A/N: Sorry for the wait, I've been a little wrapped up in writing Embers (my Sweeney Todd fic), and my new forum (link on my profile if anyones interested).

Anyway, I'm here now, and heres the next chapter. I hope you like it

Enjoy ;-)

Chapter 31 – A New Headmistress at Hogwarts

BY ORDER OF THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC

Delores Jane Umbridge (High Inquisitor) has replaced Albus Dumbledore as Head of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The above is in accordance with Educational Degree Number Twenty-eight.

Signed: Cornelius Oswald Fudge, Minister for Magic

Everyone in the school seemed to know how Dumbledore had overcome two Aurors, the High Inquisitor, and the Minister for Magic and still escaped. How everyone knew was a mystery, as only the members from the DA had been there when it happened. Every one had gathered around the wall to try and read the notice.

Larissa was sitting down by a tree by the lake, when someone came and sat next to her.

'Larissa?' he asked

'Go away,'

'Larissa I'm sorry, it wasn't my fault.'

'Nothings ever your fault, Draco.' She turned away from him,

'How was I meant to know?'

'You weren't, that was kind of the point.'

He went and sat round so he was facing her, 'We're not supposed to keep secrets from each other.'

'Yes, well, how could I have told you about the DA, we were sworn to secrecy. And anyway, you're part of the Inquisitorial Squad. You would have told Umbridge.'

'You know I wouldn't have, don't you?'

'I would have been walking around with 'SNEAK' written across my face,'

He laughed softly, before giving her a kiss on the cheek, and leaving her there to think.

{xxx}

The sky soon started to grow dark, so she went back up to the castle, and into the Gryffindor common room.

'Where are you going?' she asked, seeing that Harry had just come out of the portrait hole.

'Occlumency,' he replied

'Ah, well, good luck.'

'Thanks,'

She waved as he walked down to the dungeons, and she went straight up to her dorm. She flopped onto the bed, and closed her eyes. She soon snapped them open, she sat up, and saw Simba walking across her stomach, she smiled, and carefully lifted him off. She looked at her cats, and had a sudden idea.

She got off of her bed, and walked to the owlery, she picked up a quill and some parchment, and thought for a moment.

Dear Mum and Dad,

Umbridge found out about the DA, and now she's been appointed headmaster of Hogwarts! It's awful!

Harry's having an Occlumency lesson at the moment, he wishes that he didn't have to do them,

I just had a thought.

I will be able to keep all the kittens won't I?

Love Larissa xxxx

She didn't know what she would do if she couldn't, but six cats was a bit much, and especially as five of them were curious kittens. She tied the parchment to an owls leg, as Nero usually stayed at Grimmauled place, and then turned around and walked out of the owlery as it flew off.

She walked back to the common room, and sat down with her friends, she sat there for a while, but didn't really say anything. She was worrying, she knew that her mother wasn't particularly fond of cats, she soon went back up to her dorm, and picked up Snowbelle, and put her on the bed, she then gathered up her kittens, and put them all on her lap along with Snowbelle and she sat there for a while, until she knew that Harry would be back from his lesson.

She lifted the kittens off of her, but Nellie was a little reluctant, so she picked her up, and went down to the common room.

'Snape's stopped giving me Occlumency lessons, I mean, I'm not complaining but Dumbl-' Harry was saying when she arrived,

'What?' Hermione 'But Dumbledore said you need to have them,'

'Snape thinks that I've made enough progress.'

Larissa could tell that he was hiding something from them, but what?

{xxx}

The next morning at breakfast, Larissa had a letter from Bella.

Dear Larissa,

I know, Mad Eye seems to know what's going on though, and Harry needs to have Occlumency lessons, or the Dark Lord will have free access to his mind.

About the kittens... Six cats is a lot, and with such a big house they could get lost or hurt and no one would know. We wouldn't be able to summon them, since you cant summon a living thing, in case it hurt them. It would be putting them in danger, you decide what you want to do sweetheart,

Lots of love Mum xxxx

Larissa stared at the letter, she most certainly didn't want her kittens to get hurt, but she didn't know what she would do with them so that she would still be able to see them.

It was Saturday, so she went back up to her dorm and was greeted with some purring from Wolfie, he really did look like a little wolf, she then thought of Remus. Maybe he would like some company...

She looked at the other kittens and wondered what she would do with them, she didn't want to give Wolfie up either.

They were her kittens.

But would she be able to look after them?

A/N: I have kind of decided what will become of the kittens, but I'm not 100%, so what do you think?

I hope you liked it

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-Livvy xxx

(That is my new signature for ending chapters XD)