Harry Potter Promise NR.6
Date: 7/10/2017,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... is limited, however, I think there may be more going on than what we see." "What do you mean?" Sirius asked curiously. Minerva looked at the dog animagus. "Cornelius is also a rather ruthless and power hungry man, and he has the Ministry under his control, so the next step would be to gain jurisdiction over Hogwarts. He may be attempting to use Umbridge to do so. Albus has been very outspoken on You-Know-Who's return, something that Cornelius is not pleased about. Umbridge's appointment may be a way for him to silence Albus." That was definitely a sobering possibility that none of them wanted to think about. Harry shook his head disgustedly. "Fudge is an idiot," he said lowly. "He's going to kill all of us because he can't wake up and smell the potion." Both adults looked like they agreed, but Minerva had to caution her young charge. "Be careful, Harry. For all his shortcomings, Cornelius is a cunning man." Harry met her gaze defiantly. "Cunning on its own is worthless. You need more than cunning to be hazardous. The only reason Fudge is so dangerous is because of his position in society, and because he's so completely incompetent." Sirius snorted, trying to hold in his laughter. "Couldn't have said it better myself," he approved. Minverva shot him a glare, but didn't say anything, as Ron and Ginny stepped out of the fireplace. Minerva turned her gaze to the new arrivals, and gave them a rather shaky smile that had Ginny worried, though Ron didn't notice anything, as she left ...
... the room. The rest of the group followed soon after, and Sirius led them all to the potions lab, picking up the book he and Harry had been studying as they left the room. Once there, he had them all sit down and began to talk about their plans for the day. "Becoming an animagus is hard work," he informed them bluntly. "It takes a lot of effort and time. It isn't something to do on a whim. You have to commit. And the first step is to brew the potion." He smiled at the grimaces both Ron and Neville wore. "I promise, no breathing down your necks and criticizing you in this laboratory. I'm not Snape." Everyone chuckled, feeling a little more at ease. Sirius clapped his hands and with a wave of his wand, had the directions for the animagus potion on the board at the front of the room. "This is a complicated potion, and it is necessary for each of you to brew your own, in order for it to work properly for you. We will begin by discussing the process of brewing, and making sure that you all understand the steps, before we actually begin." What followed that day was by far the best potions lesson any of them had ever received. As Ron put it towards the end of the day, "Have you ever considered applying for the Potions professor position?" Sirius grinned. "I'm no Potions master. I know this potion because James and I studied it inside and out when we were in school. Peter never really got the hang of potions, so we had to double check every step for him." His mood got a little sourer ...