TRAINING DAY
Harry woke up early that next morning with a small weight resting on his lap. He looked down and smiled, I could get used to this he thought. It was time to get up though he had exercises to do and there was no time like the present to get started. He leaned over and started kissing the top of Ginny's head rubbing her back he started calling her name. She looked up and smiled kissing him on the lips.
"I could get used to that Mr. Potter," she said with a wink getting up and stretching. "Why are we awake so early" she asked staring at the clock on the wall.
"Oh I must have forgotten to tell you training starts tomorrow for the DA and we will be getting up at five every morning to start the day. Here is your letter I have to get back home so I will talk to you soon" he said before popping away.
Dear DA member,
You have been formally invited to participate in a summer training program. It will begin on July the twenty ninth and end on August twenty ninth. It will be a very tough training and there will be rules that must be followed. Your parents or guardians must sign the permission form enclosed to be able to participate. Congratulations on all of the members who took the N.E.W.T. s and the O.W.L.'s last term I have heard through unnamed sources that all the members received an outstanding and were top of there class in other areas as well. Enclosed is a portkey that will bring you to my house where we will be living and training together for the next month. If your parents have signed the form the portkey in the watch will activate and bring you to me at ten A.M.
A few birthdays will be celebrated over this training and you will have a half day off to celebrate with the group. Neville's is on the thirtieth and mine is on the thirty first as well as Terry Boot's on the fifteenth of August presents are not necessary and cake will be provided.
Please mail your responses as soon as possible and don't forget all of your stuff. If you can't make it no worries the DA will be continuing as an official group this year and also be open to the whole school. If you have any questions or you need anything else send an owl and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
HP
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"Well Mad eye what do you think? How many will make it through the first day."
"I'm not sure I think at least half of them will be asleep before they make it to lunch and the rest will be crying for there mummy's by dinner."
They finished breakfast in silence after that occasionally making comments about traps and the upcoming training they were going to be starting tomorrow.
"Dobby is everything ready for our guests," Harry asked before lying down for the night?
"Yes Master Harry everything is ready sir," squeaked the happy elf.
"Good thank you Dobby, I'll see you in the morning then."
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It was a bright and cheerful morning when Harry woke up the next day. His students and friends would be coming today and training would start after lunch. If they made it to lunch he smiled thinking of all the traps and things that where set up for his students.
"Morning Moony, Mad Eye, he said walking into the kitchen for breakfast."
"Morning cub," smiled Remus.
"Is everything ready it's almost time," Harry said digging in to his e on the table.
"Yes everything is set up," Moody said finishing his breakfast and then walking to the door.
"Well gentlemen I think it is time to get in our places and begin the war." Harry said standing up from the table and heading over to the door. "I will see you in a little while."
With a nod, the three men left the room as a small house elf snapped his fingers vanishing the meal before popping away.
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"Ugh where the bloody hell are we?" Was the voiced response of many cold wet people in a crumpled heap on the floor of a darkened room with no doors.
"Lumos" A voice yelled out in the distance followed by many more as wand tips lit up and people started recognizing each other.
"You have been summoned here to start your training. Many of you will not make it past the first half hour. You are stuck in a room with no doors and the ceiling will start lowering in two minutes, together you might live. You must hurry though there are more tests after this one and if you lose the price will be you very souls." That said the air in the room shifted and the temperature dropped thirty degrees. Screams rang out and people started running around the room.
"Enough! Quiet down this is just a test we can get out of here we just have to work together." Hermione yelled holding out her wand and casting a drying spell on her clothes. "We need to figure out a way to stop the ceiling from falling in on us and a way to get out of this room."
"We could use a movement freezing spell but that would take a lot of energy to keep up until we can figure out a way to get out of here." Cho Chang said from her corner of the room.
"That's a good idea Cho we will need one person in each corner and one in the middle to hold the spell," Hermione said moving to the middle of the room and casting the spell.
"We need someone to cast detection spells and look for a door or hidden exit somewhere in the room. "Ron said getting up to look and moving to one wall.
"This is hopeless there's nothing here we have checked the walls and none of them have a hidden exit we're all going to be crushed," Smith said.
"You have been here for ten minutes, I am starting to bore.
You checked the walls, and your standing on the floor.
Why don't you give up and I show you the heavenly door!"
The voice faded away as people sat down shaking there heads. "We are never going to get out of here," yelled Dean.
"It's in the ceiling, a heavenly door," yelled Colin as he waved his wand showing a large door.
"Man that was close, where are we now," asked Ron as they appeared in a new room.
"There's writing on the wall over here come look," yelled Seamus.
Those who come into my house shall pay the price.
I will make you wish you where never here.
You will cry for your mommies and wish for death soon.
For I am a werewolf and this is my full moon room,
Take head and grab your silver not much will save you from my wrath.
When the clock strikes three I will be set free and none will hear your plea.
-Fenrir Greyback-
"Greyback he's the most wanted werewolf in all of England. He bites anything during the full moon hurting as many people as he can find. He has supposedly tripled the werewolf population in Great Britain in the last three years," Hermione said as if she were reading it from a book.
The group looked around the room looking for another exit with there wands held high until a clock on the wall chimed once, twice, and then thrice followed by a loud howl in the distance.
"We have to get the bloody hell out of here," yelled Dennis Creevey hiding behind his brother.
"Check the walls and ceiling for another door," said Ron from behind him.
"Again you waste time sitting when you should be doing." a voice said in the air. "The North is where you mustn't go. Danger lies east and west south is really the best like a little mole you must dig a little hole."
"Dig a hole how are we going to do that we don't have any shovels," said Colin Creevey.
"There is a tunneling spell in the sixth year Herbology text. I can't remember the incantation for it though," Hermione said with a frown.
"Its exaro lacuna while waving your wand in a circular motion where you want the hole," said Neville from behind them.
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"There doing better than I thought they would considering I helped them through the first couple problems. This is the last test I set for them. They must be starving by now especially Ron."
"Yeah Harry do you think we should take pity on them, and end there initiation after lunch," Remus asked?
"Have pity on them after lunch. I'm going to ream them a good one a first year could have gotten through some of those traps," Moody snarled back at the other two.
"Yeah after lunch we will give them a break and explain to them some of the scanning spells they should use before eating something that pops up in front of them. Aye moody," Harry asked with a smile?
"Right you are my boy, too right you are, CONSTANT VIGILANCE," Moody yelled.
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"Man I'm starving I wish we could get something to eat soon," Ron complained.
"Your wish is granted hungry one the door to your left contains a feast for all to enjoy," said the mysterious voice from the air.
"All right food lets eat," Ron yelled as he ran in and started stacking his plate. "This is great Ron said biting off more chicken and stuffing it in his mouth.
It was ten minutes later when everyone started turning green and silver. People opened there mouths to yell but they found bubbles coming out of there mouths and they started shrinking in size.
"CONSTANT VIGILANCE," Moody shouted. "You lot have a lot of explaining to do most of those traps a first year could have gotten out of quicker. You're supposed to be the DA the best of the best. I should be training the Inquisitorial Squad at least they showed some tact and talent. First mistake was taking a strange and illegal portkey sent to you in the mail. Did any of you send Potter a letter asking about the training, did you ask how he got these illegal portkeys and where they would be taking you? Second mistake when you landed here you failed to even check and see if all of the others where members of your group. Second mistake when you landed here you failed to even check and see if all of the others where members of your group. You failed to see Missis Zambini, Greengrass and Davis in your midst. Of course none of you can see them at the moment with there invisibility cloaks on but that is no excuse. There are several spells and detection wards that can be cast to see through them and disable them. Waving his wand at the three he summoned there cloaks. Your final mistake was eating food before checking to see if it was spell and potion free."
Waving his wand and muttering an incantation towards Ron he spoke again. "Tell me boy why are you here?"
"I got an invitation in the morning post to come here and train with Harry and the rest of the DA," Ron said unable to resist answering.
"Tell me boy what is the DA and what is its purpose," Moody snarled?
"We are a group of students learning defense and taking a stand against the ministry and there unfair policies," Ron said with a panic stricken face as he just admitted to treason against the ministry.
"Who is your leader?"
"Harry Potter," Ron answered again.
"Good you have just condemned yourself and the whole DA to imprisonment in Azkaban for a minimum of five years. One last question boy, tell us all who it is you fancy and why.
A bright red Ron started opening his mouth to speak when another voice said silencio from behind him. "We can all save Ron from announcing his love interest. I think Hermione is a wonderful friend, but she is just as red faced as Ronald is so we can move on to more important matters I think. Remus crossed to the middle of the floor and cast a few spells around the room.
"Welcome to the DA hideaway! Your first two weeks will be spent with Mad Eye Moody he will run you until you are able to handle what he has to throw at you. He will work on your stamina and you spell work. The second two weeks you will all be working with me on advanced defensive and offensive magic as well as light rituals and obscure arts. The effects of the curses and potions you ingested at lunch will wear off by the morning. The floo in the kitchen here is connected to the network but will only be available to make calls today and the last day of training."
"Through this hall," Remus said pointing "is where you will be sleeping. Girls in the left wing and boys in the right there are gender spells in place much like Hogwarts you will not like the results if you decide to try and cross them. If you manage to get passed them though we will be very pleased with you and may even reward you for your cunning, which is a very Slytherin trait.
"If you need any assistance while you're here feel free to call on my friends Dobby and Winky who are more than happy to serve if they are able. Now I leave you in the capable hands of the real professor Moody. Have fun, and I'll see you all later," Harry said as he walked out of the room.
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"Well it's been a long summer vacation. The training you have received here will easily get any of you into the Auror academy when you graduate from Hogwarts if that is your wish. Some of the rituals you have done and spells you have learned are considered dark by the ministry standards. I hope you use this knowledge and power I have shared with you for the light side and your families continue to do so after we are gone.
Tomorrow we head back to school I am willing to bet my Firebolt there will be trouble at the train station before we leave. Be very careful and don't forget to work together and we will win this war.
This year you will be helping me train the future DA and we will be working on unifying the houses of Hogwarts. Remember the communication system I have taught you and use it well also your watch portkeys will bring you here if you are ever in any trouble. If you are hurt when you arrive call out for dobby or Winky and they will assist you and get aid for you.
Go home and get some sleep everyone I will meet you on the platform tomorrow morning. Moody, Remus I have some stuff to discuss with you before you leave."
Harry watched as everyone left the house and sighed. It had been a long month and they had all learned a lot, he only hoped it would be enough and they would all survive the year at Hogwarts.
"Tomorrow will be the test of all our hard work. Lets get some sleep Remus you know what to do with the order, Mad Eye make sure we have little Auror interference until the end.
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Spells:
Exaro lacuna – to dig a hole.
Man can you believe how long it takes some authors to update! Sorry readers I have been going through a lot of stuff and haven't been in the mood to write anything. My muse is gone and my beta's are missing in action if anyone wants the job email me at joshuadallen3 on AOL. I was severely interested in HBP but I think it was a flop and was very disappointed in the way she took it. It still looks like h/g but it may not come back until after the final battle in book 7 or 8. Horcruxes may be included in my story but I'm not sure to what extent. Well I will try to keep up with this story and update again quickly. I hope to read your reviews.