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Chapter Seven: Little Shop of Horrors

Harry and Ruby consult Sirius and Lupin. On Halloween, T. M. Riddle tails the Ancient Runes lesson and uncovers a mysterious threat. Umbridge and Narcissa visit. Naturally, chaos ensues. Read from the beginning at FFN|AO3!

Below them, the Great Hall had erupted into chaos, some students revelling in Umbridge’s fright, others clamouring and arguing amongst themselves, several shouting at Goldstein to shut up.

“Stop calling him a liar, I saw them too!” shouted Ruby, popping up from the Slytherin table to glare at everyone. The dark-skinned boy next to her was grinning ear to ear, looking around excitedly at the drama unfolding.

“Like anyone would believe her after what she did!”

“Well, they are probably telling the truth,” said a Ravenclaw, “that’s what you get for hanging around with a Potter, anyway!”

A redheaded boy at the Gryffindor table started to get up before Harry and the bushy-haired girl pulled him back down.

Tee chanced a look at Umbridge. She appeared to have been drained of all colour, her wet eyes wide, livid, and incredulous at her loss of control of the situation. The Potions Master’s schadenfreude seemed to have triumphed over his composure. Minerva looked even more annoyed than she had the entire evening as insults and jibes flew across the hall.

“Look, I just think we all need to calm down,” said a tall Hufflepuff in a diplomatic tone, standing and spreading his arms as if to steady a spooked horse.