Chapter 07 Harry's Movement
After the night at the Forest, Harry turned all his attention to the new task in his way: Fudge's questioning. He had planned what to do: he'd tell everyone what happened, but not with the Minister's rules, he'd do it with his own ones.
"Professor, may I speak with you?" Asked Harry to Flitwick after the end of a Charms' class.
"Sure. What can I do for you?" Asked the Head of Ravenclaw a little surprised.
"I've heard once of a charm that is used to show events from the point of view of a person. It works like a film. Do you have any information about it?" Explained Harry to his Professor.
"Any reason in special?" Asked the teacher surprised by his request.
"You'll know it soon." Said Harry mysteriously before he asked: "So?"
"Yes, I know that spell. It's called the Mentalus Imagus. It works like you said, shows someone's memories. It's not very used, though. It's painful I'll tell you." Warned Flitwick to his student in a serious tone of voice.
"Do you know where I could find any information about it?" Asked Harry after listening his words.
"Yes, there's a book in the restricted section of the library called "The Most Potent Charms and Spells." Give this note to Madame Pince, and she'll give it to you." Said Flitwick giving Harry a note with his signature.
"Thanks, Professor!" Shouted Harry leaving the classroom and going to the library.
Madame Pince looked and checked the note a few times before giving the book to Harry. The book had a black cover with gold letters on it that read "The Most Potent Charms and Spells." It was very fat and heavy too.
"Thanks, Madame Pince." Said Harry before he left the place and went to the Great Hall for dinner.
"When will you show the new inhabitant of the room, my dear friend?" Asked Fred to Harry a few minutes later when the 5 MNG was at dinner.
"After dinner, she has recovered completely from her injuries and is awake always now." Said Harry thinking in Friegs. The Phoenix had accepted him as her new master and told he that if wanted he could change her name.
"What injuries?" Asked George in confusion.
"She had a wound and was healed a few days ago." Explained Harry before he added: "The room will continue closed for you. At least till next week."
"What's her name?" Asked Hermione curious.
"Friegs, although I'm thinking to change her name." Answered Harry before he went on eating.
"What kind of name is Friegs?" Asked confused Ron to the others.
"I've heard that name before. I can't remember where." Said Hermione after a few moments of silence.
"You'll know in a few minutes." Said Harry standing from his seat and leaving the Hall with his friends.
When the five friends entered, Harry went straight to his pet's perch and petted her. Friegs sang a few notes toward the teen and looked curiously to the other teens, who had a shocked look in the face.
"Guys, this is Friegs, my new pet." Said Harry to his friends. Then he turned his attention to his pet and said: "These are Ron, also known as Griffin, George also known as ape, Fred also known as Wise, and Hermione, who is my girlfriend, known as Feather."
"Is that a...?" Began to ask Fred shocked.
"The last Rainbow Phoenix that exists in the world." Said the teen with a smile.
"How? When?" Asked Hermione completely in shock.
"I found her at the Forest the other night. After Nicholas Flamel, her former master, died, she came here to stay with Dumbledore as her new master. Instead of it, I became the Master and not the Headmaster, who was the one that had the idea since the beginning, I must say." Explained Harry while he put the book on his personal part of the bookshelves.
"Cool!" Said the other four. Harry laughed.
"Wow. It's beautiful." Said Hermione stroking her feathers slowly.
"I know that," smiled Harry before he added seriously: "I'm sure that I don't have to tell you that her presence here mustn't be told to anyone, right?" "Who's presence?" Asked the other four faking confusion.
"I thought so." Laughed Harry, before he said in a more serious tone of voice: "Feather stay here, please, I need your help. The others, return to the Tower."
In his voice, there was a tone that told the others that he wouldn't argue about that. He was giving an order, not suggesting it. Ron and the Twins bid their goodbye and left the room through the doors that went to their dorms. When they left, Harry blocked them once more.
"What's up, Harry?" Asked Hermione when both of them were alone.
"Read this aloud." Said Harry pointing the book that he had taken from the library before the dinner. It was opened in the Mentalus Imagus Charm. Hermione looked confused at the charm and began to read the page:
"The Mentalus Imagus Charm is used for showing memories of traumatic happenings. These occasions are usually in trials or to help someone to recover from a shock produced by those events. These images will be seen from the person's point of view. Everyone will see and hear everything that the person saw or heard in those moments.
"The person in who is cast this spell will show the moments that he chooses willingly. He stops the images of an event when he wants and shows the ones that he wants.
"This charm is very painful and many persons have described as if the Cruciatus Curse was cast on them. This kind of testimony may be rejected, because the memories can fade and not be clear.
"The incantation is 'Mentalis Imag'." Finished Hermione.
Harry began to think in everything that his girlfriend had read and saw that it was the right spell that he needed. It was the key to show the truth and make it known to the whole Wizarding world. Besides, with Rita's information he would reveal the true face of the Minister.
"Why do you want this information, Harry?" Asked Hermione stopping the boy of thinking.
"I'll use it on myself." Said Harry and began to explain everything to his girlfriend.
"Are you sure of this? It could be dangerous." Said Hermione with a little of fear in her voice when Harry finished.
"It's the only way." Said Harry before he added: "Don't tell this to anyone."
"Sure." Said Hermione before she went to the door that went to her dorm.
"Do you want to stay here tonight?" Asked Harry when she was going to open the door.
"If you don't mind, of course I would love it." Smiled Hermione kissing her boyfriend.
"I love you, do you know that?" Said Harry passing a hand through her hair and kissing her.
"Same here, my dear Blaze." Said Hermione before both of them fell in a sofa and went on kissing for another hour.
****
When the other MNG went to breakfast the next morning, they didn't look surprised when they noticed that neither Harry nor Hermione weren't in the Gryffindor Table.
"I'm looking for Harry, have you seen him?" Asked Dumbledore to the four friends in a grave tone of voice.
"We saw him last night in the room. He said that he needed Hermione's help, so we left. We didn't see any of them since then. Did something happen, Professor?" Explained Ron with confusion.
"Which is your first class, Mr. Weasley?" Asked Albus after hearing his words.
"Transfiguration with McGonagall." Said Ron after checking his schedule.
"Is something wrong, Professor Dumbledore?" Asked George confused and worried at the same time.
"Yes, Blaze has lost completely his mind." Said Dumbledore with a sigh.
"Did you notice it today? He lost it a long time ago!" Laughed Ron sarcastically.
"I guess you are right." Chuckled the old wizard seeing Harry and Hermione entering the Hall holding hands and going to their table to eat the breakfast.
"How was your night together, dear couple?" Asked Fred teasing them, when both sat down near the group.
"Do you remember what happened to the last person that teased me about my relationship with Hermione?" Asked Harry pointing his wand to Fred in a threatening way.
"Yes, I do. From now on, I'll keep my mouth shut." Said the redhead remembering what had happened to Sirius and Remus.
"Thanks." Said Hermione with amusement.
"I need to speak with you." Said Dumbledore to Harry in a grave tone of voice.
"About?" Asked Harry innocently.
"The spell." Said Dumbledore seriously.
"Oh, that. I thought that you were going to ask me about the prank." Said Harry checking his watch.
"Which prank?" Asked the four students and the Headmaster at the same time.
"That one." Said Harry when there was a "pop" on the Slytherin's table and all of them were covered in smoke for a few seconds.
Then the smoke was gone, all the members of the house were wearing clothes that were of the other sex: the girls were wearing boys' ones and the boys, girls' ones. The Whole Great Hall burst out in laughter, while the students ran away from the Hall completely bewildered.
"Great Job!" Laughed Fred watching the Slytherins storming out of the Hall.
"Who did it?" Asked Minerva angrily going to where the MNG was sitting.
"I Didn't do it and I don't know who did it. Do you know it, Fred?" Said Harry turning his attention to the twins.
"I didn't do it and neither knows the answer to your question. Do you, George?" Answered the redhead turning his attention to his twin brother.
"Nope. What about you, Ron?" Asked George to his young brother.
"I would take the blame, but I didn't do it and don't have any idea of who could have done it. Hermione?" Asked Ron to his best friend.
"Too complicated for me. Neither do I have any idea of who did it. What about you, Professor Dumbledore?" Asked Hermione to the Headmaster with an innocent smile, that was shared by the others.
"Neither do I." Said Dumbledore fighting the urge to laugh with the group's actions and answers.
"Hmmph." Was McGonagall's answer before she returned to the High Table.
"It was funny." Chuckled Albus when the six were alone again.
"The prank or our answers?" Asked Harry with an innocent smile.
"Both." Said Dumbledore, before he added to Harry: "Come with me."
"See you in Transfiguration." Said Harry to Ron and Hermione before he followed the Headmaster to his Office.
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"What are you planning with the Mentalus Imagus Charm, Harry?" Asked Dumbledore to the student when both of them were sitting in the Office.
"Play Fudge's game with my rules." Said Harry with an evil grin.
"What rules exactly?" Asked the Headmaster not convinced with the idea.
"Professor, I agreed to his questioning. I never said that it would be with Veritaserum, did I?" Asked Harry indolently.
"What exactly will you show and to who?" Asked Dumbledore knowing that he wouldn't change the mind of the teen about the spell.
"The whole Tournament and the incident with the Dementors at the Pitch. Answering to the other question: the students, the teachers and reporter of every paper in the Wizarding world, from England or other country." Said Harry seriously.
"I know that this a very silly question: When did you lose your mind?" Asked Dumbledore sighing.
"When I met Fluffy." Laughed Harry before he added: "If you wish to see another of my forms, I'd suggest you to come to my next Class. I'll show the 3Rd. one today."
"Third? Which was the 2nd and when did you show it?" Asked Dumbledore confused following the teen out of the Office.
"A Black Panther, and I did it in the Forest the night that I met Friegs." Said Harry when they reached to his Godmother's Classroom. "Mr. Potter, so you decided to grant us with your presence in this class finally." Said Minerva sternly when Harry entered and sat with his friends.
"Excuse him, Minerva, he was speaking with me." Said Dumbledore to the Deputy Headmistress entering after the teen.
"Did something happen?" Asked Minerva in a whisper while the students went on with their work.
"He lost his mind completely. He'll use the Mentalus Imagus Charm for the questioning." Said Dumbledore seriously.
"Is it a joke?" Asked Minerva shocked with his words.
"No, it isn't." Said Dumbledore gravely, before he said with a light smile: "He's also a Panther and we'll see another of his forms today."
"When did he show the Panther? He didn't do it with me!" Said Minerva shocked after Albus' words.
"The night of the Forest's adventure." Explained Albus while Harry began to change again, atracting the students' attention.
This time, Harry began to do it slowly, transforming every part of his body at a time. First, his arms became in two golden wings, his nose in a beak, his hair disappeared till there was a bald head, then his body became in a Golden Bald Eagle. It was a magnificent sight to everyone and Harry spread his wings before he flew a little around the Classroom and went to sit in his chair once more.
"Nice form, right?" Asked Harry to the others when he changed to human again.
"It was really cool!" Said Ron watching Harry with his mouth open. Most of the others nodded in agreement, while the other recovered themselves from the shock.
"As beautiful as the man that transforms in it." Said Hermione kissing her boyfriend.
"Ahem!" Cleared her throat the Head of Gryffindor interrupting the kiss. Or at least trying to, because both of them ignored her and went on kissing forgetting about the Professors' presence.
"I think that they ignored you, Minerva." Chuckled Albus really amused by the teens' reaction.
"If I survived with Lily and James being a couple for 3 years, I'm sure that I will do it also with them." Sighed Minerva defeated, before she turned her attention to Ron and said: "Mr. Weasley, when they stop, tell Mr. Potter that he earned 50 points for Gryffindor for his demonstration."
But Ron didn't even listen to her. He and Lavender, who had became his girlfriend that summer, were following Harry and Hermione's example and were doing the same, much to Minerva's dismay and Dumbledore's amusement.
"God saves me!" Said Minerva in exasperation before she went to the front of the classroom and went on teaching the class, ignoring the two couples and their kisses.
****
"Is it true?" Asked Katie to the four teens when they sat to dinner that night.
"What?" Asked all of the confused at the same time.
"That you had a snogging session in McGonagall's class in front of her and Dumbledore!" Said Alicia if it was the most obvious answer of the world.
"Was Dumbledore there?" Asked Hermione, Lavender and Ron confused at the same time.
"He went with me." Said Harry before he answered to the Chasers: "Yes, we had."
"And a very good one, I must say." Said Hermione kissing her boyfriend again.
"You had a snogging session in front of the Deputy Headmistress, who is also our Head of House, and the Headmaster in the middle of a class!?" Said Katie in disbelief. The four nodded with innocent smiles.
"Are you mad??" Asked Angelina in more disbelief that her teammate.
"We are completely insane!" Said Harry with an innocent smile kissing Hermione again.
"That's why we did it." Said Ron kissing his girlfriend.
"Do you still have any screw on your head?" Asked Fred teasing them.
"Nope." Said the four students laughing before they turned their attention to the food and ignored the chats of the others.
This conversation was followed with attention by McGonagall, Dumbledore, Sirius and Figg, who found the whole situation very funny and comical. They knew that the four teens needed the joy in the middle of this war against Voldemort and none of them had the heart to deprive them of that. Even if that meant allowing them having snogging sessions in the middle of the classes.
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The snogging was present in almost every class. It happened except in four: Potions: they didn't dare to do it in front of Snape; in History: Ron, Harry and Lavender slept all the class usually while Hermione took notes; in Care of Magical Creatures: It wouldn't be discreet and they didn't want to do it in front of Malfoy and his gang; and in Herbology where they had the same problem with the discretion that Care of Magical Creatures.
The other teachers didn't mind in that, but they told them that they had to do it discreetly and after the four students had finished the work of that class, never before, and they had to sit at the back of the class so no one could be disturbed by them.
The teens agreed and followed the instructions. Harry and Hermione passed the half of the class working on the subject and the other half kissing. Like their work was always perfect, none of the teachers could say something against it.
"So, now there are snogging in classes?" Asked Snape with a sneer to McGonagall a few days later of the first incident.
"Yes, is there any problem with it, Severus? I'm sure that it doesn't happen in your class." Said Minerva angry with her colleague's sneer.
"Granger and Potter were almost 40 minutes kissing in my class today! They remember me of Lily and James!" Laughed Filius Flitwick going to his colleagues.
"Yeah, same here. Great students with great marks and a big love between them." Said Arabella joining the chat.
"At least they work always." Said Minerva with a smile.
"Hmmph." Was Snape's answer before he went to speak with Sprout.
"Severus Snape and his usual happy mood." Chuckled Filius along the other Professors.
"When is Harry's questioning?" Asked Figg in a grave tone changing the subject.
"This Wednesday after dinner." Said Minerva worried.
"What did he want with the Mentalus Imagus Charm? He asked me information about it." Asked the Head of Ravenclaw thinking in his chat with the teen.
"He'll use it in the questioning to show what really happened." Said Albus joining the 3 teachers' chat.
"Is he crazy??" Asked Figg with shock.
"According to his words, completely insane. And I don't have any doubt about it." Chuckled Albus.
"I thought that it would be under Veritaserum!" Exclaimed Snape listening and joining the chat.
"Did Harry say that he would do it under the Potion's effects?" Asked Dumbledore with an innocent smile to the Professors.
"Albus, I must agree with you, he's completely insane!" Said Severus shaking his head.
"What will he show?" Asked Minerva in a serious tone of voice.
"The whole Tournament and the Dementor's incident." Said Dumbledore.
"What is he planning with all this besides showing the truth about Diggory's death and Voldemort's return? I don't get it." Said Arabella confused with the whole situation.
"Remove Fudge from the Ministry. The students won't be the only ones who will watch it. There will be reporters of the whole Wizarding world here that night to see it." Explained the Headmaster remembering his chat with the teen a few days ago.
"That will be something very interesting!" Said Arabella with a grin.
"I can't wait till Wednesday to see that!" Agreed Flitwick while the others nodded in agreement.
****
That Wednesday's morning, during breakfast in the chairs of the four tables was found a note that read:
"If you want to know the whole truth behind the Tournament, Cedric's death and Voldemort's return, stay tonight after dinner and you'll know it.
The MNG: Blaze, Feather, Wise, Ape and Griffin."
Many people looked intrigued and interested with this note, and murmurs burst in the whole Great Hall immediately. Those rumors were present in all the classes through the day too and the teachers that didn't have any idea about what would happen that night, was almost so intrigued as the students.
Reporters of the whole world had sent letters confirming their presence that night. It was a big news and no one wanted to lose the chance on seeing it.
After lunch, Harry was called to the Headmaster's office, being excused of the afternoon's classes of that day. During their meeting, Harry and Dumbledore discussed everything: Who would be there, what would be shown and who would cast the spell on Harry.
"It's your choice, Harry. I can do it but don't have many experiences with that. I'm sure that Professor Flitwick is more than capable to cast it." Explained Albus to the teen when they were discussing the last matter.
"I agree. We'll have to ask him." Said Harry thinking about the matter a few minutes.
"I'll talk with him in a few minutes when his current class finishes." Answered Dumbledore with a smile before he asked: "What will happen with the reporters? I'm sure that they'll want to ask questions to you."
"Oh, that. Well, I won't be the questioned tonight. Fudge will have to deal not only with the reporters. I'm sure that many students will have questions for him." Said Harry with an evil grin.
"Promise me that you'll never be a Dark Wizard! I think that I couldn't have any kind of war against you when you are like this!" Pleaded the Old Wizard to the teen who chuckled and nodded in amusement.
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That night during dinner, in the Great Hall there was another table, where the reporters were sitting and an another little one, where Fudge and the Ministry's workers would sit. Those workers were Death Eaters. Harry had planned everything to the last detail.
Unknown to the others, in the Hall there were also Aurors who would take actions if the things were out of control, and to arrest the Death Eaters also. One of those Aurors was Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody, who returned to functions for that night.
In the middle of the dinner, in the Hall appeared Fudge, Malfoy, MacNair, Crabbe, Goyle and a few other ones. Dumbledore guided them to the table and told them to sit and eat while the rest continued with the dinner.
What anyone knew, except Harry who did it, was that in the drinks of that table, there was a truth potion. It was tasteless, so none of the adults would notice it.
When the dinner finished, Harry stood and went to the front of the Hall and began to speak: "Students, Professors, reporters, since a few days, the Minister of the Magic wanted to question me about what had happened in the Third Task.
"He, along all of you, will know it. But you will also see it from my memories. Tonight the whole truth will be revealed by one the persons who lived it.
"After that, your questions will be answered." Said Harry before he sat in a chair and nodded to Flitwick to start with the spell.
"Mentalis Imag!" Said Flitwick pointing his want toward the student.
There were many gasps around the Hall. The reporters were shocked by the use of that spell on a teen. The students who knew what it was, looked as shocked as the reporters. Many of them thought that Harry was crazy doing it.
Fudge and the Death Eaters were completely pale. They knew what would be shown if the spell worked, and they would be discovered in front of reporters of the whole world and the students of the four Houses. Many tried to stand and leave, but they were glued to their chair and couldn't move.
"Let me guess that Harry did it." Said Snape to Dumbledore watching the tries of the Death Eaters. Dumbledore only nodded.
Meanwhile, Harry blocked all the pain that he had felt when Flitwick did the spell and concentrated in his mission. During his training, he learnt to do it very well and he was excellent in it.
A few seconds after the spell hit Harry, the torches of the Hall dimmed and the place were under dark. Behind the High Table, appeared a screen and everyone saw the happenings of the Tournament from Harry's point of view.
The first image that was seen, was Harry going to Hagrid's hut and seeing the dragons, after that the teen telling it to Cedric, the help of Crouch disguised as Moody, the practice in the Common Room with Hermione and the First Task. When the Task was finished, appeared the images of Cedric's help in the Second Task, Dobby's help and the Second Task.
Around the Hall, everyone watched silently and in respect the images. Many of them began to doubt that Harry had killed Cedric. If they helped each other, why would Potter kill him? Was the thought of almost every student in those moments.
The reporters were writing at top speed about the happenings. They were thinking the same that the students and began to doubt in the Minister's words toward the teen.
Then, the part that all of them wanted to see, began to play: The Third Task. They saw Harry and Cedric's 3 encounters, Krum using the Cruciatus Curse on Cedric, Harry stunning Krum, the fight against the Skrewt, the Sphynx's Riddle and at the end, the fight against the spider. Many were shocked when they saw to the two teens argue about who would be the winner and cheered when they decided to take it together.
But then, the images that had haunted Harry all that summer, began to play: the encounter with Voldemort and Wormtail, Cedric's death, the reborn of the Dark Lord, the meeting of the Death Eaters and then the fight between Harry and Voldemort, the Priori Incantatem, the ghosts of the persons that had died, and Harry's escape returning to the School.
Many students, especially Hufflepuffs, had tears in the eyes after watching the events. Other people were shocked with everything. Fudge and the Death Eaters, were fighting to leave the chairs. They were DEAD.
The last part of the Tournament played, was Crouch's truth and Fudge's visit to the Hospital Wing and everything that had happened and the Minister had said during that chat.
The next images played, were the incident with the Dementors in the Quidditch Pitch. Here Harry showed everything except the use of the Patronus magnified. When the fight had finished, showed the part of the chat with Dumbledore, where the Headmaster told him, Katie and Roger about Fudge's position in the incident.
"Stop." Said Harry when that part finished. Flitwick finished the spell and looked worriedly to the student who was massaging his temples.
"Are you ok, Harry?" Asked Minerva going to her Godson with worry in her face.
"I'll be fine when my head stop spinning around, Professor." Said Harry before he asked: "Can you get me an aspirin, please? I have a killer headache."
While Minerva went to get it, the whole Great Hall was trying to process the information that they had just received. Many people looked with hate toward the Death Eaters that were with Fudge. All of them were completely pale and were sweating cold.
"Here you have." Said McGonagall giving an aspirin and a glass of water to the student, who drank it immediately.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure that you have many questions about the Tournament, but I guess that the images were enough to answer them. So, what we'll do here, it's asking questions to Mr. Fudge who has a lot of things to explain." Said Harry with an evil grin to the Minister.
"To be democratic, it'll be in this order: reporter, Gryffindor's student, reporter, Hufflepuff's student, reporter, Ravenclaw's one, reporter and Slytherin's one and it will start again in that order." Explained Harry before he pointed to a reporter and said: "You start with them."
"Why didn't you believe when you were told about You-Know-Who's return?" Asked the man to Fudge.
"What else did you do?" Asked Dumbledore to Harry watching Fudge fighting against the potion, but failing miserably.
"Did I mention that I added a tasteless truth potion in the drinks of that table? Oops, I forgot it." Said Harry indolently to his mentor who chuckled when he heard the teen's answer.
"Because it would mean that I would be out of the Ministry. I couldn't face and handle the situation." Answered Fudge after 10 minutes of useless tries.
"So you chose to accuse Harry Potter of being a dark wizard instead of facing the problem??" Asked Katie Bell completely bewildered with Fudge's words.
"Yes." Was the Minister answer.
"This will be better than I thought at the beginning!" Said Harry to the Headmaster in a whisper.
"Same here, Blaze, same here." Said the old headmaster while the reporters and students went on with the questions.
"You are Blaze of the MNG??" Asked a shocked and surprised Sprout listening the chat between Harry and the Headmaster.
"Yep, that's I." Was Harry's answer.
"Who are the others?" Asked Snape not very happy with what he had heard.
"That's for me to know and you to find out!" Said Harry with mischievous smile.
"Why am I not surprised?" Asked ironically Snape while the staff and the teen turned their attention to the questions once more.
"Why did you say that the Dementors weren't here the day that they invaded the Quidditch Pitch?" Asked Cho making the question that the whole team of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor wanted to know the answer.
"What do you mean with that?" Asked a few reporters confused with her words.
"I'll explain it. The last incident that I showed during the spell, was something that happened a few weeks ago in the Pitch. That day, the Quidditch teams of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor were playing a friendly match when almost 100 Dementors entered in it. When the Minister was asked the reasons of this, he said that it didn't occur and the Dementors were never here that day." Explained Harry to the reporters before he said to Fudge: "Answer it, because I want to know it too."
"We lost the control of the Dementors and Azkaban 1 month ago. We don't control or order them in the Ministry any more." Said Fudge uncomfortable.
"What happened with the prisoners in Azkaban?" Asked a reporter shocked by the news.
"Many are dead and others are disappearing." Said Fudge.
"I'm enjoying this a lot." Said Harry eating popcorn going to sit with the MNG.
"Same here." Said the other four doing the same and eating from his bag.
"How long will this last?" Asked Fred to Harry while a student of Slytherin asked a question.
"It will finish when the fat woman sings. And my dear friends, in this show, I'm the fat woman." Said Harry watching and hearing the answer and reaction of everyone to the last question.
"Uh?" Asked the 3 Weasleys confused at the same time.
"In Opera, it's always said that the show doesn't finish till the fat woman sings. It means that Harry will ask the last question." Explained Hermione who understood what Harry had said.
"As clever as always, my Dear Feather." Said Harry kissing his girlfriend.
"What do you have to say against the rumors that says that you are involved with Muggle's drugs and terrorism acts?" Asked Rita Skeeter showing the folder that she had showed to Harry a few weeks ago in Hogsmeade to everyone.
"I love that woman!" Laughed Harry watching the horror face of everyone and the shocked one of Fudge.
"They are true all of them." Said Fudge fighting once more against the potion and failing again.
"I really love her!" Laughed Harry while murmurs burst all around the Hall.
"Holy shit!" Exclaimed the twins at the same time.
"I told you that Rita was after something big for me!" Laughed Harry with an evil grin to the MNG.
"Holy shit once more!" Exclaimed the four now.
The questions about this subject went on another ½ hour. During that time, Harry went to the High Table and talked in whispers with Dumbledore. The Headmaster wanted to know for how long this would continue.
"Like I said to the others, the show finishes when the fat woman sings. I'm the fat woman, and I don't want to sing yet." Said the teen with an evil smile while the questions went on.
"Do whatever you want. I lost the hope to control this situation a long time ago!" Said Albus with a sigh. "Exactly when?" Asked Harry curious with his mentor's words.
"When you returned from your summer!" Said defeated the old Headmaster. Harry laughed and went on listening the words and answers of the Minister.
After another 40 minutes of questions, Harry decided to ask his question: "Mr. Fudge are you a Death Eater?"
"Yes, I am." Said Fudge resinated to lose the battle against the Potion.
"Are the persons that are with you now here, also Death Eaters?" Asked Harry ignoring the murmurs that burst in the Hall.
"All of them." Said Fudge in a monotone voice.
"Who else is Death Eater or a spy for Voldemort in the Ministry of Magic besides all of you?" Asked Harry interested in that matter.
For the next 20 minutes or so, Fudge gave names of spies, Death eaters and supporters of the Dark Lord. All of the names were written in a parchment by the Aurors, and also by the reporters.
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the press, fellow students, like it's usually said in the Muggle world, the Fat Woman has sung and this show has finished!" Exclaimed Harry bowing with an evil grin while the Aurors arrested all the Death Eaters and Fudge.
"Prefects, take your Houses back to your Towers immediately!" Said Dumbledore with his voice magnified to the whole Great Hall who was murmuring about everything that had happened that night.
"The Password to the room is "Downfall." I'll be there in a while. Ask food and something to celebrate to the House Elves." Whispered Harry to the MNG before he went to the High Table. The four pranksters nodded and went back to the Tower and the kitchen to get some food before they would go to the room.
"Great job, Potter! I couldn't have done it better!" Said Moody impressed shaking Harry's hand.
"Coming from the best Auror of the Ministry, I'll take it like a compliment, Mad Eye!" Grinned Harry shaking the Auror's hand.
"It is a compliment!" Chuckled Albus going to the place where the teen and the adult were talking.
"I never expected something like this! In a night we caught more Death Eaters that in the six months that had passed after Voldemort's downfall!" Exclaimed an Auror called Ken Littre going to the group.
"I love helping the justice!" Said Harry laughing along the 3 adults.
"Here you have the folder with the information against Fudge that I showed before." Said Rita going to the group and giving it to the Aurors.
"Thanks Miss Skeeter and great work in this." Said Ken scanning the pages.
"I expect your information in two weeks." Said Rita to Harry before he left the Hall in a hurry.
"What information?" Asked the 3 men confused at the same time.
"That's for me to know and you to find out!" Laughed Harry before he added: "If you excuse me, I have a private celebration with friends and I don't want to make them to wait for me." Said the teen before he left the Hall too in direction to the MNG room.
When Harry entered in the room, the twins, Ron and Hermione were getting everything ready for a celebration. When they noticed him, they hugged him and clapped his back with huge grins in the face.
"I'm sure that you enjoyed the show as much as I did." Said Harry with an evil grin sitting to eat.
"You bet it!" Exclaimed the twins at the same time while Ron and Hermione nodded in agreement.
"I don't understand why he said the truth always. I mean, If I was he, I would hide the truth." Said Ron thoughtfully.
"I guess that I forgot to say that in their drinks were a truth potion that was tasteless, right?" Asked Harry with an innocent smile.
"You did!" Laughed everyone with his words.
"I thought so!" Laughed Harry.
"Who do you think that will be the new Minister?" Asked Fred drinking pumping juice.
"Don't know and right now, I don't care! I just hope that he is better than Fudge!" Exclaimed Harry with a hopeful look.
"I agree!" Said the other four at the same time.
"For the new Minister of Magic!" Said Harry raising his vase to a toast.
"For the new Minister!" Shouted the other following Harry's example.
"OK, people. If you don't mind, I want to sleep. Do whatever you want. Stay here or return to the Tower, just DON'T MAKE ANY NOISE!" Said Harry with an angry and serious tone of voice changing his robes to his pj and going to his bed.
"I'll stay here!" Exclaimed the other four at the same time doing the same that Harry and going to their beds.
In 5 minutes the 5 pranksters were soundly asleep and forgetting about everything that had happened that day, though it was just for a few hours.
After the night at the Forest, Harry turned all his attention to the new task in his way: Fudge's questioning. He had planned what to do: he'd tell everyone what happened, but not with the Minister's rules, he'd do it with his own ones.
"Professor, may I speak with you?" Asked Harry to Flitwick after the end of a Charms' class.
"Sure. What can I do for you?" Asked the Head of Ravenclaw a little surprised.
"I've heard once of a charm that is used to show events from the point of view of a person. It works like a film. Do you have any information about it?" Explained Harry to his Professor.
"Any reason in special?" Asked the teacher surprised by his request.
"You'll know it soon." Said Harry mysteriously before he asked: "So?"
"Yes, I know that spell. It's called the Mentalus Imagus. It works like you said, shows someone's memories. It's not very used, though. It's painful I'll tell you." Warned Flitwick to his student in a serious tone of voice.
"Do you know where I could find any information about it?" Asked Harry after listening his words.
"Yes, there's a book in the restricted section of the library called "The Most Potent Charms and Spells." Give this note to Madame Pince, and she'll give it to you." Said Flitwick giving Harry a note with his signature.
"Thanks, Professor!" Shouted Harry leaving the classroom and going to the library.
Madame Pince looked and checked the note a few times before giving the book to Harry. The book had a black cover with gold letters on it that read "The Most Potent Charms and Spells." It was very fat and heavy too.
"Thanks, Madame Pince." Said Harry before he left the place and went to the Great Hall for dinner.
"When will you show the new inhabitant of the room, my dear friend?" Asked Fred to Harry a few minutes later when the 5 MNG was at dinner.
"After dinner, she has recovered completely from her injuries and is awake always now." Said Harry thinking in Friegs. The Phoenix had accepted him as her new master and told he that if wanted he could change her name.
"What injuries?" Asked George in confusion.
"She had a wound and was healed a few days ago." Explained Harry before he added: "The room will continue closed for you. At least till next week."
"What's her name?" Asked Hermione curious.
"Friegs, although I'm thinking to change her name." Answered Harry before he went on eating.
"What kind of name is Friegs?" Asked confused Ron to the others.
"I've heard that name before. I can't remember where." Said Hermione after a few moments of silence.
"You'll know in a few minutes." Said Harry standing from his seat and leaving the Hall with his friends.
When the five friends entered, Harry went straight to his pet's perch and petted her. Friegs sang a few notes toward the teen and looked curiously to the other teens, who had a shocked look in the face.
"Guys, this is Friegs, my new pet." Said Harry to his friends. Then he turned his attention to his pet and said: "These are Ron, also known as Griffin, George also known as ape, Fred also known as Wise, and Hermione, who is my girlfriend, known as Feather."
"Is that a...?" Began to ask Fred shocked.
"The last Rainbow Phoenix that exists in the world." Said the teen with a smile.
"How? When?" Asked Hermione completely in shock.
"I found her at the Forest the other night. After Nicholas Flamel, her former master, died, she came here to stay with Dumbledore as her new master. Instead of it, I became the Master and not the Headmaster, who was the one that had the idea since the beginning, I must say." Explained Harry while he put the book on his personal part of the bookshelves.
"Cool!" Said the other four. Harry laughed.
"Wow. It's beautiful." Said Hermione stroking her feathers slowly.
"I know that," smiled Harry before he added seriously: "I'm sure that I don't have to tell you that her presence here mustn't be told to anyone, right?" "Who's presence?" Asked the other four faking confusion.
"I thought so." Laughed Harry, before he said in a more serious tone of voice: "Feather stay here, please, I need your help. The others, return to the Tower."
In his voice, there was a tone that told the others that he wouldn't argue about that. He was giving an order, not suggesting it. Ron and the Twins bid their goodbye and left the room through the doors that went to their dorms. When they left, Harry blocked them once more.
"What's up, Harry?" Asked Hermione when both of them were alone.
"Read this aloud." Said Harry pointing the book that he had taken from the library before the dinner. It was opened in the Mentalus Imagus Charm. Hermione looked confused at the charm and began to read the page:
"The Mentalus Imagus Charm is used for showing memories of traumatic happenings. These occasions are usually in trials or to help someone to recover from a shock produced by those events. These images will be seen from the person's point of view. Everyone will see and hear everything that the person saw or heard in those moments.
"The person in who is cast this spell will show the moments that he chooses willingly. He stops the images of an event when he wants and shows the ones that he wants.
"This charm is very painful and many persons have described as if the Cruciatus Curse was cast on them. This kind of testimony may be rejected, because the memories can fade and not be clear.
"The incantation is 'Mentalis Imag'." Finished Hermione.
Harry began to think in everything that his girlfriend had read and saw that it was the right spell that he needed. It was the key to show the truth and make it known to the whole Wizarding world. Besides, with Rita's information he would reveal the true face of the Minister.
"Why do you want this information, Harry?" Asked Hermione stopping the boy of thinking.
"I'll use it on myself." Said Harry and began to explain everything to his girlfriend.
"Are you sure of this? It could be dangerous." Said Hermione with a little of fear in her voice when Harry finished.
"It's the only way." Said Harry before he added: "Don't tell this to anyone."
"Sure." Said Hermione before she went to the door that went to her dorm.
"Do you want to stay here tonight?" Asked Harry when she was going to open the door.
"If you don't mind, of course I would love it." Smiled Hermione kissing her boyfriend.
"I love you, do you know that?" Said Harry passing a hand through her hair and kissing her.
"Same here, my dear Blaze." Said Hermione before both of them fell in a sofa and went on kissing for another hour.
****
When the other MNG went to breakfast the next morning, they didn't look surprised when they noticed that neither Harry nor Hermione weren't in the Gryffindor Table.
"I'm looking for Harry, have you seen him?" Asked Dumbledore to the four friends in a grave tone of voice.
"We saw him last night in the room. He said that he needed Hermione's help, so we left. We didn't see any of them since then. Did something happen, Professor?" Explained Ron with confusion.
"Which is your first class, Mr. Weasley?" Asked Albus after hearing his words.
"Transfiguration with McGonagall." Said Ron after checking his schedule.
"Is something wrong, Professor Dumbledore?" Asked George confused and worried at the same time.
"Yes, Blaze has lost completely his mind." Said Dumbledore with a sigh.
"Did you notice it today? He lost it a long time ago!" Laughed Ron sarcastically.
"I guess you are right." Chuckled the old wizard seeing Harry and Hermione entering the Hall holding hands and going to their table to eat the breakfast.
"How was your night together, dear couple?" Asked Fred teasing them, when both sat down near the group.
"Do you remember what happened to the last person that teased me about my relationship with Hermione?" Asked Harry pointing his wand to Fred in a threatening way.
"Yes, I do. From now on, I'll keep my mouth shut." Said the redhead remembering what had happened to Sirius and Remus.
"Thanks." Said Hermione with amusement.
"I need to speak with you." Said Dumbledore to Harry in a grave tone of voice.
"About?" Asked Harry innocently.
"The spell." Said Dumbledore seriously.
"Oh, that. I thought that you were going to ask me about the prank." Said Harry checking his watch.
"Which prank?" Asked the four students and the Headmaster at the same time.
"That one." Said Harry when there was a "pop" on the Slytherin's table and all of them were covered in smoke for a few seconds.
Then the smoke was gone, all the members of the house were wearing clothes that were of the other sex: the girls were wearing boys' ones and the boys, girls' ones. The Whole Great Hall burst out in laughter, while the students ran away from the Hall completely bewildered.
"Great Job!" Laughed Fred watching the Slytherins storming out of the Hall.
"Who did it?" Asked Minerva angrily going to where the MNG was sitting.
"I Didn't do it and I don't know who did it. Do you know it, Fred?" Said Harry turning his attention to the twins.
"I didn't do it and neither knows the answer to your question. Do you, George?" Answered the redhead turning his attention to his twin brother.
"Nope. What about you, Ron?" Asked George to his young brother.
"I would take the blame, but I didn't do it and don't have any idea of who could have done it. Hermione?" Asked Ron to his best friend.
"Too complicated for me. Neither do I have any idea of who did it. What about you, Professor Dumbledore?" Asked Hermione to the Headmaster with an innocent smile, that was shared by the others.
"Neither do I." Said Dumbledore fighting the urge to laugh with the group's actions and answers.
"Hmmph." Was McGonagall's answer before she returned to the High Table.
"It was funny." Chuckled Albus when the six were alone again.
"The prank or our answers?" Asked Harry with an innocent smile.
"Both." Said Dumbledore, before he added to Harry: "Come with me."
"See you in Transfiguration." Said Harry to Ron and Hermione before he followed the Headmaster to his Office.
*****
"What are you planning with the Mentalus Imagus Charm, Harry?" Asked Dumbledore to the student when both of them were sitting in the Office.
"Play Fudge's game with my rules." Said Harry with an evil grin.
"What rules exactly?" Asked the Headmaster not convinced with the idea.
"Professor, I agreed to his questioning. I never said that it would be with Veritaserum, did I?" Asked Harry indolently.
"What exactly will you show and to who?" Asked Dumbledore knowing that he wouldn't change the mind of the teen about the spell.
"The whole Tournament and the incident with the Dementors at the Pitch. Answering to the other question: the students, the teachers and reporter of every paper in the Wizarding world, from England or other country." Said Harry seriously.
"I know that this a very silly question: When did you lose your mind?" Asked Dumbledore sighing.
"When I met Fluffy." Laughed Harry before he added: "If you wish to see another of my forms, I'd suggest you to come to my next Class. I'll show the 3Rd. one today."
"Third? Which was the 2nd and when did you show it?" Asked Dumbledore confused following the teen out of the Office.
"A Black Panther, and I did it in the Forest the night that I met Friegs." Said Harry when they reached to his Godmother's Classroom. "Mr. Potter, so you decided to grant us with your presence in this class finally." Said Minerva sternly when Harry entered and sat with his friends.
"Excuse him, Minerva, he was speaking with me." Said Dumbledore to the Deputy Headmistress entering after the teen.
"Did something happen?" Asked Minerva in a whisper while the students went on with their work.
"He lost his mind completely. He'll use the Mentalus Imagus Charm for the questioning." Said Dumbledore seriously.
"Is it a joke?" Asked Minerva shocked with his words.
"No, it isn't." Said Dumbledore gravely, before he said with a light smile: "He's also a Panther and we'll see another of his forms today."
"When did he show the Panther? He didn't do it with me!" Said Minerva shocked after Albus' words.
"The night of the Forest's adventure." Explained Albus while Harry began to change again, atracting the students' attention.
This time, Harry began to do it slowly, transforming every part of his body at a time. First, his arms became in two golden wings, his nose in a beak, his hair disappeared till there was a bald head, then his body became in a Golden Bald Eagle. It was a magnificent sight to everyone and Harry spread his wings before he flew a little around the Classroom and went to sit in his chair once more.
"Nice form, right?" Asked Harry to the others when he changed to human again.
"It was really cool!" Said Ron watching Harry with his mouth open. Most of the others nodded in agreement, while the other recovered themselves from the shock.
"As beautiful as the man that transforms in it." Said Hermione kissing her boyfriend.
"Ahem!" Cleared her throat the Head of Gryffindor interrupting the kiss. Or at least trying to, because both of them ignored her and went on kissing forgetting about the Professors' presence.
"I think that they ignored you, Minerva." Chuckled Albus really amused by the teens' reaction.
"If I survived with Lily and James being a couple for 3 years, I'm sure that I will do it also with them." Sighed Minerva defeated, before she turned her attention to Ron and said: "Mr. Weasley, when they stop, tell Mr. Potter that he earned 50 points for Gryffindor for his demonstration."
But Ron didn't even listen to her. He and Lavender, who had became his girlfriend that summer, were following Harry and Hermione's example and were doing the same, much to Minerva's dismay and Dumbledore's amusement.
"God saves me!" Said Minerva in exasperation before she went to the front of the classroom and went on teaching the class, ignoring the two couples and their kisses.
****
"Is it true?" Asked Katie to the four teens when they sat to dinner that night.
"What?" Asked all of the confused at the same time.
"That you had a snogging session in McGonagall's class in front of her and Dumbledore!" Said Alicia if it was the most obvious answer of the world.
"Was Dumbledore there?" Asked Hermione, Lavender and Ron confused at the same time.
"He went with me." Said Harry before he answered to the Chasers: "Yes, we had."
"And a very good one, I must say." Said Hermione kissing her boyfriend again.
"You had a snogging session in front of the Deputy Headmistress, who is also our Head of House, and the Headmaster in the middle of a class!?" Said Katie in disbelief. The four nodded with innocent smiles.
"Are you mad??" Asked Angelina in more disbelief that her teammate.
"We are completely insane!" Said Harry with an innocent smile kissing Hermione again.
"That's why we did it." Said Ron kissing his girlfriend.
"Do you still have any screw on your head?" Asked Fred teasing them.
"Nope." Said the four students laughing before they turned their attention to the food and ignored the chats of the others.
This conversation was followed with attention by McGonagall, Dumbledore, Sirius and Figg, who found the whole situation very funny and comical. They knew that the four teens needed the joy in the middle of this war against Voldemort and none of them had the heart to deprive them of that. Even if that meant allowing them having snogging sessions in the middle of the classes.
****
The snogging was present in almost every class. It happened except in four: Potions: they didn't dare to do it in front of Snape; in History: Ron, Harry and Lavender slept all the class usually while Hermione took notes; in Care of Magical Creatures: It wouldn't be discreet and they didn't want to do it in front of Malfoy and his gang; and in Herbology where they had the same problem with the discretion that Care of Magical Creatures.
The other teachers didn't mind in that, but they told them that they had to do it discreetly and after the four students had finished the work of that class, never before, and they had to sit at the back of the class so no one could be disturbed by them.
The teens agreed and followed the instructions. Harry and Hermione passed the half of the class working on the subject and the other half kissing. Like their work was always perfect, none of the teachers could say something against it.
"So, now there are snogging in classes?" Asked Snape with a sneer to McGonagall a few days later of the first incident.
"Yes, is there any problem with it, Severus? I'm sure that it doesn't happen in your class." Said Minerva angry with her colleague's sneer.
"Granger and Potter were almost 40 minutes kissing in my class today! They remember me of Lily and James!" Laughed Filius Flitwick going to his colleagues.
"Yeah, same here. Great students with great marks and a big love between them." Said Arabella joining the chat.
"At least they work always." Said Minerva with a smile.
"Hmmph." Was Snape's answer before he went to speak with Sprout.
"Severus Snape and his usual happy mood." Chuckled Filius along the other Professors.
"When is Harry's questioning?" Asked Figg in a grave tone changing the subject.
"This Wednesday after dinner." Said Minerva worried.
"What did he want with the Mentalus Imagus Charm? He asked me information about it." Asked the Head of Ravenclaw thinking in his chat with the teen.
"He'll use it in the questioning to show what really happened." Said Albus joining the 3 teachers' chat.
"Is he crazy??" Asked Figg with shock.
"According to his words, completely insane. And I don't have any doubt about it." Chuckled Albus.
"I thought that it would be under Veritaserum!" Exclaimed Snape listening and joining the chat.
"Did Harry say that he would do it under the Potion's effects?" Asked Dumbledore with an innocent smile to the Professors.
"Albus, I must agree with you, he's completely insane!" Said Severus shaking his head.
"What will he show?" Asked Minerva in a serious tone of voice.
"The whole Tournament and the Dementor's incident." Said Dumbledore.
"What is he planning with all this besides showing the truth about Diggory's death and Voldemort's return? I don't get it." Said Arabella confused with the whole situation.
"Remove Fudge from the Ministry. The students won't be the only ones who will watch it. There will be reporters of the whole Wizarding world here that night to see it." Explained the Headmaster remembering his chat with the teen a few days ago.
"That will be something very interesting!" Said Arabella with a grin.
"I can't wait till Wednesday to see that!" Agreed Flitwick while the others nodded in agreement.
****
That Wednesday's morning, during breakfast in the chairs of the four tables was found a note that read:
"If you want to know the whole truth behind the Tournament, Cedric's death and Voldemort's return, stay tonight after dinner and you'll know it.
The MNG: Blaze, Feather, Wise, Ape and Griffin."
Many people looked intrigued and interested with this note, and murmurs burst in the whole Great Hall immediately. Those rumors were present in all the classes through the day too and the teachers that didn't have any idea about what would happen that night, was almost so intrigued as the students.
Reporters of the whole world had sent letters confirming their presence that night. It was a big news and no one wanted to lose the chance on seeing it.
After lunch, Harry was called to the Headmaster's office, being excused of the afternoon's classes of that day. During their meeting, Harry and Dumbledore discussed everything: Who would be there, what would be shown and who would cast the spell on Harry.
"It's your choice, Harry. I can do it but don't have many experiences with that. I'm sure that Professor Flitwick is more than capable to cast it." Explained Albus to the teen when they were discussing the last matter.
"I agree. We'll have to ask him." Said Harry thinking about the matter a few minutes.
"I'll talk with him in a few minutes when his current class finishes." Answered Dumbledore with a smile before he asked: "What will happen with the reporters? I'm sure that they'll want to ask questions to you."
"Oh, that. Well, I won't be the questioned tonight. Fudge will have to deal not only with the reporters. I'm sure that many students will have questions for him." Said Harry with an evil grin.
"Promise me that you'll never be a Dark Wizard! I think that I couldn't have any kind of war against you when you are like this!" Pleaded the Old Wizard to the teen who chuckled and nodded in amusement.
****
That night during dinner, in the Great Hall there was another table, where the reporters were sitting and an another little one, where Fudge and the Ministry's workers would sit. Those workers were Death Eaters. Harry had planned everything to the last detail.
Unknown to the others, in the Hall there were also Aurors who would take actions if the things were out of control, and to arrest the Death Eaters also. One of those Aurors was Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody, who returned to functions for that night.
In the middle of the dinner, in the Hall appeared Fudge, Malfoy, MacNair, Crabbe, Goyle and a few other ones. Dumbledore guided them to the table and told them to sit and eat while the rest continued with the dinner.
What anyone knew, except Harry who did it, was that in the drinks of that table, there was a truth potion. It was tasteless, so none of the adults would notice it.
When the dinner finished, Harry stood and went to the front of the Hall and began to speak: "Students, Professors, reporters, since a few days, the Minister of the Magic wanted to question me about what had happened in the Third Task.
"He, along all of you, will know it. But you will also see it from my memories. Tonight the whole truth will be revealed by one the persons who lived it.
"After that, your questions will be answered." Said Harry before he sat in a chair and nodded to Flitwick to start with the spell.
"Mentalis Imag!" Said Flitwick pointing his want toward the student.
There were many gasps around the Hall. The reporters were shocked by the use of that spell on a teen. The students who knew what it was, looked as shocked as the reporters. Many of them thought that Harry was crazy doing it.
Fudge and the Death Eaters were completely pale. They knew what would be shown if the spell worked, and they would be discovered in front of reporters of the whole world and the students of the four Houses. Many tried to stand and leave, but they were glued to their chair and couldn't move.
"Let me guess that Harry did it." Said Snape to Dumbledore watching the tries of the Death Eaters. Dumbledore only nodded.
Meanwhile, Harry blocked all the pain that he had felt when Flitwick did the spell and concentrated in his mission. During his training, he learnt to do it very well and he was excellent in it.
A few seconds after the spell hit Harry, the torches of the Hall dimmed and the place were under dark. Behind the High Table, appeared a screen and everyone saw the happenings of the Tournament from Harry's point of view.
The first image that was seen, was Harry going to Hagrid's hut and seeing the dragons, after that the teen telling it to Cedric, the help of Crouch disguised as Moody, the practice in the Common Room with Hermione and the First Task. When the Task was finished, appeared the images of Cedric's help in the Second Task, Dobby's help and the Second Task.
Around the Hall, everyone watched silently and in respect the images. Many of them began to doubt that Harry had killed Cedric. If they helped each other, why would Potter kill him? Was the thought of almost every student in those moments.
The reporters were writing at top speed about the happenings. They were thinking the same that the students and began to doubt in the Minister's words toward the teen.
Then, the part that all of them wanted to see, began to play: The Third Task. They saw Harry and Cedric's 3 encounters, Krum using the Cruciatus Curse on Cedric, Harry stunning Krum, the fight against the Skrewt, the Sphynx's Riddle and at the end, the fight against the spider. Many were shocked when they saw to the two teens argue about who would be the winner and cheered when they decided to take it together.
But then, the images that had haunted Harry all that summer, began to play: the encounter with Voldemort and Wormtail, Cedric's death, the reborn of the Dark Lord, the meeting of the Death Eaters and then the fight between Harry and Voldemort, the Priori Incantatem, the ghosts of the persons that had died, and Harry's escape returning to the School.
Many students, especially Hufflepuffs, had tears in the eyes after watching the events. Other people were shocked with everything. Fudge and the Death Eaters, were fighting to leave the chairs. They were DEAD.
The last part of the Tournament played, was Crouch's truth and Fudge's visit to the Hospital Wing and everything that had happened and the Minister had said during that chat.
The next images played, were the incident with the Dementors in the Quidditch Pitch. Here Harry showed everything except the use of the Patronus magnified. When the fight had finished, showed the part of the chat with Dumbledore, where the Headmaster told him, Katie and Roger about Fudge's position in the incident.
"Stop." Said Harry when that part finished. Flitwick finished the spell and looked worriedly to the student who was massaging his temples.
"Are you ok, Harry?" Asked Minerva going to her Godson with worry in her face.
"I'll be fine when my head stop spinning around, Professor." Said Harry before he asked: "Can you get me an aspirin, please? I have a killer headache."
While Minerva went to get it, the whole Great Hall was trying to process the information that they had just received. Many people looked with hate toward the Death Eaters that were with Fudge. All of them were completely pale and were sweating cold.
"Here you have." Said McGonagall giving an aspirin and a glass of water to the student, who drank it immediately.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure that you have many questions about the Tournament, but I guess that the images were enough to answer them. So, what we'll do here, it's asking questions to Mr. Fudge who has a lot of things to explain." Said Harry with an evil grin to the Minister.
"To be democratic, it'll be in this order: reporter, Gryffindor's student, reporter, Hufflepuff's student, reporter, Ravenclaw's one, reporter and Slytherin's one and it will start again in that order." Explained Harry before he pointed to a reporter and said: "You start with them."
"Why didn't you believe when you were told about You-Know-Who's return?" Asked the man to Fudge.
"What else did you do?" Asked Dumbledore to Harry watching Fudge fighting against the potion, but failing miserably.
"Did I mention that I added a tasteless truth potion in the drinks of that table? Oops, I forgot it." Said Harry indolently to his mentor who chuckled when he heard the teen's answer.
"Because it would mean that I would be out of the Ministry. I couldn't face and handle the situation." Answered Fudge after 10 minutes of useless tries.
"So you chose to accuse Harry Potter of being a dark wizard instead of facing the problem??" Asked Katie Bell completely bewildered with Fudge's words.
"Yes." Was the Minister answer.
"This will be better than I thought at the beginning!" Said Harry to the Headmaster in a whisper.
"Same here, Blaze, same here." Said the old headmaster while the reporters and students went on with the questions.
"You are Blaze of the MNG??" Asked a shocked and surprised Sprout listening the chat between Harry and the Headmaster.
"Yep, that's I." Was Harry's answer.
"Who are the others?" Asked Snape not very happy with what he had heard.
"That's for me to know and you to find out!" Said Harry with mischievous smile.
"Why am I not surprised?" Asked ironically Snape while the staff and the teen turned their attention to the questions once more.
"Why did you say that the Dementors weren't here the day that they invaded the Quidditch Pitch?" Asked Cho making the question that the whole team of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor wanted to know the answer.
"What do you mean with that?" Asked a few reporters confused with her words.
"I'll explain it. The last incident that I showed during the spell, was something that happened a few weeks ago in the Pitch. That day, the Quidditch teams of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor were playing a friendly match when almost 100 Dementors entered in it. When the Minister was asked the reasons of this, he said that it didn't occur and the Dementors were never here that day." Explained Harry to the reporters before he said to Fudge: "Answer it, because I want to know it too."
"We lost the control of the Dementors and Azkaban 1 month ago. We don't control or order them in the Ministry any more." Said Fudge uncomfortable.
"What happened with the prisoners in Azkaban?" Asked a reporter shocked by the news.
"Many are dead and others are disappearing." Said Fudge.
"I'm enjoying this a lot." Said Harry eating popcorn going to sit with the MNG.
"Same here." Said the other four doing the same and eating from his bag.
"How long will this last?" Asked Fred to Harry while a student of Slytherin asked a question.
"It will finish when the fat woman sings. And my dear friends, in this show, I'm the fat woman." Said Harry watching and hearing the answer and reaction of everyone to the last question.
"Uh?" Asked the 3 Weasleys confused at the same time.
"In Opera, it's always said that the show doesn't finish till the fat woman sings. It means that Harry will ask the last question." Explained Hermione who understood what Harry had said.
"As clever as always, my Dear Feather." Said Harry kissing his girlfriend.
"What do you have to say against the rumors that says that you are involved with Muggle's drugs and terrorism acts?" Asked Rita Skeeter showing the folder that she had showed to Harry a few weeks ago in Hogsmeade to everyone.
"I love that woman!" Laughed Harry watching the horror face of everyone and the shocked one of Fudge.
"They are true all of them." Said Fudge fighting once more against the potion and failing again.
"I really love her!" Laughed Harry while murmurs burst all around the Hall.
"Holy shit!" Exclaimed the twins at the same time.
"I told you that Rita was after something big for me!" Laughed Harry with an evil grin to the MNG.
"Holy shit once more!" Exclaimed the four now.
The questions about this subject went on another ½ hour. During that time, Harry went to the High Table and talked in whispers with Dumbledore. The Headmaster wanted to know for how long this would continue.
"Like I said to the others, the show finishes when the fat woman sings. I'm the fat woman, and I don't want to sing yet." Said the teen with an evil smile while the questions went on.
"Do whatever you want. I lost the hope to control this situation a long time ago!" Said Albus with a sigh. "Exactly when?" Asked Harry curious with his mentor's words.
"When you returned from your summer!" Said defeated the old Headmaster. Harry laughed and went on listening the words and answers of the Minister.
After another 40 minutes of questions, Harry decided to ask his question: "Mr. Fudge are you a Death Eater?"
"Yes, I am." Said Fudge resinated to lose the battle against the Potion.
"Are the persons that are with you now here, also Death Eaters?" Asked Harry ignoring the murmurs that burst in the Hall.
"All of them." Said Fudge in a monotone voice.
"Who else is Death Eater or a spy for Voldemort in the Ministry of Magic besides all of you?" Asked Harry interested in that matter.
For the next 20 minutes or so, Fudge gave names of spies, Death eaters and supporters of the Dark Lord. All of the names were written in a parchment by the Aurors, and also by the reporters.
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the press, fellow students, like it's usually said in the Muggle world, the Fat Woman has sung and this show has finished!" Exclaimed Harry bowing with an evil grin while the Aurors arrested all the Death Eaters and Fudge.
"Prefects, take your Houses back to your Towers immediately!" Said Dumbledore with his voice magnified to the whole Great Hall who was murmuring about everything that had happened that night.
"The Password to the room is "Downfall." I'll be there in a while. Ask food and something to celebrate to the House Elves." Whispered Harry to the MNG before he went to the High Table. The four pranksters nodded and went back to the Tower and the kitchen to get some food before they would go to the room.
"Great job, Potter! I couldn't have done it better!" Said Moody impressed shaking Harry's hand.
"Coming from the best Auror of the Ministry, I'll take it like a compliment, Mad Eye!" Grinned Harry shaking the Auror's hand.
"It is a compliment!" Chuckled Albus going to the place where the teen and the adult were talking.
"I never expected something like this! In a night we caught more Death Eaters that in the six months that had passed after Voldemort's downfall!" Exclaimed an Auror called Ken Littre going to the group.
"I love helping the justice!" Said Harry laughing along the 3 adults.
"Here you have the folder with the information against Fudge that I showed before." Said Rita going to the group and giving it to the Aurors.
"Thanks Miss Skeeter and great work in this." Said Ken scanning the pages.
"I expect your information in two weeks." Said Rita to Harry before he left the Hall in a hurry.
"What information?" Asked the 3 men confused at the same time.
"That's for me to know and you to find out!" Laughed Harry before he added: "If you excuse me, I have a private celebration with friends and I don't want to make them to wait for me." Said the teen before he left the Hall too in direction to the MNG room.
When Harry entered in the room, the twins, Ron and Hermione were getting everything ready for a celebration. When they noticed him, they hugged him and clapped his back with huge grins in the face.
"I'm sure that you enjoyed the show as much as I did." Said Harry with an evil grin sitting to eat.
"You bet it!" Exclaimed the twins at the same time while Ron and Hermione nodded in agreement.
"I don't understand why he said the truth always. I mean, If I was he, I would hide the truth." Said Ron thoughtfully.
"I guess that I forgot to say that in their drinks were a truth potion that was tasteless, right?" Asked Harry with an innocent smile.
"You did!" Laughed everyone with his words.
"I thought so!" Laughed Harry.
"Who do you think that will be the new Minister?" Asked Fred drinking pumping juice.
"Don't know and right now, I don't care! I just hope that he is better than Fudge!" Exclaimed Harry with a hopeful look.
"I agree!" Said the other four at the same time.
"For the new Minister of Magic!" Said Harry raising his vase to a toast.
"For the new Minister!" Shouted the other following Harry's example.
"OK, people. If you don't mind, I want to sleep. Do whatever you want. Stay here or return to the Tower, just DON'T MAKE ANY NOISE!" Said Harry with an angry and serious tone of voice changing his robes to his pj and going to his bed.
"I'll stay here!" Exclaimed the other four at the same time doing the same that Harry and going to their beds.
In 5 minutes the 5 pranksters were soundly asleep and forgetting about everything that had happened that day, though it was just for a few hours.