Chapter 4: Clashes
The four Deviants sat down at Slytherin table and they watched as Daphne, Pansy and their two friends sat down with them.
The twins had decided that the girls would help them keep up appearances.
The whole school expected them to have Queens to their Kings and to keep the attention off anything else that the population may talk about the twins accepted it and allowed it to happen.
The attention was unwavering on them now that Draco was prefect and Harry was the unsurprising Quidditch Captain. The boys were just gaining more power within the student body.
They were surprised that Millicent seemed to have lost a few pounds during the summer and while she was still an obvious idiot she had a prettiness around her that wasn't there before.
"You know the terms of been allowed around us, don't you?" Draco said to Pansy having explained it to her on the train ride after the prefect meeting.
Pansy nodded.
"I told the others too. So long as we leave you alone when you ask us to you'll allow us to stay near you every other time,"
Harry nodded at that.
"You hold no power over any of us, just remember that,"
The girls nodded and it was easier to see their fear for him than their fear for Draco.
The meal went by without a glitch and they listened with half an ear as Dumbledore declared Voldemort back.
The twins hadn't seen the Daily Prophet all summer but they knew the Ministry were seriously bashing him for all the trouble he was causing with his allegations.
It was when a frog like woman they'd seen before stood up and interrupted that their attention went to what was happening at the front of the room.
"What the hell is Umbridge doing here?" Draco demanded.
"She must be the new defence professor that father warned us about," Harry said staring at her curiously.
Her head was severely twisted.
She was loyal to Fudge, liking the power they had together and the thought of been able to run Hogwarts had her nearly salivating.
From the looks on the other Deviants face's they were just as disgusted.
"She hates father," Draco whispered. "She doesn't like that he's closer to Fudge than she is,"
"Says a lot for how she's going to handle us this year," Harry muttered.
"Do we still go on with the prank?" Neville asked quietly so the girls couldn't hear.
The twins smirked and Blaise chuckled.
"Like that frog is going to stop these two causing problems," Blaise chortled.
With several twitches of their wands the prank burst into action.
Random people suddenly found themselves stuck to the roof, other's found themselves starting to float off the benches and bobbing around the room as if there was no gravity.
The more they screamed the louder the music got which made the teachers get up and all start to waltz around the room.
Harry flicked his wand one last time and Umbridge's head suddenly turned into a giant frogs head.
The next morning the boys sat down and Harry resisted the urge to look over at the Ravenclaw table.
He knew she was there, hell he'd known she was in the room as soon as he entered it but he wouldn't go back on what he'd done during the summer.
It wasn't safe for her to associate with him.
"Can you do that tattoo tonight for me?" Harry asked Draco as they ate.
Draco nodded knowing he'd get one of the other's to do it if he didn't agree.
The four boys stood and made their way out of the hall once they'd gotten their schedules.
Harry strategically pulled Daphne towards him wrapping his arm around her waist.
She didn't react to it but he could tell she was please and he smirked.
This wasn't for Daphne, it was a show to make sure Indigo knew he was serious.
To the outside world, he and Daphne were perfect for each other and from then on he'd make sure they saw nothing but perfection.
The four boys sniggered as Umbridge entered the defence classroom.
They had the class with the Ravenclaws but the boys knew the woman was in for a hard class.
Both the Slytherins and the Ravenclaws were known for their intellect and the woman wouldn't be able to stop them rebelling if she tried to stop their studies.
Draco smirked as she paled seeing him and Hadrian.
Despite not liking Lucius she was scared of him.
Umbridge welcomed them all.
"Good morning class,"
There was a few scattered good mornings and she frowned.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, when I say good morning I expect all of you to reply,"
"Not likely, what are we three?" Blaise snorted putting his hands behind his head.
She looked over to the four of them.
"I understand your previous professors have allowed you to believe that you have power over the members of staff that have taken this position in the past but believe you me, you have no power over me," she said sternly to the class. "Now, good morning class,"
The response was still scattered among the Ravenclaws.
The Slytherins taking lead from the Deviants remained silent.
She smiled at the Slytherins with sickly sweetness.
"I said good morning," she said her voice with a slight giggle to it.
"We heard the first time," Hadrian snapped glaring at her. "What do you want us to do give you a round of applause? Or weren't you clear when Blaise said we weren't three years old?"
The frog-like woman flushed in anger.
"Twenty points from Slytherin," she snapped, her voice having rose to a higher pitch.
"Now we're scared," Neville snickered. "She took points,"
She glared at them before deciding to ignore them and carry on with her explanation.
As she told them they would be performing no practical magic, the agitation and shock was palpable.
"What do you mean no practical magic, Professor Umbridge it's OWLs this year!" Granger erupted nearly in hysterics.
"Hand dear, manners are a must in my classroom, but to answer your question yes, there will be no practical magic in my classroom but if you listen and take in the information you learn properly then you will have no trouble performing the magic needed to pass your OWLs," Umbridge giggled slightly.
She obviously enjoyed the power she had.
Hadrian was about to speak up but Draco put a hand on his arm and shook his head motioning over to Granger.
"But we need to practice! How will we pass with out practice! There's a full examination on the practical use of magic," Granger spluttered.
"Twenty points from Ravenclaw, I will not repeat myself, Miss-"
"Granger," she whimpered.
Harry shrugged Draco's hand off and smirked.
"Have you ever thought the reason you failed your OWLs so many times, Professor, is that because you could never actually perform the magic?" Harry said slyly.
The woman spluttered and looked at him with her eyes bulging.
Harry loved been able to see into people's minds.
"How dare you!"
"It was merely a question," Harry shrugged with a smirk. "My father told me that you really were Squib in disguise. Is it a wonder that Minister Fudge shipped you off to us if he's planning to stop us from revolting against him. He knows you can't do magic and knows this inability would render us helpless to learn anything at all. Brilliant of him really,"
Umbridge was spluttering in rage and everyone was amazed at how easily Harry had gotten to her.
She suddenly went still and her splutters of rage turned into a forced sweet smile.
"Come here Malfoy dear," she said beckoning him to her.
He stood and smirked.
"I'm far from your dear, Umbridge, keep that in mind, yeah?"
She clenched her jaw but passed him a pink piece of rolled parchment with a slight giggle.
"Take that to Professor Snape for me,"
"I'm sure he's going to be thrilled that you can't control your class, Professor," Harry smirked before turning and walking out of the room knowing one of the others would collect his bag.
He knew he shouldn't have wound her up but it was preposterous that she wasn't planning on teaching them anything.
Not only that but Voldemort had told them to push the boundaries slightly at Hogwarts.
The more chaos going on at the school meant the more attention Dumbledore had to pay to the school than to other goings on.
He didn't like been a lackey but he wasn't about to pass up on a chance to cause chaos for Dumbledore and the staff.
He knocked on Snape's office door.
"Enter," the man said coldly.
There was a scowl on the man's face when Harry entered but it lightened slightly seeing him.
"You're supposed to be in Defence," he said coolly.
Harry shrugged and passed him the parchment sitting down in the chair opposite Snape.
Harry didn't particularly like Snape but he knew because of Draco the man had their back.
"Is this true?" Snape said his eyebrow raising as he surveyed Hadrian.
Harry looked at him and smirked.
"Is what true professor?"
"That you told the whole classroom that the only reason she was at Hogwarts was because Fudge is scarred of a revolt happening and that due to her supposed inabilities to perform magic she was the best person to stop the students from learning magic?"
Smirking Harry nodded.
"Yes that's true, I could have said a lot more but I felt I'd use that for another time that she was acting like an idiot. There will no doubt be quite a few more instances for that to happen,"
"And did you not think that perhaps this will create problems for everyone?" Snape demanded.
Harry rolled his eyes.
"I'm not concerned about everyone else. The only people this will cause problems for is Dumbledore, Umbridge and Fudge,"
Snape sighed and shook his head.
"No Hadrian, Umbridge intends to take control of Hogwarts using a series of degrees to help her gain more and more power. This will cause problems for everyone including yourself and your friends. The more you provoke her the quicker she takes control,"
Harry looked at the man for a moment.
"The way I see it, if we play our cards right we can pull the wool over her eyes and make it so she plays into our hands. I can't see McGonagall or Flitwick bending to her and I'm sure her first wave will be towards the staff, taking power off them. They'll cause the problems and we can bend it so she presses more towards making problems for Dumbledore than for us,"
Snape was surprised.
Harry smirked.
"Did you not think we had already thought of this? The plan is carefully set out, Professor, you can be with us or you can be against us but it is happening,"
"Very well Hadrian, then I will turn the other way to anything you may do but I can not step in and remove whatever punishment she gives you, the week of detentions will stand," Snape said inclining his head.
Harry nodded and stood.
"Nice chatting with you professor. And for the record, I wouldn't try the chicken tonight,"
Harry saw Snape smirk and grinned before leaving.
AN: Well can anyone guess the Deviants plans for Umbridge ;) Hope you liked it guys.
cocobyrd87 - Their reluctant loyalty will definately give Voldie a run for his money eventually :) As for Umbridge well you'll have to find out as you read ;) but its safe to say they give as good as they get :) Thanks for the review!
Dragons-Twilight1992 - More as promised :)
vengeful-owl - Thanks for the review! :D I'm glad you're enjoying the series :) my chapter posting is usually once a week usually around the beginning of the week so you won't have to wait long for more :D