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A/N: Okay guys. Here's another chapter. This one is full of action. I would like to dedicate it to my sister, Pheobe Smith.

A week later, Charlie, Remus, and Sirius left. One night, Professor McGonagall came up to the Common Room.

"I need all the Quidditch players over here," she said. Harry, Fred, George, Angelina, Katie, and Alicia all walked over to her. "First order of business is to elect a new captain."

"Harry," said every team member except Harry himself.

"That was easy," said Fred. "Congratulations, mate."

Harry couldn't believe it. He was captain of the Quidditch team. Before Harry could get over the shock, Professor McGonagall continued, "Next order of business. Oliver Wood is coming next week to conduct the Keeper try-outs."

"Oliver's coming back! Oliver's coming back!" sang Fred and George.

"He'll be here for a week," said McGonagall.

Just then, the Portrait hole opened and in stumbled of very out of breath Cadance and Jen. "Don't mid us, we need to get the Book of Light!" said Cadance. Jen ran up the stairs to get the book. "We need to vanquish a demon."

Jen came running down the stairs with the Book of Light. "Let's go," she said and they ran out of the Common Room.

"As I was saying…" continued McGonagall, "He'll be staying for a week. No parties!" She began explaining the tryout procedure.

Then, the portrait hole opened again and Cadance and Jen came walking in. They were arguing. "No, I draw the line after Demons that throw fireballs," said Jen.

"Oh, come on!" said Cadance. "I can throw fireballs, too. And so will you, eventually." She punctuated this last sentence by throwing her hand forward. A ball of fire came from her fingers. It hit the wall leaving scorch marks. "See."

"Cadance," said McGonagall. "How many times do I have to tell you? We don not use our Sorceress powers to prove stupid points."

"We?" asked Fred.

"Yeah," said Cadance. "As much asProfessor McGonagalltries to hide it, she's a Sorceress too. And I seem to remember a certain someone almost blowing up the Transfigurations Room after some Slytherins turned a Hufflepuff into a pile of sticks."

"Why don't people tell us stuff about our teachers?" asked George.

"You never ask," said Minerva.

"All right," said Cadance. "Let's go Minerva, We've got to get to the staff meeting."

With that, they left. By lunchtime the next day, everyone knew that Minerva was a Sorceress. It's not that she minded. With Voldemort back, she would have to use her powers eventually and then everyone would know, but I think it's safe to say that most people had a new sense of respect for Minerva McGonagall.

A few days later, Harry and the other members of the Quidditch team were in the Quidditch Pitch. They were practicing Quidditch, which was hard since they had no Keeper. Oliver was due to arrive any minute. Since all Quidditch practices had to be monitored, Cadance was up in the stands. Jen, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny joined her. Minerva was waiting for Oliver.

The team was so busy practicing and Cadance, at the time was so busy yelling at Fred for missing an easy hit with the bludger (she had been a beater herself; when she said that she taught Fred and George everything they know, she meant it) that nobody; including Jen, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione saw the arrival of two people as they walked up into the stands. That is, until one of them cleared their throat. Hermione jumped into the air and Cadance spun around and drew her arm back, ready to throw a fireball should it be a demon or a Death Eater. When she saw who it was she lowered her hand a breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared the shit out of me," she said.

"Watch your language, Cadance," saidMcGonagall. Hermione was still clutching her heart and gasping for breath.

"Oliver Wood, you've grown since the last time I saw you," said Cadance. It was true. Oliver was now a whole half-a-head taller than she was. "What happened to the 4 foot 5 inch kid that I used to know?"

"Oh," he replied. "The one you used to pick up, put on the railing, and send flying down?"

"That's precisely the one I mean."

"He grew up."

"Obliviously," she said. Then she turned to where they were practicing. "Hey you chuckleheads! Get in here!" All of the player's heads turned towards her. Then they flew up into the stands.

"Oliver!" they all shouted.

"All right, all right," said McGonagall. "It's late. Get back up to the Gryffindor Common Room. Oliver, you'll be staying there."

The next night, Keeper try-outs took place. Ron Weasley was among the people who wanted the position. "What is going to happen," began Oliver, "is our three Chasers are going to try to put the ball past you 10 times. The person to block the most shots is Gryffindor's new Keeper. In the event of a tie, the people involved will go again until there is one winner. To make things interesting, Fred and George are going to be flying around hitting the bludgers at everyone. Harry is going to fly around, just for the sake of flying around. Let's get started."

The first two people were only second years. They only blocked two shots each. The next couple of people could only block five or six shots. Lee Jordan was up in the stands with Hermione, Jen, and Ginny practicing his commentary. "That's too bad," he said. "We're going to need a Keeper who can block more than five shots."

"JORDAN!" screamed Wood.

"Hey!" screamed Lee. "Who do you think you are? McGonagall?"

The three girls up in the stands began laughing. Then it was Ron's turn. He blocked eight shots. "Wow!" screamed Lee. "Now that's what I call a Keeper!"

Everyone cheered when Wood announced the Ron was the winner and Gryffindor's new Keeper. As everyone walked up to the castle, the talk was mainly on Quidditch (the exception was Hermione, Ginny, and Jen who were talking about boys). The next few days, the Gryffindor Quidditch team was barely seen away from the Quidditch Pitch. They were training Ron, with the help of Wood.

Oliver Wood left a week later. Halloween came fast. On the day of Halloween, all of the students were so excited that the teachers realized that they weren't getting any work done and just let them talk during class. At dinner, the Great Hall was lit with hundreds of Jack O' Lanterns. During the feast, the talk among the Quidditch players was mainly about the upcoming Quidditch match, Gryffindor v. Slytherin. Everyone was placing bet on how many times Lee Jordan was going to get yelled at for being biased. It was during this feast that Harry, Ron, and Hermione would find out where exactly it was that Hermione had heard the name Cadance Dumbledore.


Peter Pettigrew was sitting huddled outside with exactly forty-nine other Death Eaters. "The first group will go in through the front door," said one. "And the next group will go in through the side door. We'll meet right in front of the doors to the Great Hall. Remember: Don't kill anyone. Just get one of the Dumbledore girls. If we have them, Dumbledore will come after them. Once we lure Dumbledore away from the safety of Hogwarts, we'll kill him. Without him, Potter is unprotected and unsafe." They split up and went their separate ways.


The doors to the Great Hall burst open. Every head turned towards them as fifty figures dressed in black came through, with wands out-stretched. A few students screamed, but most were too stunned. The Death Eaters began sending spells towards the teachers. By this time, all of the teachers were on their feet with their wands out sending spells back at them (well… all of them except Cadance. She was throwing fireballs and using her telekinetic powers). A few of the students were pulling out their wands as well. Ron, Hermione, and Harry were among them. Jen, Ginny, Fred and George were trying to calm down the hysterical first and second years (and quite a few third, fourth, and fifth years). They were also throwing spells at the Death Eaters whenever possible. Some of the students who were fighting began to give up and hid under the tables. Hermione pushed Ron and Harry down under the table.

"What was that for?" asked Ron.

"Oh," said Hermione. "Don't be stupid. They're more experienced and they're probably here for Harry." They all looked up to the Great Table where the teachers were trying to stupefy the Death Eaters. They were joined by Jen and Ginny as they pulled under a few first years.

"Minerva! Cadance!" screamed Albus Dumbledore. The heads of the two teachers turned towards him. "Try to lure some of them out of here. And get to a fireplace and call the Ministry. We're going to need Aurors!"

"How?" asked Cadance as she threw a fireball.

"Improvise," said Albus as he hurled a hex at a Death Eater.

Cadance thought for a moment then a grin spread across her face. "Minerva," she said. "I just had an interesting idea."

"No!" said Minerva. "I know what's going throw you're head and the answer's no!"

"Oh come on! Where's your sense of adventure!"

"I lost it years ago."

"Well, do you have any better ideas?" asked Cadance.

"Oh, fine," said McGonagall. There was an almost silent pop and where Minerva was standing now stood a tabby cat. Then, the same sound was heard again and where Cadance was standing was a Phoenix. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Jen, and Ginny looked at each other. They had been watching and listening from under the table.

"Hermione," said Harry. "You know how you said that you know you heard the name, Cadance Dumbledore before?"

"Yeah," said Hermione.

"Could it have been on the list of registered Animagi?"

"You know what," said Hermione. "I think it was."

The Phoenix rose into the air and flew above the Death Eaters' heads and started using it's beak to peck at them and the tabby cat maneuvered it's way along the ground and scratched at their legs. They made it to the door. The other teachers had stopped the Death Eaters from advancing any farther then they were when they first came in. With a pop they turned back into humans and took off down the hallway. Of the fifty Death Eaters who came in, thirty-five remained un-stupefied. Ten of them followed the two teachers as they took off down the hall. They climbed a set of stairs and ran into Professor McGonagall's office. They locked the door behind them. They grabbed the last of the Floo Powder from a jar and threw it into the flames. "Ministry of Magic, Department of Protection for the Magical Community!" Cadance screamed into the Flames. A head appeared. It was Remus Lupin's. "What are you doing in the office?" asked Cadance.

"Never mind that! Just round up a group of Auror and get to Hogwarts!" screamed McGonagall into the fireplace. The Death Eaters reached the door and tried to open it. Cadance used her telekinetic powers to keep it closed.

"What's happening?" asked Remus.

"Death Eaters!" screamed McGonagall. Remus vanished from the fireplace. "We've got to get out of here."

"You're telling me," said Cadance, still keeping the door shut. "But we just used the last of the Floo Powder."

"I have an idea," said McGonagall walking towards the window and looking down into the lake. "It's only a twenty foot drop."

"Oh. My. God," said Cadance. "I can't believe you're actually suggesting this."

"Do you have any better ideas?" asked Cadance.

"No. I like you're idea. I'm just saying that I can't believe you're suggesting it." The Death Eaters finally made it through the door.

"Time to go," said McGonagall opening the window. Cadance looked into the eyes of the Death Eater in the front and froze. "Cadance! We have to go now!" She snapped out of it and ran to the window just as the Death Eaters entered. Then they both jumped at the same time into the icy cold waters of the lake. The Death Eaters didn't follow.

McGonagalland Cadance pulled themselves out of the lake and they saw a crowd of people coming towards Hogwarts. "Oh no. Not more Death Eaters," said Cadance. She and McGonagall ran towards them with their wands ready (luckily they hadn't lost them when they jumped into the lake). When they reached the group they breathed a sigh of relief. They weren't, in fact, Death Eaters, but Aurors. In the front, they recognized Remus and (of course) a large black dog. Also there was Mundungus Fletcher and Arabella Figg.

"What happened to you two?" asked Remus as Cadance and McGonagall reached them. They were both soaking wet. McGonagall's hair, which was pulled neatly into a bun, was now completely messed up and Cadance was rubbing her eye trying to get the water out of it.

"No time to explain. We have got to get into the Great Hall," said McGonagall. They continued on inside. They made it to the Great Hall. The remaining Death Eaters were still fighting and losing miserably. They were being pushed out of the halls and the students were even joining the fight again. Most Death Eaters had retreated or been stupefied. The remaining were the most stubborn ones. With the help of the Aurors, the Death Eaters were stupefied. On the ground were at least twenty Death Eaters. None of them were dead. None of the students or teachers were seriously injured either. The students crawled out from under the tables and the teachers collapsed into chairs. Dumbledore walked down to where the Aurors andMcGonagall and Cadance were standing.

"What happened to you two?" he asked them.

"We decided to go for a swim in a lake," said Cadance. "It was quite refreshing."

"What happened to the Death Eaters that followed you?" asked Dumbledore.

"Didn't they come back down?" asked McGonagall.

"No."

"Damnit," said Cadance. "Pettigrew was with them. He was in the group that followed us." Sirius began barking wildly.

Remus turned to the group of Aurors and started splitting them up into groups to guard the entrances in case they were still in the school. He also sent a few up to check for them. Dumbledore made his way across the Hall and went up to the Head Table.

"If I can have your attention please," he announced. "I would first like to thank those who helped. Next, I would like to say that nobody is to leave this hall. And would everyone stand up, please." They all complied (with the exception of the teachers who were to tired to move). He snapped his fingers and the tables and the benches all vanished (except for the ones that the teachers were sitting in). Instead, the Hall filled with sleeping bags. "Now, everyone get to bed. I don't suppose that it would be worth it to have classes tomorrow, so all classes will be canceled. Now I need a few teachers to stay here and stand guard. All of the other teachers are to come with me, I'm going to help the Aurors look for the remaining Death Eaters."

Most of the student climbed into sleeping bags. Dumbledore talked to the prefects who wanted to stay up (which included Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Alicia) to help and told them to go to bed. Finally they gave up and crawled into sleeping bags, but couldn't sleep. The teachers sorted out among themselves who would stay to stand guard. Professor Flitwick, Professor Trelawny (who had been of absolutely no help at all during the battle, but instead predicted violent deaths of everyone in the hall), and Professor Sprout where to stay. The rest where going to help. Cadance and Minerva made a stop to their rooms to change their clothes, as they were still wet. Dumbledore snapped his fingers again and the candles where extinguished.

Most of the students went to bed but a few stayed up and talked. None of the teachers stopped them. They all highly suspected that the teachers had, in fact, fallen asleep. When the whole hall was awake the next day, Dumbledore made an announcement. "Cornelius Fudge and various other representatives of the Ministry will be here at three o'clock to talk with us. Anyone who wants to come is welcome to come. We will meet in here. I'm going to have to ask that you all refrain from any unnecessary comments. It might so some good to remind some of the teachers that as well." He looked at Cadance, who was standing next to him.

Cadance smiled innocently. "Me? Make unnecessary comments? You've got to be joking."