The Snake And The Stag
I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER
Chapter one: Homeward bound.
The Train jostled Harry awake. It was dark out but the moon and stars lit the landscape nicely.
"Good, your up, mate. Just about to wake you up. Hermionie just left to change into her uniform." Ron Weasly said. He and Harry had been friends since their first train rife to the castle. Harry sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. Ron pulled the curtain over the door window and they hurriedly changed into the uniforms. It felt good to change back into wizards' robes. Harry couldn't stop the rising excitement down at the thought of going to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The one place that he considered his home, Besides the Burrow of course.
" Good thing Voldemorts kept quiet all summer." Harry mumbled. Ron flinched a little at the name but not as much as he used to. Like Harry and Hermionie, Ron had begun to say Voldemort's name.
"Speaking of this summer, I'm surprised your aunt and uncle let us come out."
"Amazing huh? I suppose it had to do with the talk they got after last year." Harry thought about the game of wizards' chess he'd bullied Dudley into playing. For how stupid he was, he was pretty good at chess. He was also losing a noticeable amount of weight.
Hermionie soon came back with the usual gang that consisted of Ginny Weasly, Luna lovegood, and Neville Longbottom. They all had a blast passing the time away eating 'Bertie Botts every flavor Beans and the Weasly twins Canary Creams. DA members walked by waving to the through the glass. They all waved back and continued to talk (Luna was reading 'The Quibble' upside down again).
Before long, they were heading to the castle that Harry considered his home. He couldn't wait to see the great hall or the Gryffindor common room, or even Snape, the potions professor.
Harry also couldn't wait to have the DA meetings again. Dumbledore had granted him permission to continue the club.
Harry patted a Thestral before continuing to the school. He was one of the few people that could see them. The creature stomped as he walked off. Harry and the other two made their way through the crowded entrance hall to the Great hall the sit at their house tables. After the sorting and the feast, The Gryiffindors made their way to their hose towers. Harry walked with Ron and Hermionie as they lead the first years to the tower and entered the house common room. Harry moved over to the boy's staircase, thinking of nothing but sleep. But sleep would not come tonight. On the back of a chair beside the staircase, Harry saw a poisonous green snake, looking at him. Hurriedly, he made his way up to his dorm that now read 'sixth years'. On his pillow he saw a letter. He ripped it open to see the loopy handwriting of Dumbledore.
Harry,
Come to my office after breakfast tomorrow. I have something for you to do.
Professor Dumbledore.
Harry didn't know what to think. Only that he'd be lying awake for half the night.