Snape stood up and said "No one will be questioning my Slytherins without their Head of House present.
"Sit down boy before I make you!" snapped Madam Marchbanks, and Snape dropped back into his seat, seething but cowed for now.
As the group began to file out of the Great Hall, Madam Marchbanks addresses those who remained behind "Madam Umbridge, can you come with us as well? I suggest that the rest of you get to your lessons. If any of you have Transfiguration, History or Charms, remain in the Hall and Mr Potter will supervise you in a study session. I trust that any prefects who remain will help him in this." She turned to two of the other W.E.A members and addressed them "Please remain here and assist Mr Potter should he require it. Professor Tofty and I will call you if we need you."
The young man and woman nodded and their two aged superiors followed the rest out of the hall.
Harry looked around and found that he had been left with the fifth year Hufflepuffs who, like him, had Charms, the third year Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs who had History and the second year Gryffindors and Slytherins who had Transfiguration.
Hannah approached him and snapped off a mock salute "Prefect Abbott reporting for duty Sir!"
Madam Marchbanks led them all the way up to the seventh floor corridor and gathered them in a group beside the portrait of Barnabas the Barmy. They all watched in confusion as they walked away from them and then turned and walked back towards them before turning away again, turning back, turning away and turning back one final time.
Much to their surprise, a door materialised in the wall, getting a smile from the elderly witch "Excellent, it's still here."
"What is?" asked Professor Flitwick.
"Why, the Room of Requirement, my dear Professor," Marchbanks replied as she opened the door "In you go."
The group filed in through the door and found themselves in a large room that none there had ever seen in Hogwarts before. To the Muggleborns amongst them, it looked rather like the departure lounge at an airport, with several long rows of seats situated back to back and little else besides. On the opposite side of the room there was another door.
As Madam Bones was telling the Auror and Law Enforcement Officers to guard the door that led out into the seventh floor corridor, Madam Marchbanks addressed the group "Each of you will take a seat and wait quietly. We will be on the other side of that door over there. When your name is called, you will come through and answer a few questions that we have for you. Understand?"
Everyone nodded and began to take seats. McGonagall felt a hand on her arm and turned to see that it was Madam Longbottom, who said "We'll start with you Minerva, if you please."
McGonagall nodded and followed the others into the next room.
Once the door to the next room was closed, Draco got up and made his way over to the door that led back out into the seventh floor corridor. He was just reaching for the handle of the door when the Auror was suddenly blocking his way and asking "Just where do you think you're going?"
"I'm leaving," said Draco "You can't keep me here without my father or my Head of House present."
"Actually, we can" said the Auror "Now sit down and be quiet."
The boy's face flushed with anger "Don't you know who I am? My father can have your job!"
The Auror smirked as he replied "I know exactly who you are, little boy, and I and almost certain that your father will try. But I am absolutely certain that he will not be pleased to know that his precious little scion attempted to defy the instructions of the Board of Governors, the Head of the W.E.A, the head of the D.M.L.E and three of her staff. Now sit down, be quiet and let the adults sort things out."
Fuming and humiliated, Draco turned away from the Auror and took the seat that he had previously vacated.
The Auror smirked. Apparently little Malfoy did not know that the Ministry had been putting some distance between himself and daddy Malfoy for the past few weeks.
McGonagall found herself sitting on one side of a large ornate desk with Madam Bones, Madam Marchbanks, Professor Tofty, Professor Umbridge and the majority of the Hogwarts governors sitting on the other side.
Deciding to get right down to it she asked "So what seems to be the problem?"
"Harry Potter had filed two complaints against staff at this school with the W.E.A." explained Madam Marchbanks "One of these complaints is against the Headmaster and the other is against the Head of Slytherin."
McGonagall sighed wearily. She should have seen this coming.
"Mr Potter has also filed a harassment complaint with my department against both men," added Madam Bones.
"Mr Potter claims to have been victimised by both men since returning to the castle two days ago," said Madam Longbottom "and claims that Snape has been doing so for a lot longer. We wanted to get your thoughts on the subject before taking serious action."
McGonagall put her face in her hands. This was going to be a long day.
.....
Can't wait to read more exciting chapters then what are you waiting for Join my p*atreon right now.
Get 60+ Premium chapters.
Link: p*atreon.com/Earthly_Writer (Remove the *)
2 Chapters for all free members.