Judgement Day (Hogwarts Mystery Year 7 Retell)

Chapter 26: The Curious Case of forgetful Hair Products.

"The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool." -Stephen King.

Ordinarily, Ethan would've been getting up to his daily routine of moaning and groaning about having to go off to the various classes of his day. And that would include the Double Potions that he would have to go through with Snape. Or that one time when it was time for O.W.Ls in his 5th year. Which he remembered rather well.

2 years earlier.

"Ethan? Are you asleep?" Rowan asked at 4:00 in the morning. Ethan was asleep obviously. "Ethan? Ethan?" He tried to shake Ethan awake. Rowan hated it when Ethan slept in like that. Or at least, slept in according to Rowan.

That was when Rowan transfigured up a Sitar from his pillow. "Okay. It's come to this." He said. He then proceeded to play. "GOOD MORNING, ETHAN!" He shouted playing the Sitar with full force. "WAKE UP!"

And Ethan did indeed wake up, sitting with incredible speed that would give Charlie diving for the Snitch a run for the money. "What are you doing?" Ethan asked annoyed that Rowan woke him up.

"Come on Ethan. Didn't you hear the good news?" Rowan asked putting down the Sitar.

"There's no encore?" Ethan asked sarcastically.

"No." Rowan answered. "It's time for... the announcement of the O.W.Ls!" He announced.

Ethan gave a cold stare to Rowan. "You seriously woke me up at 4 in the Morning to tell me that?" 

"Come on Ethan! We've got to hit those books and study." Rowan was starting to drag Ethan out of the bed.

"No. We've got to go back to sleep and then deal with my thoughts alone." Ethan corrected getting back under the covers.

"Well, okay then. Throw away your future. I'll be prepared." Rowan replied. He then shouted out the window. "You hear that world?! Rowan Khanna is prepared for the-" He never got to finish that sentence because he leaned so far inward that he actually almost fell out the window. 

Ethan got up and pulled him back in. "So, you're prepared for jumping out of windows, huh?" He asked.

Ben and Charlie also woke up. "Rowan fell out the window again?" Ben asked.

"Yeah." Ethan answered. "Go back to sleep." And everyone did indeed go back to sleep. 

Back to the Present.

After getting some breakfast and working past his face burn, Ethan headed over to the Floo Network and back to the Ministry of Magic. But there was a strange part of him that felt the whole thing odd. After being in Mexico and seeing at how different it was compared to Britain, Ethan couldn't look at it the same. And there was another part of Ethan that was glad he didn't see Umbitch. He wasn't in the mood to go head to head with the Toad Wart herself. 

He went over to Ryder's Office which was now positioned next to the Ministry. Seemed bigger than Mad Eye's to Ethan. And speaking of Mad Eye. He was there too. As was Twycross and Ben.

"You're late." Twycross noted.

"Sorry. I just got back from Mexico exhausted to save my Girlfriend. So sorry if I'm a little later than usual." Ethan replied.

"Hey, Ethan. Like the new place?" Ryder asked not at all bothered by Ethan's delay.

"When did you get this?" Ethan asked. Just how long was he in Mexico?

"Fudge figured since I was now in charge of the fight against Trotsky, I'd need a place of my own to settle. Better than seeing it in the hands of Umbitch." Ryder answered.