Your Spell On Me (Book 5)

Grawpy

"Been watching them for weeks. And see, "Dumbledore's Army"... proof of what I've been telling you right from the 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 as me Harry and Cho were dragged into Dumbledore's office.

"Naturally," Dumbledore said.

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

"Most noble of you, Harry, to shield me, but as has been pointed out... the parchment clearly says "Dumbledore's Army," not "Potter's," I instructed Harry to form this organization. And I, and I alone, am responsible for its activities," Dumbledore said.

"Dispatch an owl to the Daily Prophet. If we hurry, we should still make the morning edition. Dawlish, Shacklebolt, you will escort Dumbledore... to Azkaban... to await trial for conspiracy and sedition," Fudge said as the two got closer.

"Ah, I thought we might hit this little snag. You seem to be labouring under the delusion that I'm going to... What was the phrase? ...come quietly. Well, I can tell you this: I have no intention of going to Azkaban," Dumbledore said.

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

Just then I saw Fawkes leap from his perch he then flew down above Dumbledore who caped his hand at the feet of Fawkes causing the two of them to disappear in a burst of frames knocking all but me Harry and Cho to the ground.

"Woah, well you may not like him, minister... but you can't deny... Dumbledore's got style," Shacklebolt said as they regained their feet.

A few days later and now there are more of these crazy and stupid proclamations that Umbridge has put up stuff like this, Boys and girls are not permitted to be within eight inches of each other. Those wishing to join the Inquisitorial Squad for extra credit... Students will be submitted to questioning about suspected illicit activities. Any student in noncompliance will be expelled," She is making Hogwarts feel like a prison.

"Harry," Ron said as we tried to cheer Harry up.

"You did everything you could. No one could win against that old hag. Even Dumbledore didn't see this coming," I said.

"Harry, if it's anyone's fault, it's ours," Hermione said.

"Yeah, we talked you into it," Ron said.

"Yeah, but I agreed I tried so hard to help, and all it's done is make things worse. Anyway, that doesn't matter anymore. Because I don't want to play anymore. All it does is make you care too much. And the more you care, the more you have to lose. So maybe it's just better to..." Harry not finishing.

"To what?" I said.

"To go it alone," Harry said.

"Are you crazy?" I said.

"Jess is right Harry," Hermione said.

"Look Harry it may not have worked out in the end but you made a huge difference even Neville who could barely cast a useful Expelliarmus can now defend himself against a dementor of all things," I said.

"She makes a good point mate," Ron said and Harry sighed.

"Hagrid," Harry said as he saw him as he cowers behind a wall.

"Any idea where he's taking us?" I said.

"Hagrid, why can't you just tell us?" Harry said then we see a pack of centaurs run a few feet from us.

"I've never seen the centaurs so riled. And they're dangerous at the best of times. If the Ministry restricts their territory much more... they'll have a full uprising on their hands," Hagrid said.

"Hagrid, what's going on?" I said.

"I'm sorry to be so mysterious, you four. I wouldn't be bothering you at all with it, but with Dumbledore gone... I'll likely be getting the sack any day now. And I just couldn't leave without telling someone about him," Hagrid said.

"Him, him who," I said as we come across a huge giant.

"Grawpy. Down here, you great buffoon," Hagrid said as it turned around

"Grawpy. Brought you some company. I couldn't just leave him, because... Because he's my brother. Well, half-brother, really. He's completely harmless, just like I said. Little high-spirited, is all," Hagrid said as Grawpy came up to us again Hermione picking her up.

"Ahhhhhhhh," Hermione said as she was listed up.

"Grawpy, that is not polite," Hagrid said.

"Hagrid, do something," Ron said.

"We talked about this. You do not grab, do you? That's your new friend, Hermione. Grawpy," Hagrid said.

"Grawp. Put me down. Now," Hermione said her voice very assertive and she is put down.

"You all right?" I said as she stepped to my side.

"Fine. Just needs a firm hand, is all," Hermione said.

"I think you've got an admirer," Harry said.

"You just stay away from her, all right?" Ron said.

"He gets his own food and all. It's company he'll be needing when I'm gone. You will look after him, won't you? I'm the only family he's got," Hagrid said and I nodded.

"What's your name?" Fred said as me and Harry came across a boy crying with the twins talking to him.

"Michael," The boy said.

"Your hand's gonna be fine, Michael," George said,

"Yeah. It's not as bad as it seems. See? It's fading already," Fred said.

"You can hardly see ours anymore, and the pain stops after a while," George said.

"As I told you once before, Mr Potter... naughty children deserve to be punished," Umbridge said and I got so angry I must have growled at her.

"You know, George... I've always felt our futures lay outside the world of academic achievement," Fred said as they stood.

"Fred, I've been thinking exactly the same thing," George said.

Later I was walking around the castle with Hermione I needed to clear my head all of this stuff with Umbridge was making me so angry that I was about to lose it.

"You okay," Hermione said.

"No no I'm not," I said snapping at her.

"Hey," Hermione said.

"Sorry it's just this stuff with Umbridge I'll see you later," I said kissing her cheek and then leaving school I went into the woods and used my wand and became a wolf running like this always seem to clear my head.