[a/n]Never know what's going to inspire an idea. Going through my videotapes, ask your parents about those, kids. Found a recording of Logopolis, yes I've been a Whovian THAT long [longer actually], and this came out.

[a/n1]Another milestone #100 of the Son of Anthology. My outline guarantees ideas into 2021 [almost Inauguration Day]

Harry Does Different CCCL

Shrinking Cabinet

Up in the Sixth Year Gryffindor boys' dorm were Seamus, Ron and Harry. The two were playing chess while The-Boy-Who-Lived was reclining on his bed with his prized Marauders' Map. He dropped the lollypop he'd been sucking on "Ron! Get over here!"

"Not now Harry, I'm about to smash Seamus." The redhead complained, even if he'd only advanced his Queen's Bishop two squares.

Trying to peel the lollypop off his comforter, he snapped "No Ron! NOW!"

"Go on, mate." Seamus had a wicked expression "Potter needs his boyfriend."

Ron got up from the board, glaring "Bugger off Finnegan! What's up Harry?"

"Malfoy's on the move." Whispered Harry. His desire for secrecy wasn't about the Slytherin, it was about his Map "Look, he's going up the main tower. Fourth floor. Fifth. Seventh. What's he want there?"

They came to the same conclusion almost instantly "The Room of Requirement!" Their reaction was to run like lightning. The boys didn't even slow down at the Common Room, luckily their best friend was there helping some younger Gryffindors with their schoolwork "Hermione! Malfoy! Come ON!"

A handful of random Gryffindors, all aware of the famous trio's propensity for adventure, decided to follow and see the cause of all the excitement. By the time of their reaching the entrance to the magical room, a full score of the curious had joined the parade.

First Hemione, then Harry and finally Ron walked past the spot where the enchanted door was supposed to appear. All to no avail. It was Daphne Greengrass who had the solution "If you want to access the Room of Requirement when it's already occupied, all you need is a Hogwarts elf. Spotty!"

"Young Greenie calleds?" an elf appeared.

Hermione couldn't help curiosity "I didn't know we could call elves?"

"Not the issue." Snapped the Slytherin, focusing on the elf and the blank wall "I did, Spotty. We cannot get into what you call The-Come-and-Go-Room. I know that means someone is in there, but it is possible something bad happened. Would you open it please?"

After exchanging none too cordial words with his friends, Harry approached the Slytherin "Two questions, first, from the bushy one…You seem to handle elves remarkably easily."

"That isn't a question Potter." Daphne retorted. There was, however, no heat to that.

Harry took a second to recover then said "Ahh…true…well, you may know about her desire to free all elves. From that is it safe to assume you own at least one?"

"At least." She answered after an appraising look. And a quick glance at the busy elf "Your second?"

It wasn't exactly the information Hermione had wanted, but he saw the topic was closed "Right. How long have you known about The Room?" he asked with a flick of his head.

"THAT I'll answer for free." She was quite proud here "Vladimir Greengrass was a student here in the late 1400s. A prodigy in Runes. Even the Ravenclaws didn't like how smart he was. Anyway, by his Eighth Year…that's what it used to be… he'd managed to create a door and a small room. After graduation, he came back as the Runes professor for almost a century. He expanded it during that time, both its size and abilities. Knowledge of it has been passed down through my family."

Harry was awed by the story, but that was then Spotty opened the door. He managed a quick "Thanks for the help." And offered the same to the elf before charging in, wand drawn "MALFOY! Expelliarmus!"

"Potter? Bloody! I don't have time for you." The blond wizard dodged and countered with a stunner. There were several spells back and forth. But as more students entered, he was quickly outwanded. What ended the brief fight was a spell by Ron, rather violent, that was about to hit a tall box. Draco dove in front of it, bodily protecting it. He screamed and hit the floor with a thud, wand clattering away.

Harry glanced around, then lowered his wand and straightened up "Everyone can come in. It's safe now. Umm… Susan… I think you're best with healing. Can you look at Malfoy? Anyone know why he would sacrifice himself for it?"

"I am quite good at Runes." Said Luna Lovegood "And, combined with the fact I saw an identical box in Borgin and Burkes, the only thing it can be is a Vanishing Cabinet."

Hermione shook her head "Hogwarts A History tells us there is no apparating in and out of Hogwarts."

"Vanishing Cabinets don't work the same." Pointed out Susan. And that was when its door snapped shut and a orange glow could be seen inside. When the door sprung open Steven Laughalot [even if no one knew his name] came out, wand in hand and ready to duel. The Death Eater invasion had begun, he sneered "Children?"

Unfortunately for the intruder, he was facing the best DADA students in years. Five spells blasted him off his feet, into a wall, bound him in ropes and stunned him.

The door snapped shut again. Luna considered the situation, tapping her wand on her cheek. As the orange light within got brighter again she recalled "Daddy always tells me May all your problems be small. I have just the thing! Professor Snape just had us brew Shrinking Solution. I got an EE. Please everyone stand clear!" And the Ravenclaw threw her phial at the eight foot tall cabinet.

The phial shattered against the cabinet's side. A shiny green liquid began running down it, at least until all the fluid vanished. Apparently sucked in. The cabinet turned a bright blue, except the top seemed to flash a white light. The other oddity was that an echoing bell had begun sounding. After the third bong, everyone noticed it, besides shifting about and rocking it was definitely getting smaller. By the time the light stopped flashing the cabinet was a mere eighteen inches tall.

It stopped rattling about and the door, as before, sprung open. This time Amycus Carrow came out cackling gleefully, and found herself looking at the pillar of a student's leg. The Death Eater exclaimed "Bloody hell!"

"Brilliant!" a delighted Dean Thomas bent down, flicked her wand away with a finger and scooped her off the floor. The black boy began inspecting his captive. He chased off a couple younger boys with "Ain't a bloody peep show!"

Ginny Weasley eyed him with disfavor. Apparently the fact something wasn't quite right was known on the other side. Two came through at once, next. Lavender Brown and the Patil sisters cooed over the latest invaders and scooped them up. Then Fenrir Greyback burst through on the attack. His charge was quickly turned into flight as the Creevey brothers chased him.

"Not that one!" growled Harry as he snatched a foot-tall witch from Daphne. He called "Neville! I got Bellatrix LeStrange!" Both Gryffindors quite lost interest in the melee that was going on. When his captive howled to be let go, Harry shook his fist.

She looked up at the new arrival and commanded "Who are you? Take me to my lord! At once! Or he will make you pay!"

"Name's Longbottom." Neville sneered and flicked the side of her head "Remember that name? What we gonna do with her Harry?"

The other Gryffindor was as ruthless "We could give her back. Voldie would think her useless and he doesn't have much patience for someone who's useless."

"Good point Harry." Acknowledged Neville, his expression nasty "But he might just know how to reverse this. Azkaban?"

She cackled "Go on! My Lord will just free me again."

"Can't argue with that." Neville flicked the shrunk witch again and more maliciously "We'll hafta kill her."

Still not accepting of her situation, Bellatrix pounded on the teen's hand "You wouldn't dare! Now, brats! Do as I told you. Perhaps my lord will ONLY kill you. And I will Crucio you!"

"Rip her apart." Neville's voice was coldly soft. To his friend's raised eyebrow, he replied "Real simple. I can do it myself, or give me a leg and we both get the pleasure.

Harry looked at her. Really, under the insanity, she was a beautiful woman. But all he could see in his hand was the hateful evil thing that murdered his Godfather. Tone matching his friend's "Let's do it."

The human frame is fairly durable. It is not at all easy for one person to break another person's bones. A knife might easily enough cut into flesh, but it does not separate from itself at all readily. However, the young wizards were five times her height, a hundred times her weight and as much stronger. As the pair grabbed separate legs and pulled in opposite directions, Bellatrix who had known the torture curse, had unwilling screams torn from her very soul. Her reduced body parted, not evenly by any means. Organs would stay with one portion or the other, not that it mattered to the witch. She was definitely dead before she came apart.

"Neville, there you are. Why are you on the floor? Where's Harry? Didn't he have Bellatrix LeStrange?" Hermione was highly inquisitive and a little suspicious.

The formerly pudgy Gryffindor, who was beginning to stand, stopped and replied "Harry's down this aisle, and yeah…he ahhmn…did." He didn't show his right hand which was bloodstained "And, suffice it to say, she won't kill anyone…ever."

She felt an immediate shiver and approached "Oh Harry? You didn't?"

"No…HE …didn't." Neville was on his feet, leaving the small, if gory mess on the floor. He didn't let his friend pass, hiding the stained hand, he was grim "Like I said HE didn't. WE did."

She gasped as his expression sunk in "NO!" she gasped "That's murder!"

"It's justice." Harry's face was stone "Nev? Where's your half?"

He didn't answer…directly…instead spoke kindly to the witch "Off you go, Mione. Not something you need to see."

"Barbie!" "Ken!" came from a pair of First Year Muggleborn fraternal twins, a boy and a girl who were sorted in Hufflepuff. They didn't need to see what had just transpired in a far corner of the Room. From the point of view of the students, the whole event was a scramble of great fun. The Death Eaters were furious about the failure of their invasion.

It was some minutes after the Vanishing Cabinet stopped spewing Death Eaters. They were all diswanded, captured and in someone's hand. More objects of amusement than deadly dangers. Professors arrived, all of them demanding explanations of whosoever was most convenient. Professor Snape, on seeing Harry, authoritatively declared "No doubt the arrogant brat's fault. Detention for the rest of the year, Potter, and one hundred points from Gryffindor."

"Severus, I may not control your classroom" Professor McGonagall violated the general rule of adult solidarity "however none of us have enough facts to hand out penalties or rewards. Your ruling is revoked. Xuppy! ….Ah, excellent. Kindly bring Madam Pomfrey here to care for Mr. Malfoy. That business done, Miss Granger, exactly what is going on?"

Professor Snape didn't bother hiding his displeasure sneering "Naturally. The pet."

"Quite." Was her caustic retort "Mr. Malfoy was incapable of offering testimony, though I would have gladly listened to his account. In lieu, I note the presence of Miss Greengrass, Miss Lovegood and Miss Bones. That covers all Houses. In fact, I count a score of witnesses. Most of whom holding something most curious." It was the first official notice of the unusual presences, though it was the first thing she noticed.

Hermione spoke after receiving a nod, starting with Harry and Ron rallying her for the race from Gryffindor Tower. She ended with when the teachers arrived, except having to restart when Headmaster Dumbledore appeared.

After the bushy haired girl concluded, Dumbledore who seemed to know everything that had happened, looked around the room asking "Is any of Miss Granger's story inaccurate? Incomplete? Miss Greengrass? Professor Snape is most likely interested in your thoughts."

"I would not presume to dispute what Granger says occurred in Gryffindor" Daphne spoke in a tone little different from Hermione's "however, of what I witnessed, nothing is inconsistent." She wasn't even distracted by the fact of Barnaby Lee in her hand.

The Headmaster, after stroking his beard, declared "Well as I see it Misters Potter and Weasley, along with Misses Greengrass, Granger and Lovegood are all responsible for preventing an invasion of this school. Probably many deaths. Each one of you are awarded fifty points for your respective Houses. You will also, each receive, the Award for Special Services to the school. Additionally, everyone who contributed to this fine outcome will be awarded ten points."

"Headmaster, there is still one other matter." Severus looked like he had something unpleasant in his mouth.

When he didn't reply, Minerva pointed out "I believe he is referring to all of the …uhmm… invaders." She was none to successfully trying to keep merriment off her face.

"Ahh…yes… I propose Madam Pomfrey examine - - - by the way, how many are there?" Albus looked around at the students.

Luna answered "I counted 23 came out of the Vanishing Cabinet, however four of them died in the transition. By my reckoning one is unaccounted for."

"I can answer that." Neville was rather proud of himself "That would be Bellatrix LeStrange. She's out of action. Permanently."

Dumbledore opted not to address this, publicly, instead resuming his prior thought "I think it important to know if Miss Lovegood's bit of magic is temporary or permanent."

"Should that be found to be the case?" Severus wanted to know, not sure he really wanted the answer.

To this the Headmaster shrugged nonchalantly "It seems to me our students have things well in hand."

"YAYYYYYY!" that was what they'd hoped to hear ever since the professors arrived.