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𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐓 had occurred after Umbridge's detention. Marina was still in horrid pain, Ron had managed to make Gryffindor keeper and tell Hermione about Umbridges' punishments, and lastly Marina had decided that she wasn't some coward and told Lavender and Pavarti, following Ron's footsteps.

Of course, Lavender bursted into tears once she had heard of Umbridge's disgusting punishment to Marina. And as for Pavarti, who didn't seem surprised, (as if she had known the entire time) the girl quickly hugged Marina.

Marina had also realized at that exact moment that Pavarti had been looking quite ill-looking lately, and wasn't sleeping very well either. Was Pavarti hiding something from her? Of course not? They were best friends.

As the redhead had finished Charms and Transfiguration, Marina was walking alone in the corridor when she had bumped into someone.

"Crap — sorry about that." Marina apologized.

"Marina? It's me, Cedric." smiled the Hufflepuff.

"Wow I didn't even bother to see. How are you? I heard you broke up with Chang over the summer." Marina said, emphasizing Chang with venom.

"Honestly...she was er...being really...clingy." Cedric answered unsure.

"What do mean?" Marina asked.

"Y'know, she wasn't ever happy. She was being jealous when I'm with my female friends. Or she was trying to make me jealous with other guys. But...Cho's a nice girl, she just was really insecure during our relationship. She was even annoyed when you and I were hanging out."

"That's just stupid. You and I are just friends, plus we're two years apart. I'm in my fifth year and your going to graduate soon. It wouldn't make sense." Marina added.

"Yeah, I'm just trying to stay away from her. She keeps on asking for me to take her back. Anyways, I should go. I gotta run to potions." Cedric said, then walked to the dungeons.

Marina then walked to quidditch practice on a warm evening to see the whole team already prepared.

"Alright Ronnie?" Marina winked as she ruffled her brother's hair on the pitch.

"Oh shut up Marina." Ron huffed.

"Ready to show us all up, Ickle Prefect?" said Fred.

"Okay everyone," said Angelina, entering from the Captain's office, already changed. "Let's get to it; Alicia and Fred, if you can just bring the ball crate out for us. Oh, and there are a couple of people out there watching but I want you to just ignore them, all right?"

"Looks like it's just Patil and Brown out there." George said.

"Hopefully it's not Chang, she's getting on my bloody nerves lately." Marina mumbled as she leaned on the broom.

"What's that Weasley's riding?" Malfoy called in his sneering drawl in the stands. "Why would anyone put a Flying Charm on a moldy old log like that?"

Crabbe, Goyle, and Pansy Parkinson guffawed and shrieked with laughter. Ron mounted his broom and kicked off from the ground and Marina followed him, watching his ears turn red from behind.

"Why would anyone accidentally transform a ferret into a spoilt bratz doll? Someone grab a wand and get him back his normal form!" Marina shouted.

Making Malfoy angry.

"Ignore them," Harry said to Ron and Marina. "We'll see who's laughing after we play them..."

"Exactly the attitude I want, Harry," said Angelina approvingly, soaring around them with the Quaffle under her arm and slowing to hover on the spot in front of her airborne team. "Okay everyone, we're going to start with some passes just to warm up, the whole team please –

"Hey, Johnson, what's with that hairstyle anyway?" shrieked Pansy Par- kinson from below. "Why would anyone want to look like they've got worms coming out of their head?"

"Oi Pugnose!" Marina yelled, "Can you spell diversity and uncultured? I thought it may be too advanced for you!"

The entire quidditch team laughed.

Angelina swept her long braided hair out of her face and said calmly, "Spread out, then, and let's see what we can do..."

Marina reversed away from the others to the far side of the pitch. Ron fell back toward the opposite goal. Angelina raised the Quaffle with one hand and threw it hard to Fred, who passed to George, who passed to Harry, who passed to Marina, who passed it to Ron, who dropped it.

Oh was it going to be a long evening...

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐓 breakfast, Lavender spilt her cereal all over her skirt as she read the Daily Prophets' new edition.

"What's wrong?" Marina said as she drank her juice.

"Probably something about Jennifer Anniston." giggled Pavarti as she looked over, then turned bright green.

"Pavarti — you okay?" Lavender whispered.

"I'm gonna be frickin sick, don't come, stay and eat..." Pavarti mumbled as she ran out of the Great Hall.

Lavender flattened the newspaper to reveal a large photograph of Dolores Umbridge, smiling widely and blinking slowly at them from beneath the headline:

MINISTRY SEEKS EDUCATIONAL REFORM DOLORES
UMBRIDGE APPOINTED FIRST-EVER "HIGH INQUISITOR"

"What the hell's a High Inquistor? It's not fucking 1750." Marina spat.

The Inquisitor, Umbridge, will have powers to inspect her fellow
educators and make sure that they are coming up to scratch. Professor Umbridge has
been offered this position in addition to her own teaching
post, and we are delighted to say that she has accepted.'" says Mr. Percy Weasley, assistant to Fudge.

"WHAT?!" Harry shrieked as he heard Lavender explain. "How?!"

"Marina your making it rain." Lavender mumbled.

Marina breathed, trying to relax, then let Lav continue.

Rumors abound, of course, that Albus Dumbledore, once Sup- reme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, is no longer up to the task of managing the prestigious school of Hogwarts."

"'I think the appointment of the Inquisitor is a first step toward ensuring that Hogwarts has a headmaster in whom we can all repose confidence,' said a Ministry insider last night."

"Wizengamot elders Griselda Marchbanks and Tiberius Ogden have resigned in protest at the introduction of the post of Inqui-
sitor to Hogwarts."

"'Hogwarts is a school, not an outpost of Cornelius Fudge's office,' said Madam Marchbanks. 'This is a further disgusting attempt to discredit Albus Dumbledore.' (For a full account of Madam Marchbanks' alleged links to subversive goblin groups, turn to page 17.)"

"I know Dumbledunce is a total pillock who favors students, but this is far too much. Damn ministry is controlling education now, what's next, marriage and when your meant to have children?" Marina spat.

"So now we know how we ended up with Umbridge! Fudge passed this 'Educational Decree' and forced her on us! And now he's given her the power to inspect other teachers!" Hermione was breathing fast and her eyes were very bright. "I can't believe this. It's outrageous..."

"I know it is," said Harry, whose fists seemed to be curled up.

Pavarti then arrived. "Hey, I'm going to Binn's class now. Oh no, I just remembered we have Umbridge today. See you."

"See you later. Maybe you should see madam Pomfrey later?" Marina said as her right hand then started to go red as Umbridge's name was spoken. Even weeks after her detention, it still felt painful.

But a grin was unfurling on Ron's face.

"What are you smiling at prick?" said Marina as Lavender left to go with Pavarti.

"Oh, I can't wait to see McGonagall inspected," said Ron happily. "Umbridge won't know what's hit her."

"Oh Min's going to curse." Marina laughed.

"Well, come on," said Hermione, jumping up, "we'd better get going, if she's inspecting Binns's class we don't want to be late..."

"But I'm eating still." Ron groaned.

Hermione grinned. "I thought you would at least listen to the most wonderful person in the world."

Ron smiled back and got up. "Just because I think your wonderful and brilliant doesn't mean I don't want to eat."

"You, Granger, and Rons' pathetic flirting disgusts me." Marina whispered to Harry. "It's like watching ten year olds."

"Well maybe you should teach me sometime." Harry whispered in her ear. Making her stomach flip.

"Like hell I would Potter."

"Race you to Binns RiRi?"

"You're on!"

Marina and Harry then started to sprint as Ron and Hermione sighed.

"Adorable aren't they? Even I'm starting to think about joining Ginny's club, Harrina." Hermione smiled.

Ron gagged and started to ramble on about why Harry and Marina would be a terrible couple.