.

"Yeah. But I don't care though, I hate her." He says.

"Nevertheless I have to expel you and take severe action against your mother." She says.

"No!" he calls out.

"I have no choice!" McGonagall shouts. "At the end of the day your mother stole Grace from her rightful mother when she was a baby, I'm sure you know." She says.

"She brags about it." Charlie grins and walks out the room.

In the Great Hall

"Calum, I'm scared." I say.

He hugs me as Mark rubs my back.

"What if they hurt me again, but worser?" I ask, shaking.

"They won't. Not if I have anything to do with it." Calum says and he hugs me again, so does Mark.

"At least I've got you guys." i tell them and smile, resting into their embraces.

"You will always have us." Mark says.

"Good to know. I'm gonna go back to the Common Room." I tell them.

"Ok, let's go." Calum says and the three of us get up and start to walk out of the Hall. But we're stopped by Professor Ryan.

"Where are you three going?" she asks.

"Grace isn't feeling well, so we're taking her to our Common Room." Mark lies.

"Ok, then. Go straight to your lessons when you're finished, you don't want to be late."

"We will. We promise." Calum lies.

If you gave Calum the chance, he could lie for Europe.

We run to GryffindorTower, say the password, which is now "Fudge Sickles", and we run into the Common Room laughing.

Mark notices an owl at one of the windows, carrying a letter, so he lets it in and takes the letter from it and watches it fly away afterwards.

"Grace, it's for you." He says, passing it to me.

I open it and read it to myself.

"What does it say?" Calum asks.

"My mum's been taken away by the ministry, so has Ron." I say happily.

"What? That's great!" Calum and Mark say together.

"Read it to us!" Calum says, overly happy.

"OK, OK hold on." I laugh. I can't help but to laugh, his excited form makes me laugh.

"'Dear Miss Grace Emmeline Diggory, we have received note of your abusive situation and after questioning Miss Chang with and without the veritaserum, we have discovered startling results. Not only does she starve, neglect and ignore you, but she and the rest of your step family join in with beating you, correct?

We have sent word to your headmistress, informing her to expel your step brother immediately and Ministry officials stormed into your home earlier this morning and took Miss Chang and Mr Weasley away. They now await trial and it is your choice if you wish to face them and testify, or stay at the safety of your school and testify. Please immediately send word to your headmistress or Head of House of your decision. Yours sincerely, Rufus Scrimger, Minister for Magic.'" I read aloud.

"What do you want to do?" Mark asks.

"We'll be there what ever you want to do." Calum tells me.

"I want to be there and testify. Could you guys be able to come with me?" I ask.

"We've just said we will." Calum laughs.

We all walk down to the Headmistresses office and catch her just as she leaves her office.

"Professor?" I say.

"Yes, Miss Diggory?" she asks.

"I've come with my answer to what I want to do for the trial." I tell her. "And I want to face her and testify. And I want my only friends to come with me. It's either that or I don't testify at all."

"Well, that's extraordinarily brave of you. So long as another teacher is there to supervise. And what if they are found guilty?"

"She can stay with me." Calum says.

"Really?" I ask. "Are you sure your parents won't mind?"

"Course they won't" Calum smiles and hugs me and kisses me on the top of my head.

One of the reasons I love him so much. He is so caring.

Well, that's all from me with this chapter

Hope to see you soon xxx

Grace Emmeline Diggory