Lucinda Evans - still in progress

Chapter 21 - The Room of Requirement

All Student Organizations, Societies, Teams, Groups, and Clubs are henceforth disbanded.

An Organization, Society, Team, Group, or Club is hereby defined as a regular meeting of three or more students.

Permission to re-form may be sought from the High Inquisitor (Professor Umbridge).

No Student Organization, Society, Team, Group, or Club may exist without the knowledge and approval of the High Inquisitor.

Any student found to have formed, or to belong to, an Organization, Society, Team, Group, or Club that has not been approved by the High Inquisitor will be expelled. 

The above is in accordance with Educational Decree Number Twenty-four.

Signed: Dolores Umbridge, High Inquisitor

 "Does she know?" Ernie asks nervously, again for the fourth time this lunch.

"For the last time, Ernest," Mer answers beyond annoyed, "Nobody told her! It's not possible, we would know if there was somebody who gave us away. Again, remember the spell Hermione put on the document we all signed. It's just not possible it was one of us."

"But you have to agree, Mer. This isn't a coincidence," I say while shaking my head before taking another mouthful of my mashed potatoes.

"It's just stupid she means all teams. Now the Quidditch team needs permission to form again before we can go back to training," Mer sighs.

"So you did make the team? Why you never told us?!" Ernie cries out.

"I don't know. Guess I forgot to tell you with all these things going on."

"How can you forget about Quidditch!!? That's just not possible," Ernie redeems himself, shaking his head before continuing in a calmer way, "Anyway, what position do you play?"

"Chaser," Mer answers with a big smile on het face. "The best position there is."

"I like to recall that. I think Keepers are the most brilliant," I try to reason her.

"Certainly not. You have to be a swift and agile flyer. We're generally considered the most exhilarating to watch by spectators during a match. It's also the oldest position in the game, so it means it's the most entertaining since they kept it for so long."

"You just fly around and try to score. But we have to be smarter than you to prevent you from doing so."

"At least we can score points. And besides, Keepers used to be essentially Chasers, they evolved from it so that means we're better."

"Exactly as you said; they evolved from it. They brought it to the next level."

"Uhm, girls?" Ernie tries carefully to get our attention so we give him a glare right back, "Not that I want to ruening your little argument but Mer, you and I need to get going for History of Magic."

The three of us make our way out of the Great Hall. Ernie and Mer to History of Magic and I to Potions.

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"You will notice," Snape says in his low, sneering voice, "that we have a guest with us today."

Well, obviously since everybody saw Umbridge when they entered the Dungeon. She's now sitting in the corner with a clipboard on her knee.

"That being said, we are continuing with our Strengthening Solutions today, you will find your mixtures as you left them last lesson — if correctly made they should have matured well over the weekend — instructions on the board. Carry on." We all start where we left off with our potion, but I — and I'm not alone — get distracted by Umbridge when she starts asking questions.