Jade Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Chapter 12

Sure enough they were back in school and Jade was with Theo right now when she heard Hermione call Henry out.

"Henry!" Hermione said.

"What?" he asked.

"Hagrid's back." she said.

Then they started running to his hut.

Jade looked at Theo and he nodded.

"Go ahead, I'll tell the others." he said.

"Thanks." she said and started running to her brother.

"I'm going to ask you one last time. I'm ordering you to tell me where you've been."

"I told you. I've been away for me health."

"Your health?"

"Yeah you know, a little fresh air."

"If I were you, I shouldn't get too used to being back. In fact, I mightn't bother unpacking at all."

Then she left and the other four went inside.

"This is top-secret, right? Dumbledore sent me to parley with the giants." Hagrid said.

"Giants?" Hermione asked.

"Shh." he said.

"You found them?" she said.

"Well, they're not that hard to find, to be perfectly honest. They're so big, see? I tried to convince them to join the cause.

But I wasn't the only one that

was trying to win them over."

"Death Eaters?" Jade asked.

"Yes. Trying to persuade them to join You-Know-Who."

"Did they?" she asked.

"I gave them Dumbledore's message. Suppose some of them remember he was friendly to them. I suppose."

"And they did this to you?" Henry asked.

"Not exactly, no."

Then Fang started barking after seeing Hagrid put steak in his eye.

"Oh, go on, you have it, then, you dozy dog. It's changing out there. Just like last time. There's a storm coming, Jade, Henry. We'd all best be ready when she does."

The next day during breakfast six Slytherins saw Neville ready the paper and read about Bellatrix Lestrange getting out of Azkaban.

"Aunt Bella is going to stay with us." Aden said.

"That sucks." Blaise said.

"Yeah it really does. She's our aunt yes, but is absolutely crazy." Draco said.

A few hours later they were done with Dumbledore's Army for the day when Jade and saw Neville.

"Neville?" she asked.

"Fourteen years ago... a Death Eater called Bellatrix Lestrange used the cruciatus curse on my parents. She tortured them. But they never gave in." Neville said.

Then he looked at her.

"I'm quite proud to be their son."

"Well we can make them proud Neville." she said.

A few days later they were working on a patronus charm.

Henry couldn't make one but he was still following Jade around to help check in on everything.

"Make it a powerful memory, the happiest you can remember. Allow it to fill you up. Keep trying, Draco." Jade said.

"George, your turn now." Henry said.

"Expecto Patronum!"

"A full-bodied Patronus is the most difficult to produce... but shield forms can also be equally useful against a variety of opponents." Jade said.

"Wow, that was really good." someone said when they saw Daphne's.

"Fantastic, Daphne." Jade said.

"Just remember, your Patronus can only protect you for as long as you stay focused. So focus, Luna."

"Think of the happiest thing you can." Henry said.

"Expecto Patronum. I'm trying." Neville said.

"I know. It's good. This is really advanced stuff, guys. You're doing so well." Henry said.

"Expecto Patronum!"

Then they heard something and stopped.

A bit of the door was open and Henry walked over a bit.

"I'll make short work of this." Umbridge said.

"Bombarda Maxima."

Jade grabbed him and moved them.

Crabbe pulled Cho out and Jade frowned but could tell he felt sorry for his friends.

"Get them!" Umbridge said.

Jade, Pansy, Blaise, Draco, Daphne and Theo were sent up to Dumbledore's office.

"Been watching them for weeks and see, Dumbledore's Army. Proof of what I've been telling you right from the very beginning, Cornelius. All your fear-mongering about You-know-who... never fooled us for a minute. We saw your lies for what they were: A smokescreen for your bid to seize control of the Ministry." Umbridge said.

"Naturally." Dumbledore said.

"No, professor. He had nothing to do with it. It was me." Jade said.

"Most noble of you, Jade, to shield me, but as has been pointed out... the parchment clearly says "Dumbledore's Army," not "Potter's." he said.

"Auror Kingsley. I want you to take Dumbledore to Azkaban." Fudge said.

"Ah, I thought we might hit this little stab. You want me to do, what was the frees, come quietly? Well, I have no attendant of going." Dumbledore said.

"Enough of this! Take him!" Umbridge said.

Dumbledore winked and then Fawkes came while he put up his hands and then he was gone.

"Whoa. Uh, you may not like it minister, but you can't deny, Dumbledore's got style." Kingsley said.