Chapter 33 - Fight and Flight

[cheeringcharm]

The plan is on, although Harry has no idea what Hermione's plan is. She leads him and Umbridge into the forbidden forest, along a path that Harry knows (but Hermione doesn't) leads to a great big man-eating spider colony. He has no way to tell her and she continues on, making entirely too much noise. Soon, her plan is realized when the three of

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[jabbamacmilly]

Sometimes it is better to just keep ones mouth shut, esp when one is surrounded and out numbered by an angry group of Centaurs.

Would you look at that Grawp actually shows that he misses Hagrid and pays attention. If Hagrid was there I bet he would of had some tears of joy at seeing Grawp's development.

I would love to see the fight between the DA members and the Jr DEs. I mean how did they get free enough to use their wands is what I would love to know.

Loved Luna in this chapter, 'well, we'll have to fly, won't we?' said Luna... 'I thought we'd settled that, said Luna maddeningly. 'we're flying!'
Hehehe, love her I do.

[jabbamacmilly]

Oh I almost forgot, Squee!!! Ten days, ten days, ten days!!!! :D

[cadesama]

Ah, so was Hermione trying to get Umbridge killed by the centaurs? I don't think so, since she does try to keep Umbridge from provoking them. But, well, underestimating the fact that the centaurs have minds of their own, and forgetting that by quoting Ministry regulations at them she would offend them . . . it seems she made a rather poor attempt to use them as tools to her own ends nonetheless. Which, in some ways, is no better. Waving a gun at someone planning to kill them is bad; ignorantly waving the same gun around thinking it's a toy is a heck of a lot more dangerous, though

[gioiamia]

cadesama - Very good point about Hagrid's mission to the giants. I had never really thought about that before. The whole reason for sending Hagrid on that mission was, ultimately, so that the giants could help the war effort. I think that especially considering how attached as Hagrid is to Harry he should feel a great deal of satisfaction in the victory his mission to the giants ultimately created on that day. And what a great example once again of Dumbledore's whole theme of choices! Hagrid's choice to love and protect his brother -both from the giants and from the Centaurs, in spite of Firenze's warning- led to Harry being protected at a crucial moment.

I, too, am dying to know what happened between the DA & Malfoy's mob. Not only would I like to know how they escaped, but also how much did Malfoy & friends know about the setup at the MoM? As much as Malfoy likes to pretend he's in the know, the fact that he very nearly prevented Harry from going to the MoM would indicate he knew nothing of what was going on.

[cadesama]

I don't think Malfoy knew anything about the MoM set up. He's been shown pretty consistently as not knowing much about his father's evil plans, or the War. He was surprised that his comment about the permanent ward at St Mungo's upset Neville, and he had no clue about Riddle opening the Chamber of Secrets. He did know about Sirius's supposed betrayal of the Potters, but since it turns out that Sirius is his cousin, that's less evil plotting and more family gossip.

If he were in on it, I wonder if his father would approve of allying with Umbridge. He might, actually, but as a means (mostly) to distance himself to the Dark Lord in the public eye, rather than because it would help Draco in any way.

[gioiamia]

I definitely agree with you on all counts there. It's one reason why Draco is increasingly showing himself to be more of a mosquito than an arch-nemesis in the grand scheme of things. Not only is it doubtful that he really knows anything all that important, but he also seems to be greatly lacking in strategic thinking. It seems he's so caught up in petty, spoiled, hateful behavior that he misses opportunities to achieve any masterfully evil goals. That's not to say he can't still get a lucky shot in that could hurt Harry, of course. But I just don't seem him as being as serious of a threat as Draco likes to think of himself.

[lunadeath02]

drawn by the blood all over Harry and Hermione's blood.

I think you meant all over their robes. :D

Hermione definitely didn't think this whole thing through, did she? *smirks*

[schtroumph_c]

* I wonder what the student’s and the teachers in the school thought when they heard Grawp’s roar.

In fact, it’s probably how Snape found they were in the forest, heard the roar, think that Hagrid yet again bring some enormous dangerous beast, and it made tilt: ‘…no, they didn’t. To make this noise, it’s giant, no one sane would want to be near, they’ll never…oh, who I’m kidding, it’s Potter, of course he’ll be near a giant.’

* Luna is good to think outside the box.