Unable to wipe his silly smile from his face, Pelton gave in to his
perpetual bliss that seemed to have become the norm. Even though Professor
Umbridge would have disapproved with their actions, Lacy and him had spent
nearly every night in each other's comfort. An idea kept silent by her
roommates (including Hermione who had become extremely rebellious) who
found it funny. With Dumbledore gone and McGonagall in the hospital, Lacy
was the only thing that kept Pelton from pulling a Weasley.
After a completing History of Magic N.E.W.T., Pelton walked the halls with a rare boyuent step. So joyful after the simplicity of the exam, he almost missed the soft sound of shouting emitting from a nearby room. He was going to pass it off as another breakdown of a student until he noticed Ginny Weasley and another girl whom he failed to recognize sneak into an empty classroom. Befuddled, Pelton swung around a corner where he made himself invisible. Trying not to ram into pedestrians, he returned to the door to find Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and the other girl walking with confidence down the hall. A chilling sensation crept down his spine as he realized that something bad was about to happen. Trotting to catch up, Pelton continued to follow the group even when Harry and Ron ran towards Gryffindor tower knowing that most likely gathering items for trouble.
As he expected, Harry soon returned to Hermione as Ginny and the other girl- he heard them call her Luna- started keeping students away from approaching Umbridge's office. Hustling to get into the office before Harry approached, Pelton easily unlocked the door and crept in where he sat and waited. Soon after, the door to the office opened with no hand in sight. Seemingly from thin air, Harry and Hermione appeared, and Harry ran to the fireplace where he stuck his head in with a touch of flue powder. Pelton missed the name called by Harry as he noticed that their seemed to be something wrong with the office. Trying to shift though the odd feelings he was having, Pelton decided he would warn Hermione when the door exploded. Spells flew inward barely missing Hermione as she dived over the desk. Before she could stand, a figure grabbed her roughly after racing from the door. Draco Malfoy held tightly to her to the point on looking pleasured by it, but soon he handed her to a Slytherin girl that entered. "Very good, very good I see that we caught all of them this time. Ahhhh! He is still in the fireplace," croaked Umbridge as she entered into the room followed by the struggling conspirators though Neville was with them.
After pulling Harry out of the fire, Umbridge began to ferociously interrogating him about to whom he had been communicating with in the fire. "Draco—fetch Professor Snape" cried in a silky sweet voice. Soon enough the potions teacher appeared and began arguing with the Headmistress about making a Veritaserum, truth, potion. Again Pelton missed Harry's comment while studying the situation. All he heard was Snape's rebuttal to Umbridge and Harry: "I have no idea. Potter, when I want nonsense shouted at me I shall give you a Babbling Beverage," followed by his departure.
Barely keeping from gasping, he watch as Umbridge began to incant the Cruciatus Curse. "NO!" A desperate Hermione yelled. "No-Harry-Harry, we'll have to tell her!" Even though she seemed to be crying, Pelton failed to see any wetness around her eyes. Trying to find a way to free the wand-less Gryffindors, Pelton missed the rubbish-since if Dumbledore had a weapon at Hogwarts, Pelton would know- that streamed from Hermione, but Umbridge seemed delighted to hear what she was saying. Soon Umbridge marched Harry and Hermione to her office door. Realizing he had missed an opportunity to escape, Pelton turned his attention back to his remaining four peers.
"Filthy Muckblood and that damn ministry women. She wants something that is not there. Well at least I can deal with you four!" Draco announced to the terrified Gryffindors. When Draco walked close to Ron, Pelton seized the chance to trip Draco who smashed into Warrington. Freed Ron threw himself into the girl holding Ginny.
Noticing the pandemonium complete, Pelton dashed through the door while the others were declining-for reasons of being preoccupied-to notice and hurried after Snape. Running full tilt down the dungeon stairs, he hoped Snape was not as unhelpful as before. He was hoping that Dumbledore's faith in Severus Snape could be counted on when it came to Harry since their animosity was extreme. Even though completely visible now, Professor Snape failed to greet Pelton as he entered. Snape seemed to be in deep conversation with mirror. As he approached the voices in the mirror became familiar.
"Very good, Severus, very good. Remus and Sirius are on their way with a team to deal with the situation. Unfortunately, I hope it is not to late. You failed me by not teaching Harry even with his intrusion, but as it is my fault too I can hardly hold it against you. I need you to look for Harry to make sure that if he is still at the school that he does nothing rash. My agent will take over with following them to the ministry. Stop snooping behind him Pelton and come to the mirror." Professor Snape whirled around in anger at the intrusion, but Pelton ignored him and approached the mirror where the former Headmaster's face floated with a big smile. "Pelton, I need you to apparate to the ministry and help the Order of the Phoenix team past the Death Eaters there. Tell them that I am on my way, but have to deal with some other issues first. Even with Harry's rash mistake, I think I can turn this to our advantage, but I need someone there on site that can hold Voldemort from getting the weapon he seeks." Smiling sadly, Dumbledore started to turn to leave.
"Professor how am to apparate to the ministry? Hogwarts has the protection spell around it."
Dumbledore stared into Pelton's eyes for a few seconds before answering. "You watched Rommel apparate from Hogwart's grounds and you ask me that question. Pelton trust in yourself. You have already killed a Wyvern with mage magic! That is saying a lot. Now go! Before all is lost." Pelton was still pondering on the message when Dumbledore's face disappeared. So lost in thought, he did not know that Snape was gone nor that Dumbledore knew about the Wyvern's death.
Walking to the dungeon's door, he began to try and find the inner peace that for him mage magic lurked. Drawing on it he was assailed by an image of his apparation test. During his first successful time, it had reminded him of Star Trek and the transporter. This brought a smile to his face as he disappeared with his room as his target.
After a completing History of Magic N.E.W.T., Pelton walked the halls with a rare boyuent step. So joyful after the simplicity of the exam, he almost missed the soft sound of shouting emitting from a nearby room. He was going to pass it off as another breakdown of a student until he noticed Ginny Weasley and another girl whom he failed to recognize sneak into an empty classroom. Befuddled, Pelton swung around a corner where he made himself invisible. Trying not to ram into pedestrians, he returned to the door to find Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and the other girl walking with confidence down the hall. A chilling sensation crept down his spine as he realized that something bad was about to happen. Trotting to catch up, Pelton continued to follow the group even when Harry and Ron ran towards Gryffindor tower knowing that most likely gathering items for trouble.
As he expected, Harry soon returned to Hermione as Ginny and the other girl- he heard them call her Luna- started keeping students away from approaching Umbridge's office. Hustling to get into the office before Harry approached, Pelton easily unlocked the door and crept in where he sat and waited. Soon after, the door to the office opened with no hand in sight. Seemingly from thin air, Harry and Hermione appeared, and Harry ran to the fireplace where he stuck his head in with a touch of flue powder. Pelton missed the name called by Harry as he noticed that their seemed to be something wrong with the office. Trying to shift though the odd feelings he was having, Pelton decided he would warn Hermione when the door exploded. Spells flew inward barely missing Hermione as she dived over the desk. Before she could stand, a figure grabbed her roughly after racing from the door. Draco Malfoy held tightly to her to the point on looking pleasured by it, but soon he handed her to a Slytherin girl that entered. "Very good, very good I see that we caught all of them this time. Ahhhh! He is still in the fireplace," croaked Umbridge as she entered into the room followed by the struggling conspirators though Neville was with them.
After pulling Harry out of the fire, Umbridge began to ferociously interrogating him about to whom he had been communicating with in the fire. "Draco—fetch Professor Snape" cried in a silky sweet voice. Soon enough the potions teacher appeared and began arguing with the Headmistress about making a Veritaserum, truth, potion. Again Pelton missed Harry's comment while studying the situation. All he heard was Snape's rebuttal to Umbridge and Harry: "I have no idea. Potter, when I want nonsense shouted at me I shall give you a Babbling Beverage," followed by his departure.
Barely keeping from gasping, he watch as Umbridge began to incant the Cruciatus Curse. "NO!" A desperate Hermione yelled. "No-Harry-Harry, we'll have to tell her!" Even though she seemed to be crying, Pelton failed to see any wetness around her eyes. Trying to find a way to free the wand-less Gryffindors, Pelton missed the rubbish-since if Dumbledore had a weapon at Hogwarts, Pelton would know- that streamed from Hermione, but Umbridge seemed delighted to hear what she was saying. Soon Umbridge marched Harry and Hermione to her office door. Realizing he had missed an opportunity to escape, Pelton turned his attention back to his remaining four peers.
"Filthy Muckblood and that damn ministry women. She wants something that is not there. Well at least I can deal with you four!" Draco announced to the terrified Gryffindors. When Draco walked close to Ron, Pelton seized the chance to trip Draco who smashed into Warrington. Freed Ron threw himself into the girl holding Ginny.
Noticing the pandemonium complete, Pelton dashed through the door while the others were declining-for reasons of being preoccupied-to notice and hurried after Snape. Running full tilt down the dungeon stairs, he hoped Snape was not as unhelpful as before. He was hoping that Dumbledore's faith in Severus Snape could be counted on when it came to Harry since their animosity was extreme. Even though completely visible now, Professor Snape failed to greet Pelton as he entered. Snape seemed to be in deep conversation with mirror. As he approached the voices in the mirror became familiar.
"Very good, Severus, very good. Remus and Sirius are on their way with a team to deal with the situation. Unfortunately, I hope it is not to late. You failed me by not teaching Harry even with his intrusion, but as it is my fault too I can hardly hold it against you. I need you to look for Harry to make sure that if he is still at the school that he does nothing rash. My agent will take over with following them to the ministry. Stop snooping behind him Pelton and come to the mirror." Professor Snape whirled around in anger at the intrusion, but Pelton ignored him and approached the mirror where the former Headmaster's face floated with a big smile. "Pelton, I need you to apparate to the ministry and help the Order of the Phoenix team past the Death Eaters there. Tell them that I am on my way, but have to deal with some other issues first. Even with Harry's rash mistake, I think I can turn this to our advantage, but I need someone there on site that can hold Voldemort from getting the weapon he seeks." Smiling sadly, Dumbledore started to turn to leave.
"Professor how am to apparate to the ministry? Hogwarts has the protection spell around it."
Dumbledore stared into Pelton's eyes for a few seconds before answering. "You watched Rommel apparate from Hogwart's grounds and you ask me that question. Pelton trust in yourself. You have already killed a Wyvern with mage magic! That is saying a lot. Now go! Before all is lost." Pelton was still pondering on the message when Dumbledore's face disappeared. So lost in thought, he did not know that Snape was gone nor that Dumbledore knew about the Wyvern's death.
Walking to the dungeon's door, he began to try and find the inner peace that for him mage magic lurked. Drawing on it he was assailed by an image of his apparation test. During his first successful time, it had reminded him of Star Trek and the transporter. This brought a smile to his face as he disappeared with his room as his target.