[HP] The magic thieves #36 (Patreon)

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Chapter #36: Trouble in paradise.

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It’s been almost two months since the start of the term, Halloween is getting close, and yet, neither Harry nor Hermione had been able to crack that code and find a way to turn people into squibs, yes, it worked with Harry’s magic and his reasoning, however, when they tried to translate that into a spell, nothing but disasters happened.

Luckily (or sadly) they were able to get Umbridge back to her normal state the next day after she glitched, turns out that the enchantment can be terminated, just casting a finite incantatem in the notebook reverts the effect.

After that first test, they tried to turn other people into squibs with the notebook by changing the code now that they had ways to revert the effects of what they did with the notebook.

They tried with Snape two weeks after the Umbridge incident but that only caused his magic to get out of control, he almost blew up the potions lab while in that state.

Three weeks later after Snape’s incident, they tried to turn a random seventh-year Slytherin into squib after he called Hermione a mud-blood but instead of losing his magic, the guy was only able to speak in runes.

And their last attempt happened a few days ago when the minister came to visit the school and his spy Umbridge to announce some decrees that truly suppress the students, Harry was so angry by the incompetence of the ministry, it seemed like they didn't want to fight the death eaters even if they were causing chaos and destruction since they escaped, and yet, even at this point, the minister refused to believe Voldemort was back.

Sadly, the minister didn’t lose his magic, he only lost the ability to hold his wand and he felt the thing getting hot every time he tried to cast a spell, but sadly, regardless of his incompetence, the guy still could use wandless magic, so, losing his wand for a few hours didn’t do much damage.

Now Hermione and Harry were on the corridor of the seventh floor, and Hermione didn’t look too happy, these past few weeks had been too intense for the two of them, not only their project wasn’t progressing but things outside of that were starting to take a toll in their relationship.

The bullying became worse as not only they were being ignored but from time to time they were being hexed and the worst thing was that their dormmates were the ones who were doing most of it.

They never forgave Harry for not joining the quidditch team this year, all their friends ended up hating them including the twins who saw quidditch as something very important, more important than stopping the bastard that was threatening to destroy the world and turning everyone into his servants.

“Mione please,” Harry said as he tried to hold his girlfriend’s arm.

“No Harry…You have no excuse, your grades are getting worse and your contribution to the project has become quite bad,” Hermione couldn’t help but say with a bitter tone.

Harry was taken aback by those words.

“Mione…You’re being unfair, what about you? You haven’t turned anyone into...You-know-what,” Harry said as he remembered that the portraits tell everything they hear to Dumbledore. “I told you we should use my method but you’re still insisting on your plan,” Harry said with bitterness in his voice.

“What are you implying? That I’m useless?!” Hermione was on the verge of tears as she projected her fears right now,

If there was one thing she feared the most was being useless, especially in this situation in which she couldn’t afford to be useless.

“What? No, that’s—” Harry couldn’t continue because they were suddenly interrupted by the person they wanted to see the least.

“Ahem…What is the meaning of this Mr. Potter…Ms. Granger?” Asked the toad-faced woman.

Behind her, there were some of the students who were members of what was known as the inquisitorial squad. After Umbridge’s incident, the minister gave the toad more power, so, they released many decrees that just put her a little below the headmaster position and there’s nothing Dumbledore can do to fight her.

“You two have broken a decree…Couples aren’t allowed to be alone,” Umbridge smiled maliciously. “You two have detention with me tonight before dinner,” the toad barely contained her happiness and soon, she disappeared.

Her squad gave Harry and Hermione a wicked smirk, they knew it wasn’t going to be a pleasant detention. After they disappeared, Harry and Hermione stared at each other with anger.

“I hope you’re happy now,” Harry said with a cold tone before making the room of requirement appear and get inside while stopping Hermione from getting inside with him.

“Harry…Harry…Harry James Potter!” She banged the door trying to make him let her in.

But that didn’t happen, he was clearly pissed and so was she but she wasn’t going to cry, not here, she picked up her things and disappeared. Meanwhile, Harry was moving around the room throwing things around and kicking others. In the end, he even threw the notebook in the ground and he couldn’t help but look at it with anger.

“It’s all your fault you wretched thing!” Harry said angrily as he tried to strangle the notebook.

However, the thing was too hard to break without using magic or other tools, so, in the end, he gave up.

“What is the problem anyway?” He asked himself as he looked at the code. “Why don’t you work? You were written by Hermione, the most amazing witch of this school,” Harry said with a sad tone.

He was starting to regret what he said to his girlfriend, and he couldn’t help but get immersed in the code, in her beautiful handwriting. He couldn’t help but smile, this was all written by her.

“Wait a minute,” he said with a raised brow as he saw something that didn’t feel right in the code. “What if…” He mumbled and soon made some modifications.

Harry didn’t know what possessed him but he started to write a few things and soon, he decided to make the ritual by himself, he was a bit tired but he had the perfect name to test his modifications, and just right in time as his detention was getting close.

“Dolores Jane Umbridge.” Harry wrote with a smirk, he decided to set the hour just five minutes after his detention started, he just needed to wait five minutes, and that was reasonable.

After doing that and after giving a quick look at Malfoy was in a petrification state, he grabbed his things and got ready for his detention, and just as he expected, the moment he arrived, Hermione was already there but she didn’t even acknowledge him.

He still felt guilty for what he said, however, she also said some hurtful things that couldn’t be easily forgiven, so, either the two of them make up their minds or they take a break from the other for some time.

“Very well, now that you two are here, let’s start with your detention,” Umbridge said with a cold tone. “Sign this,” the disgusting witch said to Harry with a smirk on her face as she placed some papers on her desk.

“What?” Asked Hermione with a shocked expression.

She grabbed the papers and she was surprised to find that the papers authorized the crazy toad to get money out of the Potter vault whenever she wanted.

“The papers…I want him to sign them, is it really difficult for you to understand English? And I thought your people at least were good with that…” Said Umbridge with disgust.

They couldn’t believe what they were hearing, they were expecting the blood quill, not this, Harry needed to make time to stop this before things escalated further.