The characters of the Harry Potter universe belong to Ms. Rowlings, and I'm borrowing them for my own imagination.

Chapter Ten

October 31, 2002 (Year 4)

"To old toad face, may she rot in Azkaban for many years to come." George held up his glass of Fire Whiskey clinking it with Lee's as they sat in a corner booth at the Leaky Caldron.

"Can't believe it has taken this long to catch her and bring her to trial." Lee commented as he glanced at the Daily Prophet between them.

"Percy said that they had been working to gather enough evidence to make the charges stick and the conviction practically guaranteed. Hermione has been volunteering to do research at night for the Department of Magical Law just to get toad face." George said.

"Your going to have a lawyer in your family?" Lee asked.

"Wouldn't be surprising, but she still on her crusade for spew." George said. "Anyway, I tried to get access to the trial, but Kinglsey had me barred at Hermione's insistence. Apparently she was afraid I would do something that might cause Umbridge to gain the sympathy from Wizengamot."

"I wonder why she would think that?" Lee asked sarcastically.

"Wouldn't have a clue." George said pulling an look of innocense.

"No, of course you wouldn't." Lee laughed. "I can't believe how easy she made pranking her for us. She alienated the other professors, and telling they could only perform tasks that dealt with their own subjects."

"Most of our pranks could have been stopped so easily by McGonagall, Flitwick or even Snape." George agreed.

"Did you ever tell Katie about the cat?" Lee asked with a grin.

"No, and don't you ever tell her. Remember, you know everything about me, so if we stop being friends I'll have to kill you because so help me… you are taking it to the grave." George warned.

"I can't help it if your wife has a fondness for felines." Lee responded.

"I mean it." George warned. "I don't need anything adding to her mood swings. I even agreed to consider Kitty for a name."

"You know my lips are sealed." Lee said with a laugh as George finished his drink.

"I better head home. I should help Freddie get ready for Mum's costume party." George said standing and tossing some coins on the table.

Lee nodded adding is own coins to the pile followed his friend out the door.

TBC