Chapter 1

Announcement

Standing at his podium in the dining hall the famed head master of Hogwarts stood slightly hunched over. He passed his watchful and wise eyes over his staff and students, all he tresured and cared for deeply. He was deep in thought his mind for once a jumble of word's, memory's and thought's. The war is beginning, Voldemort is mustering his forces of darkness and soon all hell will break loose. The students are what are most important, all of the young witches and wizards gatherd in this hall need to be protected. With a sigh Albus Dumbledore raised his wand and cast a small incantation to increase the volume of his voice so he could adress his school.

"My dear student's this morning you have been gathered here at my wish." He said in his enthralling voice, "To save you all from a terrible fate."

Whispers flooded the halls as the students questioned what was being said. All except two seventh year Gryphondor students, Lucas Shayde a tall boy of sixteen with a wiry strong build and peirceing blue eyes with shiny gold around the pupil and his hair was a deep chocolaty brown with bright gold dyed in streaks. The other student was Annabell McKinly a Gryphondor also, an equally tall girl with lustrious blonde hair and beautiful olive green slash blue eyes with orange around the pupils she was gorgeous like no other she shined even in the dark and she was a powerful witch to boot.

Dumbledore silenced them with a wave of his hand and continued on ,"As you know Voldemort is rising, and he is going to bring as many things from the dark as he can. This world will no longer be safe for any witch or wizard that is not willing to fight him or hide."

Dumbledore was breathing evenly as though what he was saying was just as same as annoucing when the next quidditch match would be.

After a long moment he began to speak again, "I am worried for all of you, but i have a way to save each and every one of you. It is an old spell but it is not lost and it has been used in situations like this before and it shall be used again."

He passed another long and intellegent gaze over his students again be starting again, "I will divide you into groups based on your age group and house to help acclimate you to the changes."

He raised his hand and the tables split into groupings and cast locomotor making the table rise with the children still safely on them and arrange them in sections.

He spoke again after a long while, "Look at the people in your groups one of you will be the alpha and leader of your group."

Suddenly a giant number burned into the tables from one to eight.

Albus spoke again with a wistful voice, "Tables two to eight please leave to your home room but rememeber your number. Table one stay please."

A roughly burnt number one was on the table that Lucas and Annabell was at.

Lucas was the first to speak in the group his voice surprising the others, "So do any of you know what the head master's plan is?" Everyone at the table just shook their head.

Annabell spoke next her voice like the sound of tinkling chimes high and beautiful, "I suppose we'll find out soon the head master is coming now."