In the Great Hall Malfoy was not overjoyed to see Harry alive and well.
When Harry came in a indignant shout rang out "Potter! Why aren't you dead
yet!?"
Ron growled, and Hermione glared.
"Shove off you slimy git!" This came from Ron who was turning red.
"I can't believe we have to eat in the same room as paupers -this is disgusting. I'm sure that will change soon though. What with You-Know-Who on the loose." Not even Hermione would bother stopping one of them from launching at Malfoy now.
"Your father will get his Malfoy, and so will you," Harry threatened. "-and so will Voldemort." He was utterly serious. He saw what Malfoy's father did as a Deatheater.
The teachers had noticed something going on, but Dumbledore motioned them to stay where they were. He had his reasons.
Malfoy snickered, "By a demented scarhead? I don't think so. You should be expelled along with Weasel and the Mudblood."
A bunch of Slytherins surrounded Malfoy. He seemed to finally notice the hostile looks he was getting from everyone.
"I refuse to stay in the same room with you scum any longer." With that he left, along with a bunch of Slytherins.
Harry nodded respectfully at the one's who didn't go. They didn't acknowledge him, but he could see something no one else did.
Eventually everyone was seated, though most only pretending to eat.
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Finally Hagrid was back. They went to see him the day he came. He was happy to see them; They sat down and talked. Not long after they got there, someone knocked.
It turned out to be Lupin -and a black dog.
"Hello Hagrid, Dumbledore told us that they were here, and Sirius wanted to see them while we were here."
"No a problem there Lupin, Sirius." Sirius had transformed once they were inside.
And so the visit turned out to be a lot of fun -which Harry needed.
At some point Sirius drew Harry aside to talk to him for a bit, but Harry didn't day much. He just said that he was glad Sirius was there.
"You know he is trying to demoralize you."
"It's working, Sirius."
"Harry, don't ever think of letting him win."
Harry nodded, in complete agreement.
Eventually they left, barely making curfew. They let Neville in when the got to the portrait -and entered just in time to see Lees robes turn into a frilly pink dress.
They paused in horror, as did everyone else in the common room. "FRED!" Lee shouted. The mischievous twins were cackling gleefully.
Ron and Harry began laughing while Hermione shook her head.
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The next morning a bombshell arrived that made Ron let out a stream of curses:
AZKABAN ABANDONDED: With no warning, the Dementors abandoned there posts. Azkaban was discovered yesterday with the dementors gone, along with many of the prisoners. One pair, the Lestranges, apparently went on a killing spree of there fellow prisoners as soon as they could. Reports.
That wasn't all though. Fudge arrived at the Great Hall not long after the paper did, and demanded to see Dumbledore in his office. As he and his entourage passed Harry he looked at him in a way Harry really didn't like.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at each other with the same thought. He went and fetched his invisibility cloak; Soon they were outside Dumbledore's office. They shouldn't have been able to hear anything, but Hermione cast a spell that picked up vibrations from voices and amplified them.
Shouting could be heard. A while later Fudge stormed out along with his 'guards.' "This is not the end of this! I'll see that you pay for defying a Minister!" He was as red as a lobster.
"Really, sir!" Was Percy's comment to Dumbledore. He was indignant that the minister's authority wasn't being respected.
We looked at each other under the cloak. What was the idiot Fudge going to do?
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That night Harry had another vision, where they mentioned something that caught his interest.
"We found a reporter woman snooping around -she apparently thought we would be fooled be an animagi."
"Where did you put her?"
"The old building at Harshed."
"Why don't you let her know that I don't appreciate reporters." "My Lord."
He immediately went to Dumbledore, and told him about Skeeter. "Do you think you'll be able to save her?"
"We shall, see Harry."
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Fudge came back the next day during breakfast. He came striding up to the teachers table during breakfast with a great contingent of Aurors, and Malfoy -the older one. Harry could remember things he'd seen Lucius do.
"This school is closed!"
All the teachers stood up.
"What the Hell are you doing Fudge!?" McGonagall never cursed. I am closing this school down! No classes until this school is thoroughly investigated.
"For what?" This from professor Kartis.
"Dark Arts, lady, conspiracy, and sanity!" He turned around and looked at Harry, who was getting angry.
"Enough. This will not happen."
"Yes, it will." He gestured and several Aurors escorted Dumbledore to his office.
"I suggest you all head back to your dorms."
"Well, do as the minister says." This came from Percy, who was getting looks from the rest of the Wesley's.
Malfoy went to his father, who whispered something to him, then followed the rest of the Slytherins.
Harry was glaring at Fudge, until Hermione tapped him on the shoulder. Then he stalked out.
The rest of the morning was spent in the common room debating on whether they should sneak out.. When it was time for lunch, students were reluctant to go down. They found some of the teachers in the Great Hall, but they didn't seem to be eating. Just watching the students.
Nobody, apparently, was very hungry. Soon most students left. Dinner was the same. Breakfast was the same until the Daily Prophet arrived.
The article ripped Fudge apart. Denounced him, ridiculed him, and called for his removal. The entire paper was nearly one big article. Harry noted that neither he nor Dumbledore was insulted once.
Soon a hailstorm of letter -and howlers arrived. Harry started to grin. Snape's scathing voice rang out. "I see your fan mail had arrived."
Dumbledore showed up, as if he had been expecting this. "And now, I think you should take your leave."
Fudge nearly ran out of the Hall, and his Aurors followed.
"I hope this has shown you where ignorance and petty acts gets you. I don't believe Fudge will remain our minister for much longer. Now, why don't we enjoy our breakfast?"
The next day Dumbledore made an announcement. "I intend to open up Hogwarts for everyone. Students may stay all summer, parents may come to visit. Anyone who wished to come may come. This is one of the safest places from Voldemort, so it shall become a haven."
The Daily Prophet had apparently already heard. HOGWARTS WELCOMES ALL.
Harry listened to the buzz:
"Wicked."
"What does this mean?"
"-all sorts people coming-"
"-This is going to be weird-"
Harry listened to the buzz.
There was also an article about Fudge which induced much cheering.
FUDGE ASKED TO RESIGN: Fudge was forced to resign by the disgusted public, who were fed up with his non-existent leadership. (this was Harry's favorite sentence) A new Minister will be appointed based on several candidates, but the most likely to win is Arthur Weasley. He has a wife and seven children.
Ron, Ginny, Fred and George were in shock. All of Gryffindor cheered. Harry was overjoyed -Mr. Wesley deserved to be the new minister.
"-Bout time-"
"-Ginny's father?"
"-Ron's father-"
"-Wow!"
There was also mention of the order:
-rumors of the Order of the Phoenix give yet more evidence of Voldemort's return. There have been several sightings, one which bespoke of direct conflict with dark, cloaked men. Who else would that be but deatheaters? The Order was last this active during Voldemort's rise-
Harry knew the truth of those rumors personally. He grinned ruefully -he was actually glad for the Daily Prophets existence. Truly a miracle. Then he gasped. His vision about Rita Skeeter -they must have saved her.
Ron growled, and Hermione glared.
"Shove off you slimy git!" This came from Ron who was turning red.
"I can't believe we have to eat in the same room as paupers -this is disgusting. I'm sure that will change soon though. What with You-Know-Who on the loose." Not even Hermione would bother stopping one of them from launching at Malfoy now.
"Your father will get his Malfoy, and so will you," Harry threatened. "-and so will Voldemort." He was utterly serious. He saw what Malfoy's father did as a Deatheater.
The teachers had noticed something going on, but Dumbledore motioned them to stay where they were. He had his reasons.
Malfoy snickered, "By a demented scarhead? I don't think so. You should be expelled along with Weasel and the Mudblood."
A bunch of Slytherins surrounded Malfoy. He seemed to finally notice the hostile looks he was getting from everyone.
"I refuse to stay in the same room with you scum any longer." With that he left, along with a bunch of Slytherins.
Harry nodded respectfully at the one's who didn't go. They didn't acknowledge him, but he could see something no one else did.
Eventually everyone was seated, though most only pretending to eat.
************************************************************************
Finally Hagrid was back. They went to see him the day he came. He was happy to see them; They sat down and talked. Not long after they got there, someone knocked.
It turned out to be Lupin -and a black dog.
"Hello Hagrid, Dumbledore told us that they were here, and Sirius wanted to see them while we were here."
"No a problem there Lupin, Sirius." Sirius had transformed once they were inside.
And so the visit turned out to be a lot of fun -which Harry needed.
At some point Sirius drew Harry aside to talk to him for a bit, but Harry didn't day much. He just said that he was glad Sirius was there.
"You know he is trying to demoralize you."
"It's working, Sirius."
"Harry, don't ever think of letting him win."
Harry nodded, in complete agreement.
Eventually they left, barely making curfew. They let Neville in when the got to the portrait -and entered just in time to see Lees robes turn into a frilly pink dress.
They paused in horror, as did everyone else in the common room. "FRED!" Lee shouted. The mischievous twins were cackling gleefully.
Ron and Harry began laughing while Hermione shook her head.
**************************************************************************** **********
The next morning a bombshell arrived that made Ron let out a stream of curses:
AZKABAN ABANDONDED: With no warning, the Dementors abandoned there posts. Azkaban was discovered yesterday with the dementors gone, along with many of the prisoners. One pair, the Lestranges, apparently went on a killing spree of there fellow prisoners as soon as they could. Reports.
That wasn't all though. Fudge arrived at the Great Hall not long after the paper did, and demanded to see Dumbledore in his office. As he and his entourage passed Harry he looked at him in a way Harry really didn't like.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at each other with the same thought. He went and fetched his invisibility cloak; Soon they were outside Dumbledore's office. They shouldn't have been able to hear anything, but Hermione cast a spell that picked up vibrations from voices and amplified them.
Shouting could be heard. A while later Fudge stormed out along with his 'guards.' "This is not the end of this! I'll see that you pay for defying a Minister!" He was as red as a lobster.
"Really, sir!" Was Percy's comment to Dumbledore. He was indignant that the minister's authority wasn't being respected.
We looked at each other under the cloak. What was the idiot Fudge going to do?
************************************************************************ ************************************************************************
That night Harry had another vision, where they mentioned something that caught his interest.
"We found a reporter woman snooping around -she apparently thought we would be fooled be an animagi."
"Where did you put her?"
"The old building at Harshed."
"Why don't you let her know that I don't appreciate reporters." "My Lord."
He immediately went to Dumbledore, and told him about Skeeter. "Do you think you'll be able to save her?"
"We shall, see Harry."
************************************************************************ ************************************************************************
Fudge came back the next day during breakfast. He came striding up to the teachers table during breakfast with a great contingent of Aurors, and Malfoy -the older one. Harry could remember things he'd seen Lucius do.
"This school is closed!"
All the teachers stood up.
"What the Hell are you doing Fudge!?" McGonagall never cursed. I am closing this school down! No classes until this school is thoroughly investigated.
"For what?" This from professor Kartis.
"Dark Arts, lady, conspiracy, and sanity!" He turned around and looked at Harry, who was getting angry.
"Enough. This will not happen."
"Yes, it will." He gestured and several Aurors escorted Dumbledore to his office.
"I suggest you all head back to your dorms."
"Well, do as the minister says." This came from Percy, who was getting looks from the rest of the Wesley's.
Malfoy went to his father, who whispered something to him, then followed the rest of the Slytherins.
Harry was glaring at Fudge, until Hermione tapped him on the shoulder. Then he stalked out.
The rest of the morning was spent in the common room debating on whether they should sneak out.. When it was time for lunch, students were reluctant to go down. They found some of the teachers in the Great Hall, but they didn't seem to be eating. Just watching the students.
Nobody, apparently, was very hungry. Soon most students left. Dinner was the same. Breakfast was the same until the Daily Prophet arrived.
The article ripped Fudge apart. Denounced him, ridiculed him, and called for his removal. The entire paper was nearly one big article. Harry noted that neither he nor Dumbledore was insulted once.
Soon a hailstorm of letter -and howlers arrived. Harry started to grin. Snape's scathing voice rang out. "I see your fan mail had arrived."
Dumbledore showed up, as if he had been expecting this. "And now, I think you should take your leave."
Fudge nearly ran out of the Hall, and his Aurors followed.
"I hope this has shown you where ignorance and petty acts gets you. I don't believe Fudge will remain our minister for much longer. Now, why don't we enjoy our breakfast?"
The next day Dumbledore made an announcement. "I intend to open up Hogwarts for everyone. Students may stay all summer, parents may come to visit. Anyone who wished to come may come. This is one of the safest places from Voldemort, so it shall become a haven."
The Daily Prophet had apparently already heard. HOGWARTS WELCOMES ALL.
Harry listened to the buzz:
"Wicked."
"What does this mean?"
"-all sorts people coming-"
"-This is going to be weird-"
Harry listened to the buzz.
There was also an article about Fudge which induced much cheering.
FUDGE ASKED TO RESIGN: Fudge was forced to resign by the disgusted public, who were fed up with his non-existent leadership. (this was Harry's favorite sentence) A new Minister will be appointed based on several candidates, but the most likely to win is Arthur Weasley. He has a wife and seven children.
Ron, Ginny, Fred and George were in shock. All of Gryffindor cheered. Harry was overjoyed -Mr. Wesley deserved to be the new minister.
"-Bout time-"
"-Ginny's father?"
"-Ron's father-"
"-Wow!"
There was also mention of the order:
-rumors of the Order of the Phoenix give yet more evidence of Voldemort's return. There have been several sightings, one which bespoke of direct conflict with dark, cloaked men. Who else would that be but deatheaters? The Order was last this active during Voldemort's rise-
Harry knew the truth of those rumors personally. He grinned ruefully -he was actually glad for the Daily Prophets existence. Truly a miracle. Then he gasped. His vision about Rita Skeeter -they must have saved her.