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Chapter 1 The Summer Work

Harry Potter sat behind his desk. This was formerly the desk of the greatest wizard of the

age. Albus Dumbledore was the Head Master before Harry. It was June and Harry was

sitting there getting his plans and ideas ready for the new school year that wasto begin on

September 1st. With the aid of the portrait of Albus, as well as the assistanceof long time

rival, turned friend Severus Snape, Harry considered himself to be fortunate. Arustle

behind him told him that Hermione or Draco was browsing his private library for

information on the different founders of the school. Turning his head, Harry sawHermione

coming down the stairs. Her arms were heavy with books.

"Hermione" he said "I thought we agreed that you would only borrow a few books at a

time."

"Well you know me Harry" she replied "I'll have these finished within the week.Before you

ask, I am sleeping. So please do not worry. Did you receive my class set up schedule? I

wasn't sure how much to teach. I talked with Professor McGonagall and she said what I did

should cover as much if not a bit more than Professor Flitwick."

"Hermione, I am sure that you will do just fine" said Harry. "What I really needfor you to

do is to relax. You are one of the brightest people I have ever met in my life.

You will do

this school proud. Now please put some of those books back and only take a few.You

need to enjoy yourself just as much as study. Draco is doing a wonderful job ofpacing

himself. He is even getting some of his NEWT training in potions done. Just please relax a

little and have a little fun."

Hermione hesitated for a moment. Then she realized that Harry was correct. She had


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been worried that she would not do a good job at being a professor. Leave it toHarry to

make her feel better. With an embarrassed grin, she gave him a hug and then returned

half the books to their proper place. She took the five books still left in her

arms and hastily

made her way out of Harry's office before he could make her put a few more back.

Harry gave a soft chuckle as he contemplated an idea that was going through hismind.

Finally making the decision to go through with his thought he stood. Giving a quick turn on

the spot, Harry apparated to the yard of his Aunt and cousin's house. Knocking on the

door, Harry waited for one or the other to answer the door. Petunia answered thedoor.

"Harry" she exclaimed. "How are you? It has been some time since I have last seen you.

What brings you here today? Do come in and have some tea. Dudley is out in

Hogsmeade doing a bit of shopping for me."

Harry made his way over the threshold and made his way to the area she indicated.

Sitting himself down, he waited for her to pour the tea before beginning.

"Aunt Petunia" he started "I know that you and I had a very rough relationship.You were

burdened with me when you did not want me. Vernon made it more difficult as I grew up,

causing you to be in as much physical pain as I was. I have an idea that I havebeen

toying with for some time. I would like your input as well as your thought behind what I am

about to propose."

Petunia looked at Harry curiously and waited for him to continue. She could seehe was

struggling with something that was making him a bit nervous. She gave him a softsmile

and a reassuring pat on the arm.

"I wanted to know if you would like to go to work at the orphanage?" asked Harry. "Molly


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has her 2 youngest living there with her, the twins that are a couple of years older than I

am, and other members of the family popping in and out all the time. There are currently

8 youngsters who are not old enough to come to Hogwarts yet. I am sure Molly wou

ld

enjoy the companionship of another female adult. Plus I am sure she would love the

assistance in caring for the youngsters. I know it is a lot to ask of you, but Ithought that

since you and I have worked through everything and I now know the reason why youhad

to treat me the way that you did, that you would not mind helping other children

that are in

the same situation that I was in. Dudley can earn some extra pocket money by helping out

on the grounds and such. He has matured a lot and I like the new Dudley. He no longer

thinks of us as freaks. All I am asking is that you think about it."

Petunia looked at her nephew with amazed eyes. The depth of emotion that was running

in those green eyes that was identical to the sister that she loved and missed so much.

She sat there for a few moments thinking about his proposition. She knew his feelings

would not be hurt if she turned him down. However she knew that he had the rightidea. If

anyone could help the Weasley Matriarch it would be she. She also knew that it would

help her with something to do. She was in no need of money. Harry made sure of that.

However she thought that it would be nice if she could earn her own way and forthat of

Dudley. She knew that she could always count on her nephew if she needed something,

but the idea of being able to do something for herself, made her smile.

"Harry I think that is a wonderful idea" she stated. "I have been wondering if there was

something I could do to help out in the community. This would be the perfect wayfor me


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to give back to the community that is helping me so much. I have seen Molly Weasley

and I think she and I would get along great. Of course I would need transportation to and

from. However I would like to do this."

Harry got up and gave Petunia a hug.

"Thank you Aunt Petunia" he said. "It means a lot to me to hear you say that. I'll contact

Molly at once. May I borrow your fireplace?"

Petunia gestured towards the fireplace. She watched as Harry conjured a fire andthen

threw some powder into it. She did not flinch when the flames turned green and he put his

head in the fire and called out "the Lily Potter Orphinarium".

"Molly" Harry called.

"Harry dear" came the reply. "How wonderful it is to see you. Is there somethingthat I can

help you with?"

"Yes Molly" he said. "How would you like some help at the orphanage. I know with

all the

people coming in and out that you have your hands full. I have the perfect person that has

agreed to come and help you."

"Harry that would be lovely" said Molly. "Having so many all at once plus my ownlot is a

handful. I would welcome the help. Who did you have in mind?"

"My Aunt Petunia" said Harry. "She wants to help out the community. Plus it would giver

her something to do. She has very little to occupy her time now that it is justher and

Dudley. Also Dudley can help out with the lawns and such. I will give them payment from

my own funds. Would this situation be ok with you?"

"Of course dear" she said. "May I also say that I am pleased to hear that she isbetter

here than with that horrible man she was married too. I assume you will teach her how to


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floo?"

"That is my idea. She is blood related after all. So she may have enough magicalenergy

in her to be able to floo" claimed Harry. "I have read in a book that non magica

l relatives

can use some of our ways as they have a hint of magical blood in them. I will arrange

everything with Albus. How about we say she starts on Monday?"

"That will be fine with me Harry" said Molly. "Thank you and I thank her."

"My pleasure Molly" he said. "Have a great day."

He pulled his head out of the fire and returned it to its normal state. He made

his way to

the table and sat with Petunia. She was a little nervous about the magical aspect, but she

was pleased all the same. Harry sat with her for a few hours and explained in detail how to

travel by floo. By the time he was done, she no longer felt nervous. He promisedher that

for the first few times, he would come with her to make sure she arrived safely.When he

finished with that he pulled out a jar from a pocket. Handing it to her he explained that just

a pinch was needed. He showed her exactly what to do. She nodded in understanding.

This part of it she understood perfectly. Harry promised her that he would supply her with

floo powder. When their conversation was over, Harry made his way to the front door. He

gave a final hug to his aunt and apparated to the Ministry of Magic. He waited while his

wand was checked and then made his way to the Minister's office. Quickly he outlined his

idea to Albus who gave his full permission. For a little while after that, bothmen chatted

about this and that. Harry made his way down to the Department of Mysteries. Hevisited

the basilisk. The serpent was thrilled to have Harry visit him. This meant thathe was not


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bound at the eyes for awhile. Plus the serpent could enjoy a conversation with someone

other than himself for a little while.

A few hours later, Harry made his way back to the castle. He had a few other things he

needed to get accomplished that day and wanted to make sure he had the time to get it

done. The rest of the staff was getting their ideas and class schedules ready for when the

new school year began. Even Professor Trelawney could be seen wandering the halls.

June faded into July, and Harry felt apprehensive as his 17th birthday approached. He

had never had a proper birthday until last year. Uncle Vernon made sure that henever

got anything but hand me downs and things like a toothpick or a tissue. He counted his

blessings that he even got that. His years at Hogwarts saw his first presents being given to

him. He sat behind his desk and remembered the wonderful presents that his friends had

gotten him. He was also remembering fondly the year that they rallied to his aidwhen

Dudley had to go on a diet. He missed being able to hang out with Hermione and Ron just

as another teenager. Duty came first in the castle. Harry had more duty than anyone else.

He knew that Voldemort was still out there somewhere. He knew he had to stay ahead of

the game when it came to making sure that the castle stayed protected. Once a week, saw

Harry strengthening the wards on the castle as well as the charms that Filius had put on

the tunnels. Severus and Minerva worried sometimes about Harry. They could sensethe

melancholy in him. However when they broached the subject, Harry would give thema

warm smile and tell them that their concerned was appreciated, but not necessary

.

Finally July 31st came. Harry woke up not sure how to approach the day. Part of


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him

wanted to just hide away in his office and a part of him knew he had to face therest of the

staff. He did not want to cause them unnecessary worry. He even thought to himself that

he was being silly for dreading his own birthday. He made his way down to the Great Hall

for breakfast. When he entered the hall he heard the yells of "SURPRISE". Harryblushed

as he made his way to the table. Molly and the children were sitting there. AuntPetunia

and Dudley had come to the castle. The rest of the staff was all sitting there smiling at him.

Even Albus had come to help Harry celebrate his birthday. The table in the corner was

piled high with presents. The tables were set with all of Harry's favorite breakfast dishes.

Even the house elves could be seen setting a small trinket on the table in honorof the

master they all loved so dear. While Albus had been a generous man and good to house

elves, they all adored Harry who made sure that each and every elf was taken proper

care of. Dobby and Winky approached Harry with a worried look on their face.

Immediately Harry got concerned. Kneeling he looked at the elves in the eye.

"What is wrong?" he asked. "What are you two looking so scared about?"

"Winky and I is wanting to give you a special present Harry Potter Sir" said Dobby.

Winky nodded her agreement.

Harry breathed a sigh of relief.

"I would be happy to accept anything that you two give me" he said kindly. "Thetwo of you

take such great care of me. You are the best friends any wizard could want withtheir

elves."

Both elves gave Harry a big hug and handed him a long package. When Harry opened

it

he almost dropped it in surprise. Inside was the new model of the Firebolt. He l


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ooked at

the two elves in surprise.

"How could you two afford this?" he asked.

"We is collecting from all the elves" stated Winky. "Everyone here has been savi

ng their

money you is giving us Harry Potter. We is all getting together to buy this foryou. You is

not flying that much anymore and we is wanting to give you a reason to. We is hoping that

you like this Harry Potter Sir."

Harry reached out and gave Winky and Dobby a hug. Both elves accepted this withtears.

They loved Harry beyond words. To make him this happy was the best day for the elves.

They shed even more tears when Harry asked them to join the staff at the table for

breakfast.

Minerva was near tears herself at the show of emotion between Head Master and elf. She

conjured two chairs for the elves that were the right height and such for them t

o sit

comfortable at the table. When everyone was seated, the rest of the elves served

breakfast. Harry thanked each an every elf by name for their contribution to hisbirthday

feast. After breakfast, Harry tore into his packages with gusto. He had receiveda new

broom service kit from Ron. Hermione had bought him a book on wand lore. Albus

brought him a relic that he had found in his travels that once belonged to Rowena

Ravenclaw. He felt Harry would appreciate the circlet that once adorned the browof the

founder. Severus and Draco had given Harry books on potions. Petunia had baked his

cake. Harry also received new robes from other staff members. Molly had knittedhim a

new jumper with the Hogwarts coat of arms on it. With tears in his eyes he thanked each


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and every member present for getting him all these wonderful gifts. Dobby and Winky had

gathered up everything and with a small pop apparated to his rooms to put his items

away.

Later that day Harry was making his usual rounds in the castle. He came across

Hermione sitting in a window seat studying as usual. She smiled at him when he passed.

He smiled back and continued on his way. He noticed that there was a new door. He

wondered at once, where it led to. Calling to Hermione, he tried the handle. Nothing that

he did however would get the door to open. Intrigued, Hermione gave it a try. Neither

could get the door to open. Harry made a mental note as to the location of the door was.

He and Hermione decided to keep this a secret for now. Together they made theirway

back up to the entrance hall. Watching as the sun went down they were both gladthat the

new school year was starting on the morrow.

With a smile and a small sigh, both reentered the castle and made their way to their

respective rooms. Tomorrow would be an interesting day for both.Chapter 2 The New School Year, The woes of Hermione

Harry sat at his desk basking in the wonderful birthday surprise the staff had given him. He

watched as Winky and Dobby made room for his new robes as well as the new gadgets

and devices that came from other professors. Watching as the elves worked, Harryhad

the inspiration to go flying. Grabbing his new broom, Harry opened a window of his office

and flew out into the crisp evening air. The elves paused in their work long enough to give

him a smile. The feel of the wind on his face made Harry feel invigorated. Remembering

his days on the Quidditch team, Harry had to smile at the antics of the team. The fun and


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the worries that they all had. In first year, Harry became the youngest Seeker in the

century. In second year, Professor Lockhart removed the bones from Harry's arm in

attempt to fix it when a stray bludger that Dobby had enchanted broke the bones.

In third

year, Harry had fallen off his broom when the Dementors had attacked. In fourthyear,

Harry summoned his broom to help him retrieve the golden egg from a nesting dragon

mother as part of the Tri Wizard Tournament. In fifth year, Harry remembered hisban

from playing by Deloris Umbridge. Of course Harry had not flown since, as he was

busy

with teaching and now running the school. He thought for a moment about what todo with

his original Firebolt. He thought about donating it to a member of the student body, but felt

that would be showing favoritism. Harry could not afford to favor one student over the rest.

He remembered fondly of Sirius when he looked at his Firebolt. From there he decided to

just showcase it in the trophy room. It would be a memory for the school. "The first ever

Firebolt to come into the school" would make a great saying on the plaque.

Pulling himself back to the present Harry circled the Forbidden Forest. He watched as the

trainers in charge of the dragons worked with them. Harry was not certain when Voldemort

would attack again, but he would be ready when he did. He smiled as he watched Hagrid

working with Norberta. Hagrid loved dragons and thanks to Harry he now had the

opportunity to work with them all the time.

Flying back into his study, he saw that Dobby and Winky had finished and moved on to

other parts of the castle with their work. Sitting down at his desk Harry pickedup the stack

of papers that would tell him the class schedules and plans of the teaching staff. Harry


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picked up the first piece of parchment and began to read.

The month of August went by with alarming speed. Harry and the rest of the staffstarted

getting anxious as they were so many staff appointments and such that needed tobe

called to attention. Finally the day arrived and Harry along with the rest of the staff waited

as Hagrid brought in the first years. Minerva got the stool and the sorting hatready.

Severus and Hermione could be seen directing each year to their new tables. Finally

when the older students sat, the sorting ceremony began. The rip in the brim ofthe hat

opened up in song.

In my days when I was born

There lived four who worked along

They built this school for all to learn

Their place in history they did earn

All through the years, students come

And to each house I give some

For those who are brave and courageous

I will send you to Gryffindor

For those who are intelligent

I will send you to Ravenclaw

For those who have heart

I will send you to Hufflepuff

For those who are sly and cunning

I will send you to Slytherin

This year is different as you will see

The headmaster is young

He is bound by duty

Heir to the founders he has learned

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Things are changing you can bet on that

Now place me on your head for I'm the sorting hat.

The students applauded as the Sorting hat became silent. There were forty new students

this year. Harry watched as the roll call went on. He applauded for each student.

Hermione was there to escort each student to their table. When all the names were finally

called, Harry stood up.

"Welcome" he began. "A new school year is upon us. I have a few announcements to

make before we tuck in. To all students please note that the seating arrangement

has

been changed. No longer will the houses sit separate from one another. Also I would like

to remind you all that the Forbidden Forest is off limits. I would also like topoint out a few

staff changes this year. First off Professor Hermione Granger will be taking over Charms.

Professor Rubeus Hagrid will resume Care of Magical Creatures. Professor Remus

Lupin, will be taking over Defense against the Dark Arts. Assistant Professor Draco Malfoy

will be assisting in Potions. One last thing and then we can eat. Each house will have a

Head Boy or Girl in it. Please show respect to these people. I know things are different

from normal tradition, however times change and so do other things change to match it.

For now however, please DIG IN"

With a wave of his hands all the tables filled with food. All the students tucked in and

conversations broke out between the students. Each was determined to get along with the

others. Gryffindor students could be seen chatting with Slytherin students. Harry was

determined to weed out any feuds between the different houses. After awhile Harry could

see the other professors relax as they too observed the companionship between the


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houses. After dinner was done and all the plates cleared, Harry stood up once more.

"As some of you know" he began. "We lost some of our students with the end of last year.

We will now be training new people for the SFG as well as the DA. The students between

fifth and seventh year will be allowed to sign up. Anyone below 5th year I ask you to

indulge me. Training is more rigorous as you get older. However anyone from anyyear

may sign up to join the DA. Also please remember that being out of your dorms after

curfew will result in loss of house points. Getting caught to many times will result in

detention. This year we are making things little more severe as it is our priorities to not

only teach you, but to keep you safe. Thank you, that is all. It is time for bed. Prefects I will

ask you to escort the younger students to their dorms. Good night to you all."

Turning, Harry swiftly conferred with Remus on a topic he had been meaning to address.

After a moments thought, Remus nodded in affirmation, and they left the hall together and

headed towards Harry's office. Severus and Minerva wondered what was going on.

Apparently this was not the time for them to find out. Hours later their curiosity got the

better of them. Together they made their way to Harry's office. Upon reaching the landing

the door opened and Harry gestured for them to sit while they finished their work. Both

senior staff members sat quietly and glanced at each other with a look that said"He is up

to something".

"Eureka" said Harry.

Turning, he proudly handed both Severus and Minerva a piece of parchment. Severus

knew at once what Harry was presenting him. Minerva, never having known about the


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marauders map, glanced at Harry with questioning eyes. Harry touched his wand tothe

parchment and said firmly "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." Minerva watched in

amazement as a finely detailed map spread out over the parchment. She got very e

xcited

when she saw where all the students were and such. She followed a couple of prefects as

they made their rounds in the castle.

"I take it this is the secret of your mischief as a student?" she asked.

Harry laughed and nodded at her.

"I have the original" he said. "Remus, Peter, Sirius, and my dad made the origin

al. I

figured this way we could all keep an eye on the students. I have one for Hermione and

Pomona as well. Only a handful of students know about this. Therefore we can assist the

prefects and Head Boys and Girls by also keeping a lookout. I know that if I could get

passed you all when I was a student so can others. Patterns of the prefects canbe studied

and such. This will help us keep the students in line as well as tell us if there are any

trespassers on the grounds. Even if one is under an invisibility cloak it will tell us. Also it will

help us keep an eye on the secret tunnels in and out of the school."

"This is ingenious" said Minerva. "It will definantly help out a lot. Oh look. Mr. Finnegan is

heading to the kitchens."

"Sonorus" said Harry. "Five points from Gryffindor Mr. Finnegan. Please return to your

dormitory immediately. Quietus."

Harry and the rest present watched as Seamus changed course and headed back to the

Gryffindor common room. The rest of the school now knew that they were being watched.

Harry would be surprised if anyone else tried that tactic this night.

Smiling the rest of the staff bade Harry a good evening and left. Harry himself


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made his

way down to Hermione's room and knocked. At first he did not hear anything. Gradually

he became aware of the sound of crying. Without waiting for an answer, Harry entered the

room. Upon entering, Harry discovered Hermione sitting at her desk crying. Whenshe

realized Harry was there, she sat up quickly and tried to wipe away her tears.

"Hermione" asked Harry. "Why are you crying?"

"I had a run in with Terry Boot" she replied. "He told me that he doesn't like the fact that I

am a teacher. He said you had no right to appoint me as such. He said that I am

too

young. Harry he was just rude about it. How am I going to be an effective teacher, when

the students will not accept me as a teacher?"

"That is easy Hermione" he answered. "We will do it the same way that we did itwhen I

first started teaching. I will be present for your first few classes and help tosquash the

negativity about you being a professor. If they do not like that we can always have Severus

present. That will shut up most students with just that threat."

"Oh Harry" she said excitedly. "Would you do that for me? That would be so wonderful. I

really think that it would help out a lot. I am also worried about Draco. As heis not teaching

any but first year, I think he will be ok. However we might want to get Severusto make the

same offer to him."

"Hermione" he said. "That statement is the very reason why I wanted you as teacher in the

first place. Also let us not forget that Albus had a lot to do with your appointment as well.

From here on out, it will be my duty. I miss him."

Hermione got up and gave Harry a hug.

"You are going to be just fine Harry" she said. "We all have faith in you. Thereis a reason


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for everything."

"Thanks Hermione" he said. "Now let us go to Ravenclaw tower. Before I forget, here is

your own personal marauders map. It will help you to know when students are out

of bed.

It will keep Filch happy."

Hermione grinned at this statement. She led Harry out of her rooms and they wentto

Ravenclaw tower. As they approached the door, it opened and a harassed looking Luna

Lovegood fell out.

"Oh" she exclaimed. "I was just on my way to get Professor Granger."

Harry helped to steady her and the trio made their way into the common room. Harry

could see Terry Boot pale at once. All of Luna's belongings were thrown all overthe floor.

"JUST WHAT IN THE NAME OF MERLIN DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?" thundered

Harry. "FIRST YOU INSULT A PROFESSOR. THEN I COME TO THE DORMATORY TO

FIND YOU ASSAULTING ANOTHER STUDENT. HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?

EXPLAIN YOURSELF IMMEDIATELY."

Terry looked awed at the fury on Harry's face. He tried to come up with a defense and

faltered. He tried again and failed a second time. Finally Harry cut him off. Harry strode

over to the fireplace.

"Severus" he called. "Would you be so kind as to come to the Ravenclaw common room?

I'll move aside for you to come through the fire."

Harry moved over and Severus entered. Severus took a glance around and looked at

Harry questioningly.

"It would appear that Mr. Boot here has a problem with the new head of Ravenclawhouse.

He also appears to have a problem with Miss Lovegood. I am in need of your

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"What do you need of me Harry?" he asked. "You know all you have to do is ask."

"Thanks Severus" he said. Turning to Terry Boot he continued. "You are hereby on

detention. You will no longer be the Head Boy of Ravenclaw House. You will do amonth's

worth of detentions with Professor Snape in the dungeons. When you are done withthat

month, you will do a second month with Professor Granger. If I hear of you evenmissing

one detention, or giving any type of negative feedback, you will serve a third month. Every

time you even sneeze wrong you will get an extra week."

Terry Boot started to protest, but Severus cut him off.

"You will report to me at 7:00 sharp every evening" sneered Severus. "I promiseyou that

you will never do this to another teacher or student again.

"Does anyone else have a problem with Professor Granger or Miss Lovegood?" asked

Harry.

A collective shake of the head confirmed that no one else wanted the taste of Ha

rry's

wrath.

"Justin" continued Harry. "Pick two gentlemen to help you clear out the Head Boy's room

of Mr. Boot's belongings. He will no longer need those rooms. Mr. Boot please report to

your old dormitory."

Harry turned and pointed to three young ladies.

"You three will help Miss Lovegood clean up her belongings. When the boys are done

you will move Miss Lovegood's belongings into the new Head Girl's room."

The three girls nodded and walked over to Luna. A quiet conversation of decorations for

the room soon followed.

Harry turned to look at Hermione. "Is that ok with you Professor?" he asked.

Hermione smiled and nodded her agreement. Luna smiled at them and made her way to


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her belongings that were scattered all over the room.

"Luna" said Harry. "If you have any more trouble, please send a house elf to meat once. I

will not tolerate bullying in this school."

Severus, Hermione, and Harry made their way out to the hallway. Hermione felt loads

better after witnessing the fire that came from Harry. She knew immediately thatthe

founders and Albus made the right choice. Severus congratulated Harry on his

outstanding performance and made his way to his rooms in the dungeons. Harry and

Hermione made their way to Pomona's rooms. After delivering the map to her and

explaining how to use it, he and Hermione made their way back to Hermione's room.

"Thanks for supporting me Harry" she said. "I really appreciate the way you stood up for

both me and Luna. You are such a nice guy. Just remind me to never get on your bad

side."

Harry laughed and relaxed. After bidding her good night, he made his way to thekitchen.

He entered the kitchen and looked around. Of Dobby and Winky there was no sign.He

figured they were probably in his rooms doing something. Harry flagged down twohouse

elves.

"Pinto and Rose right" he asked.

With a bow and a smile, both nodded yes.

"I have a special job for both of you. Pinto I need you to keep a special eye onProfessor

Granger for me. She ran into a bit of trouble with a student. Had I not needed to go to her

rooms I would never have known. If she is having any trouble that she is not able to

handle herself, I want you to come to me immediately. Rose I need you to do the

same

for Luna Lovegood in Ravenclaw Tower. Can I count on you to help me with that?"


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Both elves gave another bow.

"We will do it for you Head Master" said Rose. "I is liking Mistress Lovegood. Mistress is

always nice to Rose."

"Very good" said Harry. "I thank you both. Just remember if they can not handleit

themselves, come get me immediately. I will not tolerate mistreatment of a living being in

this school."

All the elves in the vicinity that were listening all applauded Harry for his kindness and care

for all living souls. Harry made his way to his office. He had a letter to writeto Terry Boot's

parents. He wanted to get it done before he turned in. When he finished the letter, he

sealed it and tied it to the leg of Hedwig. She gave him a loving nip on the finger and flew

out the window.Chapter 3 A Meeting of the Minds

Harry started the next day with a positive outlook. Thus far there were only a f

ew incidents

which required his attention. Harry watched as the Heads of House went through the Great

Hall handing out their class schedules to the students. Ginny smiled at Harry asshe took

the schedule that would allow her to study to become an Auror. Harry glanced over at

Severus with a smile. The potions master decided to allow certain members of theDA as

well as the members of the SFG into his N.E.W.T.S class with and E. Severus looked

back at Harry and returned the smile. As the students were starting to gather their

belonging and head off to their first classes, Harry approached Hermione.

"Hermione what is your first lesson?" asked Harry.

"Oh!" she exclaimed. "I have first year Slytherin and Hufflepuff. I do not think

I will need you

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I have any

problems. Thanks for asking him to keep an eye on things with me. That was verysweet

of you."

Harry shrugged his indifference.

"I have to watch out for all of you, don't I?" he asked.

"Yes I guess you do," she replied.

With that she headed off for her first class. Harry saw Pinto trail behind her.With a smile

and a wink to the elf, Harry turned around and headed in the other direction. Harry

watched as students made their way to different parts of the castle. Filch couldbe seen

cleaning near the front door. When he saw Harry watching him, he scowled and moved to

another section. It was knowledge among the staff that Filch did not approve ofHarry

being the Head Master. He still thought of Harry as a, snot nosed little kid. Harry scowled

back and returned to his office. Upon reaching his office Harry saw Hedwig sitti

ng on his

desk preening her feathers. When he approached she held out her leg for him to take the

letter that was attached to her leg.

"Thanks Hedwig," he said.

He gave her an owl treat and watched as she went sit on her perch near the window. Now

that Harry was Head Master, there was no longer a need for her to go to the Owlery. Harry

stopped long enough to whisper words of encouragement to Apollo and went to hisdesk.

He opened the letter and began reading.

Dear Harry,

I hope things are going well for you at the school. I need you to come to the Ministry of

Magic at your earliest convenience. There was a problem here, and I need to discuss


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certain matters with you regarding Peter Pettigrew. Please let me know when we can set

up a meeting.

Yours Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

Harry set the letter down and made his way to Severus' office. He knew that Severus had

this free period and was keeping an ear out on Draco's first class. With a smilehe

remembered the deep blush the blond Slytherin gave when Harry and Albus gave him

the post of Assistant Professor. Upon reaching the dungeons, Harry gave a soft k

nock on

the door. Putting his head in, he saw Draco standing at the front of the class.

"Pardon me Professor Malfoy," he began. "I was wondering if I might have a wordwith

Professor Snape."

Draco smile at Harry and gestured him to the office where Severus sat. Harry quickly

passed through the classroom and gave a soft knock on the door. Severus waved hi

m

inside. Once in, Harry shut the door quietly behind him.

"Severus, I received a letter from Albus this morning," he said. "He wants to discuss

something with me about Wormtail. Therefore I will be leaving the castle for a few hours.

Hermione will be ok today as she only has first and second years today. You seemto

have things well in control with Draco. I was wondering if you could keep an eyeon the

school for me so that I can meet with Albus."

"Harry you don't even need to ask," said Severus. "I know that you are still notused to the

idea that you are in charge of this school. You don't need my permission every time you

want to do something you know."

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thought about his status in the school. He still could not believe that at 17 years of age, he

was Head Master of the school. He gave a nervous smile to Severus.

"I still have a little trouble remembering that I am of an age where I do not ne

ed

permission to go where I want, when I want." Harry replied. "The idea that I canjust go

somewhere when I want to still makes me nervous."

"Well Harry," said Severus. "I am sure that you will get past what you are feeling soon

enough."

Harry smiled his thanks and quietly made his way back through the class room into the

hall. Slowly he made his way to the entrance hall.

"Pinto and Rose," he called. "May I have a moment of your time please?"

With two small pops the elves appeared before him.

"What can we do for you Head Master?" asked Rose.

"I will be leaving the school for a few hours," stated Harry. "If either of yourcharges is in

need of assistance, please send word to Professor Snape immediately."

"Yes Head Master," replied both elves with a bow.

Harry grinned at the two elves and with a quick turn on the spot he apparated tothe

Ministry. After handing his wand over for inspection, Harry made his way to theoffice of

the Minister of Magic.

Things had changed in the Ministry since the death of former Minster, Arthur Weasley.

Albus went through such extremes with the security of people going in and out ofthe

ministry. At any given time, one could see a patrol of Aurors circulating amongthe

visitors. The procedure was to keep the Aurors alert to possible danger. Albus was

implementing the same type of rounds here that he had with prefects and the HeadBoy


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and Girl at Hogwarts. At 175 years of age Albus was still a very powerful wizard. His mind

was sheer intelligence. Harry was grateful for such a wonderful mentor. Were itnot for

Albus, Harry would have been lost so many times in the years. Every trial and su

ch that

Harry had gone through made him stronger, for the support of his old friend andformer

Head Master. It was still spread that Albus Dumbledore is the only man Voldemortever

feared. Harry knew this to be both true and slightly misleading. Voldemort did not actively

seek out a fight with Albus, however during Harry's fifth year the two powerful

wizards did

battle right here in the Ministry of Magic. That was the first and only time Voldemort ever

tried to possess Harry. The power of Harry's emotions kept Voldemort from attempting

that again. For Harry possessed such an innocent and loving heart, that Voldemort could

not possess him without sustaining damage to himself.

Harry finally made it to the door of the Minister. Knocking softly, Harry was asked to enter.

Once more Harry wondered how Albus always knew who was on the other side of the

door. Entering, Harry made his way over to the desk that Albus was standing behind. After

clasping hands with the old wizard, Harry took the offered chair and sat.

Harry, I am sure you are wondering about the cryptic message that I sent to you," began

Albus. "It seems that Peter was able to escape from prison last night."

"WHAT?" exclaimed Harry. "How did he manage that?"

"From the information that I have gathered," continued Albus. "It would seem that when his

door was opened at feeding time, he changed into his Animagus form and escaped the

prison. We have not been able to find him as of yet. I want to assure you that we are doing

everything in our power to locate him. He is not an easy person to catch up to."


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Harry stood up and began to pace back and forth in front of the desk.

"What are we attempting to do to catch him?" he asked.

"Everything we can," answered Albus.

"Trust me Harry, we are doing everything in out power to catch him and keep him

away

from Voldemort. However it would not surprise me to learn that he is with his master

already," said Dumbledore.

Harry nodded his acceptance at this. If Albus said it was so then it must me so.Harry had

no reason to doubt him. Turning he sat down in front of Albus.

"There is a way to see if he is there," said Harry. "I can always venture into Voldemort's

mind and see. If you come to the castle this evening we can do this. It is timefor me to

make a trip into his thoughts anyway. This way I can see what he is up to and wecan get

information on Wormtail."

"That is an excellent suggestion Harry," said Dumbledore with a nod of his head."I will

come to the castle around 8:00 if that is ok with you. Also we can get Severus and

Minerva to sit with us for this."

Harry nodded his agreement. He stood up and shook hands with Dumbledore once more

and made his way out of the room. He made his way to the street. After looking around to

make sure he would not be spotted Harry apparated back to Hogwarts. He walked tothe

transfiguration classroom. With a quick knock on the door, Harry entered the class.

Minerva was a bit surprised to see Harry there, but she smiled and beckoned himover.

"Minerva," he began. "I need you to come to my office at 8:00 to meet with me and Albus

this evening. There was a problem and Albus wants you and Severus to join in the

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"Of course Harry," said Minerva. "I will be there."

With that Harry made his way out of the classroom and headed to the dungeons togive

the news to Severus. Severus' reaction was the same as Minerva's. However he

promised to be there at 8.

Harry made his way to Hermione's classroom. As he was about to enter he could here a

second year giving Hermione a bit of attitude.

"That will be 10 points from Hufflepuff, Stebbins," said Hermione. "I am not going to

tolerate cheek from you. I am no longer a student. I am a Professor in this scho

ol and you

will treat me as such. If I hear one more word from you I will give you a detention."

Harry smiled as Stebbins lowered his head and mumbled and apology. Harry knocked

on the door and entered.

"Hermione I need a quick word if you do not mind," said Harry.

Hermione nodded and walked over to him.

"Please meet me in my office at 8 this evening," said Harry.

She nodded her acceptance with a questioning look.

Harry smiled at her and left. He sent a house elf with the same message to Pomona. He

did not feel like walking all the way down to the green houses. The elf appeareda few

moments later and gave Harry her affirmation. When the elf disappeared with a small

pop, Harry slapped himself on the forehead. He could just as easily apparated tothe

green house himself. He kept forgetting that he could do things here at Hogwartsthat no

one else could. With a glance at his watch Harry realized that lunch time was in5 minutes.

He entered the Great Hall and made his way to his place. Dobby appeared next tohim

and handed him a glass of juice. Harry accepted it with a smile. It never ceasedto amaze


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him that this little elf took such great care of him. Five minutes later, the bell rang for end

of lesson, and the students and staff started making their way into the Great Hall for lunch.

After everyone was present and seated, Harry stood up.

"I have a small announcement to make," he said. "It seems that some students have a

problem with Professor Granger being a Professor. Twice in as many days I have

witnessed a student disrespecting her. From now on if a student disrespects herthey will

automatically serve a week's detention as well as the loss of house points. It is getting

rather tiresome that some of you older students are not setting a better exampleof

decorum and behavior to our younger students. For every student who disrespectsa

teacher in this school, they will serve their detention with Professor Snape, McGonagall, or

myself. I promise you that they will not be pleasant detentions either."

With that being said, Harry sat down and the tables filled with food. Harry glan

ced over and

he could see Hermione and Minerva with their heads together discussing what had

happened and Harry's new idea about punishment. Harry did not like being so harsh with

the students, but things were starting to get out of hand with the students disrespecting the

staff. Finally, lunch was over and Harry filed into Hermione's class room to observe the

rest of her classes that day. After his announcement at lunch no other student wanted to

try the patience of the Head Master. This pleased Harry. The day wore on and finally

dinner came. At a quarter till eight, Harry left the Great Hall with the Heads of House in tow.

They made it to the entrance Hall just as Albus was approaching the great doors.

Together, they made their way to Harry' office. Once inside, Harry gave his deskto Albus,


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who graciously accepted. Eyebrows lifted at this, but Albus was ready to get things

underway.

"I am sure you are all wondering why we are gathered here, "he began. "It seemsthat

Peter Pettigrew has escaped from prison."

The cries of outrage started up at once. Albus however, was ready for them.

"Let me assure you," he continued. "That we are doing everything in out power to

recapture him. Once we do so he will be unable to transform into his Animagus form

again. He will not be able to escape us again."

Nods went around the room.

"The other reason you are here," said Harry. "Is that I am going to probe the mind of

Voldemort."

The shudders went around the room. Harry and Albus ignored this.

"With you all being here," he continued. "You will be able to hear what is goingon. Albus

and Severus have experience with guiding me back to myself, from these little journeys.

This way I don't get trapped by Voldemort in my own mind."

Again the shudders went around. Again Harry and Albus ignored them. Albus conjured a

small cot, and Harry laid on it. Severus and Albus each took a chair and placedit near

Harry's head and sat. Both placed a comforting hand on each of Harry's shoulders. Softly

Apollo started his song. This was the song that allowed Harry to focus his thoughts and go

into the mind of the darkest wizard to ever have walked the planet. Harry always

considered these journeys a form of astral projection. However, he knew he was not really

leaving his body. He was just using the link that Voldemort himself established16 years

ago. With a small shudder Harry plunged into Voldemort's mind.


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"Wormtail," said Voldemort. "I see you have made it back. The rat in you has found a way

of making it back to my service. I congratulate you on your thinking. I would not have

thought it possible that you possessed the brain power to pull off such a stunt.

"

"Thank you my Lord," whimpered Wormtail. "I got the idea from Black when he escaped

Azkaban."

"Wormtail," laughed Voldemort. "I know you didn't come up with the idea all on your own.

However, your honestly is admiral. You will be rewarded however. I have a special job for

you to do that I will only trust to someone such as yourself. Your rodent abilities will serve

you well in this endeavor. I need you to sneak into Hogwarts for me. There is something

behind the green and silver door."

Harry came to with a start. He glanced around at Hermione. They both registeredthe

shock together. They had found that same green and silver door. Now Harry knew h

ow to

get into the room beyond. Parseltongue was how to open the door. The rest of theheads

of house was confused about the door. Even Albus was giving Harry a questioninglook.

I can not explain it to you all yet," said Harry. "I know where that door is. Hermione and I

found it over the summer. I committed its location to memory. We can lead you all there."

Harry and the rest of the staff stood up. Harry wanted to get into that room quickly.Chapter 4 The Secret Door

Harry got up from the cot and the rest of the staff stood with him. They had seen the

stricken look on his face. Harry knew without a doubt what was hidden in that room. The

question was; how did Riddle create the room. Furthermore, how did he acquire so

many

of the items that were hidden within? Albus and Severus both helped Harry steady


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himself.

The alarm in both wizards' faces at the stricken look on Harry's face was evident to

everyone else present.

"Severus," said Harry. "Send for Draco and Artemis please. The rest of you follow me."

As Severus sent a patronus to Draco asking for him and his phoenix to join them,the rest

of the staff all rose and followed Harry out of his office. Within a few moments, a sleepy

looking Draco with Artemis on his shoulder appeared in the entrance hall.

"What's going on Harry?" he asked.

"Just follow me and please stay alert," said Harry. "Albus we need to do a meldagain. I

want to strengthen the wards on the castle. Wormtail will be here shortly. Thisis one

rodent I wish to capture for good."

With a nod Albus escorted the rest of the staff to the focal point of Harry's wards. Albus

knew without looking that these were some powerful wards that Harry had erected

around

the school. The fact that certain people were recognized by these wards, made them

more powerful than even Albus could have called up.

Harry walked to the spot and placed his hands carefully on the wall. He startedquietly

intoning the incantation to erect even more wards on the castle itself. The restof the group

watched in amazement as the castle responded to Harry's touch. Albus nodded to the rest

of the group and he slowly drew them into the meld. Having melded with Minerva before,

he knew her patterns. Hermione and Draco had done this before, so Albus sent thetrickle

of magic required to pull them in. Pomona and Severus stood for a moment wondering

what to do, when all of a sudden they felt the equivalent of a magic knock on their shields.


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Looking around they saw the expressions on the faces of their comrades and immediately

let the visitor in. When Albus had them all in the meld, he slowly sent the energy of the

group to Harry. Harry carefully constructed the barrier around them and let the

energy

flow into his conjuration.

"Repellus intruders. Repellus Dark Mark. Repellus dark creature." 3 times Harryrepeated

this incantation. Slowly but steadily pulling on the energies of the others standing with him.

Harry was careful this time to not pull so much that the others would collapse in the strain.

What intrigued him the most was the feel of the two phoenixes. As Harry sent more energy

into the spell, he could feel the two birds add their own power to the spell. Slowly Harry

began to unravel the others from the meld. He started with Draco and Hermione. They

being the youngest and least experienced, he felt their safety was a higher priority. Slowly

he let Pomona and Severus out of the meld. He knew that they could withstand thelonger

amount of time in the magic. Last, he let Minerva and Albus out of the magical flow. Harry

felt that the two phoenixes would let themselves out. It was with a soft flurryof feathers that

the phoenixes left the meld. Without even wasting a thought, Harry ended the incantation.

When they all looked around, they could see the flow of energy surrounding the castle.

They stood there amazed at the flow of power that was circulating. Slowly Harrytook a

deep breath and turned to the others.

"We need to get to that secret door," he said.

The others all nodded and followed. Only Draco had a confused look on his face as he

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about the door. They made their way swiftly through the corridors to the third floor. Harry

and Hermione led the way unerringly as they remembered where they were when the

door came into view. As they approached the door, they could feel the wards on the castle

give a twitch.

"Wormtail is here," said Harry.

Immediately Severus and Minerva departed to search for him. Pomona went to alertthe

other professors as to what was happening. Draco looked at Harry with a fierce look on his

face.

"What is this door you are talking about?" he asked. "Also I thought that they caught

Wormtail."

"During the summer," began Harry, "Hermione and I were walking together throughthis

corridor when we spotted a green and silver door. Having wandered the halls since I was

11, I knew that this was something that I had not come upon before. Hermione and

I could

not get into the room beyond though. No spell we tried would open the door. At the time I

had other things on my mind, or I would have thought to use parseltongue to openthe

door. Now that I have just come from the mind of Voldemort I know how to get into the

room and I know what is inside. We should proceed there immediately. Oh and I forgot

you do not know that Wormtail escaped the other day from prison. The ministry istrying to

recapture him."

With that they set of for the door. Within a few moments, Harry and Hermione found the

door. With a hiss and a click of his tongue, Harry commanded the door to open.

"You have to teach me to speak parseltongue," stated Draco.

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"Amazing," said Dumbledore. "I never knew that Tom had this kind of skill. Muchless,

him hiding this room from me in the way that he did. The amount of energy it must have

cost him to shield this door and this room from being found by anyone. I wonder

how he

has been reinforcing the shields on it however. There must be a way into this castle that

we do not know about. I think a thorough search of the castle would be prudent to find out

how he has been getting in and out without notice. Having taught Tom I know is magic.

This is not something that he would trust to anyone. His signature is all over t

his."

Harry stopped dead in his tracks at this thought. How was Voldemort getting intothe

castle? That was an interesting question indeed. With a murmur he lit the tip ofhis wand.

The rest of the group did the same. When all the wands were lit they all gave agasp. It

was a nesting ground. What lay before them was nothing short of the deadliest miracle

around. By this time Minerva, Severus, and Pomona had rejoined the group. With them

were Remus and Hagrid. When they all entered the room and lit their wands as well, they

too gave a gasp. Hundreds of eggs were in nests on the floor. Apollo and Artemiswere

thrilling nervously.

Albus and Remus approached an egg and bent to examine it. Albus looked over to Harry

with the same expression on his face that Harry had when he came out of Voldemort's

mind.

"Basilisk eggs," he stated with as much calm as he could. "These are not normaleggs

though. There is something wrong with the embryos inside. They are magically altered.

Seems Tom has been playing with the natural order of things again. It would appear that


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he no longer just wishes to rule the world. He now wants to play God."

With that statement the rest of the party looked dejected. Harry in particular looked furious.

It was one thing to want power, but another to want to destroy innocent life. Al

bus stood and

walked over to him. It was as if the older mage could read his thoughts.

"We can fix this Harry," he assured. "Everyone please use fire. We need to destroy these

eggs."

Albus turned and sent a fireball at the nearest egg. With an exclamation of surprise, he

ducked as the spell rebounded off the shell and flew right back at him.

"STOP!" he called as the others made to attempt to send the same spell.

"These eggs are spell protected," he said flatly. "Please give me a moment as Itry to

unravel what has been done here."

The others waited patiently as Dumbledore made a few wand movements and tried afew

different means of destroying the eggs. Harry, who was standing next to the wall

, leaned

back and watched as the former headmaster worked. When he leaned against the wall,

the warning came through to Harry immediately. It was as if the castle could feel what was

going to happen.

"Everyone OUT," he suddenly yelled. "There is fixing to be a problem here."

The rest of the group did not doubt Harry in the least. They rushed out of the room. Harry

stood in the doorway and watched. Slowly one of the eggs hatched. With a furiousshriek,

both phoenixes flew at the serpent and started to destroy it. Harry pulled out the wand of

Slytherin and decided to try something small.

"STUPEFY," he called.

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just a moment to spare as the head of the serpent was starting to come out of the egg.

"Basic spells," he exclaimed. "Nothing at all difficult or advanced needs to beused.

Voldemort did not think we would try something so first year. Let's try again. F

or now just

stun them. Don't do anything else."

With that the group reentered the room and everyone started sending stunners atthe

eggs. When every egg was finally stunned and unable to finish hatching, Harry stood back

for a moment and gave the situation a bit of thought.

He gave a small twitch of his wand and conjured a shovel. Walking over to the nearest

egg, Harry brought the shovel down hard on the egg and it's hatching fiend. Witha

sickening crunch, the egg and embryo were smashed and destroyed. With a sigh he

turned to the others.

"Well," he said. "If we can not destroy them with magic, we will just have to doit without

magic. Hagrid, do not even think about stealing one of these eggs. I know exactly how

many there are."

Hagrid blushed at this remark. Albus chuckled before turning to Harry.

"I would like to take one of these to the Ministry for observation and testing,"he said.

Harry nodded his affirmation. With a wave of his wand, Dumbledore created a sack.

Hagrid picked up the egg with a longing look them placed it in the sack. Albus tied the

sack to his belt and proceeded to conjure shovels for everyone. As each member

grabbed his or her shovel, they set to work destroying the eggs. Harry could feel Wormtail

still trying to get inside the castle. He knew that if they did not hurry, thenhe would succeed

in getting around the wards. He motioned to Severus, and the two men stood to th

e side.

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ey knew it

had to be done. These were the most dangerous things they could have found in the

castle.

"Severus we have to find that entrance," said Harry. "Wormtail is attempting toget inside

the castle. I'll ask you to summon the rest of the staff as well as the DA and SFG. They can

help."

Severus gave a nod of his head and made his way into the castle. Harry went backto

work destroying the serpents. Within a few more moments, the rest of the eggs we

re

destroyed. They were all tired from the physical work, but they looked decidedlycontent

that they were finished with such a disgusting task. They all left the room, where Harry

waved his wands and cleaned everyone up. Each gave a smile of thanks and went tosit

on the window boxes to catch their breath.

"Gwen, Randal, Dinky," Harry called.

With a few small pops the three house elves appeared. Dobby and Winky appeared as

well even though they were not called.

"What can we do for you Head Master?" asked Gwen.

"I need you to gather a dozen elves and clean this room," said Harry. "Hagrid when they

are done, I need you to put Fluffy in this room. He ought to deter Voldemort fora bit. I do

not want a student wandering into this room by mistake."

The elves and Hagrid all agreed. Hagrid left to go get Fluffy as nine more pops

announced the arrival of the house elves. Harry watched the shocked expressionson

their faces before they began to work.

"It was a necessary thing for us to do," said Harry.

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sorry."

"This was NOT your fault," said Harry. "Even Albus did not know this was here. However

we need to make sure that there are no more like this anywhere. When you are don

e

here get the elves to search every section of the castle. There is also a secretentrance in

this castle that we have been unable to locate."

Gwen looked thoughtful for a moment.

"We will get right on it as soon as we is finished here," she said.

"Thanks Gwen," said Harry. "Dobby I need you and Winky to make p a room for the

Minister. He will be staying the night in the castle. I am sure it will be a long night."

"We is going to get right on it Harry," said Dobby.

As the house elves disapparated, Harry registered the fact that Dobby had finally called

him Harry. Not Master. Not Harry Potter Sir. Just, Harry. He gave a smile at this. Finally

the elves were starting to relax and consider themselves a part of his family. B

y this time

Severus and the rest of the staff had assembled. Shortly there after, the DA andthe SFG

were there.

"Lets all go down to the Great Hall," said Harry. "We have some work to do."

With that everyone made their way downstairs to the Great Hall. As everyone entered,

other house elves brought out light refreshments for them. Thanking the elves for their

thoughtfulness, Harry started the discussion.

"There is a secret passage in this castle that we did not know about," he began."We need

to find it. Therefore I am enforcing the following. All prefects that are makingtheir rounds

will be escorted with at least one member of the SFG or DA. By now, most if notall the

prefects are part of one or the other of those groups, but I need the security of the castle


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tightened. Next, those that are not on duty will take turns to search the floorsand such for a

secret passage that is somewhere on the premises. Somewhere in this castle thereis a

way that Voldemort is getting into our school. We need to find it. I want everywhere

checked. I even want the green houses searched. I want all the teachers to picka team

and we will give it 2 hours this evening to search. If we do not find it this evening we will

work on our free periods and search the castle. It is important that we find this secret

passage. The team that will accompany me will be searching for Wormtail who is on the

grounds at this moment trying to get in. We have just finished destroying some of

Voldemort's pets. Now we want his spy caught so that he can not report back to him any

time soon. With that being said, Ginny, Luna, and Draco, please come with me. The rest

of you go with any professor that calls your name."

Harry got up and the 3 students made their way to his side. Harry led them out onto the

grounds. Hagrid was walking up the way with Fluffy. As none of the other students present

had ever seen the dog, they all stopped with wonder on their faces. Each wondered about

the three headed dog.

As they made their way to the grounds, Hedwig flew to Harry's shoulder. Apollo made a

welcoming noise that Hedwig returned. Looking at his owl, Harry had a sudden thought.

"Hedwig," said Harry. "Girl I need you to get the rest of the school owls to help us search

for a rat that isn't a rat. Can you do that for me?"

Hedwig hooted a reply, nipped his ear affectionately and flew off into the sky in the

direction of the Owlery. Harry watched her go with affection. Harry turned to Draco and


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looked at Artemis who was perched on Draco's shoulder.

"Artemis," he said. "I need you and Apollo to scout out the forbidden forest. Weneed to

know if anyone is trying to get in that way as well."

Both phoenixes flew into the sky and headed towards the forest. About an hour later,

Hedwig came back with a squirming rodent in her claws. Harry quickly stunned therat and

put him into a cage that would prevent him from transforming. Harry had no problem what

so ever in identifying the rodent in the cage. This was the one person who caused Harry to

lose his parents at such an early age.

"Thanks Hedwig," said Harry. "That was quick."

Hedwig hooted happily.

Harry was standing there with a surprised look on his face at the swiftness of his owl, when

Hermione's silver otter Patronus appeared.

"Harry," it said in Hermione's voice. "Come quick to the Room of Requirement. We

've

found it."Chapter 5 The Passage that was Unknown

Harry, Draco, Luna, and Ginny rushed to the seventh floor. Having spent most oftheir

time in the Room of requirement when Umbridge was a professor, they had no trouble

what so ever in getting there at top speed. As they approached the door, Hermione was

standing there with an awed look on her face. The rest of the professors as wellas Albus

were approaching from different parts of the castle. They all gathered around the door.

Some of the professors looked shocked at seeing the door. It was after all, notcommon

knowledge that it even existed. Hermione opened the door and beckoned everyone in

side. Upon entering she led them to a door that was not present when the DA wasin the


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Room of Requirement training. Harry took in his surroundings and quickly formatted his

plans.

"Ok,' said Harry. "This is what we will do. Albus, Severus, Remus, Ron, Hermione

, Ginny,

Luna, Draco and I will go through the door and find out where it leads. Pomona,Minerva,

Sybil, Hagrid, and the rest of the SFG will stay here and guard the door. I wantthe rest of

the professors as well as the DA and all remaining prefects and Head Boys and Girls to

patrol the corridors. Neville I want you to get one person from each house and g

et all

students to the great hall. From there set up a watch over the students. Some ofyou

professors can assist him in that. Are we all agreed?"

There were nods all around and professors and students alike all made their wayto do

what Harry asked of them. They all knew that if Harry was going to do somethingthen the

student body as well as the school needed to be defended.

"Alright then," said Harry. "Wands out I think. Please do not get separated fromthe group.

Stick together until we can figure out where this door goes."

Albus paused for a moment long enough to send a patronus to the Ministry of Magic

summoning Aurors to the castle to help defend it in case it was attacked while they were

gone. Once he was done, he and the group proceeded carefully.

Hermione was the one to open the door. Albus and Harry stepped through first. They did

this to make sure that they were the first ones to deal with trouble or unwantedpersons

before they got to their destination. The tunnel was long and dark. As each member of the

party entered the tunnel they lit their wands. Dumbledore gave his wand a twirl

and sent

the light ahead of them by about ten feet. The tunnel seemed long, and traveled


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little.

Apparently Voldemort did not come to the castle that often to check on his pets.There

were however lots of rodent footprints in the dirt on the floor. This told themthat Wormtail

was the one that came into the castle more than Voldemort. With this bit of information,

Harry and Albus led the group further down the tunnel. Hermione and Severus brought up

the rear. After a few moments they could here the dragging of limbs as they encountered

the inferi. Albus and Harry both sent streams of fire down the tunnel to incinerate the

corpses. Apparently Voldemort did not want others in this tunnel if he could help it. After

defeating the inferi, the group made their way cautiously down the tunnel. Within a few

more feet, Harry was lifted upside down and hanging in the air in what seemed like a

plastic bubble. Quickly Remus and Albus cast the counter charm that set Harry back on

his feet. Giving them a grateful smile, Harry stood up and he began to move further down

the tunnel. The next trap was the one Albus got caught in. As he stepped in a portion of

the floor, a hole opened beneath his feet. Hermione quickly muttered "WINGARDIUM

LEVIOSA" and Albus slowly rose back to a place where the others could grab him and get

him back on solid ground. After this episode Albus called a halt to the progressof the

group. Three times they had either been ambushed, or almost had an accident. He

started muttering charms and incantations. The rest of the group realizing whathe was

doing joined in. IN a matter of moments four more traps were discovered and the

appropriate actions were taken to alleviate the threat.

As they neared the end of the tunnel, Harry saw another door that looked identic

al to the

one from Hogwarts. They listened carefully for sound from the other side.


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"Gather round," whispered Harry.

When everyone had approached the door he waved his wand in an oval pattern and put a

disillusionment charm on everyone. When he was done, he gestured to Albus to ope

n the

door. Albus did so carefully. He did not want to alert anyone or anything on theother side

of the door to his presence. When he finally had the door opened he looked around swiftly

to get his bearings. When he saw no one he gestured everyone inside. When they all

entered the room, each extinguished their wands. There was no need for the light

. It

looked as if they entered into an office. With quiet steps, Harry and Albus approached the

office door and opened it. Their shock was evident on their faces. The others look

questioningly at the other two and entered the hallway outside the door. As theparty

entered the hallway, Harry pointed at the name plate on the door. Gasps soon filled the air

as they all read the name "Delores Umbridge".

"I knew she was a death eater," exclaimed Ron.

"Control yourself, Mr. Weasley," said Albus in a voice that slightly shook withanger. "As of

yet we have no proof. However, we will get to the bottom of this soon enough."

Harry quickly muttered the countercharm for everyone to become visible again. There

was no need for invisibility. They were in the Ministry of Magic. Here is whereDumbledore

ruled. With that finished, Albus led the group to the Auror Office. There were still a couple

dozen Aurors in there. Dumbledore made his way to Alastor Moody. Moody had come

out of retirement to work as the Head Auror. Dumbledore bent over and whispered

something into Moody's ear. With an outraged expression, Moody got up and motioned

for about 10 Aurors to join him. Once gathered Dumbledore made a portkey and the


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group left. Within a few moments, they returned with a severely outraged Delores

Umbridge.

"What is the meaning of this?" she screamed. "How dare you drag me out of my hou

se

and bring me here when I have done nothing wrong."

She looked around and saw Dumbledore standing there.

"You," she breathed. "What is the meaning of this Minister? Why am I being apprehended

in such a manner?"

Albus nodded to a couple of Aurors who each took their place on either side of D

elores.

"Madam Umbridge," he began. "It has come to my attention that you are not playing on

the side of the law. You have allowed Death Eaters into the ministry. Also we have proof

that you have let those same death eaters into Hogwarts. What have you to say for

yourself?"

"I do not know what you are talking about Minister," she said. "I would never allow death

eaters to come into the ministry much less allow them access to Hogwarts. I am afraid I do

not understand what you are implying."

She tried her little girl laugh, but failed miserably. Sweat could be seen on her brow. She

was also looking around as if looking for a means of escape. At a nod from Albus, Moody

confiscated her wand.

"I am afraid that the evidence is against you Delores," said Albus. "Please follow us to your

office and I will show you the proof of my allegations against you. Scrimgeour,would you

please escort the remaining Aurors to the office of Madam Umbridge. I am going to need

you all as witnesses of what I am saying. This way it can not be said that it ismy word


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against hers."

Scrimgeour nodded his affirmation and began rounding up the Aurors into a tight

functioning group. When he was done, Albus turned and he and Harry led the groups

back to the office of Umbridge. When they entered the room, the door was no where to be

seen.

"See," said Delores. "I told you that this was inaccurate Minister. I demand that you

release me at once. I will be protesting a formal complaint against you."

Albus looked sharply at her and she fell silent.

"Harry, if you would be so kind as to open the door," stated Dumbledore.

Harry walked up to the wall they had entered and knocked on it. He wanted to make sure

that the others could see that he was not performing magic. This was so that noone could

accuse him of creating the door himself. He rapped on the door three times. Slowly it

opened to reveal Draco and Luna standing there.

"You have no proof that I created this," began Delores. "For all we know you could have

put this here and tried to plant evidence against me. You have never liked me since I was

almost Head Mistress of Hogwarts. Ever since then you have had it out for me Albus

Dumbledore."

She turned to the gathered Aurors and pointed her finger at Albus.

"I demand that you arrest him on grounds of fraud and having me abducted from my

house," she screamed. "This is an outrage. I have served the Ministry faithfullyfor years.

Cornelius never accused me of such nonsense. I do not understand why you would Albus

Dumbledore."

Albus finally had enough and his tempter came to the forefront. While he never r

aised his

voice, the energy could be felt rolling off of him in waves. Everyone around the


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m could

feel the anger pouring off of him.

"If you are such and innocent individual Delores," he said. "Then you would notmind

admitting your innocence under the influence of Veritaserum. If you are innocentthen I will

make a full public apology to you. Also if you are found innocent I will give you a

promotion and move you to a better office. However, if you are found guilty I will arrange a

trial and you will be sent to Azkaban. If you refuse the Veritaserum, then you will be held

until your trial and you will have no choice but to do so for your trial. As towhat you have

done for the Cornelius I am sure I can find a dozen more laws that you have broken.

Need I remind you that it was YOU who sent the Dementors to attack Harry Potter?Need I

also remind you that it was you who that tried to use the Cruciatus Curse on Harry? It was

the quick thinking of Professor Granger that saved Harry from that. So what will

it be

Delores? Will you cooperate or do I have to have you arrested and add more charges to

your already growing list?"

"You can not make me take Veritaserum," she said. "It is against the law to force

someone to take it. You would not want to get yourself into further trouble nowwould you

Albus?"

Delores was still trying to make her case against Albus. Harry was tempted to use the

silencing charm on her. However he did not want to interfere with the law.

"On the contrary Delores," replied Albus. "Under the law I have full right to use

Veritaserum on you if you are suspected of illegal activities which possibly involves

Voldemort. Now I suggest you cooperate or you will just hurt your own case. As it stands


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now, your refusal is leading us to believe that you have something to hide. If you continue

to refuse you will be placed into the holding cell and a trial will be set up. At the trial you will

have no choice in the matter. You WILL have to take the potion. The choice is yours

Delores. Speak quickly."

"No," she said. "I will not subject myself to this unfair brutality. You have noright and no

proof of these ridiculous allegations. You can not hold me."

"Actually Madam Umbridge," began Scrimgeour. "We can. You are now under arrest for

the suspicion of dark activities. You will be placed in a holding cell until your trial. From

there a jury of your peers will decide if you are guilty or not. There are 2 dozen witnesses

here, as well as the Head Master and Staff from Hogwarts, which will testify tothe

whereabouts of this door. If I am not mistaken, from there you will be forced totake

Veritaserum, whether you want to or not."

With a wave of his hand he indicated that Delores be placed under arrest. The Aurors

immediately conjured manacles for her wrists and she was led away still professing her

innocence.

Harry looked over at Albus. The old wizard gave him a warm smile.

"Harry," he began. "This means that each of you may have to attend the trial ofDelores. I

apologize for the inconvenience of this, but it is necessary. For the time beingI think we

can just have you, Miss Granger, and Severus testify. If we need the rest of theparty to do

so we will contact you. I will actually try and see if the jury will believe testimony from me

and the Aurors present rather than disturb you at all. Also I will have this doo

r under close

observation and guarded heavily until the trial is over. I will see to it myself


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that the charms

and such are placed by my hand so that Voldemort can not have access to this door or

the entrance to Hogwarts again. Once the trial is over I will personally see toit that the

tunnel and the door leading to Hogwarts is destroyed permanently."

"That would be great Albus," replied Harry. "The last thing I need right now isVoldemort

having free reign to get into my school."

Albus nodded his agreement. He also smiled at Harry's usage of the words my school.

"I suggest that you all head back now," he said. "I will send an owl to you if I

need you or

anyone else for the trial."

Harry nodded his affirmation and headed back into the tunnel. The rest of the Hogwarts

group followed him. As they entered the tunnel and lit their wands, they could hear Albus

saying his incantations. With a bright light the door shifted and seemed to move. When

Harry went back to the door he could not approach it. Nodding his relief, he turned and

began walking back down the tunnel and made his way back to the castle.

Once they all returned safely to the castle, they were set upon by the waiting staff and

students that were eager to hear what happened. Briefly Harry told them what had

transpired on the other side of the tunnel. Gasps and shocks of outrage could beheard

from those present.

"I need the heads of house to set up notices that anyone caught using the Room of

Requirement will face detention and possible suspension from the school. From this point

on we will not allow the student body to use the room without express permissionfrom me

personally," said Harry.

Severus, Hermione, Pomona, and Minerva all nodded their heads in agreement. From


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there Harry sent the students to their dorms and he and a couple of the other teachers

made the rounds of the castles. After he was satisfied that the castle was safehe made his

way to his office where Peter Pettigrew who was still in his rat form and in theenchanted

cage was sitting on his desk.

"Dobby," he called.

"Yes Harry Potter?" asked the elf.

"I need you to take this to Albus for me if you would," he said. "Please make sure that

nothing happens to this cage. We do not want this rodent to escape again."

"I is getting right on it," said Dobby.

With a small pop the elf disappeared. Within a few moments, Dobby reappeared.

"Harry Potter, I is handing the cage with the rat directly into the hands of theMinister," he

said.

Harry walked over to the elf and gave him a hug.

"Thanks Dobby," he said.

With a smile the elf went back upstairs to Harry's library where it was obvioushe was

working before Harry called him. With a yawn and a stretch, Harry made his way to his

bed. He laid down and was asleep immediately. Dobby gave Harry a smile and madehis

way to his new room. He enjoyed being able to sleep in a small room off of Harry's

chambers. He hoped for Harry's sake that tomorrow would be an easier day for him. He

loved Harry with every ounce of being his little body had. He did not like to see Harry so

overworked or tired. He would make sure that Harry at least got enough to eat. Since

becoming Head Master, Harry was eating three meals a day and he no longer looked

so

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hose

stopped when Harry had him set up quarters next to his chambers. Dobby wondered

briefly what Harry would say if he asked to marry Winky. With that thought in his head the

elf retired to his rooms to rest.Chapter 6 The Aftermath, Argus gets Fired

Within a weeks time Harry and the rest of the staff at Hogwarts had fallen backinto their

usual routine. Time seemed to flow in the castle. Before Harry knew it, the holidays were

fast approaching. With Hufflepuff in the lead so far for the quidditch cup, Harry was thrilled

with the prospect of a house other than Gryffindor or Slytherin winning. Howeverthat was a

long time in coming. The students were all getting ready for the upcoming holidays. Plans

were being made and the staff could be seen getting the castle ready. Harry wascontent

with the way things were going. He knew that Ginny and Ron would be going to the

orphanage to be with their mother for the holidays. Hermione would be going home

to

spend time with her parents. Harry and Albus had set up the floo network to include

Hermione's parent's fire. This way she did not have to worry about a form of

transportation. Apollo and Artemis had their first burning day. Draco who had never

experienced it before ran to Harry in a panic. When Harry explained that it wasa

necessary thing for them to do so, the blond Slytherin relaxed. Harry had spokenwith

Albus regarding the trial of Delores. The trial was set for January second. Thatwould be

plenty of time to get everything in order at the school before the trial took place. Albus had

informed Harry that his presence would be required at the trial. It was also stated that

Severus and Remus would also be required to attend. As of yet however, they werenot


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needed to testify. As the days approached, Harry saw a change in two of his closest

people in the world. He could feel a difference in the way Hermione and Ron looked at

each other. However when he looked around, they were not the only ones to been s

een

staring at ea

head master of hogwarts

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