Harry's Worst Fear (A Father and Son Fanfic) Book 4

Chapter 6: S.P.E.W, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons

I am getting very tired of people telling me to update my chapters. I have a 10 month old son whose teething and crawling. So, he's a handful. Being a mon is a full time job in itself. I have hypothyroidism which is affecting my weight, energy, focus, body temperature and mood changes. Constantly being told to update my fanfics is making my anxiety go up, because it makes me feel pressured to complete my chapters. And I don't do well under pressure. Since I have Chronic PTSD and Anxiety. Which is making me want to write less and less. And I've also been dealing with a lot of drama in my personal life. So, real life comes first. Please bear with me and, I'm begging you, please stop constantly telling me to update my fanfics. I will update them whenever I can, ok. My fanfics will be completed. I just thought I would explain why it took so long to get this chapter done.
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On the upside, what you've all been waiting for, will happen in the next chapter, which is chapter 7. :) You will all see Snape's reaction to Harry's name coming out of the goblet of fire. :) <3 Just be very patient with me, ok. <3 I am very sorry I took far too long to finish this chapter. <3

Anyways, enjoy the chapter. <3

Harry and Ron eat their dinner, while Hermione eats fast, then leaves for the library. They remained quiet for the rest of dinner. After dinner, Harry and Ron climb the stairs to Gryffindor Tower. Harry, who was thoughtful, said, "Wouldn't Moody and Dumbledore be in trouble with the Ministry, if they knew we'd seen the curses?" Ron said, "Yeah probably, but Dumbledore's always done things his way, hasn't he? And Moody's been getting in trouble for years, I reckon. Attack first and ask questions later. Look at his dustbins." Ron adds as they reach the portrait of the Fat Lady, "Balderdash." The Fat Lady swings her portrait open, revealing the entrance to the common room. The common room was crowded and noisy, something they were used to. Harry said, "Shall we get our Divination stuff, then?" Ron sighs, "I suppose." They go up to their dormitory and get their Divination homework and find Neville alone, reading a book on his bed. He looked better now, except for his eyes, they were still red. Harry said, "You all right, Neville?" Neville said, "Oh yes. I'm fine, thanks. Just reading this book Professor Moody lent me." He holds up the book for them to see. The title of the book read: Magical Mediterranean Water-Plants and Their Properties. Neville said as he sets the book down, smiling, "Apparently, Professor Sprout told Professor Moody that I'm good at Herbology. He thought I'd like this." Harry thought that, that was a very tactful way of cheering Neville up, since he was rarely told that he was good at anything. They talked for a few minutes, then they grab their Divination homework and go down to the common room. They find a table and start working on it. They made little progress an hour later, as they try to figure out how to do their homework. Their table was littered with parchments. Harry said, "I haven't got a clue what this lot's supposed to mean?" Ron said, "You know, I think it's back to the old Divination standby." Harry said, "What make it up?" Ron said, "Yeah.' Ron sweeps the parchment papers off of the table and dips his quill into the ink. Ron said as he writes, "Next Monday, I am likely to develop a cough, owing to the unlucky conjunction of Mars and Jupiter." He looks at Harry and adds, "You know her, just put in loads of misery. She'll lap it up." Harry said, "Right." He crumples up his first attempt on his homework and throws it into the fireplace. Harry gets a clean piece of parchment and dips his quill into the ink. Harry said, "Ok." He continues as he writes, "Monday, I will be in danger of.... Um.... Burns...." Ron said, "Yeah, you will be, we're seeing the Skrewts again on Monday." Rob looks back at his parchment and said, "Ok, Tuesday, I'll um...." Harry suggests, "Loose a treasured possession?" Ron said, "Good one." As he writes that down. He adds as he writes, "Because of um.... Mercury." Ron looks at Harry and suggests, "Why don't you get stabbed in the back by someone you thought was your friend?" Harry said, "Yeah.... Cool...." As he writes that down. Harry said as he continues writing, "Because Venus is in the 12th House." Ron said, "And on Wednesday, I think I'll come off worst in a fight." Harry said, "Aaaah, I was going to have a fight. Ok, I'll lose a bet." Ron said, "Yeah, you'll be betting that I'll win my fight." They continued like this for another hour. Their predictions growing more and more tragic as they continued writing. Hermione comes into the common room through the portrait hole and walks over to Harry and Ron. She had a box, which rattles with whatever was inside it, when it moved. She also has a sheet of parchment as she said, "Hello! I've just finished!" Ron said, "So have I!" As he finishes his chart and drops his quill on the table. Hermione sits down and sets her things on the table. She pulls Ron's predictions towards her and reads it. She finishes reading it and hands it back to Ron as she said, "Not going to have a very good month, are you?" Ron said, "Ah well, at least I'm forewarned." Hermione said, "You seem to be drowning twice." Ron looks at his homework and said, "Oh, am I? I'd better change one of them to getting trampled by a rampaging hippogriff." Hermione said, "Don't you think it's a bit obvious that you've made these up?" Ron said, pretending to be outraged, "How dare you! We've been working like house-elves here!" Hermione raises her eyebrows at him. Ron said quickly, "It was just an expression." Harry smiles as he puts his quill down. He finished his homework, by "predicting" his own death by beheading. Harry said, "What's in the box?" Hermione gives Ron a look as she said, "Funny you should ask." She opens the box to show them what's inside. Inside the box were 50 badges in different colors. Each one had the letters: S.P.E.W on it. Harry said, "Spew? What's this about?" Hermione sighs and said, "Not spew. It's S-P-E-W. It stands for Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare." Ron said, "Never heard of it." Hermione said, "Well, of course you haven't. I've only just started it." Ron said, "Yeah? How many members have you got?" Hermione said, "Well, if you two join, three." Ron said, "And you think we want to walk around wearing badges saying spew, do you?" Hermione said, "S-P-E-W! I was going to put Stop the Outrageous Abuse of Our Fellow Magical Creatures and Campaign for a Change in Their Legal Status, but it wouldn't fit. So, that's the heading to our manifesto." She shows them the sheet of parchment for them to see. Hermione said, "I've been researching it thoroughly in the library. Elf enslavement goes back centuries. I can't believe no one's done anything about it before now." Ron said loudly, "Hermione! Open your ears! They. Like. It. They like being enslaved!" Hermione gives Ron a look and continues, "Our short-term aims are to secure house elves fair wages and working conditions. Our long-term aims include changing the law about non-wand use, and trying to get an elf into the Department of Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, because they're shockingly under-represented." Harry raises his eyebrow and said, "And how do we do all this?" Hermione said, "We start by recruiting members I thought 2 Sickles to join. That buys a badge, and proceeds can fund our leaflet campaign. You're Treasurer, Ron. I've got you collecting tin upstairs. Harry you're Secretary, so you might want to write down everything I'm saying now, as a record of our 1st meeting." Harry and Ron look at each other. They both silently agree not to help Hermione with her house elves campaign. She made them members without even asking if they wanted to be a part of it. They all eventually went to bed for the night.