CHAPTER THREE
LEO'S TORMENTED
Harry woke up to a grim, wet, drizzly Monday. Potions being first on the list of lessons he headed down stairs for breakfast.
'Morning Harry,' called Colin Creevey over his magazine. Harry ignored him and headed through the Fat Lady and into the Great Hall for breakfast.
'Leo – Mr. Brainy more like – the sorting hat thought you were a wimp!' Draco Malfoy was guffawing at Leo's sensitivity.
'Oi! Malfoy,' Harry shouted. 'At least Leo isn't filth, like you.' Malfoy looked crestfallen and headed back to the Slytherin table. But Leo's luck wasn't pressing his way, as tormenting began throughout the Slytherins, even Percy had a laugh – welcoming a painful slap on his face by: well you know who by. Harry, Ron and Hermione weren't thinking about the demigods much although he did make joke that Hermione should form a society called DUP (Demigods Under Protection) as a follow up to SPEW. Snape hosting Defence Against the Dark Arts made matters even worst as Non-Verbal Spells were now on the agenda. By Friday Harry, Ron and Hermione were nearly dead of Trelawney, Snape and Malfoy perturbing Leo.
'Hogsmede, next week!' came Ron's voice in the common from on Saturday night. They were doing Snape's essay on the Unforgivable Curses (which for once, in Harry's case, didn't require Hermione's help) but Ron was dawdling and he achieved this by staring at the notice board. 'Hey! Look, feast on Wednesday night to welcome a toad.' Ron chuckled, ridiculed by this notice.
'A toad?' asked Harry, as if questioning his hearing.
'Maybe some Care of Magical Creatures project,' said Hermione. Percy and Annabeth were leading the demigods – minus Leo and Thalia – into the common room.
'Oh, hi Harry,' said Annabeth vaguely, Harry was reminded of Luna.
'Percy, wanna play Exploding Snap,' jumped Ron, totally ignoring Annabeth.
'Sure!' and Ron and Percy were occupied, Hermione and Annabeth went to the library which left Piper, Frank, Hazel, Jason and Nico; The Strolls were pranking Fred and George. They decided to show off their talents to a bewildered Harry. Piper charmspeaked Ron to lose his game of Exploding Snap to seventy-five swear words of reply. Frank turned into a beetle, lion and toad like, Harry thought, an Animagus. Hazel found a necklace from three-hundred feet under Hogwarts. Jason summoned some lightning and Nico shadow travelled. Thalia was sick and was in Madame Pomfrey's hospital. But Saturday was dull and Sunday was boring apart from a check-up from Chiron who said he'll be going back until the end of the year.
SORRY CHAPTER'S SHORT, JUST COULDN'T THINK OF MUCH FOR IT!
QUESTION: SHOULD UMBRIDGE, WHEN SHE COMES BACK, BE DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS TEACHER OR A DIFFERENT TEACHER?