Manipulating Time

Chapter 4

Ministry of Idiocy

Disclaimer: I no own Harry Potter. Duh... I wouldn't be doing fanfics if I did now would I?

Chapter Summary: In which everybody learns Amanda is a werewolf, in which she gets expelled, and in which she plots to make Fudge (Cornelius's daddy) pay.

Hermione absently scribbled notes onto her paper. It was January now, and still "Pretty damn cold" as Sirius often put it (earning a mocking "British baby..." from Amanda with an exaggerated rolling of her eyes). She looked up as Professor Coldeart (or "Professor "Cold Heart" as Lily called him) cast his beady black eyes over the class, as if his scrutinizing gaze would make them pay more attention.

The deduction of 50 house points did though.

Finally, after an eternity of his lecturing, he said in his raspy, greasy voice, "Alright, pair up, and hurry this time!"

Hermione watched as people scurried across the room, finding partners for the potion they were forced to make. A healing potion oddly enough. This was, as Amanda blandly pointed out, to heal his personality defect.

Amanda caught her eyes as she hopped down next to a blushing Remus, practically pushing Sirius down next to Hermione. "Sit boy." she said firmly, "Or no doggie treats!"

Sirius gave her a disgruntled, annoyed look as Amanda laughed.

"Traitor." Sirius muttered at Remus, who looked ready to roll over laughing himself.

Hermione smiled, as they all turned their attention back to Professor Coldeart, who looked about ready to deduct more house points. Deducting house points was his duct tape, Amanda once told her with a relatively straight face.

After about fifteen minutes of chopping basil and grounding ginseng root, there was a loud knock at the dungeon door. Professor Dumbledore, who surprisingly looked extremely aggravated and angry, poked his head in.

"I am sorry to disturb your class Professor, but I must speak with Miss Moonbeam."

Amanda, blinking, got up and exited.

She didn't return to class.

Hermione jammed a bite of toast into her mouth and munched thoughtfully. Where was Amanda? She normally didn't miss lunch, she loved lunch. Heck, she loved food period. (me: Yes!!! and Coffee!!! hugglez Coffee)

Remus looked up at the door again, as someone walked in, and lowered his head seeing the person wasn't Amanda. Hermione glanced up at Sirius who too, looked slightly confused and a tad worried.

Finally, Lily spoke, "Maybe we should go look for her, its not like her to miss a meal."

No one else spoke, but they all jumped up to leave simultaneously.

Exiting the hall, they passed Lucius Malfoy, who was too busy talking to Snape that he didn't notice them.

"That's right, my dad told Fudge as soon as he found out. Can you believe how stupid Dumbledore is? Letting a werewolf into Hogwarts? Well, let me tell you, Fudge's getting her out of here faster than you can say snoodle!"

Hermione froze. Getting her out of here? A werewolf? That had to be Amanda.

She glanced at the others who too, looked very worried about this newly developed information.

"She's a werewolf?" Remus whispered, with an awed, disbelieving tone.

"Apparently." Lily whispered, blinking.

"Snitch." James muttered upon reaching the fat ladies portrait.

Standing in the center of the common room, with a large, wicked grin, was Amanda. Seemingly not noticing them, she was going through a large antique chest, throwing things out behind her as she dug.

"Amanda?" Hermione blinked, "What are you doing."

Amanda looked up, with an even bigger grin. "Ah, Hermione, lovely to see you. I trust you heard the news from Lucy?"

Lucy was Amanda's nic-name for Malfoy. Hermione nodded.

"Good, good." Amanda snickered as she went back to digging.

"You knew this was going to happen, didn't you?" Hermione whispered.

"Of course!" Amanda laughed happily, as if it was funny.

"I'm confused." James said, looking around the messy common room.

"Aren't you always?" Amanda replied.

Suddenly, with a victories howl (me: yes a howl) Amanda emerged from the chest holding a pile of military styled camouflage clothes. Waving her hand, a large elaborate folding screen popped up, surrounding her.

"Fudge wants to expel me, because I'm a 'danger to the school,'" she explained as clothes were thrown over the screen.

"So, of course," she continued, pushing the screen away revealing herself in her military fashioned glory, "This means one Hell of a war."

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Ember 16 (ooooh! hold on! sobs I've been busy with exams and trying to rewrite half the fics I have.... TT I'll read your fics as soon as I get time!!! runs around with loads of paper work I also have a Harry Potter fan site for fans I'm trying to run sob I have no time!!! falls over as she faints

Uh oh... What has Fudge got himself into? Hehe.... don't mess with Werewolves baby! Mwahahahahaha!!! In next chapter meet Lacey, a.k.a Shadow, one slightly insane Gypsy fox-shifter.

AN: Also, in the next chapter, Amanda "accidentally" locks Herms and Sirius in the dungeon for "some alone time". (Snigger snigger, not that kind of alone time u pervs! rolls eyes