Chapter 09 Links, Articles and Quidditch
True to Harry's threat, the twins became the MOST principal target of pranks since the meeting where the 5 MNG joined the Order's Council: Cross- dressing, change of looks, sing the School's song every 15 minutes were some of the pranks played on them.
Both Weasleys, along the teachers, knew very well who was the responsible of this: Harry Potter, a.k.a. Blaze, the worst of the five pranksters.
"Please, stop with this!" Begged Fred after a week of pranks from his friend.
"I told you that if you told them that I was the investor, you would be dead. Like I don't have any wish to kill you, this is much better!" Said the Prefect with a new threat of his wand toward the twin.
"We can't stand this shame anymore! We are the one who plays pranks, not the ones that are played the pranks in!" Said George with a plead.
"Are you begging mercy to me?" Asked Harry with an evil grin.
"YES!!" shouted the twins at the same time.
"Ok, this will stop, but you'll have the entrance to the room forbidden till the match!" Said Harry with a new threat of the wand.
"WHAT??!!" Asked Fred in shock.
"It's that or another two weeks of pranks. You choose." Said Harry with a mischievous grin.
"We prefer a few weeks out of the room that two more weeks of pranks!" Said the twins together leaving the room in defeated.
"Do you think that it's something good?" Asked Ron without looking from the Potions' book that he was reading during the whole chat between his brothers and best friend.
"That will teach them to not disobey my orders." Said Harry before he started to read a book of Runes.
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"Professor, could you do me a favor?" Asked Harry to Dumbledore a few days later.
"What do you need, Harry?" Asked the Headmaster curious about the reason of this.
"I need a note of a free pass to the Restricted Section of the Library. I want to do some research and I thought that maybe I could find the information that I need there." Explained Harry to his mentor.
Although he hadn't told it to anyone, he had an idea for the Order: create a mind link among the members. It would help if they had a problem, call an emergency's meeting, get some information from other members and with this nobody out of the Order would know it. He had researched it in the Library in the books allowed to all the students but he hadn't found anything, so he needed to do the research in the Restricted Section. And if he wanted to make a good one, he needed a free pass to look as many books as he could.
"Will you tell me what kind of information you are looking for?" Asked Albus, knowing that the most probable answer would be not.
"You'll know soon. The only thing that I'm going to tell you is that it would be very useful for the Order." Said Harry very seriously, before he asked: "Can you give it to me?"
"Give this to Madame Pince. I would like to know what you are thinking as soon as you can tell me." Said the Headmaster giving to the student a note with his signature.
"I'll tell it to you as soon as I find something that can help me." Answered Harry before he went to the library.
Madame Pince, the librarian of Hogwarts, looked surprised when Harry gave her the note signed by the Headmaster. It was unusual for Albus to sign a free pass' note to a student. After she checked it looking for any falsification, and not finding it, she allowed to the Prefect to enter to the Restricted Section.
"Are you looking for something in special, Potter?" Asked the woman before she left the place, leaving the teen allowed.
"I'm not very sure of it, Madame Pince." Said Harry before he began to think where he should look for.
He scratched immediately the books about Runes, Transfiguration, Divination, Astronomy, Herbology, Flying and Care of Magical Creatures. They would be completely useless in this matter. So he should research in books about Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions.
After almost two hours in the DADA section, he gave up finding something in that part, so he moved to the Potions' one. After almost another hour, he found what he wanted in a book called: "The most Potent Potions for the people's mind: good and bad ones." The Potion was named Mindus Linkad and worked as he wanted. It created a link between many people. He began to read the ingredients:
"... 2 Phoenix's feathers . . . 3 Unicorns' hairs . . . Half a cup of Dragon's blood . . . " Read the teen to himself looking among the ingredients needed. With a little smile of proud for finding what he wanted, he took the book and went to where Madame Pince was and showed the book that he had taken and left with direction toward the Headmaster's Office.
On his way to the Office he found Snape who looked at him strangely when he saw the book in his hands. Not saying a word, both of them gave the password to the gargoyle and went to the Office.
"Come in!" Called the Headmaster from the Office letting them in.
"I have found what I wanted, Professor." Said Harry to Dumbledore and showed the book in the page of the Potion.
Dumbledore and Snape took the book and began to read it. Both of them understood immediately what the Prefect was planning. A smile appeared in the Headmaster's lips while a surprised look appeared in the Potions' Master.
"Do you think that you can do this Potion, Severus?" Asked the Headmaster to the Head of Slytherin.
"I have all the ingredients, but I would need two feathers from Fawkes." Said Snape after thinking a few moments in the situation.
"What would happen if instead of using Fawkes' feathers, we use Friegs' ones?" Asked Harry to the Professors, thinking in his own Phoenix.
"Severus?" Asked Albus interested in that chance.
"It would be much more powerful, but the result would be the same. The link would be made." Said Snape after thinking a few minutes.
"How long would it take you to brew the Potion?" Asked Dumbledore wanting to make it as soon as possible.
"A week, 10 days at last." Said Snape after reading the instructions of the book.
"Do you think that you can give the feathers to Severus tomorrow, Harry?" Asked Dumbledore to the teen, remembering that the next day both of them would continue with Harry's special Potion.
"Sure." Said Harry after thinking it for a few moments.
"Very well. I'll ask to both of you complete secret with this. No one must know about this Potion. Is that understood?" Said Albus in a very serious tone of voice to both men that were in his Office.
"As clear as the crystal." Said Harry while Snape nodded.
"I think that you should go to dinner, Harry. It has begun a few minutes ago." Suggested the Headmaster to the teen.
"See you later." Said Harry taking his cue to leave the Office.
"I would never have thought of this, Albus." Said Snape when he and the Headmaster were alone.
"I'm ashamed to admit that neither did I, Severus." Admitted the old wizard to the staff member.
"Thank God that Potter is in our side and not against us!" Exclaimed Snape with a sigh of relief.
"I think the same." Chuckled Albus before he asked: "did you want to talk with me?"
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During that week, Snape used most of the time that he could use to make the Potion for the Order. He knew the importance of this and put all his efforts to do it properly.
Meanwhile, Harry turned his attention to another matter: Rita's future article. He knew that many people, adults and students, believed in Voldemort and his ideas about the pureness of the blood. With her article, Harry hoped to change the mind of many people.
What was the article about? The truth of Voldemort being a half-blood and not a pure-blood as many people always believed.
When Harry proposed this to Skeeter, the reporter looked shocked by the revelation and agreed to write the article. In exchange of this, Harry got all the information about the Minister that Rita had given to him before the Mentalus Imagus Charm was cast.
The Thursday before the Order's new meeting, Harry sent a folder to Rita with all the information using Hedwig who had a disguising look. It would be suspicious if anyone saw his owl delivering a letter to Rita, and under any circumstance he wanted that to happen.
The next day, when all the members of the Council were in the Office, Snape, Dumbledore and a House Elf appeared there carrying a big cauldron with a potion of a red color. All of them looked confused and shot questioning looks toward themselves, the Headmaster and Snape. The Head of Slytherin and the Headmaster ignored them by complete and sat down.
"I'm sure that all of you are wondering the reason of the Potion, right?" Asked Dumbledore when everyone was silent and sat in their places.
"Yes." Said many of them while the rest nodded.
"A few days ago, Harry came to see me and suggested something. I guess that he's the best person to explain it." Said Albus nodding to the teen to begin his explanation. Immediately, everyone turned their attention to the Prefect.
"What I've thought is a kind of mental link that would work among the members of the Council. For example, if any of us are in danger, with the link he could ask help to the others. Also it would work if an urgent meeting is needed to be called or to give information or ideas in case of attack.
"With that in mind, I made a little research in the Restricted Section of the Library with a note given by the Headmaster and in the Potions' section I found one called Mindus Linkad." Explained the teen nodding toward Snape so he could explain how it worked.
"Like Potter said, this Potion creates a link among many people. In the normal cases it's used Phoenix's Feathers, but in this case we used the ones of Potter's Rainbow Phoenix, so it would make it more powerful.
"With this Feathers, the link will allow to the people connected through the link, not only to send messages, it will also help to send images, feelings and memories." Explained Severus to everyone who was listening him intently.
When Snape finished, everyone began to talk among them about the Potion and the link. All the members of the Council agreed fast that it would be very useful and that it was a great idea. Everyone nodded with this.
Dumbledore, Snape and Harry sighed in relief with this. They were worried that the Potion would bring some problems and some people could deny it or do it with reluctance. With their agreement, they saw that their fear was unjustified.
"I have a doubt: if some members want to have a chat through the link and they want to do it without the rest knowing it, is it possible?" Asked Hermione.
"Everyone can turn off the voice of the people in the link if they don't want to listen to them or if they just want to have a private chat." Explained Severus glaring at the MNG. He suspected that the five of them could use the link to cheat in tests.
"Let's begin. Who will be the first?" Asked Dumbledore seriously.
"Like I'm the one who gave the idea, I'll do it first of all." Said Harry and went to the cauldron. He took a vase and filled it with the potion and drank it immediately. It tasted worse than the Polyjuice Potion.
"How was it?" Asked Sirius anxiously after his Godson drank it.
"I have a word to describe the taste of it: Yuck." Groaned Harry drinking a glass of water.
"Let's continue." Said Dumbledore amused with Harry's words.
When everyone finished drinking it, they began to test the link. It worked perfectly and many people began to test it having chats with the link. Harry couldn't help but smile with proud watching that his idea had worked so well. This smile was shared by Dumbledore who thought the same that him.
"Great idea, Blaze." Said Dumbledore to Harry through the link testing it himself.
"Thanks. I'm glad that it worked so well. I must say that I was afraid that it wouldn't work like we expected." Said Harry with another sigh of relief.
"Do you have any doubt about my skills like a Potion's Master, Potter?" Asked Snape with an angry tone of voice, joining the chat.
"Of course that I don't, Professor!" Defended Harry, before he added: "I was afraid that the link wouldn't work as we thought. I never said anything about having doubts of the Potion!"
"I hope so." Said Snape before he turned her attention to talk with someone else and turning off the voice of the Prefect.
"Stupid slimy git!" Said Harry with a groan of disgust toward Snape.
"Harry!" Scolded Dumbledore, Minerva and Sirius listening his last words.
"Shut up all of you!" Said Harry with a groan before he turned off their voices and began to chat with Charlie Weasley about Quidditch.
"Mphhm." Said the Head of Gryffindor not happy with her Godson's words toward her Colleague and to her, Sirius and the Headmaster.
"Minerva, he has the right to do it. After all, this link was his idea and Severus criticized his lack of faith toward him. If I was Harry, I would say and do the same that he did." Said Dumbledore with a smile and his usual twinkle.
"I guess so." Said Minerva with a sigh.
"Can anyone tell me why we never thought of this the last time?" Asked Moody with a sigh testing himself the link.
"Good question, Alastor." Chuckled Albus before he called the attention of everyone and continued with the meeting, without using the link this time for it.
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On the week before Halloween, the teachers began to give more schoolwork than ever reminding to the students about the O.W.L.s that would take place at the end of the School year.
The O.W.L.s were divided in three categories: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced ones. You could get the three of them in: Transfiguration, Potions, History of the Magic, Herbology, Astronomy, Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts. In the electives, (Muggle Studies, Divination, Ancient Runes, Aritmancy and Care of Magical Creatures) you could only get the Basic and Intermediates. The total of O.W.L.s that you could get was 25.
The record was 20 and it was of a student of Gryffindor that studied more than 200 years ago. The most usual number of O.W.L.s was between eight and thirteen. If you got less than six, you had to take the year again.
During classes, Harry didn't have any problem despite the hard work that the Professors gave them. Actually he found it very easy. His marks were as good as Hermione's ones.
The three friends never used the Order link in class. They had decided to not use it except for Order's matters and the School wasn't one.
Meanwhile, he went on training the Team as hard as always. A week after Halloween would be the first match of the season: Gryffindor against Slytherin. Harry wanted his team as ready as he could.
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On the weekend before Halloween, there was a visit to Hogsmeade for the students above Third Year. Harry went to the town with Hermione, Ron and Lavender.
After walking and watching the shops for almost 40 minutes, both couples decided to separate their ways and meet again in the The 3 Broomsticks in two hours.
"Look at that! Isn't it cute?" Asked Hermione to Harry when they stopped in a pet shp and were watching a little dog color brown.
"Yes, it is. But may I remind you that dogs aren't allowed at Hogwarts?" Asked Harry with a little laugh kissing his girlfriend.
"We could keep him at the room." Suggested Hermione with a chuckle.
"Nice mix of pets we have already there: two owls, two cats and a Phoenix. Let's add a dog, a snake and a spider and we'll have a zoo at the room." Said Harry shocked with that idea.
"Well, we also have a griffin, a monkey, a fox, another Phoenix, and you, my dear Blaze, are a walking zoo." Said Hermione with a teasing tone of voice.
"You offend me, my beloved Feather." Said Harry kissing her passionately.
They went on walking for another 40 minutes till Harry said that he wanted to buy something at the watch's shop. His watch was not a good one and he wanted a wizard one instead of the Muggle one that he always wore at his wrist.
"Which one do you like most for me?" Asked Harry to Hermione showing her two watches. One had the drawing of a Snitch and the other one of a dragon.
"Both. The Snitch's one for you and the Dragon's for me." Said Hermione kissing Harry.
"I'll buy both." Said Harry to the shopkeeper putting his one in his wrist while Hermione did the same with the other.
"It'll cost 16 Galleons. 8 Galleons each." Said the woman to the teens.
Harry paid her and both of them left and went on walking, stopping in the shops' windows looking them and going to the next one.
"How would I look with an earring?" Asked Harry suddenly to Hermione when they were in a jewelry shop.
"Are you kidding me?" Asked Hermione shocked and confused with his question.
"No, I was thinking in wearing one in my left ear. So what's your opinion?" Asked the boy once more.
"You would like nicely I think." Said Hermione after thinking about it for a few minutes. Harry dragged her to the shop and talked with the woman of the shop and asked her for earrings for him.
The woman looked surprised with this, but decided to do it. She showed him a few pairs with different drawings: dragons, lightings, dolphins and others. Harry bought a pair that had a drawing of lightning like his scar. They weren't very big and when he tried them, they looked really great.
"What do you think?" Asked Harry to his girlfriend showing the earring in his left ear.
"You look nice with it." Said Hermione with a kiss.
"How much is it?" Asked Harry to the woman who looked at them with a smile.
"10 Sickles." Said the woman.
Harry paid her and he and Hermione left the place and went to the bar to wait for his friends. When they entered, they saw to Bill and Fleur Delacour chatting and laughing. When Bill saw them, he invited them to sit there.
"Hi Bill, hi Fleur." Said Harry sitting next to them. Both of them nodded before Rosmerta brought some drinks for the four and began to talk.
"You decided to follow my steps, Harry!" Said Bill laughing when he saw the earring.
"I have something that you don't!" Said Harry pulling up his sleeve and showing them the tattoo.
"Impressive!" Said Fleur looking at the Panther with a smile.
"If I do one of those, mum will kill me!" Laughed Bill, also impressed with Harry's tatoo.
"Wait till Sirius watches the earring!" Laughed Harry sending the other three in a fit of laughter.
"What are you talking about?" Asked the twins joining the chat with his friends and brother. With them were Angelina and Alicia.
"My new addition." Said Harry showing them the earring.
"Harry Potter the rebel teen!" Laughed Alicia looking at the earring.
"It sounds nice!" Laughed the others.
"I'm the Hogwarts' rebel without cause!" Laughed Harry sending the other in another fit of laughter.
"Are both of you a couple?" Asked Hermione to Bill and Fleur watching them with the hands together.
"Since two weeks ago." Said Bill with a big smile while Fleur nodded.
"I toast for it!" Said Fred raising his bottle of Butterbeer.
"Don't start with the toasts!" Said the other ones at the same time.
"Why not?" Asked Bill in confusion.
"What's wrong with toasting?" Asked Fleur as confused as his boyfriend.
The other laughed and explained them what had happened during the breakfast the day after the elections. Bill and Fleur joined the laugh when they had heard the story.
"Harry, are you there?" Asked suddenly Ron to his best friend through the mind link.
"I'm with the twins, Alicia, Angelina, Hermione, Bill and Fleur at the three Broomsticks. What's up?" Asked Harry confused sensing some worry in his friend's voice.
"With lavender, we are being attacked by 10 Death Eaters near the Shrieking Shack! Help us!" Shouted Ron before he cut the chat.
"Ron and Lavender are in problems near the Shrieking Shack!" Said Harry to the other before he stood and left the bar running toward the place of the attack, followed by the others.
When the group of teens and two adults reached there, they saw to Ron fighting against a few Death Eaters with Lavender laying unconscious in the floor near him. All of them took their wands and went to help their friends.
"Professor Dumbledore, are you there?" Asked Harry to the Headmaster while he fought against a Death Eater.
"What's wrong?" Asked Dumbledore sensing problems.
"We are fighting against a few Death Eaters near the Shrieking Shack!" Said Harry and sent an image of the fight to his mentor.
"I'll send help to you immediately!" Said the Headmaster very seriously cutting the chat with the teen and focusing in other Council's Members: "Everyone near the Shrieking Shack, go there immediately! There are eight Students and two adults fighting against Death Eaters! Repeat, Death Eaters attacking students!"
"I'm on my way!" Returned many members.
Meanwhile, in the fight, the group of friends was having some problems. The Death Eaters had received help when many others began to apparate there joining the fight.
"Do you have any other despaired and suicide measure today, Harry?" Asked Fred to his friend while he disarmed another Death Eater.
"I though that you would never ask, Fred!" Said Harry before he transformed in a bull and began to go against the Death Eaters, who were shocked by the animal and tried to curse him or at least avoid his attacks.
But nothing seemed to stop him while he went on attacking and hitting them with his horns and sending them to the air. The Death Eaters who were hit crashed loudly while the other teens tied them tightly with ropes so they couldn't move and stun them to avoid their scape.
"Nice bull!" Said Fred to the others while he stunned another one of them.
"Nice horns!" Agreed Bill doing the same that his brother.
Almost 10 minutes later the battle was finished. More than 20 Death Eaters had been injured with curses or with Harry's attacks. The rest of them had dissaparated when they saw that it was a lost battle and they would never win it.
"Where's the battle?" Asked a few Councils' members when they appeared next to the teens a few minutes later.
"If we waited to you, we would be dead!" Said Harry with anger toward the adults before he woke up Lavender who looked around confused.
"Are you ok?" Asked Ron worried to his girlfriend helping her to stand.
"Yes, a little dizzy but fine." Said Lavender when she was stood.
"Let's return to the School." Suggested Bill to the students.
"Sure." Said Harry before he turned to the adults: "Take care of them and put them in a jail. I suggest you to make them be checked by a doctor first." Without waiting an answer, he followed the group to Hogwarts.
The group walked in silent. Ron supporting Lavender who was dizzy and couldn't walk very well. When they reached to the doors, Dumbledore and McGonagall were waiting for them. They looked worried and sighed in relief when the group reached there.
"I'll take Lavender to the Hospital Wing." Said Ron to the Professors and his friends. They nodded and the redhead began to walk with the girl toward the Infirmary.
"Do any of you need medical help?" Asked Minerva to the group in a serious tone of voice.
"No." Said all of them at the same time shaking their heads.
"Miss Johnson, Miss Spinnet, return to your Tower, please. The rest of you come with us." Instructed Dumbledore to the group with a tone that left no place to any kind of arguments.
The 2 Chasers nodded and began to walk to the Gryffindor Tower, while the members of the Council, and also Fleur, followed the Headmaster and the Head of Gryffindor towards Dumbledore's Office. When they entered, many members were sitting there and looked worriedly to the teens who didn't look very happy.
"What happened?" Asked Dumbledore when everyone was in their seats.
"What the hell do you understand when someone says that he needs help? I sent a message asking it and everyone arrived when the fight was over!" Shouted Harry, who had anger in all his body, to the others members of the council.
"Calm down!" Said all of the MNG and Bill through the link to the teen, although all of felt the same that him.
"Shut up!" Shouted back Harry to all of them.
Most of the adults were shocked with his outburst, although none of them could say that he wasn't right. They watched in shame as Harry began to take deep breaths trying to calm himself once more.
"Sorry, I needed to remove it from my system." Said Harry when he had calmed down again.
"Could you tell us what has happened?" Said Dumbledore understanding Harry's reaction very well. If he was the teen, probably he would react like him in this situation.
"Any of you explain it because if I do, I'll start shouting again." Said Harry to his friends.
Bill took a breath and began to tell everyone what had happened since Harry saying that Ron and Lavender were having problems till the Council's Members apparated there.
"Can anyone explain us what did you take so long to apparate there? Because if I'm not wrong, the only members of this Council who can't apparate are me, Ron, Hermione and, maybe, the Twins." Asked Harry still angry with everything that had happened.
Many ones began to mumble some sort of excuse that went from not being near the place, being busy and other things. Harry's anger grew more and more with these excuses.
"Calm down!" Shouted the MNG, Bill and Dumbledore to Harry through the link, sensing that the teen was going to burst again.
"The next time that I ask help and happens something like this, I quit!" Said Harry standing from his seat and storming out of the room slamming the door behind him.
The twins and Hermione stood up and followed him silently with a little of anger too. They sent a message through the link saying that if the situation happened again, they would follow Harry in his exit of the Order.
Dumbledore knew better than anyone that the students were talking very seriously in that matter and he didn't have any doubt that they would do what they had threatened.
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"Harry, are you there?" Asked the Headmaster to the student two hours later when the meeting between the Council's member was finished.
"Yes, sorry by my outburst early today. I couldn't avoid it." Said Harry. Dumbledore noticed that there was still anger in his voice.
"You don't need to be sorry. If I were in your situation, I would have reacted exactly the same like you did." Admitted the Headmaster.
"I felt frustrated. I ask help and no one comes. If we had waited till they decided to appear there, we wouldn't be having this chat." Said the Prefect in a very serious tone of voice.
"That's something we'll have to fix in the future." Said Dumbledore in a serious tone too.
"Do you need something else? I'm studying for Potions." Said Harry with a groan.
"Actually, yes. I saw something in your ear. Care to explain?" Asked Albus with a smile.
"Since today I'm wearing an earring with the form of my scar. Is there any problem with it?" Asked Harry with a laugh.
"I don't have any, but I don't know what your Godparents will think of it, especially Minerva." Laughed softly Dumbledore.
"If she did say nothing after seeing my tattoo and knowing about the time that I got drunk, she won't say a lot about this. I'm worried by Padfoot's reaction!" Laughed Harry closing the book that he was reading. Then he added: "I'll go to sleep. Goodnights."
"Goodnight." Said the Headmaster cutting the link with the teen and turning his attention to the persons that were in his Office.
In front of him was sitting Minerva McGonagall, Alastor Moody, Sirius, Remus, Arthur Weasley with his sons Bill and Charlie and Snape. None of them were pleased with what had happened.
"He wasn't joking about leaving, Albus." Said Minerva seriously to Dumbledore.
"I know it, Minerva. I'm surprised that he stayed here after what happened today." Said Albus very serious.
"I'm surprised that he didn't decide to hex and curse everyone here today after his outbursts." Said sarcastically Snape.
"Can you blame him for his outbursts? I don't do it." Said Sirius seriously.
"We had all the right to be angry with you. You failed us when we needed help!" Said Bill with anger to all of the adults that were with him.
"Bill . . . " Started to say Arthur trying to calm his eldest son but the boy cut him off.
"Do it again with any of my siblings and I follow them with their quit!" Snapped Bill storming out of the room giving a slam to the door too.
"We'll have to make urgent changes here from now on!" Said Albus seriously after the new outburst of a Council's member.
All of them nodded in agreement and started to discuss the future changes in the way that the Order worked. None of the adults blamed the teens or Bill about their outbursts. Like the oldest Weasley boy had said, they had all the right to do it.
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The relations between the MNG and some members of the Council changed after that day. They were still angry with their failure and weren't going to forgive them that act so easily.
Dumbledore didn't even try to fix it, knowing that it was useless. The five teens weren't guilty if the others couldn't do what was asked to them and Albus decided to let them fix that situation by themselves, not entering in the argument.
The morning of Halloween, the teens were sitting in the Gryffindor Table chatting and getting fun when the mail arrived. Harry looked to the owls delivering the paper with a big and mysterious grin that didn't pass unnoticed by any of his friends or teachers.
"What are you planning?" Asked all of them at the same time, some of them through the link and the other speaking normally.
"This." Said Harry picking a copy of the Daily Prophet and showing it to his friends, while he told the Order's members to read the first page. Everyone took it and began to read it eagerly:
"YOU-KNOW-WHO IS AN HALF-MUGGLE" By Rita Skeeter
You-Know-Who, the vilest Dark Wizard of the last century and the Heir of Slytherin, isn't a Pure Blood wizard as everyone thinks. Thanks to information that was given by an anonymous source to this reporter, the readers of this paper will know the whole truth.
You-Know-Who born under the name of Tom Marvolo Riddle, son of a witch, the heir of the Hogwarts' Founder, Salazar Slytherin, and a Muggle who lived in a town known as Little Hangleton.
The young boy who would become years later the Dark Wizard, was abandoned by his father, when this one knew that his wife was a witch.
Tom Marvolo Riddle was sent to an orphanage where he was abused and hated till he received the Hogwarts letter. As the Heir of Slytherin he was responsible for the opening of the Secret Chamber of Slytherin that caused the death of a student and that another one was expelled after the false accusations that fell over him.
After his graduation, Tom changed his name and became known to everyone as You-Know-Who. The Dark Wizard changed the order of the letters of his names and was known as The-One-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."
Harry had a big evil grin when he read the article that had a length of almost two more pages. A look around the Hall told him that everyone was shocked with this news and many didn't seem to believe it.
"I had told you once: I gave her the news of the century." Said Harry with laughter to his friends who looked in shock to the newspaper.
"You are completely mad, mate!" Said Fred after reading the newspaper with a shocked expression.
"Yes, and I'm very proud of it." Said Harry before he asked Dumbledore and the other Council's members through the link, "What do you think about Rita's new article?"
"You are the source of her information, right?" Asked Albus with a smile and the eyes completely twinkling with this.
"Maybe yes, maybe not." Said Harry with an evil grin.
"What do you plan with this?" Asked Minerva seriously after reading again the newspaper.
"Begin a change in the minds of some people. They'll stop seeing Tom as a Pure Blood and his true nature will be seen. Use the shot, and many students will begin to doubt about joining his ranks or not." Said Harry before he took his bag and began to walk to his first class, Herbology, with the rest of the fifth year student of his House and Hufflepuff.
"Let's use it. It can work." Said Severus agreeing with Harry's idea.
"Check the students' mood after this. Especially in your House, Severus." Instructed Dumbledore seriously to the whole staff before they began to walk to their classrooms to start with the classes.
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For a few days, the only thing that the students talked about was the article and everything that were revealed in it. Like Harry had predicted many students changed their mind about the Death Eaters and Voldemort.
"Many of the students below fourth and fifth year are reconsidering the option to join the ranks. The article hit them very hard and many others are beginning to reject their parents' order." Said Snape one day in a meeting of the Order about the reaction in Slytherin.
"We should do something else." Said Minerva seriously thinking about this matter.
"I have an idea. But it would be better if we do it with other schools also and not only with Hogwarts." Said Harry beginning to plan something in his mind.
"What do you have in mind?" Asked many of the members interested in his words.
"Give me a few days and I'll give you a full idea. I have only the beginning of it." Said Harry with a thoughtful look toward all of them.
"Tell us as soon as you have it, Harry." Said Dumbledore with a nod to the Prefect. Harry returned the nod and the meeting went on.
Meanwhile, the relations between the Houses also suffered a change. Many Slytherins tried to make friendship with students from other Houses. Many Gryffindors looked not very sure of this, but the youngest ones decided to do it and establish a friendship with them despite the thought of the older.
"It's beginning to happen." Said Alicia to Harry the day before the first match of Quidditch after the training of the Team. "It's slow, but it's happening. And the students are making the change, not the adults." Said Harry understanding what she was talking about: the change of mind that both of them had talked about the day that they had seen Michael playing soccer in the Quidditch Pitch.
"Maybe we won't have to wait till your graduation to see the change. Maybe it will happen before mine." Said Alicia when both of them entered in the Castle and went to the Tower to rest.
"I hope that you are right in that, Alicia." Said Harry going to sleep to the Secret Room with the rest of the MNG.
****
When Harry and the rest of the team went to breakfast the next morning, they were received by a big cheer from the members of the other houses, except the Slytherins who booed them.
Harry made them to eat something, though he ate only a toast during the whole breakfast. He didn't look able to eat something that morning. After all of them had finished the breakfast, Harry hurried them to go to the lockers to change their robes before the Slytherins. A new wave of cheers was heard when the team left the Hall.
"Nervous?" Asked Harry to Michael while the whole team was changing.
"Terrified is a best definition, Harry." Said the Keeper looking very nervous to his Captain.
"Don't worry, for the next year the nervous will disappear." Assured Harry with a smile.
"If he lives long enough to play the next year!" Laughed Fred clapping the back of the boy.
"Thanks for your assurance, Fred!" Said sarcastically Harry to the Beater.
"Whenever you want!" Laughed Fred before he began to speak with his brother.
"Were you nervous in your first game?" Asked Michael to Harry with a little of fear in his voice.
"I was like you: Terrified!" Laughed Harry giving to the boy a reassuring smile.
"I remember your face that day! It was priceless!" Laughed Katie joining the chat between the Seeker and the Keeper.
"Hey it was my first match in a sport that I had never played or seen a real game in my whole life! Of course that I was nervous!" Defended to himself the Seeker.
"Don't worry that the twins were worse than you in their first game!" Laughed Alicia joining them.
"Really nervous! They sent a Chaser and a Beater to the Hospital Wing that day!" Said Katie sending all of the players in a fit of laughter.
"Ok, ok, people, enough memories for now!" Said Harry before he started the prep game talk: "Fred, George, you know what to do: protect all the players and send the rivals to the Hospital Wing if they play too dirty."
"We are at your orders!" Said the Beater at the same time with an evil smile toward their Captain.
"I'm sure of that." Sighed Harry to them, before he turned his attention to the Chasers: "Girls you know what you have to do. I don't have to tell you what's your job or how to do it."
"We know it very well." Said Katie while Angelina and Alicia nodded their agreement to this.
"Michael, do the same that you do in the training and watch out their Chasers. The twins will protect in case that they decide to attack you." Said Harry to the Keeper before he turned to Mara: "Be ready if you have to enter."
"No problem." Said both of them nodding.
"Good luck and let's kick their asses!" Shouted Harry putting his hand in the center being followed soon by the others.
"GRYFFINDOR!" Shouted all of them separating the hands and going to the Pitch the titular and to the stands the reserves.
"And here is Gryffindor defending the Cup won two years ago!" Announced Lee Jordan who was making the comments of the match as always. "The Keeper Michael Netz! The Chasers Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet and Angelina Johnson! The Beaters Fred and George Weasley! And the Seeker and Captain Harry Potter!"
Everyone cheered when they entered in the Pitch, though there were boos from the Slytherins. Those sounds were turned off by the shouts of the other Houses.
"And here are the cheaters' snakes of Slytherin." Began to say Alex Potin who was being trained by Lee to be the next person in that place.
"POTIN!" Shouted McGonagall completely angry to the student. "Ok, Ok, here comes Slytherin." Said the student after listening the first shout in his career from his Head of House. Neither him nor Lee announced their names, so everyone waited till Hooch blew the start of the game.
"I want a nice and clean game, Is it clear?" Asked the referee in a thundered voice to all the players, though she seemed to speak principally to the players of Slytherin.
"Potter, Malfoy, shake hands!" Barked Madame Hooch to both Seekers and Captains of the teams.
Harry and Malfoy did it sending murderous glares to each other. It was obvious that Hooch's request wasn't going to happen in that match.
"Mount brooms!" Shouted the flight instructor before she blew her whistle that began the game.
"And Bell takes the Quaffle and goes to Slytherin's goals . . . but Bulstrode takes it and gives it to her teammate Zabini . . . Spinnet takes it and passes it to Johnson who goes straight to the opponents goals! She dives and scores!" Shouted happily Alex when Angelina put the score 10-0 in favor of the Lions.
Crabbe sent a bludger toward her, but Fred sent it back to him knocking him off the broom. The Beater fell down almost 15 meters and crashed loudly on the ground. Madame Pomfrey went to check him immediately and made appear a stretcher and took him to the Hospital Wing.
"Nice start!" Said Harry to the twin with an evil grin while Hooch gave a penal to Slytherin by the hit of their Beater.
"I didn't even touch him!" Defended to himself Fred with his most innocent smile.
"Sure and I'm a first year student!" Shouted back the referee with a sarcastic tone toward the Beater.
"Do you study with Michael? You know, our Keeper!" Returned Fred laughing pointing to the Gryffindor's Keeper. Harry burst out in laughter with that answer, along the other players of the Team.
Hooch sent them a murderous look while Millicent Bulstrode shot the penal, but it was stopped by Michael. Everyone cheered again with the stop of the Keeper, who seemed to have lost the fear from the beginning.
The game restarted and Gryffindor quickly began to score till they were ahead by 130 to zero. Michael had stopped all their shots and nothing could be able to pass him.
Malfoy, angry with this lack of points, called a time out and spoke with their players. A few moments later the game was restarted and Harry had a very bad feeling about the time out called by the Slytherins.
A few minutes later his fears became true. On a new attack of the Slytherins, the two Beaters sent both Bludger toward him while a Chaser hit him and knocked him off making him fall from his broom.
"TIME OUT! TIME OUT!" Shouted Harry to Hooch while he dived at the top of his broom's speed toward Michael to save him from the hit of his fall.
When both of them landed, Harry saw that the Keeper was unconscious and he was bleeding. He called to Madame Pomfrey and she took him to the Infirmary with a worried look in his face.
"Fred, George, stop being lazy and do your work!" Shouted Harry completely bewildered with what had happened, to the twins through the link.
"Got it!" Shouted them back in the same way. Both of them, along the three Chasers, were feeling like him after the attack on the Keeper.
"Tell Madame Pomfrey to be ready! When this game finishes, she'll have a few more patients!" Shouted Harry to Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape through the mind link, before he cut it off not letting them to answer his message.
The game began again, with Mara Nimer in the Keeper's position. Gryffindor got another two penalties that were scored by Katie.
Forty minutes later, the twins had sent both Beaters and one of their Chasers unconscious to the Hospital Wing. Hooch, needless to say, was completely out of herself and had lost her voice shouting and blowing her whistle.
"Calm down a little! If we continue like this Dumbledore, Snape, McGonagall and Hooch will want our heads!" Shouted Harry to the Twins through the mind link when Fred sent the Keeper to the Hospital Wing.
"POTTER! WEASLEY! WEASLEY!" Come down here right now!" Shouted Madame Hooch to the three players waiting for them in the grass next to the unconscious student.
"Yes, Madame Hooch?" Asked the three Gryffindors with their most innocent smile toward the referee when they landed next to her.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE DOING UP THERE??!!" Yelled Hooch to the three players in complete bewilderment.
"Playing Quidditch, Professor Madame!" Shouted Harry and the twins giving her a military salute.
"If you send another player to the Hospital Wing unconscious, the three of you will be expelled from this match! Is that clear?" Asked Hooch shouting to the twins, although the threat was for the three of them. "It will happen if the twins are the responsible of that?" Asked Harry with a mysterious grin.
"Yes!" Shouted Hooch completely angrily to the three players.
"Hermione! Neville! Enter in the game! It's your turn to play!" Shouted Harry to the reserve Beaters who were sitting in the stands.
"What??!!" Asked Hooch losing her patient.
"You said that we would be expelled if the twins were responsible! You didn't say anything about Neville and Hermione!" Said Harry with his most innocent smile.
"If ANY Beater sends a player unconscious to the Hospital Wing, the four Beaters, Titular and Reserves, along with you Potter will be expelled of this match! Is that clear?" Asked Hooch with a shout.
"Yes, Professor Madame!" Shouted Harry and the twins with another military salute to the referee before the four kicked off and the game started again, while both Reserves players returned to their seats with a disappointed look for not entering in the game.
"She didn't say anything about me sending someone unconscious to the Hospital Wing!" Thought Harry while he began to perform a Wronski Feint and made a dive of almost 50 meters at the top of his Broom's speed.
Malfoy saw him and followed him pushing his own broom to the limits. Everyone in the Pitch and stands, stopped their actions and began to watch both Seekers diving at top speed.
Not very far from the ground, Harry pulled up his broom avoiding the crash against it. The blonde Slytherin wasn't so lucky and hit the grass with a loud crash.
"You better make enters the Reserve Seeker before I decide to expel you from the match, Potter." Said Hooch to Harry trying to keep her anger at bay, while Madame Pomfrey took her seventh patient of the day to the Hospital Wing.
"All the reserves, enter in the Pitch! Titular, time to rest!" Shouted Harry to all the Gryffindor's players.
Hermione, Ron and the others entered in the pitch, while Harry and the others went to rest to the stands near where the staff was sitting.
"Nice game!" Laughed Sirius going to where the players were seating. With him were Dumbledore, McGonagall, Remus and Snape. The Headmaster was really amused with everything that had happened in the game. Sirius and Remus enjoyed the match a lot. McGonagall looked to the twins and Harry with a stern look. Snape saw them sending a hate and murderous glare.
"Thanks!" Said the six of them with big grins.
"How is Michael?" Asked Katie with a worried tone of voice to the Head of House.
"He'll be fine. He should be able to leave the Hospital Wing for tomorrow in the morning." Said Minerva who shared the worried tone that the Chaser about the young Keeper.
"Good." Sighed in relief the six players of Gryffindor.
"I think that Madame Hooch isn't very happy with you guys. You learnt my lessons very well!" Said Oliver Wood going to where his former teammates were sitting.
"Hey, Oliver!" Said Katie hugging him.
"Nice to see you, mate!" Said the others greeting their former Captain.
"What lessons?" Asked Snape with complete hate toward the players.
"In these games, wins the fiercest!" Said all of them at the same time.
"Mphhm." Said Snape before he returned to his seat, leaving the group of players laughing without control.
"Nice tactics." Chuckled Albus with his eyes full of twinkles, when the seven Gryffindors stopped laughing.
"Thanks." Said the seven Gryffindors with a big smile, while the four adults returned to their seats leaving them alone.
"Will you stay to the party?" Asked Harry to Wood.
"A party after a Quidditch Match is something that I'm not willing to lose!" Said Oliver with a big smile.
The match went on for almost another two hours before Harry made enter again to the Titular in the game. The score was in that moment 890 to zero. The Slytherins never could score to Mara or Michael, while the Gryffindor's Chasers scored as nothing.
An hour after the re entrance of the main team, Harry saw the Snitch glowing near the Gryffindor's stand and went there at top speed. He caught it easily and the stands, burst in cheers while the other players hugged their Seeker and went down to the ground in a bear hug.
The final score was 1100 to zero. The Lions had beaten to the Snakes in the worst lost for Slytherin since the foundation of the School
"PARTY AT THE COMMON ROOM!" Shouted the Twins and Harry at the same time before the whole School went back to the Castle.
****
The twins went to Hogsmeade and got candies and bottles of Butterbeers as always they did after a match when they had a party in the Tower. They got a radio and music was played there since the start of the party itself.
"Katie, when is the change of the Password?" Asked Harry to the Head Girl at 23.00 when many students of first and second year began to go to their dorms to rest.
"This Monday, why?" Asked Katie confused to the Prefect.
"Let's do it a few days before!" Said Harry before he went outside of the entrance.
"What did you do?" Asked the Chaser when Harry returned a few minutes later with a mysterious grin.
"Ok. Everybody listens to me for a minute please!" Shouted Harry to everyone in the Common Room calling their attention.
"What's up?" Asked Fred turning off the radio for a moment.
"There is a new password for the Tower from now on! The new one is "Lions crashed to the Snakes!" Don't forget it and tell it to the ones who went to sleep!" Shouted Harry before he began to dance with Hermione.
"You changed the password?" Asked many students shocked to Harry.
"In this way, McGonagall won't stop it as she always does." Explained Harry shrugging his shoulders.
"Tell McGonagall about the change! She'll get a heart attack when she wants to enter and she can't do it." Said Hermione to her boyfriend in a whisper.
"Professor McGonagall, are you there?" Asked Harry to his Godmother through the mind link.
"What's wrong, Harry?" Asked Minerva confused with the call. She was sure that her House would be still at the party in the Common Room.
"I just wanted to inform you that there is a new Password to the Tower. We'll tell it to you tomorrow." Explained Harry with an evil grin.
"What? Why? The password's change should be in two days not tonight!" Shouted the Head of Gryffindor angrily to the teen.
"Easy, if we kept the old one, you would come here to cut the party. Tonight, we'll make it last the whole night. At least I hope so." Said Harry before he added: "Don't worry, we've cast silencing charms in the dorms if anyone wants to go to sleep and in the corridors near the entrance so we won't disturb anyone."
"I guess that I'll see some of you tomorrow for the breakfast." Groaned Minerva before she added: "Get fun."
"See you tomorrow and thanks." Said Harry finishing the chat and returning all his attention to his girlfriend.
True to Harry's promise, the party lasted all the night. Many of the Gryffindor's went to breakfast the next morning without having gone to sleep. They would rest after they had eaten something before.
"What's the new Password?" Asked very seriously Minerva to Harry when the students sat to eat at the Table.
"Lions crashed the Snakes." Said Harry before he started to eat a toast and talked with Oliver, who had stayed the whole night in the Tower enjoying the party till the end like in his old time of student.
A few moments after they sat, Michael entered in the Hall. All of the students sat in the Gryffindor Table clapped when he went to sit with them. He smiled to them and started to eat.
"How did it finish? I saw at least six of their players in the Infirmary when I woke up a while ago!" Asked the Keeper to Harry.
"We won 1100 to zero! We sent to the Hospital Wing to three of the Beaters, a Chaser, their Keeper and Malfoy!" Laughed Harry looking at the shocked face of the first year student.
"My philosophy of play put in action with the best result!" Laughed Oliver before he said to Michael: "Oliver Wood the former Keeper of this team and Captain of this group of insane!"
"You were more insane than we!" Shouted many of the players sending everyone in the table in a fit if laughter.
"True, very true." Laughed Wood causing another fit of laughter in the students.
"Did Hooch have any voice when the match finished? Because I had never seen her shouting like yesterday!" Laughed Lee joining the chat of the Team.
"I don't think so! After shouting to me and the twins, she didn't have a lot." Said Harry with his most innocent smile.
"I don't!" Said the flight instructor going to the group of students.
"Did you like the match, Madame Hooch?" Asked Katie with an innocent smile.
"If you play again like you did yesterday, you'll be banished of the pitch forever!" Threatened Hooch to Harry and the twins.
"YES, PROFESSOR MADAME!" Shouted all the players giving her a military salute.
"I don't know why I bother talking to you!" Said Hooch rolling her eyes in exasperation.
"If you don't know the answer, don't look it for with us!" Said Oliver with an innocent smile.
"They learnt something from you, Wood. How to make my life in the pitch almost impossible!" Said Hooch with an angry look to the Keeper.
"It was the only decent thing that he taught us in his years as Captain!" Laughed the Twins with an evil grin. The rest of the players nodded.
"Arrgh!" Said Hooch tired of them returning to the High Table with a very angry look.
The whole Gryffindor Table burst out in laughter with the Professor's reaction. It took them almost 15 minutes before they could control themselves once more and they continued with the breakfast talking and laughing between themselves.
When the students that had survived to the party went to sleep, it was almost 9.30 in the morning. All of them had tired looks and they only wanted to sleep as long as they could. They told to the younger students the change of the Password and to ask it to McGonagall as all the Prefects would be in their beds for the rest of the day and night.
Harry, Hermione, Ron and the twins went straight to the room and put the lion to sleep before they entered. It took them five minutes before all of them were sleeping soundly in their beds.
True to Harry's threat, the twins became the MOST principal target of pranks since the meeting where the 5 MNG joined the Order's Council: Cross- dressing, change of looks, sing the School's song every 15 minutes were some of the pranks played on them.
Both Weasleys, along the teachers, knew very well who was the responsible of this: Harry Potter, a.k.a. Blaze, the worst of the five pranksters.
"Please, stop with this!" Begged Fred after a week of pranks from his friend.
"I told you that if you told them that I was the investor, you would be dead. Like I don't have any wish to kill you, this is much better!" Said the Prefect with a new threat of his wand toward the twin.
"We can't stand this shame anymore! We are the one who plays pranks, not the ones that are played the pranks in!" Said George with a plead.
"Are you begging mercy to me?" Asked Harry with an evil grin.
"YES!!" shouted the twins at the same time.
"Ok, this will stop, but you'll have the entrance to the room forbidden till the match!" Said Harry with a new threat of the wand.
"WHAT??!!" Asked Fred in shock.
"It's that or another two weeks of pranks. You choose." Said Harry with a mischievous grin.
"We prefer a few weeks out of the room that two more weeks of pranks!" Said the twins together leaving the room in defeated.
"Do you think that it's something good?" Asked Ron without looking from the Potions' book that he was reading during the whole chat between his brothers and best friend.
"That will teach them to not disobey my orders." Said Harry before he started to read a book of Runes.
****
"Professor, could you do me a favor?" Asked Harry to Dumbledore a few days later.
"What do you need, Harry?" Asked the Headmaster curious about the reason of this.
"I need a note of a free pass to the Restricted Section of the Library. I want to do some research and I thought that maybe I could find the information that I need there." Explained Harry to his mentor.
Although he hadn't told it to anyone, he had an idea for the Order: create a mind link among the members. It would help if they had a problem, call an emergency's meeting, get some information from other members and with this nobody out of the Order would know it. He had researched it in the Library in the books allowed to all the students but he hadn't found anything, so he needed to do the research in the Restricted Section. And if he wanted to make a good one, he needed a free pass to look as many books as he could.
"Will you tell me what kind of information you are looking for?" Asked Albus, knowing that the most probable answer would be not.
"You'll know soon. The only thing that I'm going to tell you is that it would be very useful for the Order." Said Harry very seriously, before he asked: "Can you give it to me?"
"Give this to Madame Pince. I would like to know what you are thinking as soon as you can tell me." Said the Headmaster giving to the student a note with his signature.
"I'll tell it to you as soon as I find something that can help me." Answered Harry before he went to the library.
Madame Pince, the librarian of Hogwarts, looked surprised when Harry gave her the note signed by the Headmaster. It was unusual for Albus to sign a free pass' note to a student. After she checked it looking for any falsification, and not finding it, she allowed to the Prefect to enter to the Restricted Section.
"Are you looking for something in special, Potter?" Asked the woman before she left the place, leaving the teen allowed.
"I'm not very sure of it, Madame Pince." Said Harry before he began to think where he should look for.
He scratched immediately the books about Runes, Transfiguration, Divination, Astronomy, Herbology, Flying and Care of Magical Creatures. They would be completely useless in this matter. So he should research in books about Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions.
After almost two hours in the DADA section, he gave up finding something in that part, so he moved to the Potions' one. After almost another hour, he found what he wanted in a book called: "The most Potent Potions for the people's mind: good and bad ones." The Potion was named Mindus Linkad and worked as he wanted. It created a link between many people. He began to read the ingredients:
"... 2 Phoenix's feathers . . . 3 Unicorns' hairs . . . Half a cup of Dragon's blood . . . " Read the teen to himself looking among the ingredients needed. With a little smile of proud for finding what he wanted, he took the book and went to where Madame Pince was and showed the book that he had taken and left with direction toward the Headmaster's Office.
On his way to the Office he found Snape who looked at him strangely when he saw the book in his hands. Not saying a word, both of them gave the password to the gargoyle and went to the Office.
"Come in!" Called the Headmaster from the Office letting them in.
"I have found what I wanted, Professor." Said Harry to Dumbledore and showed the book in the page of the Potion.
Dumbledore and Snape took the book and began to read it. Both of them understood immediately what the Prefect was planning. A smile appeared in the Headmaster's lips while a surprised look appeared in the Potions' Master.
"Do you think that you can do this Potion, Severus?" Asked the Headmaster to the Head of Slytherin.
"I have all the ingredients, but I would need two feathers from Fawkes." Said Snape after thinking a few moments in the situation.
"What would happen if instead of using Fawkes' feathers, we use Friegs' ones?" Asked Harry to the Professors, thinking in his own Phoenix.
"Severus?" Asked Albus interested in that chance.
"It would be much more powerful, but the result would be the same. The link would be made." Said Snape after thinking a few minutes.
"How long would it take you to brew the Potion?" Asked Dumbledore wanting to make it as soon as possible.
"A week, 10 days at last." Said Snape after reading the instructions of the book.
"Do you think that you can give the feathers to Severus tomorrow, Harry?" Asked Dumbledore to the teen, remembering that the next day both of them would continue with Harry's special Potion.
"Sure." Said Harry after thinking it for a few moments.
"Very well. I'll ask to both of you complete secret with this. No one must know about this Potion. Is that understood?" Said Albus in a very serious tone of voice to both men that were in his Office.
"As clear as the crystal." Said Harry while Snape nodded.
"I think that you should go to dinner, Harry. It has begun a few minutes ago." Suggested the Headmaster to the teen.
"See you later." Said Harry taking his cue to leave the Office.
"I would never have thought of this, Albus." Said Snape when he and the Headmaster were alone.
"I'm ashamed to admit that neither did I, Severus." Admitted the old wizard to the staff member.
"Thank God that Potter is in our side and not against us!" Exclaimed Snape with a sigh of relief.
"I think the same." Chuckled Albus before he asked: "did you want to talk with me?"
****
During that week, Snape used most of the time that he could use to make the Potion for the Order. He knew the importance of this and put all his efforts to do it properly.
Meanwhile, Harry turned his attention to another matter: Rita's future article. He knew that many people, adults and students, believed in Voldemort and his ideas about the pureness of the blood. With her article, Harry hoped to change the mind of many people.
What was the article about? The truth of Voldemort being a half-blood and not a pure-blood as many people always believed.
When Harry proposed this to Skeeter, the reporter looked shocked by the revelation and agreed to write the article. In exchange of this, Harry got all the information about the Minister that Rita had given to him before the Mentalus Imagus Charm was cast.
The Thursday before the Order's new meeting, Harry sent a folder to Rita with all the information using Hedwig who had a disguising look. It would be suspicious if anyone saw his owl delivering a letter to Rita, and under any circumstance he wanted that to happen.
The next day, when all the members of the Council were in the Office, Snape, Dumbledore and a House Elf appeared there carrying a big cauldron with a potion of a red color. All of them looked confused and shot questioning looks toward themselves, the Headmaster and Snape. The Head of Slytherin and the Headmaster ignored them by complete and sat down.
"I'm sure that all of you are wondering the reason of the Potion, right?" Asked Dumbledore when everyone was silent and sat in their places.
"Yes." Said many of them while the rest nodded.
"A few days ago, Harry came to see me and suggested something. I guess that he's the best person to explain it." Said Albus nodding to the teen to begin his explanation. Immediately, everyone turned their attention to the Prefect.
"What I've thought is a kind of mental link that would work among the members of the Council. For example, if any of us are in danger, with the link he could ask help to the others. Also it would work if an urgent meeting is needed to be called or to give information or ideas in case of attack.
"With that in mind, I made a little research in the Restricted Section of the Library with a note given by the Headmaster and in the Potions' section I found one called Mindus Linkad." Explained the teen nodding toward Snape so he could explain how it worked.
"Like Potter said, this Potion creates a link among many people. In the normal cases it's used Phoenix's Feathers, but in this case we used the ones of Potter's Rainbow Phoenix, so it would make it more powerful.
"With this Feathers, the link will allow to the people connected through the link, not only to send messages, it will also help to send images, feelings and memories." Explained Severus to everyone who was listening him intently.
When Snape finished, everyone began to talk among them about the Potion and the link. All the members of the Council agreed fast that it would be very useful and that it was a great idea. Everyone nodded with this.
Dumbledore, Snape and Harry sighed in relief with this. They were worried that the Potion would bring some problems and some people could deny it or do it with reluctance. With their agreement, they saw that their fear was unjustified.
"I have a doubt: if some members want to have a chat through the link and they want to do it without the rest knowing it, is it possible?" Asked Hermione.
"Everyone can turn off the voice of the people in the link if they don't want to listen to them or if they just want to have a private chat." Explained Severus glaring at the MNG. He suspected that the five of them could use the link to cheat in tests.
"Let's begin. Who will be the first?" Asked Dumbledore seriously.
"Like I'm the one who gave the idea, I'll do it first of all." Said Harry and went to the cauldron. He took a vase and filled it with the potion and drank it immediately. It tasted worse than the Polyjuice Potion.
"How was it?" Asked Sirius anxiously after his Godson drank it.
"I have a word to describe the taste of it: Yuck." Groaned Harry drinking a glass of water.
"Let's continue." Said Dumbledore amused with Harry's words.
When everyone finished drinking it, they began to test the link. It worked perfectly and many people began to test it having chats with the link. Harry couldn't help but smile with proud watching that his idea had worked so well. This smile was shared by Dumbledore who thought the same that him.
"Great idea, Blaze." Said Dumbledore to Harry through the link testing it himself.
"Thanks. I'm glad that it worked so well. I must say that I was afraid that it wouldn't work like we expected." Said Harry with another sigh of relief.
"Do you have any doubt about my skills like a Potion's Master, Potter?" Asked Snape with an angry tone of voice, joining the chat.
"Of course that I don't, Professor!" Defended Harry, before he added: "I was afraid that the link wouldn't work as we thought. I never said anything about having doubts of the Potion!"
"I hope so." Said Snape before he turned her attention to talk with someone else and turning off the voice of the Prefect.
"Stupid slimy git!" Said Harry with a groan of disgust toward Snape.
"Harry!" Scolded Dumbledore, Minerva and Sirius listening his last words.
"Shut up all of you!" Said Harry with a groan before he turned off their voices and began to chat with Charlie Weasley about Quidditch.
"Mphhm." Said the Head of Gryffindor not happy with her Godson's words toward her Colleague and to her, Sirius and the Headmaster.
"Minerva, he has the right to do it. After all, this link was his idea and Severus criticized his lack of faith toward him. If I was Harry, I would say and do the same that he did." Said Dumbledore with a smile and his usual twinkle.
"I guess so." Said Minerva with a sigh.
"Can anyone tell me why we never thought of this the last time?" Asked Moody with a sigh testing himself the link.
"Good question, Alastor." Chuckled Albus before he called the attention of everyone and continued with the meeting, without using the link this time for it.
****
On the week before Halloween, the teachers began to give more schoolwork than ever reminding to the students about the O.W.L.s that would take place at the end of the School year.
The O.W.L.s were divided in three categories: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced ones. You could get the three of them in: Transfiguration, Potions, History of the Magic, Herbology, Astronomy, Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts. In the electives, (Muggle Studies, Divination, Ancient Runes, Aritmancy and Care of Magical Creatures) you could only get the Basic and Intermediates. The total of O.W.L.s that you could get was 25.
The record was 20 and it was of a student of Gryffindor that studied more than 200 years ago. The most usual number of O.W.L.s was between eight and thirteen. If you got less than six, you had to take the year again.
During classes, Harry didn't have any problem despite the hard work that the Professors gave them. Actually he found it very easy. His marks were as good as Hermione's ones.
The three friends never used the Order link in class. They had decided to not use it except for Order's matters and the School wasn't one.
Meanwhile, he went on training the Team as hard as always. A week after Halloween would be the first match of the season: Gryffindor against Slytherin. Harry wanted his team as ready as he could.
****
On the weekend before Halloween, there was a visit to Hogsmeade for the students above Third Year. Harry went to the town with Hermione, Ron and Lavender.
After walking and watching the shops for almost 40 minutes, both couples decided to separate their ways and meet again in the The 3 Broomsticks in two hours.
"Look at that! Isn't it cute?" Asked Hermione to Harry when they stopped in a pet shp and were watching a little dog color brown.
"Yes, it is. But may I remind you that dogs aren't allowed at Hogwarts?" Asked Harry with a little laugh kissing his girlfriend.
"We could keep him at the room." Suggested Hermione with a chuckle.
"Nice mix of pets we have already there: two owls, two cats and a Phoenix. Let's add a dog, a snake and a spider and we'll have a zoo at the room." Said Harry shocked with that idea.
"Well, we also have a griffin, a monkey, a fox, another Phoenix, and you, my dear Blaze, are a walking zoo." Said Hermione with a teasing tone of voice.
"You offend me, my beloved Feather." Said Harry kissing her passionately.
They went on walking for another 40 minutes till Harry said that he wanted to buy something at the watch's shop. His watch was not a good one and he wanted a wizard one instead of the Muggle one that he always wore at his wrist.
"Which one do you like most for me?" Asked Harry to Hermione showing her two watches. One had the drawing of a Snitch and the other one of a dragon.
"Both. The Snitch's one for you and the Dragon's for me." Said Hermione kissing Harry.
"I'll buy both." Said Harry to the shopkeeper putting his one in his wrist while Hermione did the same with the other.
"It'll cost 16 Galleons. 8 Galleons each." Said the woman to the teens.
Harry paid her and both of them left and went on walking, stopping in the shops' windows looking them and going to the next one.
"How would I look with an earring?" Asked Harry suddenly to Hermione when they were in a jewelry shop.
"Are you kidding me?" Asked Hermione shocked and confused with his question.
"No, I was thinking in wearing one in my left ear. So what's your opinion?" Asked the boy once more.
"You would like nicely I think." Said Hermione after thinking about it for a few minutes. Harry dragged her to the shop and talked with the woman of the shop and asked her for earrings for him.
The woman looked surprised with this, but decided to do it. She showed him a few pairs with different drawings: dragons, lightings, dolphins and others. Harry bought a pair that had a drawing of lightning like his scar. They weren't very big and when he tried them, they looked really great.
"What do you think?" Asked Harry to his girlfriend showing the earring in his left ear.
"You look nice with it." Said Hermione with a kiss.
"How much is it?" Asked Harry to the woman who looked at them with a smile.
"10 Sickles." Said the woman.
Harry paid her and he and Hermione left the place and went to the bar to wait for his friends. When they entered, they saw to Bill and Fleur Delacour chatting and laughing. When Bill saw them, he invited them to sit there.
"Hi Bill, hi Fleur." Said Harry sitting next to them. Both of them nodded before Rosmerta brought some drinks for the four and began to talk.
"You decided to follow my steps, Harry!" Said Bill laughing when he saw the earring.
"I have something that you don't!" Said Harry pulling up his sleeve and showing them the tattoo.
"Impressive!" Said Fleur looking at the Panther with a smile.
"If I do one of those, mum will kill me!" Laughed Bill, also impressed with Harry's tatoo.
"Wait till Sirius watches the earring!" Laughed Harry sending the other three in a fit of laughter.
"What are you talking about?" Asked the twins joining the chat with his friends and brother. With them were Angelina and Alicia.
"My new addition." Said Harry showing them the earring.
"Harry Potter the rebel teen!" Laughed Alicia looking at the earring.
"It sounds nice!" Laughed the others.
"I'm the Hogwarts' rebel without cause!" Laughed Harry sending the other in another fit of laughter.
"Are both of you a couple?" Asked Hermione to Bill and Fleur watching them with the hands together.
"Since two weeks ago." Said Bill with a big smile while Fleur nodded.
"I toast for it!" Said Fred raising his bottle of Butterbeer.
"Don't start with the toasts!" Said the other ones at the same time.
"Why not?" Asked Bill in confusion.
"What's wrong with toasting?" Asked Fleur as confused as his boyfriend.
The other laughed and explained them what had happened during the breakfast the day after the elections. Bill and Fleur joined the laugh when they had heard the story.
"Harry, are you there?" Asked suddenly Ron to his best friend through the mind link.
"I'm with the twins, Alicia, Angelina, Hermione, Bill and Fleur at the three Broomsticks. What's up?" Asked Harry confused sensing some worry in his friend's voice.
"With lavender, we are being attacked by 10 Death Eaters near the Shrieking Shack! Help us!" Shouted Ron before he cut the chat.
"Ron and Lavender are in problems near the Shrieking Shack!" Said Harry to the other before he stood and left the bar running toward the place of the attack, followed by the others.
When the group of teens and two adults reached there, they saw to Ron fighting against a few Death Eaters with Lavender laying unconscious in the floor near him. All of them took their wands and went to help their friends.
"Professor Dumbledore, are you there?" Asked Harry to the Headmaster while he fought against a Death Eater.
"What's wrong?" Asked Dumbledore sensing problems.
"We are fighting against a few Death Eaters near the Shrieking Shack!" Said Harry and sent an image of the fight to his mentor.
"I'll send help to you immediately!" Said the Headmaster very seriously cutting the chat with the teen and focusing in other Council's Members: "Everyone near the Shrieking Shack, go there immediately! There are eight Students and two adults fighting against Death Eaters! Repeat, Death Eaters attacking students!"
"I'm on my way!" Returned many members.
Meanwhile, in the fight, the group of friends was having some problems. The Death Eaters had received help when many others began to apparate there joining the fight.
"Do you have any other despaired and suicide measure today, Harry?" Asked Fred to his friend while he disarmed another Death Eater.
"I though that you would never ask, Fred!" Said Harry before he transformed in a bull and began to go against the Death Eaters, who were shocked by the animal and tried to curse him or at least avoid his attacks.
But nothing seemed to stop him while he went on attacking and hitting them with his horns and sending them to the air. The Death Eaters who were hit crashed loudly while the other teens tied them tightly with ropes so they couldn't move and stun them to avoid their scape.
"Nice bull!" Said Fred to the others while he stunned another one of them.
"Nice horns!" Agreed Bill doing the same that his brother.
Almost 10 minutes later the battle was finished. More than 20 Death Eaters had been injured with curses or with Harry's attacks. The rest of them had dissaparated when they saw that it was a lost battle and they would never win it.
"Where's the battle?" Asked a few Councils' members when they appeared next to the teens a few minutes later.
"If we waited to you, we would be dead!" Said Harry with anger toward the adults before he woke up Lavender who looked around confused.
"Are you ok?" Asked Ron worried to his girlfriend helping her to stand.
"Yes, a little dizzy but fine." Said Lavender when she was stood.
"Let's return to the School." Suggested Bill to the students.
"Sure." Said Harry before he turned to the adults: "Take care of them and put them in a jail. I suggest you to make them be checked by a doctor first." Without waiting an answer, he followed the group to Hogwarts.
The group walked in silent. Ron supporting Lavender who was dizzy and couldn't walk very well. When they reached to the doors, Dumbledore and McGonagall were waiting for them. They looked worried and sighed in relief when the group reached there.
"I'll take Lavender to the Hospital Wing." Said Ron to the Professors and his friends. They nodded and the redhead began to walk with the girl toward the Infirmary.
"Do any of you need medical help?" Asked Minerva to the group in a serious tone of voice.
"No." Said all of them at the same time shaking their heads.
"Miss Johnson, Miss Spinnet, return to your Tower, please. The rest of you come with us." Instructed Dumbledore to the group with a tone that left no place to any kind of arguments.
The 2 Chasers nodded and began to walk to the Gryffindor Tower, while the members of the Council, and also Fleur, followed the Headmaster and the Head of Gryffindor towards Dumbledore's Office. When they entered, many members were sitting there and looked worriedly to the teens who didn't look very happy.
"What happened?" Asked Dumbledore when everyone was in their seats.
"What the hell do you understand when someone says that he needs help? I sent a message asking it and everyone arrived when the fight was over!" Shouted Harry, who had anger in all his body, to the others members of the council.
"Calm down!" Said all of the MNG and Bill through the link to the teen, although all of felt the same that him.
"Shut up!" Shouted back Harry to all of them.
Most of the adults were shocked with his outburst, although none of them could say that he wasn't right. They watched in shame as Harry began to take deep breaths trying to calm himself once more.
"Sorry, I needed to remove it from my system." Said Harry when he had calmed down again.
"Could you tell us what has happened?" Said Dumbledore understanding Harry's reaction very well. If he was the teen, probably he would react like him in this situation.
"Any of you explain it because if I do, I'll start shouting again." Said Harry to his friends.
Bill took a breath and began to tell everyone what had happened since Harry saying that Ron and Lavender were having problems till the Council's Members apparated there.
"Can anyone explain us what did you take so long to apparate there? Because if I'm not wrong, the only members of this Council who can't apparate are me, Ron, Hermione and, maybe, the Twins." Asked Harry still angry with everything that had happened.
Many ones began to mumble some sort of excuse that went from not being near the place, being busy and other things. Harry's anger grew more and more with these excuses.
"Calm down!" Shouted the MNG, Bill and Dumbledore to Harry through the link, sensing that the teen was going to burst again.
"The next time that I ask help and happens something like this, I quit!" Said Harry standing from his seat and storming out of the room slamming the door behind him.
The twins and Hermione stood up and followed him silently with a little of anger too. They sent a message through the link saying that if the situation happened again, they would follow Harry in his exit of the Order.
Dumbledore knew better than anyone that the students were talking very seriously in that matter and he didn't have any doubt that they would do what they had threatened.
****
"Harry, are you there?" Asked the Headmaster to the student two hours later when the meeting between the Council's member was finished.
"Yes, sorry by my outburst early today. I couldn't avoid it." Said Harry. Dumbledore noticed that there was still anger in his voice.
"You don't need to be sorry. If I were in your situation, I would have reacted exactly the same like you did." Admitted the Headmaster.
"I felt frustrated. I ask help and no one comes. If we had waited till they decided to appear there, we wouldn't be having this chat." Said the Prefect in a very serious tone of voice.
"That's something we'll have to fix in the future." Said Dumbledore in a serious tone too.
"Do you need something else? I'm studying for Potions." Said Harry with a groan.
"Actually, yes. I saw something in your ear. Care to explain?" Asked Albus with a smile.
"Since today I'm wearing an earring with the form of my scar. Is there any problem with it?" Asked Harry with a laugh.
"I don't have any, but I don't know what your Godparents will think of it, especially Minerva." Laughed softly Dumbledore.
"If she did say nothing after seeing my tattoo and knowing about the time that I got drunk, she won't say a lot about this. I'm worried by Padfoot's reaction!" Laughed Harry closing the book that he was reading. Then he added: "I'll go to sleep. Goodnights."
"Goodnight." Said the Headmaster cutting the link with the teen and turning his attention to the persons that were in his Office.
In front of him was sitting Minerva McGonagall, Alastor Moody, Sirius, Remus, Arthur Weasley with his sons Bill and Charlie and Snape. None of them were pleased with what had happened.
"He wasn't joking about leaving, Albus." Said Minerva seriously to Dumbledore.
"I know it, Minerva. I'm surprised that he stayed here after what happened today." Said Albus very serious.
"I'm surprised that he didn't decide to hex and curse everyone here today after his outbursts." Said sarcastically Snape.
"Can you blame him for his outbursts? I don't do it." Said Sirius seriously.
"We had all the right to be angry with you. You failed us when we needed help!" Said Bill with anger to all of the adults that were with him.
"Bill . . . " Started to say Arthur trying to calm his eldest son but the boy cut him off.
"Do it again with any of my siblings and I follow them with their quit!" Snapped Bill storming out of the room giving a slam to the door too.
"We'll have to make urgent changes here from now on!" Said Albus seriously after the new outburst of a Council's member.
All of them nodded in agreement and started to discuss the future changes in the way that the Order worked. None of the adults blamed the teens or Bill about their outbursts. Like the oldest Weasley boy had said, they had all the right to do it.
****
The relations between the MNG and some members of the Council changed after that day. They were still angry with their failure and weren't going to forgive them that act so easily.
Dumbledore didn't even try to fix it, knowing that it was useless. The five teens weren't guilty if the others couldn't do what was asked to them and Albus decided to let them fix that situation by themselves, not entering in the argument.
The morning of Halloween, the teens were sitting in the Gryffindor Table chatting and getting fun when the mail arrived. Harry looked to the owls delivering the paper with a big and mysterious grin that didn't pass unnoticed by any of his friends or teachers.
"What are you planning?" Asked all of them at the same time, some of them through the link and the other speaking normally.
"This." Said Harry picking a copy of the Daily Prophet and showing it to his friends, while he told the Order's members to read the first page. Everyone took it and began to read it eagerly:
"YOU-KNOW-WHO IS AN HALF-MUGGLE" By Rita Skeeter
You-Know-Who, the vilest Dark Wizard of the last century and the Heir of Slytherin, isn't a Pure Blood wizard as everyone thinks. Thanks to information that was given by an anonymous source to this reporter, the readers of this paper will know the whole truth.
You-Know-Who born under the name of Tom Marvolo Riddle, son of a witch, the heir of the Hogwarts' Founder, Salazar Slytherin, and a Muggle who lived in a town known as Little Hangleton.
The young boy who would become years later the Dark Wizard, was abandoned by his father, when this one knew that his wife was a witch.
Tom Marvolo Riddle was sent to an orphanage where he was abused and hated till he received the Hogwarts letter. As the Heir of Slytherin he was responsible for the opening of the Secret Chamber of Slytherin that caused the death of a student and that another one was expelled after the false accusations that fell over him.
After his graduation, Tom changed his name and became known to everyone as You-Know-Who. The Dark Wizard changed the order of the letters of his names and was known as The-One-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."
Harry had a big evil grin when he read the article that had a length of almost two more pages. A look around the Hall told him that everyone was shocked with this news and many didn't seem to believe it.
"I had told you once: I gave her the news of the century." Said Harry with laughter to his friends who looked in shock to the newspaper.
"You are completely mad, mate!" Said Fred after reading the newspaper with a shocked expression.
"Yes, and I'm very proud of it." Said Harry before he asked Dumbledore and the other Council's members through the link, "What do you think about Rita's new article?"
"You are the source of her information, right?" Asked Albus with a smile and the eyes completely twinkling with this.
"Maybe yes, maybe not." Said Harry with an evil grin.
"What do you plan with this?" Asked Minerva seriously after reading again the newspaper.
"Begin a change in the minds of some people. They'll stop seeing Tom as a Pure Blood and his true nature will be seen. Use the shot, and many students will begin to doubt about joining his ranks or not." Said Harry before he took his bag and began to walk to his first class, Herbology, with the rest of the fifth year student of his House and Hufflepuff.
"Let's use it. It can work." Said Severus agreeing with Harry's idea.
"Check the students' mood after this. Especially in your House, Severus." Instructed Dumbledore seriously to the whole staff before they began to walk to their classrooms to start with the classes.
****
For a few days, the only thing that the students talked about was the article and everything that were revealed in it. Like Harry had predicted many students changed their mind about the Death Eaters and Voldemort.
"Many of the students below fourth and fifth year are reconsidering the option to join the ranks. The article hit them very hard and many others are beginning to reject their parents' order." Said Snape one day in a meeting of the Order about the reaction in Slytherin.
"We should do something else." Said Minerva seriously thinking about this matter.
"I have an idea. But it would be better if we do it with other schools also and not only with Hogwarts." Said Harry beginning to plan something in his mind.
"What do you have in mind?" Asked many of the members interested in his words.
"Give me a few days and I'll give you a full idea. I have only the beginning of it." Said Harry with a thoughtful look toward all of them.
"Tell us as soon as you have it, Harry." Said Dumbledore with a nod to the Prefect. Harry returned the nod and the meeting went on.
Meanwhile, the relations between the Houses also suffered a change. Many Slytherins tried to make friendship with students from other Houses. Many Gryffindors looked not very sure of this, but the youngest ones decided to do it and establish a friendship with them despite the thought of the older.
"It's beginning to happen." Said Alicia to Harry the day before the first match of Quidditch after the training of the Team. "It's slow, but it's happening. And the students are making the change, not the adults." Said Harry understanding what she was talking about: the change of mind that both of them had talked about the day that they had seen Michael playing soccer in the Quidditch Pitch.
"Maybe we won't have to wait till your graduation to see the change. Maybe it will happen before mine." Said Alicia when both of them entered in the Castle and went to the Tower to rest.
"I hope that you are right in that, Alicia." Said Harry going to sleep to the Secret Room with the rest of the MNG.
****
When Harry and the rest of the team went to breakfast the next morning, they were received by a big cheer from the members of the other houses, except the Slytherins who booed them.
Harry made them to eat something, though he ate only a toast during the whole breakfast. He didn't look able to eat something that morning. After all of them had finished the breakfast, Harry hurried them to go to the lockers to change their robes before the Slytherins. A new wave of cheers was heard when the team left the Hall.
"Nervous?" Asked Harry to Michael while the whole team was changing.
"Terrified is a best definition, Harry." Said the Keeper looking very nervous to his Captain.
"Don't worry, for the next year the nervous will disappear." Assured Harry with a smile.
"If he lives long enough to play the next year!" Laughed Fred clapping the back of the boy.
"Thanks for your assurance, Fred!" Said sarcastically Harry to the Beater.
"Whenever you want!" Laughed Fred before he began to speak with his brother.
"Were you nervous in your first game?" Asked Michael to Harry with a little of fear in his voice.
"I was like you: Terrified!" Laughed Harry giving to the boy a reassuring smile.
"I remember your face that day! It was priceless!" Laughed Katie joining the chat between the Seeker and the Keeper.
"Hey it was my first match in a sport that I had never played or seen a real game in my whole life! Of course that I was nervous!" Defended to himself the Seeker.
"Don't worry that the twins were worse than you in their first game!" Laughed Alicia joining them.
"Really nervous! They sent a Chaser and a Beater to the Hospital Wing that day!" Said Katie sending all of the players in a fit of laughter.
"Ok, ok, people, enough memories for now!" Said Harry before he started the prep game talk: "Fred, George, you know what to do: protect all the players and send the rivals to the Hospital Wing if they play too dirty."
"We are at your orders!" Said the Beater at the same time with an evil smile toward their Captain.
"I'm sure of that." Sighed Harry to them, before he turned his attention to the Chasers: "Girls you know what you have to do. I don't have to tell you what's your job or how to do it."
"We know it very well." Said Katie while Angelina and Alicia nodded their agreement to this.
"Michael, do the same that you do in the training and watch out their Chasers. The twins will protect in case that they decide to attack you." Said Harry to the Keeper before he turned to Mara: "Be ready if you have to enter."
"No problem." Said both of them nodding.
"Good luck and let's kick their asses!" Shouted Harry putting his hand in the center being followed soon by the others.
"GRYFFINDOR!" Shouted all of them separating the hands and going to the Pitch the titular and to the stands the reserves.
"And here is Gryffindor defending the Cup won two years ago!" Announced Lee Jordan who was making the comments of the match as always. "The Keeper Michael Netz! The Chasers Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet and Angelina Johnson! The Beaters Fred and George Weasley! And the Seeker and Captain Harry Potter!"
Everyone cheered when they entered in the Pitch, though there were boos from the Slytherins. Those sounds were turned off by the shouts of the other Houses.
"And here are the cheaters' snakes of Slytherin." Began to say Alex Potin who was being trained by Lee to be the next person in that place.
"POTIN!" Shouted McGonagall completely angry to the student. "Ok, Ok, here comes Slytherin." Said the student after listening the first shout in his career from his Head of House. Neither him nor Lee announced their names, so everyone waited till Hooch blew the start of the game.
"I want a nice and clean game, Is it clear?" Asked the referee in a thundered voice to all the players, though she seemed to speak principally to the players of Slytherin.
"Potter, Malfoy, shake hands!" Barked Madame Hooch to both Seekers and Captains of the teams.
Harry and Malfoy did it sending murderous glares to each other. It was obvious that Hooch's request wasn't going to happen in that match.
"Mount brooms!" Shouted the flight instructor before she blew her whistle that began the game.
"And Bell takes the Quaffle and goes to Slytherin's goals . . . but Bulstrode takes it and gives it to her teammate Zabini . . . Spinnet takes it and passes it to Johnson who goes straight to the opponents goals! She dives and scores!" Shouted happily Alex when Angelina put the score 10-0 in favor of the Lions.
Crabbe sent a bludger toward her, but Fred sent it back to him knocking him off the broom. The Beater fell down almost 15 meters and crashed loudly on the ground. Madame Pomfrey went to check him immediately and made appear a stretcher and took him to the Hospital Wing.
"Nice start!" Said Harry to the twin with an evil grin while Hooch gave a penal to Slytherin by the hit of their Beater.
"I didn't even touch him!" Defended to himself Fred with his most innocent smile.
"Sure and I'm a first year student!" Shouted back the referee with a sarcastic tone toward the Beater.
"Do you study with Michael? You know, our Keeper!" Returned Fred laughing pointing to the Gryffindor's Keeper. Harry burst out in laughter with that answer, along the other players of the Team.
Hooch sent them a murderous look while Millicent Bulstrode shot the penal, but it was stopped by Michael. Everyone cheered again with the stop of the Keeper, who seemed to have lost the fear from the beginning.
The game restarted and Gryffindor quickly began to score till they were ahead by 130 to zero. Michael had stopped all their shots and nothing could be able to pass him.
Malfoy, angry with this lack of points, called a time out and spoke with their players. A few moments later the game was restarted and Harry had a very bad feeling about the time out called by the Slytherins.
A few minutes later his fears became true. On a new attack of the Slytherins, the two Beaters sent both Bludger toward him while a Chaser hit him and knocked him off making him fall from his broom.
"TIME OUT! TIME OUT!" Shouted Harry to Hooch while he dived at the top of his broom's speed toward Michael to save him from the hit of his fall.
When both of them landed, Harry saw that the Keeper was unconscious and he was bleeding. He called to Madame Pomfrey and she took him to the Infirmary with a worried look in his face.
"Fred, George, stop being lazy and do your work!" Shouted Harry completely bewildered with what had happened, to the twins through the link.
"Got it!" Shouted them back in the same way. Both of them, along the three Chasers, were feeling like him after the attack on the Keeper.
"Tell Madame Pomfrey to be ready! When this game finishes, she'll have a few more patients!" Shouted Harry to Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape through the mind link, before he cut it off not letting them to answer his message.
The game began again, with Mara Nimer in the Keeper's position. Gryffindor got another two penalties that were scored by Katie.
Forty minutes later, the twins had sent both Beaters and one of their Chasers unconscious to the Hospital Wing. Hooch, needless to say, was completely out of herself and had lost her voice shouting and blowing her whistle.
"Calm down a little! If we continue like this Dumbledore, Snape, McGonagall and Hooch will want our heads!" Shouted Harry to the Twins through the mind link when Fred sent the Keeper to the Hospital Wing.
"POTTER! WEASLEY! WEASLEY!" Come down here right now!" Shouted Madame Hooch to the three players waiting for them in the grass next to the unconscious student.
"Yes, Madame Hooch?" Asked the three Gryffindors with their most innocent smile toward the referee when they landed next to her.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE DOING UP THERE??!!" Yelled Hooch to the three players in complete bewilderment.
"Playing Quidditch, Professor Madame!" Shouted Harry and the twins giving her a military salute.
"If you send another player to the Hospital Wing unconscious, the three of you will be expelled from this match! Is that clear?" Asked Hooch shouting to the twins, although the threat was for the three of them. "It will happen if the twins are the responsible of that?" Asked Harry with a mysterious grin.
"Yes!" Shouted Hooch completely angrily to the three players.
"Hermione! Neville! Enter in the game! It's your turn to play!" Shouted Harry to the reserve Beaters who were sitting in the stands.
"What??!!" Asked Hooch losing her patient.
"You said that we would be expelled if the twins were responsible! You didn't say anything about Neville and Hermione!" Said Harry with his most innocent smile.
"If ANY Beater sends a player unconscious to the Hospital Wing, the four Beaters, Titular and Reserves, along with you Potter will be expelled of this match! Is that clear?" Asked Hooch with a shout.
"Yes, Professor Madame!" Shouted Harry and the twins with another military salute to the referee before the four kicked off and the game started again, while both Reserves players returned to their seats with a disappointed look for not entering in the game.
"She didn't say anything about me sending someone unconscious to the Hospital Wing!" Thought Harry while he began to perform a Wronski Feint and made a dive of almost 50 meters at the top of his Broom's speed.
Malfoy saw him and followed him pushing his own broom to the limits. Everyone in the Pitch and stands, stopped their actions and began to watch both Seekers diving at top speed.
Not very far from the ground, Harry pulled up his broom avoiding the crash against it. The blonde Slytherin wasn't so lucky and hit the grass with a loud crash.
"You better make enters the Reserve Seeker before I decide to expel you from the match, Potter." Said Hooch to Harry trying to keep her anger at bay, while Madame Pomfrey took her seventh patient of the day to the Hospital Wing.
"All the reserves, enter in the Pitch! Titular, time to rest!" Shouted Harry to all the Gryffindor's players.
Hermione, Ron and the others entered in the pitch, while Harry and the others went to rest to the stands near where the staff was sitting.
"Nice game!" Laughed Sirius going to where the players were seating. With him were Dumbledore, McGonagall, Remus and Snape. The Headmaster was really amused with everything that had happened in the game. Sirius and Remus enjoyed the match a lot. McGonagall looked to the twins and Harry with a stern look. Snape saw them sending a hate and murderous glare.
"Thanks!" Said the six of them with big grins.
"How is Michael?" Asked Katie with a worried tone of voice to the Head of House.
"He'll be fine. He should be able to leave the Hospital Wing for tomorrow in the morning." Said Minerva who shared the worried tone that the Chaser about the young Keeper.
"Good." Sighed in relief the six players of Gryffindor.
"I think that Madame Hooch isn't very happy with you guys. You learnt my lessons very well!" Said Oliver Wood going to where his former teammates were sitting.
"Hey, Oliver!" Said Katie hugging him.
"Nice to see you, mate!" Said the others greeting their former Captain.
"What lessons?" Asked Snape with complete hate toward the players.
"In these games, wins the fiercest!" Said all of them at the same time.
"Mphhm." Said Snape before he returned to his seat, leaving the group of players laughing without control.
"Nice tactics." Chuckled Albus with his eyes full of twinkles, when the seven Gryffindors stopped laughing.
"Thanks." Said the seven Gryffindors with a big smile, while the four adults returned to their seats leaving them alone.
"Will you stay to the party?" Asked Harry to Wood.
"A party after a Quidditch Match is something that I'm not willing to lose!" Said Oliver with a big smile.
The match went on for almost another two hours before Harry made enter again to the Titular in the game. The score was in that moment 890 to zero. The Slytherins never could score to Mara or Michael, while the Gryffindor's Chasers scored as nothing.
An hour after the re entrance of the main team, Harry saw the Snitch glowing near the Gryffindor's stand and went there at top speed. He caught it easily and the stands, burst in cheers while the other players hugged their Seeker and went down to the ground in a bear hug.
The final score was 1100 to zero. The Lions had beaten to the Snakes in the worst lost for Slytherin since the foundation of the School
"PARTY AT THE COMMON ROOM!" Shouted the Twins and Harry at the same time before the whole School went back to the Castle.
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The twins went to Hogsmeade and got candies and bottles of Butterbeers as always they did after a match when they had a party in the Tower. They got a radio and music was played there since the start of the party itself.
"Katie, when is the change of the Password?" Asked Harry to the Head Girl at 23.00 when many students of first and second year began to go to their dorms to rest.
"This Monday, why?" Asked Katie confused to the Prefect.
"Let's do it a few days before!" Said Harry before he went outside of the entrance.
"What did you do?" Asked the Chaser when Harry returned a few minutes later with a mysterious grin.
"Ok. Everybody listens to me for a minute please!" Shouted Harry to everyone in the Common Room calling their attention.
"What's up?" Asked Fred turning off the radio for a moment.
"There is a new password for the Tower from now on! The new one is "Lions crashed to the Snakes!" Don't forget it and tell it to the ones who went to sleep!" Shouted Harry before he began to dance with Hermione.
"You changed the password?" Asked many students shocked to Harry.
"In this way, McGonagall won't stop it as she always does." Explained Harry shrugging his shoulders.
"Tell McGonagall about the change! She'll get a heart attack when she wants to enter and she can't do it." Said Hermione to her boyfriend in a whisper.
"Professor McGonagall, are you there?" Asked Harry to his Godmother through the mind link.
"What's wrong, Harry?" Asked Minerva confused with the call. She was sure that her House would be still at the party in the Common Room.
"I just wanted to inform you that there is a new Password to the Tower. We'll tell it to you tomorrow." Explained Harry with an evil grin.
"What? Why? The password's change should be in two days not tonight!" Shouted the Head of Gryffindor angrily to the teen.
"Easy, if we kept the old one, you would come here to cut the party. Tonight, we'll make it last the whole night. At least I hope so." Said Harry before he added: "Don't worry, we've cast silencing charms in the dorms if anyone wants to go to sleep and in the corridors near the entrance so we won't disturb anyone."
"I guess that I'll see some of you tomorrow for the breakfast." Groaned Minerva before she added: "Get fun."
"See you tomorrow and thanks." Said Harry finishing the chat and returning all his attention to his girlfriend.
True to Harry's promise, the party lasted all the night. Many of the Gryffindor's went to breakfast the next morning without having gone to sleep. They would rest after they had eaten something before.
"What's the new Password?" Asked very seriously Minerva to Harry when the students sat to eat at the Table.
"Lions crashed the Snakes." Said Harry before he started to eat a toast and talked with Oliver, who had stayed the whole night in the Tower enjoying the party till the end like in his old time of student.
A few moments after they sat, Michael entered in the Hall. All of the students sat in the Gryffindor Table clapped when he went to sit with them. He smiled to them and started to eat.
"How did it finish? I saw at least six of their players in the Infirmary when I woke up a while ago!" Asked the Keeper to Harry.
"We won 1100 to zero! We sent to the Hospital Wing to three of the Beaters, a Chaser, their Keeper and Malfoy!" Laughed Harry looking at the shocked face of the first year student.
"My philosophy of play put in action with the best result!" Laughed Oliver before he said to Michael: "Oliver Wood the former Keeper of this team and Captain of this group of insane!"
"You were more insane than we!" Shouted many of the players sending everyone in the table in a fit if laughter.
"True, very true." Laughed Wood causing another fit of laughter in the students.
"Did Hooch have any voice when the match finished? Because I had never seen her shouting like yesterday!" Laughed Lee joining the chat of the Team.
"I don't think so! After shouting to me and the twins, she didn't have a lot." Said Harry with his most innocent smile.
"I don't!" Said the flight instructor going to the group of students.
"Did you like the match, Madame Hooch?" Asked Katie with an innocent smile.
"If you play again like you did yesterday, you'll be banished of the pitch forever!" Threatened Hooch to Harry and the twins.
"YES, PROFESSOR MADAME!" Shouted all the players giving her a military salute.
"I don't know why I bother talking to you!" Said Hooch rolling her eyes in exasperation.
"If you don't know the answer, don't look it for with us!" Said Oliver with an innocent smile.
"They learnt something from you, Wood. How to make my life in the pitch almost impossible!" Said Hooch with an angry look to the Keeper.
"It was the only decent thing that he taught us in his years as Captain!" Laughed the Twins with an evil grin. The rest of the players nodded.
"Arrgh!" Said Hooch tired of them returning to the High Table with a very angry look.
The whole Gryffindor Table burst out in laughter with the Professor's reaction. It took them almost 15 minutes before they could control themselves once more and they continued with the breakfast talking and laughing between themselves.
When the students that had survived to the party went to sleep, it was almost 9.30 in the morning. All of them had tired looks and they only wanted to sleep as long as they could. They told to the younger students the change of the Password and to ask it to McGonagall as all the Prefects would be in their beds for the rest of the day and night.
Harry, Hermione, Ron and the twins went straight to the room and put the lion to sleep before they entered. It took them five minutes before all of them were sleeping soundly in their beds.