My Godfather is an Innocent Convict (Rewrite)

Plotting requires a great Mind

The next weeks were spent with Harriet and her friends shadowing Weasley and Pettigrew. The idiot seemed so blissfully unaware that it would have been entirely too easy to swipe the rat, had it not been a disguised murderer.

They didn't know what Pettigrew's skill level was. He should have a certain amount of competence and you needed a certain level of insanity to cut off your own finger. That being said, the man had been a rat for quite a while.

The twins friend Jiyu had helped Harriet more often than not. She had even lied to McGonagall's face about tutoring her in Defense against the dark arts as Harriet had been caught pouring over a book from the restricted section.

After the girls were done convincing the professor, Jiyu turned to Harriet and said, "I have no idea what you're up to, but if you need anything or want a teacher gone temporarily, just let me or the twins know, OK?"

"Thank you!" Harriet said, smiling gratefully. She looked tired, dark ring forming under her eyes.

"What were you looking for anyway?"

"The patronus charm."

"Oof, that's a tricky one," Jiyu scratched the back of her neck. "I'd just ask Professor Lupin."

Harriet looked back at the book, not saying anything.

"Smartest person in your year and that didn't occur to you?" Jiyu chuckled. "You can ask your teachers for help. They won't kill you."

A while later, the Weasley twins and Jiyu were sitting on the roof of the green houses. The patch was covered in leaves and surprisingly comfortable.

"You know, I really worry about Harriet sometimes." Jiyu said, watching the clouds pass by.

"No wonder. With Dumbledore trying to watch her every move-" Fred said stretching.

"And her Godfather being hunted down by dementors. That's got to be mentally tiring!" George finished his brother's train of thought, leaning against Jiyu's shoulder.

They sat there in silence for a while, mulling the situation over.

"You know what I'm thinking, gents?" Jiyu asked grinning.

One look at her face told the twins all they needed to know. This would be fun!

"Absolutely." George said.

"Definitely worth the detention." Fred smirked.

"To be honest, everybody could use the down time." they chorused.

"Five years spent with you guys and that still creeps me out to a certain degree." Jiyu laughed.

With evil smirks perfect for mischief and chaos the trio got to work.

Back in the dormitory, things weren't great. Everything had been repaired from the floods, but some roommates didn't seem to be interested in normal activities necessary for health.

Harriet banged her head on the table repeatedly.

"Nothing! I got nothing! Damn- stupid- useless- empty- brain."

"Ok, Harriet, let's move away from the table." Pansy coaxed her over to the couch.

Immediately Harriet grabbed all the pillows and curled into a ball around them, pouting. Why couldn't she think of anything? Why? Where was her brain when she needed it? Perhaps she should have gotten some sleep?

Nah. She could sleep another time.

She had to prove her godfather innocent and protect her friends. She also needed a way to get rid of the dementors incase everything went haywire.

Had Pansy always had such a boopable nose? Heh, boopable! She burst into a fit of giggles.

Pansy looked at her friend concerned. She was shaking all over. The giggles and the slightly crazy look in her eye made the whole thing scarier. Pansy could  see a slight resemblance to Sirius Black's wanted poster.

Suddenly, Harriet leaned over the side of the couch clutching her stomach. Pansy quickly summoned her a bucket and held her hair back whilst she threw up.

Harriet needed to take better care of herself. This just wouldn't do. Gently, Pansy guided Harriet to the dorm and placed her on her bed. Tucking her in, she made sure Harriet's head was in a position she could throw up in without drowning in her own puke. A few minutes later Harriet was out cold.

All great Plans came from a great mind. However, if this mind was high on energy drinks and energising potion, the creation of such a plan would have to wait.

The next morning classes had somehow been cancelled. Needless to say the twins and Jiyu were hiding out in a broom cupboard whilst Filch was running around school looking for them frantically. The classrooms were in a shocking state. Some were small swamps and others kept moving the doors so no one could get in.

Harriet woke up and flinched, pulling the covers over her head. The sun was far too bright, her head hurt and she felt like she had no energy whatsoever. She groaned closing her eyes again. She felt someone trying to get her to sit up and complied. A glass of water was pressed to her lips. Immediately, she gulped it down.

"Mabye stay away from the energy drinks for a while." Pansy said.

Harriet simply pulled the covers over her head again with a groan and went back to sleep.

She made a mental note to just ask Moony about the patronus charm later. Jiyu had been right.

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