Harry Potter and the Dragon Storm

Episode XVI

From Rage to Annoyance

Tonks handed Harry the letter apprehensively, and he opened it in confusion. It seemed to him the others had stopped breathing as if to not miss anything.

However, when Harry read the letter the windows of the train started rattling and the rage and hate in his eyes was evident, everyone in that compartment looked scared. Then every window on the inside of the train on every compartment door shattered, like a Mexican wave. The only ones that never broke were the outside windows which were obviously unbreakable. There were screams of shock and panic running down the train.

Tonks saw it. Harry's eyes flashed red like the colour of blood with the whites of his eyes pitch black. His eyes looked like a Dragons burning with red fire, slanted, scary, and yet arousing at the same time. Then almost as quick as it happened, his eyes were once again that beautiful emerald green. She felt her self shiver involuntary.

Tonks is still very embarrassed about Harry grabbing her breast, though secretly she was quite happy about it. How many women can say Harry Potter's groped them. She tried not to laugh at the thought. Plus he's really cute and looks really fit and strong. Plus the magical power to shatter all of the internal windows of the train, through only his accidental magic. Now that's impressive. She wondered briefly what he would be like in bed, but then remembered that he's only fifteen and that she probably shouldn't be thinking like that about him.

"I'm sorry," she finally decided to speak, hoping to calm him down a little. "Fudge has gone too far. Dumbledore and some other members of the Order will be meeting us at Salem School to discuss it with you."

"He's going to regret the day he ever interfered with my life!" Harry said anger leaking from every inch of him. He said every word with such hate and disgust it made her excited. Damn she had never realised what a masochist she could be. She could tell right now he wouldn't think twice about slaughtering Fudge and anyone who stood in his way.

Tonks saw that he wouldn't look at anyone in the compartment while he said it or while his eyes were burning with that red animal furry, that looked as though it was bursting to be released. Though no one seemed bothered by the destruction he just caused standing there. Though, the other students seemed to be the ones bothered as they ran around through the corridors, and she spotted some older kids trying to repair as much of the broken glass as they could, looking baffled by its destruction.

"What's - What's wrong Harry?" Ginny asked carefully, and Harry turned to look at her. The rage Tonks saw in his eyes was gone. Instead he showed her a look of kindness, love and compassion as he handed Ginny the letter. She looked startled before she looked equally pissed off at reading the letter from Fudge.

"They can't do this it's against the law?" Ginny asked Tonks.

Tonks nodded her agreement.

"But Fudge changed the law, so he can," she sighed tiredly.

"You can't just change the law to suit yourselves. What's the point of a law if it can be removed or altered if it stands in your way?" Harry asked in outrage.

"I know," Tonks said sadly. "But the pricks doing it anyway."

0oo00oo0

"Miss Granger, what do you have to say for yourself?" Professor McGonagall asked fiercely to one Hermione Granger in the headmaster's office. The headmaster Albus Dumbledore was also present, along with Severus Snape and Ron Weasley, though Ron isn't in trouble he demanded that he come anyway.

"Tell Snape he's a waste of oxygen," Hermione replied just as angrily. McGonagall's eyes widened in shock, looking taken a back by Hermione's open abuse. Well she supposed everybody has their breaking point where they'll just say enough is enough and fight back. "He's nothing but an evil Death Eater."

"Hermione as you know Severus works for the Order," Dumbledore told her sternly, but seemed a little amused to McGonagall. This is probably the first time a student has actually fought back against Snape. She found it oddly satisfying. She herself does actually believe Snape's on Orders side. The guy could at least lighten up a little. It isn't like Voldemort only keeps Snape around for his spitefulness.

"I don't give a crap. He's still an asshole!" she said to the headmaster. Minerva had to hold in a snort of amusement at that… a snort that would have agreed wholeheartedly with the sentiment. "And who are you to be the judge of a person's character. You left Harry with assholes that used him like a servant, so don't give me that crap."

McGonagall looked shaken by Hermione's words and didn't even attempt to tell her off. Heck, Minerva realised she was enjoying the show. This must be how Dumbledore feels in similar situations. Now all she needs is that blasted twinkle-eye charm he uses.

"See!" spat Snape in triumph. "The uppity little Mud-bloods nothing but trouble!" Both Minerva and Albus pulled in their breaths, looking shocked and outraged by Snape calling her that. He had never had the gull before. But Hermione laughed at him. Then pulled a folded news paper from her pocket and threw it at him.

"I know you're a Half-blood Snape," Hermione said in satisfaction. "Or should I say mud-blood. According to the new blood laws you have as little rights as me, so fuck you mud-blood." She laughed at his scared expression. "Professor Dumbledore," she said ignoring the silenced Severus Snape who was staring at the newspaper in shock. "I love this school very much so, but I can no longer stay. Harry has said that Minister Morgan is allowing any mud-bloods and Blood-traitors to attend Salem if they want. I intend to go there, and I'm sure that Ron, Fred and George will also want to leave here. This country is a mess. We want out before we get hurt by that self-centred prick!"

Then she walked towards the shocked Ron, took his arm and led him from the office and said one last thing before leaving without even turning around. "Myself and the others that wish to leave Hogwarts will be waiting in the great hall for you to escort us to Salem, unless you want us to go by ourselves." Then they were gone.

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"Professor... Dumbledore?" Snape asked nervously.

"Get out!" was all Albus said. His voice so cold it could probably freeze the north and south polls. Snape was gone instantly leaving the copy of the Daily Prophet behind laying on Albus' desk

The headline read: 'Muggle-born & Half-blood's reclassification: Mud-Blood's - by Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge.'

Professor McGonagall was looking at the article with pure despair etched on her normally composed fetchers. Albus was now worried. Very worried in fact. But not about Voldemort and his pending threat. Not even for Harry and his definite retaliation against the minister. Albus has sensed Harry's growing power. He is not even worried about the large number of students that will surely leave Hogwarts. But Albus is worried that the Half-blood's, Muggle-born or non-mage born as Harry said they should be addressed if you needed to categorise them. Plus their sympathizers may also feel the need for retaliation, and Albus felt sorry for the Ministry because there would be no way they could hope to win.

In addition to the threat of rebellion they also have the threat of a Magical World War. Damn, Fudge is seriously messing up the world. If there is to be a Magical World War, it is highly likely to reveal the Magical communities to the rest of the world, and possibly drag them into the fray bringing about World War Three. He sighed. What the hell can one old man do? Damn Fudge and his greed.

"Pure-blood Supremacy will meet its end." McGonagall whispered in awe. Albus could only nod in agreement looking sick. If it were only pure-blood supremacy they were fighting he would face it head on with a grin, after all change is what brings about a greater tomorrow. However, that is the least of their worries right now.

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"I can't believe Fudge would stoop so low," Harry said, looking at Tonks who for some reason kept staring at him funny, but every time he noticed she looked away and pinked slightly in the cheeks. "I can't wait to get off the train so I can apparate there and teach him some manners."

"Yeah. Dumbledore said you would be eager," Tonks said smiling at him; her hair turned a pail pink. Harry frowned; then asked the question everyone else in the compartment seemed to want to ask but was to shy too.

"How do you do that?"

"Do what?" she replied frowning in confusion.

"Change your hair colour like that?" he asked pointing to her hair.

"Sorry. I didn't realize I was doing it," she replied with a shy smile. He frowned at her so she continued. "I'm a Medamagi." Not even Ginny or any of the others seemed to know what that was so Tonks explained. "It means I can change my appearance at will. Only sometimes when I'm feeling emotional and stuff it changes without me meaning it too. For example when I'm scared or freaked out my hair goes black, and when I'm angry or very embarrassed dark red."

"What about pink?" Ginny asks sneakily, and Tonks' hair goes slightly redder in the light pink before she stutters her answer.

"W… when I'm y-you know slightly over-over excited… like if someone a-a guy. Well anyway the lighter the pink the more. Hey why did you ask?" she gulped and stroked some of her whitish pink hair into her view. She looked terrified towards Harry. "Why did I tell you that?" Ginny burst out laughing as Tonks's hair went the colour of beetroot and her cheeks were scarlet. Harry looked at Tessa who looked back then they to burst out laughing too even though he was still very worried, he knew Fudge wouldn't do anything or allow anyone else too because he needed the bait.

"You were thinking naughty things about my Harry weren't you?" Ginny asked snickering. And Harry kind of liked the fact that Ginny called him her's. It sent a pleasant shiver down his spine, and he also felt pleased that Tonks never even denied it.

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Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall entered the great hall and almost passed out to see at least one third of the school with their trunks waiting to be taken to Salem Academy for magical learning.

"These are all the students that want to leave Hogwarts!" Hermione said approaching Albus. "These are the students who don't want to live unfair lives here in the UK. Fudge has pushed his luck too far!"

"I see," was all Albus could think to say. He looked to see Minerva was just as startled by this. But Fudge has pushed, and now they're pushing back.

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The flying train, Harry thought was most excellent, except for the fact he was considering jumping overboard so to speak. Then apparating straight to the pompous buffoon known as Cornelius Fudge: Looser extraordinary.

'Where I can rip his tiny knob right off him' Harry snarls to himself making the others in the compartment of the train with him flinch. He had been doing that a lot since he got the letter from Tonks who for some reason known only to herself, and her obviously dirty mind couldn't get her hair to change from pasty pink to any other colour.

Harry thought he couldn't have been helping much with the occasional blown kiss he sends her or a wink. Ginny, Harry and the other older students to Salem academy all fond it highly amusing, and poor Tonks was too afraid of the train landing to even risk standing, let alone changing compartments.

"So Tonks," Harry began smiling brightly at her. "What is it you do for the Order anyway? Are you a spy?"

"I can't tell you that I'm a spy," Tonks said shaking her head. Harry and the others in the compartment laughed.

"You just did," Harry told her amusedly with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh," she said in reply. Then shrugged. "Well I suppose it doesn't really matter anymore." Harry frowned at her puzzled.

"Why's that?" he asked. She looked at him seriously, pulled out a copy of a newspaper, and handed it to him. It was a copy of today's Daily Prophet, and Harry was shocked to say the least. Fudge was really making things bad for himself now. Fudge had taken all non-magic born and Half-blood's rights and declared them all Mud-bloods.

Harry burst out laughing with tears of joy. He couldn't help him self. "What an idiot. The Ministries starting a war with the Mud-bloods. He's almost declaring war. He'll end up starting World War Three," he chuckled in amusement. "They're practically doing Voldemort's…" All of them gasped but he continued chuckling. "Bidding," he finished.

"Yeah I know. It's sad really when you think about it," Tonks said with a sigh. "I can't even go back now. I have no job." Harry looked at her curiously

"But you just delivered this letter?" he asked.

Tonks nodded her agreement. "Yeah but as of twenty minuets ago Mud-bloods are no longer able to be Aurors." She sighed unhappily and her hair actually darkened to a more red colour.

"Well hopefully he wont be Minister for much longer," Ginny piped in and the others in the compartment nodded there agreement. She then pulled Harry back down into his seat when he got up to leave the compartment again she added. "Wait until you've spoken with Dumbledore and the Order. You could end up killing yourself. What if you can't apparate in the sky." He sighed and sat back down. "How long till we land," she asked Tessa.

"N-Not l-Long. I think," she answered with a stutter to her words, her cheeks reddening.

Then as if right on cue the train shot down as if falling. Tonks' hair went pitch black as they descended. Harry however, actually likes the feeling. He's always loved diving on his broom. Soon they heard the train hit its tracks still shooting down like a roller coaster for a few moments before it levelled out and everyone in the compartment sighed their relief that Tonks was sitting this time. The train slowed its speed and just kept moving obviously nearing the train station.

"Well… luckily I was sitting this time," Tonks said embarrassedly. "Someone could have warned me," she added shaking her head. Harry chuckled when he noticed a red sign on the outside window and pointed it out to her.

Please remain seated at all times unless in need of the bathroom:

And only while train is in flight:

Tonks went brick red as did her hair as the train started to decreased its speed. It was fairly dark outside now, and Harry was starting to feel hungry. His stomach was growling with displeasure at Harry having not feed it when the food trolley came by. But at the time he had been to busy worrying about his friend to want to eat. He thought that he should at least get something to eat before he see's Dumbledore.

A voice sounded through the train after a ding-dong to signal the announcement.

'We will be arriving at Salem school station in approximately three minuets! Please leave your trunks in your compartments, they will be brought up to the school for you. Good evening and enjoy the school year!' then a ding dong Sound to signal the end of the announcement.

"Good I'm starving," Harry said with a small twinge of guilt.

Most of the students had all ready made for the doors that will lead to the platform, as the train slowed to a stop. The noise from all the excited students was so loud when Harry and the others joined them to disembark the train that he could barely hear himself think.

The train had finally stopped and the doors all opened instantly as if by magic, but then Harry thought it probably was magic.

Harry and his friends followed the crowed of students flowing from the train. Tessa and Ginny either side of him he was holding both of there hands. He didn't really want to let Tessa out of his sight, just encase the pug was about or some one equally mean and selfish.

They walked along and out of the platform where at first glance the students appeared to be gliding along the floor. But then he saw why. There was a golden brick path and it was moving, so Harry and his friends stepped on, and off they went. Harry thought this was a very interesting way of getting up to the school without walking.

'Though I wish we had a seat,' Harry thought to himself. Then out of nowhere just slightly behind him a golden stone like bench materialised. Tessa looked just as shocked as Ginny and Harry. Harry looked behind him and saw that all of the students looked flabbergasted. Harry just shrugged and sat down with Ginny and Tessa.

"How come no one else has a seat?" Ginny asked Tessa.

"No ones ever had a seat before. I didn't know you could have one," Tessa replied shrugging. "How did you do it?" she added to Harry. He thought for a moment then remembered what he was thinking before the seat materialised.

"I just wished for it!" he stated cheerfully. Then all of a sudden everyone in hearing range of Harry gasped in surprise as golden seats materialised for all of them. Harry, Ginny and Tessa laughed. "I've only been hear five minuets and already I've discovered one of your schools secretes," Harry said to Tessa cheekily. "Give me a day and I'll stumble across the rest."

They soon realised that they were nearing the front of the line and laughed because a few seats in front of them deposited people on the floor when they disappeared. Harry felt a weird sensation running through his body and took that as the signal to disembark their seat. He stood up and pulled up with him Ginny and Tessa and as soon as they were up their bench disappeared.

"That was close," said a voice behind them. Tonks who was sitting with Frankie. "If Harry never got up we would have hit the floor too," she giggled with Frankie, and Harry now saw the school. Tessa and Ginny and Harry stepped off the moving sidewalk. The school reminded Harry of a ski lodge only a lot bigger than any he had seen on television before. It was made with red wood and stone and had a red slate slanted roof and two huge red wood doors leading them inside. Harry thought for a moment that this school was quite a bit nicer than Hogwarts and a lot cleaner.

They entered the entrance hall and Harry was pleasantly surprised.

There were yellow wood floors and a second raised level at the end with wood steps. There were comfortable leather chairs and sofas all around the entrance hall, with coffee tables and foot stools.

They followed the crowed up the raised platform through some more huge doors into a large chamber with five large long tables similar to the ones at Hogwarts. He sat down at one of the tables with Ginny and Tessa when Tessa asked Harry a question which surprised him slightly.

"Why are there two new tables?" Harry of course didn't have a clue so he just shrugged. He guessed at the previously small number of tables, because there are other schools in the states, so they don't need many. They waited for everyone to sit down and all five tables were quarter of the way full when everyone had finally sat down.

A man at the front of the dining hall at a sixth table that faced all the others stood up and walked around the teachers table to address the students. He has short black greying hair and dark blue Wizards robes and green eyes and a kind smile.

"Can I have your attention please!" the man asked in a crisp clear voice and the students immediately stopped talking to listen to who was obviously there headmaster, or principle as they are most often called in the US.

"I suppose you are all wondering why it is that there are now five tables instead of just three," he asked smiling at all his nodding students. "Well that is because," he continued. "We have a large number of transfer students that will be joining us this year."

Harry suddenly had a big toothy grin on his face, as did Ginny. They knew where this might be going. "We are pleased to welcome an extra one hundred and seventy one students." Everyone in the hall except the teachers gasped in surprise at the large number. "Here from Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry!"

As if that was there cue, a large number of students came flooding in through the open hall doors all in uniform, unlike all the Salem students, Salem School not requiring uniforms.

Harry saw Dean and Seamus, Parvati and Levanda and many other school friends. He saw Cho Chang looking just as pretty as ever. She sat at his table opposite him and just smiled cheekily.

Then he stood up when he saw Hermione come bouncing along with Ron whom looked to be fighting with him self about something, and Fred and George. Hermione engulfed Harry in a big hug, which Harry returned happily lifting her up and to her delight span with her before they sat down. Harry being in between Ginny and Tessa, Hermione sat next to Tessa with Ron on her other side. The twins sat opposite next to Cho.

"Hello Harry!" the twins said in unison. "Dearest sister of ours!" they continued smirking.

"So what brings you lot to Salem?" Harry asked cheekily.

"We're blood traitors," Fred answered impishly.

"We have to learn somewhere," George replied amusedly.

"Where that asshole isn't," Fred said smiling cheekily.

"Mums here too," said George to Harry and Ginny with an evil grin.

"To kill you both," they laughed.

"What for?" Harry asked innocently. The twins laughed as though Harry was joking, before Fred continued.

"Well firstly taking Ginny out of the country, using that shield you made after it was made illegal. Killing Death Eaters, pissing off Fudge and getting yourself and Ginny outlawed from the UK," Harry and Ginny as well as their other new friends from the US laughed as Harry said in what he hoped sounded offhandedly...

"Well that's nothing to moan about," the twins laughed smirking at Harry's cheek. "Anyway, my shield isn't illegal here, so there!" he stuck his tongue out childishly. Some of the others snickered.

"Fred, George stop being little gits!" Hermione intercepted in annoyance causing Ron to flinch. Harry wondered what she did to him to make him that jumpy. He wasn't even the one being scolded.

"That's right you tell them Herm… us mud-bloods have to stick together," Harry said cheekily. She went bright red but seemed quite pleased.

"Hang on, where's Tonks got to?" Harry suddenly asked looking around for her.

Ginny also looked around then shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe she went to find Dumbledore," she answered sweetly.

They were halfway through lunch and Harry and Ginny had introduced their new friends, and Ginny had recounted Harry's interesting encounter at the Nevada train station, which the Weasley twins especially liked.

Speak of the devil and it shall appear. A horrible screeching voice Harry recognised as the pugs. "There he is sir. That's the horrible boy who made me miss the train!" Harry looked round to see the horrible little pimple faced pug with the slightly amused looking principle: Loken Goldstean heading in their direction, stopping just before Harry.

"Mr…?" he asked Harry pleasantly so Harry answered cheerfully.

"Potter, Sir."

The principle beamed at Harry and continued. "Why did you transfigure Margret and her father on the platform?" he asked causally, and the pug jumped in before Harry could answer.

"Because he's a horrid little bully."

Harry and all his friends laughed at her blatant bull. "Shut up little pug," Harry said. "This thing," Harry continued pointing at the pug with a look of disgust. "Was beating on Tessa here so I intervened," he smirked at the pug then said directly to her. "You'll find that you wont be able to intimidate us, so I suggest you don't bother us little pug because we'll do a lot worse than just turning you into a pig or rat." Everyone in hearing range laughed or snickered. She looked horrified to find half of Harry's table, mostly ex-Hogwarts students smiling darkly at her even the headmaster had a some what sinister look on his face, that seemed to suggest that it was long over due that students would stand up to her.

"Well I knew there had to be a perfectly reasonable explanation," Goldstean said amusedly ushering the pug away and they heard her say before she was out of hearing range.

"I'll have you fired for this Goldstean."

Harry called out darkly. "Well your dads going to loose his job because when I tell Shanna that he attempted to attack a fifteen year old student, he went beyond his influence!" Everyone laughed and Harry returned his attention to his food, amusedly enjoying his meal and the company of his friends.

To Be Continued…

A/N: I hope you've been enjoying my story. Please review, ;)