Harry slipped away and went to his rooms. He had a signal to give and a final bird to catch in his net. A few seconds later a green eyed elf popped away from the Castle to Gringott's Bank. The elf spoke briefly to Ragnok who grinned showing his teeth to full advantage as he sent a runner back by a contingent of guards to intercept ToeScrape with his client. It was finally time to restore their lost honor. Lady Tonguelash should be pleased.
That night at dinner, which only Delores had made it back for, Lucius Malfoy informed the students of what had occurred that morning. "Over the last several years we, the School Board, have been hearing a lot of rumors. Rumors of impossibly high danger here at Hogwarts. Danger that has caused people to get hurt and some even to die. I'm sure I don't need to remind any of you about those incidents. When we asked questions after each occurrence, Professor Dumbledore always assured us he had everything under control and you students were safe. And every year when school let out for the summer, he assured us he had taken care of whatever problem had arisen whether it be a stone that never should have been brought here or an escaped criminal wandering the grounds."
"Recently, it came to our attention this was not so much an exaggeration as it was a tissue of outright lies on his part. Information came into our possession that shows us Albus Dumbledore was the reason so many bad things have been happening here in the past few years. As well as being the reason we, your parents, have never heard of your danger from yourselves as we should have been. It seems Headmaster Dumbledore was in the habit of casting a widespread confusion spell over the Owlery that had the owls delivering your messages to him prior to leaving the school grounds. This spell was tied to stones spread throughout the Owlery so when he cast the spell it would spread out in a net ensnaring every owl that entered or left the loft. In this way, he was able to monitor your mail and ensure we, your parents, learned of nothing he didn't want us to know. And that he would know everything about you from the letters we would write to you. This interference was highly illegal and we will be taking action on your behalf."
"But furthermore, we learned it wasn't actually he who kept all of you safe in these halls. For that you have to thank your peer, Mr. Harry Potter. We will, in recognition and honor of his efforts, be awarding him a special commemorative plaque in the trophy room as is often done when students show uncommon valor and concern for their fellow students. This award comes with a small trophy that will be yours to keep Mr. Potter. The trophies are done in the house colors and engraved in with the deed performed and the date on which said deed was performed. I do believe there will be at least two awards with trophies for you due to your actions in both your first and your second years here. Possibly more as I'm sure we don't yet know of everything you have done to keep our school safe. Congratulations to you from the School Board."
Harry stood briefly from his place at the end of the Gryffindor Table and bowed his head slightly to the applauding students before turning to include the staff in his thanks for the honor shown him. He didn't speak because Mr. Malfoy was still standing. Instead, he retook his seat as quickly as possible so the students could quit applauding.
Lucius turned back to the assembly of students and waited for the applause Harry was receiving to die down. "So these last few weeks, we've been conducting a very thorough indepth investigation. What we've found is shocking to us and has caused us to take steps we would normally wait until the end of a year to take."
"We found that he has been lying to us while making your school life a nightmare all to test and train one of your school mates. He has been endangering you as you try to study simply because he could. His games have forced Mr. Potter to risk his own life each year for your benefit and embroiled three other children in matters they should have been sheltered against. And when Mr. Potter should've been receiving your thanks for his actions, Mr. Dumbledore had the other three children spread lies about his actions amongst you while he quietly shipped Mr. Potter back to his muggle home. All four of those children have paid a very heavy price for their involvement in Headmaster Dumbledore's games and one has lost her place here amongst you. It never should have happened. Nor will it ever be tolerated again."
"As of today, Albus Dumbledore is no longer the Headmaster of Hogwarts. Your new Headmistress is Lady Augusta Longbottom who has graciously agreed to retire from her seat on the ICW so as to give her full attention to running the school. Her term in office begins now. Unlike Mr. Dumbledore, Madam Longbottom does not feel she can do two or more jobs at one and the same time. As she put it, 'I have one head. I can only wear one hat at a time.' I find I quite agree with that sentiment and am hopeful this school that I love will once again prosper under her leadership."
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