FireHeart21 - In reply to your review, and sort of hoping that you are reading this chapter, the occlumency lessons have sort of been replaced with the earth magic. You are right, in this case they are unnecessary to my story.

Chapter 28: Umbridge's First Day

By the next day everyone in the school knew that Umbridge had replaced Dumbledore as Hogwart's head. This shared knowledge was to be expected as huge signs had appeared in the common rooms announcing the change.

Everyone also knew that Dumbledore had escaped being captured by two Aurors, the Minister and Umbridge. Harry wasn't exactly sure how everyone knew this, but he suspected that McGonagall had something to do with it.

He had finally managed to fall behind after a Transfiguration lesson to pass on Yugi's plea to her. Harry's stern faced teacher had shuddered slightly, but had promised not to mention Yami to anyone.

They were in Herbology re-potting fanged geraniums. Yugi seemed to be enjoying himself immensely, he was singing to the pair of the plants Harry had already potted.

As Professor Sprout bustled past she noticed and was about to say something, that was until she realised as Harry had done that the plants were swaying in time to Yugi's song. She closed her mouth, gave Harry a confused smile and hurried past.

After Herbology Harry hoisted Yugi onto his hip, his bag swinging from his other shoulder. He had long since learnt to balance himself with elf and bag. Strangely some of the girls seemed to find this incredibly attractive, Harry was often stared at and girls giggled and whispered as he passed.

Yami found this immensely entertaining. The Shade's soft laughter followed Harry down hallways, to a point where people began to look around for the source of the sound.

Hermione and Ron were walking with Harry this time, and they were discussing Umbridge. Hermione was in the process of saying some rather degrading things about her when Malfoy stepped out from behind a pillar frame as alwas by Crabbe and Goyle.

"Well well, what have we here?" Malfoy sneered. "Talking out against our new Headmistress Granger, I'll have to take points off for that."

Hermione looked outraged, "You can't take points off, only teachers can do that."

'Inquisitorial Squad members can as well mud-blood, so I think ten points each for bad mouthing the Headmistress, and another ten for being a mud-blood." Crabbe and Goyle smirked at each other while Malfoy grinned.

Yugi made a soft noise and looked up at Malfoy, his eyes were slightly pleading totally unthreatening. Malfoy's eyes flickered down to Yugi, he looked a little crazed.

Then Malfoy sneered, "There's nothing you can do about this you freaky midget." Harry felt his blood boil in fury, a strange tingling started up behind his eyes and out of the corner of his eye he could see Yami's shadows seething. Both of them were held in place only by the raw power of Yugi determination.

Revenge would come if and when Yugi wanted it and only then.

Malfoy snickered and pushed past them. Harry glared at his back and led Hermione and a brick red Ron through the entrance Hall where they were met by Fred and George. The twins looked like they were planning something.

"What are you two up to now?" Hermione asked.

They exchanged a look and grinned, "Something extra special to welcome our new Headmistress. We figure she deserves a bit of chaos and who better to give it to her." Fred said smiling. "Best get to lunch though, so she can see that you've got nothing to do with it."

Both of them sauntered off smirking. Harry looked at Ron and the two of them grabbed Hermione by the hands and dragged her into the Great Hall. Whatever the twins were planning it was going to be good.

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Yami, upon hearing that the twins were planning retribution against the female called Umbridge, set out to find her.

From what he had seen and experienced with these two he figured that this would be entertaining. But there was no point in following the twins, much better to go and find the adult and follow her around, it was her that this would be affecting the most.

Yami had just managed to locate her sitting in her new office. Her old one was still exploding when she went in there. Moments after Yami settled in to watch her the school was rocked with a great big, double layered explosion. In addition to the physical bang Yami was also able to sense a sudden surge of wizarding magic.

Umbridge looked up with alarm all over her face and she shot out of the room, her hand clutched around her wand.

A large group of sparking, fiery something's were smashing around the Great Hall and down the corridors. Outrage surged off the teacher, with wave upon wave of amusement from the students who were ducking as the fireworks shot over their heads.

Umbridge waved her wand and sent a spell at the nearest wheel of lights. As soon as the spell hit, the wheel exploded. Yami got out of the way and in doing so ran into Harry and the twins. The three of them were laughing in delight. Yami could help but like that. The fury of the woman behind them, now smoking slightly, was wonderful.

"I hope she tries to vanish them next, they multiply by ten every time you try." One of the twins said between laughs. An idea sprung into Yami's head.

Harry hadn't noticed him, so Yami slid out and went towards the adult female and the non-magical human who were still trying to get rid of the fireworks.

Yami poked through the magic in the walls and found a strand of dragon magic. He pulled a little of those energies out and gathered them into a ball. He would see if the twins really knew what they were doing.

Yami threw the ball of magic at the nearest firework, a dragon shaped one. As soon as the magic hit the dragon gave a very realistic roar and let out a burst of fire from its mouth. It continued its way around the school, blasting fire as it went.

Yami laughed out loud and as the two adults ran from the room he followed. Though no one else could detect it the flaming dragon image had taken in the magic and integrated it into its functional spell. This was going to be fun.

The other teachers kept the two running around the school to attempt to extinguish the fireworks. Yami followed them and every chance he had he tried a different spell on the Weasley twin's newest invention.

Mer-magic made them sing in merish, the horrible shrieking version you heard above water level. Centaur magic made the wheels shoot off multicoloured sparks which eventually became whole new fireworks. Elfin magic made the fireworks nearly indestructible while earth magic made them swell to astronomical size.

Yami wasn't quite willing to risk trying a Shade spell on them, but it was definitely a plan for the future.

Yami made his way into the common room that night, everyone was smiling and laughing. Most of the fireworks were now outside and there were several people watching from the window, cooing at the enormous pink pig that Yami had hit with the earth magic. It was currently doing battle with the bright red dragon Yami had first spelled.

The twins were the centre of attention as people congratulated them, even Hermione seemed impressed. Yugi was holding a fist full of sparks surreptitiously behind his back. Once in a while he would let one escape to caper around the room before fading with a small pop.

Harry was smiling along with everyone else, but he seemed to be trying to write something. Yami made his way over. "Having fun?" He asked, Harry jumped slightly. He hadn't been looking out for Yami.

"Yeah I suppose." Harry tried to turn his attention to the parchment in front of him. There was something bothering him. Yami was trying to build up the care-factor to ask him when the Weasley twins came over with their brother. "Something went a little wrong with the fireworks." They both noted.

Ron looked over at them. "What'd you mean?"

"Well not that what happened wasn't great, but some of them did some strange things, like the dragon and that big pig." They all threw a glance out the window at the still fighting fireworks, the dragon had the pig by an ear while the pig had the dragons tail in its mouth.

"Yami." Harry said distractedly. Yami jerked around and was confused until he realised that he was an explanation, not being called on. "Yami spelled a couple of them." Yami was impressed that Harry had realised that it was him who had affected the fireworks.

The twins looked at each other and grinned. "Cool, well at least he's still on our side that may help a little." They both fell to thinking. Yami wasn't sure what to make of it. They wanted him to help them and while it was a little opposite to his personality Yami figured that if he induced a little fury then he could rouse himself to give them a helping hand.

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Harry didn't feel at all rested when he woke the next morning. His dreams had been haunted by the door, some nights he was getting right into the Department of Mysteries and down the aisles of globes. He just wished that he knew what he was looking for in there.

Harry was only halfway through his day when he remembered that he was supposed to be seeing Professor McGonagall about his future career and such. Harry scooped Yugi and his bag up carrying both rather haphazardly.

By the time he had reached McGonagall's office Yugi was making objective noises and Harry was out of breath. "Sorry Professor, I forgot." As Harry slumped into his chair, he noticed that Umbridge was sitting in the corner of the room with her clipboard.

Since McGonagall was obviously determined to ignore her, Harry decided to do the same. Yugi sat at his feet and muttered to himself as he straightened his clothes, pulled askew by Harry's grip on the way over.

"Well Potter have you had any thoughts as to what you would like to do when you finish at Hogwarts?" McGonagall asked him, straightening the many papers and pamphlets on her desk.

Harry took a couple of deep breaths and nodded noncommittally. "I did think about being an Auror." He said unable to stop his eyes from flicking towards Umbridge.

McGonagall nodded firmly. "Well you will need very high grades for that, Transfiguration, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Charms perhaps and Potions. Yes potions.'"She added as Harry groaned softly in irritation. Not another year of potions.

Umbridge coughed softly and McGonagall looked around at her. "Yes Deloris." She wasn't happy.

"I doubt that Mr. Potter will be accepted into the Aurors, personality and criminal records are taken into account when applications are given." She gave her most simpering smile and Harry had a severe urge to jump up and slap her.

McGonagall's lips were tight, but she resisted saying whatever it was she wanted to say and turned back to Harry. "You could also look into being a spokes person for the relations to other species section of the Ministry, since you seem to have a knack for communicating with the uncommunicatable." Her eyes flicked down to Yugi and then back to Harry.

He suspected that she was thinking more of Yami than of peaceful little Yugi sitting at his feet. "Sure Professor, I'll give it some thought." Harry grabbed his bag taking this as a suggestion that he should leave.

He was about to lean down and grab Yugi, but the elf scampered to the door. Apparently Yugi wasn't really interested in being hauled around again.

Harry gave Yugi a grin as they left the two teachers giving each other death glares.

A couple more days passed without incident, that in itself should have told Harry that the Weasley twins were building up for something big.

It was nothing like he had expected. Harry was walking from Defence Against the Dark Arts to Charms when he heard screams from somewhere above him, Hermione and Ron gave him nervous glances. Yugi gave a great sigh and shook his head, though Harry could see that he was smiling faintly.

Charms was in the general directions of the screams so the three of them headed towards the sound. Harry hadn't seen Yami in a couple of days, but he suspected that he would find the Shade nearby.

What they found was the Weasley twins standing facing Umbridge in the Entrance Hall. Their faces were oddly exultant; they were obviously pleased with themselves.

Umbridge was livid. "Completely insane, you can both expect expulsion." Her face had turned a strange purple colour and Harry wondered absently if she was going to faint.

Filtch pushed past carrying a bundle of papers, some of which he dropped as he hurried forwards in delight. "Got them Headmistress; permission for whipping."

Fred and George looked at each other and nodded. "I don't think so old pal, I do believe that we'll take our leave. Accio brooms." The twins both lifted their wands above their heads. From behind them there was a loud smash and their confiscated brooms shot over head and went to hover near their masters. Cheers were already beginning in the mass of gathered students.

Fred stowed his wand in his pocket and spoke as he rode into the air. "You can find us at our new premises in Diagon Alley, discounts to all Hogwarts students who will use our products to get rid of this old bat." He pointed dramatically at Umbridge as he and his brother rose higher into the air.

Fred turned his head and looked at Peeves, who was now at eye level to them. "Give her hell from us." Peeves cackled and bowed.

Fred lifted his chin and yelled out over the crowd. "Gryffindor forever, Hogwarts Fight Back."

Harry saw Yami move, the living shadow seemed to meld with the wall. For a moment nothing happened, but as the twins spun around and headed for the open door the walls became glowing scarlet and gold and an image of a lion leapt across the wall to Harry's right. A roar split the air and Harry added his voice to the cheering coming from around them.

Somewhere in his head, as he cheered for his two friends as they flew off into the distance. Harry knew that the next few days and weeks would be very interesting indeed.


I love that last scene in the book, and I had to have it in my story in some form or another.