TFA: Chapter 11: Alliances & Atrocities

> *"Careful of that one. It's not exactly legal."*
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— Grace Weitts to Harry Potter on one of the tamer parts of the Weitts library.

## Summary:

Terrence Higgs died at the hands of the Cerberus, and people are investigating. Due to Hogwarts being locked down, Harry Potter has to stay with the Weitts family, who kindly take him in for a few days. When they return, Harry is attacked by several Gryffindor Fourth Years, and is rescued by Calypso Rosier, Hestia Carrow, Flora Carrow, and Cassius Warrington Jr. During the Gryffindor-Slytherin Quidditch match, Charlus Potter's broom is cursed, but he is saved by Hermione Granger.

## Plot:

**October 31st, 1991:** Charlus Potter and Ron Weasley are eating the feast in the Gryffindor Common Room when the announcement comes that all students are to stay in their common room. Naturally, they immediately break out underneath the Potter Cloak of Invisibility. They sneak into the Staff Room, where Headmaster Dumbledore announces that a student died at the paws of The Cerberus, Fluffy, and requests them to submit their wands to the Reverse Spell. All of the staff member's wand, including Amelia Hurst, are clean. Dumbledore then implores the staff to redirect the investigating Aurors on the nature of death.

At the Weitts, Harry discusses his situation with the Weitts. When Sigmund Weitts speaks of contacting James Potter, Charlotte manipulates him into offering Harry a room for the night, which extends to the week. She then takes Harry to a guest bedroom via a secret passage, in a calculated ploy to determine whether Harry has ever actually been to his family manor. They discuss Harry's family relations for a moment, before going to bed.

**November 1st, 1991:** Harry awakes in the Weitts home, and spends his morning working on Transfiguration. Charlotte walks in on him, and takes him down to breakfast. Adriana Weitts implies Dumbledore's political power is sufficient to cover up the death of a student at Hogwarts. They discuss their plans for the day, and the Weitts invite Harry to use their library. In the library, Harry is reading a book on obscure curses when Grace Weitts enters and gifts him a copy of *The Subtleties of Deception, Detection, and Defense.* Grace understands he was behind the ploy with Draco Malfoy, and is at least somewhat approving of it.

**November 7th, 1991:** Harry returns to Hogwarts after a week of studying rather illegal magic at the Weitts's. There, when he is exploring the halls, four Gryffindor Fourth Years find him, and hex him. He defends himself with the Protego Shield Charm. His use of it shocks them long enough for Calypso Rosier, Hestia Carrow, Flora Carrow, and Cassius Warrington Jr to come to his rescue. They respond to the childhood jinxes that were sent at Harry with much darker stuff, including a Bone Breaker Curse, The Dark Cutting Curse, and The Muscle Spasm Torture Curse. Calypso heals Harry's cheek injury, and teaches Harry the Episkey healing spell. They offer for Harry to come sit with them at some point.

**November 8th, 1991:** Harry meets Professor Hurst in his practice room in the dungeons. She makes him a deal, if he can keep up his rate of progression, she will furnish the room. She drills him on the importance of not projecting one's next spell, tight and precise spell-casting, and focusing on accuracy.

**November 9th, 1991:** The morning of the quidditch match, Harry Potter, Daphne Greengrass, and Tracey Davis sit with Calypso's Group. They go out to the quidditch pitch, and watch the game. Gryffindor gains an early lead, before something happens to Charlus Potter's Broom. Harry narrows it down to either Severus Snape or Aurora Sinistra. Hermione Granger sets the former on fire, and bowls over the latter, and Charlus gets the snitch.

## Characters Introduced:

Calypso Rosier.

Flora Carrow.

Hestia Carrow.

Cassius Warrington Jr.

Tobias Prichard.

## Character Deaths:

Terence Higgs.

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