Previously on The Twice Blessed Child…

"Dumbledore's Army it is, then. The D.A. for short. We'll let you know when we're going to meet." Hermione said

With that people started to get up and leave the room. Harry and I turned and walked through the wall that was behind us. Once we were back outside we moved to find an alleyway so we wouldn't raise suspicion when we suddenly appeared. Once we safely in an alleyway I stopped the helm from covering us. As soon as I did and we stepped out into the street Harry started to laugh.

"I can't believe how easy there are making this. Naming their little group Dumbledore's Army. They are giving the Minister and Umbridge everything they need." Harry laughed

"I know but hopefully it won't get that far, all I need is for them to make the first mistake," I said

"No, all we need." Harry said

And not even two days later they would make the first move.


Harry, Dudley, and I were walking down the hall when Neville came running towards us.

"You've got to check this out." Neville said

We followed Neville to see a large billboard surround mumming students. As soon as they saw us they made a small opening for us. I read the parchment aloud.

"By order of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor: All student organizations, societies, teams, groups, and clubs are henceforth disbanded. Permission to reform must be approved by High Inquisitor Umbridge. No student organization can exist without the knowledge and approval of the High Inquisitor. Any student found to be a part of an illegal organization will be expelled immediately." I read

"Is she even allowed to do this?" someone asked

"No." I said

I turned and made my way to the DADA classroom. Before I entered the classroom I wrapped the mist around me so that I didn't look like myself, and I wasn't wearing my school robes. I took a deep breath and walked into the room. No one was in the classroom so I walked further and into her office. I made the doors fly open, I was a little taken back by the pink walls and all the pictures of the cats. Umbridge stands up looking beyond angry.

"Who do you think you are to coming storming into my office?" Umbridge yelled

"Lady Hogwarts, and you will sit down and listen." I said

Umbridge glared at me and continued to stand she went to say something but I didn't give her the chance.

"Did you not hear me. Sit. Down." I said

I put magic into it and she was forced down into her chair.

"I'm glad you finally listened. I am Lady Hogwarts and I'm not happy with you. I was going to let your teaching slide but as for the decree you made that is not aloud you have no power over the school." I said

"I am the Hogwarts High Inquisitor I can do as I please with the rules." Umbridge said

"You have a title that was given to you by the Ministry a government body that has no control over Hogwarts. I let you in my school so the Ministry believes it has power which it does not. This is your one and only warning, you step out of bounds again and you will be removed. At the moment you are making this school step up and change, for that is what you are here to do. If you wish to make a change in the rules then you must come to me. If you do so without asking you will be in a great amount of trouble. Do you understand?" I asked

She was quiet, then she gave me a smirk.

"I do not have to follow your orders this school is under the Ministry's control." Umbridge said

I glared at her with a great amount of irritation. I started to lower the temperature in the room so it was soon covered in a thin level of ice. The pictures of her cats went quiet. I used the shadows to make myself seem much taller and like a great force. I released my magic and sent was sent flying up against the wall. I then held her there. She now looked at me with fear.

"Who do you think you are to question me? To disobey me. I am far more powerful than you and I am above you in every way. The Ministry has no control over the school, we have our governing board and even then they are below me. You will do as I have said or you will be out of here. Do you understand?" I asked in a more demonic voice

Umbridge didn't answer me.

"I said do. You. Understand?" I yelled causing the room to shake

"Yes, yes, I understand." She said

"I'm glad we have come to this agreement. I do hope you follow my rules as it would be horrible if you didn't. The rule about school organizations not happening is fine." I said

She nods her head and with that I let the shadows consume me and I disappeared from the room, I reappeared in Myrtle's bathroom. I let the mist that I had wrapped around me fad so I looked like I normally would. I then quickly left the bathroom to find Harry. I found him listen to something around the corner. When he noticed me he out a finger to his lips. I grabbed his hand once again wrapped us in the mist to hide us so we could get closer. I noticed that he was listening in on Hermione and Ron.

"This isn't a coincidence. She has to know." Hermione said

"She can't" Ron said

"Look, we don't know how many people could have overheard our meeting and told her." Hermione said

"Or somebody at the meeting could have blabbed to her." Ron said

"No, they couldn't have. The parchment we all signed was enchanted as I said. No one can betray the D.A without us knowing." Hermione said

"What about those few people that left before they signed the paper?" Ron asked

"Oh, I didn't think about that. Well for now let's hope they don't tell her anything else. For now, we just have to focus on finding a place to meet." Hermione said

Ron nods his head and they both leave the hallway. Once they were a safe distance away I dropped the mist that was surrounding us.

"They really are stupid, talking about that in an open hallway where anyone can hear them." Harry said

"And here we thought that Hermione was smart." I said

A few days have passed since we overheard Hermione and Ron in the hallway. We were walking down an empty hallway when Dobby popped in front of us.

"Dobby needs to be speaking with Mr. Harry Potter and Miss. Anastasia." Dobby said

"Okay Dobby let's step into this empty classroom and talk." I said

We step into an empty classroom, and quickly though up everything and anything I knew, as well as some mist.

"Dobby, what do you need to tell us?" Harry asked

"Evil Ron and Hermione have been asking Dobby if…I be knowing a place where they can be haveing they meeting. I be knowing a place but I not want to tell them unless you be giving the okay." Dobby said

Harry and I looked at each other.

"What is the room?" I asked

"It is the Room of Requirement. You can only use the room in times of great need. Whatever they would need will be there for them." Dobby said

Harry and I once again exchanged looks with each other.

"Go ahead and tell them about the room Dobby. But is there a way for you to watch them and see what they do and how they act?" Harry asked

Dobby was silent for a moment.

"Not me but I be thinking I know an elf that might be able to help. But she be needing a master. As her got dismissed by her previous master." Dobby said

"Who is the elf?" I asked

"She be Winky, she had been a part of Crouch family. But the Bartemius Crouch Senior got rid of Winky. And now Winky be really sad and she be dying." Dobby said

"So you want Harry to become the new master for Winky?" I asked

"Yes." Dobby said

"Can we meet Winky?" Harry asked

"Sure I be getting Winky. You be staying right here." Dobby said

With a pop Dobby was gone and Harry and I looked at each other.

"Do you plan on taking Winky into your household, Harry?" I asked

"Maybe, I'm not too sure yet." Harry said

"I'm not even sure how one would go about bonding to an elf." I said

"Well hopefully Dobby and Winky can help us with that." Harry said

"I'm sure they do." I said

A few seconds later there were two pops. Dobby and a female elf who must have been Winky appeared.

"This be Winky." Dobby said

"Hello, Winky." Harry said

Winky didn't say anything. But I could tell by looking at her that she was sick and dying.

"Winky, Dobby told us that you no longer have a master." I said

As soon as I finished my sentence Winky started to sob her eyes out.

"No, it's okay Winky. I would like to become your new Master if you would have me." Harry said

Winky stopped sobbing, but there were still tears coming from her eyes.

"R-R-Really?" Winky asked between hiccups

"Yes, really. If it is okay with you?" Harry asked

"Please." Winky said

Harry and I smiled at the poor Winky. Dobby then told us what Harry needed to do so that Winky could become part of Harry's house. Once Dobby had finished explaining everything to us. I quickly helped Harry get everything ready so that Winky could be part of the Potter house. We were lucky that there wasn't much that had to be done. Harry simply had to place his hand on the top of Winky's head and say a few words. So Harry put his hand on top of Winky's head and said the words that need to be said. There was a snap of magic and Winky looked ten times better already.

"Thank you Master. What is your first request?" Winky asked

"Rest, you've been through quite a bit and I have big plans coming up." Harry said

"Of course Master, I will be awaiting your call." Winky said

Then with a pop she was gone, we turned and looked at Dobby.

"You truly are great Mister Harry Potter." Dobby said

Then with that he was gone with a pop.

"Well, that was a new development." I said

"Yes it was, but I don't have to use any of your elf's to get things done." Harry said

"I would suggest still using some of my elves as no one knows who they belong to. Most know who Winky used to belong to." I said

A few days have passed and Dobby, Winky, Harry, and I have finished putting the plan together. Dobby will tell Hermione and Ron about the Room of Requirement or as the elves call it the Come and Go Room. Winky will follow them around and watch them while they use the room. Harry and I were walking down the hall when saw Ron and Seamus being pulled into McGonagall's office. Harry and I exchanged looks before I quickly made us invisible and used the shadows to get into her office.

"In all my thirty-nine years at this school, I have never seen such a disgusting display. First getting the Great House of Gryffindor destroyed and now fighting classmates in the halls." McGonagall yelled

"Malfoy provoked us." Harry said

"Of course he wanted to provoke you!" McGonagall yelled

She stares at them both and shakes her head.

"I cannot express in words the disappointment I feel right now." McGonagall said

The door opens and Umbridge step into the room, smiling sickly.

"What is it, Dolores?" McGonagall asked

"I thought you might need some additional authority in dealing with these two." Umbridge said

"You thought wrong. Now kindly remove yourself from office." McGonagall said

She then turns back to Ron and Seamus.

"Now, I don't care what Malfoy said or did. Your performance out there was shameful. If you two had not been the main reason Gryffindor isn't what it used to be I would be removing quite a lot of points. But sadly all I can do is give detentions. You both will have a week's worth of detentions." McGonagall said

"I hardly think that's an adequate punishment for this." Umbridge said

She pulls out a piece of parchment.

"Educational Decree Twenty-five. It gives me, as the High Inquisitor, the power to give punishments and privileges, and to alter those given out to students by other members of the staff." Umbridge said

She turns and sets her toad-like face and grin to Ron and Seamus.

"So, I think a life-long ban from playing Quidditch should do the trick for both of these. Also a life-long ban for future trips to Hogsmeade." Umbridge said

Ron and Seamus are stunned.

"Ban us...for life." Ron said

"Yes, indeed, Mr. Weasley." Umbridge said

She steps towards the,.

"Now have a wonderful day." Umbridge said

She turns and sweeps from the office. Ron and Seamus both turn to look at McGonagall.

"You can't let her do this." Seamus said

"My hands are tied, then the only thing that could help you two now is Lady Hogwarts herself." McGonagall said

The two boys turn and leave the classroom. I use the shadows to take Harry and I back out to the hallway. Once we are visible again we both burst out laughing.

"Did you see their faces?" Harry asked

"God they finally got some of what they have been dishing out." I said

"And the only thing that can undo it, is you." Harry said

"And that isn't ever going to happen." I said

"Did you give Umbridge the okay for that decree?" Harry asked

"Yes, I did. That is one thing I can say about her is that she can behave and do as she is told." I said

"True." Harry said

We made our way back to the common room just in time for the twins to come running up saying that Hagrid was back.

"Well do you think we should go down and see him?" Dudley asked

"I think we should, at least to find out what he has been up to." Harry said

"Okay, then let's go," I said

We turned and left the common room to make our way down to Hagrid. When we got to his hut we knocked on the door and he invited us inside. We sat down and the table. Hagrid is boiling some water over the fire. His face is covered in cuts and bruises.

"Hagrid, what happened to you?" Dudley asked

"I'm fine, I tell yeh!" Hagrid said

"Really Hagrid, you are covered in cuts and bruises." I said

"Was it because of the giants?" Harry asked

There is a silence in the hut.

"Can' answer tha', I'm afraid. Top secret, that is. Business of the Order." Hagrid said

"We know you were looking for giants, Hagrid. Dumbledore said so last year." Harry said

"Oh. Well, yeah, I was, then. Went with Madame Maxime. Took us a month to get to their camp." Hagrid said

"A month?" Dudley asked

"O' course! Can' do magic, not with the Ministry followin' us all the way. Plus, giants aren't fond o' wizards. Don' trust 'em." Hagrid said

"So what did you do when you found them?" Harry asked

"Waited 'till morin' an' then marched righ' in." Hagrid said

He then went on to explain how he and Madam Maxime marched into the camp and their eyes were firmly fixed on the Gurg. He also said that he was holding a large branch of everlasting fire above his head. The Gurg sits some distance away and is sitting on a large stone seat, surrounded by other giant servants. Hagrid says that all of the giants stared at him and Maxime, flabbergasted. The giants move aside so that Hagrid and Maxime to pass. Hagrid goes on to say that he gave the Gurg the branch because giants love magic just not the people to create it. The Gurg loved it and smiled and hoisted the branch of fire into the air. Hagrid went on to say that he and Maxime talked to the Gurg everything was going fine till that night. Evidently in the middle of the night, there was a coup, and by the next morning, there was a new Gurg. He went on to say that the new chief wouldn't let them see him, his guards had grab Hagrid, while Maxime blasted them with magic they dropped Hagrid. He and Maxime ran back up the mountain. But on the way out they saw Death Eaters entering and they were welcomed by the new Gurg.

"So…no giants are coming?" Ron asked

"Well, not righ' away, We brought our message, an' I expec' a fair few'll remember it afore the end comes." Hagrid said

After that we left the hut and headed back up to the castle.

"So he has the giants on his side." I said

"Yes, it would seem he does." Harry said

"I think it is kind of pathetic. I mean can he really not win a war without having to resort to asking for help. He almost won the first one without doing it so what has changed." I said

"Yeah, you would think that with us on his side that he would have this war basically won." Harry said

"We will talk to him over the Christmas holiday and see what else he plans on doing or who else he plans on talking to." I said

Another couple of days passed before Winky popped in to say that today was going to be the first meeting of the D.A.

"Well do you feel like watching some chaos?" Harry asked

"I'm always up for watching some chaos." I said

I wrapped us in mist and used the shadows to get to the Room of Requirement. Ron comes strolling into the room, I could tell by the way he walked that he believed he was above everybody in this room.

"Glad to see all of you could find this place all right." Ron said

"Yo, Ron what is up with all this stuff?" someone asked

Scattered around the room are many devices such as Dark Detectors and Sneakascopes.

"These are Deference Against the Dark Arts equipment. Hopefully, we'll be able to get to all of it before the end of term." Hermione answered

There was a moment of silence before Hermione started to talk again.

"You need to understand something before we start, though. Defending yourself from the Dark Arts has less to do with magical ability and more to do with thinking fast and a lot of luck." Hermione said

"We will be doing Expelliarmus tonight, though hopefully, we can move on to other things if we have time." Ron said

"Oh please. Professor Lockhart taught us that in second year. That and you couldn't even do the spell then." Zacharias said

Ron glares at Zacharias and his face starts to turn red.

"Lockhart didn't teach as much as prune himself." Ginny said

"Besides, it works. Harry used it against You-Know-Who last June. It saved his life." Ron said

"Exactly, Harry used it not you. On top of that Harry should be the one in here teaching us not his old sidekick." someone else said

If at all possible Ron's face gotten times redder, he was ready to jump on the person but was stopped.

"Now is not the time for this. We will split into pairs and give it a go." Ginny said

So the group of people split into pairs and started to practice the spell. Ron was facing off against someone who had once been part of Gryffindor.

"Expelliarmus!" the person yelled

Ron's wand flips from his hand and across the room.

"Well, done," Hermione said

The practicing went on for a little longer.

"Never forget this spell, it could save your life one day." Hermione said

Hermione then moves so she is standing in the middle of the room.

"Okay, everyone. You all have done really well today. I've seen lots of improvement. We are going to call it a day, and we will meet back up here, same time, next week." Hermione said

People began to drift out of the meeting. Once everyone is out of the room. Hermione turns to Ron with a big smile on her face.

"We did it Ron, right under Umbridge's nose. We are teaching them while she won't." Hermione said

"Yeah and by the end of the school year, no one will care about Harry, it will be all about the fact that when the students needed us I…we were there to help." Ron said

Hermione's smile fell off her face, she put her hands on her hips and glared at Ron.

"Not everything is about you, Ronald." Hermione said

Then with that she turned and left the room, and Ron ran out after her. Once they were out of the room, Harry and I became visible again and started to laugh.

"Did you see Ron? I thought he was going to explode." I said

"Yeah, and then at the end." Harry said

"I would have thought after everything he would have gotten better." I said

"Evidentially not, if anything he has gotten worse." Harry said

"Come on we should back to the common room." I said

We left the room and headed towards the Gryffindor common room.

"So any updates about Umbridge?" Harry asked

"Not at the moment, she is doing as I told her and hasn't stepped out once. But I can tell you that as soon as she does she's out and someone else is in." I said

"Sirius? Remus? Or someone else?" Harry asked

"Well Remus was a great teacher but I doubt we can get him as a teacher again. Sirius was going to be my first choice seeing as he was an Auror but I'm not sure how parents will react to a Black as a teacher. But if I really have to it will be Sirius, there is no one else I trust or want in this school." I said

Harry nods his head and we go ahead and enter the common room.

A few days have passed and Christmas break was fast approaching. Harry and I were sitting in the common room doing homework.

"I don't think we should replace Umbridge. I think we should let her run her course. If she does something that we completely hate then we should but, if not she should stay." Harry said

I looked at Harry.

"Where is this coming from?" I asked

"I've been going over it in my head. I think she is can of more use here than any other." Harry said

"Okay, Harry." I said

I was asleep in bed when Dudley came running into my room. I was awoken by the door slamming open.

"Harry is having a nightmare." Dudley said

I quickly got out of bed and followed Dudley to Harry's room. Harry was tossing in his bed. Dudley went to wake him, but I stopped him.

"No don't, let me go in his mind and see if I can help that way." I said

I sat down on the bed next to Harry and let the mist go inside his head.

Inside Harry's Head (Third Person's POV)…

We float along a dark corridor, inches from the floor. We come to another corridor and peer down it. It appears empty. A great python of a snake slithers down the empty corridor. It slowly makes its way past many doors, until it reaches, at last, another, larger door. Behind it, an invisibility cloak falls to the floor in a shimmer of silver. Mr. Weasley stands, drawing his wand. He fires a golden jinx at the snake. He misses. The snake strikes. Mr. Weasley screams. The snake strikes Mr. Weasley again, and again. Blood splatters against the walls and floor. Mr. Weasley screams again. The snake strikes again. Mr. Weasley, eyes flicking everywhere and seeing nothing, staggers into the wall and falls to the ground, leaving a bloody smear to mark his descent. The snake abandons the door and slithers away at top speed.

End of it

I used to the mist to make Harry wake up. He jolted up gasping for breath.

"Mr. Weasley is being attacked." Harry said

"I saw, what do you want to do about it?" I asked

Harry was silent for a moment.

"We should save him, for the twins." Harry said

"Okay. Enzo, Jeff." I said

There were two pops.

"Yes Mistress." They both said

"Arthur Weasley has been attacked in the hall of Prophecy inside the Ministry of Magic. I want you to go there, find him, and take him to St. Mungo's. Also to inform Mrs. Weasley of what has happened. I think it will also be best to inform those at St. Mungo's that he was attacked by a very venomous snake." I said

"Of course Mistress." They both said

They both bowed and then with a pop they were both gone. I turn to face Harry and Dudley.

"And now we wait." I said