CHAPTER 76

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The next day, after Jaiden have done of getting ready, she went down to the Great Hall for breakfast. As she arrived at the entrance, she came face to face with Blaise.

"Jaiden. We have something to show you." Blaise said and took her hand. He dragged her to their table and told her to sit down which she did. She ignored all the glances that she got from Slytherins and the other students and focused on her friends.

"Show her." Pansy said. Crabbe passed to her a newspaper for today.

"We have confirmed that 10 high-security prisoners in the early hours of yesterday evening did escape. And of course, the muggle prime minister has been alerted to the danger." Said Fudge. "We strongly suspect that the breakout was engineered by a man with personal experience in escaping from Azkaban, Sirius Black, cousin of escapee Bellatrix Lestrange."

Jaiden folded the paper and shove it away angrily. She took a few deep breath while looking down at the table in front of her. She wasn't mad because of the escaped prisoner. She was mad because of Fudge thinks that it was all had to do with Sirius.

"Why Pads? Why him?" She mumbled under her breath.

"Are you alright?" Came Goyle voice beside her. She took one last deep breath and nodded.

"I'm fine. Let's just eat." They all knew better than to ask her again so they all went back to their food and started to talk with her to distract her from her thought

That day, after her all classes had came to the end, Jaiden just wandered around the castle while having a talk with Remus and Sirius inside her mind.

Jaiden knew by Sirius's tone that he was a bit sad. His name already cleared but some people still thinks that he had something to do with the mass breakout from Azkaban just because he did escaped from there once.

After their conversation came to the end, Jaiden started to make her way back to the common room. When she turned around the corner, she saw Umbridge with her Slytherins group, Fudge and three other Ministry people. Two of them was Kingsley Shacklebolt and Percy Weasley.

"That's her. Get her Mr Malfoy." She heard Umbridge voice. Draco passed Cho to one of the Slytherins and slowly walked towards Jaiden. She wasn't sure why she didn't run. Maybe because it was just Draco.

"Jay you have to follow us." Draco said once they were close enough.

"What?"

"Jay, please. I don't want to be rough at you."

"Mr Malfoy." Umbridge called. He sent a glance at Umbridge and looked back at Jaiden.

"I'm sorry." That was all he said before yanked her hand and dragged her to Umbridge. When they were close, Jaiden looked at Fudge dead in his eyes which he just avoided her gaze.

"Shacklebolt if you please, take Miss Lupin with you. Mr Weasley, take Mr Potter and Miss Chang with you. Slytherins, thank you for your help. You are dismissed." Umbridge said.

Draco passed Jaiden to Kingsley and sent her an apologetically look before walking away. They all started to walk. Jaiden looked at Harry.

"Why?" She mouthed at him. But he just shook his head and looked away from her. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. She then, caught Cho's eyes.

"What happened?" She mouthed again. Cho didn't say or do anything. She simply looked away from her.

"Been watching them for weeks. And see, 'Dumbledore's Army', proof of what I've been telling you right from the beginning, Cornelius." Umbridge said while walking in into Dumbledore's office with everyone followed behind.

When Jaiden walked in, she saw Dumbledore was sitting on his desk calmly, watching they all walked in.

"They were caught." Jaiden mumbled to herself.

"Indeed, they are." Kingsley said loud enough just for her to hear it. She looked at him. "Could you stop putting yourself into trouble, Lupin? I heard so many stories." Jaiden looked away from him and just kept quiet.

"All your fear-mongering about You-Know-Who never fooled us for a minute. We saw your lies for what they were. A smokescreen for your bid to seize control of the Ministry." Umbridge said again.

"Naturally." Dumbledore said, calmly.

"No, Professor. He had nothing to do with it. It was me." Harry said.

"Most noble of you, Harry, to shield me, but as has been pointed out, the parchment clearly says 'Dumbledore's Army', not 'Potter's'." Said Dumbledore.

"But what about Jaiden? She's not one of us anymore. She has nothing to do with this. Let her go." Harry said again.

"Yet, her name still on this list. So basically, she is one of you." Umbridge said, looking at both Jaiden and Harry. "Or, is she the one who come out with this idea? And she is your leader that's why you want us to let her go." She said while looking at Jaiden.

"I instructed them to form this organization." Dumbledore said which made everyone looked at him. "And I, and I alone, am responsible for its activities." Jaiden and Harry looked at each other in shock.

"Dispatch an owl to the Daily Prophet. If we hurry, we should still make the morning edition. Dawlish, Shacklebolt, you will escort Dumbledore to Azkaban, to await trial for conspiracy and sedition." Fudge said. This made Dumbledore stood up from his sitting position.

"I thought we might hit this little snag." He said and went behind his desk. "You seem to be laboring under the delusion that I'm going to.. what was the phrase?.. come quietly. Well, I can tell you this, I have no intention of going to Azkaban."

"Do something." Jaiden whispered to Kingsley.

"I can't." He replied, whispering back.

"Enough of this. Take him." Umbridge said. Dumbledore looked at Harry and Jaiden and winked at them.

Just then, Fawkes came flying to Dumbledore. He grabbed Fawkes leg and they both disappeared through the fire which sent them that left, fell backwards.

But, before the impact hit Jaiden, Kingsley wrapped his left hand around her and covered her from it. Luckily, they weren't fall down.

Jaiden get out from Kingsley's grasp and stared in shock at where Dumbledore had been.

"Well," Kingsley started. "You may not like him, minister. But you can't deny, Dumbledore has got style."

This made Jaiden sniggered a bit. Harry who heard this, looked at her in disbelief. He walked towards her side and whispered to her.

"Can't you take things serious right now?"

"Sorry. I can't control it." She whispered back.

The next day, Umbridge let out a new announcement. She has replaced Dumbledore as Head of Hogwarts. They all have a detention too, for those who were part of Dumbledore's Army.

It was same like her usual detention. Wrote down a sentence that she wanted with a blood quill. After they all done, they walked out from the Great Hall. Standing outside, Cho. She was waiting for them but none of them stop to talk to her. They just pushed past her.

Jaiden was the last one to walk out from there. She saw Cho already looking at her. She sighed quietly. Before she can walk pass her, Cho grabbed her hand.

"Jaiden, I'm sorry. You got nothing to do with it, yet you have to serve that detention too. I'm really sorry." Cho said with a pleading eyes. Jaiden just looked at her blankly.

"I am not the one who deserves that apology. It's them." Jaiden said and nodded her head to the empty marble stairs where Dumbledore's Army have been earlier.

"They worked so hard in this. You have to understand, Cho. Each one of them has the right to get mad. And I'm very sure, if you're the one who is in their place, you will get mad too. So go and apologize at them, before it's too late." Jaiden said and walked away to the staircases, leaving Cho standing there alone.

Weeks passed. The OWLs exam was getting nearest. Jaiden became more and more busy to study. She spent most of her time in the library until one day she decided to take a break.

She was on her way to go down to the dungeon just to visit Snape. On her way, she saw Harry was walking fast while spared a few glances behind him like he was being chased by someone.

"Harry?" She called from the end of the corridor. He stopped and looked to the front.

"Jaiden. What are you doing down here?" Harry said while jogging to her.

"Just want to visit Snape." She said, shrugging. Harry's face became panic.

"I don't think it's a good idea. Not now. He's in a bad mood." Harry said. Jaiden looked at him in confusion.

"Is there something happened in your lesson?" Jaiden asked.

"N-no. I-i mean yeah, but.." He groaned. "Something did happened. And he didn't look happy with it." Jaiden took a few seconds of thinking.

"I'll meet you back at common room." Jaiden said and started running down the corridor. She ran all the way to Snape's office until she was standing in front of his door. She knocked on it twice.

"Professor?" No answer. "Sevy?"

"I have no mood, Jaiden. Go." Jaiden heard his faint voice came from the other side of the room. Jaiden sighed but still opened the door. She didn't care.

Inside, she saw Snape was sitting in his chair, with a drink on his desk. She slowly walked in and closed the door behind her. She walked up to his desk while keeping her eyes on him.

"What happened?" Snape sighed.

"Potter got into my mind. He-"

"You don't have to finish it." Jaiden said, cutting his off. He just nodded and took a sip from his glass. She looked around the room and at the door before speak again. "Don't you worried if someone just walk in when you were drinking?" Snape put down his glass and looked at her.

"No. No one will come in because it's nearly curfew. And after your gang get caught, no one dare to break any rules anymore." Jaiden nodded. "Speaking of curfew, what are you doing down here?"

Jaiden waved her hand and a single stool appeared. She sat down next to him and looked back at him.

"I just want to visit you. I'm just thinking about taking one day off after these passed few days of studying for OWLs." Jaiden said.

Snape nodded. "You don't have to focus much on Potions. I'll let you pass." Snape said, smirking.

She matched his smirk. "You should have say that earlier." Snape chuckled and took a sip again from his drink.

"No I'm just joking. I won't let you pass easily. Keep studying but don't be so hard on yourself. Sleep when you need it and don't forget to eat. If you have any problem, come to me and the other Professors to refer something about the subject." Jaiden nodded.

"If I make an accord with Minnie, is she going to let me pass her exam?" She asked after silent between them. Snape looked up from his drink and he can clearly saw a smirk that was on her face.

"What kind of accord?" He asked with a slight chuckle.

"I don't know yet."

"Well," He said, chuckling again. "You can try, but don't come to me when you were being chased by her all around the castle." Jaiden laughed. She then, looked down at her watch.

"I should get going now." She said and got up. Snape nodded.

"Want me to escort you?" He asked.

She nodded. "If you have time." Snape smiled.

"I always have time for you." He said while getting up himself.

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