A/N: Hello once again, This will be short for more see at the end. First, I wanted to say that a lot of you were not really happy with what I did in Chapter 15, come on I thought it was really funny. Okay, second this chapter is shorter then the previous two because I didn't want a cliff hanger on this one. So chapter 17 will be longer. About 17 I have started it but have no clue on when I will finish. Be patient please, finals are coming up rather soon. Anyway on with the story. Please Review, and if you would like to get an email from me when I update just let me know in a review or email.

Chapter Sixteen: Umbridge and Hogwarts

Harry just stood there stunned. Suspended indefinitely from school? What was he supposed to do? He was not yet an adult in the muggle world and he had not graduated from Hogwarts so there was no one that would give him a job. He just starred at Ron and Hermione.

"Harry before you explode, you had better finish the article then explode. But just know that we will stand by you no matter what, and that we are going to fight this." Hermione said.

Harry just nodded and continued to read the newspaper.

"In the new Mistress of Magic address to the public, she demanded that things need to be taken under serious control. Ms. Dolores Umbridge who won the vote by a 60 percent margin and was working with Cornlious Fudge and as Headmistress of Hogwarts for some time, said that Harry Potter was indeed lying about the return of you-know-who, and about the death of Cedric Diggory. She is quoted as saying: "While I was high inquisitor and Headmistress at Hogwarts, Mr. Potter deliberately broke the rules and lied about the so called return of he-who-must-not-named. I have also learned that he apparently believes he is a legal adult because of an ancient law. Well my first official act is to get rid of that law and demand that Harry Potter be stricken of all legal adult rights. If he is not placed back with his legal muggle guardians within the next 24 hours I will have him arrested and placed in Azakaban. I will not tolerate any lies about the supposed return of you-know-who." This was only a part of her speech. She later told the Daily Prophet that she is investigating the death of Mr. Diggory in attempts to bring Mr. Potter in on charges. She also said that she will be keeping a watchful eye on Hogwarts. If she finds it necessary she will herself fire Albus Dumbledore and replace him with Mr. Lucius Malfoy, who was then cleared of all charges and given his magic back. Mr. Malfoy is quoted as saying, "It is about time we got someone respectable in office. With Mr. Fudge playing a death eater to a dark lord that doesn't exist is an outcry to the magical community." The prophet will be given exclusive interviews with Mr. Malfoy and Ms. Umbridge at a later time."

Harry threw down the paper in disgust and was about to explode when Dumbledore came in.

"How can she? I thought that only the governors and you could suspend someone?"

"She has taken most of our authority away, she has basically made herself queen. And unfortunately Harry you must go back to the Dursely's."

"What? You are kidding right? I mean they will go crazy if they see me on their doorstep."

"I know that Harry, but it is either that or Azakaban."

"Do I have to pick? How am I going to get to the Dursely's?"

"Well you have a car right? I won't be able to come with you though. I have start of the term business to do, but I think that you will find a map to your desired destination located in your car."

"But sir, I already know how to get to the Dursely's. Why the map?"

"I believe that the map will explain itself to you. But you had better get going. Umbridge will be watching your location."

"Yes sir, can you see that Ron and Hermione get to Hogwarts okay and that their homes are protected?"

"No problem Harry."

So Harry got some things together and bid Ron, Hermione and Dumbledore goodbye. They all promised that they would get to the bottom of this before long. Harry got into his Viper and saw a parchment that read,

"Dear Harry,

This is a map to Hogwarts that only you can see and read. There is something fishy going on here and I intend to find out what. In the meantime, go to the Dursely's and talk to them, also keep an eye out for any strange activity in that area. Then put a spell to make your car and you invisible, then drive here. I will hide you here until we figure this out. The spell to mask your magical signature is "Masco Magica". See you when you arrive.

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore."

So Harry started the drive to the Dursely's. He arrived on Privet Drive and immediately noticed several people walking around that should not have been there. "Looks like they are working over time." He mused. He pulled into the driveway and quickly got inside.

"Harry! What are you doing here? I thought that school started soon." Aunt Petunia cried out.

"Well it does, but things are not well. A new mistress of Magic was elected and she is a horrible person. I think she might work for Voldemort but who knows. Anyway she has suspended me from Hogwarts indefinitely. However Albus told me to come to you and tell you the situation then cast an invisibility charm on myself and the car, then drive to Hogwarts."

"When are you leaving? And when does school start?"

"Well school starts tomorrow, and I will be leaving in a few minutes. It's a long drive to Hogwarts and if I leave now I should make it sometime around nighttime. I just wanted you to know the plan. Also I need in the garage so I can hide the car and nobody will notice it just disappear."

"Okay."

Harry walked outside and heard an all to familiar laugh.

"Well Potter, I guess it's a good thing for us that you follow the rules like a good boy."

"Good God Malfoy, would you please stop with the threats and empty promises. I don't know how you manage to get free each time but one day your luck will run out."

A new voice came out and sounded vaguely familiar.

"Enough of this pointless banter. Just attack and capture the boy. He cannot use magic so he is defenseless."

A voice rang through Harry's head. "Master we are awaiting your call to attack."

"Bahamut?" He asked in his head.

"Yes master,"

"Good, I won't call you unless it is absolutely needed. I don't want to give you guys away quite yet."

It was at this time that Harry was glad that he had brought Godric Gryffindor's sword with him.

"Well Malfoy," He said as he swung his sword from his back out in front of him. "I am not completely defenseless. I do have this sword."

"Ooh a sword, big deal, that can do no harm. NOW ATTACK!"

There was a blur of movement as seven death eaters sprung into action leaving Malfoy and the other death eater who sounded like a female. Harry couldn't place the voice, but he had heard it before. He didn't get another second to think as the death eaters were hurling out spells one right after another. Harry was jumping, rolling, and dodging out of the way. He got tired of being defensive and started to attack them with his sword. He sliced somebody's wand hand off and hit him in the back of the head with the hilt of the sword, knocking him out cold. But somebody came up behind him and hit him with an Expelliarmus spell springing his sword away from him. Harry retaliated by punching the death eater in the head. He heard bones snapping and they didn't belong to Harry. He then ran straight at two more death eaters. They both yelled out, "AVADA KEDAVRA" Which he easily jumped over and kicked out his feet sending them both to the ground unconscious.

"Fools, you are wizards, hit him with magic!" The mysterious death eater yelled.

"Yes Boss!." The remaining three said together.

They then started to cast every spell imaginable including the unforgivables at Harry. However what the five death eaters failed to notice was that Harry had silently cast the spell to mask his magical signature. The spell itself was untraceable so there was no way for the ministry to know that he cast it. Harry heard an all too familiar curse yelled at him. "AVADA KEDAVRA!" Harry silently cast the strongest shield in existence, (that Merlin himself had created) and watched in amusement (and horror) as the spell rebounded off the shield and hit the caster. The death eater dropped dead.

"HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? You assured us that he would not be able to do magic!!!"

The death eater standing next to Malfoy, simply looked on in amazement.

"I don't know, he would have gotten an owl for the improper use of magic. Its impossible." She screamed.

"I think we had better take our leave now." Malfoy said.

"Aww, come on Malfoy, you don't want to fight me because I can do magic? You are no fun at all. But if you must leave, go ahead. Say hi to Tom for me."

Malfoy, and the mysterious women attempted to apperate away but discovered that they could not. Harry in the mean time had taken out the other two death eaters and had broken their wands, along with tying them all up. Along with the dead one, you can never be too careful, constant vigilance.

"What have you done boy?" Malfoy asked.

"Well actually nothing major. It was you that cast the invisibility bubble and the anti-apparation shield. I merely strengthened it so you couldn't go away."

"That will be your undoing boy!!" He snarled out.

But he never got another word out Harry had apperated behind them and stunned them. "Tom keeps hiring dumber and dumber people." He wanted to see who this mysterious women was to he pulled the hood down and the mask off.

"Good God, how is this possible???"

Meanwhile Ron and Hermione were in their homes getting ready for the train ride to Hogwarts. They had received special permission to floo to the station. But things were still crazy. At 10:45 they arrived at the train station and were herded on to the train by Mrs. Weasley.

"Get going dears, and I do hope you will all have a good term. As soon as we can we will get Harry back. So be good."

"Yes mom." Ron and Ginny said.

"Yes Mrs. Weasley." Hermione replied. "Thanks for everything."

"No problem dear, Merlin knows that you will be missing Harry but he will be there before you know it."

The trains whistle blew and they all grabbed a vacant compartment and sat down quietly. All lost in their thoughts about the recent events. They had nothing to say to each other so they didn't until they heard an all to familiar sneer come from outside.

"Well, well, well, if it's not the weasels, the mudblood, and oh wait, there is no Potter around here is there? Gosh I hope that nothing horrible happened to him." He laughed with his two cronies Crabbe and Goyle. "I warned you all that the Dark Lord will get you and you took no notice. So take notice now you filthy little....."

But he was cut off by the sound of curses that came flying at him on all angles. The three goons got hit by a bat boogey, expelliarums, and a very nasty spell that made your skin secrete puss by the three in the compartment. While a slug spitting spell, a jelly legs spell among others that came from both sides. The members of the DA came forward and took Malfoy and his goons and sent them flying down the hall.

"Sorry about Harry guys, but don't worry he will be fine and will return as soon as he can." Terry Boot said.

"Thanks guys, I am glad that our training by Harry went as well as it did." Ron said.

So the three spent the rest of the trip talking to members of the DA about some of the recent events. But all to soon the train stopped and the three friends who were joined by Neville got into a no longer horse less carriage. They had merely waved at Hagrid who had understood completely. They rode to Hogwarts in silence and walked into the Great Hall. Dumbledore gave them a nod but they noticed that he held smile and there was no twinkle in his eyes. Dumbledore looked truly old and it made Ron and Hermione worry. They sat down and soon after Professor McGonagall came in followed by about 25 little children. All looking terribly frightened and nervous. She brought forward a stool with an old looking hat on it. The brim split and the hat started to speak.

"Children of new and children of old, I normally sit up here and sing a song of the Hogwarts Four Founders. Last year I gave a warning and it was ignored. Therefore I will be telling this to you in a normal speech. Evil has returned, both within and on the outside. In order to survive the war you must put your petty differences aside and stand united behind the one who has the power. He will vanquish the Dark Power but cannot do so without the help of the school. United we stand, divided the world will fall."

And with that said, the hat was quiet again. The Great Hall was in complete silence. Never had any of the professors ever heard of the hat simply speaking outright like that. Professor McGonagall broke the silence.

"Now first years, as I call your name please come forward to be sorted into your house. They are Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Gryffindor."

"Arnice, Josephine!"

A small girl came forward and put the hat on. In a few seconds the hat shouted out..

"GRYFFINDOR!!"

This continued until all the first years were sorted. It seemed that no one was looking forward to being in Slytherin, as only 4 were put into the house and two of them begged to be resorted. Gryffindor got 10 new students, while Hufflepuff got 5 and Ravenclaw got 6. Dumbledore then cleared his throat and stood up. The hall fell silent in a matter of milliseconds.

"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. I know that you must be hungry so I only have a few words to say. And they are Narf, Zort, and Troz. Now tuck in!!"

"I swear he gets crazier each year." Ron whispered to Hermione.

She chuckled. "I think so, but he is simply masking his true emotion as are we. How I wish that Harry were here. It just doesn't seem like Hogwarts without Harry."

They ate their dinner and sat talking quietly with Ginny and Neville. Soon the plates disappeared and Professor Dumbledore stood up again.

"Well now that you are full it is time for a few announcements. First off, tomorrow morning we will be having a new sixth year student who is transferring over from the Druid academy. She was unable to come this evening as the academy is held in Ireland. She will be sorted at breakfast. As always I must remind you that the Forbidden Forest is just that forbidden, unless accompanied by a teacher. Also Mr. Filtch, our caretaker has asked me to once again remind you that there is no magic allowed in the halls and there are numerous items that are not allowed. For the full list please see Mr. Filtch. As of yet, our new defense against the dark arts teacher has yet to be resolved but never fear, we will have someone before your classes begin. Also I would like to welcome back Professor Trelawny as the Divination teacher, she will be joining Frieze. And Hagrid back as the Care of Magical Creatures professor."

This was met with polite applause.

"And finally I must address a serious problem we seem to be having. I first want to point out that the rumors are true. Harry Potter has been suspended by our new mistress of magic. However she still believes that Lord Voldemort has not returned and that Harry Potter and myself are crazy and that we are lying. But I swear to each and every one of you that Lord Voldemort is back. I have fought him and so has Mr. Potter. No matter what some women at the ministry of magic tries to tell the public, we will work together to bring of his downfall. I will also be working to get Harry Potter back in this school. Ms. Umbridge has gone to far and it will be over my dead body that Mr. Malfoy becomes a headmaster at this school." He looked directly at Draco who was showing his usual smirk. "If I hear of anyone attacking anyone in the hallway for no reason that person will have to deal with me. I also want to clarify again that Harry Potter did not murder Cedric Diggory as Ms. Umbridge claims. Harry has always fought against evil forces, and has stopped Lord Voldemort many of times. Harry Potter.."

But he was stopped short as the doors to the Great Hall flew open and several cloaked figures came floating in, all tied up and gagged. A man came walking in behind them. The man walked up to Dumbledore with his hood still up and they whispered for a few minutes. Dumbledore spoke to the professors.

"Minerva, keep all of the children here I will be back in two minutes. The rest of you line the Great Hall and make sure no one leaves. I will be returning with Arthur Weasley, some members of the Wizgamont, and a few Aurors. Make absolute sure that no one leaves, the students need to hear this."

"Yes Professor."

He then ran out and flooed to the ministry. He grabbed the people and a few trustable Aurors. Then they flooed back to Hogwarts. Where the man who had entered earlier was holding his wand out at the group he had brought in. The Auror's instantly drew their wands on the apparent death eaters and the mysterious man.

One shouted to the man. "Show yourself!!"

"I will not until this has been taken care of. Mr. Snape do you have any Veritaserum on you?"

"Yes I do."

"Please bring it here, we will need it."

The man then proceeded to bring the death eaters back to consciousness. He then set around unmasking the death eaters and showing their left arms. He unmasked Marcus Flint, Mr. Crabbe Sr. and Mr. Goyle Sr. There were three that were unknown and the one that was dead was Mr. Parkinson. The man then lifted their left arm robes to reveal the dark mark. He moved to the remaining two and also lifted their left arm robes and two more death marks appeared. He then took the mask off of the man and Lucius Malfoy was shown. He then looked directly at Draco and then at Dumbledore who merely nodded. He removed the mask of the last death eater slowly to reveal none other than Ms. Dolores Umbridge, the Minister of Magic. The Great Hall gave a loud cry of horror and disbelief. Then the man removed his hood and swung himself around to face the Great Hall in a dramatic fashion. The crowd then gasped and then immediately burst into loud applause (without the Slytherins) as they saw who it was. The man who had captured so many death eaters and who had captured the minister of magic, was none other than the boy who lived, Harry Potter was back.

A/N: HA you see that wasn't so bad was it??? I know that a lot of you wanted Umbridge dead, but this will be better but trust me. Anyway, on with comments and reviews.

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