The Re-sorting Hat - Remastered edition!

The Secret Weapon.

"Well well well, Dumbledore's Army is it? I always knew you were up to it Mr. Potter. Now you are going to answer my questions, ah Severus" Umbridge gave a twisted smile towards Snape who had just appeared in the doorway and then continued. "I need Veritaserum"

Snape looked around the room and then replied coldly. "I'm afraid it has all been used up"

Umbridge scowled, Harry breathed out a breath he hasn't realized he had been holding in, then Umbridge began to usher Snape out of the room but Harry needed him to know about Sirius. Just as Snape stepped on the threshold of the of the room Harry blurted out "They have Padfoot in the place where it's hidden!"

Snape stilled.

"What does that mean? Severus tell me!"

Snape turned around sharply on his heel and with no emotion of any kind on his face replied "I have no idea" and then left.

"Well that leaves me with no choice Mr. Potter" Umbridge said while holding out her wand

"I will have to Curcio you"

Harry's blood turned cold, he had been Curcioed before by Voldemort himself and it felt like every fiber in his body was being burned and pulled all at once. There were gasps around the room and Hermione, Ron and Neville who had not gotten away in time being held with wands poking in their necks looked petrified. Even the Crabbe and Goyle looked a bit sick at the thought.

"But you can't do that, it's illegal!" Hermione burst out looking close to tears.

Umbridge smiled again, this time it seemed genuine and that may have been worse "What the minister doesn't know won't hurt him"

Then she stepped closer with her wand held out. Harry squirmed desperately, but the ropes on his wrists held him fast, there was no getting away. He squinted his eyes looking to the side and tensing anticipating the spell and pain.

"Cruci.."

"Harry just tell her!" Hermione screamed.

Umbridge stopped. "Tell me what?" Umbridge demanded her voice going even further up the octave. But Harry had no idea, his mind was racing as fast as his heart was pumping.

"About the secret weapon" Hermione said quietly. But there was no secret weapon - this must just be an escape plan but how on earth was it going to work?

"Tell me about this secret weapon" Umbridge ordered, now digging her wand painfully into Harry's neck.

"I can't tell you, but I can show you"

Umbridge then ordered Draco to 'escort' Harry, who was now free from the chair and now following Hermione. Draco didn't handle Harry harshly, if anything the pressure on his arm, and the barely there point in his back was just support. Harry knew Draco would let him get away. Hermione lead them to the dark forest and it was only when they turned right beside a familiar tree did Harry know what Hermione was up to. This was where Hagrid had taken them to see his half brother Grawp. Unfortunately the giant was no where to be seen but instead there were centaurs standing in a circle around the group looking furious while stamping their hooves. Hagrid had explained that Umbridge had put borders on where they could go and that made them angry. She looked genuinely shocked at their presence.

"Get out of my way filthy half breeds" She spat at them.

When they stubbornly didn't do as she so nicely asked she did the worst thing a person could do. She attacked one of them, tight ropes coming out of her wand choked the the poor creature with scary power and all that the centaurs could do was claw uselessly at it's throat.

"Stop it! Stop it!" Hermione cried out.

Suddenly, out of nowhere Grawp appeared, how such a large giant could hide was beyond Harry. Grawp lifted Umbridge up curious at the extreme levels of pink. Umbridge screamed and yelled at the Giant. "I work for the Minister of Magic. Put me down I'm the High Inquisitor!!"