05 - Epilogue

As the school year progressed, Umbridge became High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, and her first rule was to ban the game of Bogies from being played anywhere, at any time, in the school. This was a rule that some of the teachers, namely Snape, agreed to wholeheartedly. Indeed, when it was first announced at breakfast in the Great Hall, Snape would have smiled if he were capable of doing so. It was also a rule that caused much protest from the students, who thought that such a rule was unfair and ridiculous for a child's game but they eventually gave up on getting the rule overturned, especially when Dumbledore agreed that Bogies should be banned. But though Bogies was gone, it was definitely not forgotten, and forever remained in the hearts and minds of the students of Hogwarts.

Later on that fateful day when Bogies had been banned, the teachers of Hogwarts were sitting in the staff room, discussing the new rule. Or rather, Umbridge was discussing the new rule, and the other teachers were pretending to listen.

"…and besides, that game was awfully childish. These students need educational stimulation, so they won't turn to silly games that disrupt lessons," she said, smiling sweetly. However, she realised that no one had heard her, so she cleared her throat and spoke again.

"Well, I must be going to my next class," she said, and left the room. The other teachers grinned at each other as the High Inquisitor left, and all resumed their various tasks. There was silence in the staff room. McGonagall sat quietly marking her students work. Trelawney was staring out of the window, imagining what stories she could tell to her next class about their futures. Flitwick was trying to charm his cup of tea so that it would turn into a cup of hot chocolate. Snape was reading the latest edition of Dark Arts Weekly, particularly enjoying an article about people who had performed curses that had gone wrong and caused various deformities. Dumbledore was eating his way through a bag of sherbet lemon sweets, but was also intently watching his employees, unbeknownst to them. In the dead quiet of the staff room Dumbledore, with a twinkle in his eye, spoke a single word.

"Bogies…"


A/N: Well, there it is. My first Harry Potter fic. It's been a long time in the making, and for anyone who was wondering, I did not write this because Rupert Grint played Bogies on UK TV – I started it ages ago but never got around to finishing it until now. Please read and review, I don't mind if you hate it!