Over the next few weeks, Danny and Snape spoke regularly and understood each other a lot better. In fact they were even becoming friends. Danny continued to follow Malfoy and keep an eye on Harry from a far. Danny could see that Malfoy's friends, Crabbe and Goyle were getting impatient with progress in the Room of Requirement. Danny still didn't know what Malfoy was doing in there. Myrtle reported to him that she tried to talk to Malfoy but he blew her off. But she wanted to try again, seeing for herself that Malfoy really did need to talk to someone or he'd burst. Thankfully though, it appeared that Malfoy decided against using poison to kill Dumbledore. Nothing that reached Dumbledore had been tampered with. True to his word, Danny made certain to check in at Fenton Works once a week and resume his lessons with Miss Fisher having missed a few due to his injuries.

Danny however had a new problem to consider other than following Malfoy, protecting Dumbledore and keeping Peeves under control. He needed a new approach for finding and catching all the ghosts Voldemort recruited. Danny sighed softly during one of Malfoy's apparition lessons. It was boring to watch, and disturbing when someone got splinched by accident. He knew how to teleport so he couldn't even look for tips to improve his own technique. He stifled a gasp as his ghost sense triggered. He phased out of the room and saw Wulf.

"Trovi neniun fantomoj?" Danny asked softly. (Find any ghosts?). Wulf shook his head.

"Ne, simple kontrolanta en. Kiel vi fartas?" Wulf answered. (No, just checking in. How are you?). Danny smiled and assured the ghost he was fine.

"Danny, and Wulf! What a surprise?" Sir Nick called as he floated past.

"Hey Sir Nick. Wulf's just visiting. Any news?" Danny replied with a smile. It was nice to talk to someone other than Snape.

"None Danny," Sir Nick retorted. The doors below them swung open as the lesson ended. The students babbled excitedly to each other.

"Hey, Danny!" Harry shouted up to the three ghosts happily, clearly in a good mood. Danny waved to the teen. Hermione and Ron hung back with Harry as the rest of their year filtered away to their common rooms or to the library.

"Wulf, menso postsekvanta la blonda adoleskanto verde por mi, nevideble bonvolu," Danny muttered quickly to Wulf. (Wulf, mind tailing the blonde teen in green for me, invisibly please). Wulf nodded and phased through a wall before turning invisible, knowing which teenager Danny meant.

With that done, Danny floated down to Harry, Hermione and Ron with Sir Nick.

"Hey Harry, you had an apparation lesson right?" Danny asked. The teen nodded and Hermione and Ron added that they had also.

"How did it go?" Danny inquired.

"I think I was close. It's hard to know for sure," Harry answered.

"It's difficult to get all the steps right to be honest. A couple of people got splinched today," Hermione added. Danny nodded.

"I'm sure you'll get it eventually. It took me a while to get teleporting down. Just take your time with it," Danny offered. The three teens nodded.

"Danny, any luck finding those ghosts again?" Harry wondered. Danny sighed and shook his head.

"Not yet. Kind of at a stalemate. There's only me and a lot of them. If I track them down, it might end up still being a trap. I need a new approach," Danny admitted.

"Well, how did you beat the Ghost King?" Ron prompted. Danny bit his lip.

"You mean, you didn't ask before today? I hear it was a magnificent battle," Sir Nick interjected incredulously.

"We asked before, but Danny got interrupted," Hermione confessed.

"Besides, you're exaggerating Sir Nick. It wasn't some brave fight. And I wasn't impressive or anything. It was a close fight. I almost didn't win," Danny mumbled self-consciously. The three teens blinked and glanced at each other in surprise.

"Is that why you didn't take the throne?" Sir Nick inquired curiously. Danny frowned and turned to the ghost.

"What are you talking about?" Danny retorted in confusion.

"There's an ancient law. Whoever defeats the Ghost King, becomes the Ghost King. But you never claimed the throne," Sir Nick explained. Danny blinked in shock.

"Wait, are you saying that I'm the Ghost King?" Danny asked. Sir Nick nodded careful not to lose his head which only barely hung on due to his botched beheading.

"That means… if I'm king, I could… I'm sorry, I need to go have a word with someone," Danny muttered distractedly and rushed off to Dumbledore's office, thankfully the wizard was in the school today.

Danny knocked on the door and waited for permission. He phased through the door and turned to Dumbledore.

"Professor, I think I might have a way to stop Voldemort using ghosts. But I'll need to leave the castle for a few days," Danny announced. Dumbledore blinked in surprise and got to his feet.

"Go on Danny. How do you plan to do that?" Dumbledore asked.

"I was just talking to Sir Nick. Remember how I defeated Pariah Dark, the Ghost King? Apparently there's a law that says whoever defeats the Ghost King, becomes the Ghost King. Which means-" Danny informed the wizard.

"Which means you could be Ghost King. And if you're king-!"Dumbledore resumed. Danny nodded.

"I can make it illegal for any ghost to help Voldemort," Danny concluded with a broad grin.

"Are you sure you want this though Danny? Becoming a king, it isn't a one day thing. You will have obligations to your people. Are you ready for that?" Dumbledore interjected worriedly. Danny blinked and bit his lip in thought. He hadn't thought that far ahead yet. He'd only realised what him being king could mean for this war. But there would be a life after this war, hopefully. He wouldn't be king for just a day to make the law. It could be until he died. He considered the situation. The order needed a Ghost King. And he could always ask his ghost friends for help. Frostbite would help. Dora could give him pointers.

"Let me leave for a few days to talk to a few ghost friends outside Hogwarts. I'll come back before I make a decision either way," Danny decided. Dumbledore nodded.

"Take the time you need. And make sure to discuss this option with your loved ones as well. They know you best and will see possible problems faster than possibly yourself," Dumbledore advised. Danny smiled and nodded, turning to leave.

"Wait, what about Draco? I asked Wulf to keep an eye on him for me just now, but he'll need to come with me into the Ghost Zone," Danny remarked. Dumbledore nodded.

"I'm aware. We'll manage. This could turn the tide of the war, I'll admit that. But I don't want to ask something this immense of you without you taking some true consideration of what this could mean. You have sacrificed a lot for the order already. This would be too much in my opinion. It is your decision, I will support it either way. I will deal with Miss Fisher," Dumbledore replied. Danny nodded.

"Thank you Dumbledore. But I can already see this helping Amity Park as well as you guys. But I will consider this carefully. Don't worry," Danny assured the wizard. Dumbledore nodded and watched Danny phase out of the office.

Danny grabbed a backpack and stuffed a change of clothes and a few essentials inside. He changed into his human guise and changed out of his replaced Hufflepuff uniform. He returned to his ghost form and rushed off to find Peeves to inform the poltergeist he'd be away for a few days but he'd be back. Then he stopped by the kitchens to inform Dobby that he wouldn't be around. The kind house elf insisted on giving the halfa something to eat while he was away. Then Danny flew into the Slytherin common room. His ghost sense didn't go off, so he zoomed off to the seventh floor and found Wulf waiting in a dark alcove near the Room of Requirement opening.

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