"I don't know about this…"
"You promised !" the other girl argued, earning a sigh from her best friend.
"Yes Tracey, I know I did but…"
The girl crossed her arms with a huff, "Fine, go ahead and back out like I knew you would." Daphne's eyes narrowed in annoyance, they both knew she was a sucker for such taunts. "But on your way out shut the door, you already got more turns than I did at school with Harry, so I intend to have my turn now."
Sputtering and stammering the Greengrass heiress finally found her voice, "Tracey… this is my bedroom !"
Shrugging the half-blood gave a look that said 'I could care less' before making her way over to where the boy had been sitting silently, watching the argument with amusement. "Like I said, you had your turn Daph, so either join in or get out. You owe me one anyway so either way I'm shagging on your bed."
The Greengrass heiress seemed to consider her options before giving up with a sigh and moving to join in where her best friend had already begun straddling the emerald-eyed boy. She had promised after all.
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By the time Harry had left Daphne's bedroom, and the two very tired teenage Witches inside, several hours had passed. Musing at how they hadn't lasted nearly as long as he initially predicted they would the boy made his way through the hallways towards the Floo when a voice called out to him from behind.
"My Lord?"
Halting in place, he turned on one foot to glance back at the younger Greengrass sister standing at the doorway to her own room, wearing a knee-length skirt, shirt, and looking rather shy for a change.
"Ah the other miss Greengrass, how are you today?"
The younger girl bit her lower lip, before muttering out a response, earning a nod from the boy in turn. "Good, I hope you don't mind my presence I was just having a conversation with your sister and miss Davis…"
"I heard them!" she blurted out, before turning bright red, apparently shocked by her own interruption.
Harry, on the other hand, took the comment in stride, "Oh?"
"Y-yes… my… my sister didn't know I came home early and… I guess she forgot the silencing Charms."
He chuckled, "How very scandalous, I am sure this is something that your sister will never be able to live down, quite a bit of blackmail you have on her now hm?"
"I… I guess. Uhm… you know I swore loyalty to you… right?"
A nod answered her, "I am aware, yes."
"Do you want me to uhm… prove my loyalty?"
A frown formed on his face as he began to slowly make his way towards her, backing up against the doorframe until he was practically invading her space, "No, because I don't demand such things from my followers." He leaned down, his mouth mere inches from hers, his breath ghosting over her face and making causing the younger girl to go weak-kneed. "Now if you wanted to do something a bit physical, I would be more than happy to oblige."
"P-p-please?"
"Please what?"
She continued stammering out her reply, face growing hot with embarrassment and something else, "I… I want to, with you… but I want to here not at Hogwarts where I share a dorm."
The older teen nodded, "Then lead on my dear."
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"Witches and Wizards of the Wizengamot, I stand before you humble and contrite. Two years ago, I made a grave error in judgement and several young people paid for it. I admit my mistakes, and my sins. I come before you now at Interim Minister because we are facing a catastrophe of equal proportions, Death Eaters still walk amongst us, plotting chaos and destruction. Despite the recent exonerations of few none here can argue that most who went to Azkaban belonged there . Yet many of them walk free despite our DMLE's best efforts."
The man paused, eyes sweeping the gathered members of what he would consider to be his government.
"Hogwarts, our children need to be protected, to be cared for and nurtured. For four years we have had calamity and near catastrophe. We need a change ladies and gentlemen, we need to show the students that we have their best interest in mind, that we can and will protect them. That the government is their ally in this time of darkness and confusion. I am sure we can all agree that with everything happening recently that the younger generation is more important than ever, and we will need their support. If we allow an entire generation to continue mistrusting us, we put the very future of our country in harm's way."
One member rose, calling out over the whispered conversations that filled the brief periods of silence in the former Minister's speech. "And what do you propose Minister?"
Fudge nodded towards him, "We need to show that we see the situation and are paying attention, that we can make changes for the better and that we are in control despite all that has occurred. I am have written several 'Educational Decrees' with help from my Undersecretary Dolores Umbridge that will restore order and provide safety for the children."
A different member stood, this time an elderly woman, "It sounds as if you want to control them Interim Minister. We have all bore witness to what giving you such power leads to."
With a scowl Cornelius turned to face in kind, "Freedom is not free madam. As we always have before we must do now and that is make a choice. Safety and security or freedom. We cannot have both for they cannot exist with each other. Just as we gave up freedom with the Statute of Secrecy to obtain safety from the Muggle community, we must choose which is more important now, the safety and lives of the children or the freedom for them to do as they please in a school that has shown to risk their lives nearly every year."
"I call for a vote!" one man declared, earning shouts from the other members as they began to show their support one way or the other.
Dumbledore could only watch on from the side as the fate of Hogwarts, and its students, was decided. All the while he could not help but take heed of the dread stirring in the back of his mind.
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