A/N: There's just one more chapter after this, but there will be a sequel posted on the same day!


With Umbridge gone and exams over, Harry had to focus on something else. Hermione tried giving him a couple of books to read so that he would stay out of trouble, but that ended up in Harry convincing everyone to act out parts of the Lord of the Ring. He played Frodo while Ron was Sam, Neville was Aragon, and Draco was Legolas. Hermione and the others refused to play as the four boys skulked around outside. Snape ended up in the part of Sauron and had to deal with the boys trying to throw the 'ring' into the 'volcano.' He was less than pleased, considering the fact that they were trying to put transfigured ring into one of his empty cauldrons.

"He's not looking," Harry whispered to the others. "Go, go, go!"

"I know you're there," Snape called out. "And, no, you cannot throw your 'ring' into my 'volcano' for that little game you are playing."

"We don't need to get the ring into the volcano anymore," Harry said.

"That was yesterday's game," Ron said.

"This time we're playing Narnia," Harry said. "I'm High King Peter, Draco is High King Edmund, Ron's Prince Caspian and Neville's Eustace. We're going with the Last Battle, even though it's still not totally correct."

"And this concerns me, why?" Snape asked, raising his eyebrow.

"Because you're the enemy," Harry said. He raised an ordinary stick and shouted. "For Narnia!"

Snape simply flicked his wand and slammed the door in Harry's face. The door was locked until the next group of students came for their final exam.

The next day they were back, lurking in the doorway. This time Snape had exams going on, so he could only glare at them. They were silent, using a spell to truly keep them quiet, and were simply holding up signs. Most of the sixth year students ignored them, especially as their signs really said nothing at all.

Harry's sign said, 'The Answer to Everything is 42!' Ron's sign read 'Go 6th years, go!' Neville's sign read 'You're doing great!' and Draco's sign read 'I could do better than you!' All in all, nothing that any student could really use to cheat on the exam, especially considering that they were taking the practical exam. Even if they had wanted to chance Harry's answer of 42, it did nothing when it came to brewing potions.

After half an hour of their presence, the four boys were flagging. They were lying on the floor outside the door, their signs propped up against them. Snape finally took the chance and closed the door. Once again, the door remained closed until the exam was over. The students were evacuated and the door was closed before the four fifth years could even stick a finger in the door.

Harry and the others remained outside of the classroom door, cheering on the fourth year students as they came to take their exam. They disappeared when Snape shot them a glare and threatened them with his wand. They instead lurked further down the hall, cheering on each group that either entered or left the dungeons. More than half of those people were simply Slytherin students, but that didn't matter to Harry. Ron and Neville were less than enthusiastic at that point and had taken to playing Exploding Snap. Draco refused to join in cheering 'like an idiot' and he also refused to play with the other two. He instead read a book in their presence.

Thursday Harry got up early and made himself busy. Snape entered his classroom to find the room covered in paper animals that moved across his walls. Harry at that point was eating breakfast, so he missed the fireworks that went on when Snape tried to burn the paper animals. All of the animals had been charmed until they were pretty much indestructible. Snape was just glad that he had another group of sixth years taking exams that day and he was reduced to putting the walls into the shadows for the lower years.

Gryffindor got more than a few points taken off for that stunt and Hermione forced the other boys to work to get them back. Helping Sprout put a greenhouse back in order kept the boys too busy to get into any more mischief for the rest of the day.

Friday Harry and the others waited until Snape had let out his last class who were taking exams before they burst through the door. They were all holding balloons and they shot off confetti as they danced into the room. "Party," Harry called out. "Music on."

The spell left over from when Harry had turned the potions classroom into a nightclub started playing music, although the spell had faded enough that it wasn't as loud.

"That's enough," Snape called out over the 80s music. "All of you out, or I'll stun you all."

"But, we just wanted to throw you a party," Harry said, pouting at Snape. "You've just finished teaching another year of potions. The school year is over, isn't that something to celebrate?"

"I just want peace and quiet and for you to leave me alone," Snape exclaimed. "For months you've been in my face and you just won't get the hint."

"You don't love me anymore?" Harry said. "Your own son?"

"You are not my son," Snape replied. "And at the moment, you aren't even my student, so out."

"But," Harry said, already backing out of the room.

"Out," Snape shouted, and he tossed a vial at the door. Harry had already closed the door, so the glass just shattered harmlessly onto the floor. The music continued to play for a little while longer before it automatically shut off. Snape was finally left alone for his peace and quiet.

"I count that as a victory," Harry said when they all gathered at the lake. "I mean, he got angry enough to throw something at us."

"But he wasn't driven insane like Umbridge was," Ron replied.

"He was driven mad, though," Harry pointed out.

"Yeah, but he's still here at Hogwarts," Ron said.

"Well, I don't think I want Snape to leave anyway," Harry said.

"What?" Ron protested. Everyone looked over at Harry.

"I thought that you hated Snape," Draco said.

"Well, if Snape leaves, then I won't have anyone to prank," Harry said. "So, in the end, I need Snape to be here at Hogwarts. Or else I'll really go insane."

"I think I believe that, with the way that you've been acting all week," Hermione said.

"Hey, we didn't interrupt any exams," Harry replied. "The only ones that we hung around for was the sixth years and they just ignored us."

"Well, at least all the exams are over," Hermione said. "Dumbledore's due back at the castle tomorrow."

"That means that all of the fun will have to change," Harry said.

"I really don't get why you don't want Dumbledore to know how insane you are when you told Remus and Sirius just fine," Ron said.

"Because it'll be more fun if Dumbledore doesn't believe Snape that I tortured him so much," Harry replied. "Plus, think of all the things that I can get away with if Dumbledore doesn't believe that I'm crazy."

"You won't be able to get away with being crazy," Hermione said.

"It'll all work out, you'll see," Harry replied. The discussion then went on to other things, such as what everyone was planning on doing over summer break. Harry didn't say much about that, although he made plans with Ron later that night in case Sirius wasn't declared innocent by the Ministry of Magic. He was determined not to spend the entire summer at the Dursleys and he was determined not to let Sirius be killed by the Ministry's incompetence.

The next day, Dumbledore was seated at the breakfast table for the first time since the week before. No one had any classes at all, and the Great Hall had people in and out of it all day long. People gravitated between the Great Hall, the common rooms and the grounds of Hogwarts as they celebrated the end of the school year. Quite a few hours were spent in their dorm rooms and everywhere else, gathering up their stuff and packing it in preparation for the next day.

One would think that Harry would have too much time to get up to any mischief, but he still managed to speak to the house elves before dinner started. When Snape sat down to dinner, all of the platters around him stocked with mushrooms. When he tried to get another platter from elsewhere, he ended up with brussel sprouts. Any side dishes around him turned into some kind of a vegetable, the vegetables stayed as vegetables, and any kind of meat turned into tofu.

Snape simply glared at Harry when Dumbledore cheerfully remarked about Snape's sudden healthy kick. He knew that it was Harry's fault that he could only get vegetables from the house elves. He also knew that it was pointless to start something on the last day of the school year. Besides, even if he yelled at Harry, it wouldn't convince the house elves to give him better food.

Dumbledore gave them all a speech about staying strong, staying united in the times that they were now in. Harry was too busy trying to flick peas at Draco to really pay attention. It was particularly hard because Hermione kept swatting at him. Finally, they were dismissed for the night and went to bed.

The next morning everyone was scurrying around, trying to get their last minute things together before the train left. Harry was miraculously all packed up and waiting in the Entrance Hall. Several blue Ravenclaws shot him glares, but he just gave them a grin and they ran away.

"Honestly, Harry, did you have to turn them all blue?" Cho asked as she passed him on her way out of the Entrance Hall with her trunk.

"They were being mean," Harry explained. "And taking things that weren't theirs. If they hadn't have taken Luna's things then they wouldn't have been turned blue."

"But really, I thought you were more mature than that," Cho said, shaking her head.

"Like they were acting mature?" Harry asked, raising his eyebrow. "Now, I'm glad that you're simply ignoring your housemate, but the rest of your housemates have to deal with feeling a bit blue. It'll all fade by the time they reach muggle London, although, honestly, people won't really notice all that much."

"You're impossible, Harry Potter," Cho said before she stalked away.

"You really didn't have to turn them blue," Luna said, pulling her floating trunk after her.

"They shouldn't have stolen your stuff," Harry replied. "Even if they were just joking, it still wasn't nice. I don't like bullying and I now know enough spells to get back at people. Besides, as I told Cho, it'll only last long enough for their parents to see them that color and afterwards it'll fade away, but maybe it will make them think twice before taking your stuff."

"I was just going to say, that I thought that red would have been a better color, or maybe tie dye," Luna said. "And next time I would like to be included, pranks are always fun."

"Oh, next year there will be a ton of pranks," Harry said. "We'll have Snape to annoy and maybe a new teacher as well."

"We'll have fun," Luna said.

"Want me to help you take your trunk down?" Harry asked.

"Why, thank you for offering, Potter," Pansy said as she approached the two.

"Yeah, carrying one's own trunk is not really stylish," Draco said.

"Well, then, Draco, you'll carry Luna's trunk down, I'll carry Pansy's, Pansy can carry mine, and I'll take yours down," Harry said, grinning at the two Slytherins.

"Weren't you just offering to take two trunks down?" Pansy asked.

"Yes, but I was talking to Luna," Harry said.

"Your girlfriend?" Pansy said.

"That, too," Harry replied.

"He knew that I would refuse him," Luna said. "I am very capable of taking care of my own problems."

"But sometimes friends lend a helping hand," Harry said as he snagged her trunk.

"Let's get going, everyone," Hermione said as she approached the group.

"Yeah, we want to get a good spot on the train, don't we?" Ron said, coming up behind Hermione with Neville following him.

"Yes, let's get going," Draco said.

They walked down to where the carriages were and took them down to the station. Harry, Pansy, Luna, and Neville secured their spot on the train while the prefects left to go help the younger students get onto the train. They returned before the train pulled away from the station and the group settled down to play exploding snap during the journey.

"There you are," Ginny interrupted as she opened the door and ducked in. She didn't bat an eyelid at the sight of the Slytherins as she plopped down next to Neville. "I've been looking all over for you."

"What are you doing here, Ginny?" Ron asked. "I thought you had your own friends."

"Yes, and one of them is currently sitting with you," Ginny said.

"Hullo, Ginny," Luna said, glancing away from her Quibbler paper for a moment.

"Hullo, Luna," Ginny replied.

"You aren't going to freak out about your brother spending time with Slytherins?" Pansy asked.

"You've been spending time together for a while now and I have seen you before this," Ginny pointed out. "Anyway, I really only came to give Harry something."

"He's got a girlfriend now, Ginny," Ron said.

"Not that sort of something, dummy," Ginny said. She handed over a large package to Harry. "That's everything that Colin was able to develop before the end of the year, there are still more that he needs to develop, especially from last night, but he says that he'll get to it over the summer."

"Tell him not to worry about it," Harry said. He opened the package to reveal that it was photos. He handed out packs of photos to his five friends. "These will keep me happy through my stay at the Dursleys."

"Harry, how long have you been planning this?" Hermione asked when she looked at the first photos and saw that they were all from the first few days of when the Rebellion first started.

"I told you that had been planning this for a while," Harry said. "After seeing how Snape reacted I asked Colin to either take photos or lend me his camera."

"He's been busy developing pictures for these last few months," Ginny said. "He didn't quite manage to finish everything before the school year ended."

"Which is fine," Harry said. "Besides, I'll have some new photos for him after a while."

"What are you planning?" Hermione asked, giving Harry a wary look.

"Oh, I'm just going to have a very fun holiday with the Dursleys," Harry said with a grin. "After all, I have so many tricks that don't require any magic at all and I'm sure the Dursleys will like to experience every single one of them."

"Somehow I doubt that," Hermione dryly said.

"That's going to be rich," Ron said. "And you said that you were going to take photos?"

"I thought that you were all for muggles," Pansy commented.

"I'm all for muggles, but I am very anti Dursleys," Harry said. "And Colin gave me one of his backup cameras for the summer. I'm going to have fun."

"Just don't drive them absolutely crazy before Sirius gets off," Hermione said. "I don't think your cover with Dumbledore will last too long if the Dursleys freak out and leave you all alone and he has to rescue you."

"I'll rescue Sirius when that happens," Harry replied.*

"Well, let's just hope that everything turns out all right," Hermione said, not totally sounding like she believed that would happen.

"It'll work out perfect," Harry said.

The conversation moved on to other topics as Ginny said her goodbyes and left them. The rest of the train ride passed peacefully, as the Slytherins who would have interrupted them were already in the train carriage with them. And, with the king and queen of Slytherin in the Boy Who Lived's train carriage, no one else dared to interrupt them. Besides, they all knew that they'd end up suffering through some prank if they did.

The two Slytherins got off of the train before anyone else did, and no one thought less of them for doing so. Harry even said that it was part of his plot; the others were a bit skeptical of that, but they did recognize that people would think that the sudden getting along would be odd, so they didn't say anything but goodbye.

The rest of the Rebellion got off of the train after the Slytherins had met with their families. Draco's father wasn't there, which they were expecting. After all, the Aurors hadn't decided just what to do with the de-aged Death Eaters. Harry and the others passed Malfoy and his mother without showing a sign up even knowing them, which didn't send up any flags. The Grangers were waiting with the Weasleys, so they went there first to drop off Ron and Hermione, since Harry also needed to say hello.

"Oh, Harry, lovely to see you," Mrs. Weasley said, giving him a hug.

"Hullo, Mrs. Weasley," Harry said. "I suppose I should apologize for dragging Ron into trouble once more."

"He's going to be clearing the yard a time or two, but it is understandable, my dear," Mrs. Weasley said. "Now, let us help you out to your relatives."

"I'll see you later," Luna said. "I see my father."

"Bye, Luna," Harry said. He gave her a quick hug before she left.

The Weasley and the Grangers escorted Harry out to the Dursleys. Mr. Weasley just gave them a warning look to remind them of their talk from last year. Harry didn't mention how it wasn't going to be necessary this time around. He was going to have fun this summer.

*=* Chapter 49 – Playing Around *=*