Harry Potter Promise NR.6
Date: 7/10/2017,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... blinded by power to see what he's doing to us." "He'll come around," Hermione tried to assure her boyfriend. Neville watched the conversation around him in silence. Truthfully, he couldn't imagine someone turning their back on their family like that. He would give anything to spend just one day with his parents knowing who he was. Percy had two amazing parents, and six siblings who loved him even at his most stringent, and he was still willing to throw that all away for a chance to ride on Fudge's coattails. The conversation was getting more depressing, so with a forced air of calm, Harry maneuvered it back to lighthearted topics, like which Quidditch teams were doing well, and who they thought would win the World Cup that year. And if Ron's defense of the Chudley Cannons was just a little bit more lackluster than it normally was, no one commented. XXX Minerva returned from her staff meeting at Hogwarts a few days into August, feeling decidedly grim. Thankfully, Harry was alone for the moment, so she would be able to speak with him first. She found him in the sitting room with Sirius, going over the Animagus revealing potion. They would each need to brew their own as part of the process, and the last ingredient was three drops of their own blood to make the potion work for them individually, so Harry was reading it over to make sure he understood everything. Minerva cleared her throat, and both men looked up. "I would like to speak with you about something, Harry, if you ...
... have a moment." Harry nodded, putting the potions book aside and sitting up on the sofa, looking concerned. Sirius also gave his attention to his former professor. Minerva sat down across from them and sighed. "I've just returned from a staff meeting, and I'm afraid I have some… unsettling news." She paused, before continuing. "Albus was unable to find someone to take the place of Defense professor, so the Ministry stepped in and appointed someone. Delores Umbridge has taken the role." Sirius furrowed his brow. He knew that name… Harry bit his lip. "She's one of Fudge's supporters, right?" Minerva nodded. "She is the Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, and what I would consider a pureblood supremacist. She was the driving force behind many anti-magical creature laws that were passed over the last few years." Sirius growled. The anti-werewolf legislation had made it even harder for Remus to get a job a few years back. Minerva leaned forward, her eyes searching as she took in her young charge. "Delores Umbridge is a very cunning woman, Harry. She is ruthless and power hungry. I remember teaching her, and even then I had some misgivings." Harry frowned. "Do you think she's one of Voldemort's followers?" Minerva shook her head slightly. "Officially? No. However, I do believe that her views are more in line with You-Know-Who's supporters. I want you to be careful this year. Umbridge will not hesitate to go after you if she thinks she can get away with it. As a professor, her power ...