"What did we put in his tea, exactly?" Edmund asked.
"Rain water. Don't tell me Placebo doesn't work."
Edmund had a laugh.
"You really are a wicked witch."
Hermione had a corner smile.
"Nice move switching the cups, sneaky boy." she replied. "Okay, then. Now all we have to do is bring Umbridge here."
"How?"
"I'll bring her her tea. Then, I'll improvise. Amanda, I'm gonna need one of your husband's shirt."
"Are you sure you wanna go, Hermione?"
"Better you than me. One, I know the Weasleys extremely well, and two, she might ask me to cast a spell."
"Fine. You're right."
"Good."
She took a glass in the kitchen, and filled it with polyjuice potion, under both Edmund and Amanda's disgusted look. She added the hair lock Edmund had taken.
"Cheers!" She tried to joke.
And she drank the potion. Her traits soon changed radically, while her body was growing, and her curves were disappearing. After a few moments, Percy was standing there, wearing her clothes. Edmund stared in awe, and then suddenly turned his back to let her change, until she tapped on his shoulder.
"Good luck." He said as he looked at her.
"Thank you." She replied with the ginger's voice.
And she apparated in the ministry.
"Ah, Perce!" The Janitor called. "How's your nose? Umbridge is still waiting for her tea, you should hurry up."
Hermione nodded, and started walking faster. A few minutes later, she was bringing tea to Dolores Umbridge.
"Well at last!" The toad-like woman exclaimed. "What took you so long?"
"I'm sorry, Madam. Nose bleed."
"Mph..."
"But I may have something that could earn me forgiveness."
"Really?"
"Yes. I found..."
"Who? Dumbledore?"
"No. Hermione Granger. The magic thief. I think the Malfoys will be glad to have her back. And I think she might have information about Dumbledore's hiding place."
Umbridge's gaze lighten up.
"Where is she?"
"I can take you to her. I've tracked her down to a building, not too far from here. She's hiding in a muggle's place. I think she's holding them hostage."
"Who cares about the muggles? Take me to her!"
"Yes, Ma'm."
And so, after discretely hiding a warrant in her pocket, Hermione took the pink suited woman to the flat, where Edmund hurried knocking her off, and taking her to the bathroom. Hermione then took her clothes, and cut a lock of her hair, and took another lock from Percy's hair, before leaving the bathroom and locking it behind her. Then, they waited for the polyjuice potion to stop working, and Hermione filled two glasses with the potion. In her cup, she put Umbridge's hair, and gave Edmund the one with Percy's hair. The taste of it was worse than its aspect. But as he glimpsed at Hermione's cup, he noticed the liquid (if you could call it that way), had a very different aspect. Hers seemed thick and slushy, while his had a more greasy aspect (and taste).
"That's disgusting!" He exclaimed.
"Mine too, if it's any consolation."
And he didn't reply, as he had a sudden urge to throw up.