Chapter 22

My DA! My Beautiful DA!

Things were getting bad. I was starting OWL review and Umbridge was still not letting us use practical defence in classes. In fact, it got so bad that Fred and George left school on their confiscated brooms, ordering Peeves, the poltergiest to give Umbitch hell.

I was rather mad when I walked into Umbridge's pink frilly office with plate kittens mewing and giving me a headache for my detention.

"Ah, good evening, MS Potter." Umbitch said, smiling at me in her annoyingly hateful way "You'll be doing some lines for me this evening, Ms Potter. You have a quill here." she said, gesturing to a blood red quill with an oddly sharp point "I would like you to write, please 'I must not contradict a superior.'."

"How many times, Professor?" I asked flatly and with a forced tone of politeness.

"Until I say to stop." Umbitch said, smiling.

I sat down at the desk, realizing Umbridge will be expecting me to say something about the ink not being there, but I knew better than that, but I said something anyway.

"You haven't given me any ink, Professor." I stated, making Umbitch smile wider.

"You don't need any." she said, motioning for me to start.

I held my breath and started writing "I must not contradict a superior." until I felt a stinging feeling in my left hand, making me look down.

The words were carved into my hand in my own neat handwriting!

I kept writing, despite the fact my hand was in so much pain I could have cried.

I never finished the second line when Umbitch said "Stop."

I put the quill down to nurse my bleeding hand.

"That wasn't a lovely feeling, wasn't it, Ms Potter?" Umbitch asked me.

I said nothing. I wasn't giving her the satisfaction.

"I thought not." she said when I said nothing "Now, I have something to heal that completely, with no scar…but…to get it, you will do something for me."

I swallowed "What would that be, Professor?" I asked, sounding as sickly sweet as her.

"You see, Ms Potter, I have set up a squad consisting of mainly Slytherins. I wish for you to join it. You do, I will treat your hand and I will let you go with an amnesty. If not, we shall keep going."

I looked to my hand and thought about Harry. He'd probably kill me if I joined her squad. But then again, would he have understood that I didn't want to go through what he was? I was a tough little camper, sure…but I couldn't take that carving into my skin.

I took a deep breath and looked Umbitch in the eye, hating myself "Fine." I said "I'll join your Squad."

Umbridge smiled sweetly "Excellent, give me your hand."

I gave my hand over to her and she dabbed it with some sort of Potion, making the cuts stitch together and the blood go away.

"This cream will get rid of any scarring." Umbridge said, handing me a bottle "Apply a little once a day for a week and the chance of scarring will dissappear. Your badge." she said, handing me a silver badge with a large "I" on it. "You are free to leave, Ms Potter. And I hope you will be studying for your OWLs."

I nodded gravely and walked out, hating myself for what I agreed to so much all I did was tuck the stupid badge in my pocket.

A week after I joined the stupid Squad, Cho Chang went into Umbridge's office during a meeting.

"Ah, Ms Chang." Umbridge said brightly. "Have a seat."

Chang sat down next to Umbridge, who made her a cup of tea, making a show of adding milk to it.

I turned to Draco "What is she doing?" I asked.

Draco smirked "She's trying to get some information out of Chang, love." Draco said simply.

Cho drank the tea and I gaped. Umbitch didn't put milk in her tea, Umbitch put VERITASERUM in it!

"Now, Ms Chang…are there any sort of wrongdoings I should be knowing about?" Umbridge asked politely.

I bit my lip, hoping the Potion wouldn't work when Chang opened her mouth to speak.

Drosie barged into the classroom, O'Neil hot on her tail, panting.

"Professor, Harry Potter's started a Defence Against the Dark Arts organization for practical magic. Cho Chang ought to know about it." Drosie said.

O'Neil nodded "Yes, it's true!"

I gaped. DROSIE, YOU TRAITOR! I screamed in my head YOU KILLED MY DA!

Umbridge smirked and turned towards Draco and I "Malfoy, please take Ms Chang with you. Everyone else, come with me. Ms Chang, where do they practice?"

Chang told her all about the Room of Requirement and I paled. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ivy, Sheila, She-Cat, Willow…everyone…were in such big trouble.

"Well, let's go." Umbridge said triumphantly.

I shot up "You all go ahead, I've forgotten something!" I said, starting out the door.

"What?" Umbridge asked.

"Uh…" I muttered "MY WAND!" I lied as I ran out the door, skidding around the corner, really drawing out my wand and conjuring up a skateboard.

"Come on, skating, don't let me down!" I said as I hopped onto the board and skated up to the seventh floor corridor, skating in a pacing movement quickly where the door would be until the familiar door opened and let me through.

"HARRY!" I shouted when I skated in, making everyone stop.

"What's wrong, sis? You seem stressed out?" Harry asked.

"Harry…they're…they're coming!" I said.

"Who?" Harry asked.

"They're…coming!" I panted. "She-"

At that moment I heard Umbridge say a spell and the wall blew apart. As the smoke cleared, I dove into hiding behind a bookshelf.

Umbridge stood there when the smoke cleared, with most of her Squad, Drosie and O'Neil, the traitors behind all of them…Draco coming in not too far behind with Chang.

"Get them!" Umbridge ordered.

I poked my head out and watched as my plan, my beautiful rebellious plan shattered before my eyes as some of my fellow housemates dragged off my friends as the traitors walked off with points to Gryffindor.

Someone grabbed me and I squeaked. It was Draco.

"Hey, what're you doing on the floor?" he asked.

I shrugged "Uh…trying to get a good aim at some runners?" I asked.

Draco shook his head "Han, you were never the best at lying to me." he said.

I sighed "Ok! Ok! This DA thing wasn't Harry's idea…it was mine." I admitted.

Draco gaped "What?!" he demanded.

"I'm sorry! She was just annoying me so much and we needed to know the jinxes!" I said in defence.

Draco scowled "You had a Defence League and didn't bother to tell me?" Draco said, finishing with a smirk "I'd have kept the secret, if it was your idea!"

I beamed "Thanks. You won't tell Umbridge it was really me who started it?" I asked.

Draco hesitated, then shook his head "Hell no! I love you and I don't want to see you get expelled!"

I beamed and kissed him "Thanks. You're the best."

Draco smirked and took my hand "Aren't I always?"

I stood in the Headmaster's office some time later with Harry and Chang (Umbridge wanted a member of her Squad there, so I did, I lied to Harry and said I was there for his support.). Dumbledore stood there with a calm expression, even when Kingsley Shacklebolt, the Minister, Fudge and Percy Weasley entered the office.

Drosie stood there, beaming as she handed the parchment with everyone's name on it, including hers and O'Neil's to Umbridge when Harry wasn't looking. "This was something they made us sign." she muttered, smirking.

Umbridge skimmed all the names and looked at me, smirking "Well, well, well. Looks like we have a double agent on our hands." she said.

"What are you talking about?" Harry demanded.

Umbridge turned to Harry, smiling as she walked behind me "Didn't your dear, darling sister tell you?" she asked as she took a hold of both of my robe sleeves (my Inquisitorial Squad badge just underneath.) "Then why don't I show you." she said, ripping my robe off, sending my Prefect badge falling to the floor.

Harry gaped at the extra shine on my Slytherin vest, where my badge rested and glared at me "You traitor."

"Harry-" I started.

"YOU TRAITOR!" Harry bellowed angrily "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU STABBED YOUR FAMILY IN THE BACK! YOUR OWN BROTHER! YOUR BEST FRIENDS! JUST SO YOU WOULDN'T GET A STUPID DETENTION! GET OUT OF MY SIGHT, YOU'RE DEAD TO ME! I HAVE NO SISTER!"

I stood there, my eyes watering "Harry…" I choked.

"Don't 'Harry' me, you filthy Slytherin traitor!" Harry snapped.

I looked from Dumbledore, to Umbridge, to Fudge, to Kingsley, to Percy and then to Harry, who wasn't looking at me. I blinked and let two tears fall down my face.

"So be it." I said before running out of the office in tears.

I ran into my common room and ripped the badge off my vest before cramming it into my pocket, wanting to chuck it into the Black Lake as far as I could.

"Potter get expelled?" Draco said behind me.

I shrugged "I don't know." I choked, my voice still thick with tears.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Draco asked, suddenly concerned as he sat on the couch next to me.

"Harry…he saw my badge…and now…and now…he won't even look at me!" I sobbed.

"He left his own little sister hanging? He didn't even let you explain?" Draco asked.

I shook my head "No." I cried.

"The bloody prick!" Draco snapped, taking a hold of me. "What specifically did he say?"

I told him, bursting into tears when I was done.

"The bastard!" Draco shouted, rubbing my back and letting me cry into his shoulder. "Oh, Han, don't. He's a prick." Draco said, kissing my hair. "He'll see you have a logical explanation soon enough."

"No he won't." I said, muffled with sobs "He'll go back to the common room and tell all the Gryffindors that it was me that betrayed the DA, and none of them…not even…Ivy will talk to me ever again!" I wailed.

"Oh, Hannah, it's not going to be like that." Draco soothed "I hate to say it, but the Gryffindorks can be very…understanding."

I shook my head "It's not like that! If they really were understanding then we would be able to parade around the corridors like we did last term and not have to worry about you getting your teeth knocked halfway down your throat again." I sobbed.

Draco looked at me and was about to say something when Ivy barged in with Hermione and Ron.

"Well, I hope you're happy now, you traitor!" Ivy shouted.

"Yeah, because of you being in league with that toad and ratting out the DA, Dumbledore's gone!" Ron added.

"And that toad you're so keen on worshipping now, is now the Headmistress of Hogwarts!" Hermione added before the trio barged out.

I turned to Draco, fresh tears in my eyes "You see! I knew that would happen!" I said, starting to cry again "I just knew it! My best friend and my brother hate me now! And by tomorrow, I'll be known as Hogwarts' biggest traitor!" I wailed, burying my face in Draco's shoulder as he rubbed my back again.

"I was wrong." Draco said, stunned "But this'll blow over, Han, I know it has to blow over."

I took a deep breath and shuddered, exhausted "Yeah…" I said blearily "fat chance of that." I muttered before falling asleep.