Quillian: Thanks for reading:) Yes, well I guess I was trying to make Snape more inpatient than angry.

Froggie2: Thanks, there is not any action adventure in this one either I'm afraid, but I'll try to make other chapters interesting. I know I need more action, but first some puzzle pieces.

EnlightenedKing: Thanks! I had people complain to me that Harry seemed weak, being outdone by Marietta, so I wanted to show that that was not the case. He beat like five or six Slytherins in a row.

Humm, I don't think I'll right too much stuff about Ravenclaw dueling class, as they will be training against Huffelpuff, and Snape would not care about Marietta's and Cho's rivalry. He only had Harry fight Hermione, because it was personal for him. But rest assured when Cho finally gets some confidence, and Marietta has gone too far, it's on.

Your right that the shape shifter creature has no care about pureblood, or anything, but he's not a vampire. Harry vs. Draco, I think yes, soon. Harry blames Draco for the pitch incident.

I really don't want to tell you if Marietta has any dealings with You-Know-Who, just yet, but stay tuned. Let me just say that Marietta has her own agenda first and foremost, and lives by the idea that the ends justify the means. She is a master of manipulation, and will claim that she believes something that she doesn't, just to get her way. I also hope that you have a good day, and hope that you like the next chapter.:)

Chang Kuei: Thanks for the great review. Yea, Marietta and her gang are targeting Cho, but it will get worse for her when her friends come under Marietta's abuse. Thanks for posting:)

Okay, here we go again, with another chapter. But first I have to tell everyone that I got a review of chapter five recently that makes me think that I need to clarify some issues of cannon. I want to print the letter here, and then answer the concerns. So please pay attention, as I want to prove that I'm sticking as close to the books as possible.

From: bluprncss1:

I'm just reading this now and I'm not done yet, but this part really bothered me, don't get mad here goes: Harry potter is NOT a MUDBLOOD he is a HALF-BLOOD, and not even directly cuz his mum and dad are both magical, it's only because his mother was a muggle-born and soo most purebloods don't have much problem with half-bloods becuz it would be kinda hypocritical of them if they supported Voldemort, who's a half-blood, and hated his kind too. Anyway that's all but the story is good so far, hilarious how Harry treated the Dursleys, they totally deserved it.

Now bluprncss1 made some good observations, but you have to remember a few things.

Harry is in Malfoy's mind a mudblood because even half bloods are considered tainted by the more extremist purebloods. In the first book Malfoy sot to befriend Harry as a means to having a popular, powerful friend. Proving that racist will ally with the "enemy" if they feel that they can benefit from it.

IT is true that You-Know-Who is a half blood but if I recall GOF, he revealed this to Harry, before that Death Eaters came, and if I understand correctly, Wormtail is the only other person who knows aside from Harry. I think that Voldermort said something to that effect in the grave yard before the Death Eaters arrived, about how he didn't let people know about his father, Tom Riddle, being a muggle. So as far as I remember, no one but Harry and Wormtail know the secrete. Sort of like the rumor that Hitler was a quarter Jewish, and he tried to keep it secrete

Now I do know that half bloods are considered impure by Draco Malfoy, as in a scene missing from the movie, but in the book: GOF, before getting zapped by like five people, Draco says something to the effect of: "Now that the Dark Lord is back you Potter and the rest of the Mudbloods are going to be the first to go, well actually Cedric was the first to…ZAP!" Not an exact quote, but I remember that Cedric had a magical father, and mother, and was still considered unworthy of Pureblood status. SO I base the whole pureblood hate thing on that. I'm just too tired to go to my car right now and look it up. It's like two in the morning now, and… well enough said;) I really hope that everyone enjoys the next chapter, but it's mostly filler. I'm trying to think ahead, so I'll be able to right better soon. Take care, and thinks for reviewing:D

Oh! One last thing. I keep trying to post my myspace on here, but it doesn't let me. But if you have myspace look under Highice007, I mean if your vaguely interested.

Chapter 32: Filche's Living Quarters

Lori Sanchez had been waiting atop the astronomy tower for fifteen minutes, and was shaking from the cold, and about to give up and go inside. She looked at the light coming from Hogsmead, and heard the sounds of people working on something big, wondering if the society was setting up, and preparing things now, for the rally. It was cold, it was one fifteen, and she was about to leave she thought. Where the hell is she?

"Hello Lori." Marietta said casually. Lori jumped with surprise.

"Shit! Marietta, you scared the crap out of me!" she said.

"Why, you were expecting me." She replied. Lori shrugged.

"I don't know, I guess that I'm just… afraid of getting caught after curfew. What did you want to see me about?" Lori asked arms folded from the cold. Marietta thought for a second, and looked at Lori.

"Lori… I know you took the oath, and I would never question your dedication to the society, but I have to ask… do you have any doubts that you are one-hundred percent loyal to it? Would you be willing to do anything to advance to cause of purebloods all over the UK, and Europe?" Marietta asked. Lori gave a small chuckle.

"Yes Marietta, I am very sure of my loyalty. I know that the society has called upon me, and I am ready to take our world back from the Mudbloods, and Blood Traitors, and send them packing to their own world." Lori said. Marietta walked around her, looking her over from head to toe, as if searching her for some doubt. Finally Marietta stopped, and looked Lori in the eyes.

"I'm very glad to hear that Lori. Now I have a very important question for you. How do you like your detentions with Professor Sprout?" Marietta asked.

"What do you mean, how do I like them? I hate them! Having to spend two hours a day with that Mudblood woman, hands deep in dirt, and helping her grow mandrakes for the second years to use. Miserable. And the crazy nutter is way into her job, practically lives in the green house. After class, on weekends. I have these keys to get in, so that I have everything ready for her when she comes from her office, which she only goes to ta grade papers. She was showing the Head Master the new shipments of pincher plants the other day, and knocked over one, right at my feet. It pinched me, and it hurt. Clumsy bitch." Marietta seemed really interested in what Lori was telling her, she seemed to be hanging on every word, but Lori was just letting off some steam.

"Fascinating! Tell me more, every detail. Is she really clumsy as a habit?" Marietta asked. Lori was surprised that Marietta developed such an interest in Herbology, and Professor Sprout.

"Well not really. I mean, it's just that… well you know, accidents happen. I'm just mad that the plant pinched me when it did." Lori said. Marietta looked at the sky reflectively.

"Yes your right, they do happen. Accidents, I mean. And you're sure that the Head Master saw her knock it over?" Marietta asked with genuine interest. Lori gave a sigh.

"Yes Marietta, I'm sure, now why are you so interested in my detention?" Lori asked. Marietta didn't answer her question, but countered with one of her own.

"How many mandrakes, are there, and how far along are they?" she asked. Lori was thinking that Marietta was going mad, and it must be the cold. She explained that she did not know the number of them, but that they would be in adulthood by late February.

"And does Professor Sprout know about the number of them?" Marietta asked. Lori was getting annoyed at this weird questioning.

"I guess, she's obsessed with Herbology enough for it. Look Marietta, what's going on here? You could have asked me these questions in the great hall… where it's warm!" Lori said, more aggravated now than annoyed.

"Look I'm sorry Lori, but this is important. Just a few more questions, what would happen to you if one of the mandrakes went missing?" Marietta asked. Lori's eyes opened wide.

"Then I would be in detention for a month, spending every weekday after school with that inferior person." Lori complained.

"And what if you were not around when it went missing?" Marietta asked. Lori threw up her hands, and rolled her eyes.

"I don't know Marietta. I think that the Mudblood would probably find a way to blame me anyway." Lori said her face red from the cold, or anger… Marietta wasn't sure which.

"Look I have a mission for you Lori, find a day that you get to the green houses before she arrives, and take one of the Mandrakes, out of it. Bring it to me, or hide in the very edge of the Forbidden Forest. If you bring it to me, do it at night, and bring two sets of earmuffs. But I prefer you to take it into the forest, just inside where it can't be seen. If you do that remember where you left it so that you can tell me the exact location. Do you understand?" Marietta said in a serious tone. Lori looked at her blankly.

"Are you off your chum Marietta, I said I would get more detention. What could your plan possibly be?" Lori asked. Marietta gave her a comforting pat on the back, and told her not to worry. It was orders from the top, and she couldn't disclose the reason why. Lori would just have to trust her, and if necessary "take one for the team", and she would make it up to her with a shopping trip later, at her own expense. Lori remembered all the beautiful things in Marietta's mansion, and remembered that she could afford a lot. Well maybe it would be worth it, but Marietta had better be ready to dish out the Galleons if Lori was going to spend a month's detention, with someone so inferior. Marietta smiled at Lori.

"Look Lori, you're the only one who can do this, I'm sure that Sprout will have more than a mere lock charm on the door, and I don't think a simple unlocking charm will get me in. Now I know how dependable you are, so I know that you can do it. Now get back to your nice warm bed, and don't talk about this to anyone else in the society. Not anyone! Lori nodded and gave a salute with a raised right arm, hand pointed out with the thumb bent back. Marietta returned it, and they both left their separate ways.

Later in Filches office:

"You're late! Very late Marietta." Semis complained in a thick Irish accent.

"Can you blame me? I had to wait outside, under the invisibility cloak for the ghost to take a break from hugging the wall. They spend forever here. I'm going to have to bewitch another room in another part of the castle to get them away from here. But I did talk to Lori, so at least that's out of the way." Marietta said annoyed. Semis raised an eyebrow.

"What did you want to talk to her about?" he asked.

"I needed to find about that Mudblood teacher Sprout. I need to open up a new position for a new teacher when you replace Dumbledore. I also need to get rid of that disgusting giant in Magical creature's class as well." Marietta said.

"And did you find a way to do it?" Semis asked.

"NO. I only had Lori go over the details of what goes on during her detention so that I can come up with something. But I think that I can use the Mandrakes to my advantage somehow." Marietta finished.

"What's a Mandrake?" Semis asked.

"Just a dangerous plant." Marietta said. "How were classes' today love?" She asked. Semis brought a cigarette up to his lips and took a drag. He closed his eyes and let out a puff of smoke. He looked at Marietta casually.

"I don't know… I didn't go to most of them. I slept in this room all day." Semis said casually. Marietta's eyes went wide.

"Why didn't you go to class?" she asked a little upset. Semis laughed.

"Why should I? We're going to get rid of Semis when were done anyway. It's not like it maters if he graduates or not. Marietta gave a sigh.

"It's important that you don't get detention. You need to be free to move about as Semis." Semis lay back in the bed, he was nude, and Marietta noticed the scar that was with her boyfriend no mater whose form he took.

"Well I couldn't go to Defense against Dark Arts class anyway. It was at the Quidditch Pitch and that's out of my range. I can't go to that class tomorrow. I asked if I could go to Madam Pomfrey, but was told that she had a tent down at the pitch. So I came here to sleep, and haven't left since." Semis said taking another drag off his cigarette. Marietta looked troubled by something. Very troubled.

"What's bothering you Marietta?" Semis asked. Marietta handed Semis a thick book that she had been holding, and closed her eyes in concentration.

"This is bothering me." She said. Semis looked at the title.

"A book on brest cancer? Do you have it?" He asked surprised. Marietta gave a hump!

"No as a matter of fact I don't. Cho was reading it in the library, when we ambushed her this morning. It's a muggle book. Why would Cho Chang be reading a muggle book on breast cancer?" Marietta asked.

"Maybe she has it." Semis said with a shrug. Marietta shook her head.

"No, that's not it. You see. Cho's mum has been sick for a long time. I was in St. Mungoes this past summer, and so was Cho's mum. Cho and my friendship broke when I started insulting her Mudblood friends. I never found out what happened to her mum, except that she left hospital, so I assumed that she was okay, because she left. Well, the Changs have always been… well quite when one of them is really sick. Cho never talked much about her mother's illness, but I got the impression she wanted too. One time an aunt of hers died, and she wasn't supposed to talk about it because of some Chinese superstition. But I could tell it hit her pretty hard. She really wanted to confide in me, but couldn't because of that fact. I think now that maybe her mother didn't get so well. I think that her mum has breast cancer. Now I'm at an impasse, I feel drawn to use it against Cho, but I respect her family. They are pureblood, and never intermixed, even though they didn't have a problem with Cho dating that dead Huffelpuff boy. I respect her family for staying pure. I don't want them to suffer. " Marietta said seemingly depressed.

"So what are you going to do?" Semis asked her curious. Marietta took the book back from him, and ran her fingers over the indented letters of the title. She thought about how she could hurt Cho with the new knowledge that she believed she now had. She also thought about the times that their families had spent together. Marietta looked at the words Brest cancer again, taking in the full weight of the meaning of the word. She was quiet for a moment, deep in thought.

"Well?" Semis asked. "What are you going to do with the knowledge?" he asked. Marietta put the book on a shelf, and turned to Semis.

"For now… nothing. I can use other ways to hurt her. This will be a last resort." She finally decided.

"Hump. Well I'll be interested to see what you do to her next Marietta. After he let the smoke out of his lungs Marietta jumped on him, and began to kiss him passionately.

"Mmmmmm… I missed you love. We never get anytime together. It's not fair." Marietta frowned. Semis ran his hand through her hair. Assuring her that after this year that they could be together, but for now they would have to just deal with it. Marietta ran her hand along his ribs, and felt the scar. She leaned over to look at it, and looked back at Semi's face. "So when are you going to tell me about the scar?" Marietta asked. Semis looked down at her.

"You really want to know about the scar?" He asked. Marietta nodded. "Alright… a long time ago, in nineteen twenty six, a brilliant man by the name of Premier Baron Gi-ichi Tanaka wrote a plan for the conquest of the world titled the Tanaka Memorial. It was Japan's destiny he believed to rule the world. I was impersonating a Japanese General at the time that he presented the plan. I usually didn't stay in one form for too long, and was about to move on from the three years that I had stayed in Japan. It was a brilliant plan, but Japan didn't have the resources to wage a war. Still… the man was so brilliant that I had to stay on and see what happened." He said. Marietta looked confused.

"Love what does that have to do with anything?" Marietta asked. Semis kissed her.

"Patience dear." Semis said casually. "So as I was saying, Japan didn't have the resources to take over the world. Then came Nineteen thirty one. Ah that year… I miss it. Under the banner of the Emperor we invaded Manchuria, a mineral rich area in Northern China. It didn't take us long to take it and put it to our own use. In addition we made a deal to buy scrap metal from the United States. Together we put the two good fortunes to our use, and in nineteen thirty seven we invaded China proper, with much success. We even tried to invade the former Soviet Union, but that turned out bad, and we had to sign a treaty. During this time another muggle in Europe had the same idea to take over the world. His name was Adolph Hitler, and he also wanted his share of conquest. We formed and alliance with him and put the Tanaka, memorial into action. But first we had to get rid of the American and British influence in the Pacific Ocean. I took over the identity of a particular racist commander at Singapore. We defeated the British colony, but a Welsh Soldier stuck a bayonet in my side, before he was shot down in turn. Normally that wouldn't have had an effect on me, but when one of my kind stays in a body too long, we become susceptible to the limitations of that body type. We can be damaged like your kind, I mean human, not Muggle, or Wizarding kind. So I carry the scar because I impersonated him too long. Anyway I stayed with the Japanese until the end of the war, because for the beginning we were wining every battle against the UK and her allies. But things turned angst us, and we lost the war. I didn't change sides, until Americans stepped on Okinawa. I surrendered there. You see I had spent so long there that I had forgotten what I was for a while. I was lucky. At the time I knew of another of my kind serving in the Japanese military at the time. He was imitating an officer in Hiroshima, but that's a story for another time. It's safer for our kind to cause trouble in the muggle world, because in the wizarding world Auroer's destroyed many of us. I had been moving among positions close to world leaders when Professor Ian Watson found me, and employed me in his service, and here I am, with my scar." He said. Marietta looked at him near speechless.

"I don't understand? Are you saying your Japanese?" Marietta asked. Semis laughed.

"No… I was simply telling you why my scar will always be here. That's why I'm a bit concerned about being Mr. Finnegan for too long. My kind actually evolved from the swamps of the earth, about a million years ago. Just evolution. Our ability to become other entities started as a defense adaptation. Now we use it to cause chaos in the muggle world. But we have our weaknesses. This scar represents one of them." He said. Marietta looked at him curiously.

"And why do you cause chaos?" she asked.

"Simple", he said. It's just in our nature. That's what your plan will do to the magic world. That's one of the reason's I agreed to do this." He said. Marietta gave her boyfriend a dirty look.

"My plan will not cause chaos, but insure stability and control in this world, and I would hope that you sighed on for more than just the chaos wish. What about me?" Marietta asked, offended. Semis smiled.

"Oh yes of course for you too. You have potential to be vicious yourself. You proved that in Dover this summer. You impressed even me. That was very impressive." Semis finished. Marietta smiled, and lay back in his arms.

"Yes, well Dover was my personal treat to myself. I was lucky to find out that I was next in line, and that she was a mudblood. She turned to face him and he began to unbutton her shirt.

The next morning:

"Marietta wake up you vile little girl!" Filch screamed. Marietta shot up from her uncles yelling, and rubbed her eyes. She felt wet and looked back. She had fallen asleep in her lover's arms, and when he had fallen asleep as well, he reverted back to his actual jelled form, which Marietta was now lying in. Filch had come in to sleep just before the usual time that the shape shifter left to the Gryffindor dorm, and found Marietta in his sleeping quarters. Filch started to berate her about sleeping with magical creatures, and being out after curfew, and "Doing it" in his quarters! Marietta looked at her bewitched watch. Six thirty AM. She looked up at Filch, wanting to insult him, but too tired to fight. She stretched her arms and gave a loud yawn.

"Are the ghost outside uncle?" she asked. Filch looked at his niece with utter contempt.

"No! But who knows how long until they are back. Now get out." He said through gritted teeth. Marietta walked out of Filche's living quarters and into his office, her clothes damp from sleeping on the blob that was her boyfriend. She looked around the office.

"I have to put another spell on it now uncle." She said sleepily. Filche's eyes went wide.

"Not now girl! Later. Please don't open it while I'm here." Filch pleaded. Marietta looked at Filch, and rolled her eyes.

"Alright dear uncle, then leave and I'll lock up behind you. But I have to do it now." She complained. Filch rushed out of the office, locking the door behind him, but it was okay because Marietta had her own key. Marietta moved the chair that was in front of Filche's desk to the other side of the small office. She then used her wand to magically lift a part of the floor up, and reveal a casket in the floor. She smiled and opened it. What it contained had started to rot, so she flicked her wand, and shouted a preserving incantation, that repaired damage from decay.

"Good as new. Hopefully we will not need to use you, but just in case, we need to keep you fresh." She said closing the casket, and putting the piece of floor, and the chair in place. Marietta walked out the door, and locked up. She started toward the Ravenclaw tower when she heard a familiar voice behind her.

"Marietta, Marietta Edgencombe! What's in it? What's in the room?" The voice of the Gray Lady of Ravenclaw whispered. Marietta looked back at her, and gave a discussed grunt.

"Mind your own bloody business." She said annoyed, and walked off to the tower.

Breakfast in the Great Hall:

Cho walked into the Great Hall with her head hung low. She was miserable in every aspect of the word, but she had things to do today. Chief amongst them was talk to professor Penfield, about using her laboratory after regular classes to try and mix a cure for her mother's ailment. Another was to ask Harry Potter to Hogsmead. She didn't want to be the one to ask, as it was traditionally the guy who asked the girl, and the reverse might make her look too desperate. But what was she thinking about. It was obvious that he was going there with his girlfriend Hermione Granger. Still Cho had to ask, some masochistic force seemed to be leading her to such a fate, she thought. As Cho walked toward her usual place at the Ravenclaw table, flanked by the Gryffindor table on the other side, she passed by Lori Sanchez, who made a "Meow!" sound as Cho passed. Cho stopped, and felt as if hit in the heart by a bludger. She pressed on past Lori toward her seat. As she passed Marietta, and Daniel they made the same cat noise at her, and she fought back tears as she sat next to Luna, and Nancy. Cho was in no mood to talk, and could only manage a weak "hi!" when her friends greeted her. Cho then looked over to the Masters table to Professor Penfield, busy with her own meal. As soon as the food appeared on her table, Cho ate very quickly. Nancy, Beverly, and Luna looked at her with concern.

"Umm, long time no see Cho. I guess you being back here mean you're caught up with your lessons. Right?" Beverly asked.

"No, I just um, I got tired of the library. I'm going to study somewhere else from now on. I just need some place new." Cho said in a barley audible voice. Then continued to quickly eat her food. Everyone could easily tell that something was not right with Cho, and it made them all uneasy.

"Cho, what's wrong? Did something happen to you? You seem so distant." Luna said softly. Cho shook her head.

"No. I'm okay. I just… I'm just tired." Cho said. Nancy put a hand on her shoulder.

"Look Cho, we're your friends. We can tell when something's wrong, if you don't want to talk about it now, we understand, but just know that like you've always been there for us, were here for you, okay?" Nancy said in a comforting tone. "But Cho. Would you please at least eat lunch and breakfast with us from now on? I mean, we can help you with your work after class." Everyone nodded agreement. Cho nodded, but didn't know herself if she meant it. Cho remembered Marietta's threat about her friends being next. Would they really do it? Cho thought that they must be empty threats, and that they were only after her. But Cho would keep a close vigil on her friends to protect them just in case. The more she was with them, the more she could protect them. She was the target for Marietta's abuse; Marietta had no reason to attack her friends, so she didn't need to tell them about her threats just now. Besides she didn't want to tell them about what else went on in the library. She didn't want the attention. Better to keep it inside for now. Cho looked over at the Gryffindor table at Harry. He was busy chatting with Ron Weasley, the boy that Luna liked. Cho had to go over and ask Harry out. She slowly walked over to Harry at the Gryffindor table, her knees jello, but she had to ask him anyway. She walked up to him, short of breath.

"Umm. Harry, could I have a word with you please?" She asked nervously. Harry looked up at her and frowned unintentionally. Cho had made her beautiful strait black hair brown and added curls. She still looked beautiful, but he instantly missed her hair the way it was.

"Oh! Err Cho, you um Changed your hair, what's up?" Harry asked. Cho looked around at the other Gryffindor students nervously.

"Umm, yea, well I wanted to go with something different. Uh, can I speak to you in private please Harry?" Cho pleaded. Harry nodded, and got up from the table. The two walked over to a part of the hall near the masters table where no one was. Harry looked at Cho's beautiful olive complection skin, and enchanting almond shaped eyes. His heart skipped a beat, at the vision of her beauty, and even though she looked so sad, even that had a beauty all its own.

"Soooo what's up Cho, why the new look?" Harry asked. Cho felt suddenly very self conscious.

"Do… do you like it? Umm, I was just trying something new." She said.

"Err, yea, it umm… looks great." Harry said. It wasn't a lie, she looked absolutely beautiful. But he really did miss her strait, black hair. Cho smiled shyly.

"Thank you Harry. Umm, Harry… I, I'm sorry to ask you, but… would you go out with me to Hogsmead?" Cho asked, her voice slightly shaking. Harry was stunned. Every instinct told him to say yes, something in his heart told him that he needed to get back with Cho, despite his past with her. But wasn't some of his past with her good in some ways? She stood up for him when almost no one else would. She was always nice to him; she supported Diggory, in the Tri Wizard Tournament, but never wore a Potter Stinks button. But still Harry had already asked Fiona out, and she seemed to be popular in her own right. Just like Cho, Fiona, seemed to have a lot of friends hanging around her as well. Harry was reluctant to hook up with Cho, because she was always depressed, and seemed to cry a lot. That's why he wanted only to be friends with her. But why was he having these feelings now. It was confusing. He looked down at Cho, who was standing in nervous anticipation. He swallowed nervously.

"Cho… I um… I already have a date. Umm… I did tell you that I just wanted to be friends." Harry said.

"Oh… right. Umm… I'm sorry, I forgot. Um okay I got to go." She said in a monotone voice. Just checking…" she said nervously backing away from him. Harry genuinely regretted asking Fiona out at this moment. He could tell that Cho was really hurt.

"Are you okay Cho?" Harry asked. Cho smiled and nodded, still backing away.

"Oh yes, absolutely Harry. I just have a lot of studying today. And I have to go to see um somebody. I have to… well I'll see you later Harry, um. Bye." Cho said, and turned and walked down the Great Hall. As she passed Marietta Edgencombe, she saw her smiling at her. Marietta was waving her wand in a small circular motion as three Knuts moved up and down banging on a pot, while Danielle sat beside her singing "ching, chong, Chang, in a girlish voice." Cho sped up her pace as her eyes started to water.