chapter 5: order of the phoenix

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He leans away, "I guess i'm just a very straightforward person."

I exhale. What is he doing?

"I'm sure of it."

"What? I'm not the one flirting with 5 guys," he says referencing Theo and Alex.

"I was never flirting with Theo and me and Alex are friends."

"Friends..." He stands and walks away.

What is wrong with him.

I go back to reading and try to ignore him. The fairy tale isn't very interesting anymore. I stand and walk out into the main corridor.

I pace the halls and decide to go upstairs. I see Harry leaving the DADA classroom so I call out to him.

He turns and he walks over to me. He's holding his hand and it looks like blood is pouring through his fingers.

"Shit Harry what happened to your hand?"

"Umbridge."

"She cut you hand? Harry you need to go tell someone."

"No no no, she made me write lines with a special quill." His blood is dripping onto the floor now.

I grab his other arm and drag him to the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey doesn't ask questions as she cleans up his hand and wraps it.

"It said 'I must not tell lies'" Harry says while we sit on a bed waiting for a pain killer potion.

"I couldn't even tell that it said anything," she must have made him write it so many times his whole hand was torn up.

Madam Pomfrey gives him a small set of potions and hurries us out. The Gryffindor and Slytherin common rooms were on opposite sides of the building so we stop outside of the hospital wing.

"Thank you Riddle"

"Of course Harry, it wasn't very Slytherin of me to help the chosen one though."

"I won't snitch", he turns and walks down the hall. If theres one person I need to be friends with it's Harry.

The next few weeks fly by and I spend most of my time with Alex and Andrea. Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione talk to me more. I suspect Harry told them what happened after detention.

Umbridge became almost a dictator like figure. The Ministry made her "Hogwarts High Inquisitor". Many of the Slytherins were over joyed but all the other houses suffered.

Umbridge just like Snape, liked the Slytherins more and never took house points.

One cold morning Harry invites me to Hogsmead with them.

I was told to meet them inside Hogs Head and when I get there I see lots Hogwarts students. I sit next to Cho and Luna as we all wait for Harry.

He walks in with Hermione and Ron. After a moment of brief silence Hermione begins talking.

"We are all here because we need a teacher." She stops herself, "a real teacher, one who's has real experience defending themselves against the dark arts."

I look around the room, everyone here had a mutual hatred for Umbridge.

"Is it true you can produce a petronus charm?" Luna speaks up.

Harry stops in his tracks and Hermione speaks up "Yes, I've seen it"

The room is filled with quiet whispers. Lots of people speak up about all the things Harry has done. Many I was told and some I was unaware of.

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