here's chapter one of my new story

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On The Way Back

"You think it's Katrina?" Kyle asked as they started to fly away.

"I really hope not," Melanie said, "I don't want other people dying." They flew for hours until they came to a clearing near the Forbidden Forest. They parked their brooms near a huge tree and sat on the ground. They were all tired, shaken up, some were crying, but Melanie reassured them everything would be alright.

"I'm worried," Eva said as Jake came over and joined in on their conversation, "These people can't fight."

"Fight?" Melanie asked almost laughing, "Who said anything about fighting?"

"Obviously whoever made London extict must have ultimate power," Eva said as Jake interrupted.

"Do you think Katrina destroyed London?"

"I'm betting on it," Melanie said as Eva and Jake looked scared, "Don't worry. We will fight when it is needed." Jake and Eva looked at ease and walked away, but something bothered Melanie and Kyle noticed it.

"What's wrong?" Kyle asked holding Melanie around the waist.

"Something isn't right," she said looking around at the other students, "someone's a Death Eater. I can sense it. Just keep your wand at hand."

"Alright," Kyle as the sun disappeared beneath the trees.

"Alright everyone!" Melanie said getting everyone's attention. The students gathered around Melanie and Kyle to listen to them. Raising her voice, she continued, "The sun has gone down that means we need to conjure tents. Be careful at night. Do not go into the Forbidden Forest and incase of attack keep your wand close."

"Who would attack?" yelled a kid in the back as his friends laughed, "Death Eaters?"

Melanie went through the crowd and up to the kid and started to argue, "What's your name?"

"Deryck," he said with a disliking attitude, "What's it to ya, babe?"

"If you're you to something, you will be stopped," Melanie said a little quieter.

"You can't stop us," Deryck said grinning evily, "We're already here." Melanie looked around and realized that everyone was gone and she was encircled by Death Eaters. There were about twenty to thirty Death Eaters surrounding her and she had no way of getting out.

"You see, when He wants something He wants gets it and He wants you," Deryck smiled as the Death Eaters raised their wands and advanced onto Melanie.

"You're mistaken," Melanie said raising her arms above her head and forming an enormous fireball, "I'm stronger than you think." She threw the fireball and illuminated the entire forest. Ever Death Eater was turned to ash, all except for Deryck.

"You're mistaken," he said menacingly, "I'm stronger than you think." He disappeared from the forest and everyone reappeared, but Kyle was the only one that was hurt.

Melanie ran over to him as he held his side; it was bleeding.

"They stabbed me," Kyle said coughing, "Get me to the castle. Hurry!" Melanie propped him on a broom and it took toward the castle.

"We're going to the castle," Melanie said to everyone else, "I will talk with Dumbledore and you all go to your houses." They all took off to the castle, but Melanie's thoughts were of worry, anger, and confusion. Was Deryck really a Death Eater? Why wasn't Katrina in the woods attacking them? Melanie saw the castle and was relieved, but worry still haunted her.

"Dumbledore?" Melanie yelled in his office, but the answer she got was a female voice from a back room.

"Melanie?" McGonagall yelled coming out of the back room, looking rather surprised and confused.

"Where's Professor Dumbledore?" Melanie asked her.

"He's away on business," McGonagall said folding her arms, "What are you doing here? September is in three months."

"London is gone."

"Gone? What do you mean 'gone'?" McGonagall questioned. There was fear in her voice and sadness.

"Gone as in it was swallowed by a huge crater," Melanie said as tears ran down McGonagall's face, "Half the students were swallowed by the crater and died. I brought the remaining students except one."

"Who?" McGonagall asked wiping her face and blowing her nose.

"Deryck Whitehouse," Melanie responded, "He's a Death Eater and he tried to kill me."

"Are the students safe?" McGonagall asked as she pondered and digested what Melanie had told her.

"Kyle Brown is in the Hospital Wing as we speak, but everyone else is in their common rooms getting comfortable."

"Thank you Ms. Potter," McGonagall said, "Well I have some work to get done. So you'd best be off."

As Melanie's hand touched the door knob, McGonagall said, "Say hello to your father for me."

"I will," Melanie lied. She'd thought McGonagall had heard enough bad news for one day. She left Dumbledore's office and headed toward the Hospital Wing, but she found a stiff body lying on the floor with a scared look on his face. She looked around her and up and down the hallway, but what she saw made her jump and her heart skipped a beat. She saw a large tail slither down the west corridor. It was a greenish-blue, slimy tail that disappeared behind the corner.

"Melanie?" Kyle asked holding his side, "What happened to Sam?"

"I just found him like this," Melanie said feeling his hands and out of nowehere his body became limp and his face went from petrified to his eyes being closed.

"We need o get him to the Hospital Wing," Kyle said, but Melanie felt his pulse.

"Madam Pomfrey can't heal the dead," Melanie said as she cried, "He's dead."

Kyle kneeled and hugged her as tightly as his wound would let him. He helped her up and he picked up Sam.

"We should let Dumbledore know about this," Kyle said as they walked down the stairs to their common room. They had no idea what to do with his body, but then Melanie had an idea.

"Put him down," she told Kyle. Kyle laid him on the floor and kneeled next to him. She out her hand over his heart and closed her eyes. A golden light appeared from her hand and went through his entire body. When the golden light disappeared, Melanie panted and Sam opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Oh my god," Kyle said bewildered at what he saw, "You just raised the dead."

"Well he did nothing wrong," Melanie said helping Sam to his feet.

"Thank you," Same said hugging Melanie. Sam was a second year who escaped the destruction of London.

"You're welcome," Melanie said smiling, "Now meet up with your friends in Hufflepuff. Don't pass any snakes on the way!"

Sam smiled, "I won't, I promise." After the portrait hole closed Kyle turned to Melanie with fear on his face.

"Snake? Like Chamber of Secrets Snake?"

"From what I saw," Melanie responded, "Only Sam was dead not petrified he was dead. Back when my father was twelve he fought the Basilisk, but it never killed. Why is it now killing people adn Same isn't muggle born?"

"I don't know," Kyle said as he sat on the couch and lit the fire.

Suddenly Kyle got up and stared at the beige wall above the fireplace. Bloody letters were leaking through the wall and were dripping onto the floor.

"What does it says?" Melanie said staring at the wall.

"'The snake will kill everyone,'" Kyle read frightened, "'Beware. And you can't stop us.'"

"Who is 'us'?" Melanie asked folding her arms.

"Isn't it obvious?" Kyle asked rereading the message, "It has to be Deryck. Who else would it be?"