MOB

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Rookwood had to hide his smirk as Severus joined him. They were watching Dumbledore try and get the Great Hall and front entrance back to normal, but all the students were bouncing on off of the walls, floor, and ceiling. The rest of the staff were trying to get the students out of the bouncy castle and bouncy hall.

When Dumbledore tried to cast a counter on the bouncy walls, he triggered the water balloons that were on the ceilings. The students started laughing as they grabbed the balloons and a water balloon fight started.

Harry appeared next to them. "Darn, I missed breakfast."

"Students head back to your common rooms. Breakfast will be served there, classes will be delayed." McGonagall announced.

The students started groaning. Harry smirked as he watched her announce set off the next part of the prank and a waterslide filled the Great Hall doorway, with curves and twists, heading out the front door. Water started to fill the slide and head out the front doors. Students started yelling in joy, suddenly almost all the student body were in swim suits.

"Why not all?" Severus quietly asked.

"Set it for only those who wanted to try." Rookwood whispered. "Used one of the more out of date wishing charms."

Severus watched as Dumbledore kept trying to get rid of the prank. "How long?" He knew Harry had to be part of it.

"Just until lunch." Harry answered. "I am not missing two meals. We set up a camera and will be offering photos of the students after dinner tonight."

"Harry, set up the photo request. How much did we decide on?" Draco asked as he approached them. Blais and Theo, with the rest of the second year snakes, were already networking the other students about photos. "Dobby put the notices in the common room bulletin boards."

"Figure a galleon, to cover the postage costs." Harry answered.

Dumbledore was clearly getting annoyed, and announced: "classes will resume after lunch." He recognized that the students weren't going to head to their houses anytime soon, as there was a line forming for the slide.

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Rookwood didn't show any signs of annoyance, but those who knew him knew he was annoyed. "No, Miss Granger, we aren't going to continue with those books. Yes, the new books will be here tomorrow. No, I am not expecting the course objectives to change. I will be providing them as your former professor clearly did not. No, I am not using his marks. Yes, I am going to review everything you should know. No, I am not going to give extra credit, yes, I will assist those in need, and yes, again, my office hours are posted." The girl was annoying. He thought that Harry and Severus weren't kidding about the girl.

"Professor Rookwood, are we going to have an assignment tonight?" The Bushy haired girl waved her hand and asked before Augustus could call on her. He had planned to ignore her.

"Miss Granger, cease. I will give you the information as it is required or needed. I would prefer to use the classroom time to actually instruct. If you have more questions regarding the book or course aims, visiting hours are posted outside of my office. Now, students, I am going to have you take your wands and show me the correct movement for the simple shield spell I have on the board. As we go down the list, it will help determine where I need to review and allow me to see what area you need assistance in." Harry saw the hand up in the air. "Miss Granger put your hand down, pull out your wand and start on the list. If you can't do that, there is the door."

Draco leaned close to Harry. "I give her a minute before her hand is up in the air."

"Bet?" Blaise asked, leaning forward. "I think Harry has the pool on the number of times she raises her hand."

"Yes. If she does it three more times I win." Harry grinned.

Rookwood was walking around correcting wand movement. The hand went up again. "Miss Granger, five points for not following directions."

"Come on, two more times." Harry whispered. He grinned at the end of class. "Now we can get some more supplies."

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Dumbledore decided he needed some better ideas and called a mini-Order meeting. As everyone was settling down, he summoned some tea. Once it was served he began his new campaign. He looked at Lupin, who had already agreed to start teaching next year. He saw Molly and Arthur were quietly talking to Minerva, while Severus just arched an eyebrow at him. "Thank you for coming. I have called you here to discuss Harry-" That was has far as he got before everyone was booted out of his office, staring at the gargoyle.

"Albus, what is going on?" Molly asked.

"Another prank." He answered.

"I will kill those two." Molly ground out.

"Molly, I can honestly and gladly inform you that your twins aren't involved." McGonagall answered. "Someone has been targeting the headmaster since he gave the house cup to my Lions last year. This is just the latest one."

"Really? So my boys aren't involved?" Molly looked a bit surprised.

"No, and we haven't been able to figure out who is doing it. I hope, Albus, that you aren't locked out of your office again."

Severus almost laughed, he never expected McGonagall to be so sarcastic. "If he is, I am sure Augustus will manage to open it again." He, very helpfully, added.

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Harry glared at Dumbledore as the man. Dumbledore smiled. "Now, as an heir to the House of Potter, you need training, so, therefore I will start your training over the Yule holiday. You will be remaining here, and we will meet each day."

"No. I am heading home, but thanks for the offer." Harry replied. "I am sure my Aunt Petunia has arrangements in place for the holidays, we usually go and visit family." Harry knew the reason why this meeting was happening now. Severus was out gathering ingredients and Harry had arrived back from the weekend with his family and no one had a chance to see him as of yet.

"I really must insist, you need the training."

"I am sure my Aunt can arrange something with Lord Malfoy. He had mentioned it before and Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon wanted more information." He was so writing a letter home to his aunt. "Perhaps I should floo call him and see if the two of you could work out an outline of the goals I need to achieve."

"I am sure Lord Malfoy is aware of what is required. I am delighted to learn it has been handled." Dumbledore clearly wasn't delighted but he could do nothing. "Why don't you check in with Professor Snape. Good night Harry."

"Pleasure as always." Harry resisted the urge to add not at the end.

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Petunia handed the letter she just read from Harry. "So?"

"Teach him a minor lesson." Vernon responded.

Petunia grinned. "Dudley, Mummy has an interesting project for us."

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The mail owls flew in, dropping mail and packages. A medium sized package landed in front of Dumbledore. He eyed it, wondering what it could be. He hadn't ordered anything, and his Yule presents went directly under the tree. He glanced at Harry, thinking it might be from his aunt, but the boy had his head buried in a book, and wasn't looking. He pulled out his wand and started casting spells, any spell he could think of. It was clean. He slowly opened it, not missing the way the staff had tensed up, nothing. He grinned as he opened the lid. Inside was a furry, bright orange toy. It looked to be wearing robes that were red with gold stars. He picked it up.

He almost dropped it when the eyes blinked at him. "Dumbledore is my daddy. Daddy is a sore loser." Dumbledore almost dropped it. "Daddy hates losing." Dumbledore tried to banish it, but the thing just moved out of the way. "See Daddy doesn't like to lose."

"Potter, what is that?" A fifth-year snake asked.

Harry smirked. "A Furby." He looked at Rookwood, who tilted his head. He couldn't wait to see what they were going to do to the man when the Yule holiday was over.