Battle Scars: Chapter two, Slytherin's Defense
FF.net is being an ass, and this will be my 7th attempt to get the damn thing to show chapter two, bear with me folks, I'm ready to crack.
Harry glared defiantly at the posse of Aurors and Ministry officials, he and the students are all congregated in the great hall, listening to the idiot minister prattle on. The war only ended 2 months ago, and already Cornelius Fudge was wreaking havoc.
It was common knowledge that a lot of Slytherins in the past had gone dark. In fact, most of Voldemort's supporters had been ex-Slytherins. And so the minister of magic, being the bumbling idiot he is, had decided the Slytherins were far too much of a risk to allow to run amuck, and wanted them all arrested.
And, with Dumbledor still recovering from that combined last strike in St. Mungo's, he had the advantage.
Out of the ruins
Out from the wreckage
Can't make the same mistake this time
We are the children
The last generation
We are the ones they left behind
And I wonder when we are ever gonna change
Living under the fear, till nothing else remains
Just as Harry was about to pull his wand out to fight for his lover and peers, a voice broke through the crowd.
"NO!"
All heads swiveled to Collin Creevy, the short Gryffindor blushed before stalking over to the minister.
Fudge was incredulous, "What do you mean no? You're a Gryffindor! What do you care what happens to a bunch of Slytherins?"
"Yeah well, they may be a bunch of slimy jerks, but they are our slimy jerks and were not letting you take them!"
The other students made sounds of agreement while the Slytherins looked as thought they were trying to decide whether or not to be offended.
Harry was proud of them all, that last battle had formed a sort of bond between all the students, causing the house rivalries to fade to a friendly competition rather than open animosity. He was immensely glade to see that, despite their newfound hatred for conflict, they would still fight for one another.
"You, my boy, have no say so in the matter. Those monstrosities are a threat to civilized society! Just look at them!"
Well, the Slytherins certainly did appear to be a rough lot, half the time they were scowling, and the other half was spent sneering. The had no qualms with screwing you over if you were gullible, and they probably knew more hexes the other three houses combined, but once you got past all that they really were an...well... an interesting lot.
We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond
Thunderdome
Justin Finch-Fletchley stepped forward from his position at the Hufflepuff table.
"We don't need you playing hero for us Fudge! You wanna let us know where you were during the last battle? You know, while we students fought side by side with the Slytherins against fully trained dark wizards in Hogsmead?"
Fudge looked a little stumped at that, "Me? Well...I was...er... organizing the troops! Yes, that's where I was."
Ron snorted from his position behind Harry, "Oh really? And I could have sworn my dad said Amos Diggory was the coordinator for the counter strike."
"Oh..well...I... That's not the point! The point is that they are all dangerous!"
He pointed at the Slytherins.
Draco Malfoy sneered at him, "Oh yeah... We are real dangerous to you aren't we? We probably know more about your shady dealings than you do from just what we overheard from our parents."
The rest of the Slytherins smirked and nodded in agreement.
Looking for something
We can rely on
There's gotta be something better out there
Love and compassion
Their day is coming
All else are castles built in the air
And I wonder when we are ever gonna change
Living under the fear till nothing else remains
The minister was livid, how dare they talk back to him!
"You have no choice in the matter! None of you! Seize those students, immediately!"
The students were getting angry, and their shouts of defiance filled the air.
"NO! We don't want any more fighting!"
"Yeah! We won't let you destroy what our friends died to protect!"
"We worked hard for our peace, and we won't let you take it away!"
As one the students drew their wands and advanced upon the officials. Unsure what to do, the whole group started backing away from the seriously pissed student body.
Fudge's face was an unflattering shade of purple, "What are you waiting for? Get those students out of the way and arrest those Slytherins!"
One of the Aurors snorted as he eyed the approaching mob wearily, "Oh yeah, it would go over real well with the public if they found out a group of trained Aurors, let by the minister of magic, burst into a school without a headmaster and attacked the kids. Real genius plan there boss."
"How dare you!"
All the children say
We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond
the Thunderdome
"It would seem as though the students have made their choice Cornelius." An amused voice said from behind them, the students snickered as the minister's face turned from purple, to orange, to a rather moldy shade of green.
Dumbledor was back at Hogwarts.
"Albus! I demand you get your charges under control at once!"
The Headmaster raised one snow white eyebrow, "And just how, pray tell, do you expect me to do that? It is clear the only way they will calm down is if you leave."
The student body growled as one, making the ministry group back up a few more steps.
So what do we do with our lives
We leave only a mark
Will our story shine like a light
Or end in the dark
Give it all or nothing
"Fine, but don't think this is the last you've heard from me on this issue, I won't rest until all those jr. death eaters are locked away."
Harry finally decided to have his say, "You try one more time to touch the Slytherins and I will have you out of office before you can say 'quidditch'. After all minister, I am The-Boy-Who-Lived. You know, savior of the wizarding world? I have a lot of pull you know."
Pansy Parkinson laughed at the ministers pale face, "And don't forget minister, our parents have a lot of very interesting things to say about some of your dealings, you wouldn't want some of your more intimate secrets to come to light now would you?"
Fudge's complexion now rivaled Nearly Headless Nicks, "Right...we'll just be going."
He turned and stormed out, his posse trailing behind them.
We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond
Thunderdome
They had won again, their peace was safe.
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