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Disclaimer: I don't own Carmilla or Harry Potter plus I'm pretty sure episode 30 killed me.
"That woman is vile" Hermione exhaled once they were a safe enough distance from the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom.
"At least you don't have detention will her" Harry muttered as they made their way to the Potions classroom.
"You really should be more careful Harry" Hermione told him sympathetically "try not to let her get to you while we're in class or you'll spend more time in detention than not."
"She has got a point mate" Ron chimed in.
Harry looked like he was going to argue before deciding against it. It was true his temper would probably end up with him seeing far more of Umbridge than he'd like to, he'd rather not have any contact with the woman if it were possible. He sighed as he agreed with the other two, "I'll try."
"Tonks!" the voice of Rufus Scrimgeour came from his office.
Tonks was sat at her desk reading through a report on the death of a middle aged muggle born wizard looking for signs of Death Eater involvement to report to the order when she was called by her boss. She got up wondering what he could want, she was up to date on her workload even though she'd spent quite a bit of time working from home during Harry's stay at Grimmauld Place and she was sure no one linked with the Ministry outside of her fellow Order members had seen her with Madeye.
She knocked on the door before entering, "you wanted to see me sir."
The man nodded, his mane of tawny hair swaying as he did, "take a seat."
She did as she was told as Scrimgeour began to talk "I want you to take the research position on this case" he handed her a folder holding various pieces of parchment.
She flicked through a few of the pages confused as to why they'd been given to her, "Sir…" she began tentatively "I thought this was the job Baxter was supposed to be doing?"
"It was" he agreed leaning back in his chair "but I'm sending him out with Kingsly."
Tonks almost choked on her own breath but caught herself just in time, "you're really sending him out in the field?" she questioned.
The man nodded irritating the witch with his lack of verbal answer, she could almost feel her hair begin to change colour, "but he's a rookie, he shouldn't be anywhere near the level of cases Kingsly goes on."
"I thought he should learn from the best" the man stated simply.
Out of the corner of her eye Tonks could see her hair turning a deep red from its usual bubble-gum pink.
"He isn't ready" she argued through gritted teeth, she was furious with the man on the other side of the desk not only for sticking her in a desk job but for putting the young wizard's life at risk, "he should start out with something less risky."
"I have every faith that Mr Baxter will return in one piece" the man answered, a scowl beginning to appear on his face "if nothing else Kinsgly is an excellent Auror."
"I know that, I don't doubt Kinsgly's skill, hell I don't even doubt Baxter's" she told him standing up and leaning over his desk, "but you know as well as I do that one wrong move can mean someone's life… do you really want his blood on your hands?"
The room was silent as they each tried to stare down the other, without breaking eye contact Scrimgeour tapped the folder that lay on the desk between them, "don't forget to research thoroughly Miss Tonks."
With there being no room left for discussion Tonks grabbed the folder and left, only stopping to grab the report she was reading earlier from her desk as she made her way out of the Ministry.
She hadn't expected to have so much homework after the first day of classes but it didn't faze her. She'd already written half of her essay for Potions and finished the piece of text she was given to translate for Ancient Runes, the boys though weren't having quite as easy a time.
Harry had barely gotten a paragraph written for Snape's class before he left for his detention with Umbridge and Ron was sat on the sofa swearing at his dishevelled pile of ink blotched parchment.
"You know calling it a git won't help" Ginny told him, sitting on the armrest of Hermione's chair.
"Might" he grunted.
"Suit yourself, you lot got a lot homework already then?" she asked Hermione.
"Quite a bit, I suppose we should have expected it with sitting our O.W.L's this year, what about you?"
"Just some reading for Defence Against the Dark Arts so far and that Umbridge woman is awful, I mean who thinks it's a good idea to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts in theory only!?"
Hermione sighed as she flicked through the parchment on her lap, "the Ministry apparently, I for one think we need to do something about it ourselves" she looked up making eye contact with Ginny, "I actually have an idea…" she began "but I'm going to need some help."
"Count me in" Ginny beamed "what does this plan include?"
"We kind of need Harry to agree first" the brunette explained.
"Okay just keep me updated" the redhead said standing up "I'm off to bed, I want to get up early and go flying" she bid them goodnight before heading upstairs.
Hermione returned to the work in front of her reading through the last page she'd written to ensure it was all correct when a lose piece of parchment slipped from her knee. She recognised it as Tonks' letter from earlier as soon as she'd picked it up. Her eyes flicked from the letter to her Potions essay easily decided which was more important, she put her Potions essay to the back of her mind and penned a reply to the pink haired Auror.
Dear Tonks,
It's not too soon at all, hearing from you was the best part of my day.
I miss you too and it's been odd coming to terms with the fact I can't see you almost every day.
School is strange at the moment, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher is a woman called Dolores Umbridge from the Ministry. I know she's here because Fudge is convinced that Dumbledore wants his job but the fact that they're actually interfering at Hogwarts is rather unsettling, the woman won't even allow is to use magic in her classroom.
I don't really want to bore you with that though unless Laura wants to use the information for her column, tell her we all said congratulations.
I hope everything is alright at work and with the others, I'm sorry I don't have more to tell right now but as soon as I do you'll be the first to know.
Yours,
Hermione x
"Ugghhh" Laura let out a groan as she laid her head on the desk.
She'd been sat there for the past four hours writing and re-writing her first column for the Quibbler but she still wasn't happy with it. Her first article, she'd decided, would address the Prophets false rumours and accusations against Harry and Professor Dumbledore but she was struggling to articulate everything she wanted to say.
"You probably shouldn't sleep like that creampuff, you'll hurt your neck" Carmilla's voice filled her ears.
The Gryffindor lifted her head from the desk before turning to glare at her girlfriend, "I'm not sleeping, I'm writing" she sighed "or at least I'm trying to."
Carmilla threw her jacket onto the bed as she walked towards Laura, she stopped behind her resting her chin on blonde girl's shoulder and wrapping her arms around her waist, "what's wrong?"
Laura leant back into the Raven haired girl's touch and sighed, "I can't quite get what's in my head on the page and it's frustrating."
"Can I read it?" Carmilla asked, waiting for Laura to agree.
The Gryffindor nodded and Carmilla began to read the various pieces of parchment while keeping one arm wrapped around her girlfriend. Laura watched from the corner of her eye as the Ravenclaw checked over each of her attempts one by one she placed the last one back on the desk and smirked at her.
"I think I have a solution to your problem cupcake" she told her.
"What is it?" Laura asked brightening up.
"Each of these has at least one point which really stands out" she began to explain "this one here articulates really well how Dumbledore would have nothing to gain from Voldemort's return while this one here" she pointed out another piece of parchment, "has a great bit about what happened at the Triwizard Tournament."
"So… what are you saying?" Laura asked a still smirking Carmilla.
"Add all of the best sections together" the Ravenclaw spoke as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, "reread them and pick out the best parts then shape them into your column."
Laura looked from her spread out pile of parchment to her girlfriend then back again, "I… actually hadn't thought of that."
The dark haired girl smiled and kissed her on the cheek, "that's why I'm a Ravenclaw, we problem solve."
"Thanks" the blonde girl smiled and kissed Carmilla.
They pulled apart, keeping their foreheads together, "anytime cutie."
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