The next morning Tracey, Ron and Hermione were having breakfast and Ron was eating some sausage while he read.
Tracey looked at him in disgust.
"Do you ever stop eating?" Hermione asked.
"What? I'm hungry." he said.
The two of them shook their head and Hermione saw Harry.
"Harry."
"Can I join you?" he asked.
They nodded and he sat next to Tracey.
"Something wrong?" she asked.
"Just tired from all this training I've been doing." he said.
She took his hand but he shook his head.
"I'm gonna take a nap after lunch, I've got a free period then."
She nodded and started eating again.
Everyone that saw them shook their head.
'Those two are going to be inseparable for the rest of their life.'
After breakfast they all heard McGonagall talking to someone.
"Pardon me, professor, but what exactly are you insinuating?" Umbridge said.
"I am merely requesting that when it comes to my students... you conform to the prescribed disciplinary practices." McGonagall said.
"So silly of me, but it sounds... as if you're questioning my authority in my own classroom... Minerva." Umbridge said taking a step.
"Not at all, Dolores, merely your medieval methods." she said stepping up next to her.
"I am sorry, dear. But to question my practices is to question the Ministry... and by extension, the minister himself. I am a tolerant woman... but the one thing I will not stand for is disloyalty."
"Disloyalty?" McGonagall said taking a step back.
"Things at Hogwarts are far worse than I feared. Cornelius will want to take immediate action."
Sure enough there were people that work for a newspaper asking Umbridge questions.
"What happened to Dumbledore?"
Fudge said things about her in the paper also. About him not being happy about what she's been saying and taking after Hogwarts.
She was walking around the school asking teachers questions.
She was in divination right now.
"Just one question dear. You've been in this post how long?" Umbridge asked.
Another time it was potions.
"You applied to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts is that correct?"
"Yes." Snape said.
"But you were unsuccessful?"
"Obviously." he said.
When she left Ron snickered. Then Snape smacked the back of his head with a book.
That got Harry and Tracey having trouble not to laugh.
Back in divination,
"Could you please, predict something for me?"
"I'm sorry?" Trelawney asked in shock.
She was listening to music with Professor Flitwick.
"Move those mouths!" he said.
Then a pink measuring tape came and measured him.
"One, teensy little prophecy?"
She stood there quietly for a few seconds.
"Pity." she said and started writing something.
"No no wait I think I do see something, I see something dark. You, are in grave danger." Trelawney said.
"Lovely."
Later that day people were going outside.
"Cho! Cho what's going on?" Harry asked her.
"It's Professor Trelawney." Cho said.
Mr. Filch put down another bag of her things.
Then Umbridge came.
"Sixteen years I've lived and worked here. Hogwarts is my home. You can't do this."
When they heard that Harry and Tracey thought about something.
'That's when mum was pregnant with us and had us go into hiding.'
They looked at each other wondering.
Then Umbridge took out some paper.
"Actually I can."
A few seconds later McGonagall was walking over to her. Then put her arms around her.
"Something you'd like to say dear?" Umbridge asked smiling.
"Oh there are several things I would like to say. Shh, shh." McGonagall said.
A few seconds later the door opened and Dumbledore came.
"Professor McGonagall, may I ask you to bring Sybill back inside?" he said.
"Oh thank you." Trelawney said smiling.
"Dumbledore, may I remind you that under the terms... .of Educational Decree Number You have the right to dismiss my teachers." Umbridge said.
"You do not, however, have the authority to banish them from the grounds. That power remains with the headmaster." he said.
"For now." she said.
Then he turned around and Harry called out his name.
"Professor? Professor Dumbledore! Professor!"
He got no answer.
Later that night Harry, Ron, Tracey and Hermione were in the common room. Hermione was pacing.
"That foul, evil, old gargoyle. We're not learning how to defend ourselves. We're not learning how to pass our OWLs. She's taking over the entire school!" Hermione said.
"Security has been and will remain the Ministry's top priority. Furthermore, we have convincing evidence... that these disappearances are the work... of Death Eaters." Fudge said.
"Harry, Tracey." Lily said.
"Mum?" Harry and Tracey said together.
"What are you doing here?" Tracey asked.
"Answering your letter. You said you were worried about Umbridge. What's she doing? Training you to kill half-breeds?" Lily asked.
"She's not letting us use magic at all." Harry said.
"Well, I'm not surprised. The latest intelligence is that she doesn't want you trained in combat. She's been ignoring that Fudge believes you. They knew Voldemort was strong three years ago." she said.
"Combat? What does he think, we're forming some sort of wizard army?" Ron asked.
"That's exactly what she thinks. That Dumbledore is assembling his own forces to take on the Ministry. She's becoming more paranoid by the minute, Severus has been owling me telling us what she's been doing. The others wouldn't want me telling you this, Harry, Tracey... but things aren't going at all well with the Order. These disappearances are just how it started before. Voldemort is on the move."
"Well, what can we do?" Tracey asked.
"Someone's coming. I'm sorry I can't be of more help. But for now, at least, it looks like you're on your own." Lily said.
Then Hermione walked up to the window.
"We've got to learn to defend ourselves. And if Umbridge won't tell us how we're going to need someone that can." she said then looked at Harry.
The next day they were having dinner and Harry was tired and pale as usual. It was the full moon tonight and he was worried about his friends and sister but knew they'd be fine.
After dinner the four of them were on their way to the Shrieking Shack right now under the invisibility cloak.
When they got there they took off the glamour and waited for it to start. As usual Harry had taken his wolfsbane.
A few minutes later he started to transform.
As usual Tracey, Ron and Hermione transformed into Paddy, Howler and Speedy.
Moony was easier this month.
Throughout the night Paddy, Howler and Speedy kept Moony busy and he had more control of himself.
A few hours later they were done. Tracey was transferring some of her energy as usual while Ron checked on him.
"You alright Moony?" he asked.
"Yeah, let's get to the hospital wing again." he said.
So as usual they headed to the hospital wing.
When they got there Lily and James was there. They came to check on them and have Lily help Madam Pomfrey.
"Alright, let's see what we have this time." Lily said.
So as usual Lily took care of Harry and Tracey while Madam Pomfrey took care of Ron and Hermione.
"Looks like he's pretty calm this month." Madam Pomfrey said.
"Yes, no scars this month and they're doing good with the glamour now." Lily said.
"We take it off when we get to the Shrieking Shack and when we go to bed." Hermione said.
"Good." Lily said.
When they were done Ron, Hermione and Tracey headed to the dormitory.
A few days later they were on their way to Hogsheads.
"This is mad! Why would they want to be taught by me?" Harry said.
"You've been trained all seven years when we were six. He's training you silent, advanced and wandless magic." Tracey said.
He stayed silent for a few minutes then sighed.
"Fine, this war will start soon. Who's supposed to be meeting us, then?"
"Just a couple of people." Hermione said.
"Lovely spot." Ron said.
"Thought it would be safer off the beaten track." she said.
"Matey, come back here." someone said.
A few minutes later they were all inside and waiting to hear something. So Hermione stood up and started.
"Hi. So you all know why we're here. We need a teacher. A proper teacher. One who's had experience defending themselves against the Dark Arts." Hermione said.
"Why?" Zabini asked.
"Why? Because You-Know-Who's back, you tosspot." Ron said.
"Oh, right. But still, where's the proof? If Potter could tell us more about how Diggory got killed..." Zabini said.
"He's not gonna talk about Cedric, so if that's why you're here, clear out now." Tracey said.
"Come on, Hermione. They just want to know what happened last year." Harry said.
"Is it true you can produce a Patronus Charm?" Luna asked.
"Yes. I've seen it. I can make one to but not as strong." Tracey said.
"Blimey, Harry, Tracey. I didn't know you could do that." Dean said.
"And he killed a basilisk, with
the sword in Dumbledore's office." Neville said.
"It's true." Ginny said.
"Third year, he fought off about a hundred Dementors at once." Ron said.
"Last year, he really did fight off You-Know-Who in the flesh." Hermione said.
"Look, it all sounds great when you say it like that... but the truth is, most of that was just luck. I didn't know what I was doing half the time. I nearly always had help." Harry said and stood up.
"He's just being modest." Tracey said.
"No, Trace, I'm not. Facing this stuff in real life is not like school. In school, if you make a mistake, you can just try again tomorrow. But out there... when you're a second away from being murdered... or watching a friend die right before your eyes... You don't know what that's like." he said.
"You're right, Harry, we don't.
That's why we need your help. Because if we're going to have any chance at beating... Voldemort..." Hermione said.
"He's really back?" someone that wasn't completely believing him asked.
He nodded.
Tracey took a deep breath.
"Dumbledore's been training him since the summer before our fourth to get him ready for when Voldemort came back. He wasn't sure if he was truly gone. When he came back second year Dumbledore started training him again. Harry finished first to seventh year when we were six so now he's being trained silent, advanced and wandless magic."
They all stood there and looked at him while he nodded.
"I'm at the beginning of sixth year. I swore to use every bit of magic with me when he returned. That's why I'm top of our year now."
Then everyone started to sign the paper.
On their way back to school they talked about where to go.
"Next is where to find somewhere where Umbridge won't find out." Harry said.
"The Shrieking Shack?" Ginny asked.
"That's too small." Harry said.
'And it might expose my problem.' he said to Tracey.
'Yeah.' she said.
"Forbidden Forest?" Hermione asked.
"Oh blimey no." Ron said.
"The Chamber of Secrets?" Tracey said.
"Aside from Voldemort I'm the only one that can open it." Harry said.
'And after Ginny's history with it her first year. Not a good idea.' Harry said.
'Oh, right.' Tracey said.
"Right, forgot about that." she said.
"Harry, what happens if Umbridge does find out?" Ginny asked.
"Who cares? I mean, it's sort of exciting isn't it? Breaking the rules." Hermione said.
The three of them looked at her in shock.
"Who are you and what have you done to Hermione Granger?" Ron asked.
'She finally realized that we get into a lot of trouble at school!' Tracey said.
'I'm so proud!' Harry said.
That got the two of them to start laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Ron asked.
"Haha! Sh-she finally realized what we've done over the years. And where we got the Missioners." Tracey said still laughing.
"I-it took you five years to get it! Haha!" Harry said.
"Oh come off it! And besides, one thing came out positive today." she said.
"What's that?" Harry asked.
"Cho couldn't keep her eyes of you."
While they headed to school they said things they knew and what to work on.
