Over the last three weeks, Bubblegum has become increasingly enraging. She interrupts classes, torments our teachers, bans things left and right and separates me and Hermione in all our classes. I have only grown more and more pissed with this idiotic, obnoxious, annoying old hag and the scene playing out before us is the most infuriating thing I've ever seen. Filch drops Trelawney's bags right in front of her as Bubblegum makes her way into the courtyard. I hate Trelawney, but she's been teaching here for ages, yet she's being fired entirely unceremoniously, put in front of everyone like a puppet. I squeeze Hermione's hand in mine, to ease my anger even slightly.
"Si-sixteen years, I've lived and taught here. Hogwarts is my home! You can't do this." Trelawney sobs.
Bubblegum holds up a paper, "Actually, I can." McGonagall rushes onto the courtyard and tries to console Trelawney, shooting a dirty look Bubblegum's way. "Something you'd like to say, dear?"
"Oh, there are several things I'd like to say." McGonagall says, "There, there." I wish I could do something, but that'd only get Hogwarts in more ministry trouble.
Suddenly, the main doors burst open, out comes Dumbledore, with everyone's attention on him. Bubblegum's got that cocky smirk on her face. "Professor McGonagall, may I ask you to escort Sybil back inside?" The bubble of despair pops inside me, giving way to relief and I give a soft sigh.
"Of course." McGonagall nods, "Come on Sybil dear, this way."
Trelawney stops at Dumbledore and takes his hand, "Thank you, Thank you!" The grateful professor squeaks.
"Dumbledore, may I remind you that under the terms of Educational Decree Number Twenty-Three, as enacted by the minister-"
"You have the right to dismiss my teachers," Dumbledore decrees, Bubblegum's smirk drops into a glare of disdain. "You do not, however, have the authority to banish them from the grounds. That power remains with the headmaster."
Bubblegum's smile slowly drifts back, "For now." She states.
"Amos, I wanna claw her face off." I growl
"Join the bloody club." Ron scowls. "You could transfigure into the eag-"
"Don't you all have studying to do?!" Dumbledore calls. Everyone snaps back to whatever they were doing and Harry chases after Dumbledore. Me and Hermione stay for a moment, holding each other's hands. We rarely get to during school days. I can tell from the look on her face that she's pissed.
"Let's go." I decide, squeezing her hand and starting to walk forward.
"That foul, evil old gargoyle!" Hermione vents to me, Ron and Harry. "We're not learning how to defend ourselves, we're not learning how to pass our OWLs, she's taking over the entire school!" Suddenly, the radio turns on.
"...security has been and will remain as the ministry's top priority." Fudge says, "Furthermore, we have convincing evidence that these disappearances are the work of notorious mass-murderer, Sirius Black. Make no..."
"Harry!" A voice snaps from the fire. Harry and I look towards the flames seeing an old friend.
"Sirius! What are you doing here?" Harry sounds happier than he has in weeks.
"Answering your letter. You said you were worried about Umbridge, what's she doing? Training you to kill half-breeds?"
"Sirius, she's not letting us use magic at all." Harry explains.
"Well, I'm not surprised, the latest intelligence is that Fudge doesn't want you trained in combat."
"Combat?" Ron asks, "What, does he think we're forming some sort of wizard army?"
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Unique (Hermione x M! OC)
Fanfiction(Based on the movies, set in 2001) A boy from New York born into privilege and gifted with intelligence comes to London for supplies and to go to Hogwarts, expecting to be intellectually challenged in a way America could never manage. Fairly soon in...
