AN: Sorry this has taken so long but life had to go about it's bothersome ways
Day After
The next morning, as the students ate breakfasts, the Daily Prophet arrived.
Hogwarts Attacked Last Night
Yesterday at lunch student were surprised to learn that the owlry was closed and floo access closed as well. There would also be no Halloween feast. Over the course the afternoon aurors arrived and the battle plan made known. Several defenses were set into place. Several spells were donated to the cause by Danielle Potter, no release on which for security reasons.
The attack occurred at 7:25 pm when death eaters amassed in the entry. Five minutes later, they attacked the great hall expecting all students and teachers to be at the annual Halloween Feast. They were quite stunned when several aurors started firing back.
Some 20 minutes later the battle was over. The Death Eaters lost with 76 captured, 20 injured, and 5 dead. The defenders had 40 injured but no fatalities. There were several surprises in the group, including former Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, and Misuse of Muggle Artifacts officer Purcivial Weasley. neither was marked and there is some indication of Imperious in Mr Weasley's case. Fudge appears to have been a willing participant. The greatest surprise was Peter Pettigrew was found in the group and was marked.
The ace in the pack was the death of Bellatrix Black LeStrange. This known death eater was responsible for the attack on Frank and Alice Longbottom. She is also linked to about 40 other deaths. She is an Azkaban escapee.
The students were surprised at the outcome of the battle. There were several reasons to celebrate.
In Little Hangleton at Riddle Manor, Voldemort was furious. He had lost several of people of strategic importance. LeStrange was his right hand person and wormtail his best at intelligence.
It also sevierly weakened him. He didn't have enough people to take Azkaban, even with the dementors having already defected.
Dani noticed the Harry seemed to be in a little bit of pain. "What's wrong?"
"Just this blasted scar hurting again."
"How's you occlumency holding up?" Dani asked. She was teaching him so she was curious. She remembered yelling for several hour at Dumbledore for Harry lack of even basic knowledge. Not that she ever explained why she knew it.
"No visions or any thing, so I guess fine. Ron you ok? I mean you brother and everything?" As Ron came and sat down.
"Okay, I guess it's just a surprise. I never thought he would go dark like that."
"Ron" Dani interrupted. "They said there was indication of Imperious. If that's true then he might be innocent. Lets just see what happens before we jump to conclusions."
From there the day was quiet. Dani checked with Harry abut his occlumency shield periodically, but nothing significant. She arranged for a drought of dreamless sleep potion and made him take it.