Chapter 13
Ron looked at the letter that he got from his brother Percy. Why would Percy want him to set up a meeting with Harry. He crumpled the letter up and tossed it aside.
"Stupid Percy, thinks he can order me" Ron muttered under his breath.
"What's up little brother?" Fred asked.
George came over and picked up the crumpled letter and smoothed it out.
"Look Gred, Percy the ponce thinks that Ronniekins can get him a meeting with Harry" George said.
"Our poncy brother thinks Ronniekins is still friends with Harry. Boy is he out of touch" Fred said.
"I agree dear brother, but what can be done about it?" George asked.
"I say we talk to our great leader" Fred said.
"I concur dear brother" George said.
Just then Harry walked into the common room with Hermione and Neville chatting.
"Harry" the twins shouted.
Harry looked over and saw that Fred and George were waving at him, which meant they needed him. He shot a look at Hermione and she shrugged.
"What's going on you two?" Harry asked.
"Percy the ponce wants to set up a meeting with you" Fred said.
"Really" Harry said.
"Yeah, what should we do great leader?" George asked as he handed Harry over Ron's letter.
Harry took the letter and handed it to Hermione, who began to read it.
"Write Percy back, tell him that if he wants to set a meeting up so badly that he should come down here and do it himself and not be a coward and make his brothers do it for him" Hermione said.
"Yes ma'am" Fred said with a salute.
Fred and George began writing the letter and whispering two each other probably suggesting what to write to their stuck-up brother.
Ron glared at Harry and Hermione then left muttering under his breath.
"Well at least he didn't say anything" Harry said.
Neville nodded, "yeah, I thought Ron would've said something."
/Scene Break/
Harry and his friends stood in the Great Hall waiting for the students who've signed to show up. Once everyone was there Harry strolled up to the podium that was used for speeches.
"Good evening to everyone. I hope that we'll get this same turn out for each meeting. Now, this meeting we will be working on the disarming spell" Harry said.
There was a lot of muttering going.
"The disarming spell, you've got to be kidding Potter, that spell is for beginners" Terry Boot shouted.
"We're going to start off easy because you all may know how to cast one, but can you hit someone with one" Harry said.
More muttering went on at this.
"Well how about a demonstration then. Terry, since you think the disarming spell is a beginner spell then come on up," Harry said.
Terry nodded and came on up with a smug look.
"You will be going up against my good friend Luna" Harry said.
A dueling platform appeared in the middle of the hall and Luna walked up on one side while Terry headed to the other. Once the two were in position Harry hopped onto the middle part of the platform.
"On the count of three, you will cast only shield charms and disarming spells" Harry said.
Once Harry finished his countdown Terry started off with a disarming spell, which Luna rolled away from and then fired off two disarming spells. Terry put up a shield to protect himself, but Luna's second disarming spell shattered his weak shield. Luna then quickly fired off a third disarming spell, which caused Terry to lose his wand.
"Luna wins" Harry said.
Everyone in the hall was shocked at what they had seen. A fourth year took down a fifth year, not only that, but a fifth year prefect.
"This what you will be learning also" Harry said, "you'll be learning how to not only shield against attacks, but be able to dodge away from them too. Later, once you've got that down we'll teach you how to summon items to you to block spells."
This seemed to get the crowd interested. The whole session was focused on the disarming spell and dodging it. Harry was pleased at how they all progressed in such sort time. But he knew that it would take a lot more to get this group in some kind of fighting form.
"Well Harry, I think this was a great first session" Hermione said sitting next to Harry on the stage.
"Yeah, but this was only the first session. What will happen when we get to more advanced stuff?" Harry asked.
"We'll get to that when it comes Harry. If some don't perform to the way we want then we can start splitting them into smaller groups and give them more rigorous training on a smaller scale" Daphne said.
Harry nodded.
"Hermione, Daphne, and I have already begun a list of spells we want you to teach" Luna said.
/Scene Break/
Meanwhile Amelia, Augusta, Sirius, Dumbledore, and Adrian were working on getting Shacklebolt to take the teaching position. Shacklebolt was leery of the position because he didn't sign up just to teach students. But Amelia sweeten the deal by having him and Tonks be there as Ministry presence that and also act as spy of sorts. This got Kingsley interested and agreed to the job.
Tonks was a different matter though she had graduated from the auror academy a while ago she was still a newbie. She was ready to pounce at any opportunity that was presented to her. She was also presented to use her metamorphmagus abilities to investigate strong leads. Dumbledore gave his permission to do this, but he asked to be notified beforehand.
/Scene Break/
Percy sighed as he looked at the letter he got. He was hoping it from Ron, but it was from the twins instead. He found out that Ron was no longer friends Harry and that if wanted a meeting that he'd have to set it up in person.
"Well Weasley, what does your brother say?" Fudge asked.
Percy sighed and showed the Minister his letter. He nodded.
"Well you best get to it Weasley" Fudge said.
Percy sighed, "Yes sir."
/Scene Break/
The first class with Shacklebolt as the teacher and Tonks as his assistant went off without a hitch. He was very knowledgeable and it didn't hurt to have a lovely assistant that could be stared at.
"Hello students, I am Kingsley Shacklebolt, you can all call me Shacklebolt. This is my partner Nym-"
"Tonks, call me Tonks" Tonks interrupted.
Shacklebolt sighed as the rest of the class tried to hold back their laughter.
"Right, welcome to Defense Against the Dark Arts. Now I've looked over what your previous professor had been doing and found it useless so I scrapped it. We'll be starting fresh and hope that you all will be able to keep up" Shacklebolt said.
All the students in class sat straight as Shacklebolt talked. They knew that this guy wouldn't be a push over.
When Harry and his friends got their first lesson with Shacklebolt it was a very good class. Shacklebolt was knowledgeable and knew a great many things. Though Malfoy was a bit of distraction and had points taken from him for being disruptive and using the word 'Mudblood' in class.
/Scene Break/
After class and somewhere in the dungeons Malfoy was steamed.
"Stupid teacher, if my father was still around he'd-"
"Oh shut it Malfoy" Daphne said interrupting Malfoy.
"I'd be careful in what you say Greengrass. Potter can't always protect you" Malfoy said.
"Like you can beat me Malfoy" Daphne said.
Malfoy sneered and pulled out his wand.
"I'll take you down blood traitor" he said.
Daphne pulled out her own wand and got in position. Malfoy fired the first hex, but Daphne rolled away and threw a stunner at Malfoy. Malfoy put up a shield then fired another hex. Daphne dodged that one and fired a combo. It was a disarming spell followed by a stunner. Malfoy again put up a shield, sadly his shield broke when Daphne's stunner hit. Daphne then quickly fired off another disarming spell then a stunner. Malfoy lost his wand and was hit by the stunner.
"Twenty points Miss Greengrass for attacking a fellow Slytherin and you'll be having a detention with me tonight."
Daphne turned and found Snape walking out of the shadows.
I was set up Daphne thought.
Daphne couldn't believe she fell for this simple ploy.
/Scene Break/
When the group found out about Daphne's detention Adrian wanted to head to the dungeons and hang Snape by his balls. But Dumbledore was able to placate the furious head of Greengrass house and told him that he'd take over the detention and over see it himself. This calmed Adrian some. Daphne's detention was held in Harry's private quarters. She was to be the scribe for their meeting tonight.
"Now Miss Greengrass, I hope you learned your lesson" Dumbledore said with his eyes twinkling.
"Yes I have sir" Daphne said contritely though you could see a faint smile on her face.
"Sir, you have to rein Snape in some. He's just preaching bigotry" Hermione said.
"That I agree with Miss Granger. I long hoped that Severus could be redeemed, but alas that was folly" Dumbledore said sadly.
"He does have his uses though" Amelia said.
"I agree, he makes a good spy" Moody said.
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody was the newest addition to their group. Both Amelia and Dumbledore vouched for him.
"Alright he makes a good spy, but a piss-poor teacher" Harry said.
"Harry, language" Hermione scolded.
"What, I'm not wrong am I" Harry said.
Hermione sighed, she knew that Harry was right, but she still had a tiny bit of looking up to authority in her.
"I agree with you Harry, but what can we do about it?" Adrian asked.
Harry sat back in thought.
"He needs to be leashed" Sirius grunted.
"Says the mutt" Remus said smirking.
"Oy, that was uncalled for" Sirius said.
Everyone chuckled, which broke the tension some.
"Alright, lets put that aside for now. What are we going to do about Fudge and this note that we got from Percy?" Neville asked.
"Well knowing Cornelius as well as I do he's going to make Mr. Weasley meet you and set up a meeting" Dumbledore said.
"You think we should do it?" Harry asked looking at the entire group.
"I think you should, but be on your guard and don't agree to anything Cornelius asks until you run it pass us" Amelia said.
"I quite agree" Adrian said.
"That's fine by me, I know for sure that Hermione will be my side during the meeting, but do any of you want to join me, Neville, Luna?" Harry asked.
"I'm in Harry" Neville said.
"So am I" Luna said.
"Count me in" Daphne said.
"Me too" Susan said.
"Alright, sounds like a plan" Hermione said.
The others nodded.
/Scene Break/
It the next Hogsmeade visit and Percy was sitting in a private room waiting for Potter to show up.
"Hello Percy" Harry said.
"Potter" Percy said curtly.
"You remember Hermione, don't you?" Harry asked as Hermione entered.
Percy just nodded.
"Great, so what can I do for you Percy?" Harry asked as he and Hermione sat down.
"Mr. Potter, Minister Fudge wants to speak with right a way" Percy said.
"Oh, what about?" Harry asked.
"Many things Potter" Percy said.
"What do you think Mione?" Harry asked.
"We should probably hear him out Harry" Hermione said.
Harry nodded.
"Alright, Percy tell your boss to meet us here four days from now" he said.
Percy nodded.
"Oh, and Percy let your boss know that I'll be bringing an entourage and he can do the same, but they must be checked for Dark Marks before entering and they will have their wands confiscated also" Harry said.
Percy's ears turned red, but said nothing. He left steaming.
"Well I think that went well" Harry said leaning back in his chair.
"Yes, now we can plan our attack" Hermione said.
/Scene Break/
When Percy notified Fudge about his meeting with Potter. Fudge was angry. How dare that little brat think he can order such things from him. He'll show him who is in charge. Yes, but how, was the real question.
/Scene Break/
Harry and Hermione enjoyed the rest of their Hogsmeade trip in peace. They spotted Neville and Luna having a nice stroll around the village. Susan was buying some quills to refill her stock. Daphne was with Susan and the two were chatting as they shopped. Harry and Hermione went to the bookshop to see what was there. That and Harry promised his girlfriend some new books.
They all met up at Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer before they had to get back to the castle.
"So how'd did the meeting with Percy the ponce go?" Neville asked.
"I think it went well" Harry said.
"Yes, it went well indeed " Hermione said.
The group then discussed lighter topics. Like Quidditch prospects.
Over at another table Ron was scowling. He couldn't believe that Harry was hanging out with a filthy Slytherin. Alright the Slytherin was Daphne Greengrass, one of the hottest girls in their year, but still she was a Slytherin. He hated that he wasn't a part of that group. He should be in there with them since He was Harry's best mate. It didn't hit him that he loss that spot to Neville and would never get it back.
/Scene Break/
Once back in the castle Harry called a meeting. They all gathered later that night in Harry's quarters. Harry went over how the meeting went with Percy and asked what their thoughts were.
"Cornelius is desperate, he'll agree to almost anything to get a meeting with you Harry" Amelia said.
Dumbledore nodded his agreement.
"So all I have to do is set up a meeting with Fudge because we know he'll show" Harry said.
The adults nodded.
"Alright, but what are we going to reveal at the meeting?" Harry asked.
End of Chapter
A/N: sorry to end it here, but I have ran out of juice for this chap. Next chap will have the meeting with Fudge. Thanks for reading and please review.
Chapter 14
Cornelius Fudge sat in a private room in Three Broomsticks with his assistant Percy and four aurors. They were all very unhappy that they didn't have their wands on them. On the other side were Harry, Hermione, Neville, Luna, Daphne, and Susan. The six teens frisked the four aurors, the Minister and Percy before having them enter the room. The room itself was protected by every kind of listening charm possible.
"So Minister Fudge, what is you want to talk to me about?" Harry asked pleasantly.
Fudge took a deep breath to regain his composure.
"Well Harry, I was wondering if you'd make a statement in the Prophet about me" Fudge said.
"What kind of statement?" Harry asked curiously.
"Oh, you know, telling the public to support me and that I will lead them through whatever crisis that might arise" Fudge said.
"Interesting, but sadly, I'm endorsing Amelia Bones for Minister" Harry said.
Fudge's face went quite red at this.
"What?"
"Yeah, you see I've had many long talks with Amelia and if we are going to beat Voldemort," Fudge, Percy, and the aurors flinched at the name, "then we'll need a Minister not afraid of fighting back."
"Surely Harry, you know that I'll do anything in my power to protect the wizarding world" Fudge said.
"I don't think so, since all you've done was listen to a Death Eater for the past who knows how many years" Harry said.
"What do you mean?" Fudge asked confused.
"Lucius Malfoy" Harry answered.
"I know I've made some mistakes in the past, but I hope we can get beyond that" Fudge said smoothly.
"Sorry, but I can't, since I know who's been lining your pockets with gold for many years. Besides I think it is time for a just Minister" Harry said.
Fudge was now desperate, he knew that if he didn't get Potter on his side he would lose everything that he's worked hard for.
"Surely Harry there is something I can do for you" Fudge said in a smooth politician kind of voice.
"Are you trying to bribe me?" Harry asked quirking a brow.
"I wouldn't call it a bribe Harry, more like a favor" Fudge said smoothly.
Harry turned to look at Hermione.
"What do you think Hermione?" he asked.
"I'm not sure Harry" Hermione said with a frown.
Fudge sat back as he watched the group of teenagers. Something was niggling in the back of his mind as he looked at them. He frowned as he tried to think of what he was forgetting.
Daphne was watching the Minister and smiled.
"I think the Minister is close to figuring it out" the Slytherin said.
That's when it hit them, these were the children of great Ancient and Noble families. His eyes widen and he began to sweat.
"I think he has figured Daph" Neville said chuckling.
"You're the, it can't be, it just can't be" Fudge sputtered.
Percy and the aurors were confused as to why Fudge was now acting so panicky.
"It's true Minister" Harry said smiling.
"But it can't be, never has this ever happened" Fudge said.
"Well Minister, I have a way of doing the impossible" Harry said nonchalantly.
The others snorted with laughter at this.
"Sir, what are you talking about?" Percy asked with confusion.
"I'm shocked at you Percy. You're a pureblood, yet you have any idea who are the Ancient and Noble families are" Susan said.
Percy still looked confused.
Susan sighed, "The Ancient and Noble families are the oldest families in the wizarding Britain. In fact they were on the first meeting of the Wizengamot. They helped establish much of the wizarding world that is here today. The families are all connected to one another through various things such as marriages, business deals and other things. In fact the five families own much of the wizarding world."
"That's preposterous" Percy said.
"Oh, Percy, you slept through History of Magic, didn't you" Harry said shaking his head.
Percy glared at Harry.
"Susan, would you do the honors?" Harry asked.
The Hufflepuff smiled and nodded. She then gave Percy and the four aurors a history lesson about the Ancient and Noble families. When she was finished there was a lot of pale faces in the room.
"So you see, you don't need me. It's more that you need us" Harry said grinning.
Fudge sputtered for a bit as he tried to wrap his head around this new change.
"Oh dear, it appears that the Minister is suffering from nargles" Luna said dreamily.
"It appears that way Luna" Neville said chuckling.
/Scene Break/
The whole group had a meeting that night and with Dumbledore's Pensieve they watched the meeting with Fudge.
"Merlin, I think Fudge soiled himself" Sirius said chuckling.
"He probably did since he realized who was really in power" Adrian said grinning.
"Yes, this will work to our advantage" Amelia said grinning also.
"Quite, splendid job, all of you" Dumbledore said with his eyes twinkling.
The teens smiled.
"I think the Minister is willing to listen to just about anything we say" Susan said.
"Yes, and we have him so freaked that he's willing to go along with just about anything too, just to keep his job" Daphne said.
"So we're all in agreement that Fudge stay in office?" Hermione asked.
"For now, but if he makes one step the wring way we sack him and Amelia is made Minister" Harry said.
Everyone agreed with that and they began to plan on what they could pass through as laws.
/Scene Break/
Daphne sighed as she made her way back to the Slytherin dorms after the meeting. She entered the common room and found it quite empty. This made her on edge. She muttered the password to draw her wand from her holster she had on her wrist. She survey the room before stepping in. The first spell came at her from her left. Daphne ducked and fired in the direction of the fired spell. Another spell came flying in from Daphne's right and she rolled forward to avoid it. Another spell came in this time right in front of her. This made Daphne roll to her left, but then she was hit by a spell from that side and she heard her shoulder bone break. Daphne hissed in pain as she did her best not to roll onto the broken shoulder. Once she was upright she felt another curse hit her leg, which made her buckle. That spell shattered her ankle.
Daphne slowly got up putting all her weight on her uninjured ankle and saw her attackers emerge from the shadows. It was Malfoy, Blaise, Crabbe, Goyle, and Nott. Daphne glared each of them in turn.
"Well lookie here boys" Malfoy said smirking.
"Touch me and die" Daphne growled.
This made Nott and Blaise pause for a moment, but Malfoy's smirk never left his face.
"Crabbe, Goyle" Malfoy ordered.
The two lumbering bookends walked forward now towering over Daphne.
"We'll teach you to respect your betters" Malfoy said now smiling sinisterly.
Malfoy sauntered forward til he was standing in front of Daphne. For the first time Daphne felt fear. She squeezed her eyes shut praying for someone to help her. She heard two thuds. This caused her to open her eyes and found Crabbe and Goyle on the ground unconscious.
"What's this?" Malfoy shouted.
Soon Malfoy was hit with a spell that made him fall over screaming in pain. Nott was next then Blaise. The three boys were on the ground in pain.
Harry took off his invisibility cloak and walked to Daphne and knelt next to her.
"Are you alright?" Harry asked with concern.
"Fine, my shoulder is broken though" Daphne said.
We'll get you to Poppy. I'll someone else clean this mess up" Harry said.
Harry then scooped Daphne up bridal style and carried her to the hospital wing.
/Scene Break/
Madam Pomfrey was just getting ready for bed when the ward went off, which let her know that someone had entered her wing.
"Mr. Potter, what is it now?" Pomfrey asked with a sigh.
"Not me Poppy, it's Daphne" Harry said as he laid the Slytherin on one of the beds.
Pomfrey ignored Harry calling her by her first name and began to check out Daphne.
"She has a broken shoulder and her ankle his shattered, what caused this?" Pomfrey asked.
"Her fellow Slytherins attacked her" Harry said.
Pomfrey was shocked, but then went to work healing Daphne.
Hermione came rushing in next followed by Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"Mr. Potter what happened?" McGonagall asked.
Daphne told the story with Harry jumping in with when he appeared.
"I didn't do any damage that can't be fixed with a day or two in here. I could've done worse since I warned them before" Harry said.
"I see Harry, forty points each shall be taken for each student that attacked miss Greengrass and I believe fifty to you for saving Miss Greengrass" Dumbledore said.
Harry didn't say a thing, but nodded.
Snape entered next with the five Slytherins in tow.
"There's Potter, he's the one that hexed us" Nott shouted pointing at Harry.
"Potter, I'll have you expelled for this" Snape shouted.
"Really Severus, I think we'll need to have a long talk about that."
Snape turned around and found Dumbledore standing there along with McGonagall. Both looked unhappy and that didn't bode well for the greasy potion master.
"Headmaster, Potter here maliciously used dark curse on my students" Snape said and looked at Harry with a glare.
"I did no such thing. The only curses I used were standard ones that anyone can learn" Harry said calmly.
Snape's glare intensified.
"I've heard his story Severus, and it sounds quite plausible" McGonagall said.
Snape tried to glare at McGonagall, but it was hard since the glare she was giving him could probably neuter him.
"Headmaster-"
"Severus, why don't we all discuss this in my office. I think Miss Greengrass needs her rest as well as the rest of the students. Poppy, I know you'll care for them" Dumbledore said.
Pomfrey nodded and three teachers left.
"How are you Daph?" Hermione asked with concern.
"I'll be alright, if it wasn't for Harry then I'd be in trouble" Daphne said.
"Yeah, Dobby warned me as soon as he could and I got there as fast I could. I'm glad I got there just in time" Harry said.
Hermione squeezed Daphne's good shoulder and she and Harry left.
/Scene Break/
"I want that brat expelled Albus" Snape shouted.
The three teachers were in the headmaster's office.
"Now Severus, I've heard Miss Greengrass' story and what Harry has said too and it sounds like the most reasonable explanation" Dumbledore said.
"He's obviously lying" Snape said.
"Severus, I highly doubt that Mr. Potter is lying. Miss Greengrass' story is quite convincing" McGonagall said.
"He confounded her somehow," Snape said.
McGonagall snorted at this and Snape glared at her.
"Severus, we've seen Miss Greengrass and there doesn't look like any spell has hit her. She is quite lucid" Dumbledore said.
"Potter did something to her, I know it" Snape said.
McGonagall was getting very tired and annoyed at this. She just wanted to hex the greasy potion master then go to bed right now.
"It's late, why don't we call it a night and discuss this tomorrow" Dumbledore said as he looked at his watch.
Snape looked ready to object, but he saw that McGonagall looked tired and her hand was very close to her wand. So he decided to save his own skin and agreed with Dumbledore.
/Scene Break/
News spread the next morning on how Harry took out five Slytherins. Now there were several stories. Some were that the five Slytherins cornered Harry and Harry had to fight his way out. Another that Harry went looking for a fight an the other, which was the real story was Harry was protecting someone. This story was the one heard most and believe the most too. Though who Harry was protecting was up for debate. Most said it was Hermione others said it was either Susan, Luna, or Daphne. None could agree on that.
"It's amazing the stuff you hear" Hermione said as she buttered her toast.
"Yeah, and the fact that the story is true though it doesn't look like they can decided who I was protecting" Harry said.
"Leave them in the dark, it doesn't matter" Daphne said.
"Daph's right, we shouldn't care what is being said" Susan said.
"Well I can't really since I have the gossip girls in my dorm" Hermione said.
"Like you listened to them before" Luna said.
"Well it's kind of hard not to" Hermione said pouting.
This caused the boys to chuckle and the girls to giggle.
"Anyway, I think this is a good story for the Prophet" Harry said.
The others nodded in agreement and Hermione started to write a letter to Penny.
/Scene Break/
Penny sighed as she walked up to the castle that she used to call home. She got Hermione's letter and left her office as soon as she could. This was a story that couldn't leave hanging.
"Miss Clearwater, what are you doing here?" McGonagall asked.
"I'm here to see Harry professor" Penny said.
"Please call me Minerva, I'm not your professor anymore" McGonagall said.
"I'll try, Minerva" Penny said testing out the name.
"Come with me, I believe I know where they are" McGonagall said.
Penny followed her old professor until they reached Harry's quarters. McGonagall gave the password and Penny stepped in.
"Ah Penny, good to see you" Harry said smiling.
"Hello Harry, Hermione" Penny said.
"Penny, this is Susan, Neville, Luna, and Daphne" Hermione said pointing out her friends.
"Nice to meet you all" Penny said.
They greeted Penny back and Harry offered Penny a seat asked if she'd like a drink. Once Penny had a cold Butterbeer in hand she got down to business. Once she was done she hung out with the group and laughed at what was going on. They even gave her information on what happened with the meeting they had with the Minister. Penny jotted down more notes and knew she had at least two stories that would make her a big name. Susan helped Penny with the information about the Ancient and Noble families. Penny paid close attention to this.
/Scene Break/
Five Students Attack a Fellow Classmate
Was the headline on the paper the next day. Though Penny kept Daphne's name out of it. She gave out Malfoy's, Nott's, Crabbe's, Goyle's, and Zabini's. This made the five Slytherin's lives horrible since they were being glared at by their own house and got letters from home berating them. Snape glared at Harry and began plotting ways of hurting him. Then he grinned. Granger was the boy's weakness. All he needed to do was attack Granger and the boy will fall.
/Scene Break/
The next few days articles of the meeting Harry had with the Minister and about the Ancient and Noble families flood the pages. Now, not many of the old families remembered the Ancient and Noble families and how they had so much power. But with this article it brought to light who was really in power in wizarding Britain.
/Scene Break/
Fudge was sweating profusely when he read this and knew he had to do something to hopefully get the Potter boy on his side, but what was the question.
/Scene Break/
Voldemort read the article and snorted. He didn't believe all this stuff about Ancient and Noble families and decided he could easily wipe them out without a worry. So he began to plot on how to do it.
End of chapter
A/N: that's the end of this chap. I'm sorry if it dragged at the end, but I was running out of steam and just wanted to end this chap. Will Snape break Harry? What is Voldemort's plan? Find out next time. Thanks for reading and please review.
Chapter 15
"Well Harry, thanks to that article we're all going to have be twice as careful" Amelia said.
"I agree, Voldemort will probably try to knock us off one by one" Adrian said.
"I'm sorry, I did what I thought I was right" Harry apologized.
"No need to apologize Harry. This would've gotten out somehow sooner or later" Amelia said with a smile to show Harry that she wasn't upset with him.
Harry nodded though he felt guilty for putting targets on what he thought of as his family.
"Harry, snap out of it!"
Harry looked to see his girlfriend looking at him with a critical eye.
"What do you mean Hermione?" Harry asked.
"Don't play dumb with me Harry James Potter. I haven't been your friend all these years and your girlfriend for the past year not to know what you're thinking" Hermione said, "so we didn't think of the consequences of the article that was written, that doesn't matter Harry since it was going to get out at some point. Besides we have bigger things to worry about."
"You're right Hermione, sorry everyone" Harry said with a sigh.
"It's alright Harry, we all understand your worry" Adrian said.
Harry felt relief from hearing that.
"But it doesn't mean we should live in fear Harry. Voldemort and his Death Eater feed off that and that is what makes them stronger. We can't let that have that over us" Adrian said.
Harry nodded.
"Good, now what were we talking about?" Adrian asked.
The whole group were having a meeting discussing the article that has created quite a stir. They needed to plan certain things to harness this newfound power, but do it tactfully.
/Scene Break/
Meanwhile down in the dungeons Snape began to plan out his revenge against Potter.
"How dare that brat make me look like a fool. I'll show him" Snape muttered to himself.
/Scene Break/
Everyone in school looked at the group with a different sight of eyes. Now as Harry and his friends made their way down the halls people got out of their way and were very courteous to them. It kind of scared them at first then it got a bit annoying.
"Damn, I wish they'd all stop staring" Daphne said.
"Welcome to my world" Harry said.
Daphne grumbled as she poked at her food.
"Come on Daph, look at the bright side of things. Now you can get the best books in the library" Hermione said cheerfully.
"Only you'd see that as a positive" Daphne said.
"Well it is" Hermione said.
Susan and Daphne just sighed and shook their heads.
/Scene Break/
Slytherin was hard hit for the attack they did against one of their own. They lost all of their house points making it the largest point loss ever in Hogwarts history. As for the five attackers they got a heavy load of punishments in the form of detentions by all the professors. This again went down in Hogwarts history since no student let alone five have been given a series of detentions by all their professors. What kept the five from being expelled was some gold passed between certain people.
Snape was quite furious and that made him plan harder on how to get Granger. He knew that he had to be careful since it appeared that she and her friends were on alert for any kind of attack.
/Scene Break/
It happened one potions class and Snape asked for Hermione to stay behind. Hermione did so with Harry and Daphne staying behind just in case. Daphne placated Harry enough to her wait for Hermione while he went off to his next class. When she turned back to the door she found it closed and when she tried opening it she found it was locked. This scared her and she began casting spells to try an unlock the door, but none worked. When she heard Hermione shout "NO!" that made her run to get Harry.
/Scene Break/
In the classroom Hermione got worried when Snape closed the door. But before she had time to react Snape pulled out his wand.
"Imperio" he muttered.
Hermione felt a wash of calm fall over her. She then heard Snape command her to remove her clothes. Her hands twitched, but stayed where they were. A voice in her head, which sounded like Harry said told her not to listen. Again Snape commanded Hermione to remover her clothing, again her hands twitch, but remain by her side. When Snape ordered her she shouted, "NO!"
This broke the spell and Hermione fell to the ground panting slightly. She was glad that she learned Occlumency, which helped her fight the Imperius curse.
"Crucio" Snape shouted.
Hermione rolled out of the way avoiding the Unforgivable.
"Damn Mudblood, stay still" Snape cursed.
Hermione pulled out her own wand and fired back her own spell.
"Reducto" she shouted.
Snape was able to block it.
"I'm going to take great pleasure in savoring you Crucio" he said.
"I'll never give into you" Hermione said as she dodged the Unforgivable.
"Bombarda" she shouted.
Snape blocked the spell.
"You will soon and when you do you will beg me for it" he said then shoot another curse at Hermione.
Hermione put a shield against this one since it wasn't an Unforgivable.
Hermione and Snape exchanged spells for several minutes, but she could tell that she was tiring since it took a lot of her magic to break the Imperius she was running low on magic.
Snape had a sinister smile on his face as he saw Hermione's spell-casting slowing.
"Well, it appears you are tiring Mudblood, finally I can end this" he said smugly.
Before he could utter his last spell to win this fight the door to the classroom broke off and an angry glowing Harry Potter stood. His green eyes glowed an eerie green and with a flick of his wrist Snape went flying crashing into the wall. You could hear the crunching of bone as he was slammed into the wall he fell to the ground limp and unconscious. Hermione ran to Harry and wrapped her arms around him, which calmed him enough.
"Are you alright Hermione?" Harry asked.
He looked into Hermione's eyes.
"I'm fine, you came just in time" Hermione said.
This is when Hermione fell to her knees, they buckled from exhaustion. Harry was able to scoop her up and cradled her in his arms before she hit the ground.
"I'm just tired Harry, that's all" Hermione said trying to calm her boyfriend.
Harry nodded and walked out of the classroom to be stopped by Professors McGonagall and Dumbledore.
"Harry?" Dumbledore asked.
"He tried to hurt my Hermione, no one hurts my Hermione" Harry said angrily.
"I understand Harry, Severus is no longer a teacher here" Dumbledore said.
Harry nodded and carried Hermione back to his private quarters. The rest of their friends were waiting.
"Is she alright?" Daphne asked worriedly.
"Just tired, she must've used a lot of magic" Harry said.
"I'm so sorry Harry, I should've done a better job" Daphne said crying.
"It's not your fault Daph" Harry said.
The Slytherin nodded, but tears were still falling.
Harry took Hermione to the bedroom and laid her down, but couldn't get her to loosen her grip.
"Please stay with me" she whined.
Harry nodded and laid down beside her. He cuddled her as Hermione finally let the realization of what almost happened to her. She cried for hours as Harry held her and murmured comforting things to her. It was late when Hermione fell asleep from crying. Harry was able to wiggle his way out of Hermione's grip and when got back down to the common room he found his friends still there.
"How is she?" Susan asked.
"She's okay" Harry said.
"Was she able to tell you what happened?" Neville asked.
"That bastard was going to rape her" Harry snarled.
Gasps were heard.
"That bastard, where is he?" Neville snarled.
"He's probably in St. Mungo's since I slammed him into the wall" Harry said.
"He's going to get no mercy from us" Susan said furiously.
Daphne nodded looking quite furious herself. She had failed her friend, but she wasn't going to wallow in depression. No, she was going to help nail the greasy stain and make sure he's no longer a threat.
Soon the fireplace went green and Sirius, Amelia, Remus and Adrian came out.
"We just heard, where is that asshole?" Sirius asked.
"St. Mungo's" Harry said.
"Harry, what can you tell me?" Amelia asked.
Harry told Amelia what he got from Hermione through her crying. This made the head of the DMLE face harden.
"I assure you Harry that he'll be charge to the full extent of the law" she said.
"Thank you Amelia, but let it be known that the house of Potter will push for the harshest punishment" Harry said.
"The Black house stands behind house Potter on this" Sirius said.
"As does house Longbottom" Neville said standing beside Harry.
"House Bones too" Susan said.
"And house Greengrass" Daphne said.
Luna stood beside Neville letting them know that she threw the Lovegood house in the ring too. This shocked the adults since four of the students had no control of their house, but still tossed their hat into the ring.
"Very well, I shall pass that on" Amelia said.
Harry and the others nodded.
"Sadly, I will need to talk to Hermione" Amelia said frowning.
Harry was about to object when he was stopped.
"I'll tell you everything Amelia" Hermione said as she came out.
She walked over to the group looking tired and vulnerable.
"I'm sorry Hermione, I truly am" Amelia said sincerely.
"I understand Amelia, lets just get this over with" Hermione said tiredly.
Amelia pulled out a pad, which with a tap of her wand was able to record the whole interview. Once down Hermione was curled in a ball in Harry's lap crying.
"Thank you Hermione, I'll make sure you'll never see him ever again" Amelia said.
With that Amelia left along with Sirius and Adrian. Leaving the kids to comfort their friend.
/Scene Break/
Snape woke up in a bed in a lot of pain.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You're in a secure wing in St. Mungo's Mr. Snape" an auror said.
It didn't take Snape long to realized that he was in the wing they kept injured prisoners. He felt the magic inhibiting bracelets on his wrist, which was locked to the bed. He also figured out that he was no longer under Dumbledore's protection. This infuriated him since that meant the old man was on that brat's bandwagon. All other thoughts were destroyed as pain erupted through his body.
/Scene Break/
Hermione was released from classes for the week, but she went anyway since she didn't want to be alone. She stayed by Harry's side most of the day only leaving his side when she had to use the bathroom and when that happened Susan, Daphne, or Luna accompanied her.
Hermione wasn't the same girl anymore. After that experience she was now changed. No longer was she an innocent person. She had felt vulnerable and scared. Never had she felt like that. But with her friends protecting her she slowly build up a shield to protect her. She still was kind and gentle, but was now also wary of people and their intentions.
/Scene Break/
Dumbledore sighed as he looked down at his desk. He thought he saved Severus and this is how he repaid him. He had a copy of the interrogation that Amelia did with Snape. It turned out that he hadn't changed at all. He still held onto those petty grudges. This made Dumbledore also rethink his whole philosophy system, which at his age was pretty much set in stone. He now saw things in a different light and decided that things had to change. He knew that he wouldn't be the one leading this charge, but Harry and his friends. Yes, Harry and his friends will be the light of the future and he needed to help mold them. This meant he couldn't manipulate them he had to let them make their own mistakes and help them when asked. Yes, Dumbledore had much to think about to what his role in the future will be.
/Scene Break/
Several days later Harry and his friends were alerted by Amelia that Snape's trial will be in a week and that Hermione would have to be there just in case she was needed to testify.
"Are you sure you can do this Hermione?" Harry asked.
"I'll be fine Harry, I want to see that bastard one last time" Hermione said.
Harry nodded, but gripped her hand tighter to show her he was there for her. She returned the squeeze. They walked into the courtroom and took their seats. With a bang of a gavel brought order.
"Order, this session of the Wizengamot is now in session" Dumbledore said, "please present any business."
Amelia Bones came forward.
"I have business" the head of DMLE said.
"What is it?" Dumbledore asked.
"I have charges against one Severus Snape. He's charged with attempted sexual assault on a student, who is betrothed to one Lord Potter. For use of Unforgivable on a said student" Amelia said.
With that two aurors led Snape in to the room and sat him down to the chair and shackled him in.
Snape looked around and when he saw Harry he sneered at him.
Gasps and murmurs were heard throughout the courtroom. It only quieted down when Dumbledore banged the gavel.
"What is your evidence madam Bones?" Dumbledore asked.
"I have his wand, which after using Prior Incantatum it showed that he cast the Imperius curse and the Cruciatus curse" Amelia said.
More gasps were heard.
"I also have the memory of Hermione Jane Granger, who was the victim" Amelia said.
Dumbledore nodded.
"How can we be sure that this memory is real an not fabricated?" a head of a dark family asked.
"You dare question the memory of my betroth?" Harry asked standing up.
This got the whole room's attention and they stared at Harry.
"I do, and what are you doing here, you're just a child?" the person said with a sneer.
Harry glared at the man, which made everyone in the room shiver.
"I'm Lord Harry James Potter, head of the Ancient and Noble house of Potter and my betroth Hermione is telling the truth and her memory is quite real" Harry said glaring right at the man.
Amelia took that as a signal to show the memory. The whole room saw as Snape tried to use the Imperius curse on Hermione then her throwing it off, which amazed them since it took a lot to throw off an Imperius. The fight between Snape and Hermione also was shown and that was all the members of the Wizengamot needed to make up their minds.
"I propose that Severus Snape get the full penalty for using two Unforgivables and for attempt attack on Hermione Granger who is under the protection of all of the Ancient and Noble houses might I add" Amelia said.
This caused quite a stir since everybody now knew that Hermione was pretty much invincible.
Snape was sentenced to death through the veil. Hermione was there to see it and she took a bit of satisfaction in watching Snape go through the veil and how scared he looked.
End of Chapter
A/N: that's the end of this chap, sorry if the trial wasn't as good as what you hoped. Thanks for reading and please review.
Chapter 16
Voldemort swore as he threw the paper down. He was down a potion master, which wouldn't worry himself too much about because he could always find a new one. It was the fact that he also lost a spy in Hogwarts. Now he knew he had a few spies in Hogwarts, but Snape was his most trusted and was able to get information to him that gave him more of the upper hand. Now he needed to find a new spy to elevate to that level.
"Lucius" Voldemort called.
"Master, you called me" Lucius said as he knelt in front of Voldemort.
"Yes, I believe it is time to show the world why they should fear me" Voldemort said.
"What do you have in mind master?" Lucius asked.
"Set up attacks on the Greengrasses, but that will only be a decoy as our real target will be the Lovegoods" Voldemort said.
"An excellent plan master" Lucius said.
"Yes, you and Bella will be in charge of it. You shall attack the Greengrasses while Bella will go at the Lovegoods" Voldemort said.
"It will be done as you said" Lucius said bowing.
As Lucius turned to leave he was hit with a Cruciatus curse, which made him fall to the ground in pain.
"Oh, and Lucius, that is only the small bit of pain you'll experience if you fail me" Voldemort said removing his wand from the shaking body.
Lucius was able to get up, but he left the room trembling.
Voldemort wore a smirk as he sat on his throne.
/Scene Break/
Harry winced as he rubbed his scar.
"Are you alright Harry?" Hermione asked with concern.
"Yeah, just a headache" Harry said.
Hermione nodded.
It was a week after Snape's trial and things were back to normal for everyone, though there was a very big celebration in Gryffindor tower after Snape's trial. Daphne, Susan, and Luna were invited to the bash along with anyone else who wanted in though the other houses had their own party Gryffindor was known to have the best since they had the Weasley twins, who would smuggle things in. The party lasted way into the night and only ended when the teachers thought that they had celebrate enough. Little did the students know that the staff had their own party in the staff room.
Soon Hogwarts got back to normal with Dumbledore himself taking over potion classes for now until he could find a new potion professor. The lessons were quite exciting with Dumbledore teaching them. Many of the students started to like potions because of this. And Dumbledore felt the joy of imparting knowledge on a new generation. He hadn't felt like this since he last taught, which was many years ago.
/Scene Break/
"Harry, you've been rubbing you're a lot often" Daphne said.
"Yeah, so?" Harry asked.
"Something is wrong, you never rub your scar unless you're nervous about something and never as much as you are doing right now" Daphne said.
Harry and Daphne were relaxing in Harry's private quarters, just the two of them. Daphne wanted to be away from the Slytherin dorms and Harry wanted to relax away from everyone and not even the Gryffindor boy's dorm allowed him that peace. So here they were.
"I don't know, I keep getting little headaches every once and a while. They don't stay long, but they are a bit annoying" Harry said.
"Have you gone to see madam Pomfrey?" Daphne asked.
"Yeah, Hermione made me go" Harry said smirking a bit at the memory.
"What did she say?" Daphne asked.
"She said if they progress or get worse come back" Harry said.
Daphne frowned, she was quite worried about her friend and wanted to help him in some way.
"Harry, you said that your scar hurt when Voldemort was near. Maybe it reacts when he feels a certain feeling" Daphne said.
Harry tilted his head back.
"Maybe, but we don't know for sure" Harry said.
"I think you need to see a healer at St. Mungo's" Daphne suggested.
"No, I trust madam Pomfrey only with my care" Harry said shaking her head.
"How about Dumbledore?" Daphne suggested.
"Alright, I'll go see him" Harry said.
"Good, when?" Daphne asked impatiently.
Harry sighed and rolled his eyes. It seemed that Daphne has been spending too much time with Hermione since it appears that the once Slytherin ice queen was becoming motherly.
/Scene Break/
Harry sat in Dumbledore office with Hermione by his side. When he told her about his conversation with Daphne and she agreed wholeheartedly with the Slytherin. She told him that she be going with him to this meeting.
"Harry, Miss Granger to what do I owe the pleasure?" Dumbledore asked sitting at his desk.
"It's about Harry's scar" Hermione said.
This made Dumbledore sit up.
"What about it?" the old wizard asked.
Harry then told Dumbledore how he has been getting small headaches on and off during the week. This made Dumbledore frown.
"What is it sir?" Hermione asked.
"I fear Harry, that you have a connection with Voldemort. You got this connection when his curse hit you and rebounded. I do not know the fully extend of the connection, but I must warn you to be cautious. Keep your Occlumency shields up at all times" Dumbledore said.
"What do you think the headaches mean, sir?" Hermione asked.
"That Voldemort must be planning something and he's excited about it" Dumbledore said.
"Do you know what?" Hermione asked.
Dumbledore shook his head sadly.
"No, but I will put every resource I have to find out and let you know" he said.
"Thank you sir" Hermione said then she and Harry left.
Dumbledore sat back frowning. He feared that Harry had a connection to Voldemort and the fear was that Voldemort would have a way to control Harry. His original plan was to keep his distance from Harry this year for fear of that link. But after seeing how strong Harry has become he decided to forgo that plan and help Harry as much as he could.
/Scene Break/
Harry gathered his friends together and told them what happened in Dumbledore's office.
"So Dumbledore thinks that you're getting headaches because you can sense Voldemort" Neville said.
Harry nodded.
"Man Harry, you don't catch a break, do you?" Neville said smirking.
"Thank Nev" Harry said chuckling.
The girls rolled their eyes.
"We need to contact the group and let them know. We might not know where Voldemort will strike, but we should warn everyone" Harry said.
"Should I have daddy come too?" Luna asked.
"Yes Luna, he's a potential target" Harry said.
Soon Harry's private quarters was filled with people and it took a bit of time for Harry to get them settled.
"I've called here because I just talked to Dumbledore. Sir, would like to tell everyone what you told me?" Harry asked.
"No Harry, you should do it. I will fill in anything you might've left out" Dumbledore said.
Harry nodded.
"Recently my scar has been acting up. I've been getting small headaches that will come and go. I went to madam Pomfrey and she gave me some headache potion, which helped, but only for a little bit. When Daphne suggested I see Dumbledore I agreed and so Hermione did. Dumbledore told me that he believes that my scar is a connection to Voldemort. He said it must've happened when his killing curse rebounded off me. Now I get headaches when he is happy with something" Harry said.
"What do you suppose got him all jolly?" Sirius asked.
"I don't know, but it won't be good for us. So I need everyone to be on guard for a possible attack" Harry said.
"I agree, we must all be ready for an attack" Amelia said.
"I have already upgraded the wards around Greengrass manor and both my wife and I have portkeys to get us to safety" Adrian said.
"My home's wards were also upgraded" Amelia said.
"Voldemort doesn't even know where I live" Sirius said.
"I'll upgrade the Rookery's wards as soon as I get home" Xenophilius Lovegood said.
"Good, I guess that's all we can do" Harry said with a sigh.
As soon as everyone left Hermione pulled Harry to the couch and made him sit down.
"What's wrong Harry?" she asked.
"I just feel so helpless" Harry said.
"Harry, you warned them, and now they know a threat is coming" Hermione said.
"I know, but I wish I could do more" Harry said.
"Oh Harry, you can't be everywhere at once" Hermione said.
"I know, but this waiting doesn't suit me" Harry said pouting a bit.
Hermione sighed and rested her head on Harry's shoulder.
"What about your parents Hermione?" Harry asked.
"I talked to Sirius and Amelia before they left. They'll take care of them" Hermione said.
"That's good" Harry said closing his eyes.
/Scene Break/
Several days later and Harry and his friends were on edge and everyone in the school could feel it. When asked about it they'd shrug it off not wanting to scare more people. The teachers seemed to lighten up on them also since they knew how stressful it is not knowing when an attack might happen. The teachers were all made aware of the situation.
/Scene Break/
Adrian sat quietly in his study looking over some financial papers that Sirius asked him to look at since Sirius couldn't balance a checkbook if his life counted on it. Adrian couldn't help, but chuckle at the thought. He felt a shrill sound and he knew that the wards have been breached. His wife, Sophia came rushing in.
"Adrian" she exclaimed.
"I know my dear, we must go" Adrian said.
They had bags pack for such an occasion thanks to a suggestion made by Hermione. They grabbed the portkey that was around their necks and called out the code word, but it failed.
"What do we do now?" Sophia asked worriedly.
"I don't know, they must've put anti-portkey wards around the house along with anti-apparation wards" Adrian said.
Sophia looked frighten.
"Don't worry my dear, Amelia will come. She and I linked our wards together so she'll know" Adrian said.
Soon shouting was heard and Adrian peeked his head out to see aurors fighting against some Death Eaters.
"See, I told you not to worry" he said.
Sophia looked relieved.
It didn't take long for the Death Eaters to flee and Amelia came to the front door.
"How bad Amelia?" Adrian asked.
"Not as bad as what we expected. Since you upgraded the wards it was taking them longer to tear them down" Amelia said.
"That's good, did you capture any?" Adrian asked.
Amelia shook her head.
"No, but I know who led them" Amelia said.
"Who?" Sophia asked.
"Lucius" Amelia said.
"That bastard" Adrian spat.
"Yes, but I don't have anything concrete to make an arrest" Amelia said frowning.
"We'll get the bastard" Adrian said.
Amelia nodded.
An auror came rushing in.
"Boss, we just got word that the Lovegood house is being attacked" the auror said.
"What, well lets get going" Amelia said.
The sight that Amelia and her aurors were welcome with was horrible. The house was on fire and they could hear cackling that made them all shiver.
"What should we do boss?" one auror said.
"You four try to extinguish the flames, the rest of us will go in and see if we can find any survivors" Amelia said.
The aurors nodded and went to work. Amelia led the charge inside and found the inside totally wrecked. She prayed that Xenophilius was still alive. They found him in his study barely alive. They could tell he was subject to the Cruciatus many times.
"Let's get him out of here" Amelia ordered.
They got Xenophilius out just before the entire house came down.
/Scene Break/
Harry walked down the corridor to the Ravenclaw tower. He had a heavy heart. He took a deep breath and answered the riddle that the portrait guarding the Ravenclaw tower asked. He entered to find several Ravenclaws doing homework or studying. They looked up when Harry entered.
"Where's Luna?" he asked.
Luna, who was studying in an armchair got up.
"What is it Harry?" she asked.
Harry took a deep breath.
"Luna, could you come with me please?" he asked.
Luna did as she was told and followed Harry out. Harry led her to his private quarters where everyone was waiting. Luna was confused by what was going on, but could tell that it was serious.
"What is it Harry?" Luna asked sitting down.
"There were two attacks. Voldemort had two attacks planned. He attacked Daphne's house, but that was only a diversion. The real target was your home" Harry said.
Luna's eyes widen then she shut them tightly trying to hold back the tears.
"My dad?" she asked softly.
"He's alive, but the healers at St. Mungo's say that he was under the Cruciatus for a long time. They don't know the extend of the damage yet" Harry said.
Luna burst into tears and Harry held onto her tightly. He was soon replaced by Neville since he was Luna's boyfriend.
Meanwhile the others moved away to give the couple some space.
"Who was behind the attack?" Daphne asked.
"Amelia knows Lucius was leading the attack on your house. As for Luna's they think it was Bellatrix" Harry said.
"What are we going to do?" Susan asked looking at a crying Luna.
"We help her get through this then we fight back" Harry said.
"But how Harry?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know yet, but we have to do something" Harry said.
Luna stayed the night in Harry's quarter along with Neville since none of the others felt like disturbing them. The next day Luna went through the day listless. Her classmates noticed this as did her housemates, but no one asked why, they knew it had to be bad since Luna's friends were always by her side. The news came in the afternoon edition of the Prophet. This brought fear to everyone and sympathy for Luna.
/Scene Break/
That night Harry had called a meeting.
"I first want to say that we're glad that you're alright Adrian" Harry said.
"Thank you Harry, but I feel very sad at what happened to Xeno" Adrian said solemnly.
Luna let out a sniffle at this., which had Neville wrapping an arm around the little blond.
"I've called this meeting because I think we need to do something in retaliation" Harry said.
There were murmurs of agreement on this.
"I support your idea Harry, but what can we do?" Amelia asked.
"That, I don't know, but this is why I called this meeting so we can brainstorm some ideas" Harry said.
They spent the entire night coming up with ideas of how to attack Voldemort.
End of Chapter
A/N: That's the end of this one. I hope you liked it. I did my best on the attacks of the Greengrasses and the Lovegoods. Thanks for reading and please review.