"The Ministry of Magic" Umbridge smiled at everyone and began her speech "has always considered the education of young witches and wizards to be of vital importance. The rare gifts with which you were born may come to nothing if not nurtured and honed by careful instruction. The ancient skills unique to the Wizarding community must be passed down through the generations lest we lose them forever. The treasure trove of magical knowledge amassed by our ancestors must be guarded, replenished, and polished by those who have been called to the noble profession of teaching.
Every headmaster and headmistress of Hogwarts has brought something new to the weighty task of governing this historic school, and that is as it should be, for without progress there will be stagnation and decay. There again, progress for progress's sake must be discouraged, for our tried and tested traditions often require no tinkering. A balance, then, between old and new, between permanence and change, between tradition and innovation... because some changes will be for the better, while others will come, in the fullness of time, to be recognized as errors of judgment. Meanwhile, some old habits will be retained, and rightly so, whereas others, outmoded and outworn, must be abandoned.
Let us move forward, then, into a new era of openness, effectiveness, and accountability, intent on preserving what ought to be preserved, perfecting what needs to be perfected, and pruning wherever we find practices that ought to be prohibited." She added the last word as a whisper
"Well?" Daphne turned to Harry
"I'm going to ruin that woman's damn life" Harry vowed as he took a sip from his goblet
"You sure?"
"Even an idiot could tell that Fudge had sent her here, I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and wait until our first class but by that time you'll pretty much be asking me how you could help"
"Thank you…for those kind words Madam Umbridge" Dumbledore said eventually as he gestured for the damn woman to take her seat. She smiled and walked to her chair like a happy school girl. "Now, I would like to tell you all that…"
"Headmaster!" Filch screamed as he entered the hall
"Mr Filch?" Dumbledore asked in a surprise voice
"Queen!" Filch shouted, out of breath from his running
"I beg your pardon?"
"Queen is here….Vampire"
"Mr Filch, calm yourself" McGonagall said "take a breath and tell us what's going on"
"Vampire Queen is outside, requesting permission to come in" Filch said "says she'll make a vow not to harm anyone"
"What does she want?" Dumbledore asked, he couldn't think of any reason for the queen of vampires to come to Hogwarts
"She says she'll tell you if she's allowed in" Filch took a big breath "she's sworn a vow to only enter herself and not harm anybody in the castle….but she says she wants to come in now"
"Very well" Dumbledore said, he figured that the direct approach would be the best way to get answers.
"You can't be serious!" Umbridge's voice ruined the ears of everyone in the hall "You can't let a vampire in the school!"
"Control yourself Dolores!" McGonagall hissed "She has sworn a vow not to harm anyone and refusing the queen could be considered an insult to the vampire nation"
"Yes" Snape drawled "we'd hardy want the vampires to cause problems for Hogwarts…or the ministry" Umbridge turned red briefly before shutting up.
A minute or so later, a stunning woman entered the great hall. She wore an expensive looking red dress that cut at the bottom to allow her left leg to be displayed, she had clean and white high heels. Her hair was a dark yet shiny black and ended at her lower back. Her eyes were a shiny orange colour, she wore a ring on her right middle finger and silver bracelets on both wrists. On her neck was a shiny diamond covered necklace, her lips were a crimson red. She was the very definition of beautiful.
"May I ask, why you are here?" Dumbledore spoke
"I'm here to talk to Harry James Potter" The Queen announced with perfect English, the whole hall began whispering and gossiping
"Are any of you still surprised?" Harry stood up "It's pretty much a given that everything of importance happens to me" He walked over to the queen "well, you're as stunning as ever"
"And you are still a charmer" She noted with a smile on her face "I would like to talk with you in private"
"Of course, may I bring my fiancée with me?"
"Fiancée?" She raised an eyebrow "What, was I not good enough? Very well, you may bring your fiancée, I'd rather like to talk with her as well"
"Come on Daph" Harry called, Daphne got up and walked to Harry "let's go then"
"I will accompany you, if you don't mind" Dumbledore had walked over to them
"What about the rest of the announcements?" Daphne asked
"Professor McGonagall will do it, now follow me" Dumbledore began walking out the hall but stopped when he realised that the three were not following
"Who do you think you are?" The Vampire Queen glared at him "To think that you believe I will follow and allow you to join our conversation simply because you order me to do so. You may be an elder amongst your people but you are a barley a toddler amongst mine, yet you believe that you are my superior"
"He has a habit of that" Harry said "would you please follow me to a private venue for our conversation?"
"Of course Harry" She smiled at him
"Follow me" Harry smiled and the everyone followed him
"Mr Potter" Dumbledore said "this is not the way to my office"
"I'm aware" Harry said as he lead them to an empty classroom
"Sorry Dumbles" Harry stopped Dumbledore from entering "this is a private conversation" Daphne and the Queen slipped past him
"I am the headmaster, I demand…"
"Nothing, you demand nothing" Harry cut him off "this is between me and the vampire nation, you're title as headmaster means nothing here. Good day to you"
"Headmaster" The Queen said "if you attempt to listen in or disrupt my conversation then you can consider the next human-vampire war to be caused by your lack of respect"
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