Note: I had some problems while submitting the 2nd chapter and in the
process lost all the reviews from the 1st chapter. However, I saved them in
my mailbox before that happened and once again I would like to thank you
all for your reviews. Hope that you enjoy this chapter!!! Cheers!
The next morning, Harry woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs sizzling on the stove. He quickly got up and changed before heading down to breakfast. When he got down, he realized that he was the last one to wake up. He felt angry that no one had woken him up but at the same time felt appreciative
towards them for letting him sleep.
He sat down next to Percy, who immediately greeted him with the same
embarrassed look that he wore the day before. To spare him the embarrassment, Harry whispered that he had forgiven Percy for questioning
his sanity. Percy breathed a sigh of relief before getting back to his bacon. 'Harry, did u read the Daily Prophet today?' asked Mr Weasley. Harry shook his head and grabbed the newspaper from the table. On the front page was a picture of Lucius Malfoy, father of his arch-enemy, Draco Malfoy. The
article read: The Ministry of Magic yesterday started the trials of those who have been accused for being Death Eaters, the loyal followers of the Dark Lord. The suspects include Lucius Malfoy, Walden Macnair, Augustus Rookwood and many others, including the ten who escaped from Azkaban prison late last year.
The trials will continue for the next three months during which the statements of those accused will be heard and cross-examined by witnesses. Minister of Magic, Mr Cornelius Fudge was heard saying to the press quote
'We do not want to relive the suffering that we faced more than fifteen years ago and also do not want to make the same mistakes as we did during
that time of terror.', unquote. The Daily Prophet will be covering the highlights of the trials over the next three months and we will present you
with all the details.
Harry put the newspaper away and looked at Ron with a smug smile on his face. Ron knew what Harry was thinking and returned the smile. The Ministry of Magic was no longer ignoring reports about Lord Voldemort's return and were now trying to do as much as they could to stop him from returning to
power.
Harry finished his breakfast before going outside to play some quidditch with Ron, Fred and George. Harry remembered Professor Umbridge, his Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher the year before and her antics. She had given him a lifetime ban from Quidditch after he lashed out at Draco Malfoy, who
was taunting him after losing the match between their houses. He also
remembered her attempts in trying to get him expelled and Dumbledore
sacked. However, she got what she deserved when she was attacked by the
centaurs and therefore had to resign due to the trauma. He then shelved
those memories away and went on to play.
A month later, Harry, Ron and Hermione, who had arrived a week after Harry, got their O.W.L. results. Hermione received an 'O' for all her subjects as well as a letter of commendation from Professor Dumbledore, Ron and Harry got 'E's for most of their subjects, which surprisingly included potions. However, Harry received an 'O' for Defence Against the Dark Arts and was pretty smug about it. 'I wish I could had the chance to see Umbridge's face when she realizes that I got an 'O' for her subject.', he said. All three of them laughed at that comment. However, the realization that he could not
be an auror because of his potions results sunk in and Harry felt depressed. Both Ron and Hermione tried to cheer him up by saying that there still were many other jobs out in the wizarding world that he could choose but failed to do so. Harry retreated to Ron's bedroom. As he passed by Fred
and George's room, a tremendous bang echoed through the house. Smoke started billowing from the crack below their room door and engulfed Harry. Harry coughed and tried to get away from the smoke when suddenly, the smoke
disappeared.
The door then opened, but there was no one there. Harry was puzzled at this phenomenon when without warning, both Fred and George appeared behind him and clapped him on the shoulder. Harry let out a yelp, jumping into the air and landing on the ground with a thud. Both Fred and George roared with laughter. Soon, Harry was laughing too. Both Ron and Hermione soon joined in the laughter. Ron explained that he wanted to cheer Harry up and so he
enlisted the help of his brothers. Harry was grateful to them as they successfully managed to drive the gloom out of his mind. He decided that he should not really worry about not qualifying for the auror job. After all,
like Hermione said, there were many other jobs out there...
The next morning, Harry woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs sizzling on the stove. He quickly got up and changed before heading down to breakfast. When he got down, he realized that he was the last one to wake up. He felt angry that no one had woken him up but at the same time felt appreciative
towards them for letting him sleep.
He sat down next to Percy, who immediately greeted him with the same
embarrassed look that he wore the day before. To spare him the embarrassment, Harry whispered that he had forgiven Percy for questioning
his sanity. Percy breathed a sigh of relief before getting back to his bacon. 'Harry, did u read the Daily Prophet today?' asked Mr Weasley. Harry shook his head and grabbed the newspaper from the table. On the front page was a picture of Lucius Malfoy, father of his arch-enemy, Draco Malfoy. The
article read: The Ministry of Magic yesterday started the trials of those who have been accused for being Death Eaters, the loyal followers of the Dark Lord. The suspects include Lucius Malfoy, Walden Macnair, Augustus Rookwood and many others, including the ten who escaped from Azkaban prison late last year.
The trials will continue for the next three months during which the statements of those accused will be heard and cross-examined by witnesses. Minister of Magic, Mr Cornelius Fudge was heard saying to the press quote
'We do not want to relive the suffering that we faced more than fifteen years ago and also do not want to make the same mistakes as we did during
that time of terror.', unquote. The Daily Prophet will be covering the highlights of the trials over the next three months and we will present you
with all the details.
Harry put the newspaper away and looked at Ron with a smug smile on his face. Ron knew what Harry was thinking and returned the smile. The Ministry of Magic was no longer ignoring reports about Lord Voldemort's return and were now trying to do as much as they could to stop him from returning to
power.
Harry finished his breakfast before going outside to play some quidditch with Ron, Fred and George. Harry remembered Professor Umbridge, his Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher the year before and her antics. She had given him a lifetime ban from Quidditch after he lashed out at Draco Malfoy, who
was taunting him after losing the match between their houses. He also
remembered her attempts in trying to get him expelled and Dumbledore
sacked. However, she got what she deserved when she was attacked by the
centaurs and therefore had to resign due to the trauma. He then shelved
those memories away and went on to play.
A month later, Harry, Ron and Hermione, who had arrived a week after Harry, got their O.W.L. results. Hermione received an 'O' for all her subjects as well as a letter of commendation from Professor Dumbledore, Ron and Harry got 'E's for most of their subjects, which surprisingly included potions. However, Harry received an 'O' for Defence Against the Dark Arts and was pretty smug about it. 'I wish I could had the chance to see Umbridge's face when she realizes that I got an 'O' for her subject.', he said. All three of them laughed at that comment. However, the realization that he could not
be an auror because of his potions results sunk in and Harry felt depressed. Both Ron and Hermione tried to cheer him up by saying that there still were many other jobs out in the wizarding world that he could choose but failed to do so. Harry retreated to Ron's bedroom. As he passed by Fred
and George's room, a tremendous bang echoed through the house. Smoke started billowing from the crack below their room door and engulfed Harry. Harry coughed and tried to get away from the smoke when suddenly, the smoke
disappeared.
The door then opened, but there was no one there. Harry was puzzled at this phenomenon when without warning, both Fred and George appeared behind him and clapped him on the shoulder. Harry let out a yelp, jumping into the air and landing on the ground with a thud. Both Fred and George roared with laughter. Soon, Harry was laughing too. Both Ron and Hermione soon joined in the laughter. Ron explained that he wanted to cheer Harry up and so he
enlisted the help of his brothers. Harry was grateful to them as they successfully managed to drive the gloom out of his mind. He decided that he should not really worry about not qualifying for the auror job. After all,
like Hermione said, there were many other jobs out there...