Chapter 54

Last Time:

"But Hogwarts is your home. The most she can do is to take away your teaching job. She can't banish you." Alex points out.

"There's a storm out there and it is getting closer. There's going to be another war."

"Where did you go for over the first half of the school year?" Hermione asks.

"I was doing a job Dumbledore asked me to. I had to go talk to the giants to see if they are on our side or the dark side."

"Which side?" Ron asks.

"Half is on ours the others are on the dark side."

Right at that sentence, Alex knows the 'our side' is light/good, the 'dark side'... Voldemort's.

Now:

Alex is leaning against the couch in the Gryffindor common room doing homework with Hermione, Harry and Ron on that Thursday night. Alex's left hand is still sore but is healing.

"Hermione?" Ron's voice asks breaking the silence.

"Ya?" Hermione asks in return.

"Can you check my essay for Potions?"

"Sure. But Alex is actually better in that class then me." Alex looks at Hermione with a smile.

"That's because she's Snape's daughter." Alex looks at Ron and glares.

"I work hard for my grade Ronald. Yes, Snape is my dad, but I work hard for my grades."

Ron rolls his eyes and hands his essay to Hermione.

"Whatever you say Alex." Alex rolls her eyes and goes back to work on writing her own essay for Potions.

"Asshole." Alex mutters.

As they finish their homework, Hermione and Ron heads up to their rooms as the clock hits 10:30pm. Harry holds Alex to his chest as they sit on the couch near the fireplace.

"Ron's jealous that you get good marks." Harry informs Alex.

"I know. But he has no right to say that. Just because I'm our teacher's daughter, doesn't mean that I would get good marks because of that. All it means, is I get extra help when needed. But it's harder for me too because dad expects so much out of me." Alex answers resting her head on his left shoulder.

"I know." Harry looks at Alex as she looks up at him. She leans up so their lips come together for a kiss.

Soon Harry is kissing Alex back. Alex wraps her arms around Harry's neck as Harry wraps his arms around her waist. Alex shifts so she is lying down and Harry is hovering over her. The young couple begins to make-out until the door of the common room opens.

"Alexandra Lilian Russo-Snape!" Alex hears her father snap. Alex jumps and Harry and Alex break apart blushing and sitting up, looking over the couch.

"Yes dad?" Alex looks at Snape worriedly.

"Oh thank god you are right there. I thought something happened to you." Snape breathes a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry dad."

"It's ok. Nothing happened right?"

"No. Nothing. We did homework and finished our essays for class."

"And you and Potter made out." Snape watches Harry and Alex blush as he rolls his eyes, "You both are teenagers. It's kind of given."

"Dad..." Alex whines, "Please stop."

Snape chuckles and signals Alex to come.

"See you tomorrow." Alex quickly kisses Harry's cheek and runs out of the room still blushing.

"You better take care of my daughter Potter. If you don't, you will have to deal with me and her brother." Snape gives Harry his signature glare.

"I won't hurt her sir." Harry reassures.

"Good." Snape nods at him and walks swiftly out of the room and sees Alex standing on the 5th floor beginning bitched at by Umbridge.

~A&H~

*During the talk with Snape and Harry*

Alex runs down to the 5th floor happy to be out of the embarrassing moment.

"Ms. Russo-Snape, so nice to see you running around the school." Alex turns to see Umbridge standing in her path.

"Good evening Professor. What could I do for you?" Alex asks Umbridge nicely.

"Get the hell out of this school."

"That's the one thing I am unable to do. Hogwarts is my home."

Umbridge rolls her eyes.

"Do not pull that card on me Russo-Snape. We know that's a complete lie."

"Like how you lie on being Fudge's favourite person in the whole world?"

"Oh good evening Professor Umbridge." Alex looks over her shoulder to see Snape walking down the stairs, "I'm sorry we can't stop and talk, but we all have to get to bed. Alex was just finishing homework with her friends and they lost track of time."

"Keep your daughter under control dungeon bat." Umbridge begins to walk back the way she came as Snape holds Alex back as Alex struggles in his arms.

"Can't I hex her?" Alex pouts clearly pissed off.

"And risk getting in more trouble? No." Alex rolls her eyes as the father and daughter begins to head to the apartment.

"She's the hag bitch from hell." Alex mumbles making Snape chuckle.

Snape agrees with Alex though, Umbridge is the hag bitch from hell.

~H&A~

The next day after dinner, Alex is in the DA meeting in the Room of Requirement. Alex is standing off the side with Luna as they talk to Michael and Terry. The two guys apologized and want to be friends with them again, which Luna and Alex agreed.

"Hey Alex." Alex looks to the right to see Cho.

"Hey Cho." Alex gives Cho a small shy smile.

"Look, I'm sorry for being a bitch to you. I was wrong. All along I knew you weren't to blame. I guess, I took my anger out of you because you were there. And I'm sorry for kissing your boyfriend the last meeting before Christmas break."

"It's o... what?" Alex's mouth drops open and Luna, Michael and Terry immediately holds Alex back.

"I kissed your boyfriend before Christmas break." Cho smirks. Guess the apology was all a lie.

"You son of a b..." Luna covers Alex's mouth.

"Why the bloody hell did you kiss Alex's boyfriend if you knew it was wrong?" Luna snaps.

"Paybacks a bitch. Cedric never liked me. He only dated me in hopes of getting Alex off his mind. All the guys I like, like Alex."

"It's not Alex's fault. Alex likes Harry. Simple as that."

"Fuck off Luna." Cho shoves Luna into the wall next to them, and just like that Alex snaps. Alex gets out of Michael's and Terry's grasp and punches Cho straight in the face. Alex keeps punching Cho until someone lifts her off the ground because when she punched Cho, she fell to the ground.

Alex struggles until the person kisses her. Alex closes her eyes and kisses back feeling Harry's lips on her's.

Harry puts Alex on the ground as they break apart.

"You ok?" Harry asks lifting Alex's right hand to see her knuckles bleeding.

"I'm fine. She shoved Luna into the wall. She even said you two kissed of the last meeting before Christmas break." Alex gives Harry a knowing look.

"I didn't kiss her back. I pushed her away from me." Harry answers keeping his eyes locked on her's.

"Good. Can I punch her again?"

"No." Alex groans and rests her forehead on his shoulder.

"Please?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because she left." Harry chuckles.

"Good. She's a bitch anyways." Harry chuckles again as he wraps his arms around her, holding her close. Suddenly there's a bang and the mirrors begin to shake. There's another bang and a hole is left in the wall.

"Run." Alex whispers to the group, "Get to the other door!"

Everyone begins to run out through the other door until it's down to her, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Neville, Luna, Michael and Terry.

The door breaks down and all 8 of them begin to run full speed to the other door. As they are in mid-run they all feel a pull and falls to the ground.

"Bring them to the Headmaster's office." Alex hears Umbridge's voice. It's like nails on a chalkboard.

Alex feels someone grab her arm and sees Malfoy.

"You're part of that Inquisitorial Squad of Umbitch's huh? So who's all part of it?" Alex looks around, "Crabbe, Goyle, Filch, Blaise, Pansy and you're cousin Ari."

When hearing her name, Ari looks at Alex with a frown. Alex knows by the look on her face it's against her will.

"Girlfriend." Malfoy snaps.

"Cut the act Draco. I know she's your cousin. You're just trying to make me jealous." Malfoy pulls on her arm a little harder as he drags her to Dumbledore's office, after taking her wand and putting it in his front pocket.

Ari is taking Luna up to Dumbledore's office and putting Luna's wand in her jeans pocket closest to her. Luna knows Ari is letting her take it whenever she's ready.

Goyle has Ron as Crabbe has Hermione, Filch has Harry, Pansy has Terry and Blaise has Michael.

In Dumbledore's office Alex sees Umbridge passing the list of names of the DA. Alex looks around the office to see Snape, Cho and Fudge all there with Dumbledore and Kingsley Shacklebolt.

"Here's the proof of Dumbledore starting his own army to take over the ministry." Umbridge slams the list on Dumbledore desk.

"That's a lie!" Alex argues, "We started the group for a way of us to learn how to cast spells. In a way it's tutoring."

Snape gives Alex a look, telling her to stop.

"And Alex is the ring leader." Alex shoots a glare at Umbridge.

"You are hereby banished from Hogwarts Albus Dumbledore." Fudge smirks, "You are sent to Azkaban until your trial." Kingsley takes a step forward.

"I have no attentions of going to Azkaban. Now what's the muggle term? Come quietly?" Dumbledore's phoenix Fawkes flies over to him and he claps his hands. Dumbledore goes up in flames and disappears.

"Have to admit. He goes in style." Kingsley nods clearly amused.

"Now, Delores you are Headmistress. But because Ms. Russo-Snape is only 15 years old, she is off with a warning. If she disrespects any teachers 3 times, she is expelled." Fudge looks at Umbridge then Alex, "Is that clear Ms. Russo-Snape?"

"Yes sir." Alex nods.

In Alex's mind, Alex is forming a plan. She will be on her best behaviour until she will get Umbridge out and Dumbledore back in...

Please review.