The Girl Who Remembers

Chapter 38

Dahlia's POV

"Dahlia!" Hermione yelled as she ran up to me with the boys, "Hagrid's back" She stated, my eyes widened and we all ran down the hill to Hagrid's hut,

"I'll say this one last time, I'm ordering you to tell me where you've been" Umbridge demanded from inside the hut,

"I told you. I've been away for me health" Hagrid replied,

"Your health?" Umbridge scoffed,

"Yeah, bit of fresh air, y'know" He answered,

"Oh, yes. As gamekeeper, fresh air must be hard to come by. If I were you, I shouldn't get too use to being back. In fact, I mightn't bother unpacking at all" Umbridge taunted.

"She'll get what's coming to her" I growled before we hid away from her as she came out of the hut and sprayed her perfume before leaving, we made sure she got a good distance away before entering the hut ourselves,

"This is top-secret, right? Dumbledore sent me to parley with the Giants" Hagrid explained,

"Giants?" Hermione exclaimed but Hagrid shushed her, "You found them?" She asked a little quieter,

"Well, they're not that hard to find, to be perfectly honest. They're so big, I wasn't the only one that was trying to win them" He explained.

"Death-eaters" I growled, he nodded

"Yes. Trying to persuade them to join You-Know-Who" He stated,

"Did they?" Harry asked,

"I gave them Dumbledore's message. Suppose some of them remember he was friendly to them, I suppose" He commented,

"And they did this to you?" Harry asked,

"Not exactly, no" He mumbled before Fang barked "Oh, go on, you have it then, you dozy dog" Hagrid snapped as he threw the raw meat to him, the wind outside picked up and Hagrid got up to look outside the window, "It's changing out there. Just like last time. There's a storm coming. We'd all best be ready when she does" He informed.

***

We walked into the Great Hall and towards the Gryffindor table,

"Harry" Seamus called out as he stood up and we turned to him, "I wanted to apologise. Now even my Mum says the Prophet's version of things don't add up. So, what I'm really trying to say is that I believe you" He rambled, Harry nodded and gave him an appreciated smile

***

Everyone was leaving from the lesson when I noticed Neville stood at the mirror and looking at the Old order,

"Neville?" Harry asked as he stood next to him,

"Fourteen years ago, a death-eater named Bellatrix Lestrange used the Cruciatus Curse on my parents. She tortured them for information but they never gave in. I'm quite proud to be their son. But I'm not sure I'm ready for everyone to know just yet" He stated, I smiled slightly,

"We're gonna make them proud, Neville" Harry retorted, I stood at the other side of him,

"That's a promise" I asserted looking at the Order; at Mum and Dad smiling, standing on each side of Uncle Prongs and Aunt Lily.

***

"Make it a powerful memory, the happiest you can remember. Allow it to fill you up. A full-bodied Patronus is the most difficult to produce but shield forms can also be equally useful against a variety opponents" I explained as I walked around the room with my Lioness Patronus at my side,

"Just remember your Patronus can only protect you for as long as you stay focused. So focus" Harry added as he came up next to me,

"Your Ravenclaw girlfriend's not here" I sneered as I looked over the group.

"Ravenclaw girlfriend? Cho?" He asked, I nodded "Don't worry about it. Besides you're the only one on my eye" He smiled then there was a vibration through the room causing the chandelier to shake,

"Yeah, don't worry about it" I retorted sarcastically as I stood in front of the group as each of their Patronus' began to disappear, the glass shattered causing everyone to point their wands towards the wall, I held my hand up as I walked towards the little hole in the wall cautiously, my Lioness Patronus glowing stronger by the moment

"I'll make short work of this" Umbridge informed from the other side, my eyes widened as I backed away from the wall, "Bombarda Maxima" She jinxed and the wall exploded, I shielded everyone from the flying rubble pieces, the smoke cleared up and I glared at the Slytherin Minions and Umbridge before Malfoy dragged Cho into view, "Get them" Umbridge demanded, Harry and I were grabbed and dragged up to Dumbledore's office, "I've been watching them for weeks and see, 'Dumbledore's Army', proof of what I've been telling you right from the beginning, Cornelius" Umbridge informed, I pulled myself from Percy's grip as we came to a stop in his office,

"Naturally" Dumbledore commented making me raise an eyebrow,

"No, he had nothing to do with it. It was us!" Harry argued,

"Most noble of you, Harry, to shield me, but as it has been pointed out the parchment says 'Dumbledore's Army' not 'Potter and Black's Army'" He retorted making our eyes widened, "I instructed Harry and Dahlia to form this Organisation. And I alone, am responsible for it's activities" Dumbledore explained.

"Dispatch an owl to the Daily Prophet. If we hurry, we should still make the morning edition. Dawlish, Shacklebolt, you will escort Dumbledore to Azkaban to await trial for conspiracy and sedition" Cornelius ordered,

"No!" I exclaimed as Percy restrained me,

"I thought we might hit this little snag. You seem to be laboring under the delusion that I'm going to- What was the phrase? Come quietly. Well, I can tell you this; I have no intention of going to Azkaban" Dumbledore commented making me smirk,

"Enough of this. Take him!" Umbridge demanded before Fawkes flew down and Dumbledore clapped his hands as he came into contact with Fawkes and vanished, knocking all of the Ministry members on to the floor,

"And that's how you make an exit" I laughed clapping,

"Well, you may not like him, Minister, but you can't deny Dumbledore had got style" Shacklebolt commented,

"Excuse me, Minister? May I show you something important?" I asked as everyone began to leave the office, he stopped and came over to me,

"It depends what it's about" he replied,

"It's about Dolores Umbridge...she used an unforgivable-"

"Cornelius don't listen to her. She's a liar" Umbridge cut me off as she tried to escort him away from me,

"Is that so, Dolores?" I retorted as I chased them and grabbed their arms projecting the memory,

"Enough!" She snapped yanking her arm away from me,

"Minister, I can assure you that, the memory I just showed you is true and unaltered. I am the Girl that Remembers after all" I asserted, he hummed

"Very well. Dolores, I need a word in private with you" he demanded, I gave a small smile before leaving the office and going back to the Common room.