1. Harry Potter Promise NR.6


    Date: 7/10/2017, Categories: Fiction Fan fiction, Author: zimbi

    ... with Umbridge, but even he probably couldn't do anything. She was brought here by the Ministry, after all. I doubt Dumbledore really has any say in what Umbridge does." "How did she even get hired as the professor here?" Neville asked. "I would have thought, with the way things are changing in the Ministry…" Harry shook his head, cutting his friend off. "Fudge is still in power, however shaky it is, and he's doing everything he can to remain so. Sending Umbridge here is, I think, a last ditch attempt. Amelia is doing what she can, but she's still fighting an uphill battle. If you want my guess, Fudge will be out, one way or another, by the end of the year." Ron threw his Defense book on the floor. "If we don't get to practice any spells this year, I'm going to fail my exam, I know it!" he growled. Harry nodded. "We'll make sure that DA sessions include a defense portion each week, so that the students can actually get a chance to practice. Speaking of, Hermione, let's see if we can talk to Professor McGonagall before supper, to see if we can get the first meeting underway. I was thinking Saturday night." Hermione nodded, picking up her bag. "I'll go put this away and be right back." Harry smiled, giving his girlfriend a kiss before he stood up to return his own book bag to his room. "We'll see you at dinner," he told their other friends, before disappearing up the stairs. XXX Minerva agreed to a Saturday evening meeting, and then inquired about the confrontation during their ...
    ... Defense lesson. Harry and Hermione explained, and Minerva sighed. "I know it's not ideal," she admitted. "But Delores is the professor, and we can't interfere. Please, both of you, be careful. Keep your heads down and don't cause trouble." She sounded genuinely worried, so both students nodded and agreed, before they went to meet up with their friends for dinner. By the end of the evening, they had informed the other leaders of the DA of the meeting that weekend, and all promised to put up signs in their common rooms, and talk to their new first years. XXX Saturday morning found Harry, along with the rest of the returning Gryffindor Quidditch team, out on the Pitch, with a crowd of approximately thirty students, from burly seventh years, to a couple of first year boys who looked like they didn't even know which end of the broom was up. Angelina stepped forward promptly at nine o'clock. "Thank you all for coming," she shouted to make her voice heard, as any conversation dropped off. "Now, we're here looking for a new starting keeper, as well as a full reserve team. So let's start by separating by position. All the beaters, go over to Fred and George. Seekers to Harry. Chasers to Alicia and Katie, and keepers to me." There was a flurry of movement, and a few minutes later, the students were separated. The chaser group was the largest, comprising of around twenty students, including Ginny and the two first years. Harry was surprised to see both Dean and Seamus, along with Colin ...
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