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Chapter two

Hermione, Harry and Ron stepped into the Great Hall. Lunch is ready and everyone was hungry but that doesn't explain why the whole school was talking excitedly. The three looked very confused and walked towards the Gryffindor table, eager to eat and find out the news. They seated themselves between Seamus and Neville, who accidentally tipped over a glass of apple juice when he was reaching towards a sandwich.

'Hey guys!' said the three together.

'Yo! Did you hear the news?' said Lavender Brown, who was seating across them.

'What news?' said Harry as he leaned forward keenly and trying to shove a sandwich into his mouth at the same time.

'A new teacher is coming to Hogwarts! How exciting! I wonder what subject she, or he, is gonna teach?!' replied Seamus.

'A new teacher? Awesome! Another new teacher to the collection! But why would he, or she, come a few months after school started?' asked Harry curiously.

'Good question,' said Ron.

'Who knows? Looks like we have to wait for Dumbledore, but whoever it is, none of the teachers seem very pleased about it, they all have grim expressions,' responded Seamus.

While everyone was talking and eating at the same time, Dumbledore stood up at the front of the hall and coughed. All eyes were staring at Dumbledore keenly as he looked across the hall with his bright blue eyes. Harry's tummy grumbled loudly while he was staring at Dumbledore's direction. He couldn't help it; he didn't have much breakfast because he was rushing to Potions, all thanks to Hermione. He turned a bit red as everyone turned towards him. Dumbledore coughed again and a smile broke into his face.

'Thankyou for that Mr. Potter. Welcome to lunch! As most of you know, a new staff is coming to Hogwarts. Infact, you might remember her. Yes, it is a 'her'. Students, I would appreciate it if you give her a warm welcome, when she comes that is. There is another announcement I have to make before our new staff comes. I wou-'

'Hem, hem,'

All fidgeting stopped as the familiar voice rang across the Great Hall. Hermione, Ron and Harry opened their mouths in shock. No, this can't be, was in everyone's mind. All students of the four great houses slowly turned their heads towards the back of the hall. In front of the great oak doors of the Great Hall stood a tall lady with her hair tied up with a bow at the back of her head. She had a wide face and a very sick and toad-like smile. She was wearing a bright pink robe with black frills at the bottom.

'Ah! Here you are Dolores. Students, I would like to introduce to you all Dolores Umbridge. Nono! Don't give me that look! I accepted her to Hogwarts for a good reason. She was unfortunately fired by Cornelius Fudge, the head of the Ministry of Magic, because she was blamed for what happened here last year and how two perfectly good students left school because of her (a/n: Fred and George Weasley left school),' Dumbledore glared at Umbridge, he was going to make her time at Hogwarts miserable because of what she had done to the school while he was away last year, 'she was refused at other schools because of her reputation, and we found her sleeping in the streets of Hogsmeade on a stormy night, wearing nothing but rags. When I found her like that, she begged for forgiveness and grovelled before me. She said that she wanted to come back to Hogwarts and that she would kill herself if she is refused,' Umbridge looked uneasily as the whole school smirked and stared at her. Dumbledore kept on talking with an amused voice, 'as you all know, Hogwarts is one of the safest places right now because of the revival of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. That is the reason why she chose to come to Hogwarts; for safet-'

'Hem, hem,' coughed Umbridge a bit louder. All the Hogwarts staffs' eyes stared angrily at her. How dare she interrupt Dumbledore again? Tthey all thought. All eyes had a steely glint to it, except for Filch's, the caretaker of Hogwarts, whose eyes had a sign of pity in them. Filch loved Umbridge when she was headmistress because he was allowed to use his favourite whip to punish the students.

Dumbledore looked at Umbridge with dangerous eyes, 'Ladies and gentlemen, may I present Dolores Umbridge.'

Umbridge walked slowly to the front of the hall with her nose stuck up in the air. She stopped next to Dumbledore and looked across the hall. Her eyes fell on Hermione, Ron and Harry but then she glanced at Draco and smiled at him. 'Students of Hogwarts, thankyou for giving me such a warm welcome,' said Umbridge slowly and snobbishly, as if everyone in the hall were toddlers, 'I will try my best to make your year as beautiful as possible, with all the power I have behind me. I will try to cause little trouble, and walk the halls with great precaution. Thankyou for giving me another chance and I promise you all you will not regret it. Albus, back to you,'

'Yes, Dolores, thankyou for handing my students back to me,' said Dumbledore in a dangerous voice but then resumed to a cheerful voice when he faced his audience, 'Miss Umbridge will the cleaning lady of Hogwarts,' Umbridge flinched when Dumbledore said "Miss Umbridge" and "cleaning lady"; she has lost her title, which means that she has lost her dignity, and she still can't get over the fact that she has been appointed as a cleaning lady instead of a professor, 'she will walk the halls with great precaution indeed, searching for rubbish. She will be helping the house elves cleaning the corridors and any other things that require attention. O yes, I nearly forgot, I would,' Dumbledore emphasised the word and glanced at Umbridge, as if daring her to interrupt, 'like to remind you all that the Forbidden Forest is out of bounds at all times, unless Hagrid and his brother Gwapy goes with you. There are creatures (Dumbledore glanced at Umbridge again, who is looking out the window at the Forbidden Forest nervously) that are extremely dangerous and will be better left alone. That is all, students, keep on eating and enjoy your next class!'

Umbridge walked to the table where the Hogwarts staffs sat and took a seat next to Filch. Filch smiled happily to himself as he engaged himself into a conversation with his old pal, Umbridge. The hall was filled with loud conversations when Dumbledore took his seat.

'WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED? HER? HOW CAN SHE? SHE HAS THE GUTS TO COME BACK TO HOGWARTS AFTER WHAT HAPPENED?' yelled Harry at his friends.

'Hey! Don't scream at meeee! Do I look like a toad to you?' said Ron as he cringed away from Harry who just spatted half chewed sandwich everywhere as he yelled.

'Sorry Ron,' muttered Harry apologetically. Ron continued eating.

'She interrupted Dumbledore again! AGAIN! Why the hell does she always do that? Is interrupting professors a hobby of hers?! She is just a cleaning lady! How could she? And how could she step back into Hogwarts after all the trouble she caused already? And how she talked! She talked with such a stuck-up voice as if she is the queen of the world! ARGH! SHE'S GETTING ON MY NERVES ALREADY! ' exclaimed Hermione heatedly.

'And how she kicked out Hagrid and Trelawney out of Hogwarts! Well, she didn't kick Hagrid out but she nearly did, but that's beside the point. She made Fred and George leave school! And now she's picking a fight with the Hogwarts staff, except for Filch. Does she want to get fried by spells everytime she sees a professor? I swear she has a major mental problem!' shouted Ron as he joined the discussion.

'Look on the good side guys! At least we don't have to call her Professor Umbridge anymore! We can just call her Miss Umbridge! That doesn't give her any authority over us! She is just a cleaning lady after all,' stated Padma Patil.

'Yeh I guess. I feel sorry for the house elves! How will Umbridge treat them? I might as well give them a whole truck full of clothing so they can escape from that evil witch!' said Hermione worriedly.

'She works for the house elves, Hermione,' reminded Seamus.

'What's a truck?' said Ron in a puzzled voice.

'I thought you gave up on SPEW, Hermione,' said Harry.

'O I did, but I can't help feeling sorry for the poor little defenceless house elves,' replied Hermione.

'They're not really that defenceless 'Mione. After all Dobby did send Lucius Malfoy flying across the corridor when he tried to attack me,' said Harry.

'Do you always have to contradict everything I say?' said Hermione and glared at Harry.

Harry gulped. It's not good talking to an angry Hermione. You never know what she will do to you. 'I was just trying to explain some stuff to you…can't a guy have some credit for himself sometimes? Anyway, you'd better stop thinking about the house elves before you start knitting again, c'mon! Let's go to our next class! It's Care of Magical Creatures with Hagrid!'

Hermione glanced at Malfoy who seemed to be looking up at Umbridge admiringly. She left the hall with Harry and Ron.

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Draco looked up at Umbridge with fascination. He was shocked like everybody else when he heard Umbridge's famous 'hem hem'. He couldn't believe it. She is brave to come back to Hogwarts. His father told him something about Umbridge. She was here for a reason. Whether she was fighting for the light or for the shadow, no one knows. This is going to be an interesting year, Draco thought as he looked at the toad-faced woman with great respect.

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A/n: SOOO?? HOW WAS IT? DID YOU LIKE IT? review please! _ o yeh…sorri if you thought Dumbledore was a bit mean (OOC maybe) …but after all Umbridge did cause a lot of trouble :P REVIEW!