The three of them arrived at Hogwarts that evening, just as Seamus
predicted. They were swarmed by Ministry members, and the bodies were taken
from them. Harry and Hermione both received a hero's welcome, but Seamus
and Misha's arrival was treated far more coldly.
"How could you even THINK about doing something so FOOLISH? You IDIOTS." Misha and Seamus blinked boredly up at Cornelius Fudge.
"You endangered the lives of CHILDREN!" They turned their tired faces to the Minister of Defense. Seamus smacked his lips and yawned.
"You could be EXPELLED for this behaviour Finnegan! And YOU!" Snape whirled onto Misha. "You will see trial, even if he does not!" Snape spat the words out.
The door open and Dumbledore came in, followed closely by McGonagall and Seamus' mum. "Oh no." Seamus said when he saw her.
She pushed Fudge and the Minister of Defense out of her way and smacked Seamus hard across the face. "What were you THINKING? Or were you thinking? What is WRONG with your head? Seamus Peter Finnegan! YOU IDIOT!"
Misha chuckled for a minute before his eyes grew wide and his own mother came in. She shrieked at him in Russian while Seamus's mum screamed in English. Eventually they both stopped to breath, and Dumbledore dove in. "Mrs Vladmirovich, Mrs Finnegan, please. You should be very proud of your sons-"
"Our idiots you mean!" They both said.
"Er, no. The boys both performed a very heroic, and well thought out act. They have brought Voldemort back to us, and they've done it without casualties. They deserve a medal, not a tongue lashing." He twinkled down at them. "And perhaps a bath and a nap. They're quite filthy."
"You try running through the forest and not getting filthy!" Seamus said indignantly, stifling a yawn.
"Seamus of course, will not be expelled, and the only trial he will be attending is Voldemort's." Dumbledore smiled all around. "Professor McGonagall, would you escort these gentlemen to the hospital wing. I'm sure we can carry on without them."
McGonall nodded and led them out of the room. Then she wheeled around on Seamus. "You! You! Last time I ever listen to you!"
"I told you the truth though, Professor. The complete, honest truth."
McGonagall shook with rage. "I can't believe you! And your poor mother!"
"But I told you the truth Professor!"
"Aye miss, he did." A tinkling voice said from behind them.
Seamus turned, hardly believing it. "Diamante?"
She smiled and reached out her hand, it held Calliope's pendant. "You left before I could give you this." Seamus blinked back tears.
"I'm sorry." He said, his voice breaking.
Diamante shook her head. "Please come back again Seamus. We miss you." She pressed her fingers to his forehead then turned and left.
"Oh-ho!" Misha said, elbowing Seamus in the side.
"Shut up!" Seamus said, his skin burning red. "She's four thousand years old. Seriously."
McGonagall left them in the care of Madam Pomfrey, who tucked them into bed immediately and asked them what they wanted to drink.
'Whiskey." Seamus said.
"Vodka." Misha said.
"Tea and honey for the both of you." Madam Pomfrey said pointedly.
"You did a good job old man." Seamus said to Misha.
Misha smiled. "And you."
"How could you even THINK about doing something so FOOLISH? You IDIOTS." Misha and Seamus blinked boredly up at Cornelius Fudge.
"You endangered the lives of CHILDREN!" They turned their tired faces to the Minister of Defense. Seamus smacked his lips and yawned.
"You could be EXPELLED for this behaviour Finnegan! And YOU!" Snape whirled onto Misha. "You will see trial, even if he does not!" Snape spat the words out.
The door open and Dumbledore came in, followed closely by McGonagall and Seamus' mum. "Oh no." Seamus said when he saw her.
She pushed Fudge and the Minister of Defense out of her way and smacked Seamus hard across the face. "What were you THINKING? Or were you thinking? What is WRONG with your head? Seamus Peter Finnegan! YOU IDIOT!"
Misha chuckled for a minute before his eyes grew wide and his own mother came in. She shrieked at him in Russian while Seamus's mum screamed in English. Eventually they both stopped to breath, and Dumbledore dove in. "Mrs Vladmirovich, Mrs Finnegan, please. You should be very proud of your sons-"
"Our idiots you mean!" They both said.
"Er, no. The boys both performed a very heroic, and well thought out act. They have brought Voldemort back to us, and they've done it without casualties. They deserve a medal, not a tongue lashing." He twinkled down at them. "And perhaps a bath and a nap. They're quite filthy."
"You try running through the forest and not getting filthy!" Seamus said indignantly, stifling a yawn.
"Seamus of course, will not be expelled, and the only trial he will be attending is Voldemort's." Dumbledore smiled all around. "Professor McGonagall, would you escort these gentlemen to the hospital wing. I'm sure we can carry on without them."
McGonall nodded and led them out of the room. Then she wheeled around on Seamus. "You! You! Last time I ever listen to you!"
"I told you the truth though, Professor. The complete, honest truth."
McGonagall shook with rage. "I can't believe you! And your poor mother!"
"But I told you the truth Professor!"
"Aye miss, he did." A tinkling voice said from behind them.
Seamus turned, hardly believing it. "Diamante?"
She smiled and reached out her hand, it held Calliope's pendant. "You left before I could give you this." Seamus blinked back tears.
"I'm sorry." He said, his voice breaking.
Diamante shook her head. "Please come back again Seamus. We miss you." She pressed her fingers to his forehead then turned and left.
"Oh-ho!" Misha said, elbowing Seamus in the side.
"Shut up!" Seamus said, his skin burning red. "She's four thousand years old. Seriously."
McGonagall left them in the care of Madam Pomfrey, who tucked them into bed immediately and asked them what they wanted to drink.
'Whiskey." Seamus said.
"Vodka." Misha said.
"Tea and honey for the both of you." Madam Pomfrey said pointedly.
"You did a good job old man." Seamus said to Misha.
Misha smiled. "And you."