Chapter 37: Marcus Visits Hogwarts

To AuntBecky: I'm hoping that someone comes forward and beta's it. Because I agree with you, it can be an even better story.

To Viktor Krum's lazyllama101: Thanks for the suggestion and I will bring another character into this Halloween pranking.

To CosmicGibby: I'm glad you asked that question because I've been trying to figure out how to write Ron's Death Eater motives into this story and I'm getting close. I believe I'll have it right in one or two chapters.

To amrawo: Thanks for your review, the prank war is on hold for this chapter, but will return next chapter when Hermione asks for help in her little battle with Severus.

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Marcus Flint watched Hogwarts get nearer and he felt as though the world was closing around him. He felt as though everything had fallen through some huge crack in the world and was never coming back. He couldn't understand why Ron had chosen two cursed lives. One: Death Eater and two: werewolf. The Knight Bus stopped and let him off.

Marcus made his way past Hogsmead and soon was inside the Hogwarts grounds. Several Aurors were looking at him, but he ignored them. He had a date with Dumbledore and no one was going to stop him. He just hoped that the Headmaster was in the mood to hear a Death Eater report about the unthinkable.

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Dumbledore sensed that Marcus was coming long before he had entered the castle. He also sensed that the young wizard had something on his mind. He had just finished explaining to Moody about how Ginny had changed him and now he was free to hear whatever Marcus had to say. When the door opened he saw the young wizard before him.

"Hello, Marcus, I believe that you have something to tell me," he said to him at last.

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Hermione stormed out of Advance Transfiguration in a foul mood and it wasn't because Severus had done something to her. The few Slytherin's that had managed to continue with Professor McGonagall had made howling sounds all class. Professor McGonagall had tried to stop it, but it hadn't worked. Now Hermione was fed up with the lot of them. She had a plan and she was going to make them pay.

She went to her quarters and pulled out a lot of parchment. She then magicked her quill to write the same message over and over again. An hour later she went to the Owlery to give the owls their mail. Now all Hermione had to do was inform Filch that he would be having a little help.

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"This is most disturbing, Marcus," Dumbledore said when he had told him of what Ron had done. "But how did he curse him without the bite?"

"It's a new spell that Voldemort's Dark Caster has been working on," Marcus explained. "It will allow him to change loads of people into werewolves without the bite. I believe that he has plans on using it on the Hogsmead residence."

Dumbledore processed all this, knowing what this meant for Hogwarts and their students. However, he addressed the words that Marcus had just spoken.

"Marcus, you know that by telling me this you've betrayed Voldemort."

Marcus nodded.

"Are you willing to spy for me, for the Order of the Phoenix, and help bring down Voldemort? Because if you do, then you might get out of heading off to Azkaban."

Marcus gave him a strange look.

"You want me to betray my master?"

Dumbledore nodded.

"And what happens if I don't?"

"Then you'll head off to Azkaban like all the others that survive," Dumbledore told him. "Is Voldemort worth going to Azkaban?"

Marcus thought about this.

"Let me think about it, Headmaster."

"As you wish," Dumbledore said. "But while you're thinking, think about all the lives that you'll save."

"I will," Marcus said.

And he left.

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Ginny boiled over her whole situation that afternoon. She hadn't been able to eat her lunch because her stomach wouldn't allow it. Madam Pomfrey had given her something for it, but the food just wouldn't stay down. However, she did feel up to giving her mother a brand of revenge. She was still boiling over what her mother had told her and had decided that giving her mother a shock was worth it.

She went down to look for Hermione and found her coming down from the Owlery. Ginny noticed the smile on her face and had a feeling that Hermione had done something. Ginny was sure that she didn't want to find out.

"Hermione," Ginny called.

Hermione stopped and looked at her.

"Yes, Ginny."

"I was wondering if you could loan me one of your joke items so that I can send my mother some sweet revenge."

Hermione gave her a sharp look.

"And what did she do?"

"She insulted my honor as well as my husband's," she said. "And I'm not going to stand for it."

Hermione smiled and told her that she would be more then happy to do this little thing for her. Twenty minutes later the owl was off with a small pot.

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That night the owls arrived with the Slytherin's detention. Draco opened his and read:

Mr. Malfoy,

You will help Filch with cleaning the bathrooms for the next three months. Failure to complete the task will be punished with suspension. You will meet him after dinner each night.

Sincerely,

Hermione Lupin

Malfoy looked up at the smiling face of Hermione. He was going to kill her.

Note: Well I guess Hermione is continuing the tradition of pissing Slytherin's off. Next chapter: A surprise guest arrives to help Hermione continue to prank Severus, Molly gets the horrid surprise, Marcus falls under a student's spell, and James Potter arrives to cause evil trouble. This might end up as a two part chapter.