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Chapter 9: Hogs Head

The next morning Harry awoke to something linking his face he groaned and opened his eyes to see Chaser standing on his chest. When he noticed Harry's eyes open he gave a little bark.

"Chaser, go away." Harry snapped. He looked at his bedside table to see it was time to get up and groaned. It hadn't felt like he had been in bed that long.

Harry blow and got up and dressed, putting, muggle clothes on again; a pair of black baggy pants, and a dark gray shirt. He brushed his teeth grabbed his bag and headed down to the common room. On entering he was nearly tackled in a hug by his girlfriend.

"I knew you would say yes." She said, pulling away, then gave him a kiss. "Give it time and I'll have you wrapped around my finger." Ginny gave him a smile before another kiss and pulled away.

Their good mood however faded the moment they sat down to breakfast and Luna passed them the Daily Prophet. On the cover they read the words:

MINISTRY SEEKS EDUCATIONAL REFORM

DOLOERS UMBIRDGE APPOINTED FIRST-EVER "HIGHT INQUISITOR"

"High Inquisitor?" Harry asked. "What the bloody hell is that?"

Ginny shrugged and then read aloud:

"In a surprised move the Ministry of Magic passed new legislation giving itself an unprecedented level of control at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The Ministry has been growing uneasy about the goings -on at Hogwarts, and the attitude and disrespect of some of the students have toward their Elders," said Junior Assistant to the Minster Percy Weasley. "He is now responding to concerns voiced by anxious parents, who feel the school may be moving in a direction they do not approve."

"This is not the first time in recent weeks Fudge has used new laws to effect improvements at the Wizarding school. As recently as August 30th Educational Decree Twenty-Two was passed, to ensure that, in the event of the current headmaster being unable to provide a candidate for a teaching post, the Ministry should select an appropriate person.

"That's how Dolores Umbridge came to be appointed to the teaching staff at Hogwarts." said Weasley,"Dumbledore couldn't find anyone, so the Ministry put in Umbridge and of course, she's been an immediate sucess-"

"She's been a WHAT?" Harry asked, loudly. "Success my bum, she's done nothing but make people read out of that text-book and give out detentions."

Ginny tossed the paper down. "There's more, but I'm not even going to bother reading that rubbish."

"Well, it also says she's giving the Minster feedback on what's really going on here." Luna said, reaching over and picking up the paper. "She's also has the power to inspect the other teachers and it sounds as if they don't meet Ministry standers, they're gone."

"That's bull." Harry said. He pushed his food away, no longer hungry.

"She also gets to pass rules they're calling Educational Decree." Padma who heard what they were talking about leaned in and said. "I can't believe it. It's Outrageous. No parents have had problems with the other teachers before. Or Dumbeldore. It's just because of all the stuff the Prophet has been saying. My Mum and dad actually believe Dumbeldore and you Harry are telling the truth."

"Thanks, Padma." Harry said. She gave a nod.

"I've known you for five years Harry and Ginny has always been my friend. I know you would never lie about something like You-Know-Who being back and only an idiot would believe Fudge." She stood and grabbed her bag. "See you all in Binns." Then left the Great Hall with her friends.

"Good to see not only you all believe me." Harry said.

"Yeah, well, like I said the other day. Padma had always been nice." Ginny stood and grabbed her bag. "Come on, Babe we have to get to Binns."

"Hope Umbridge isn't inspecting any of our classes. She's the last thing I want to see when I don't have Defense." Harry said, taken Ginny's hand.

Harry and Ginny had charms first thing, and when they entered class they were more than happy that Umbridge was not there. But that happiness faded the moment they entered Transfiguration to see Professor Umbridge sitting in a chair in the corner with a clipboard in her hand. They took seats in the far back next to Padma Patel and her friend Lisa Turpin, hoping not to be noticed by the toad.

"I like to know how she's suppose to do her job." Padma leaned in and whispered to Ginny and Harry. "When she's busy 'inspecting' other teachers. Doesn't she have a class to teach."

Ginny's reply was cut off my Professor McGonagall marching into the room without giving the slightest indication that she knew Professor Umbridge was there.

"That will do." And the class fell silent immediately. "Mr. Boot, kindly come here and hand back the homework-Miss. Li, please take this box of mice -don't be silly, girl they won't hurt you -and hand one to each student-"

"Hem, hem," said Professor Umbridge, employing a silly little cough. Professor McGonagall ignored her. Terry handed Harry back his eassy; and Harry took it without looking at him and smiled as he saw an E looking back at him. So did Ginny, and Padma, but Lisa only got an A. She just shrugged like she didn't care.

"Right then, everyone, listen closely-Micheal Corner, if you do that to the mouse again I shall put you in detention-most of you have now successfully vanished your snails and even those who were left with certain amount of shall have the gist of the spell. Today we shall be-"

"Hem, hem," said Professor Umbridge.

"Yes?" said Professor McGonagall, turning round, her eyebrows so close together they seemed to form one long, severe lines.

"I was just wondering, Professor, whether you received my note telling you of the date and time of your inspec-"

"Obviously I received it, or I would have asked you what you are doing in my classroom." said Professor McGonagall, turning her back firmly on Umbridge. Many students, Harry and Ginny included snickered into their hands. "As I was saying, today we shall be practicing the altogether more difficult vanishmant of mice. Now, the Vanishing Spell-"

"I wonder," said McGonagall in a cold fury, turning on Professor Umbridge as she gave another fake cough , "how you expect me to gain an idea of my usual teaching methods if you continue to interrupt me? You see, I do not generally permit people to talk when I am talking."

Harry started laughing out loud, as Umbridge looked as though she had been slapped in the face. She did not speak, but straightened the parchment on her clipboard and began scribbling furiously. Looking supremely unconcerned. Professor McGonagall addressed the class one more time.

"As I was saying, the Vanishing Spell becomes more difficult with the complexity of the animal to be vanished. The snail, as an invertebrate, does not present much of a challenge; the mouse, as a mammal. offers a much greater one. This is not, therefore, magic you can accomplish with your mind on your dinner. So-you know the incantation, let me see what you can do-"

Harry got to work trying to vanish his mouse, but Ginny who loved animals and always refused to do any transfiguration that involved them, she chose to play with her mouse instead. She had been one that vanish her snail completely, it was just a bug to her, but she rushed to hurt the little mouse and just sat there rolling her wand back and forth, getting the little mouse to chase it.

"I did it!" Harry cried, happily, thinking about how his dad would be happy to know Harry could vanish a mouse on his first try. Ginny glared at him for doing so. Padma managed to vanish everything, but it's tail, and poor Lisa's mouse now had no legs. Ginny quickly picked up her wand and did some kind of spell that made the mouse's legs appear back and then added Padma's mouse back to her body.

"I've never been good with this class." Lisa commented, as she watched her mouse run off after getting it' legs back. She did nothing to stop it.

"That was very impressive magic, Miss. Weasley." Professor McGonagall appeared behind her. "But I can not grade you if you don't do your assignment."

"Sorry, Professor, but I just can't...not to an innocent creature." Ginny said. She crossed her arms.

"Very well then." Professor McGonagall patted Ginny on the shoulder. "I must warn you, you will most likely have to do something like this in your O.W.L. "

"I don't care." Ginny said, stubbornly. "I'm not hurting an innocent animal just to pass my O.W.L.s."

"Professor, I had..." Padma began.

"Do not worry Miss Patel I saw your work and will grade you all what you did, not how your mouse looks now." McGonagall assured her as she moved on. "Miss. Turpin, could you please go find where your mouse ran off too. Thank you."

After transfigurations, Harry and Ginny had to tug down the front lawn to Care of Magical Creature. It had turned cold all of a sudden, and the sky was cloudy. Professor Grimes, stood under the same large tree leaning against the table he sat at. On each table sat large pieces of parchment with muggle pencils and crayons. On each table also sat a poster of a unicorn with its body parts marked.

"Alright class, have a seat." Professor Grimes said. "Now, since we were suppose to do Unicorns today, and unicorns don't really like me or any other man for that mater. I thought it might be fun to make a chart. I want you to draw a unicorn the best you can. You don't have to worry if you are not good at drawing, but you do have to label it part like the chart lying on each table. I expect them turned in by the end of class. An hour should be enough time to draw a Unicorn. I do not mind if you talk quietly among your table, as long as you do your work as you chat. You may begin."

Harry picked up the pencil and pulled the parchment to him, and since he and Ginny were the only ones at their table, they sat the unicorn chart next to them and got to work. Harry was a fairly good drawer. But the one who had the talent for drawing between the four Gryffinclaws, was Teddy, that boy could draw anything.

"What happen to your hand, Harry?" Professor Grimes asked, making Harry jump. He hadn't heard him walk up to him. Harry was confused a moment, until he realized Professor Grimes was meaning his hand that had scars from Umbridge's quill. Though it no longer hurt him and not bleeding anymore. Harry still wore a bandage over it to hide the scars from Cody.

"Um... I cut it with my potions knife the other day." Harry answered.

"Didn't you go to the school nurse and had it healed?" Professor Grimes asked. "May I?" he took Harry's hand in his very cold one and began to unwrap the bandages. Harry could do nothing as his Professor revealed his scar that read: I Must Not Tell Lies.

Harry watched as Professor Grimes stared at the words, his dark eyes turning light blue and he bared to Harry's shock a pair of large fangs as he hissed in anger. But when he spoke it was in a calm tone.

"Well, I never knew a cut to spell out words before." Professor Grimes said, he finally let go of Harry's hand and he went back to drawing his unicorn. "Mr. Potter, I would like for you to stay a minute after class please."

"Yes, sir." Harry mumbled, not looking forward to it. When Professor Grimes walked away, Ginny reached over squeezed his hand, he gave her a small smile.

"Alright class." Professor Grimes said, an hour later. "You should be down drawing your unicorns, and if you haven't, bring what you have up here anyway. Then you may leave."

"I'll wait for you in front of the greenhouse." Ginny told Harry as she got up to go and handed in her chart, before leaving. Harry just stayed where he was. Professor Grimes took his time to stack up the Unicorn charts neatly, before walking to stand in front of Harry's table. His eyes for a moment went to the raven Harry wore around his neck. Every since Sophie showed up last night he had decided to make sure he always had it around his neck.

"Mr. Potter, Harry." Professor Grimes said. "Who made you write with the quill." Harry looked up at him surprised.

"You know..."

"Yes, I know about those quill that make us write in our own blood." Professor Grimes said. "If my memory serves me right, it's called a blood-quill. They are illegal and barbaric and even my kind would never force someone to write with it."

"Oh," Was all Harry could say.

"And I take it you have written with it often, considering it had left those scars." Professor Grimes said. Harry nodded. "Now please tell me who-"

Professor Grimes was cut off by loud laughing as his next class came walking down the lawn.

"Oh, yes, my seventh year Gryffindors and Slytherins are on their way to class." Professor Grimes. At seven-year Gryffindors Harry's head jerked around and sure enough the loud laughing had come from Cody, Fred, George and their other friend Lee Jardon.

"We'll finish this talk another time. You should get on to your next class." Professor Grimes said. As he picked up Harry's chart. Harry nodded, stood and grabbed his bag.

"Hey, Little Bro." Cody greeted him with a ruffle of his hair as he passed. "Being held back by the teacher. Good to see you're still know how to get in trouble."

I rolled his eyes, smacked Cody's hand away and went on walking, he could hear Cody telling Professor Grimes Hermione would be down in a minute she had stayed behind to ask Professor McGonagall a NEWT question.

He met up with Ginny outside one of the Green house for Herbology.

"I was talking to Padma Petal and her friend Lisa Turpin, they both sounded interested in our little teaching group." Ginny said in a low voice. "You and the guys should ask some kid too. Only ones you're sure you can trust and make sure you're not overheard." Harry just nodded as they entered the Greenhouse.

After classes were over for the day and they had eaten dinner, Ginny and Harry returned to the Ravenclaw common room to get a surprise. The first Hogsmeade weekend would be that Saturday.

"Brilliant." Ginny cried, smiling, she lowered her voice and leaned in. "We can talk to people about our...um plan there." Harry nodded wishing he hadn't agreed to it. He had done it out of anger at Dumbledore, but it was too late to back out now, Ginny had already told a couple of people, besides Ginny would be upset over him going back on his word. And the last thing he wanted to do was disappoint Ginny. Harry would do anything just to make her smile.

The second week went by even slower than the first, and their school work got harder. It seemed like just about every class Harry had Umbridge show up to inspect, he had a funny feeling she was doing it on purpose. The Next DADA class they went to like the last, they dressed in muggle clothes and acted up. Rigel had gotten hold of some toads somehow and Teddy let them loose in class, landing all three a detention. It took three whole days to get every single toad out of Umbridge's classroom. And when they finally got the no toad banner down another one popped back up in its place. Along with little ones on every wall and ceiling. Most posters popped up through-out the castle. And a banner of a toad with the words no more toads hung from the ceiling in every classroom. Ginny also spent the week talking to kids about the defense lessons they were planning. Teddy did too, but Rigel and Harry didn't even bother. And they were pretty sure Teddy only did because he was slightly afraid of Ginny and her red-headed temper.

When Saturday came, the four friends was glad for the chance to get out of the castle and get some air. Ginny had told everyone that was interested in learning from Harry to meet them in the Hogs Head, so for the first time that is where Harry and his friends headed. Like all week it was a chilly and cloudy day, no sun to be seen and looked as if it might rain.

"Why the Hog's head?" Teddy demanded. He was dressed in jeans with wholes and safety pins all over the legs, and a T-shirt with a muggle rock band on it. His hair was not a mohawk today, but long and blue. And of course on his feet was his combat boots.

"Because no students ever go in there." Ginny said. "And hardly any teachers. Mostl the shop keepers and the people who live in the Village. In the Three Broomsticks there is too many students and teachers. It's more of a chance someone would overhear and tell Umbridge."

"Good thinking." Harry said. When they past Zonko's Joke shop, he saw his older brother and his friends in there buying stuff. Hermione was in a corner shaken her head at them.

The Hog's Head was not at all like the Three Broomsticks, it was small, dingy and very dirty room that smelled strongly of goats. The bay windows were so encrusted with grime that very little daylight could permeate the room, which was lit inside with candles sitting on rough wooden tables.

"Cheery place." Teddy comment.

"You just have to get use to it." Rigel said.

"You've been here before?" Harry asked, Rigel nodded.

"I sometimes meet people here." Rigel answered.

"Like who?" Teddy demanded.

"Like none of your business is who." Rigel answered. Teddy opened his mouth to argue.

"Guys, we don't need to argue." Ginny said. "Trouble, you didn't have to be so snappy, and Morph, stop being so nosey."

"Yes, Mother." Rigel and Teddy said at the same time, making Harry snicker and Ginny glare at them.

"Are you sure this is a good idea, Gin Gin?" Harry asked as they made their way to the bar.

"Yes, I am." Ginny said. "And it's too late to back out now, anyway."

The barman sidled toward them out from the back room. He was a grumpy looking old man with a great deal of long hair and beard. He was tall and thin, and Harry couldn't help but think he looked a little like Dumbledore.

"What?" He demanded.

"Three Butterbeers, please." Ginny said. he reached under the counter and pulled out three very dirty and very dusty bottles of Butterbeer, at which both Rigel and Ginny made a face at.

"Don't you have any clean?" Rigel demanded, The barman gave him a dirty look before demanding.

"Six Sickles."

Ginny dug into her pouch and headed over the money, he didn't even look at her, his eyes had found Harry and went straight to his forehead, before turning away from all three and tossing the Sickles in an old wooden till. The three friends made their over to a table and sat down.

"Wasn't he a friendly bloke?" Teddy asked.

"Morph." Rigel said.

"Yeah, Trouble, what is it?" Teddy asked.

"Shut up." Rigel demanded. "And stop being so bloody cheerful." Teddy gave Rigel a hurt look, so Harry decided to change the subject.

"So," Harry said, drawing out the word so. "Who did you say was supposed to be meeting us?"

"Just a couple of people." Ginny said, not meeting his eyes. Something Harry didn't like.

At that moment the door opened. A thick band of dusty sunlight split the room in two for a moment and then vanished, blocked by the incoming rush of a crowd of people.

First came Luna Lovegood, then Padma Petal and her friend Lisa Turpin, closely followed by her twin Parvati, who to Harry displeasure had her friend and one of Harry's ex-girlfriends with her, Lavender Brown, (Ginny didn't look happy to see her either) the Neville Longbottom with Ron Weasley, Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet and Angelina Johnson, Susan Bones, Ernie Macmillan, Justin Finch-Fletchley, and Harry's other ex-girlfriend Hannah Abbott.

"Just a couple of people?" Harry demanded, watching them all pile in. He felt his anger soar at the sight of Ginny's ex-boyfriend Seamus Finnigan. "And what the hell did you tell him for?"

"I didn't." Ginny said, "nor did I tell the two tramps you dated."

"Sorry avender is my fault." Teddy said. "She overheard me telling Ron, I don't know how Seamus knows though or why he would even show up. He doesn't believe you."

"Hannah is here because she's dating Finch-Fletchly and Ginny told him." Rigel said. "He must have told her and one of the Gryffindors either told Seamus or he overheard someone talking about it."

"Or he just saw a group of kids heading this way and had to feel like he was a part of the crowd." Teddy suggested, making both Ginny and Harry laugh, as the door opened again and the last five stepped in. Cody, Fred, George, Lee, and Hermione.

"What did you tell people?" Harry asked. Watching as everyone brought Butterbeers, then gather around the tables next to Harry's.

"I've told them about our idea of you teaching us defense." Ginny answered. "You don't have to do anything right now, I'll talk to everyone."

"Hey, Little Bro." Cody greeted him, and sat down across from Harry and his friends. His friends sat next to him. Harry just gave his brother a nod.

"Er," said Ginny as everyone took seats. "You know why we're here, we had this idea that it might be good if people who wanted to study Defense Against the Dark Arts -I mean really study it, you know, not the rubbish that Umbridge is 'teaching' us. Because nobody could call that Defense Against the Dark Arts."

"You tell it, Gin Gin." Cody cried, making Ginny blush a little and Harry glare at him for calling her his nickname for Ginny.

"Well," Ginny went on laying her hand Harry's to keep him calm. "I thought it would be good if we, well, took matters in our own hands."

Ginny paused, look sideways at Harry who gave her a smile, then she went on. "By that I mean learning how to defend ourselves properly, not just theory but the real spels-"

"You just want to pass your defense O.W.L." Seamus said. Ginny glared at him. Harry opened his mouth to say something, but Ginny shook her head and went on, both ignoring Seamus.

"This isn't about passing O.W.L.s or NEWTS or anything like that." Ginny said. "This is about learning to protect yourselves. Because even though the Ministry is denying it. Voldemort has returned. (Most People shuddered or twitched at the name) And with him came what Death Eaters lied o bought their way out of Azkaban. And believe it or not they are not going to stay hidden for long." She took a breath. "So, if you want to join us.."

"Where's the proof You-Know-Who's back?" Seamus demanded.

"Well, Dumbeldore believes it." Hermione spoke up.

"You mean Dumbledore believes him." Seamus said, pointing at Harry.

"Are you saying my little brother is lying?" Cody demanded. "Because if you are..." He went to stand and Hermione grabbed his hand and stopped him.

"I think we have a right to know what makes him think You-Know-Who is back." Seamus said, his voice rasing a little.

"No you don't." Rigel said. "He's back, Harry saw him come back and that's all you need to know."

"How do we know he isn't lying?" Seamus demanded

"Why the hell are you here anyway?" Teddy demanded. "If you don't believe my buddy, over there's the door, don't let it hit you on the ass on your way out." Seamus glared at him but said nothing. Harry sighed and ran his hand through his hair in angrily, leaving it sticking up everywhere.

He should have known people would just come here, just hoping to hear Harry's story firsthand, to see for themselves rather he's crazy or not.

"Look, I saw Voldemort come back." Harry said. "I fought with him, and his Death Eaters and was nearly killed, Cedric was killed. But if you're hoping to hear the story then you're out of luck, because I'm not telling what happen. Either you believe me or not. I don't really give a shit anymore." Harry stood to leave, but Ginny grabbed his hand stopping him.

"So, like I was saying if you want to learn defense, then we need to work out how we're going to do it." She tugged on Harry's hand and he sat back down. But then silently gasped out as his scar suddenly started to hurt. "How often we're going to meet, and where we're going to meet"

Harry looked down and closed his eyes, not noticing both Rigel and Cody watching him. He had to force himself not to reach up and rub his scar. If he did that people would really think he was nuts and not believe him.

"What makes him think he could teach us anything?" Seamus demanded, Their voices sound edlike jumbling to Harry, he could barely make out what anyone was saying. He felt dizzy all of a sudden and grabbed the edge of the table to try to stop the room from spinning.

"Here's an idea." Rigel said. "Why don't you just shut up."

"Well, we were told if we came here he would tell us the truth." Seamus said. "And now he's trying to get out of it."

"I never said Harry would tell you what happened." Ginny said.

"Would you like us to clean your ears out?" Fred demanded, pulling a long and lethal-looking metal instrument from inside the Zonko's bag.

"Or any part of your body, really, we're not fussy where we stick this." George said.

"Okay, moving on." Ginny said. "Are we all agreed we want to take lessons from Harry?"

Everyone nodded their heads, Seamus folded his arms and said nothing. Harry closed his eyes and suddenly found himself running down a long corridor.

"Well, then, the next question is how often we do it." Ginny said. "I really don't think there's any point in meeting less than once a week-"

Harry was now upon a black door that would not open, his hands were shaken so bad, he could barely hand on to the edge of the table. He felt almost like he did last year when he had seizures sometimes, followed by weird dreams of Voldemort. No one seemed to notice, they were all chatting and decided when and where to meet, and Harry could swear he heard something about Quidditch.

"We'll let you all know when we find a place." Ginny said, she got in her bag and pulled out a piece of parchment and quill. "I think everyone should write their names down, just so we know who was here. And I think we shouldn't go around saying what we are doing, besides us telling Teddy's sister and her friend. Since they aren't allowed in Hogsmeade yet. I'll get them to sign too."

Ginny laid the parchment down and Cody signed it at once, then Teddy, then Rigel, Hermione, Fred, George, Ron, Neville, Luna and Padma, but no one else seemed to like the idea to sign it.

"Oh, come on, I'm not going to leave it around for just anyone to see." Ginny said. "And if makes you feel better, I've put a charm on it. So once all you sign and I say a password our names will disappear until I gave the password again."

With that everyone else signed the parchment, even Seamus, who Ginny subjected was up to something. She put it in the back of her head and decided to get Rigel to find out what he was up to.

"Alright, just need your name, Baby." Ginny said, when the parchment got back to her and she slid it over to Harry, and for the first time since she started talking she looked at him and frowned.

"Harry?" Ginny asked, "You alright."

Harry nodded, his head, but was now rubbing his scar so heard his friends thought he was going to rub his skin off. He reached his other hand out and picked up the quill, it was shaken so hard he couldn't hold it and Cody jumped up and made his way over to Harry, but before he could get there, Harry's eyes rolled into the back of his head and he fell out of his seat, landed on the floor and started shaken and thrusting around.

"HARRY!" Ginny cried out in fear. She jumped out of her chair and knelt next to him, and tried to hold him down so he wouldn't hurt himself.

"Harry?" Cody, now made it over to his little brother. So did Harry's friends. Hermione rushed out of the Hogs Head to find help. Harry was trying to bring himself back to reality, but all he could see was a long corridor with a black door.

"Would someone get some bloody help." Rigel demanded. As he held his friend's shoulders down.

"Out of the way?" A familiar voice said, with an accent. "Let me get to him." The voice pushed past Harry's friends and leaned down. Harry felt a cold hand on his cheek.

"Who the hell are you?" he heard Cody demand. The other person didn't answer.

"Tristan, has he done this before?" The voice demanded. Harry knew it, but he couldn't place it.

"Not since I've taught here." A second familiar voice said. "Let's get him to the castle." Harry stopped thrusting and now lay there feeling sick, his scar so painful he couldn't stand it. The first guy agreed and lifted Harry up as easy as if he was just a rag doll.

"Professor Grimes, who is he?" Cody demanded. "He better put my brother down"

"Do not worry." Professor Grimes answered. "He will not harm your brother. In fact you may come with us if you wish."

"Yeah, I'll do that." Cody said. They walked out of the Hogs Head. The unknown guy carrying Harry, whose eyes were closed tight because of the pain. "Who the bloody hell is he?"

"He's a...um...friend." Last thing Harry heard, before he finally passed out from pain was.

"My name is Caleb."

A.N. Well there was the Hog Head chapter and the start of the D.A. hope I did good, and hope you liked him having a fit during it. I thought it was be something different. I'm still trying to think of something different to call the D.A.