After returning from Hogsmeade, Harry found himself suffering from insomnia again. Besides having that damned nightmare, the matter of Cho also occupied most of his thoughts.
Harry knew Hermione was right. Unless Cho dumped Cedric, he had no chance at all. It irritated Harry immensely, especially whenever he saw Cedric and Cho walking arm in arm so intimately in the corridors. Harry wanted nothing more than to go over and pull them apart, which had also led him to use calming draughts more frequently lately.
Harry somewhat resented Hermione for bringing it up. Sometimes, slowly forgetting was a good choice.
"When do you plan to start?"
Harry turned to Hermione and asked. He needed something else to distract himself, and while pouring most of his energy into Quidditch training was a good option, after recently beginning to study the Self-Defense Guide, Harry hoped to find somewhere to practice magic.
"Everyone is free on Thursday." Hermione looked around, and after making sure no one was eavesdropping, lowered her voice. "Fred and George agreed to take me to their Secret Base today."
"Can we go?" Ron cut in.
"I think it should be fine."
No sooner had Hermione finished speaking than Umbridge's furious shriek suddenly rang out across the Great Hall.
"How dare they!"
That was followed by the sound of a newspaper being torn to shreds, along with a great deal of whispering. Everyone turned strange looks toward the toad at the teacher's seat.
"What's wrong with the toad?"
Harry watched Umbridge storm away in a rage, utterly baffled.
"You haven't read today's paper yet, have you?" Ron fought to keep himself from laughing as he handed Harry today's Daily Prophet.
"The toad made the papers?"
Harry took the Daily Prophet and spread it out on the dining table. Just as