73. Wow
**Fred's POV**
"What are you doing?" 'Mione asked suspiciously.
George and I were testing our Weasley Wizard Wheezes with the first years. Everything was going well.
"Nothing. Nothing at all, 'Mione" I said handing one of the kids a Wheeze.
"Are you sure?" 'Mione asked.
The kid ate the Wheeze and his face became bigger.
"Fred!" 'Mione exclaimed.
"Yes?" I asked, smiling.
"What is that?!" 'Mione shrieked.
"Calm down" I said, sitting her down. "It's just a Weasley Wizard Wheeze."
"Is this about your joke shop?"
"Maybe," I said, still smiling.
"Fred, you could be expelled for this" 'Mione said worriedly.
"I'll be fine," I said.
"I can take all of these, you know?" 'Mione asked, sounding serious.
"You wouldn't take these from us" I said kissing her on the cheek and walking away to give another kid a Wheeze.
"What did you do?" George asked.
"I gave a kid a Wheeze, why?"
"You kissed Hermione," George teased.
"Whatever. Care for another?" I asked a kid that had already eaten a Wheeze.
**Hermione's POV**
After a while of Fred and George constantly giving kids their Wheezes, Ron came in and Fred, George, Ron, and I went to sit next to Harry
I looked at Harry's hand and noticed he had scars all over it.
"What's wrong with your hand?" I asked.
The boys looked at me in confusion.
"Nothing," Harry said, showing me his other hand.
"The other hand" I said as I took out his other hand that was under Harry's book.
I examined it and said "You've got to tell Dumbledore, Harry."
"No" He said as he took his hand back. "Dumbledroe's got enough on his mind right now. I don't want to give Umbridge a satisfaction."
"Bloody hell, Harry," Ron said.
"The women's torturing you" George said.
"If the parents knew about this-" Ron started.
"Well, I haven't got any of those, have I, Ron?" Harry snapped.
"Harry, you've got to report this," I said. "It's perfectly simple. You're being-"
"No, it's not. Hermione, whatever this is, it's not simple. You don't understand" Harry said packing his stuff.
"Then help us," Fred said.
Harry got up and walked up to his dorm.
"He'll be alright" Fred whispered.
I watched Harry walk up the stairs and looked down to the floor.
The next day, Fred, George, Ginny, Ron, and I were at the Great Hall eating breakfast.
"Do you ever stop eating?" I asked Ron watching him eat.
"What? I'm hungry" He responded and continued to stuff his face with food.
Harry then came in and walked over to us.
"Harry," I said calmly.
"Can I join you?" He asked.
I looked at the others and turned back to him with a smile.
Before Harry could take a seat next to me, everyone in the Great Hall heard McGonagall and Umbridge fighting.
"Merlin" Fred muttered.
We and other students walked out of the Great Hall to see what was going on.
"Pardon me, Professor, but what exactly are you insinuating?" Umbridge asked.
"I am merely requesting that when it comes to my students, you conform to the prescribed disciplinary practices" McGonagall snapped.
"So silly of me, but it sounds as if you're questioning my authority in my own classroom, '' Minerva Umbridge said, taking one step up the stairs.
"Not at all, Dolores" McGonagall said doing the same. "Merely your medieval methods.
"I am sorry, dear. But to question my practices is to question the Ministry and by extension, the Minister himself. I am a tolerant woman, but the one thing I will not stand for is disloyalty" Umbridge snapped back.
McGonagall took one step down the stairs and repeated "Disloyalty."
Umbridge took one step higher and said firmly "Things at Hogwarts are far worse than I feared. Cornelius will want to take immediate action."
She soon walked away and McGonagall stormed off.
"Wow" Fred and George said.
