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DISCLAIMER: I own the Beauxbatons students (except Fleur and Gabrielle) and a candy cane and the plot. I don't even have any Minties!!!





The Resistance

By: The Aussie Slytherin





Chapter Four

They spent another hour planning, and Harry was sure that Fleur would be quite pleased with their progress. All they needed was to pack a few select things, pick a few more people, and await Fleur's letter and they could leave.

At about midnight that night Pansy, Draco, Vince and Greg snuck down to the Lake to meet Harry, Dean and Seamus to discuss whom else they could trust.

"Well," Harry began. "I reckon we should get one person from Ravenclaw and one from Hufflepuff and then work out who else from those houses."

Pansy nodded. "Padma Patil, Ravenclaw. But she'd only join if Pavarti did."

Dean frowned. "Pavarti's smart, and she's been wondering where Harry's been sneaking off to. And she's definitely trustworthy. I think we should stick with Padma and invite Pavarti too."

"All right then," Draco said with a smile. "Anyone got any good friends in Hufflepuff?"

Harry grinned. "Justin Finch-Fletchy. We've been friends since second year. And Pavarti gets on pretty well with Hannah Abbot."

"I can vouch for Padma and myself," Pavarti said from behind them.

Harry turned to face her. "Do you even know what we're talking about, Pav?"

"Of course," she said with a laugh. "I was eavesdropping on you in the Three Broomsticks. No one else was though, I checked."

"Very well then, have a seat," Seamus offered, gesturing to the ground. She sat.

"So we ask Justin and Padma first off, make them our contacts. And then they can vouch for a few other Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws, and we all go trotting off into the sunset to get ourselves killed. Am I right?" Draco said, smirking.

Harry snorted. "Got it in one, Drake."

The blond narrowed his eyes, but Vince spoke before he could. "I have an obligation to warn you about calling Draco 'Drake'," he said with a smile. "He hates it and has a tendency to hex people who call him that."

Pavarti shrugged. "And I have a tendency to hex anyone who calls me Pav, but it wont stop Harry."

Draco sighed. "At least it's better than Draconis."

Harry nodded. "I'll agree with you on that one, Drake."

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Fleur looked around at their campsite. There was a rather convenient forest she had decided to make their HQ in, and the others had began putting up tents while she double checked everything.

Ashlee and Cassie were arguing about which way the tent was supposed to go, and Nick had managed to put his up and knock it down again.

On the other hand, Jason, Emily and Charlotte had put up over half the other tents, Sylvan and Gabrielle had begun unpacking supplies and Jasmine and Mitch were lighting a fire.

Fleur grabbed a piece of parchment and wrote a quick letter to Harry.

"Ashlee!" she called. Her sister ran over, relieved to get away from Cassie and the tent.

"Yes Fleur?" she said, skidding to a halt.

"Could you find Norman for me? I need him to deliver this letter to Harry."

"Sure thing sis," Ashlee agreed. She walked off, whistling to call their owl.

While she was doing that, Fleur went over and helped Nick put his tent back up properly.

Ashlee came back with Norman a few seconds after they were done, and she and Nick went to help Cassie with her tent.

Fleur tied the letter to Norman's leg, telling him to hurry up and deliver it. She sent him off and watched him fly away.

She sighed. Ashlee and Cassie were arguing again, and Nick was having trouble playing referee.

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The next morning at breakfast, Harry was sitting with Ron and Hermione, as well as Dean, Seamus, Neville, Lavender and Pavarti.

Harry was eating his toast quickly, not wanting Norman to land in it if he happened to show up.

Dean suddenly put his slice of toast down. "I feel like a Mintie," he announced.

Seamus and Harry both reached out and felt his arm. Seamus seemed to be considering his answer.

Harry sighed. "Actually Dean, you don't. But here, have one." He handed his friend the sweet.

Dean grinned. "Thanks Harry."

They all went back to their breakfast, until the owl post came. Harry ignored it, not really expecting Norman back so soon.

So when Norman landed in his toast, he was actually surprised. "Oh, hello Norman. Want some toast?"

The owl hooted an affirmative answer, taking the offered slice. Harry removed the letter and Norman flew away with the rest of Harry's toast.

He opened the letter and read it.



Dear Harry,

We're all set up in our HQ, and after you reply to this letter (hopefully with Hedwig, Norman's not really up to all this flying around and heavy packages) I'll send you a PortKey to get your group here.

Good luck with recruiting,

Love Fleur



He then passed it silently to Pavarti. He was glad that Ron and Hermione hadn't noticed that, or that Pavarti had then passed it to Seamus and Dean. There'd be a lot of questions if they had.

"Ron, Herm, I'm gonna go to the library, there's a book I've been meaning to read." Harry stood up.

"Hey, I'll come with you," Pavarti offered. "I was going to finish my Potion's assignment, you can help me."

"Sure," he said, and the two left the Hall.

Seamus and Dean started sniggering, to give Ron and Hermione the impression that going after them would be a bad idea.

Ron's eyebrows shot up. "Is Harry seeing Pavarti?" he demanded. Hermione looked curious too.

Seamus and Dean just shrugged, smirking. Harry was going to kill them when he found out that Ron and Hermione now thought he and Pavarti were a couple.

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Harry rolled his eyes as he heard the two boys sniggering as they left the Great Hall.

"You do realize we're going to have to kill Seamus and Dean later," Pavarti said conversationally.

Harry nodded. "Yep, and I think they know it to," he remarked.

They made their way into the library and sat down at a table in the far corner.

A few minutes later Justin and Padma joined them.

"What's going on?" the dark-haired Hufflepuff asked once they were seated.

Harry began to explain.

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Harry, Pavarti and Justin were the only people in the library half an hour later. Padma had agreed to join the resistance, but had some really pressing homework due that she still wanted to do.

She had left after promising to talk to the Ravenclaw candidates.

"Justin, read out to me who we've got from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw as candidates," Harry said.

He nodded. "Me, Padma, Hannah Abbot, Ernie Macmillan, Terry Boot, Mandy Brocklehurst, and Susan Bones."

"You can talk to Hannah and Ernie?" Pavarti asked again, making sure.

Justin grinned. "Of course. I'll get back to you tonight. Do you want me to bring them?"

Harry nodded. "Yep, it's a good idea. Pav, go tell Padma to bring Terry, Mandy and Susan down to the Lake if they're joining."

"Sure thing," she said, getting up and leaving.

He and Justin got up too. "See you tonight, Justin."

"See you then, Harry."





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~TAS