Unknown Origins - HP Roleplay Book

Chapter 26 - Scars

Everyone was now in Professor Umbridge's class, not very excited for what she has planned. Although she wasn't here yet, so the students decided to have some fun. The Pavarti twins made a paper bird and let it fly around the classroom. Draco then whacked it out of the air when it passed over him. But soon enough, it was turned into ash and it fell to the desk.

"Good morning children." Umbridge smiled, well. If you counted it as smile. She then loved forward and her chalk began writing on the board.

"Ordinary Wizard Levels Examinations. More commonly known as, O.W.L.S."

"Wow, I had no idea how to spell owls." Parker whispered to Erica with a small laugh.

"These are the exams you will take this year." Umbridge told them.

Ron raised his hand,"When are we going to do the actual magic stuff?"

"We won't be using magic. Only learning about defensive spells, in a secure, risk free way." Umbridge explained.

"What use is that? If we're going to be attacked, then it won't be risk free." Parker spoke up, she really disliked Umbridge.

"She has a point there." Erica stated.

"Please raise your hand when you speak or I'll have to give you detention." Umbridge warned them.

"But how is.. Theory supposed to prepare us for whats out there?" Parker raised a brow.

"There is nothing out there. Who would you imagine that would want to hurt children like all of you?" Umbridge asked.

"Oh, I don't know, Voldemort?" Parker rolled her eyes.

"The Death Eaters?" Harry suggested.

"An Evil Magizoologist." Ron added.

"Probably the ministry." Erica finished.

"Let me make this. Very clear. You have been told, that a certain dark wizard is at large, once again. This is a, lie." Umbridge stopped where the Herds tables were.

"It's not a lie!" Parker spoke rather loudly than she was meant to.

"I think we're in trouble." Erica stated, quite obviously.

"Detention, Miss Malfoy!" Umbridge walked back to the front of the class, "Would anyone else care to join her?"

Erica swiftly raised her hand, followed by Ron, then Harry and lastly, Hermione. Parker raised her brow to Umbridge in a taunting way.

"Right. You five. My office, later on tonight." Umbridge did a small giggle.

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Erica skipped ahead of the rest of them.

"You are way too happy to be heading to detention." Ron joked, looking at his sister.

"I think its her first one." Hermione suggested.

"First year, we all got detention. I'm just not scared." Erica admitted, arriving at the door.

"Thats what she wants us to be." Harry realised.

"And I'm not taking any of her bullshit. I have a lot of anger from summer to let out, she better be ready if I snap again." Parker crossed her arms while Ron knocked on the door.

"Come in." Came Umbridge's sickly sweet voice.

The Herd walked in to see five sheets of parchment, five quills and five chairs. They sat in the chairs going Parker, Harry, Hermione, Ron and Erica.

"Parker, you'll be writing, 'I must not tell lies'. The others, you'll be writing, 'I must not assist in telling lies'." Umbridge informed them.

"How many times?" Harry asked.

"Oh, just until the message sinks in." Umbridge told him.

"There's no ink." Hermione pointed out.

"You dears won't need any ink." Umbridge stated.

The Herd all shared a confused look, but they picked up the quills anyway and began writing. After about a minute Erica chucked the quill and held her hand.

"Stop writing!" Erica yelled at her friends.

The Herd stopped and looked at Erica. After a second she showed her hand and there it was scarred into her hand. 'I must not assist in telling lies.' They all looked at their hands, Harry, Hermione and Ron's weren't fully finished yet. But Parkers was, except hers said, 'I must not tell lies'.

"This is illegal, you know that, right?" Parker snapped her head up to Umbridge.

Umbridge just smiled and them,"I do as I see fit, I she permission from the minister. You may leave."

The Herd left her office and stood a few steps away. That's when Erica had an idea and she used a spell to take images of all hands except her own.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Erica told them before running and jumping through a secret passage.

"Where is she going?" Hermione asked.

"You never know with those secret passages." Parker sighed.

After a few minutes of passage hopping, Erica arrived at Professor McGonagall's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in." McGonagall called out.

Erica pushed open the door and sat in front of McGonagall.

"Yes, Miss Weasley?" McGonagall asked.

"I didn't want to disturb you this late but I felt it was important." Erica started before sighing,"It's about Professor Umbridge."

"Ah." McGonagall sighed, "Please, tell me."

"She made us write for our detention which seemed surprisingly normal but when we wrote, this happened." Erica explained, showing McGonagall her hand and then the pictures of the others.

"By us, you mean, Potter, Granger, Malfoy and your brother?" McGonagall asked, knowing what the Herd was like while she gently inspected her hand.

Erica nodded,"She isn't even going to teach us how to do magic. It's all theory."

McGonagall sighed before going into her drawer, bringing out some powder, "Give a little bit to your friends, keep some for yourself. It should be able to heal it in no time, just gently rub it into your hand." She explained, "I shall talk to Professor Umbridge in the morning dear."

"Thank you Professor." Erica thanked her as she took the powder and left.

The Herd, minus Erica were walking in the halls, just past another passage.

That's when she popped out,"Guys, I'm back!"

"Where did you go?" Hermione asked.

"That's not important right now." She then passed out the powder,"Gently rub it on your hand."

The Herd did as they were told and rubbed it in their hand. Most of the pain was gone after but the scarring was still visible on their hands.

"We should be able to deal with this." Parker sighed and looked at her hand.

"I never thought I'd have twenty seven scars at age fifteen." Erica said before adding,"Professor McGonagall's going to talk to Umbridge tomorrow."

"At least that's something." Harry nodded, "We should get to bed."

They all nodded and parted ways.