The Great hall, usually decorated for the occasion, was barren. Five tables, four for the students, the fifth for the Staff. There were few candles floating near the ceiling. The students had an abundance of ice cream, though.
Even with this, the mood was somber. The professors constantly darted in and out. Harry and the Student Defense Corps were spread out in the hall. The social was almost over, when professor Dumbledore stood.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please be quiet. Thank you. Now, we all Lord Voldemort has regained his powers and is headed here eventually. I have asked the teachers to give you all as much training in how to defend yourselves. I-"
There was an explosive boom out side the Great Hall. While everyone was looking out the doors and windows, someone threw a small round ball at the Staff table.
It exploded. The glass in the windows shattered, and the candles flew out of position. The device was still intact. It sent out another shockwave that knocked everyone down. Harry pulled out his wand and attempted a shield charm. The third and final shockwave blew his wand out of his hand.
Three days later, Hogwarts began to look normal again. The Great Hall had been repaired some from the attack. The assailants, the traitor, Draco Malfoy, and his assistants, Pansy Parkinson, Crabbe, and Goyle were missing. They didn't show up on the Marauder's Map, nor could anyone locate them.
Dumbledore, refused to reinstate the curfew, but he did ask Ministry wizards to begin patrolling the entire school. Three of the teachers had been put in the Hospital Wing, seventeen students, and five Ministry Wizards.
Harry and Alice were patrolling the Astronomy Tower when they began to feel very cold. "Harry, I'm fre- fre- freezing." "Yeah, I feel very sad. Wait, this has to be a Dementor attack. Look out!"
Three Dementors were rushing down the corridor towards them. Harry swung his wand in front of him and said, "Expecto Patronum!"
Alice did the same, and their Patronus's a stag and a falcon, rushed the Dementors. Then they ran. As they rushed past darkened corridors, They flung bright red sparks into them, sounding the alarm. Once they reached the staircase, Harry pointed his wand at is throat and cast an incantation.
"Dementor Attack!" He yelled. The spell made his voice reverberate around the castle as they rushed down the stairs. Students, teachers, and Refugees were scrambling from their rooms and dormitories. Everyone who could produce a patronus did so, yet they did nothing against the rising numbers of Dementors.
"Harry!" Alice cried. "Look out!" A Dementor narrowly missed kissing him.
Professor Dumbledore rushed out. He was holding a staff instead of his wand. "Expecto Patronum!" A giant Patronus exploded from the tip of the staff. It turned into a lion, which jumped onto a Dementor. The Dementor fell against the wall. Dumbledore's Patronus assaulted it again, and again, The Dementor began making a wailing sound.
Professor McGonagoll had managed to make a meager Patronus, but it did not make a form. Over her head a bright orange and red bird flew. IT burst into flames on top of the Dementors. The ash from the fire seemed to burn the Dementors. They began to fly away, screaming. The Dementor that Dumbledore's Patronus was attacking began to scream, and finally exploded in a bright light that out shone all of the Patronus's.
When the light faded, all the Dementors were gone, or destroyed. The Patronus's faded away as well. Dumbledore stood, very calmly, surveying the damage done to the center of the school. Suddenly, a cry came up from the Great Hall.
"Help! It's Minister Fudge!"
Dumbledore muttered a spell that propelled him through the air. He landed beside Fudge. He knelt, and looked at him. Then, she stood. He said simply, "Minister Fudge has been kissed."
Professor Vector came up beside him and said, "All of the Deputy Ministers, and most of the Ministry wizards have been kissed, as well."
McGonagoll turned to Dumbledore. "It appears that this is a directed attack on the Ministry of Magic, an attempt to topple our Government and turn us into disarray, and cause chaos."
"I agree Minerva. I do." A sudden screech from a pile of ashes in the middle of the room caused everyone to stare.
"It's only Fawkes," said Hermione.
Everyone turned back. "There is no Government now. There are no leaders. Everyone on the Succession list is dead," said Professor McGonagoll.
"Well," said Professor Dumbledore. "We must now rest and prepare tomorrow for another attack. Any Ministry Wizards left, Professors McGonagoll, Trelawny, and Flitwick, and Harry, Hermione, and Ginny will stay awake, and continue patrols."
With that, he turned and left.
Harry was walking Hermione and Ginny were patrolling the Owlery tower, when they saw the first vestiges of dawn rising over the mountains. Ginny motioned for Hermione to look at it.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is. But, there is so much blood stained at this school. I fear much more will be spilled before this is over, and-"
"Hermione, look!" Ginny was pointing at a group of horsemen riding towards Hogwarts from the Mountains.
Even with this, the mood was somber. The professors constantly darted in and out. Harry and the Student Defense Corps were spread out in the hall. The social was almost over, when professor Dumbledore stood.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please be quiet. Thank you. Now, we all Lord Voldemort has regained his powers and is headed here eventually. I have asked the teachers to give you all as much training in how to defend yourselves. I-"
There was an explosive boom out side the Great Hall. While everyone was looking out the doors and windows, someone threw a small round ball at the Staff table.
It exploded. The glass in the windows shattered, and the candles flew out of position. The device was still intact. It sent out another shockwave that knocked everyone down. Harry pulled out his wand and attempted a shield charm. The third and final shockwave blew his wand out of his hand.
Three days later, Hogwarts began to look normal again. The Great Hall had been repaired some from the attack. The assailants, the traitor, Draco Malfoy, and his assistants, Pansy Parkinson, Crabbe, and Goyle were missing. They didn't show up on the Marauder's Map, nor could anyone locate them.
Dumbledore, refused to reinstate the curfew, but he did ask Ministry wizards to begin patrolling the entire school. Three of the teachers had been put in the Hospital Wing, seventeen students, and five Ministry Wizards.
Harry and Alice were patrolling the Astronomy Tower when they began to feel very cold. "Harry, I'm fre- fre- freezing." "Yeah, I feel very sad. Wait, this has to be a Dementor attack. Look out!"
Three Dementors were rushing down the corridor towards them. Harry swung his wand in front of him and said, "Expecto Patronum!"
Alice did the same, and their Patronus's a stag and a falcon, rushed the Dementors. Then they ran. As they rushed past darkened corridors, They flung bright red sparks into them, sounding the alarm. Once they reached the staircase, Harry pointed his wand at is throat and cast an incantation.
"Dementor Attack!" He yelled. The spell made his voice reverberate around the castle as they rushed down the stairs. Students, teachers, and Refugees were scrambling from their rooms and dormitories. Everyone who could produce a patronus did so, yet they did nothing against the rising numbers of Dementors.
"Harry!" Alice cried. "Look out!" A Dementor narrowly missed kissing him.
Professor Dumbledore rushed out. He was holding a staff instead of his wand. "Expecto Patronum!" A giant Patronus exploded from the tip of the staff. It turned into a lion, which jumped onto a Dementor. The Dementor fell against the wall. Dumbledore's Patronus assaulted it again, and again, The Dementor began making a wailing sound.
Professor McGonagoll had managed to make a meager Patronus, but it did not make a form. Over her head a bright orange and red bird flew. IT burst into flames on top of the Dementors. The ash from the fire seemed to burn the Dementors. They began to fly away, screaming. The Dementor that Dumbledore's Patronus was attacking began to scream, and finally exploded in a bright light that out shone all of the Patronus's.
When the light faded, all the Dementors were gone, or destroyed. The Patronus's faded away as well. Dumbledore stood, very calmly, surveying the damage done to the center of the school. Suddenly, a cry came up from the Great Hall.
"Help! It's Minister Fudge!"
Dumbledore muttered a spell that propelled him through the air. He landed beside Fudge. He knelt, and looked at him. Then, she stood. He said simply, "Minister Fudge has been kissed."
Professor Vector came up beside him and said, "All of the Deputy Ministers, and most of the Ministry wizards have been kissed, as well."
McGonagoll turned to Dumbledore. "It appears that this is a directed attack on the Ministry of Magic, an attempt to topple our Government and turn us into disarray, and cause chaos."
"I agree Minerva. I do." A sudden screech from a pile of ashes in the middle of the room caused everyone to stare.
"It's only Fawkes," said Hermione.
Everyone turned back. "There is no Government now. There are no leaders. Everyone on the Succession list is dead," said Professor McGonagoll.
"Well," said Professor Dumbledore. "We must now rest and prepare tomorrow for another attack. Any Ministry Wizards left, Professors McGonagoll, Trelawny, and Flitwick, and Harry, Hermione, and Ginny will stay awake, and continue patrols."
With that, he turned and left.
Harry was walking Hermione and Ginny were patrolling the Owlery tower, when they saw the first vestiges of dawn rising over the mountains. Ginny motioned for Hermione to look at it.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is. But, there is so much blood stained at this school. I fear much more will be spilled before this is over, and-"
"Hermione, look!" Ginny was pointing at a group of horsemen riding towards Hogwarts from the Mountains.