Ok, because I was FLOODED with reviews (completely JK, I got about three I think) I am updating. Lessee, so many people to talk to. TheQueenEb-Welcome back! Sry I made you think I stopped, but I made myself think that too, so at least you weren't alone. Alohiluana-yes it was pointless, but that's because it was supposed to be. Read the song. It does have to do with Thanksgiving (in a roundabout, strange kind of way) and it's extremely funny and it's a story to itself. It even got made into a movie. Rent the movie, I've never seen it, but it looks funny. Elenrod-thanks for letting me know your reading. Hopefully this chapter I'll get back to the story. And Happy Thanksgiving. Yes I did know Hogwarts was in Europe. It just didn't come to my attention at the time. Thank you for pointing that out. I probably won't fix it because I am all for the Alice's Restaurant Anti-Massacree Movement, and I happen to like that song. So, back to the story and on with the show!

"Where were we?" Snape asked in his oiliest voice. "Oh yes, I remember. I have no time to let you go and get an excused absence, which not that I think about it, you don't deserve because you were skipping classes to fight!" Hermione was in tears.

"Look, I know you're the teacher," Jack commented from his place dueling with Malfoy. "But I really don't think you should make false accusations. How do you know that we even started it? Actually Malfoy here was the one who started it by calling Hermione a mudblood. Are you really going to ignore that kind of behavior from your own students while punishing other students for standing up for themselves?"

"As I recall, you were never called a mudblood. Thus, you would have no reason to stand up for yourself."

"I did get called a freak pirate," Jack offered.

"Shut up. All of you stand up, and Bullstrode, let go of that pathetic creature." He gestured at Hermione, who glared. Everyone untangled themselves from each other and stood looking shamed. "Now follow me," Snape snapped. The students fell into two clumps, the Slytherins and everyone else. They followed Snape through the hallways and to a familiar stretch of wall that Harry had been hoping he wouldn't have to see.

"Orange Slices" Snape told the gargoyles, who jumped out of the way as the door opened. "Follow me," he ordered icily. The students fell into a sullenly silent line that stood on the moving staircase, looking as though they were on their way to their own executions. Finally they reached the top of the stairs and Snape knocked on the door.

"Professor Dumbledore," he called. A few of the students gasped and looked up. They hadn't realized just whose office they were going to. Mostly these students were the Slytherins, who hadn't noticed that they weren't in the dungeons and they were going to Snape's office.

"Come in," Dumbledore's voice rang through the door. Snape opened the door and everyone filed in. In total there were thirteen students facing charges. Five Slytherins-Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Millicent Bullstrode and a very large sixth year, seven Gryffindors-Ron, Harry, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, George and Lee Jordan and Jack, the lone Ravenclaw stood in silence as Dumbledore eyed them.

"Now," he said calmly, "I want the whole story from each of you. Malfoy, I would like to hear your side of it first,"

"Well Professor, my fellow Slytherins and I-that is Crabbe and Goyle, were walking down the hallway when we ran into Granger and Sparrow. They started insulting us, and then their friends the Weasleys, Potter, and Jordan came around the corner and started attacking us. We only fought back, and Millicent and Bart only tried to save us,"

"Thank you Malfoy. Now you, Ms. Granger."

"Well, Jack and I were walking down the hallway and we turned a corner and Malfoy was there blocking the way. He called me a-a mudblood and he called Sam and Frodo gay freaks. I asked him if he was going to torment some first years and he asked how I had known. I had actually been joking, but who knows. Malfoy took out his wand and called Jack a freak pirate. Crabbe and Goyle turned up, and started threatening us too. Then Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred, George and Lee turned up and tried to protect us. Millicent showed up and started attacking me, and that's all I remember until Snape came and stopped it. I asked him if I could go tell Professor White where I was so that I would get an excused absence, but he wouldn't let me,"

"Well. I have heard two perspectives, and I feel that is all I need for now. I will speak to the rest of you later, but I am taking fifty points each from Slytherin, Gryffindor and Ravenclaw and all of you will serve detention."

"Excuse me professor," Jack cut in, "but may I be so bold as to defend the lady?"

"Go right ahead, but I don't think anything will change my mind,"

"Well, Hermione never actually tried to fight anyone. All she did was stand there and get insulted, then pull out her wand to defend herself when Malfoy was attacking people. Then, Millicent Bullstrode put her in a headlock. So Hermione never actually did anything sir, she was merely attack brutally, both physically and vocally,"

"Well, thank you Mr. Sparrow. I will consider lessening her punishment, and I think I will tell Professor White to give her an excused absence, as these circumstances were obviously not of her own design," Dumbledore nodded, a small smile playing on his lips and a twinkle in his eye. "You may go back to class now, I will speak with the rest of you later,"

Dum dum dum. What point did that entire scene just have? Why do we care if they got detention, they always do? Find out next time, or just tell me why (as I have no idea as of yet) but either way, REVIEW! Please.