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UPDATED:9/30/2019

** And to answer a fast question it is pronounced Alicia how it is spelled :) glad you are all enjoying the chapters!

Chapter 35

Umbridge was crazy, the students had been forced to use a ridiculous excuse of a Defense Against the Dark Arts replacement. She had explained that no one in her class should feel the need to use magic in her class.

Many were confused and upset, if they didn't learn in school how to defend themselves and their families as adults then where would they be? Lavender's sarcastic answer to Cho had been "Dead by murder or jobless." Which the Ravenclaw had sadly agreed upon.

"So how are we to defend ourselves?" Draco asked what everyone else had wished to say, sharing an equally confused look with Neville and Dean.

Umbridge grinned with her humorous grin, she found this funny. She was good at manipulating, but she figured she could easily manipulate the classrooms then it was the staff's turn. She already had Filch on her end, "Why on earth would you need to use spells?" Umbridge asked with a squeaking giggle.

Huffing with pure annoyance, Hermione threw politeness out the window and spoke up instead of her usual raised hand out of respect, this woman held no form of respect from Hermione simply because the so called 'Professor' gave none in the first place, "Professor, if we don't learn the spells to defend ourselves now then we won't be able to defend ourselves as adults." Hermione stated, earning a twitched grin from Umbridge. An action that simply irked Hermione more. The woman hated children, especially teenagers. And yet she was at a school to educate children.

Umbridge drew in a deep breath, her eyes burning into Hermione's, "Who in their right mind would want to attack children?" she said calmly. She needed to get them to believe there was absolutely nothing dangerous out in the Wizarding world that could hurt them. the younger classes, first years and second years, would be easier. The older students she knew would be more difficult and hard headed since they previously had other teachers going through assignments regarding magical creatures. And the fact that many of them knew what an Auror was also left her finding it harder to get the older students to see her side of reason. Seemed she'd just have to force them. the other problem was Harry Potter and his ragtag team of friends, not to mention that Aunt and Uncle of his.

Her last theory came into action upon Hearing Harry's rather irritated and angry voice. "Um, I don't know, maybe Voldemort." Harry piped up finding her more annoying than ever.

"No, let me make this very clear to you all… You have been told that there is a dark Wizard out there… This. Is. A. Lie." She said calmly yet childishly as if she were counseling a five-year-old, her words being directed towards Harry.

"No, it's not! I saw him, I fought him! He is real! Voldemort is alive!" Harry roared with anger and disbelief. He got this during his hearing, he didn't need her rubbish at the school.

"No, he isn't Mr. Potter. I'm sorry to say that your illusion and charades are no longer funny,"

Completely baffled she had accused him of this being a charade regarding Cedric's death Harry's mind ceased all logical argument and turned to an angry young man simply wishing some form of Authority believe him. "Charades? So according to you, Cedric Diggory dropped dead of his own accord!" Harry shouted, defending himself on the allegations of being called a liar.

Umbridge had lost her temper, her pale face had gone red, her hands tightly clenched like she was about to explode, "ENOUGH!" she finally screamed, taking a few deep breaths she put her calm mask back on and smiled at Harry, a glint in her eyes that none of her students liked, even Finn seemed afraid of her and worried for Harry, "Detention, Mr. Potter. My office."

The class fell silent, Harry silently fuming and attended his detention after classes were over, he'd been told to write with a special quill "I must not tell lies," Unfortunately he began to feel pain in his left hand and to his horror, he found the words being etched into hand making the boy freeze in fear as he stared at the now bleeding wound. He'd been released after that.

Common room

"She's insane!" Harry shouted the second he got into his dorm room, startling Neville nearly scaring Ron off his bed he'd been resting against comfortably, "What happened?" Ron asked with worry.

Neville moved from his bed over to Ron's as both boys watched him fume, "She's utterly insane, no magic in defense class, Cedric's 'sudden' and unfortunate death is total crap. They're covering up Cedric's murder because the Ministry doesn't want to believe that Voldemort is back and on his way with more plans! How many deaths are going to have to happen before they believe us!" Harry fumed, "Where's Draco?" He'd finally realized they were one friend short in the common room, "Oh, he's out with Ginny." Ron informed him with a grin.

This news had Harry's brow raise with confusion and wonder, "And you all are alright with him and Ginny?"

"Yeah, I mean she's one of the only people that can calm him down really, they've always liked hanging out, you know after he changed and started living with you and Aunt Em. I think they're wonderful together, but he knows if he hurts her, he'll have all her brothers breathing down his neck." Ron laughed, "Oh hey Draco, how was the walk?" Ron piped up after seeing Draco grinning at him and leaning against the wall of the room, "It was great, we walked to Hogsmeade got some candy and had a butterbeer and then came back." He said with a happy smile.

"Heard Umbridge gave you a hard one Jamie, what did the hippo do this thi- what's that?" His blue eyes had caught sight of something on Harry's hand, but with the distance he wasn't sure if he was having a trick of the light happening. He's suspicions were confirmed when Harry seemed to panic a bit, "Nothing."

Draco, for the time being, had nodded and let the topic slide, 'Definitely going talk to Ron and Hermione about that,'

Yet, when Hermione had called him out of in a few nights later Harry had blown her off, "Harry, the woman is torturing you!" Ron scolded with a gentle whisper, he really didn't want to draw attention to Harry any more than there already was since they'd been back but the boy needed to talk about this.

Through the month of September since they had returned, they had all noticed, even Alicia, that Harry had begun to distance himself. "Harry, you need to tell Dumbledore, or at least your aunt and Sirius."

"Yeah Harry, if they know of this-"

"And they aren't going too, they have enough on their plates! You don't understand." Harry sighed.

"Then help us too, we just want to help you Jamie." Draco sighed, his words obviously hadn't reached Harry as he walked away, "I'm done, this ends now. Hermione would you and Ron care to join me with a meeting with McGonagall?"

"I agree, come on." They were off in search of McGonagall. They thought they were lucky when they saw her in her office, yet the group had no idea she was in the middle of a meeting, "Professor- uh oh." Draco and the others had walked in on a meeting in McGonagall's office.

Those present were the very people Harry had sincerely not wanted told, "Yes, Mr. Malfoy, can we help you?" Minerva asked, a bit annoyed her meeting had been interrupted, none of them were enjoying the meeting, "Um," Draco had no idea what to do, he just wanted to speak with the head of Gryffindor house not everyone.

However, Hermione had been the one to step up, a roll of her eyes at Draco, "We have a problem Professor. Umbridge has this quill that marks anyone that uses it as to what they have written, she used it on Harry a few nights ago. He has 'I must not tell lies' carved into his left hand! He refuses to tell any of you. We are tired of Umbridge's methods of punishment. It's horrible and unjust and she does it without cause, that is not something that should be used as a punishment."

Minerva sighed and covered her face with her hands, this was not the time for Hermione to be bringing this to them, especially with how infuriated Emma already was, this would only anger the woman farther, "You are not the only ones bringing this to our attention. However, I believe you have interrupted a meeting. Please wait in the halls and I will speak with you three when this is over. Thank you, students."

Confused, the three stepped out, they had been nearly petrified by Emma's screaming, "Now my nephew! That old bat is carving up our students with no regard of the rules! Minerva, if Dumbledore refuses to do something about that bitch, I'll be saying something! Especially since the cow has Mellena, Sirius and myself being removed from Hogwarts simply because our children are here!"

"Albus has his hands tied Emma! He can't do much without that infuriating woman, let alone Cornelius knowing about it!" McGonagall scolded.

Draco let a breath out with wide eyes, "I don't think that was wise Hermione-" The door burst open, a fuming Emma rushing out, heading in the direction of Dumbledore's office with infuriating steps, "Bloody coward is what he is Minerva! I have a few choice words I'll be saying with him, most importantly to Fudge if the damn coward would see me!"

"Emma! Emma no! Come back here young Lady I was not finished- oh blast!" Minerva shouted after the retreating redhead rushing from the Transfiguration Professor's office, "That woman is going to find herself in a grave soon if she doesn't slow down." McGonagall sighed. Hope returned to McGonagall and quickly turned towards Sirius. "Oh, Sirius please go after her." Minerva begged him as he the others came out with a sigh.

Sighing tiredly his eyes glanced after his fleeting wife's back as she rounded the corner, vanishing from their sight. "I can try Minerva, but I give no promises. When Fox is as angry as she is it's a bit-" Sirius was silenced by the sudden sound of a stern and irritated tone from Umbridge just down the hall.

-Umbridge vs Emma-

"Professor Fox what exactly are you accusing me of?" Umbridge fumed.

Sirius sighed and rubbed his forehead with worry, "Shit, Blue, she ran into Umbridge. Actually, you may want to bring Snape. With Remus not here either we may just need the backup. I rather much like the idea of my wife remaining clear of assault charges." He sighed. Unfortunately, Sirius had a strong impression that even Snape wouldn't do anything to stop Emma from going after the Hag.

"I'm accusing you of bloody torture you Psychotically deranged Witch!" Emma roared.

Dolores was shocked, nearly staggering back, mouth gaping open as she stared at the very pissed off redhead, "E-Ex-Excuse me! What did you just say to me!" Umbridge screamed, absolutely outraged, and understandably so. She was being verbally attacked and insulted, who wouldn't be shocked, let alone offended?

However, Umbridge was not used to someone confronting her like Emma was, at all actually. She never liked being in situations like this, she had always had so much power over others that she was used to looking down on people like she was their queen. Now, she was being knocked from her high clouded almighty thrown she was used to sitting on and being slammed into the harsh ground.

"Oh please, I know you're not that deaf, Dolores Umbridge! You're using that torturous quill on Hogwarts students as a bull shit excuse punishment to sate your psychotic ego! You will rule the day you decided that, that medieval quill was adequate in detention punishments you old Hag!" Now, granted, Umbridge wasn't exactly 'Old', Emma was just resulting to childish name calling so she didn't flick the psychotic Witch across the halls! And it was shockingly working. Emma hadn't necessarily had the erg to reach for her wand… Yet. Understandably, Emma could have done a far better job at handling that situation, however, her anger had already been pushed as far as it could have gone, then being informed during her boiling anger that Umbridge had used it on her nephew, a nephew who'd she and her Husband had just adopted as their own son had sent Emma falling right over the edge and into the boiling hot waters of deep seated anger.

Red in the face, and more than humiliated, Umbridge snapped, of course she was being insulted in front of not only the Headmaster but others as well with ears in the area. Dolores had gone full on thermal, and why should she? Her practice was being questioned, but the worst of it, she had been caught and called out on her unethical tactics and her mask had just been slapped off her masquerade face, "PROFESSOR FOX! YOU CAN FIND YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT OF HOGWARTS AND REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THESE GROUNDS AT ONCE!" Umbridge screeched, she thought that would have gotten Emma's attention, she wasn't expecting her to go right back at her, adding more injury to Umbridge's already damaged pride.

Grinning wickedly to the red-faced woman, Emma stepped up the next few steps, equaling the ground level with both the Witches, "You have no power in that department Dolores Umbridge, and from the grinning nature on Dumbledore's face I'm under the impression you're standing this ground on your own. You're here as a teacher. Ministry background or not, here you are a Professor. Why don't you knock yourself down a few damned pegs and off the blasted high and mighty high horse you have your enlarging ego on and join us on earth! Maybe then you'll be able to finally stand on your own two feet instead of sneaking through the hairs and pockets of others. Now, Professor, I believe I need to speak with the Headmaster, someone that isn't you." Emma said, huffing and puffing as she walked around the mouth gaping Dark Arts Professor, and to Umbridge's embarrassment they had witnesses in the form of a grinning Sirius, Minerva - who was trying not to laugh –, a snickering Mellena and Severs Snape doing a very fine job at biting back his laugh by coughing here and there as Dolores too huffed, turning to watch Emma being escorted towards Dumbledore's office.

"Well done Professor. I believe you just found yourself a Lion in the snake's den with just as much poisonous bite as your own. If not more so poisonous if I dare say so myself." Minerva complicated, taking in a prideful breath as she walked away with the happiest smile on her face. At this, Minerva was filled with a strong sense of pride in Emma. Even though the name calling could have been left out, by a lot, Emma had definitely knocked Umbridge down a few steps from her sky-high castle.

**I know, short, very short, but I didn't know what else to put! I'm sorry, I'll try to make it up to you guys next chapter. I also know that my updates are getting slower and I apologize. I'm trying to keep up, I swear. I hope you enjoy, and I will have the next chapter up as soon as I can have it there, Promise! I hope you have a wonderful Day/Night! Thank you for reading!

I also know that I'm now going back and forth between this and another knew story I started, my enthusiasm, unfortunate, had started to dwindle just a bit. However, I started the Lady Warrior on a different subject to clear and refresh my mind, to help me get away from writers block I currently have on this wonderful subject, which is another reason I have been taking a while longer in getting these chapters up. But I am getting there, and it is still coming together, I am glad you are all still enjoying these chapters and so excited to read the next one on its way that I am trying to get up here for you all to continue to enjoy.