Ok, here is an update! I will be going to Supercon tomorrow so I might not have a chance to update and I don't think I can on Monday either since I'll be with my gf all day. I'll try my best to update on Tuesday when I get back from work.
This chapter has differences in it. I'm trying to do it as close to the book as I can but you have to understand that this is a fan fiction and I will change things (this is mostly in reply to the horrible review I received, read further down for more on that).
Thanks for the reviews (even if one of them was a complete insult):
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I really don't care if you tell me something about grammar or plot. I can take that and it helps me as a writer, but not giving me a word of advice and telling me I know nothing of the Harry Potter world is an insult. Oh and reading only half of the fiction to come to that conclusion is stupid. If you read up to chapter 25, you should have gone further. Considering how long this fan fic is, 25 is a pathetic place to stop.)
Sorry for the rant everyone! On to the story:
Chapter 54 - Infiltrate
After a few weeks, nearly a month, of spying, Hermione gathered the other three around the front door of Grimmauld Place. "Do you understand then?" Hermione pressed them.
Ron nodded his head, "yes we got it. Me and Harry go in first, knock out 2 employees, take their hair, take the potion and go in their place. A few minutes after you and Ginny take 2 employees and the juice and you go in the opposite direction until we find exactly where Umbridge is. I think we understand Hermione. I mean, you've been nailing the plan into our heads for a month now."
"I was merely checking Ronald," Hermione glared at him, "no need to be so short with me." She clicked the door open, "remember to apparate right in the back, where we got in during our fifth year. Then to the front to stake out our vic- I mean, employees."
"Victims?" Ginny arched her brow. Hermione sighed, "Yes, I just didn't want it to sound that cold."
"Well, its fine you know," Harry said as they walked onto the pouch. "They kind of are our targets."
"Right," Hermione breathed as Ginny grabbed hold of her. "We'll go first, you follow right after Ron."
With a crack, Hermione and Ginny were gone. They appeared in the same place they were two years prior during the battle at the ministry. Harry and Ron cracked behind them a few seconds later. Hermione pointed to a gate and they all ran to it.
"Victim number 1," Ron stated. Harry nodded his head as the second employee came into view. Harry and Ron went off to stalk their prey while Hermione and Ginny stayed behind. "Now we want for ours," Ginny stated looking rather bored. Hermione, on the other hand, was looking intently at each person who came into the ministry.
"There they are," Hermione poked at Ginny who wasn't paying attention. The two girls went in when the two women were speaking to one another. Forgive me for this, Hermione thought, stupefy. One shot hit one witch and before the other could escape, stupefy. Hermione breathed in as she got close to them to bring them behind a corner.
"Alright, let's take their hair and well, their clothes," Hermione frowned as she plucked a hair off a gray haired witch. Ginny plucked a hair from a brunette but looked at Hermione, "Are you sure about this?"
"Yes we have no choice," Hermione grumbled as she mixed the polyjuice. "Ok ok," Ginny mixed her potion and the two girls drank it. "That tasted weird," the redhead, who was now turning into a brunette, stated.
Hermione's brown hair was turning blonde as she was already removing the witch's robes. "Excuse me Mafalda Hopkirk," Hermione gulped as she placed her clothes near the witch. "Do you think me carrying this bag is going to odd?" Hermione asked as she slipped into the other woman's robes.
"No, witches carry bags all the time," Ginny winked. They both clipped on nametags to the newly acquired bodies. "Right," Hermione nodded, "Let's dress them in our clothes. No one needs to find naked witches."
Once they finished, Hermione led the way into the ministry itself. "Ok, what's your name?" Ginny asked.
"Mafalda and you're who?" Hermione asked. "Grace," Ginny told her. "Heh, I got a G name. Awesome."
"Concentrate!" Hermione told her as they entered. A few wizards were standing by the fountain and they waved to Ginny and Hermione who were now wondering where to go. "Where the bloody hell do I work?" Ginny asked.
"Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes," Hermione said, "I'm in Magical Law, you are inAccidental Magic Reversal Squad which I think is where Ron might be and me, Improper Magical Use. But look at this…" Hermione's voice trailed off when she saw signs everywhere about the Muggle-Born Registration. "What the hell," Ginny pulled one of the posters off the wall.
"Umbridge," Hermione spat, "Where is this located?" Ginny looked at it, "where else? Law."
Hermione gritted her teeth. "That's a floor below where you work, I wonder how suspicious it's going to be for you to be down there."
"I don't know," Ginny said truthfully. She shoved the flyer into Hermione's bag. "What are you doing?"
"Keeping that safe, we need to show the boys," Ginny told her. "Come on."
"Hello Grace and Mafalda," a wizard greeted. "Hello," Hermione waved. "Walk faster," she whispered to Ginny.
"Don't worry, I am," Ginny whispered back, "It's not like I know these people!"
"Do you think your father is here?" Hermione asked. "I guess he is," Ginny answered, "I would love to see him."
They stepped into an elevator and near them was Arthur. "Hello Grace," he greeted, "Mafalda."
"Hello Mister Weasley," Hermione greeted him. She winked at Ginny who was waving excitably at her father. Arthur tilted his head curiously and immediately noticed that perhaps this woman was not herself. Hermione grabbed Ginny's arm and whispered into her ear, "undercover remember?"
Ginny stopped and stood up straight again. They made it Level 2 and Arthur looked at the women as they were getting off with him. "Aren't you suppose to get off on the level 3?" he asked Ginny. Ginny shook her head, "I need to be here for some paperwork."
Smooth, Hermione rolled her eyes. "She needs to speak to someone there about laws dealing with accidents, that's all," Hermione added. Arthur tilted his head once again. Arthur didn't ask anything else as they walked off into a long hallway.
They passed by an office where Hermione knew she saw Ron trying to fix a magical accident. "What is he doing?" Hermione whispered. Ginny closed her eyes, "I have no idea, but I don't want to find out."
"Me either, but let's go find out," Hermione told the younger girl as they walked into the office. "What are you doing?" Ginny asked her brother who was an older man.
"That bloody Yaxley is the new Magical Law head and this is his office," Ron explained, "but there's been a magical accident and they called me in here!"
"What is going on? It won't stop raining?" Ginny looked up to see a giant rain cloud. "How am I supposed to know? He just pulled me in here by force and said that if I don't fix it he'll hurt me."
Hermione rolled her eyes as she waved her wand. The rain stopped and now all three of them were soaking wet, "Where is Harry?"
"He's down there somewhere," Ron answered, "he said he got near Umbridge." Hermione's eyes lighted up as she ran down the hallway. The two Weasleys ran after her stopping short when they noticed where they were heading.
"This is absurd," Ginny muttered. Hermione was approached by a witch before she could get much further, "Mafalda, you are needed in the courts now. Trail of Mary Cattermole." Trail?
Hermione was taken into the court room where Umbridge was seated as the judge. Hermione was to sit next to the toad-like witch much to her disgust. "Could you please tell us whom you stole this wand from?" Umbridge asked the woman.
"I don't understand!" the woman cried out, "I-I bought that wand when I was e-eleven! It-it-it chose me!"
"Impossible!" Umbridge spat at the woman, "You are not a witch! Take her away to the cells for lying. Don't you agree Miss Hopkirk?"
Hermione felt a knot in her stomach, "of-of course Umbridge." She had a nasty taste in her mouth as the woman was dragged away to a dungeon. "Filthy, all of them, if you need me, I'll be in my office," Umbridge stated as she walked off. Hermione lifted herself out of her chair and walked briskly outside. She met up with Ginny whose ear was pressed against the door.
"I take it you heard that," Hermione grunted.
"That cold hearted bitch," Ginny gritted her teeth. "And we had to pick people who are close to that woman! It's so disgusting that they are doing this. Blood isn't important!"
"I know," she said. They walked close to where they saw Umbridge disappear after the trail but Hermione stopped short when she noticed Harry telling her to hold on. He ran up to them and showed them something in his hand. "I will tell you about this later," he told them. In his hand, the three of them could tell he was holding onto Moody's magical eye.
"Ginny and Ron, can you stay here and keep watch while me and Hermione get near Umbridge? She's in her office, it's the time to strike," Harry said.
The two siblings nodded as Harry and Hermione closed into the Muggle-Born Registration area. She was disgusted by the flyers that were being made demanding that all Muggle-Born wizards and witches register or else they would be thrown in Azkaban. That explains that horrible trail, Hermione thought bitterly, forget it. Maybe I can do some good in this world if I worked here.
They entered the office with no one seeing them; luckily, Umbridge's back was turned to them as she stroked something that was around her neck. Hermione had noticed the locket in the courtroom briefly. Harry drew out his wand and Hermione drew hers.
Stupefy, she thought with a wave of her wand. Harry waved his and thought the same as two twin jets of red hit Umbridge in the back. She let out an 'oof' noise and fell out of her chair to the floor with a small thud. Harry rushed over to her and moved her body to unclasp the locket. "Got it," he told Hermione who was moving for the door but froze in place when she heard a racket outside.
Meanwhile, Ginny and Ron were in the dungeons. They saw Muggle-Born wizards and witches locked up. Ron ran to one of them, "What's going on here?"
"They took our wands and locked us up here," one witch said. "Yes, for questioning," a wizard added. "Complete bullocks! We did nothing wrong!" Mary was in tears.
"Hang on," Ginny said as she tapped her wand on the locks, "Let's get you out of here. What they are doing to you is horrid, I nearly lost my breakfast when I overheard a so-called trial."
"Why are you ministry folk helping us?" the same old wizard asked. "Because we aren't ministry folk, come now," Ron told him.
Ginny's eye caught a glimpse of a cat patronus. "Shit, I saw that's Umbridge's," she told Ron who was nodding his head. "We have to hurry," he said, "Where are the wands?"
"Here!" a witch called as she got her wand in her hand. "You need to flee here and get out of the country," Ginny told them, "It's not safe for you. Take whoever you have in your life and get the hell out. That goes for all of you, we are begging you! Mary, are you alright?" The witch nodded her head slowly and sadly. The cat patronus faded and there was more noise outside. Meanwhile in Umbridge's office, Hermione and Harry both heard it as they were still frozen in place.
"I think they heard us," she whispered, "Run?"
"Run," Harry said as they bolted for the door. Everyone was looking into her office as the two of them stepped outside, Hermione and Harry said nothing as they ran towards Ron and Ginny who were near dungeons. "We let go some muggle-born," Ron whispered.
"Wow," Hermione cocked an eyebrow, "Let's get out of here now."
"After them!" someone screamed. At this time, all the Muggle-Borns had their wands with them. There was blasting of spells left and right and one stunning spell hit Ron in the back causing him to fall over onto Harry who was trying to hold him out. "Damn it! Ron's been hit!"
"No!" Hermione bit her lip so hard that blood trickled down her chin. Ron's body was changing back into a redheaded teenage boy right before everyone's eyes. "That's Ronald Weasley! That means that Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley are with him! Get them!" a strong voice that belonged to Yaxly called.
Ginny blasted her way into the elevator and slammed the door shut as they all got inside. "How did they know I'm with you?" she asked. "Who knows," Harry answered but that's when he noticed she was slowly becoming a redhead again. "Oh."
Ginny looked up to see her red hair coming down around her face, "damn it! That's why."
Hermione was losing her blonde hair and her body was shrinking that into a teenage girl again. She wiped the blood off her chin and lips only to bit herself again. She was beyond nervous as the elevator made it to the lower level.
The four of them made it to a single wall which Ginny screamed "Expulso!" at the wall causing it to break apart with a great force. They moved into the main hall and were confronted by a group of aurors one of which was Tonks.
"What the hell?" she called as she ran to them. "Get out of here!"
"We're trying! Care to help?" Harry said in a panicked tone. Tonks turned her body around and starting blasting spells at the oncoming group of wizards. Ginny yelled at one wizard who was nearly on top of her, "Bollire Sangue!" His skin turned red as he fell to the floor.
"Sectumsempra!" she slashed her wand at Yaxley who shot a killing curse at Hermione but missed. "Sectumsempra!" she yelled again slashing him into a bloody mess on the floor. She was pulled off of him by Hermione as Harry carried Ron to the exit. They packed themselves into the tiny phone booth as it lifted them up. Yaxley got himself up and ran outside while he was being chased by Tonks.
"Run!" Tonks screamed as they reached the surface. She was trying to stun a very bloodied Yaxley. "What about you?" Hermione yelled to her.
"I am getting the hell out of here and back to where I need to be, you do the same! Get out of here!" Hermione grabbed Ginny as Harry held Ron but someone grabbed Hermione. She looked to see who it was but it was too late, Yaxley tagged along for the apparition.
All five of them were now at Grimmauld. "Shit! You son of a bitch!" Ginny kicked the man off of Hermione. "So this is where you have been hiding!" he called out as he tried to blast Ginny with an unknown spell.
"Piss off!" Ginny kicked him into the wall again and pressed her wand into his throat."Soffocare!" she yelled as he started to choke. She didn't let go of him for a few minutes when Hermione realized that Ginny was going to kill him.
"No!" Hermione grabbed her lover and apparated away. Harry took the hint and left as well to a place they planned to go if Grimmauld was discovered.
They landed in the forest in the country side with Harry and Ron cracking in only a few seconds later. All four teenagers fell to the floor breathing heavily. "Why did you stop me," Ginny asked as she breathed heavily.
"She stopped you because you nearly killed him," Harry told her as he placed Ron's limp body on the ground. Hermione started to set up a tent and was casting protection spells around it, she was too angry with Ginny at that moment to answer her. "Get in, now," she advised.
Harry and Ginny both dragged Ron into the tent and onto a bed. "Rennervate," Hermione's wand glowed a soft red as Ron started to cough. "What happened? Where are we?" he asked with a dazed expression on his face.
"We got caught," Ginny answered him, "Now we are hiding in the countryside like we said we would."
"We can't stay here for too long," Hermione told them, "get some food in you because we move again tonight once the hunt for us calms down."
Hermione pulled out the book that was given to her, The Tales of Beedle the Bard and moved away from Ginny. "She's mad at you," Ron whispered, "I thought you would know her glare by now. And if she's reading, she's really mad at you."
Ginny glared at her brother as she sat at the opposite side of the tent. "I was only protecting her," she whispered to Ron.
Later in the night, Hermione had gotten over her anger. They were going to move again but before they did she put away the book and walked over to Ginny who was playing wizard chess with Ron. Harry took her place when she noticed that the older girl wanted to talk to her.
"You nearly killed him," Hermione started before Ginny had a chance to say a word.
"He nearly killed you!" she yelled. Hermione put her hand up, "yes, but you slashed him into a bloody mess for that which is fine, but killing someone is just out of the question. You don't think when you are angry!"
"I have a bad temper when someone I love is about to get killed, excuse me for that!" Ginny threw her hands up. "I have to protect you, that was my vow, remember?"
Hermione looked away, "yes I remember, but that doesn't mean killing someone."
"I will kill them Hermione if they even come close to hurting you, do you understand?" Ginny grabbed Hermione's face and pulled it into her for a kiss. Harry and Ron tried to look away as the two argued but it was hard to ignore.
Hermione pulled away, "fine, but I'm not going to be responsible for how you feel afterwards."
"If it comes down to your life or theirs, I'm going to pick to kill them, I don't care," Ginny got up and walked back to the boys leaving Hermione to pick up her book.
Before she began reading again she called to the group, "We leave in 15 minutes so be ready."
Hokay, so I shall try my best to spare all the camping! The camping bit was so boring in my honest opinion so I don't want to spend too much time on it. I think we all want juicy goodness fighting! Expect the full blown war to last a long time and to come along in a few chapters.
Thanks for reading and reviewing!
