Chapter 10—Friends Enemies and them
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The Dailey Profit had a field day with pictures. The howlers came from the public and then came the parents. We made sure we had a good seat at the Gryffindore table for the action that is until the "tarnished trio" sat down with us so we move to Hufflepuff's table with Susan. We got a departing, "Were you going Mate?"
We got stares but we also got away from the "tarnished trio" sort of, as Hermione stomped over and demanded of me, "Why are you being so unfriendly?"
Daphne answered for me and I almost did an orange juice through the nose response, "Go away bitch he's my husband and you get no more freebies from him." Hermione huffed and stomped away. The rumor mill got going over that and when it got back to Ron the exaggerated tale of romance and searing sex caused an explosion and me to putting him back in with Madam Pomfrey's hospital ward.
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Draco and his book ends were not involved with the Slytherin debacle but were still wandering around. Ron was now avoiding me but made sure he was heard threatening to do me nasty every way possible. His problem was with his mouth was full of food most of the time, dodging spit food was everyone's biggest worry. Snape had given up and just ignored that I was in the class room. With all the bad guys and girls around we always traveled together for safety. Now that is not to say Daphne was not capable, she spent enough time with Nick and Penny to be quite nasty with spells and curses. I would guess she was more proficient than any students in this school except me.
Toad woman was back and handing out detentions left, right and centre. Our not attending our detentions indeed got her even more unlikable. We would just walk out of her class when she got unbearable. She did try to curse us in the back on one occasion; Dumbdumb got her unstuck from the wall the next day. Amelia levitated the stunned Aurors that came to arrest me by order of Toady and left Hogwarts with them screaming, "When are you idiots remember that I am your boss and you don't listen to the Ministers office. The next time you boobs..." Only the Headmaster could request Aurors onto Hogwarts grounds to arrest students unless they carried a Wizengamot warrant. The rumor was that Dumbdumb was getting an ear full constantly from Toady, Amelia, Snape and McGonagall. One portrait reported that the Minister was there yelling for an hour.
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It is a school ritual that Quittage games are attended to cheer the house that they were supporting and boo the other house players. Daphne and I went to the Gryffindor vs. Slytherin game and sat with the Huffelpuffs. With spirits up and dislike for the other houses it was known to break out in curses between the spectators. It was a bright clear day and the players were playing as dirty as possible without getting caught, a typical game. Lee Jordan the Gryffindor announcer was praising Gryffindor and talking down Slytherin while dodging curses from the spectators and McGonagall's threats. That's when things went down hill. The weather went from sunny to cold and misty. The Dementors had arrived and four headed straight for Daphne and me when, 'POP', 'POP', 'POP', 'POP'.
Since we were seated in the stands I just assumed we were the target. Most people had not registered what was happening but now the panic was in full leave the area mode. The Dementors had not hurt anyone but the panic caused students to be knocked off the bleachers or knocked down and trampled. Soon Daphne and I were the only ones sitting in this section.
"Harry dear you wouldn't by any chance know what happened to those poor Dementors?"
"I believe since they like the cold so much that they are now vacationing deep in Antarctica's frozen wastelands".
"Daphne, aren't the Dementors exclusively under the control of the Ministry?
"You would not be suggesting that a Ministry representative here at Hogwarts had anything to do with their presents?"
Our little word games were interrupted by a yell from across the Quittage pitch, "Harry Potter!" Dumbledore must be wanting another meeting.
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Daphne was now my whole life. We did the theme parks, cinemas, restaurants and defiantly the fast food joints whenever we were free. American fast food joints were opening all over the place and while not a fine meal with wine a big Mac and a beer was a nice break. I had time for my now hacker friends on the internet. After one discussion the hackers forwarded something that got me to trust them more that most of the Hogwarts mob. The "tarnished trio" was now just a bother as their manipulation was all but gone. Dumbdumb was still trying to drive me into his open arms but that manipulation wasn't going to work.
"Potty that will be twenty points for holding hands in public!" Draco was having a great time with his dummy squad as Umbitch kept introducing new rules faster than you could read the last one.
Since I just smiled he turned and left. "Daphne lets follow the bint and see if I can give him something to worry about, there are too many students around for me to do anything here."
When we hit an empty corridor I slipped on our invisibility cloak so we could get closer to the eight in this group of puffed up blue jays. They proceeded to a less used part of the school. Draco entered an open door while the other seven looked to be guarding the hallway. Daphne and I slipped in the door and saw on the other end of the room a desk and two chairs. The chairs were on the left and right of the desk which was odd. Draco slipped into one of the chairs and Umbitch started talking from behind the desk.
"Draco your friend Potter has become too big for his britches and I want him taken down. Now I warn you to use only non-lethal spells. Every time he turns a corner I want your squad to hex and curse him until he starts crying to the teachers. Snape and I will cover for you as best we can."
"So it's open season on Potter and his wife?"
"Yes but I would recommend you don't do it face to face, Potter is not a pushover and can be quite dangerous." Umbitch replied. "So get to it!"
Draco jumped up and raced out the open door. He almost ran into us as I was about to lift the cloak and go after Umbitch so he almost caught me by surprise. What did surprise and stop me was the appearance of a third cushy chair facing Umbitch, its occupant one Albutt Dumbledore. Luckily he had his back to us and I hustled Daphne out the door and down the hall. As we were scurrying out the door Dumbledore said, "Thank you Madam Umbridge that should bring him to me and I will deal with him accordingly."
The manipulators did not know that meeting would make their lives hell.
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Terence Higgs and Adrian Pucey were the first to give it a shot as we left Potions. They had fallen back so as to leave the room after us. Stupid move as the Slytherin's always pushed the Gryffindor's out-of-the-way so they could leave first. As Daphne and I were in the doorway a 'Confringo' and a 'Diffindo' were shouted by the two Slytherins. I already had my wand out for show and as I turned I shouted "idiotsassalotman"
Which was total gibberish but if I said nothing or didn't brandish my wand they would notice, now they would think they heard wrong. I thought of an impenetrable shield sealing the doorway and protecting us from anything that they could do while I thought it would be nice if both assailants had both their arms and legs broke.
I could kick myself all the way to HogmeadeVillage and back, I was not thinking. I swore that I would start trying to think 'what if' or think things through. I was just lucky that there were only five people left in the potion class room. Snape was the fifth person who was under his desk and erecting a shield. Since my shield was "impenetrable" the 'Confringo' and 'Diffindo' curses had to go somewhere, they ricocheted around the room full of potions which flowed and sprayed and finally went bang! Since an explosion has to go somewhere and the door was blocked, the windows were blown out with part of the wall. That took workstations, potion cabinets and even the stone basin used to wash students' hands and ladles headed to the viaduct tower. This of course brought the teachers and Madam Pomfrey. While everyone survived I was pissed.
Headmaster's office later that day:
In attendance; A beetle, Daphne, Myself, Dumbledore, Amelia, Fudge, Umbitch, McGonagall, Snape and some one named Weatherbee, a flunky from Fudge's office taking notes.
"I'm telling you Headmaster Potter turned without cause and fired a curse at Terence and Pucey without provocation. We need to turn Potter over to the Ministry for shipment to Azkaban." Snape was on a large rant. Amelia looked like she was going to start laughing at any minute.
"Harry these are quite serious charges I am not sure that I can get you out of these troubles." Dumbdumb said knowing he could ride in at the last minute and thus Harry would be indebted to him.
"Yes I think Azkaban is where he should be awaiting trial." Umbitch added.
"I think that's a superlative idea, then…" Fudge was cut off by Amelia.
"First off you boobs I am the DMLE here not you, so I will handle this. Harry could I see your wand for a minute?"
"Sure thing Madam Bones" I smirked as I handed her my wand.
"I am at this time starting an official investigation anyone not telling the truth or trying to hide the truth are subject to official actions. Is there anyone in this room that does not understand what I just stated?" There was complete silence.
Amelia continued, "Professor Snape you stated that Potter initiated the attack, was this the wand that he used?"
"Yes, anyone would recognize that gaudy wand. I did not recognize the spell but I saw it come from his wand and strike Terence and Pucey" Sneered Snape.
"Thank you Professor Snape" Amelia stood and used the 'floe' and requested two Aurors. Then they arrived Amelia turned to Snape and stated, Severus Snape you are under arrest for giving false testimony in an investigation. Please give the Auror your wand."
"Amelia surly he has given you an accurate account…" Amelia cut off the Minister.
"No he lied and he will be brought up on charges! Just so you know, please use it Minister." Amelia tossed Harry's wand at the Minister.
"Amelia we can come to an agreement on this, we need our potion master here at Hogwarts and the must be a reason for his testimony, maybe the imperious curse?" Dumbdumb was grasping at straws.
Meanwhile I saw what was coming and thought that a nice eight inch wand in my pocket would be fantastic.
"Ah, Amelia how do you get the last spell out of a wand?" Fudge asked as he looked as if he wasn't sure which end the spell came out of the wand.
"Accio wand" was Dumbledore's answer and he used his wand and stated "Prior Incantato" with the absurdity of pomposity and got nothing.
That struck him dumb and let me have the chance to say something. "Everyone wants my wand every time I turn around so that stick is for show, nice isn't it, I spent a lot of time making it pretty."
Then how do you do magic, surly you can't do wand-less magic?" Fudge belched.
"It's a matter of muggle magic; while everyone is looking at the pretty wand I am doing something else." I smiled at Fudge and took out the six inch phony wand from my pocket. I made sure I didn't lie I just let them come to the conclusion that I used the smaller wand.
"Well give me the wand so we can see…" Amelia cut off Dumbledore. "Your potion master lied and was the only evidence against Harry Potter however now that the story is that the other two started this their wands will prove them guilty." Their wands did just that in front of the entire office.
I smiled and picked up my pretty wand off Dumbledore's desk and pocketed both wands.
Everyone was staying to state their own case or hear themselves talk but Amelia asked to walk with Daphne and me. I knew there would be more questions.
I stepped into the corridor from the Gargoyle stairs. Unlike the potions classroom I was not expecting any attacks but I got some. From niches in the corridors walls, spell fire erupted which curses were shouted were mixed by being said at the same time. I raised a shield and sent a flaming dragon down the centre of the corridor to force the attacker from their hiding places. What I didn't see was that Amelia had also stepped into the corridor having the first curse clipped her shoulder and spinning her to the ground as my shield went up. There is something to be said about thirty years in the DMLE and training with Aurors like MadEye Moony, Amelia rolled and was firing spells and cursed down the corridor like a mad woman.
The spells that Amelia fired off and my couple did not mix so well. Amelia had fired a 'lumus' type spell to light up the dark corridor. The corridor turned into one bright place, blinding even. Knowing that they could now be seen and no longer keep their cover, they tried to escape. Parkinson and Quirke were chewed up pretty good but Abercrombie stepped right into the Dragon of fire. It took awhile to identify who he was. Quirke gave me something I wanted; he was marked with the Dark Mark. I put the Hackers present on his Dark Mark and pressed the button. After the buzzing stopped I put it away for later mailing to Sparks and BitMan.
Meanwhile back at the Headmasters office:
We helped Amelia up the stairs and then the yelling started as Amelia called for more Aurors for the duo down stairs. Madam Pomfrey was called and as the yelling subsided, we being children were dismissed so that the grown ups could argue. I was tempted to let them know what Umbitch and Dumbdumb had hatched but I wanted a shot at Umbitch first, along with the assassin arranger Draco.
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November was a month I will never forget and not because it was a HogsmeadeVillage weekend, that was just an excuse. We started off by going to the Village but soon I 'POPed' us to London and mailed off my package to the Hackers. Daphne and I picked up a few items shopping and had a fine dinner in a muggle restaurant. We finally headed to our house in Knockturn Alley to the delight of Mopsy. She had returned with us and had to clean the whole place as it was dirty in her ethic view. When she allowed us to enter the master bedroom after her cleaning it to her standards she left and we took to bed.
LEMON CUT: (Put your own ideas and ethics into this scene, I'm just don't have the experience)
The next morning:
"Love, you have got to read this article in The Dailey Profit. The article was not nice to many people. It shredded Dumbledore as an incompetent running a dangerous school for children. It covered lying Professors and murderous children trying to commit murder most foul. Dumbledore got it bad but Fudge was included trying to railroad an innocent student and then getting a liar off with just a fine.
Finally the middle of December was approaching; School break for Christmas was heading in like an express train. There were presents to buy for each other and the Flamel's who were heading off for a vacation said we were not invited. So that left me with Daphne all alone. I just couldn't ask for a better present. At least that's what I thought.
"Dear what color robes should we wear to the Bones Christmas ball?" Daphne asked from the bedroom.
Daphne was not just a sit at home wife; she was our social director, financial advisor and a couple of other things, not mentioning charities. She was happy which made me happy. All I was trained for was to be a punching bag, gardener, house cleaner and cook. Mopsy would make me a punching bag again if I tried to take away or aid in-house cleaning or cooking and we don't have a garden. I do have my computer and the Hackers and they had some interesting results and questions. They had sent another device for me to use as soon as I could.
"Must we go?" I knew it was stupid and the answer was yes we had to go but I had to try. I much rather stay home and make like bunnies than talk to some old bat about arthritis.
"Yes dear, the Bone's affair, along with the Ministry Ball and of course the Greengrass Ball, I did let you turn down the Malfoy Ball."
"Yes my love, what do you think of green?" Yuk the Malfoy ball, I would love to mix with cream of the Deatheaters, swaying to the hum of Avada Kedavra.
"Green will work; I'll have Mopsy set up a fitting, silver trim I think."
Ah married life, but the sex is great.