Chapter 31

Expecto Patronum

At our next DA meeting, we started working on Patronouses.

"Think of your happiest memory. Let it go through you like never before. Stay focused because the spell will only defend you as long was you are,"

"Expecto Patronum!" said Ginny. A horse erupted out the end of her wand.

"Fantastic Ginny!" Harry called. I decided to try.

"Expecto Patronum!" I called. Nothing happened.

"You'll get it, "George said, coming up to me.

"Expecto Patronum!" he called. A silvery thing erupted out of the end of his wand. It took the shape of a Monkey.

"Wow!" I said, "You actually got it before me!"

"Ha ha," George teased, "I'm better then you!"

"Expecto Patronum!" I called. A bird came out of the end of my wand and soared through the air above us.

"Wonderful Karina!" Harry called, "you've done it!"

"Thanks Harry!" I replied.

"Think of the happiest thing you can," Harry went on. All around me, people were getting it.

"Wonderful Ron!" Parvati Patil exclaimed. A silvery dog blasted out of Ron's wand and ran around in circles around us.

"Ouch!" called Neville as the dog ran into him. I laughed. No wonder Ron is so clumsy.

Fred, I noticed wasn't into it. He was really dazed. After what happened with Amelia, I expect he would be in a bad mood.

"You okay?" I asked, going up to him.

"Not really," he said. He did not look okay either. His eyes were totally blood shot. I'm guessing lack of sleep.

"You haven't been sleeping properly, have you?"

"To tell you the truth, no. My nights are mostly spent worrying. Worrying about what I am going to tell Mum,"

"You haven't done that yet?"

"No," he replied weakly.

"Did you tell Ron and Ginny?"

"No,"

"You should. Your Mum would be more mad at you if you didn't tell her at all. Plus, you have to take responsibility for everything. You did make her pregnant anyway. You are the baby's father,"

"I know," Fred sighed.

"Trust me. It'll make you feel better,"

"I guess so,"

All of the sudden, there was a weird shaking noise. The mirrors on the wall shattered. There was a hole underneath there. Oh God, I thought. No, this can't be. Harry edged closer to the hole and looked through. His eyes widened in shock.

"I'll make short work of this," a familiar voice said. Umbridge.

"What the-," Harry muttered. Then the wall blew up. Harry missed getting hit by the bricks by inches. Into the room came Umbridge and the entire Inquisitorial Squad. Draco Malfoy (the same guy who was the Slytherin seeker) dragged Marietta, Cho Chang's best friend into sight. She told him where it was!

"Get them," Umbridge said. And with that, Harry was dragged out into the hall And the rest of us were given...3 weeks of detentions.

"I can't believe that we all have to have detentions!" George muttered angrily to me.

"Well, the whole thing was illegal…"

"But no teacher, not even Snape would give us this much,"

"Which reminds me, how am I supposed to get to my classes with Snape?"

"Well, detention starts at 4:00 everyday. It'll probably go until 6 or 7 so you'll still make it to Occlumency,"

"When am I going to do any homework?" I asked.

"At night," George said. I groaned.