Unfogging the Future

Slytherin's Monster

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Chapter Fifteen, Slytherin's Monster.

Bella sighed. This must be the chapter when that happened.

The Christmas holidays passed quite quickly, and soon all the students were returning to Hogwarts. Everyone was horrified to discover that there was another attack, and even more so that Dumbledore was blame, of course, was shifted to Bella.

"Of course it did," Sirius rolled his eyes.

Now that a pureblood had been attacked, no one felt safe, not even most of the Slytherins.

With Dumbledore gone...

...Bella found it very irksome.

"It was for your safety," McGonagall sighed.

Bella constantly repeated Dumbledore's final words...

...scared as they were?

One person, however, seemed to be thoroughly enjoying...

...the worst headmaster the school's ever had.

"You wanna fight, mate?" Ron glared at Malfoy.

"Mr. Weasley, you need not get into petty fights on my behalf," said Dumbledore calmly.

...the next one dies. I hope it's Granger."

Everyone glared at him.

The bell rang...

...kill him with my bare hands-"

"Ron, it's fine,"' Hermione hissed. "I'm fine. Don't attack him."

"Hurry up, I've got to...

...toward the greenhouses.

The sun was now beginning to show on the Hogwarts grounds again, and there was some good news- according to Madame Pomfrey, the Madrakes were becoming moody and secretive, meaning they were rapidly leaving childhood.

"The moment their acne clears up, they'll be ready for repotting again," Bella heard her telling Filch kindly one afternoon. "And after that, it wont be long until we're cutting them up and stewing them. You'll have Mrs. Norris back in no time."

Lilly Moon doubted Hagrid's guilt, and seemed to miss having him around the grounds.

"I don't think Hagrid petrified those people," she had said airily to Bella. "I can't see him attacking anyone. Why would the Ministry want to arrest him?"

"Because they wanted to cover the fact that they didn't know what was going on," Cedric frowned.

Gilderoy Lockhart, however, was convinced that Hagrid's arrest was exactly what the school needed.

"Of course he was, he's a moron," Snape rolled his eyes.

Ever since Bella had confessed that Lockhart creeped her out, Hermione's opinion of him had done a complete 180. She now never raised her hand in class, and had refused to continue reading any of his books.

Bella high-fived Hermione.

"Hermione Granger? Boycotting books?" Remus chuckled. "That's not the Hermione Granger I taught."