Who is expelling whom?

The Inquisitorial Brigade had been becoming increasingly annoying to everyone, if it wasn't for the deterrent that was the reputation Soisen gained from the Tournament, perhaps the members of his House would have been stressed as well.

His and Silvia's escapades had to be planned more carefully, as no one besides the two of them was to know what they were doing to the castle, not even Hermione.

Thanks to warnings on Soisen's part, when Umbridge invited one of her own for a cup of tea or the like, no one ever dared touch the drink or food served. And when she started using the black feather to mark on meat, it just so happened that Peeve broke them all beyond possible repair as a joke.

These little tricks served to foil many plans of the pink toad.

Soisen was by now fully accustomed to his role of teaching DADA spells for each year of his House and given that they had just entered April, he knew that two major events would be happening shortly.

And sure enough, four days later, Marietta Edgecombe briefed Umbridge on the organization of Dumbledore's Army.

Soisen was genuinely intrigued. In the original timeline, Cho had practically forced her to join that group and was one of the reasons she ended up ratting out her supposed best friend. But this time, Cho wasn't part of Potter's group and she didn't know what the reason was behind the decision to point fingers at her peers, losing her future trust in the process.

Recognition? Threat? Reward? Blackmail?

Whatever the case, the fact remains that Dumbledore stepped forward to take responsibility for what happened as expected and fooled everyone into thinking they were just following his instructions, thereby absolving many students involved.

With a burst of fire, Dumbledore left Hogwarts and the most hated person in the castle became the new headmistress until the end of the school year. Only... she had no access to the headmaster's office, because the gargoyle wouldn't let her through.

Only this time, instead of not being allowed up by Dumbledore's orders, the gargoyle was obeying Soisen's instructions as the owner of the castle.

Two weeks later, during a quiz in the Great Dining Hall, the second big event occurred: the resignation of the Weasley twins!

Miniature fireworks, fire flowers and many other pyrotechnics were employed all at once to make a more than memorable farewell. And of course, the funniest part is when the sparkler dragon "devours" Headmistress Umbridge and destroys all the Decrees hanging in the Great Dining Hall, causing all the students to come out to see off the twins who take the opportunity to announce the opening of their joke store in Diagon Alley.

Even Flitwick secretly shakes his fist taking advantage of the fact that no one was looking!

Too bad, the headmistress was not at all happy about this fuss and May was rather unpleasant as a result. Not only that, but Soisen was irritated by Umbridge's recent behavior that seemed to be looking for trouble with him.

More than usual, to be precise.

In the end, the pattern of meetings to teach spells was discovered by someone from the Inquisitorial Squad, who also noticed that at certain times each week, all the Galegold students would gather in the common room and block off the outside to do something.

And Umbridge demanded to know in detail what they were doing, which Soisen flatly denied her to her complete astonishment, not believing that a student would have that courage to stand up to the headmistress of Hogwarts.

The two were currently arguing at the outer door of the Great Dining Hall, next to the two torches and their confrontation was surrounded by students.

-I said it was just a little bedtime story exchange, a little tradition we established for the House," Soisen pulled a random excuse out of his sleeve.

-And why should access to the common room be closed off, preventing access to the Inquisitorial Brigade? -Umbridge interjected in her annoyed tone.

-We'll be more relaxed if no one comes in to see us in our pajamas, privacy, in short," Soisen was concise.

-And what kind of stories and tales do they listen to? -Umbridge narrowed his eyes. The return of some terrifying being, perhaps?

-The scary stories are always the most entertaining to tell," Soisen replied without backing down, "After all, they are also the ones that usually contain some vital lesson or some truth.

-I understand," Umbridge looked around and made a decision, "As Headmistress, as of today I forbid access to the common room to be blocked by anyone, for the safety of the students, of course.

-I don't think so, we won't do that," Soisen denied without blinking, "Anything else? I've got a bit of an appetite and I'm in the mood for beef tacos with sweet and sour sauce today.

-You! -Umbridge couldn't believe the nerve of the student in front of her.

-Perhaps we should call in some Aurors to publicly examine your favorite black feathers, Headmistress Umbridge? -I'm curious to know how those dark artifacts ended up in your hands and what the parents would think of you using them on their children to make blood run. Or should we start discussing the indiscriminate use of Veritaserum?

-Is that a threat? -Umbridge's voice rose several notches.

-I'm sorry," Soisen apologized, "Perhaps I was too subtle?

Umbridge was trembling with anger.

It was him, for sure! Because of this student, few people drank the Veritaserum-adulterated tea he provided each time, costing a fortune, and Peeves' destruction of his precious quills was sure to have been incited by him as well.

No, she had to get rid of this scourge and set an example.

-As the current headmistress of the school, I hereby declare that due to your repeated inappropriate behavior, you are hereby expelled from Hogwarts! On the spot! -She shouted loudly before snorting with renewed confidence.

The surrounding students stopped muttering and fell silent.

-Are you sure about that? -Soisen asked, seemingly unable to process the disproportionate punishment he had received.

-Yes, as of today, you are no longer a Hogwarts student -Umbridge was visibly enjoying this -You have until nightfall to collect your belongings and get the hell out of my school.

-Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no, no," Soisen shook his head slowly with a slow shake and a paused tone, "I'll consider it my... early graduation, just like the Weasley twins. It's just that I'm a bit more ambitious, so instead of just leaving, I think I'll keep the castle.

Several stone suits of armor leapt from their lofty resting places and fell with a heavy sound to the ground, aiming their stone-cold weapons at Umbridge at once.

-What is the meaning of this? -The pink toad looked confusedly at the statues surrounding her.

-Dolores Umbridge, as heir, master and current owner of Hogwarts castle according to the laws of magic, you are forever banished from my domain and can never again find knowledge or refuge within these walls," he declared as he turned his head slightly to look at a statue, "Take her away, she makes me sick just to look at her.