Fairy Tail Goes to Hogwarts

Chapter 17

"NOW LISTEN HERE!" Umbridge screeched, finally losing the fake sweetness that had dripped out of her mouth moments before "You have all been fed lies about You-Know-Who's return,"

"It's NOT a lie!" Harry protested but Umbridge raised her voice over his.

"that is all they are, lies!"

"I'm NOT lying!" Harry yelled at the same time Natsu yelled "He's not lying!"

"There is no proof." Umbridge stated

Harry opened his mouth to retort but Natsu was a split second faster "You have no proof to say he's lying!"

Umbridge turned on him with anger in her eyes, until she spotted Natsu's fist, glowing with fire that was slowly moving up his arm. Her face momentarily flicked to one of fear but in an instant her hard death glare was back "Detention Mr Dragneel, for using magic in a threatening way to a teacher."

The Fairy Tail members were instantly on their feet, yelling out their protests but Umbridge turned on them "DETENTION!" She yelled over them, instantly silencing them as well "For you other transfer students as well, for having the audacity to try and question my authority!" She turned again to Harry, eyes gleaming with malice as she spoke, slowly, as if trying to convey a complicated message to a child, keeping her eyes locked on Harry as she addressed the class "What you have heard about You-Know-Who is. A. lie. He was defeated long ago."

Fairy Tail may have bitten their lips and pulled Natsu back to his seat but Harry refused to let go "THEN I SUPPOSE CEDRIC DROPPED DEAD ON HIS OWN ACCORD?!"

The class stared at him in utter shock but Umbridge continued "What happened to Mr Diggory was a tragic, tragic accident." She stated without batting an eyelid.

"It wasn't! Voldemort killed him!" Harry yelled "IT. WAS. MURDER!"

"Detention Mr Potter!" Umbridge snapped, before turning on her heals and making her way back to her desk. She pulled out a chair and sat on it before looking right at Harry as if she was trying to read his mind.

Umbridge stared at him, face unfaltering as she watched his every movement. Harry matched her stare. She seemed to take every ragged breath in as in the back of her mind she formulated a plan. "For the overall behaviour of the Gryffindor today I shall be taking 20 points from your house." Her voice was sickly sweet once again. She picked up a quill and some pink parchment and started scribbling "Come here, Mr Potter."

Harry moved around his desk and towards the front of the now silent classroom, eyes never leaving the toad's for a second.

"Take this to Professor McGonagall, please dear." She held out the parchment to Harry and he snatched it, grateful for the chance to leave. He turned and stormed out of the door, and before anyone knew what was happening Natsu was out of his seat and following him out.

...

After a brief encounter with Peeves the two boys were finally sat in McGonagall's office. In any other situation Harry would probably be quite nervous standing inside this room with his head of house sat a few feet in front of him, but his anger prevented him from caring. Natsu stood to his right, right hand balled into a fist with flames once again threatening to submerge his hand, left hand on Harry's shoulder as a sign of either comfort or simply to convey that Harry wasn't alone.

After what felt like a lifetime but was probably only minutes, McGonagall looked up from Umbridge's note "Is this true?"

"Is what true?" Harry asked.

"You yelled at Professor Umbridge and told her Voldemort was back?"

"Y-" Harry was cut off by Natsu removing his hand from Harry's shoulder and taking a step forward.

"He wasn't the only one. I did as well. If you punish him, you'll have to punish me as well." Natsu stated.

"That is a kind gesture Mr Dragneel, however it appears you are to be punished enough by Umbridge herself." McGonagall took a jar from a draw in her desk "Take a seat boy's, and have a biscuit."

...

Once the lesson was finished Dolores returned to her office and began pacing, it was all she could do to keep herself calm after what she had witnessed. 'Their magic...' She thought. 'It's worse than I could have possible imagined! His arm was on fire! This magic is not just strange and ancient, it's dangerous! I should...' She shook her head and stopped her pacing to stare at her wall of kitten covered china 'Don't be silly Dolores! Why else would you have put the rest of them in detention? The minister does not need to concern himself in such matters until all the fact are gathered. If I could only find a reason to put the other two in detention... They must all have a weak spot like Mr Dragneel, a place where if I hit hard enough' She pounded her fist into her other hand 'they'll show me their magic without a need for force.' She paced slowly again 'Oh what am I thinking?! A detention with 6 of them plus Potter with only me to monitor, if I try and find out more and they get suspicious... don't be silly. If that's the fear then I simply have to plan this out better. They won't suspect a thing. I MUST find out about this magic! It could spell the end for Dumbledore.' Umbridge smiled to herself and moved behind her desk, opening a draw filled with quills quite different to her pink ones. She pulled one out and inspected it carefully in her hands before replacing it in the draw 'This holds the key to my promotion.'