Inquisition of Purity
Author's Note: I have returned from holidays and am back in writing! This is a different story along most of those stories which you have read (I think). It is at the end of the seventh year, where Voldemort has been defeated, and everyone is happy and free. However, Fudge sets a new law, so such pureblood mania is destroyed forever. The majority of the magical population are half bloods, so they happily accept this. Except only a few, Severus Snape among them, who fight for their rights. This is the story...
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Hogwarts a History says: ' The small attack had frightened the Ministry. They knew they weren't alone now. Somebody was going against them, but they didn't know who. In the meantime, the time of marriage between Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger was coming nearer. And the Silver Ring wasn't going to waste time.'
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'Did you hear?' a Gryffindor student asked his friend,' Someone dared to oppose the Ministry!'
The friend nodded wordlessly, as if it was some kind of taboo.
The Ministry panicked and sent it out in the Daily Prophet. There was a small document in the Prophet which went like this:
'Last night someone sneaked into the Ministry's main hall, and sent a greenish gas to cloud the Ministry's officials' sight. The Ministry officials were the night watch, and it happened about at 10:00.
'"It wasn't one person," commented one Official," There must have been about three!"
'The culprits hadn't yet been caught, but the Ministry is keen on finding them. The only thing the culprits left was a picture of an eclipse on the Ministry wall and a note which wrote: "Purity, justice, unity. We will fight for our rights. You have a match. Signed: The Silver Ring"
'The Ministry assures us that once the so-called "Silver Ring" is found, they will be dealt as "the Ministry sees fit for justice".'
Severus swooped down the hall like a shadow, and heard these readings. The Silver Ring will have to be more careful, now that the Ministry is on their tail.
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The day when Malfoy had to get married to Granger had finally came. The Silver Ring had been planning it, and they were ready to stop it. The wedding will take place in the middle of the hall, with Dumbledore, Fudge and the Minister for contract marriages as the only people besides Draco and Granger.
The members of the Silver Ring took their positions. They waited with baited breath for the marriage to happen.
The Minister stood on the stage, holding a contract and a quill dipped into an ink bottle. He cleared his throat.
'The couple may step onto the stage,' he said uncertainly.
Outside the Great Hall, a guard from the Ministry stood, stopping anyone from entering from disturbing the marriage. He stood still, and was on a look out. From the distance, a thin woman walked to him, holding a cup of tea.
'Hello,' she said pleasantly, but with a familiar misty voice,' I am sure that you may want a refreshment, so I have brought you a cup of tea.'
When the guard hesitated from taking it, she added kindly,' Come on, I'm also the Divinations Professor. I can read your future in the tealeaves when you drink it. Something that we can do while you guard the door.'
The guard happily took the cup from her, and drank from it. It tasted of mint, but also had something in it...maybe honey..
The guard began to feel oddly drowsy.
'Anything wrong?' asked Sibyl innocently, still in her misty voice.
'No, I just feel a bit...' the guard's eyes were closing,'..a bit...sleepy...'
The guard slumped onto the floor and snored off, sleeping.
'Well done, Trelwaney,' commented Snape, stepping out of the shadows,' you completely fooled him.'
'I have to admit that your Dreamless sleep potion is quiet effective,' Sibyl said admiringly,' quiet strong too.'
Severus left her, while she Oblivated the sleeping guard, making sure he won't remember their conversation, or her.
Snape signaled for another few people to come in. The plan was going well.
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Malfoy hesitated on signing the contract as marriage to Granger. Hermione already signed her name, and was now looking at him, as if daring him, as if in triumph, that he, a pureblood had lost this battle and had to be humiliated. She would love that, even if it meant marrying him. She would make fun of him in public.
Granger wasn't innocent as everybody thought she would be.
When Malfoy didn't want to sign, Fudge strode behind him, and twisted his arm. Draco yelped in pain, and Fudge released him. With shaking hand, Draco lifted the quill, ready to sign his name.
Suddenly, into the room barged Snape.
'Headmaster, I have to tell you something!' Severus exclaimed.
'Not now Severus!' Said Dumbledore.
'What happened to the guard?' Asked Fudge in disbelief.
'That is just what I was going to tell you,' Severus recited his speech,' He is unconscious. They have-'
His speech was purposely cut short as planned, when Ginny Weasley, who was hiding in the shadows, threw the same tube containing the same green gas used for blinding the Minister Officials in the Ministry last week.
The tube broke, and the gas spread out. Severus was supposed to stay with Dumbledore and the others and play as if he didn't knew about this, so no one would suspect him.
Everybody in the Hall coughed, and during that time, Goyle ran in and grabbed Malfoy, throwing him over the shoulders, and 'smuggling' him out of the Hall.
The other members of the Silver Ring were outside the Hall, pretending to go on with their ways as normal students. They were in fact supposed to represent 'witnesses' whom the Ministry will question if they saw anything. They will all of course deny that they saw anything.
Fudge ran out of the Hall, and spotted the sleeping guard. He shook the guard, until the guard woke.
'Why didn't you guard the door!?' Yelled Fudge.
'Eh?' asked the surprised guard.
'How- who made you fall asleep?' asked Fudge.
The guard looked up at the Head of Ministry with confused eyes,' I don't know!'
Author's Note: A cleverly schemed plan with Severus Snape and his gang! Cool chapter, eh? The whole set: all the witnesses, the innocent people..all a parts of a trap to fool the Ministry! Please review!
Author's Note: I have returned from holidays and am back in writing! This is a different story along most of those stories which you have read (I think). It is at the end of the seventh year, where Voldemort has been defeated, and everyone is happy and free. However, Fudge sets a new law, so such pureblood mania is destroyed forever. The majority of the magical population are half bloods, so they happily accept this. Except only a few, Severus Snape among them, who fight for their rights. This is the story...
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Hogwarts a History says: ' The small attack had frightened the Ministry. They knew they weren't alone now. Somebody was going against them, but they didn't know who. In the meantime, the time of marriage between Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger was coming nearer. And the Silver Ring wasn't going to waste time.'
********
'Did you hear?' a Gryffindor student asked his friend,' Someone dared to oppose the Ministry!'
The friend nodded wordlessly, as if it was some kind of taboo.
The Ministry panicked and sent it out in the Daily Prophet. There was a small document in the Prophet which went like this:
'Last night someone sneaked into the Ministry's main hall, and sent a greenish gas to cloud the Ministry's officials' sight. The Ministry officials were the night watch, and it happened about at 10:00.
'"It wasn't one person," commented one Official," There must have been about three!"
'The culprits hadn't yet been caught, but the Ministry is keen on finding them. The only thing the culprits left was a picture of an eclipse on the Ministry wall and a note which wrote: "Purity, justice, unity. We will fight for our rights. You have a match. Signed: The Silver Ring"
'The Ministry assures us that once the so-called "Silver Ring" is found, they will be dealt as "the Ministry sees fit for justice".'
Severus swooped down the hall like a shadow, and heard these readings. The Silver Ring will have to be more careful, now that the Ministry is on their tail.
*********
The day when Malfoy had to get married to Granger had finally came. The Silver Ring had been planning it, and they were ready to stop it. The wedding will take place in the middle of the hall, with Dumbledore, Fudge and the Minister for contract marriages as the only people besides Draco and Granger.
The members of the Silver Ring took their positions. They waited with baited breath for the marriage to happen.
The Minister stood on the stage, holding a contract and a quill dipped into an ink bottle. He cleared his throat.
'The couple may step onto the stage,' he said uncertainly.
Outside the Great Hall, a guard from the Ministry stood, stopping anyone from entering from disturbing the marriage. He stood still, and was on a look out. From the distance, a thin woman walked to him, holding a cup of tea.
'Hello,' she said pleasantly, but with a familiar misty voice,' I am sure that you may want a refreshment, so I have brought you a cup of tea.'
When the guard hesitated from taking it, she added kindly,' Come on, I'm also the Divinations Professor. I can read your future in the tealeaves when you drink it. Something that we can do while you guard the door.'
The guard happily took the cup from her, and drank from it. It tasted of mint, but also had something in it...maybe honey..
The guard began to feel oddly drowsy.
'Anything wrong?' asked Sibyl innocently, still in her misty voice.
'No, I just feel a bit...' the guard's eyes were closing,'..a bit...sleepy...'
The guard slumped onto the floor and snored off, sleeping.
'Well done, Trelwaney,' commented Snape, stepping out of the shadows,' you completely fooled him.'
'I have to admit that your Dreamless sleep potion is quiet effective,' Sibyl said admiringly,' quiet strong too.'
Severus left her, while she Oblivated the sleeping guard, making sure he won't remember their conversation, or her.
Snape signaled for another few people to come in. The plan was going well.
*******
Malfoy hesitated on signing the contract as marriage to Granger. Hermione already signed her name, and was now looking at him, as if daring him, as if in triumph, that he, a pureblood had lost this battle and had to be humiliated. She would love that, even if it meant marrying him. She would make fun of him in public.
Granger wasn't innocent as everybody thought she would be.
When Malfoy didn't want to sign, Fudge strode behind him, and twisted his arm. Draco yelped in pain, and Fudge released him. With shaking hand, Draco lifted the quill, ready to sign his name.
Suddenly, into the room barged Snape.
'Headmaster, I have to tell you something!' Severus exclaimed.
'Not now Severus!' Said Dumbledore.
'What happened to the guard?' Asked Fudge in disbelief.
'That is just what I was going to tell you,' Severus recited his speech,' He is unconscious. They have-'
His speech was purposely cut short as planned, when Ginny Weasley, who was hiding in the shadows, threw the same tube containing the same green gas used for blinding the Minister Officials in the Ministry last week.
The tube broke, and the gas spread out. Severus was supposed to stay with Dumbledore and the others and play as if he didn't knew about this, so no one would suspect him.
Everybody in the Hall coughed, and during that time, Goyle ran in and grabbed Malfoy, throwing him over the shoulders, and 'smuggling' him out of the Hall.
The other members of the Silver Ring were outside the Hall, pretending to go on with their ways as normal students. They were in fact supposed to represent 'witnesses' whom the Ministry will question if they saw anything. They will all of course deny that they saw anything.
Fudge ran out of the Hall, and spotted the sleeping guard. He shook the guard, until the guard woke.
'Why didn't you guard the door!?' Yelled Fudge.
'Eh?' asked the surprised guard.
'How- who made you fall asleep?' asked Fudge.
The guard looked up at the Head of Ministry with confused eyes,' I don't know!'
Author's Note: A cleverly schemed plan with Severus Snape and his gang! Cool chapter, eh? The whole set: all the witnesses, the innocent people..all a parts of a trap to fool the Ministry! Please review!