Thalia

"I. Hate. This. Rubbish." groaned Ginny. I rolled my eyes. I'd become friends with her after we met.

"I know," I said. "You hate essays." Who didn't? Well, beside Ginny's muggle-born friend (and member of the Golden Trio) Hermione.

She stared at me. "Well, duh. But that's not what I meant. I'm tired of the Carrows and their ridiculous stuff. I mean, Muggle Studies is to learn about Muggles and their way of life. Carrow thinks that she's supposed to insult Muggles. I mean, she asked us to list why Muggles are 'filthy animals'."

"I agree," added another voice. "We need to do something about them."

Both of us jumped in surprise. I turned to see it was just Neville, then relaxed.

"Hey Neville. What do you mean? What do we need to do?" said Ginny.

"Oh," he said. "I dunno, maybe a rebellion against the Carrows? Or something,"

"Huh. Like when Umbridge was here?"

He thought about that. "Something like that. Maybe a group to fight against them,"

Ginny tapped her chin and looked around. "Like the DA?"

"That just gave me an idea! We should revive it!"

I was looking at both of them in total confusion. Umbridge? DA? Then the potion kicked in and I had knowledge of Harry Potter's fifth year.

"-yeah. We can contact them this weekend for a meeting, using the coins."

I coughed to interrupt them. "Guys? Uh, could I join the DA?"

Neville shrugged. "I guess... we're going to plan a meeting on Saturday. It'll be in the Room of Requirement. To get in, just pace around the seventh floor by this tapestry three times and think about what you need."

"Guys! Stop sword fighting with your wands! We have stuff to discuss!" shouted Piper. Instantly, Leo and Percy dropped their wands and swiveled their heads to look at her. I couldn't help but laugh a bit. They looked eerily like bobbleheads. That shook them out of their stupor. Percy glared at me, then turned back.

"So," said Frank. "What do we need to talk about?"

"Lots," I supplied. You know Harry Potter's fifth year? The DA?"

Annabeth slowly nodded, information undoubtedly seeping into her mind. "And?" she prompted.

"Well, Neville wants to revive it. I think we should join it. You know, help fight the Carrows."

"Okay," said Hazel. "Do we need to do anything to join?"

"Well, Ginny said that we could join if we wanted. Let's just go to the meeting. It's on Saturday in the room of requirement,"

"That sounds nice. But now that we've discussed that, well, I have some stuff to say." cut in Nico.

Leo raised an eyebrow. "It wouldn't happen to be good news, would it?"

"It's not," he sighed.

"Of course. I mean, when have quests ever been in our favor?"

Nico looked grim as he ran his fingers through his hair. "Well, Malfoy, he's kinda on to us. I'm pretty sure he told Voldemort what he saw. And I think he knew what we were fighting. This morning, he asked me how the gorgons were..."

"What?" groaned Percy. "How'd he know?"

Jason shrugged. "Beats me. He probably read a book or something, though."

"This is not good. We're screwed if he finds out that we're demigods," Piper muttered.

"Then we need to be extra cautious about what we say," I said. "Our quest will not fail because of some white ferret eavesdropping."

"Hello," called Neville. The voices of everyone talking to their neighbors instantly died down. "My name is Neville, for those of you who don't know me. Today you have all gathered for the same reason. You want to join the DA."

A Hufflepuff slowly raised her hand. "Um, excuse me, but what does 'DA' stand for again?"

"Dumbledore's Army. Now that Professor Dumbledore was killed in last year's Death Eater attack, I propose that we keep the name in honor of him, and to fight the people who played a major part in his death." Everyone seemed to like that and cheered.

"All right, then. If you want to join, sign this paper. It is jinxed, so you will regret it if you blab about this group. Newcomers without coins, come get one. These coins have a charm on them so they will tell you when there's going to be a meeting. They are, of course, fake." Many groans followed Neville's last statement.

"This year, we are not just teaching ourselves DADA when there is an incompetent teacher, we are also uprising against the Carrows. They are downright cruel and inhumane, so we must rebel against them." Many shouts of approval sounded.

"Yes!" cried one Ravenclaw. "Their detentions aren't detentions, but rather torture sessions. I refuse to let that happen!"

"Who will be the leader?" wondered a short Gryffindor.

"I vote... Neville!" said Ginny. "He was the one to even suggest reviving the DA."

After hearing no negative words, I shouted, "All in favor?"

Cue the cheers. Everyone looked happy with that idea.

"Then our leader is Neville!" announced Jason. Neville looked slightly surprised, but happy.

A/N: The DA has been formed!

Bean: Yep, things are heating up.

I will update on July 5. I know it's longer than usual, but I'm going on vacation, out of town. I don't know if there will be wifi (But most likely not. So yeah.).