Harry Potter and the Spirits Bathhouse
Chapter 1
Nine and one quarter?
"Come on Harry, we're going to be late!" said Ron, his ginger hair flashing in the sun.
Harry, having just woken up, realised it was his first day at Hogwarts school for witches and wizards! As happy as a lark he got dressed and readied himself downstairs with the rest of the Weasleys.
Ron's Dad, Arthur weasley had rented a magic car to get them to the station. "Right kids; remember to get off at nine and three quarters, OK!" said Mr Weasley with a wide grin on his face.
"Nine and three quarters," said Ron with a look of shock, "Hermione told me they had changed it to nine and one quarter. Apparently another magic train took there place."
"Don't listen to her! I've been doing this for seven years now; I think I know which platform it is." said Arthur, the vein in his neck popping out.
After a three hour drive the boys had reached there destination. Hermione was ill so she would come after Christmas. Ron and Harry wished Arthur goodbye. Arthur Weasley hugged them both and drove back to the burrow. Harry and Ron, being as obedient as they are, took the nine and three quarter train.
Chapter 2
The one-way ride to a bath-house
Harry and Ron were sitting in the third row. They could see everyone's face and everyone could see them. There were two things which Harry noticed was wrong straight away. The first one was that he was told there would be compartments, but it looked more like a train you would find in the underground. The second thing was that he expected to see other children as well, but in there place were ghostly type men who looked like spirits.
"Ron, are you sure we took the right train. This doesn't seem like it?" said Harry, with a worried expression on his face. Ron on the other hand had been looking out of the window, thinking about home, but when he heard Harry's comment it made him worry. "I'm not sure we did." Said Ron as calmly as he could, but Harry, being Ron's best friend, could sense that he was terrified. "Well we can do nothing now but wait"
Said Harry who was also terrified ,and could think of nothing else but his dead parents.
When the ride had got to the first stop, they both got off trying to blend in with the crowd, but the harsh fact was there was none. All they could see was a building, a pig pen and loads of bushes. They were walking keeping their heads down when suddenly they bumped into something. They both were definite that this was the end of them.
Chapter 3
The boiler man and his soot of many wonders
"Hi, I'm Meta, or at least I think I am." Said the thing they bumped into. At once both of them could tell that he was friendly but they didn't dare use their real names. "Well, I'm Neville and this is Wolfgang. We're lost and we are hoping to go to Hogwarts. Is there any chance that you may know the way replied Harry ( or Neville), feeling rather pleased with himself. Meta was shocked when he said Hogwarts. At that moment Harry thought he was going to die.
"You mean the Hogwarts with Albus Dumbledore as head teacher?" whispered Meta.
"That's the one!" Whispered Ron (or Wolfgang) back.
"If anyone finds out you are from Hogwarts they are going to kill you!" Whispered Meta, almost threateningly." There may be someone who can help you. His name is the boiler man. Just act normal and do whatever I say." Harry and Ron being as obedient as they are followed Meta into a room which smelled like smoke and soot, and in the chair at the heart of the flames was the boiler man.
Harry realised that the boiler man had 8 arms but other then that he looked as normal as everyone else. He then noticed the floor. It was ordinary other than thousands of black soot balls with legs and arms holding a black rock which was much too heavy for them to carry. "You can stay here tonight but if you plan to survive and get a ticket back you'll need a job here. Oh well, we'll speak more about that tomorrow, but right now you need rest."
Chapter 4
Deciding the jobs
After a well earned rest, sleeping with the soot balls, they both woke up the next morning feeling alert and ready to do everything. The boiler man told them everything about how they would see a smurf queen and have to beg to get a job and how to not get turned into a pig or coal. One of the maids who the boiler man trusted was asked to guide them to where they needed to go. Her name was Yatilda." Alright, Boiler man asked me to escort you to Smatella so follow me and do exactly what I do, OK.
Harry and Ron had no idea how high this place was. They climbed so many stairs until finally they reached the top to find a psychedelic-looking corridor.
They would have commented on how it looks but they were to scared to, just in case it may affect there job and turn them into pigs, or even worse, coal! "Well I have to go now, good luck!" said Yatilda in a calm charming voice, while she left to go back down the stairs.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" said a voice they both had heard before.
To shocked to even jump back in fright, they heard the voice again." Looks like I'll have to force you to."
Without another word they felt the collar of there shirts being pulled in the direction they were supposed to go. Seconds seemed like hours and at last they arrived.
They looked up to see the smurf queen or who they finally recognised as Bellatrix leStrange.
It was obvious she didn't recognise them; after all, Hermione had wiped her memory.
"What is it that you bothered me for" asked Bellatrix who is obviously known as Smatella – The smurf queen.
"We want a job and we want one now please!" said Harry
"Why should I give you one, after all you are just human?"
"Please, oh please give us a job please madam!" Screamed Harry, in tears.
"That is one of the reasons I'm not giving you a job- because you have feelings!"
"Please Ma'am, please!"
Then Smatella screeched "I'LL GIVE YOU A JOB YOU WHINY BRAT! But I'm not sure about Rupert in the corner."
After that she pointed her wand at Ron and he vanished into thin air.
Harry was heart-broken, after all; he was the only friend he trusted. But Harry was smart. He knew if he broke out crying he would end up just like Ron. He stayed strong in heart and said " Thank you for giving me a job."
"Very well, now tell me what your name is?"
"Neville"
"Its mine now, from now on you will be known as Yakama, Now lets see what job shall I give you ,ummmm, I know you can be Yatilda's assistant, after all she always pestered me about getting one . Now go find her, and enjoy your new job."
Yakama left through the psychedelic corridor in a hope to find Yatilda.
TO BE CONTINUED . . .