Disclaimer: Aidoneus Malfoy, Don Weasley, William Potter.all Dumbledore and
McGonagall's schoolmates and teachers, (except for young Madam Hooch, young
Professor Sprouts, Professor Dippet and young Madam Pomfrey) belongs to me.
The rest belongs to J.K Rowling.
Chapter 8: The Howler
"Oh Great Wizards! What happen to you, Albus?" Minerva exclaimed.
"Got into fight." Dumbledore answered shortly.
"That nurse in the hospital wing didn't help much, she only gave us chocolates. Wonder if my parents let me to buy a new robe?" Don said, examining the tears on his robe.
"Yeah right, and get a Howler from your parents: How dare you fight in school, Don Weasley!" Wood snapped as he bite his chocolate. "Albus, your nose is still bleeding." He added.
"What? Oh no." Dumbledore groaned.
"Why do you have to fight?" Minerva asked as she gave Dumbledore a handkerchief.
"Thanks. Because Snape insulted you, Madeline, Robert and Joe."
"What does that grease hair boy says this time?" Madeline asked.
"You don't want to know." Nicholas said, rubbing his sore neck.
"If I am the school nurse, I will heal all of you immediately." Poppy said.
"You want to be a school nurse, I want to be the flying instructor." Madeline said.
"Girls, girls, this is no time for a future job discussion now." Minerva said softly and turned to Dumbledore. "Albus, please don't fight again, I hate to see you covered with bruises."
"All right." Dumbledore said, concentrating on his nose.
"Are you listening?"
"Yes, I am. All right, to prove to you that I am listening..." Dumbledore stood up and held up his right hand.
"Albus, what.." Minerva started.
"I, Albus Dumbledore, will not fight again, otherwise I will lose my friendship that I made with Minerva McGonagall." He sat down.
"You don't have to swear..." Minerva mumbled.
Wood moved to Minerva. "Don't worry, he won't fight again. He gave Snape a punch. A black eye and a...." He thought for a while. "broken lip. And William gave Malfoy a punch, a bruised neck and a bloody nose. I doubt that they will pick on us again for a short time."
The next day, owls came into the Great Hall with letters and parcels during breakfast and to all the students' shock, several owls were carrying red letters.
"What the...." Wood started.
The owls dropped the letters to most of the 6th year Gryffindor boys and the Slytherin boys.
"Uh oh." William said slowly.
"Let's open them together. Minerva?" Dumbledore asked.
Minerva nodded and got all the girls to sit at their old places at the end of the Gryffindor table.
"All right, on the count of 3....1,2...3!"
The boys tore the letter open and they covered their ears as the Howlers screamed at them.
"HOW DARE YOU FIGHT IN SCHOOL, WILLIAM POTTER!"
"I THOUGHT YOU HAVE STOPPED THAT NASTY HABIT OF FIGHTING BUT NOOOO! YOU STARTED FIGHTING AGAIN, DON WEASELY!"
"YOU SHOULD SPENT YOUR TIME ON QUDDITCH AND STUDYING INSTEAD OF FIGHTING, JONATHAN WOOD!"
"WHY THE HELL DID YOU GO AND FIGHT WITH THOSE SNAKES, NICHOLAS LONGBOTTOM!"
"YOU ARE SETTING BAD EXAMPLE TO YOUR SISTER, LAWRENCE BROWN!"
"I AM SURPRISE AT YOU, ALBUS DUMBLEDORE! YOU ARE A PREFECT!"
15 minutes later, the Howler finally stopped and they tore themselves into pieces.
"How did our parents know that we got ourselves into a fight?" Nicholas asked.
"By me, I guess." Albus said miserably. "Once Professor Dippet saw me, he knew who are involved straight away. Because I always mixed around with your guys. I'm sorry, boys, I shouldn't drag all of you along to find Snape...."
"You didn't drag us, we are willing to go with you. Besides, I had been wanted to punch Malfoy for a long time." William grinned.
Dumbledore didn't respond.
"I think he is still blaming himself." Robert whispered to Joe. Joe nodded.
William noticed the boys' sober expression. "Hey, guess what? I saw a notice on the notice board this morning and we are all allowed to go to Hogsmeade this weekend!"
Robert and Joe looked up. "All of us?"
William nodded. "All of us, included the first years."
Robert and Joe looked excited.
"Come on, boys we can forget about the fight and the Howlers and look forward to this!" William said, hoping his enthusiasm would be catching.
All the boys except for Dumbledore smiled.
William frowned and walked to Minerva. He whispered to her. Minerva walked to Dumbledore with William and William left the two of them alone.
"Albus, are you going to Hogsmeade this weekend?" She started.
"I don't think I deserve to go after I had this fight." Dumbledore said flatly.
"Oh please Albus, you have to go! I have never been to Hogsmeade and I want you to show me around! I heard that there's a very nice sweet shop, a joke shop, and the Three Broomsticks. You have been there so many times; surely you know somewhere that is fun! Albus, please? Pretty please?" Minerva begged.
Albus smiled. "All right, I'll go."
Minerva smiled happily.
"Hey look, Albus is smiling! What did you say to McGonagall, William?" Wood asked.
"Nothing. I just ask her to think of a way to cheer Albus up. She's pretty good. Maybe we should get her every time when Albus is in a bad mood." William said thoughtfully.
Chapter 8: The Howler
"Oh Great Wizards! What happen to you, Albus?" Minerva exclaimed.
"Got into fight." Dumbledore answered shortly.
"That nurse in the hospital wing didn't help much, she only gave us chocolates. Wonder if my parents let me to buy a new robe?" Don said, examining the tears on his robe.
"Yeah right, and get a Howler from your parents: How dare you fight in school, Don Weasley!" Wood snapped as he bite his chocolate. "Albus, your nose is still bleeding." He added.
"What? Oh no." Dumbledore groaned.
"Why do you have to fight?" Minerva asked as she gave Dumbledore a handkerchief.
"Thanks. Because Snape insulted you, Madeline, Robert and Joe."
"What does that grease hair boy says this time?" Madeline asked.
"You don't want to know." Nicholas said, rubbing his sore neck.
"If I am the school nurse, I will heal all of you immediately." Poppy said.
"You want to be a school nurse, I want to be the flying instructor." Madeline said.
"Girls, girls, this is no time for a future job discussion now." Minerva said softly and turned to Dumbledore. "Albus, please don't fight again, I hate to see you covered with bruises."
"All right." Dumbledore said, concentrating on his nose.
"Are you listening?"
"Yes, I am. All right, to prove to you that I am listening..." Dumbledore stood up and held up his right hand.
"Albus, what.." Minerva started.
"I, Albus Dumbledore, will not fight again, otherwise I will lose my friendship that I made with Minerva McGonagall." He sat down.
"You don't have to swear..." Minerva mumbled.
Wood moved to Minerva. "Don't worry, he won't fight again. He gave Snape a punch. A black eye and a...." He thought for a while. "broken lip. And William gave Malfoy a punch, a bruised neck and a bloody nose. I doubt that they will pick on us again for a short time."
The next day, owls came into the Great Hall with letters and parcels during breakfast and to all the students' shock, several owls were carrying red letters.
"What the...." Wood started.
The owls dropped the letters to most of the 6th year Gryffindor boys and the Slytherin boys.
"Uh oh." William said slowly.
"Let's open them together. Minerva?" Dumbledore asked.
Minerva nodded and got all the girls to sit at their old places at the end of the Gryffindor table.
"All right, on the count of 3....1,2...3!"
The boys tore the letter open and they covered their ears as the Howlers screamed at them.
"HOW DARE YOU FIGHT IN SCHOOL, WILLIAM POTTER!"
"I THOUGHT YOU HAVE STOPPED THAT NASTY HABIT OF FIGHTING BUT NOOOO! YOU STARTED FIGHTING AGAIN, DON WEASELY!"
"YOU SHOULD SPENT YOUR TIME ON QUDDITCH AND STUDYING INSTEAD OF FIGHTING, JONATHAN WOOD!"
"WHY THE HELL DID YOU GO AND FIGHT WITH THOSE SNAKES, NICHOLAS LONGBOTTOM!"
"YOU ARE SETTING BAD EXAMPLE TO YOUR SISTER, LAWRENCE BROWN!"
"I AM SURPRISE AT YOU, ALBUS DUMBLEDORE! YOU ARE A PREFECT!"
15 minutes later, the Howler finally stopped and they tore themselves into pieces.
"How did our parents know that we got ourselves into a fight?" Nicholas asked.
"By me, I guess." Albus said miserably. "Once Professor Dippet saw me, he knew who are involved straight away. Because I always mixed around with your guys. I'm sorry, boys, I shouldn't drag all of you along to find Snape...."
"You didn't drag us, we are willing to go with you. Besides, I had been wanted to punch Malfoy for a long time." William grinned.
Dumbledore didn't respond.
"I think he is still blaming himself." Robert whispered to Joe. Joe nodded.
William noticed the boys' sober expression. "Hey, guess what? I saw a notice on the notice board this morning and we are all allowed to go to Hogsmeade this weekend!"
Robert and Joe looked up. "All of us?"
William nodded. "All of us, included the first years."
Robert and Joe looked excited.
"Come on, boys we can forget about the fight and the Howlers and look forward to this!" William said, hoping his enthusiasm would be catching.
All the boys except for Dumbledore smiled.
William frowned and walked to Minerva. He whispered to her. Minerva walked to Dumbledore with William and William left the two of them alone.
"Albus, are you going to Hogsmeade this weekend?" She started.
"I don't think I deserve to go after I had this fight." Dumbledore said flatly.
"Oh please Albus, you have to go! I have never been to Hogsmeade and I want you to show me around! I heard that there's a very nice sweet shop, a joke shop, and the Three Broomsticks. You have been there so many times; surely you know somewhere that is fun! Albus, please? Pretty please?" Minerva begged.
Albus smiled. "All right, I'll go."
Minerva smiled happily.
"Hey look, Albus is smiling! What did you say to McGonagall, William?" Wood asked.
"Nothing. I just ask her to think of a way to cheer Albus up. She's pretty good. Maybe we should get her every time when Albus is in a bad mood." William said thoughtfully.