The Dark Lord's New Target
A/N: I don't own the characters or the storyline. But some characters are made up. You can tell the difference, anyway. There are also spells here that were thought up of by my cousin. Enjoy the fanfic, and look forward for more.
Chapter 1: The First Encounter
It was an ordinary day. The Hogwarts Express was blowing its whistle, signaling its departure at 11:00 am. Students of all years were running from the platform and jumping onto the train. Some with their heads stuck out the windows, waving goodbye to their mums and dads for yet another year at Hogwarts.
As the train began to increase its speed, platform 9 and ¾ was out of sight, as the scenery became grassy mountains and the sort. The students stuck their heads back in the train, sitting down. Some students were walking around, looking for empty compartments. Others were sticking their heads into compartments and asking for a seat.
This is where Joey Sanders comes in. With his tacky school robes on him, he was obviously a transfer student. Lugging his trunk with him along the train's corridors, He walked to the last train cart, throwing his trunk inside with the rest of the trunks. He wiped his forehead with the back of his hand, going back to the other train cart.
He looks through each compartment in that train cart. Finally, he stumbles upon a compartment with a student and a man. He slid the door open, sticking his head inside. "Uhm, excuse me? But, may I?" he asked the student, who had some sort of device he was working on.
The boy looked up and stared at Joey for a while, turning his eyes away from his device. "Go ahead.. I'm sure 'he' wouldn't mind," he replied, pointing his thumb at the man who had his rather shabby robes over him. He looked asleep as he leaned on the window.
"Who is 'he', anyway?" Joey asked, stepping into the compartment, sliding the door closed behind him, still standing. He didn't want to be rude, so he decided not to sit.
"A teacher. Defense Against the Dark Arts to be exact. Just sit down, Joey. He wouldn't mind. Really," the student said, as his eyes were focused on the screen of his device.
Joey indeed sat down, but was rather curious as to why he knew him. He sat down in silence along with the other people in the compartment. After some time, nightfall came, and rain began to pour down, drops of rain hitting the train's windows.
Breaking the silence, Joey decided to start a conversation, which he started with an introduction. "I'm Joey, by the way. Joey San.." he started, until the student interrupted him.
"Yes, I know you already. You're Joey Sandders, the new student from the Muggle World. Andrew Plasma, 4th year Gryfffindor," he said, extending his hand, but still focused on his device.
Joey reached for the hand and shook it, rather amazed by his information. As they let go of each other's hands, the train suddenly came to an abrupt stop. The lights went off, as Joey went headfirst to the wall beside Andrew. He got on his feet, rubbing his head, as Andrew took his wand and exclaimed, 'Lumos Maxima!' as a huge source of light appeared on the tip of his wand, lighting the compartment.
The corridor was pitch black, as cold air began to fill the air. The sliding compartment doors began to open and close by itself, slightly frightening Joey. Suddenly, Andrew's light went out, making the train pitch black. Suddenly, scared out of their wits, both Andrew and Joey became frightened with the sudden cold and icy wind sweeping around the train.
Suddenly, a whisper of 'Lumos!' was heard, with a light lighting up the teacher's wand, who stood up with alertness, looking around the compartment. He looked at Andrew and Joey, as he put his wand down slightly, putting a smile across his face. "Well, this is quite a surprise. A blackout on the train.." he said, with a slight chuckle to himself. "Andrew, Joey, please stay here while I check things out," he continued, sliding the door open and taking a step out, until Andrew held his arm, preventing him from going out.
"Professor Lupin.. Are you sure?" Andrew asked, a bit worried. "I mean, do you think.." he continued, but soon trailed off.
Lupin brought his smile back, replying, "It's alright Andrew. I'll be okay. I promise." He shook off Andrew's hand, walking off to the last train cart. The sliding compartment door closed on its own, as Lupin was armed with his wand on his right, light atop his wand. He brought it from one end to the other, shedding light on the dark cart. Just as he opened the train cart, which was filled with trunks, he heard a murmur in the quiet cart. Suddenly, a great force of a spell came towards Lupin, sending him flying into the corridor of the next cart, landing right outside his compartment.
Joey heard the sudden thug and decided to open the door, finding Professor Lupin on the floor. "Professor Lupin! Are you okay?" he asked, helping him up.
"I'm fine, Joey. Don't worry," he said, getting on his feet again, wiping off a trickle of blood coming down from the corner of his mouth. He walked towards the storage cart again, as Joey began to follow him, until Andrew cast a spell on him. 'Locomotor Veltin!' Suddenly, Joey's body was locked into a standing position.
"W..what is this?!" Joey asked, trying to move, struggling from his position.
"It's a spell that locks your whole body into any position, upon my decision. A spell that I made, of course," explained Andrew, bringing his wand down from shoulder level. "Just stay put and wait for Professor Lupin. Have faith in him."
Meanwhile, Lupin entered the storage cart again, lighting his wand again. He looked around, until his was hit by another spell, but more powerful than the last one. It was so strong that it sent him flying all the way to the door of the other train cart, bringing him to a slight unconsciousness.
Andrew lifted the spell as Joey ran to Lupin's side, checking for any injuries. To his surprise, Lupin got up again with difficulty. The dark- hooded figure came to the door of the cart, aiming his wand directly at Lupin. Lupin pushed Joey aside, pointing his wand at the dark-hooded figure. He was the first to cast his spell, as he exclaimed, 'Everte Statia!'
The spell was soon evaded with the cast of the Shield Spell that the dark- hooded figure conjured. 'Portego!' was heard, as a shield blocked the figure from being affected by Lupin's spell. Then suddenly, the figure aimed his wand at Lupin again, casting one of the curses. He bellowed out, 'Crucio!' as red sparks shot out of the figure's wand, sending the Cruciatus Curse upon Lupin.
The train began to run normally again, the lights coming back on. Andrew ran out of the compartment and took out his wand. "Professor Lupin, hang in there!" he said, pointing his wand at him, casting a spell. 'Elixlonical!' The Cruciatus Curse was lifted, as Lupin opened his eyes to find Andrew and Joey.
"Thank goodness you're okay, Professor Lupin!" said Joey. Lupin sat up to lean on the door. Students began to stick their heads out of their compartments, wondering what was all the commotion about. Andrew got on his feet and explained to them about it being an accident.
Lupin was breathing rather heavily now, holding his right arm with his left hand, blood spilling from his arm. His forehead was trickling with blood, as Joey went to get a nurse. Andrew came back to Lupin's side and helped him up and took him back to their compartment. Andrew sat him down and sat opposite him. "Who was it, Professor? Was it Voldemort?" he asked rather suddenly, as Joey came back with the nurse. Joey sat down beside Andrew, as the nurse started to bandage Lupin's injuries.
"..Yes. He didn't look like he was after Harry Potter anymore. He's facing a new target. We have to find out who he's after," he said, with pauses in between them. The nurse excused herself as she finished. "Well, we're here. Let's be off, shall we?" He said, taking his robe and putting it over his shoulders.
His right arm, as he saw, was bandaged from his right palm to his shoulder. He took a cane on his right, and his suitcase on his left. He descended the train and took the first carriage to Hogwarts. He arrived at the gates, disapparating to his office.
Once all the students had gathered in the Great Hall, the teachers arrived, and the Sorting began. Joey was among the 1st years and some other transfers due for 4th year, like Jett Stealth, another transfer from the Muggle World.
After the Sorting, both Joey and Jett were sorted in Gryffindor. Joey sat diagonally of Andrew, who was chatting with Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Joey sat beside Seamus Finnigan and Neville Longbottom, while Jett sat beside Ginny Weasley and Dean Thomas. Joey finished introducing himself to Seamus and Neville and turned to Harry, who sat across him. "Hello there. I'm.." he started, only to be interrupted by Harry, who extended a hand to Joey.
"Joey Sanders. Yeah. I know. Andrew's told me about you. I'm Harry. Harry Potter," he said, as Joey took his hand and they both shook hands. They let their hands part, as Joey turned to Ronald and Hermione, as Harry continued an introduction. "These are my best friends. Ronald Weasley," he said.
"Ron, for short. Nice to meet you, Joey," answered Ron politely, seeing Joey stand up and shaking his hand.
"Nice to meet you too, Ron," said Joey, letting their hands part and turning to Hermione.
"And I'm Hermione Granger. I'm a mud-blood like you," said Hermione with a smile across her face, shaking Joey's hand. Joey soon sat down.
"Nice to meet you all. Hermione, how's Hogwarts compared to an ordinary school back in the 'Muggle' World?" asked Joey, taking his seat.
"Well, Hogwarts is SOOO much better than any school in the Muggle World. You learn so much here," answered Hermione. "By the way, why did you come only now? I mean, you were supposed to get an invitation from Hogwarts 3 years ago," she now asked Joey.
"Yeah, I want to know that, too," said Ron.
"Well, my mum and dad were a little picky about it. They weren't exactly used to magic yet. But I persuaded them, either way," said Joey, as Professor McGonagall caught their attention.
END OF CHAPTER 1
A/N: Well, the suspense getting to you? Well, find out in Chapter 2 of my fanfic. Remember: 'Riddikulus!'