The staff gathered in the office once it was made clear that the students had no intention of going to class. "What do we do about the students," Remus asked, "is this normal since I don't think we ever went on a protest in our time. We did a lot of things but this was not one of them."
Flitwick took a seat thinking over what was said. "Not in the entire time I have been a student or teacher here," Flitwick stated, he wondered how he didn't notice how bothered the students had become with the way things were run.
"We give them today and make it very clear that they need to return to classes tomorrow," Dumbledore stated.
Remus looked to the man wondering if he actually think that they would be that easily persuaded. He may not have been a teacher long but he could remember being a teenager, the group of them getting something into their head and not giving it up. "They don't sound like they have any intention of stopping and what were they talking about with the whole everything?"
It wasn't even the protest that was most bothersome, it was what they claimed were the problems. "I think they made some very clear points," Flitwick decided. "Some I am agreeing with. Changes should be made and I highly doubt that they will return to classes until they do. If it was one or two students...there wouldn't be a problem but every student was in agreement and more than one willingly spoke. I don't think this is going to end."
"I am with Filius," Sprout stated, "I want to know what they meant by detentions in the forbidden forest and the issues with Argus and Severus. Clearly something is wrong since they are so upset over this. They were very clear on the issues and I want to know exactly what they meant."
Snape sneered. "They are bratty children wanting to get things made easier for them."
"Oh and do you call them brats often," Flitwick challenged. "Because that is highly inappropriate. I have had complaints made about you. More then what I am comfortable with. Albus assured me that the issues were taken care of."
At this the two other head of houses looked directly to the headmaster. "Albus," Sprout stated. "I have been telling you of complaints I have received for years about Severus but you ignore them, See where this has gotten us? I want something done. Frankly, I want something done about every single one of their complaints."
Albus cleared his throat, "I assure you this is just children acting out. If you give in to problems like these, they will expect changes to be made continuously. There is no problems here."
"Albus, did you not hear them, clearly there is a problem," Sprout protested but then again she always seemed to. It felt like she was always bringing up problems to the staff but they were ignored.
"They are children acting out and by tomorrow they will have forgotten about everything."
Only Albus seemed sure about that, he just dismissed the meeting sending them on their way.
It was breakfast time, most of the students were sitting at their tables. There was an unusual mixture of houses sitting together. It seemed that the party was a good way to break the separation of houses. Most definitely not how the professors would choose to do it but it would have been nice to see in any other situation.
The students were all sitting, chatting calmly though every once and awhile, there would be a glance to see how the staff was reacting.
Harry gave Percy a slight nudge glancing back up towards the head table. "They are way too calm. I expected them to be really pissed off but they are uncomfortably calm."
"Potters got a point," Daphne Greengrass said from where she was sitting beside him. "I mean, they are really calm. Snape's turning a tad purple in the face but otherwise they look like any other morning."
Penelope took a second to glance at the head table, meeting her head of houses eyes. "I think I know why," She admitted. The group that could hear, turned to her for an explanation. "I don't think they believe us."
"I think you're probably right," Percy agreed since the staff should have been angrier. They were too calm for him to feel comfortable. "They either are hiding their anger really well or they just don't take us very seriously."
Oliver scowled, "We will just have to prove we are serious then."
"And if they are just hiding their anger well until something is done," Hermione questioned wondering what they thought. She was worried but then again, she was the one who thought getting expelled was worse than dying.
The group looked slightly uneasy by the thought, it was the twins like usual who broke the tension. "What the hell can they do to us, hex us? Expel us? Take points? Detention?" Fred asked.
"They can't expel the entire school. We don't care about points. We won't go to detentions," George stated.
Ginny was the first to realize what George had left out. "And what about hexing us?"
"Never know with a defense professor," George teased. "Those gits are capable of anything."
"Or in Lockhart's case, capable of nothing."
"Well Gred, how dare you. You left out the poor quality of poor deceased professor Q-q-q-q-quirrel."
"My sincerest apologize Forge, we also seem to have forgotten to mention the absolute useless professor before him."
"Very true, they were all so absolutely useless they blended together."
This caused the group to give in and laugh. "You both are absolute clowns," Hermione said though she too joined in the laughter.
"Yes but for once, I am finding it amusing," Percy admitted sheepishly.
The twins grinned deviously. "We knew we would corrupt you eventually, you have joined us on the marauder side dear head boy."
"Heaven forbid," Percy returned but he couldn't help but smile slightly. This was probably the best relationship he had had with his brothers for as long as he could remember. It was a good feeling not to be always fighting amongst themselves.
Dumbledore interrupted their merriment by standing up and cleared his throat. Everyone glanced up to see what he was going to say. "You've all had your fun yesterday, it's time for you to return to your classes," Dumbledore stated. "We are willing to ignore yesterday's events but you have already missed enough classwork and it is time for you to be on your way."
The students were left gaping, did he actually believe that they would be pushed aside so easily? Had they not made a point at all?
It was a Hufflepuff who first brought up that very thing. "Didn't you listen to anything we said," Ceddrick Diggory demanded from his table. "Until changes are made, we are not going back to class."
"Enough is enough, it is time for you to go to classes," Dumbledore stated.
Flitwick, Sprout and most of the other professors who were not mentioned shook their heads. They knew it was not going to be that simple.
"Exactly, enough is enough," Harry stated.
"Enough kids crying because they're afraid to go to class," Oliver Woods shouted out.
"Enough of kids being bullied by staff members," Dean Thomas offered.
"Enough problems being pushed aside and ignored," Colin Creevy stated.
"Enough going to classes and being taught nothing," Percy Weasley stated.
"Enough is enough," Harry finished.
Only it wasn't finished, the twins started pounding on the table chanting. "Enough is enough. Enough is enough. Enough is enough." It took only after the first chant for the students to start joining in and each of them began angrily pounding on the tables chanting.
Percy looked to Harry who mostly unintentionally began all of this. "Well, I think they will take us seriously now."
Harry nodded gulping slightly. "Now let's see where that takes us."
"Flitwick's amused, I think he took us seriously," Penelope offered. "So did a few others. Knowing him, he's probably on our side."
"We ae going to need it," Percy said looking at the twins who looked back to him smirking as they continued to chant. Some of the students stood up cheering as everyone else chanted. The staff was left gaping and eventually fled the wall of noise.