I DO NOT OWN HP
Harry stood before the group of people he had named the DA and smiled proudly. "Welcome back guys. Despite being Headmaster, I will continue this club and our meetings, but this time, I have news. First of all, I am canceling the contract that Miss Granger put you guys in, and am making you sign a new one that has a lot more security clauses. Trust me, this contract won't just humiliate you." Harry's hard gaze swept over the determined faces staring back at him. He smirked.
"Daphne had so lovingly told me that the current contract wasn't enough to keep you all from giving out secrets. The reason for this contract is simple. This is war, and now the DA will be becoming more of just a group of people wanting to learn more magic because of a bad teacher. No, I will be teaching you how to fight, and how to survive. This contract will ensure that you will not and can not tell anyone our secrets and protect us. If you are really with me, sign here."
Harry was shocked that every single person stood up and signed. The contract glowed green for all, confusing them. "The contract would have glowed a bright red if any of you had bad intentions toward me, the group, or if you were a Death Eater. I am not playing around. Now today we will be working in groups. I recognize that not everyone here wants to be out in the battlefield fighting, which is why I have brought in Madam Pomfrey here to help whoever doesn't want to fight, learn how to heal, so they will be able to help fight in some way." Harry grinned at the cheers.
"Group up in groups of three, we will be doing teamwork exercises, so none of you lose your heads in battle. I know that there are people here who are better leaders than others, but I think it's useful if everyone has some form of experience in leading, just in case. Choose one person to be your group leader for now. We will be having three rounds. Each time, there will be a real-life simulation. I will be mixing up the scene for the simulation each time, and each round you will switch to a different leader in the group, and therefore everyone will get a turn."
Everyone nodded in determination. Harry grinned. "Alright, Council, feel free to join groups or make your own. Everyone who doesn't want to fight, please join Madam Pomfrey. Oh, and don't worry. We will still be having DA sessions like last year, but I have to up the ante a bit thanks to Voldie returning." The students all grouped up, grinning in excitement.
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Ginny Weasley sat down, scowling in annoyance. She was missing a DA meeting for this stupid meeting with a mind healer. McGonagall didn't listen to her and forced her to go. She entered the plain white room and absently looked over the paintings of landscapes. Her attention snapped over to the woman sitting in the chair.
"Good evening Miss Weasley, my name's Scarlet." the mind healer, Scarlet, said with a smile. "You've been called here to discuss..." Scarlet checked her clipboard, "Harry Potter."
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Silver skull masks shimmered in the light, black cloaks rustling as they billowed in the wind. Neville calmed his breathing, steadying his wand. "Spread out." a rough voice barked from behind the mask. "They're here somewhere. The Dark Lord wants them alive for some reason, but feel free to rough them up a bit." Neville could practically hear the sneer.
He turned to face his team; Hannah Abbott and Su Li. He smiled grimly. "Alright team," he whispered, making sure to throw up a silencing ward around them as he talked. Neville knew that Harry was smart enough to give the simulation DE's the same abilities as they did in real life, with the only difference being the spells they used. "We're going to take them out fast. No flashy work here, as we want to be quick and efficient. Try not to scream out your spells."
Hannah and Su nodded, their faces set in grim determination. Neville took down the ward and silently sent a disarming spell at the leader. The leader whirled around, throwing up a shield. "Come on out!" he sneered, and Neville stepped out, his shoulders squared as he slid into a dueling stance.
"Hello," he muttered as he twirled his wand, shooting off five reductos. Hannah and Su walked out behind the group and leveled their wands at the other two DEs. Two silent stunners slammed into the other two Death Eaters, knocking them out. The leader, who was fighting Neville, turned around in surprise, and Neville's diffindo sliced his head off. Neville's eyes widened, and he ran to lean against a tree as he vomited. Su laid a hand on his shoulder and gave him a look of knowing.
"It's ok Longbottom," she murmured, stepping aside as Hannah ran up to check up on Neville herself.
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"Harry? What about him? He's going to be my husband." Ginny asked, looking at Scarlet as if she was stupid. Scarlet ran her hand down her face.
"He's currently dating Miss Greengrass, Miss Weasley." Ginny rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, but soon he'll realize his love for me, and then we're going to marry, and have a kid, no more than one though because kids are annoying," Ginny said, impressing Scarlet at how fast she had spoken.
"Miss Weasley, the Headmaster told me himself that to him, you are a sister. And aren't you assuming too much in this dream?"
"It's not a dream you lonely hag! How dare you! I get that you're jealous of Harry's relationship with me, but stop trying to force your lonely views onto people who actually know love!" Ginny exclaimed, only to shrink back when murderous intent exploded off of Scarlet.
"We will be having many more sessions in the future Miss Weasley. Don't assume this is your only one. Now, clearly, something is wrong here," Scarlet said coldly, and leveled her wand at the young Weasley girl, "Legilimens!"
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Scarlet looked around in the black space that was Ginny's mind. It unnerved her. A cold high pitched laughter rang around her, chilling her to the bone. She knew that laugh. Her wand fell into her hand, and she fell into a dueling stance. "Where are you, Voldemort? And why are you here?"
"Oh, Miss Scarlet. Don't you see? I'm the remnants of a horcrux." the cold and arrogant voice replied, memories bubbling up in front of Scarlet. A diary, Tom Riddle, and waking up to find a childhood crush Harry Potter crouched in front of a dead basilisk, with a phoenix on his shoulder.
"Tom Marvolo Riddle." she hissed, casting a widespread lumos to light up the place. A young teenage boy stood before her, an arrogant smirk on his face. This is a young Voldemort, she realized. The boy, Tom, snarled lowly at the name.
"Don't call me by that lowly muggle name." he hissed. Scarlet paused and thought back. This wasn't really Riddle. From what she saw in the bubbled memories, Ginny had been possessed by his horcrux that was a diary, and never saw counseling to get over the whole incident.
"This is just a small figment of her imagination, constantly haunting her," she muttered, looking back up at Riddle. And her obsession with Harry Potter came from the broken and terrified mind of a teenage girl who had just been saved by her childhood crush, who's personality was really one of a fictional character. "First things first," she thought and smirked at the slightly uneasy expression on Riddle's face, "get rid of this dude."