A/N: Chapter 18 is here, everyone! WARNING: A lemon is in this Chapter. On with the Chapter:

The Guardian

Chapter 18: Valentine & Traitors Revealed

13 February 1996

It had been a month since Harry told Fleur the truth of his time at the Dursley's. However, Fleur continued to show her love and support for Harry, no matter what had happened in the past. To take his mind off of the memories of his past, Harry continued teaching D.A. throughout the month. He had them take a break from the Patronus Charm to learn to gather their magic together. With each passing lesson, the group became more powerful as individuals and as a team.

However, there were two exceptions: Cho Chang and Marietta Edgecombe. Those two started not showing up to the meetings in the middle of January. While Harry was not concerned at first, he became slightly worried about their health after the fifth straight lesson was missed. Before Valentine's Day, Harry and Fleur sat with their friends at the Gryffindor table, eating dinner.

"So, what do you want to do tomorrow, Fleur?" Harry asked, taking a bite of his mashed potatoes.

Fleur thought for a moment, "W'at about Madam Puddifoots?"

That suggestion caused Ron, Hermione, and Neville to snicker at Harry, who was shuddering at the thought of the vibrant pink building in Hogsmeade. Harry turned to his girlfriend with wide eyes, "Do we have to?"

Letting at a laugh, Fleur nodded, "It will be fun, 'Arry. Please?" Fleur turned up the innocent/pleading look on her face.

Harry lasted about forty seconds before conceding, "Alright, we can go there, Fleur." Fleur to hug him tightly before turning back to her food with a mega-grin on her lips.

"Whipped!" Neville snickered to Ron and Hermione. Harry retaliated by throwing a roll of bread at him, nailing him. Fleur slapped Harry on the back of his head with a smirk.

"Be'ave!"

The rest of the meal went by without incident. Retreating to the living quarters, Harry and Fleur cuddled up in bed with Harry reading a chapter in the Transfiguration textbook. Fleur snuggled up to his left side, loving his body heat. Hedwig was out hunting for the night while Serpico was curled up at the foot of the bed, fast asleep. Harry could only read for about an hour before his eyelids became heavy, signaling that he needed sleep. Closing the book and setting it aside, Harry waved his wand at the light, extinguishing it before cuddling up to Fleur, who had fallen asleep within the hour. Shutting his eyes, Harry fell asleep quickly with Fleur in his arms.

14 February 1996

Harry's eyes snapped open to reveal Fleur leaning over him with a broad smile, feeling like he was being watched. Then, seeing a slightly blurry Fleur, he reached for his glasses, putting them on. Fleur scooted onto his lap and brought him up to meet her lips for a searing kiss that left them breathless for a minute.

"Good morning to you, Fleur," Harry breathed out with a crooked smile.

Fleur let out a giggle, "Bonjour, 'Arry. 'Appy Valentines mon amour."

Harry's crooked smile morphed into a full-blown grin as he pulled Fleur against him for a big hug, "Happy Valentine, Fleur." Then, Harry looked into her blue eyes, pulling away, "We should get ready for the day."

Climbing out of bed, Harry and Fleur got dressed for the day, putting on a coat for the cool weather. Then, grabbing Serpico, the couple made their way towards the Hall for some breakfast. Harry and Fleur noticed Ron, Hermione, and Neville at the Gryffindor table. The couple made their way over to their friends, smiled, and greeted them.

"What's up, Neville?" Asked Harry as he grabbed some toast.

"Dumbledore just announced that classes would be canceled for the day," Responded Neville with a grin.

Harry raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Really? That's a new one."

"Yeah," Ron nodded in agreement, "I wonder if it has to do with Umbridge because she does not look happy."

Harry and Fleur turned their heads to see Dolores glaring at Albus, ignoring her as he spoke with Minvera. Then, snickering at the scene, the couple turned back to the group and asked them what they planned for the day. Hermione explained that they were going to the Room of Requirement to train on some spells that she had found. Serpico decided that she wanted to come out and grab some food. She slithered down Harry's right arm and coiled in front of Hermione's plate, looking at her questioningly.

"Harry, does your snake want something from me?" Hermione asked after getting over the snake's surprise appearance.

$Serpico, did you want something from Hermione?$ Harry hissed at his familiar.

Serpico's head turned towards her Master $Besides some food; I would like to spend the day with her, master$

"Serpico wants to spend the day with you and some food. Is that alright with you, Hermione?" Questioned Harry with a raised eyebrow.

Hermione's eyes widened, but after a few moments, she smiled and nodded, "Of course, I do not mind having her with me."

$Serpico, she said that it was ok. Behave yourself$ Harry hissed at the snake before she started snacking on the food.

Ron and Neville watched with amusement as Hermione pet Serpico on the head before finishing their food. Hermione let Serpico climb onto her shoulders before the trio bid the couple goodbye and left for the Room. Harry and Fleur got up and walked out of the Hall and towards the castle's gates. The couple decided not to take the carriages this time and pace to Hogsmeade. While it was still in the colder months, today was not as cold as usual, one of the reasons for walking to the village.

A few minutes later, Harry and Fleur stepped foot at the entrance of the small village before Fleur led the way towards the bright pink building that would be their date. Making their way into the building, Fleur and Harry sat down at a table as a waitress came over and took their order for some hot chocolate and food. Before the waitress left, she commented on how cute Harry and Fleur were as a couple, making the former blush and the latter giggle.

After the food arrived, the couple talked more about the D.A. meetings, ensuring a privacy charm was set up beforehand. Then, finally, the food paid off; Harry and Fleur made their way over to Honeydukes for some sweets. Harry grabbed a few chocolate bars that he bought Fleur on their first date. Stepping out of the candy store, Fleur remembered what they got up to the last time they visited the small village, smirking to herself. Next, Fleur grabbed Harry by the arm, dragging him from the Hogsmeade and back towards the castle.

On the way back, Fleur made it her mission to tease Harry by swaying her hips back and forth. It worked as Harry was becoming aroused by her action. Finally stepping up to the castle, Fleur led them up to Gryffindor Tower and into their living quarters. Fleur gently pushed him onto the bed, smirking at him before strutting to the bathroom.

Glancing back at Harry, Fleur whispered seductively, "Stay zere~" Then, she disappeared into the bathroom.

After a few minutes of waiting, Fleur emerged from the bathroom, and what Harry saw made his jaw drop. Fleur wore sheer back lingerie, complete with garter belts attached to black thigh highs and two-inch heels. Fleur let her Allure lose, wanting Harry to be bathed in the love and lust that she held for him.

Seductively walking over to Harry, Fleur crawled on the bed and over Harry before turning around, her arse facing him. Then, looking back at him, Fleur commanded, "Eat me~!"

Shivering at her tone, Harry grabbed her arse while pushing the panties aside before licking her folds, making her moan loudly. Then, running a hand down her body, Fleur spread her lower lips so Harry could stick his tongue inside of her vagina. Then, unzipping his pants, Fleur took his penis out and slowly stroked it, making it twitch in her hand.

Once Fleur started jerking him off, Harry took it up a notch with a hard slap to Fleur's arse, causing her to let out a yelp/moan in pleasure at the rough treatment. Fleur leaned down, wrapping her lips around the head of his cock, swirling her tongue on the head, tasting the precum leaking out. Wanting Fleur to cum first, Harry closed his eyes and started vibrating his tongue inside of Fleur.

"Yes~! More~! Make me cum, 'Arry~!" Fleur moaned out.

Returning to his dick, Fleur wrapped her breasts around it, entrapping it in pillowy goodness before jerking it off faster, wanting him to cum in her mouth. Harry moaned as he felt his penis stroked with her breasts; taking one of his hands off her arse, he maneuvered it to her clitoris and slowly rubbed the nub in circles. This action caused Fleur to move her breasts faster as both started to shiver, noticing that each other's orgasm was close.

"Cumming~!"

"Yes~! Drink, 'Arry~!"

Their orgasms came a few seconds later, Harry's face being covered in Fleur's love juice and Fleur swallowing all of Harry's sperm. Taking a minute to come down from their orgasmic high, Fleur smirked as she stroked his dick back to life before swinging her legs around him, facing Harry. Fleur moaned as the member entered her velvety inside, lowering herself onto his prick. Once she bottomed out, Fleur started to bounce up and down, pulling Harry up to her chest, hugging him to her while they reveled in the closeness.

"O', pound me, 'Arry~! Fuck me 'til I can't walk~!" Fleur screamed out lustfully, pushing his head further into her chest, "Suck on my breasts~! I 'ave a surprise for you~!"

Harry wrapped his lips around her left nipple while his left hand grabbed her breast and made milking motions. Fleur rode him harder, panting in his ear and egging him on with her moans. Then, she left a coil in her chest before it burst with milk coming out of her nipple and into Harry's mouth. Not expecting this, Harry choked on the milk, pulling away with a surprised face.

Not deterred from riding him, Fleur continued to bounce on his cock with a lustful face, "Please drink my breast milk, 'Arry~! I know you wanted to feed from me~!" Fleur grabbed her left breast, squeezing it, while liquid squirted out onto Fleur, and some landing on Harry's face.

Harry dove back and latched onto her left breast, drinking the milk as it tasted slightly like Treacle tart, making him want more from Fleur. She gladly gave him more from her breast as she rode him even harder, loving the feeling of his penis pounding her pussy over and over while Harry drank her breast milk. Her mind was in a state of lustful haze, not caring about anything else other than the pleasure she felt at the moment.

A minute later, Harry switched to her right breast, making the same motion until it started to lactate. Fleur leaned down, breathing into his ear, "You love my breast milk, don't you~? I'll feed you w'enever you want, promise me you'll fuck me like zis every time ~!"

"I promise, Fleur~!" Harry groaned out against her breast.

Fleur nibbled on his ear, "Seal it, wiz, a nice big load~!"

Harry moaned against her chest as he released his load right inside her vagina, which caused Fleur to cum too, coating his member and lower body in her love nectar. Then, falling onto the bed with Fleur on top of him, Harry felt spent as he and Fleur caught their breath. Cuddling up to her chest, Harry tiredly licked and kissed her breasts, making Fleur giggle at the action.

"You are addicted to my breasts, aren't you 'Arry?" Fleur asked with a sly smirk, wiggling her hips as his semi-hard cock was still inside her pussy.

Harry groaned as Fleur's movements caused blood to flow back down to his dick, "Not just your chest, all of you, Fleur. I'm addicted to you."

"Good, I'm addicted to you as well, 'Arry~!" Fleur bit his neck, sucking on the flesh covered in sweat. Harry grabbed her head, keeping her at his neck as he moaned loudly.

Breaking away from him, Fleur sat up with his penis still inside her, "Do you zink you could go anozzer round, mon amour?"

"I don't know, Fleur. I am already out of energy," Harry responded with a shy smile.

Fleur's face split into a sadistic smirk before waving her hand, and a small whip appeared in her hand. "I zink I can fix zat, amour~! You will obey your misstress~! Now, suck on my breasts; let me feed you~!"

Harry rose and dug into her chest as Fleur started to bounce up and down again, ensuring that today would be just the two of them engaging in complete debauchery.

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5 April 1996

For the rest of February and throughout March, Harry continued with the D.A. meetings. Everyone was showing incredible progress with their offense, defense, spell arsenal, and endurance. Harry made sure that they all knew how to defend themselves and when to go on the offensive when the situation called for it. A considerable part of the success of the D.A. was Fleur, as she helped someone if Harry was having trouble helping them and gave her knowledge of strategies.

However, with all of the success of the D.A., one thing stuck out to Harry that he could not ignore. Cho Chang and Marietta Edgecombe had stopped showing up to the meetings. At first, the two of them being absent did not bother him too much as he was relieved not to have them constantly throw rude/nasty remarks at him and Fleur. However, it started to worry him when it had been over a month since the last meeting they had attended.

On the first Friday of April, Harry woke up in Fleur's arms, but something inside his gut did not feel right. After getting dressed, Harry still could not shake the ominous feeling, so he grabbed a piece of parchment and wrote a note. Finishing the message, Harry went over to the bag of Weasley products, searching through it before finding the item: Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder. He earlier asked the Twins about the product; Fred had explained that they imported it with some of the money from the TriWizard winnings.

Serpico slithered onto his shoulders; Harry and Fleur walked hand-in-hand to the Hall and ate with their friends before heading to classes. Going through classes, Harry saw that they were average or as typical as they could get with someone like Umbridge in the castle. Defense Against the Dark Arts has been the same since the start of the school year. Umbridge continued to insult him openly, no matter what the topic was. For his part, Harry ignored Umbridge and her insults toward him. However, he had almost lost it one day when she insulted Fleur; it took Fleur digging her nails hard into his left leg so as not to curse the woman.

As dinner came around, Harry scheduled a D.A. meeting for that night. However, the uneasy feeling that morning had not gone away and even grew slightly as the meal came to a close. That caused Harry to become on edge, and Serpico noticed it.

$Master, what is wrong?$ Serpico hissed out.

Harry hissed back $I don't know, I have had a bad feeling all day and cannot shake it$

Serpico nudged his head with hers $You will be fine, Master. If anything happens, you will find a way out of it$

Harry shook his head as he did not wholly share his familiar's optimism. Nevertheless, Harry and Fleur made their way up to their living quarters and into the Room of Requirement. After a minute, peers started to pour in and line up as usual. Harry instructed them to split off into pairs and practice everything they had learned so far, and as the sounds of spells whizzing through the air and voices shouting, Harry's ominous feeling all day disappeared as he focused on helping out.

However, Harry's feelings would not be unfounded.

It was about an hour later. Harry and Fleur continued to observe and help whenever someone was having trouble. Then, suddenly, a loud crack interrupted them, followed by a familiar voice.

"Master Harry Potter!"

Harry turned around from Susan and Tracey to see Dobby standing in front of everyone, "Dobby? What's wrong?" Harry asked, confused about why the House Elf was here.

"Evil lady is coming here!" Dobby squeaked out worriedly.

Fleur had a confused look, "W'o, Dobby?"

Dobby opened his mouth but was interrupted by a thunderous crash coming from the wall right behind him. The House Elf shook with fright before disapparating away. Harry and Fleur rushed to the front and their wands at their sides as another thunderous crash rang out.

"Everyone wands out and get ready to fire Stunners at my signal!" Harry called out, fearing the worst as a pit grew in his stomach.

As everybody gathered around Harry and Fleur, massive cracks formed in the wall before one more crash sent chunks of concrete flying toward them. Harry threw up a shield as debris and dust made it impossible to see in front of them. Once the dust settled, Harry canceled the protection to see what he feared the most and the ominous feeling.

Umbridge is standing right in front of them with a sickly sweet smile. Malfoy and his goons were right behind her, with about six seventh-year Slytherin students smiling and smirking at them. The most shocking part was seeing Cho and Marietta standing a few feet behind everyone else, grinning.

Harry went pale, "No!" He whispered out.

In her false sweet voice, Umbridge spoke up, "I knew that you were nothing but a trouble maker and lier." She turned to Malfoy, "I'll take Potter and the creature. Make sure no one leaves until I come back. Am I clear?"

Draco grinned sadistically, "Of course, Professor."

Umbridge turned back to Harry, "Come on, Potter, creature. We are going to straight to Dumbledore about this." She had her wand out, waiting for him to attack her in any way.

Harry looked slightly at Hermione and walked past her, discreetly passing her a piece of parchment before stepping out of the destroyed Room with Fleur. Then, Harry noticed that Minister Fudge, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and another man he did not recognize were standing off with Chang and Edgecombe. Then, glancing at the two Ravenclaw girls' faces covered in boils spelled out 'Traitor' on their forehead and cheeks. Harry's lips split into a half-smirk at Hermione's curse on the parchment they had signed.

Dolores led the couple down the halls with the unknown man, Shacklebolt, Fudge, and the two traitors trailing right behind. Once the group disappeared around a corner, Malfoy raised his wand, pointed it at Hermione, and then gestured to the Room's outer wall.

"I want every one of you traitors lined up against the wall. NOW!" Draco yelled out in a sinister voice.

None of the D.A. members moved as they still had their wands out. Then, a Slytherin seventh-year male shot a Confringo Curse at Hermione's feet, causing her to jump back in fright with Ron and Neville raising their wands.

"He said now!" The Slytherin guy snarled out.

Hesitantly, the D.A. members stepped out of the Room and started sitting up against the wall. In the misted of everyone walking out, Hermione took the opportunity to read the note that Harry had given her. The unfolded parchment read:

Get everyone to the Shrieking Shack! Do whatever you have to! Fleur and I will meet up with you as soon as we can!

Hermione discreetly shook her head. Then, making sure that no one was watching her as she passed Ron, Hermione handed the message to him. Ron quickly read the note and looked at Hermione with a questioning look that mirrored her thoughts.

How?

Hermione closed her eyes, going through escape plans in her head as the last member lined up. Draco smiled evilly at the group as he motioned his goons to surround them.

"You mudbloods and blood traitors need to learn your place in this world." The cruel remark came from Malfoy as they stood in front of the D.A.

Harry, what are we going to do? Hermione thought desperately.

Back with Harry and Fleur. They were escorted to the Headmaster's office when they rounded a corner to see Percy Weasley standing there as if he was waiting for someone. Dolores smiled at Percy as she patted him on the shoulder.

"Good work, Weasley."

Harry gritted his teeth together and spoke up, "Really, Percy? So you are working for Umbridge!?"

Percy stuck his nose in the air, "That is Senior Undersecretary to you, Potter!"

Harry shook his head sadly, "I had a feeling that you would be the one to betray your family for a high power position or money."

Percy's face turned Weasley red with rage, lunged at Harry, and punched him right in the nose, causing it to burst with blood. Fleur snarled and leveled her wand at Percy, a curse on the tip of her tongue before she felt two wand tips pressing into her back. Percy smirked at Fleur, making her want to curse the redheaded boy before her but ultimately decided it was not worth being killed over.

Stowing her wand away, Fleur turned her attention to Harry, who had his hand covering his nose to stop the bleeding. Waving her hand, she cleaned the blood off. However, his nose was still black and blue from the punch. Edgecombe snickered at the two, finding the Boy-Who-Lived being punched by a Weasley hilarious.

"Find somezzing funny, Edgecombe?" Fleur bit out angrily, wanting nothing more than to burn the two bitches in front of her to a crisp.

"Of course, half-breed," Marietta said smugly.

Harry spat blood from the punch on the floor before her, "Fuck you, traitor!"

Marietta's face morphed into one of hatred before Umbridge waved her off from retorting. Umbridge continued on the way to Dumbledore's office and stepped in front of the Gargoyle guarding the entrance. Dolores spoke up, saying they needed to see Albus regarding the illegal army. The statue stood still, making Umbridge shake with rage before shooting an Expulso Curse at it, reducing it to pieces. Stepping through the stairs, Dolores shoved the doors open to see Albus sitting with his hands together in front of his desk.

Umbridge smirked, stopping a few feet away from the man, "I have infallible proof that you, Albus Dumbledore, have created an army to overthrow the Ministry and take control. So your lies about You-Know-Who have come to an end."

Dumbledore rose an eyebrow at the accusation, "What gives you that idea, Dolores?"

The woman pointed to Cho and Marietta, "Those two graciously gave us the information about this army. While they say the D.A. stands for Defense Allegiance, I know it stands for Dumbledore's Army." She smirked, "Give up, Albus. You have lost."

Albus nodded, "That is true. I instructed Harry to form an army to fight Voldemort as he has returned." He got up and walked behind his desk.

"Enough!" Fudge snarled, "Shacklebolt, Dawlish, escort Dumbledore to Azkaban for treason against the Ministry of Magic."

"Ah, but I do not intend to go to Azkaban," Albus retorted, discreetly winking at Harry as the two Aurors mentioned above started to walk towards him.

Harry saw the wink and knew something was about to go down. Turning slightly towards Fleur, he motioned to the traitors with his head and mouthed his plan to her. Fleur nodded in understanding and prepared for what was about to happen.

"Arrest him!" Fudge bellowed.

Suddenly, Fawkes came soaring through the air, and right as he was right above Albus, the Headmaster disappeared in a flash of fire. That caused Umbridge, Fudge, Dawlish, and Shacklebolt to fall. Harry and Fleur flicked out their wands and aimed at Cho and Marietta, with everyone disoriented.

Stupify!

Stupify!

The Stunners landed, rendering the two girls unconscious. Harry threw the black powder on the ground, causing a massive black smoke cloud to cover the area. Harry grabbed Cho while Fleur grabbed Marietta, and the two of them ran out of the office, down the stairs, and through the halls.

" 'Arry! W'ere are we going?" Fleur screamed as she followed him through the multiple halls and stairs.

Harry answered, "The Shrieking Shack. I have everyone else meeting us there. But, first, we need to get to the Whomping Willow."

Fleur shook her head at the location but did not argue as she did not have another place where they all could meet up safely. Their frantic running rang out within the empty hallways as they made turn after turn before finally getting to the courtyard. Harry and Fleur continued running to the Whomping Willow after making sure that it was clear, lighting up their wands to see in the darkness.

Earlier with Hermione, Ron, Neville, and the rest of the D.A., They still hadn't thought of a plan to escape Draco and Umbridges' lackeys. Then, Ron thought of an idea, it would be risky, but he knew he had to try it as Malfoy kept running his mouth, as usual, trying to sound harsh but was coming off as a coward.

"Shut up, Malfoy!" Ron interrupted the ferret.

Draco, shocked for a moment, grinned as he grabbed Ron by his hair, hauling him on his feet, "Oh, you got something to say, Weasley?"

Hair overshadowing his eyes, Ron smirked, "I do, Malfoy. Watch out!" Ron had his wand out at point-blank at the blonde boy.

Stupify!

Draco was sent flying through the air before slamming into a pillar, knocked unconscious. However, Ron did not waste any time; he shot two more Stunners at Crabbe and a seventh-year. Hermione and everyone else got the message clearly and started to attack their captures with everything in their arsenal. While Crabbe, Goyle, and Parkinson were taken care of quickly with a few well-place Stunners, the seventh-years were slightly harder to take down. The older Slytherins had a few more years of experience when it came to magic than the previously mentioned group, but that did not matter as they were knocked unconscious by a few non-connecting Confringo Curses into the ground near them.

Once the Slytherins were incapacitated, Hermione told them to pile them up, which they did. Once that was done, everyone else looked at Ron, Hermione, and Neville for directions. Hermione stepped forward, "Alright, we need to get to the Shrieking Shack. There, we will meet up with Harry and Fleur."

"You're joking. Why would we go there as the place is haunted," Tracey spoke up with a terrified look.

Hermione sighed, not having time to argue with them, "Follow us, alright? We need to get there now."

The trio turned around and ran down the stairs and out into the courtyard with everyone in tow. By the time they got outside, it was already nighttime. Lighting their wands, the group quickly made their way over the grounds to the Whomping Willow. Pressing the knot of branches that froze the Willow, Hermione motioned for everyone to drop down the small opening in the tree.

After the last person dropped down, Hermione jumped in and made her way to the front with her still-lit wand. Stepping up to the floor level of the Shack, Hermione motioned for everyone to gather around.

"Harry!" Hermione whispered out.

"Hermione! Quiet!" Susan hissed out, "You don't know what or who lives here!"

The bushy-haired girl shared a smirk with Ron before turning her attention to Susan, "Actually, no one lives here. Now, come on, we should get to the top floor."

The group made their way to the top story, amazed that the Shack was standing in the condition it was left. Hermione conjured up a candle and lit it. A few people conjured up chairs to sit on while everyone else either sat on the ground or leaned against the wall.

"Susan, the reason I know that no one lives here is that two years ago, Harry, Ron, and I found out that the noises were Professor Lupin transforming," Hermione explained, smiling, "He is a werewolf, and those rumors started when he was in school here. They then passed down from student to student, leading to the haunted myth."

"Wow," Susan was stunned at Hermione's telling story, "I liked Professor Lupin. He was a good Defense teacher."

Neville nodded in agreement, "Yeah, he was good." Then, turning to Hermione, Neville asked, "We are waiting for Harry and Fleur to meet us?"

Ron answered before Hermione could, "Yes. I do not know what he has planned, but we are already in trouble, so we will wait."

It took about 15 minutes before the group heard noises coming from the lower levels. Everyone tensed up with their wands out, hoping that it was not Umbridge or anyone associated with her. A second later, a Stag Patronus came into view, letting the group know that it was Harry. Hermione let a sigh of relief she did not think she was holding.

"Harry, we are up here," Hermione called out.

A minute later, it revealed Harry and Fleur were stepping into the candle's light with two people slung over their shoulders. Fleur waved her wand to conjure two chairs before setting the two people down. Then Harry cast an Incarcerous spell, binding them to the chairs. Finally, Harry looked up at everyone to see confused faces in the candlelight.

Katie Bell spoke up for the first time that night, "Who are they, Harry?"

"Take a look for yourself," Harry lit the tip of his wand to reveal Cho and Mariette unconscious. Once they saw who they were, that caused the D.A. members became enraged.

"Why in the bloody hell would you bring these traitors here!" Fred and George murderously shouted simultaneously.

Shouts of anger followed the twins. Fleur shouted back at them, trying and failing to calm them down. Harry did not say anything as he gazed at the two girls. Thoughts of revenge swirled around in his head before he spoke up, cutting through all the voices.

"I say we let them sink in Black Lake."

That statement caught them off guard, even Fleur, who looked at him like he was out of his mind. Finally, however, Ginny spoke for everyone when she said the statement in everyone's mind.

"Harry, that is murder! They will drown! We cannot…."

"Cannot what, Ginny?!" Harry hotly interrupted, "Cho and Marietta fucking betrayed us! So now, Umbridge knows about the D.A., and with Dumbledore gone, she has complete control over Hogwarts!"

A Hufflepuff boy asked, "What do you mean Dumbledore is gone?"

"He is gone!" Harry snapped with a sneer, "Fudge and the Aurors were going to take him to Azkaban for treason against the Ministry. He fled with Fawkes." His eyes locked back onto the traitors, "What do you want to do with them? Set them free and shake their hands in congratulations for dooming us to death?" He asked sarcastically.

"Harry, why are you calling for their death? You would be no better than the people we are actively fighting against?" Hermione questioned, worried for her best friend.

Harry kicked a piece of broken furniture against the wall, shattering it, "Because none of you fully realize they doomed us! Umbridge is a sick, sadistic bitch who will torture you all for any information about anything that goes against the Ministry's plan!" Then, ripping off the bandages, Harry showed the group the scars I must not tell lies, and I must not love creatures that were carved into the back of his hands.

"That is what Umbridge will do to all of you."

Everybody besides the trio of his friends and Fleur blanched at the horrible scars. The gravity of the situation started to sink in as Harry rewrapped his hands. The members looked upon the Ravenclaw girls, thinking of what they could do to teach the backstabbers a lesson. Daphne stepped forward to better look at the girls, noticing the 'Traitor' boils on their faces.

Daphne chuckled darkly, "So, this is what the unknown curse was on that parchment we all signed." Her eyes found Hermione, "Good job, Hermione. I'm glad I'm not on the receiving end." Then, she turned her attention to Harry, "Do you know why they turned on us?"

Looking out one of the dust-covered windows, Harry shook his head, "No. But, honestly, I do not care either."

Daphne acknowledged the answer before speaking, "What about if we leave them in here? Hermione told us the truth about this Shack, but I doubt Chang and Edgecombe know it. Scaring them a bit. Or you could have Fleur Obliviate them as she did with Smith?"

Again, Harry shook his head, "I will not have them Obliviated. I want them to remember what they did." Then, turning to face the group, Harry nodded at Daphne, "I like your idea. Scaring them out of their wits should be good."

Ron, Neville, along with everyone else agreed with Daphne's idea. But, on the other hand, Hermione hesitated before agreeing to it. She knew that the two girls deserved it for what they had done. So, dragging the chairs to a corner of the area, they placed the two girls facing each other. After that was taken care of, everyone started to discuss their next course of action.

"Dobby!" Harry called out.

A loud crack signaled the arrival of the House Elf. Dobby immediately attached himself to Harry's left leg, hugging him and repeating that he was happy that he was safe. Harry detached Dobby from his leg before kneeling to the Elf's level.

"Dobby, how did you know about Umbridge coming to the Room?" Asked Harry.

Dobby hung his head slightly, "Dobby listened to the other House Elfs. They spoke about the bad lady who found Master Harry Potter's secret group. Dobby had to warn the Great Harry Potter!"

Harry smiled warmly at the Elf, "Thank you, Dobby. You are a good friend. Do you know what happened after Fleur and I fled?"

Dobby nodded, "Yes, the bad lady sent people to search the castle for your group."

"Of course," Sighed Harry, "Alright, thanks, Dobby. You can go back now." The House Elf smiled widely before snapping his fingers, disappearing with the same loud crack.

"Umbridge sent out a search party for the D.A.," Luna spoke after hearing what Dobby had told them.

Harry nodded, "Yeah if that is the case, we should not make them work harder than necessary." Harry pointed his wand at the two backstabbers, summoning their D.A. coins before handing them over to Hermione.

Harry looked at Fleur, who smiled sadly before nodding, indicating that she would be with him until the end — making their way down the steps and through the passageway up to the Whomping Willow. Then, each member climbed out into the open with the moon shining above them. Once they were all out, Harry turned to look at them with a proud smile.

"This is more than likely the last time we all will be together, so I wanted to say that I am proud of every person here for your growth. It took months of hard work, but you have pushed through and become more powerful. Thank you for working with Fleur and me in preparing you for what is ahead."

Everybody smiled at his words. Then, they raised their wands, shooting off Vermillious Charms into the air to show their respect to Harry and Fleur. Tears showed in Harry's eyes at the show, but he kept his emotions in check. However, Fleur shed a few tears of sadness mixed with happiness and pride. Steeling their emotions, Harry and Fleur lit their wands as they guided the group back to the castle. Stepping into the courtyard, the group marched up to the doors, pushed them open, and stepped inside.

While they were all proud of what they had accomplished, the members also knew that this would be the last day the Defense Allegiance would exist — dying at the hands of the Ministry.

A/N: Alright, that is a wrap on this Chapter. I am doing my best to move the story forward and not take forever (keywords: doing my best). Now that Umbridge has found out about the D.A., we are getting into the fifth year's last few chapters (I think). As always, please Read & Review!

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(Posted on 4/12/2022)