"Y/N!" Ron yelled just as Y/N stepped into the Gryffindor common room with Ginny.

"Ronald?" Y/N raised his eyebrow, his smile instantly leaving his face.

"I need you." Ron quickly ran up in front of him.

Ginny giggled at the face Y/N made before retreating to her dorm to get Hermione.

"I'm really sorry, Ronald but I have a girlfriend." Y/N furrowed his eyebrows, looking at him in disgust.

"No! Not like that! I need you to cover for me!" Ron pleaded, showing Y/N a piece of parchment with a large F on it.

"I failed my test!"

"I don't see what that has to do with me." Y/N muttered, backing up slightly.

"Y/N, please! I have to tell Hermione!" Ron begged, grabbing Y/N by the shoulders.

"She's going to take my life."

"Uhm. Good?" Y/N tilted his head at him.

"No, Y/N! You have to tell her, you're the only one she wouldn't murder!" Ron yelled, begging as hard as he could.

"The only who wouldn't murder?" Hermione's voice came from behind him making Ron shakily turn around while whimpered.

"Hey, Granger." Y/N smiled softly at her.

"Y/N." Hermione said, pushing Ron out of the way to give him a hug.

"Ronald has something to tell you." Y/N said with a teasing tone.

"You snitch!" Ron yelled, instantly hiding the piece of paper behind his back.

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The Great Hall was filled with 4 rows of tables which were occupied by silent students, slowly making their way through their Charms Theory OWLs.

Y/N was sat on the Slytherin row, right next to Hermione which was very lucky. Behind him was Draco while behind Hermione was Ron and Harry.

Y/N kept his eyes locked to his pages, writing as much as he could. Although he was now dating his academic rival, he was not going to go easy. This might be the year he finally beats her.

Y/N was in the middle of yawning when loud thumps and explosive sounds were heard from the door. He looked up to see Umbridge's smile instantly turn into a scowl as she made her way towards the entrance.

All the students have turned in their seats by now, even Hermione who seemed the most focused. They eyed the door as Umbridge opened it allowing a small firework burst into the room. Umbridge's face grew even more concerned, walking further out the door only to be knocked over by the Weasley twins zooming past her on their brooms, screaming.

"All right, professor!" Fred yelled out teasingly.

The twins zoomed through the Great Hall, casting spells to cause everyone's exam papers to fly into the air, scattering them amongst each other.

"You're joking!" Y/N stared at the papers in shock, he did not just waste 30 minutes writing for his life for it to be thrown away like this.

The twins continued, shooting fireworks around the room as Umbridge finally got up, angrily staring at the boys. The students had gotten out of their seats by now, watching the fireworks with bright faces. Laughter that the castle had not heard in months filled the room as Umbridge stomped into the middle of the room.

Y/N laughed as the fireworks began to chase Draco and his friends making his brother angrily scowl at him.

The twins finished their show by throwing giant fireworks that turned into a dragon which chased Umbridge out of the room making every student watch with a huge smile. The fireworks destroyed all of the decrees that Umbridge decorated the entrance of the Great Hall with before the Weasley twins flew out of the Great Hall followed by all the cheering students.

"Come on!" Hermione grinned widely, pulling Y/N behind him.

Hermione dragged Y/N to the courtyard where the twins flew into the air, shooting more fireworks. Y/N could've sworn he saw Professor Flitwick pump his fist in happiness.

Y/N smiled widely, watching Hermione instead of the firework show. She had the brightest smile he had seen in her face since Umbridge had come to power and her laughter made his heart melt so much he thought he'd die at that moment.

Y/N covered the blush that formed on his face from watching his girlfriend with his hand, turning his face away from her making sure she wouldn't notice when he saw Harry dropping onto the ground.

"Harry!" Y/N exclaimed, running to his side.

"Harry?" Hermione also noticed Harry, quickly crouching down next to him.

"Sirius." Harry gasped out.

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"Harry are you sure?!" Hermione questioned as the raven-haired boy lead them up the moving stairs.

"I saw it. It's just like with Mr. Weasley." Harry insisted running up the steps.

"It's the same door I've been dreaming about for months and I couldn't remember where I'd seen it before. Sirius said Voldemort was after something. Something he didn't have the last time, in the Department of Mysteries."

"Harry, please, just listen." Hermione said in a worried tone, stopping the boy in his tracks.

"What if Voldemort meant for you to see this? What if he's only hurting Sirius because he's trying to get to you?"

"Harry, Hermione's got a point. This could be a trap." Y/N added, defending Hermione's idea.

"So what if it is? I'm supposed to just let him die?" Harry snapped at them.

"He's the only family I've got left."

Y/N, Hermione and Ron all exchanged looks, knowing how important Sirius was to Harry.

"What's the plan then?" Y/N sighed, putting himself in danger to help them once again.

"We'll have to use the Floo Network." Harry said before sprinting off once more.

"Umbridge has the chimneys under surveillance." Hermione reminded them, sprinting behind Y/N.

"Not all of them." Harry lead them towards Umbridge's office.

"Alohomora." Harry casted on the door before sneaking in.

"The room is just as ghastly as I remember." Y/N muttered as Ron closed the door.

"Alert the Order if you can." Harry instructed, turning on the fireplace.

"Are you mental? We're going with you." Ron spat.

There was no way Harry would just throw them away after everything.

"It's too dangerous!" Harry exclaimed, staring at the green flames.

"And you think going alone is less dangerous?" Y/N questioned him sarcastically.

"When are you going to get it into your head?" Hermione kneeled down beside Harry.

"We're in this together."

"That you are." Umbridge's voice made them freeze in their spots, only their heads turning to face her.

"Oh god. It's hideous." Y/N groaned out a little too loud.

Umbridge's prideful smirk was replaced by anger, shaking on the spot like a chihuahua.

"Thank you for volunteering, Mr. Malfoy." She composed herself, pushing Y/N onto a chair.

A few Slytherin students that had joined hands with Umbridge came into the room holding a few of Dumbledore's Army's members, holding their wands to their throats. A few more came in to hold Ron, Hermione and Harry.

"Drink." Umbridge instructed, handing Y/N a teacup.

"And if I don't?" Y/N heled the teacup whilst glaring at the pink professor.

"It's up to you, really." Umbridge smiled before waving to the student that held Hermione, making him dig his wand deeper into her neck.

Hermione yelped, struggling under his hold as pain began to strike her.

"Let her go! I'll drink it!" Y/N yelled, instantly downing the odd tasting tea.

"Very good." Umbridge hummed happily, allowing the Slytherin student to stop hurting Hermione.

"Now answer thi-"

"This room is really ugly and it smells bad." Y/N began speaking under the effects of the truth serum.

"I-" Umbridge tried to speak but Y/N kept going.

"You look like a toad and I'd rather die than to keep having to look at you." Y/N groaned, staring at her.

The other students began snickering whilst Hermione worried for Y/N.

"That is enough!" Umbridge yelled out loudly, stomping her foot.

"I just know you're single, there are so many things pointing towards it. You don't even deserve Filch's love- please make this stop." Y/N kept going, covering his mouth after finishing his sentence.

"Tell me your secret!" Umbridge ordered, finally able to speak to him.

"I sometimes leave my robes on Hermione's bed after snogging, hoping she'd accidentally walk into class with the wrong ones-" Y/N answered, causing Hermione to glare at him.

"Not that secret! The other one!" Umbridge was beyond angry now.

"I've started rumors about random people to keep myself entertained before!" Y/N blurted out.

"Enough! Bring me the Potter boy!" Umbridge ordered one of the Slytherin's to swap out Y/N and Harry on the chair.

"Caught this one trying to help the Weasley girl." Draco entered with Neville, swapping with the boy holding Y/N so he would be in charge of holding Y/N.

Draco held his brother softly with no pressure at all, taking a spot next to Hermione who was held by Crabbe.

"I love you so much, Granger." Y/N whispered into her ear making her go bright red.

There was no chance he was lying and although she trusted him, it still made a huge difference to hear it coming from him under the truth serum.

"I love you too." Hermione whispered back so quiet that no one but Y/N could hear.

Crabbe wanted to get Y/N and Hermione in trouble for whispering amongst each other but he couldn't. Y/N's influence was still far too strong and Draco was letting him do what he wanted.

Umbridge clicked her tongue when she had realized she used the rest of her truth serum on Y/N before leaning down towards Harry.

"You were going to Dumbledore, weren't you?" Umbridge questioned Harry after sending someone to fetch Snape.

"No." Harry whispered.

"Liar." Umbridge slapped Harry due to her anger levels being already beyond any she had felt before.

"You sent for me, headmistress?" Snape arrived at the door quickly.

"Snape, yes." Umbridge's scowl was instantly turned into a smile, snapping her gaze at Snape.

"The time has come for answers, whether he wants to give them to me or not. Have you brought the Veritaserum?"

"I'm afraid you've used up all my stores interrogating students. The last of it on Mr. Malfoy." Snape answered.

"Unless you wish to poison him, and I assure you, I would have the greatest sympathy if you did... I cannot help you." 

Umbridge frowned at Snape who quickly turned around to leave.

"He's got Padfoot." Harry called out to him.

"He's got Padfoot at the place where it's hidden."

"Padfoot? What is Padfoot? Where what is hidden?" Umbridge questioned Snape who kept his back turned.

"What is he talking about, Snape?"

"No idea." Snape replied before leaving.

"Very well." Umbridge sighed.

"You give me no choice, Potter. As this is an issue of Ministry security, you leave me with... no alternative. The Cruciatus Curse ought to loosen your tongue."

"That's illegal." Hermione spat.

"How about I Crucio you inst-" Y/N was cut off by Draco kicking the back of his knee.

"Shut up. Don't get yourself into more trouble." Draco whispered to him.

"What Cornelius doesn't know won't hurt him." Umbridge glared at Y/N and Hermione.

The group went silent as Umbridge slowly lifted her wand at Harry.

"Tell her, Harry!" Hermione yelled just as Umbridge was about to cast the curse.

"Tell me what?" Umbridge looked towards her.

"Well, if you won't tell her where it is... I will." Hermione continued.

"Where what is?" Umbridge questioned, getting impatient.

Y/N bit his lip, staring at Hermione.

"Dumbledore's secret weapon." Hermione answered after thinking.

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"Why did I have to come?" Y/N genuinely questioned, following behind Hermione.

The truth serum had finally worn off and Hermione lead him, Harry and Umbridge through the Forbidden Forest.

"She's scared of you." Hermione answered, slowing down to let Y/N catch up to her.

Y/N hummed out a proud response as he tried to hold Hermione's hand.

"She'll see." Hermione whispered, pulling her hand away.

"She sucks." Y/N muttered, crossing his arms as they walked through.

"How much further?" Umbridge questioned from behind them, her wand drawn at the trio.

"Not far." Hermione replied.

"It had to be somewhere students wouldn't find it accidentally."

Umbridge began turning around frantically due to flies swarming her, giving Y/N an opportunity to summon Kai. He brought out his arm, allowing the big phoenix to appear out of blue flames. Kai's flames were not burning so Umbridge wouldn't notice too fast. Y/N quickly grabbed his wand from Kai's beak before allowing him to disappear once more.

"What are you doing?" Harry whispered, appearing between Y/N and Hermione.

Y/N quickly hid his wand in his hoodie as Hermione answered Harry.

"Improvising." Hermione whispered back, walking towards where Grawpy was hidden.

The trio looked down to see the rope that once held the giant snapped and Grawpy was nowhere to be seen.

"What now?" Y/N questioned Hermione who's eyebrows were now furrowed.

"Well?" Umbridge spoke up, pointing her wand at Harry.

"Where is this weapon? There isn't one, is there?"

She circled the group, making Hermione stumble into Y/N's arms. Y/N wrapped his arms around her instinctively after impact, not caring about Umbridge's reaction to it any longer.

"You were trying to trick me." Umbridge uttered out in disbelief.

"Thankfully, you were stupid enough to fall for it." Y/N spat out, moving next to Hermione after placing a kiss on her head.

"You know..." Umbridge spoke with anger.

"...I really hate children."

The group suddenly heard galloping, scaring Umbridge enough to use the children as human shields. 

"Coward." Y/N muttered, staring at the group of centaurs.

"You have no business here, centaur. This is a Ministry matter." Umbridge scolded them but stayed behind the three.

The centaurs said nothing, instead drawing their bows and getting their arrows ready. Y/N stood in front of Harry and Hermione, drawing his own wand.

"Lower your weapons." Umbridge ordered them.

"I warn you, under the law, as creatures of near-human intelligence-"

The centaurs shot at them, cutting Umbridge off.

"Protego." Y/N whispered, deflecting the arrows off of his friends.

"How dare you?!" Umbridge gasped angrily at the centaurs.

She was far too angry about being shot at than to scold Y/N for having his wand.

"Filthy half-breed!"

"Incarcerous!" Umbridge casted, forcing a rope to latch itself onto one of the centaur's necks making him roll and fall onto the ground.

Hermione instantly dropped down next to the centaur, pulling a the ropes.

"Please. Please stop it. Please." Hermione begged Umbridge with tears threatening to fall from her eyes.

"Now, enough!" Umbridge shouted.

"I will have order!"

"Flipendo!" Y/N casted, sending Umbridge flying right into Grawpy's stomach.

Grawpy caught her just as she hit his stomach making her scream.

"Hermione, Harry." Y/N pulled the two aside as the centaurs dashed towards Umbridge.

"You filthy animal! Do you know who I am?!" Umbridge struggled against Grawpy's hold.

Harry took Y/N and Hermione by the arms, leading them away from the scene.

"Leave him alone! It's not his fault!" Hermione pleaded as the centaurs began attacking Grawpy.

"No, he doesn't understand!"

Grawpy let go of Umbridge, letting the centaurs reach her.

"Y/N, attack them!" Umbridge ordered Y/N as the centaurs began to circle her.

"I'm sorry, I really don't like toads." Y/N shrugged, allowing the centaurs to take her away.

"What are you doing?! I am Senior Undersecretary Dolores Jane Umbridge!" She screamed, getting further away in the distance.

"Let me go!"

"That's one of the best things that has ever happened this year." Y/N chuckled, watching her disappear into the forest.

"Thank you, Grawp." Hermione smiled at the giant that snapped off all the arrows stuck onto him.

"Y/N, Hermione. We have to get to Sirus!" Harry exclaimed, pulling the two away.

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