Never Is Our Always

She's Taking Over 5

(Minnie pov)

It was early in the morning while me and Angelina were discussing her idea that the team were to work on a new move called the Sloth Grip Roll during that nights Quidditch practice; and not until we were halfway across the sunlit common room did we notice the addition to the room that had already attracted the attention of a small group of people.

A large sign had been affixed to the Grffindor noticeboard, so large it covered everything else on it. The lists of secondhand spellbooks for sale, the regular reminders of school rules from Argus Filch, the Quidditch team training timetable, the offers to barter certain Chocolate Frog Cards for others, the Weasleys' latest advertisement for testers, the dates of the Hogsmeade weekends and the lost and found notices. The new sign was printed in large black letters and there was a highly official-looking seal at the bottom beside a neat and curly signature.

BY ORDER OF THE HIGH INQUISITOR OF HOGWARTS

All student organisations, societies, teams, groups and clubs are

henceforth disbanded.

An organisation, 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 organisation, 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 organisation,

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 Jane Umbridge, High Inquisitor

"What the hell is this?" I ask in confusion.

"No idea," Angelina grits her teeth, "but let's get this sorted now."

"Let's go."

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"Harry! Ron!" Angelina calls as we walked into the Great Hall together.

"It's OK," Harry said to us quietly, when we were near enough to hear him. "We're still going to—"

"You realise she's including Quidditch in this?" I said over him.

"We have to go and ask permission to re-form the Gryffindor team!" Angelina adds.

"What?" Harry said.

"No way," Ron said, appalled.

"You read the sign, it mentions teams too! So listen, Harry... I am saying this for the last time..." I say and Angelina touches my shoulder.

"Please, please don't lose your temper with Umbridge again or she might not let us play any more!" Angelina cries to him.

"OK, OK," Harry said, for Angelina and I looked as though we were on the verge of tears. "Don't worry, I'll behave myself..."