Jokesters In Love

Chapter Twenty Three

Aries’s P.O.V
One day, I was walking with Harry and noticed everyone rushing somewhere and we both began to wonder what was going on before finding Cho, “Cho. What's going on?” Harry asked her, “has something happened?” I asked, “it’s Professor Trelawney.” she said before walking ahead, “this can’t be good.” I told Harry before we got view of what was going on only to see Professor Trelawney standing in the middle of the front Courtyard as Mr. Filch brough one of her suitcases over to her before Professor Umbridge walked up to her, “16 years I’ve lived and taught here. Hogwarts is my home. You can’t do this.” Professor Trelawney told Umbridge, “actually I can” Umbridge said holding up a piece of parchment, “actually she cant” I said before walking up to Professor Trelawney making sure she was alright and noticed Professor McGonagall do the same, “something the both of you would like to say?” Professor Umbridge asked us, “oh, there are several things I would like to say. And I know what she would say would be much worse and possibly true.” Professor McGonagall told her, “she’s not wrong. One being that you’re a pink pansy who’s ruining the school and making everyone miserable. And that’s not the worst I’ve come up with” I told her and she looked shocked as some other kids laughed a little before we heard the doors open and saw Professor Dumbledore walk out and toward us, “Professor McGonagall, Aries, might  ask the both of you to escort Sybil back inside?” he asked us and we had done so as she thanked Dumbledore as Professor Umbridge talked with Dumbledore and eventually brought her back to her quarters and made sure that she was doing alright, “how are you feeling Professor?” I asked her as Professor McGonagall made tea, “I’ll be alright dear. Thank you for your kindness.” she said before Professor McGonagall had given her a cup of tea, “thank you Aries, but I’ll take it over from here dear.” Professor McGonagall said to me and I nodded before leaving.

Later on after classes were over for the day, I had sat alone thinking to myself before I noticed George sit down in front of me, “that was a good thing you did earlier today with Professor Trelawney.” he told me and I smiled a little, “she may be weird but she’s one of my favourite teachers here” I told him and he smiled a little, “how are you feeling?” he asked me and I sighed, “I don’t know. There’s so much going on right now that I don’t exactly know what to feel to be honest.” I told him and he stood up and held out his hand and I took it wondering what he was doing before we left the Common Room and wandered the halls before ending up in a different room, “what are you doing?” I asked him, giggling a little as he brought me closer to him, “I wanted to be alone with you.” he said and I continued to smile before he kissed me and giggled again as he spun me around before we started slow dancing with each other, “it’s no good with no music” I told him and he chuckled, “that’s fine. Just picture that we’re at the Yule Ball, see if that helps.” he said and I pictured that night in my head as it made me smile as we continued slow dancing before he twirled me around before bringing me back and holding me close as our foreheads were pressed together, “I love you Aries Black.” he said to me, “and I love you George Weasley. You will always be my Jokester.” I told him, “and you mine” he said before we continued dancing for a while longer before we decided to head back to the Common Room before it got too late. 

Later that night, I was sitting with Ron, Harry and Hermione in the Common Room as Hermione had said what was on her mind, “that foul, evil, gargoyle. We’re not learning how to defend ourselves. We’re not learning how to pass our O.W.L’s. she’s taking over the entire school.” she said to us, “then we should do something about it.” I suggested before Harry turned up the radio, “furthermore, we have convincing evidence that these disapperiances are the work of notorious mass Murderer, Sirius Black.” Fudge said before we heard dad and went over to the fireplace, “what are you doing here?” Harry asked him, “answering your and Aries' letters. You both said you were worried about Umbridge. What is she doing? Training you to kill half breeds?” Dad said, “Sirius, she’s not letting us use magic at all.” Harry told him, “Well, I’m not surprised. The latest intelligence is that Fudge doesn’t want you trained in combat.” Dad told us, “I swear the man has gone mental” I said to them, “combat? What does he think, we’re forming some sort of Wizard Army?” Ron asked, “Well that’s exactly what he thinks. That Dumbledore is assembling his own forces to take on the Ministry.” Dad told us, “now that answers what I said before.” I said before dad continued, “he’s becoming more paranoid by the minute. The others wouldn’t want me telling you this Harry, but things aren’t going at all well with the Order. Fudge is blocking the truth at every turn and these disappearances are just how it started before. Voldemort is on the move.” Dad told us, “Well what can we do?” Harry asked, “There must be something?” I asked him, “someone’s coming. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help. But for now, at least, it looks like you’re on your own” dad told us before he left and we walked away from the fireplace, “he really is out there, isn’t he?” Hermione asked, “that’s what we’ve been saying for a while.” I told her, “we’ve got to be able to defend ourselves. And if Umbridge refuses to teach us how, we need someone who will.” Hermione said before turning away from the window and facing us and the four of us had planned on what to do about the situation before it got too late and had decided to go to bed for the night.