Post by AngelQueen on May 12, 2005 16:19:08 GMT -5
Happy Anniversary
By AngelQueen
Summary: Some wrongs can never be righted. But they can be mended... just a little...
AZKABAN FOR THE UNDERSECRETARY!!
Dolores Umbridge Sentenced to Life in Azkaban Prison! Minister Soon to Follow?
By Rita Skeeter
The trial of former Senior Undersecretary and High Inquisitor Dolores Jane Umbridge ended today with a sentence of life imprisonment in Azkaban, which is now closely guarded by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Many parents and children have stated to yours truly of how they now sleep easier knowing such a madwoman is now closely guarded and away from anywhere she can do further harm.
For the past several weeks, horrified spectators and the members of the Wizengamot have sat and listened to a gruesome tale told by traumatized students and indignant professors alike. Stories of authority being undermined and abused, of children being subjected to what amounted to torture, and a host of other atrocities. The prosecutors have had to do little more than let the facts display themselves for all to see.
Among the witnesses who appeared before the Wizengamot to testify included Lee Jordan, a recently-graduated student of Hogwarts, Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, Rubeus Hagrid and Minerva McGonagall, two immensely popular professors at Hogwarts, and even more. The two students told of their times in detention with the Undersecretary, where they were both forced to use a Blood Quill on themselves for an average of three hours for every detention they served. To catch people up to speed, the use of Blood Quills has been outlawed since 1945, after the fall of the Dark Wizard Grindelwald and constitutes a ten-year sentence in Azkaban.
Professors Hagrid and McGonagall, teachers of Care of Magical Creatures and Transfiguration respectively, testified of the Undersecretary’s many abuses of her authority, as a Professor, the High Inquisitor, and during her brief tenure as Headmistress. Just one of these instances included an attempt to drive Professor Hagrid out of Hogwarts by the use of force. When Professor McGonagall attempted to intervene on behalf of her colleague, she was promptly shot in the chest with four stunners, courtesy of the Aurors that had been recruited by Umbridge for the task. (For more information of the investigation being done on the Aurors involved, see page 4.)
The famous Harry Potter returned to testify a second time later in the trial that the Undersecretary confessed to him that she sent two Dementors to his neighborhood of Little Surrey with the intent of silencing his claims that You-Know-Who had returned. (For more information on Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore’s claims-made-reality on page 2.) His testimony was backed by Potter’s good friend, Hermione Gragner, who also witnessed the confession.
The Undersecretary’s defense attempted to punch a hole through the testimonies in various places, but to little avail. At one point, they asked Harry Potter why he did not go to another Professor with his accusations against the Undersecretary. The young man just stared back with those haunted green eyes that stood largely out against his pale face and said, “I’d already seen what she was doing to the other Professors who did not conform to her regime. I was not about to risk losing another one of them when they might be sacked on the spot and then be of no further protection to the rest of the students.”
The trial itself lasted three weeks as a large multitude of charges were laid out. The Wizengamot took only four hours to debate and come back with a verdict and sentence: guilty on all charges and a life-sentence to Azkaban Prison. The Undersecretary then had to be led by an escort of Aurors out of the courtroom as she screamed that she was indispensable to the Minister and he could not possibly spare her at the moment.
Speaking of our esteemed Minister Fudge, who managed to keep a remarkably low profile throughout the trial of his Senior Undersecretary, the implications of his appointment of Umbridge to Hogwarts in the first place has added more heat to the already under-fire head of the Ministry. Many have demanded his resignation over his repeated condemning of Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore’s claims of the return of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, his repeated expressions of confidence in his Undersecretary, and Lucius Malfoy as well. (For more information on Lucius Malfoy’s exposure as a Death Eater see page 9.) If he was so confident in these people, both well-known criminals, then how sure can we be that the Minister was not aware of what was happening the entire time and was providing cover for them? In this reporter’s opinion, it can’t be long before wizards and witches everywhere are called to the election polls…[/i]
Minerva smirked with satisfaction as she reached over and laid her copy of the ‘Daily Prophet’ on her nightstand. The world seemed to be coming together now. And she happened to agree with Ms. Skeeter – even if she thought that the misspelling of Miss Granger’s name rather uncouth. Fudge would probably be out of office by the beginning of the next school year. Howlers were being sent to the Ministry daily because of his now-evident incompetent handling of affairs. Parents were enraged that he had allowed Umbridge anywhere near their children. Veterans of the last war against Voldemort and of the conflict with Grindelwald were incensed that Fudge had not listened to Albus and Potter over the matter of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
She turned to her left, glanced down, and allowed herself a soft smile. Despite the buzzing activity that now engulfed their world as preparations were made for war, Albus had made a point of returning home to Hogwarts every night. She would often already be in bed, reading or compiling the letters that had to be sent out to the students, but she would still be awake. She would set her things aside and slip down into the bed, allowing him to pull her close to him even as she wrapped her arms tightly around him. Sometimes they would make love tenderly, or they would just be content to fall asleep in one another’s embrace.
Minerva slid closer to Albus’ sleeping form, bringing her lips to brush over his lightly. She kissed him gently, letting it portray all the love she felt in her heart for him. Just before she pulled away, she felt him begin to return the gesture. Looking down at him, Minerva’s smile grew as she saw two brightly twinkling blue eyes staring back at her.
“Happy Anniversary, beloved,” she whispered. “Many good things are happening today, but we can see them later.”
And she leaned down once more to kiss him.
By AngelQueen
Summary: Some wrongs can never be righted. But they can be mended... just a little...
AZKABAN FOR THE UNDERSECRETARY!!
Dolores Umbridge Sentenced to Life in Azkaban Prison! Minister Soon to Follow?
By Rita Skeeter
The trial of former Senior Undersecretary and High Inquisitor Dolores Jane Umbridge ended today with a sentence of life imprisonment in Azkaban, which is now closely guarded by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Many parents and children have stated to yours truly of how they now sleep easier knowing such a madwoman is now closely guarded and away from anywhere she can do further harm.
For the past several weeks, horrified spectators and the members of the Wizengamot have sat and listened to a gruesome tale told by traumatized students and indignant professors alike. Stories of authority being undermined and abused, of children being subjected to what amounted to torture, and a host of other atrocities. The prosecutors have had to do little more than let the facts display themselves for all to see.
Among the witnesses who appeared before the Wizengamot to testify included Lee Jordan, a recently-graduated student of Hogwarts, Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, Rubeus Hagrid and Minerva McGonagall, two immensely popular professors at Hogwarts, and even more. The two students told of their times in detention with the Undersecretary, where they were both forced to use a Blood Quill on themselves for an average of three hours for every detention they served. To catch people up to speed, the use of Blood Quills has been outlawed since 1945, after the fall of the Dark Wizard Grindelwald and constitutes a ten-year sentence in Azkaban.
Professors Hagrid and McGonagall, teachers of Care of Magical Creatures and Transfiguration respectively, testified of the Undersecretary’s many abuses of her authority, as a Professor, the High Inquisitor, and during her brief tenure as Headmistress. Just one of these instances included an attempt to drive Professor Hagrid out of Hogwarts by the use of force. When Professor McGonagall attempted to intervene on behalf of her colleague, she was promptly shot in the chest with four stunners, courtesy of the Aurors that had been recruited by Umbridge for the task. (For more information of the investigation being done on the Aurors involved, see page 4.)
The famous Harry Potter returned to testify a second time later in the trial that the Undersecretary confessed to him that she sent two Dementors to his neighborhood of Little Surrey with the intent of silencing his claims that You-Know-Who had returned. (For more information on Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore’s claims-made-reality on page 2.) His testimony was backed by Potter’s good friend, Hermione Gragner, who also witnessed the confession.
The Undersecretary’s defense attempted to punch a hole through the testimonies in various places, but to little avail. At one point, they asked Harry Potter why he did not go to another Professor with his accusations against the Undersecretary. The young man just stared back with those haunted green eyes that stood largely out against his pale face and said, “I’d already seen what she was doing to the other Professors who did not conform to her regime. I was not about to risk losing another one of them when they might be sacked on the spot and then be of no further protection to the rest of the students.”
The trial itself lasted three weeks as a large multitude of charges were laid out. The Wizengamot took only four hours to debate and come back with a verdict and sentence: guilty on all charges and a life-sentence to Azkaban Prison. The Undersecretary then had to be led by an escort of Aurors out of the courtroom as she screamed that she was indispensable to the Minister and he could not possibly spare her at the moment.
Speaking of our esteemed Minister Fudge, who managed to keep a remarkably low profile throughout the trial of his Senior Undersecretary, the implications of his appointment of Umbridge to Hogwarts in the first place has added more heat to the already under-fire head of the Ministry. Many have demanded his resignation over his repeated condemning of Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore’s claims of the return of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, his repeated expressions of confidence in his Undersecretary, and Lucius Malfoy as well. (For more information on Lucius Malfoy’s exposure as a Death Eater see page 9.) If he was so confident in these people, both well-known criminals, then how sure can we be that the Minister was not aware of what was happening the entire time and was providing cover for them? In this reporter’s opinion, it can’t be long before wizards and witches everywhere are called to the election polls…[/i]
Minerva smirked with satisfaction as she reached over and laid her copy of the ‘Daily Prophet’ on her nightstand. The world seemed to be coming together now. And she happened to agree with Ms. Skeeter – even if she thought that the misspelling of Miss Granger’s name rather uncouth. Fudge would probably be out of office by the beginning of the next school year. Howlers were being sent to the Ministry daily because of his now-evident incompetent handling of affairs. Parents were enraged that he had allowed Umbridge anywhere near their children. Veterans of the last war against Voldemort and of the conflict with Grindelwald were incensed that Fudge had not listened to Albus and Potter over the matter of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
She turned to her left, glanced down, and allowed herself a soft smile. Despite the buzzing activity that now engulfed their world as preparations were made for war, Albus had made a point of returning home to Hogwarts every night. She would often already be in bed, reading or compiling the letters that had to be sent out to the students, but she would still be awake. She would set her things aside and slip down into the bed, allowing him to pull her close to him even as she wrapped her arms tightly around him. Sometimes they would make love tenderly, or they would just be content to fall asleep in one another’s embrace.
Minerva slid closer to Albus’ sleeping form, bringing her lips to brush over his lightly. She kissed him gently, letting it portray all the love she felt in her heart for him. Just before she pulled away, she felt him begin to return the gesture. Looking down at him, Minerva’s smile grew as she saw two brightly twinkling blue eyes staring back at her.
“Happy Anniversary, beloved,” she whispered. “Many good things are happening today, but we can see them later.”
And she leaned down once more to kiss him.
nice job. 
) was wonderful, you nailed Rita Skeeter's style so well 
And of course YAY for the Umbrigde bashing! 