A Werewolf Romance
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters.
This story contains several of my own characters, if you wish for more detailed profiles please don't hesitate to ask.
Michaela Black stood on platform 9 and 3/4 beginning to get rather impatient. She was waiting for her friend Kassia Rider to arrive and with the time now 10:55 and Michaela was getting worried as to whether she'd show.
Just before she gave up hope, Kassi came darting through the barrier pushing her trolley and panting hard.
"Sorry I'm late... I slept in.
"Typical." Michaela sighed and rolled her eyes; she then helped Kassia with her trunk and made their way into the train.
"Look I'm sorry Micky, it was an accident."
"Yes Kassi, just like you said last year when apparently forgot what day it was."
Kassi paused for a moment, "Wasn't that the year before?"
At that both of them just looked at each other and laughed.
They then proceeded down the train trying to find a compartment with little success in the process. They reach the end and there seemed to be no empty ones left.
In the end compartment were Potter, Granger and Weasley from two years below. As Micky and Kassi were also Gryffindors, Potter and his friends knew them vaguely.
Micky opens the door and was about to ask to join them when Kassi leaped forward,
"Get out of here right this minute before I hex you out of it."
Silence captured everyone as she spoke again, "You know fine well I'm being serious."
Potter and co. jumped out of their seats and left as quickly as they could, not daring to look behind them.
Kassi, looking pleased with herself turned and looked at Micky, who was shaking her head at her and again she sighed.
"Explain to me again, why you weren't put into Slytherin."
"Parents, brave personality, courageousness and valour… "
"You threatened the hat didn't you?"
"Yeah... That too."
They went to sit down when Kassi noticed another person in the compartment. This one was a man, fast asleep under his cloak, which, by the looks of it, had seen better days.
"What should I do with him?" Kassi asked.
"Leave him alone maybe."
"Not fair! I wanted to boot him out as well."
"Well you can't, besides he isn't doing you any harm sitting there is he?"
Kassi agreed reluctantly and very soon they were having a good discussion about ideas for magical items they longed to see. Micky and Kassi had become quite good friends with the Weasley twins Fred and George and had started to pick up their love of novelty magical items and practical jokes.
They proceeded on with their usual train activities: talking away and eating the many sweets they had bought from the trolley as it came by. Micky and Kassi were both taken by surprise when the train suddenly came to a screeching halt.
Caught off guard by this, Micky flew out of the seat she was sitting on and went straight into the opposite wall. After a minute or so she picked herself up, rubbing her head due to bump that was forming. The train began to feel colder and colder, the lights had all gone off and Micky also noticed that the windows were beginning to frost over. She then heard a small voice near by:
"I think... someone's coming aboard."
With eyes still unfocused from the hit Micky piped up, "Kassi was that you?"
"No it wasn't me, it was Weasley."
"Which one?"
"The smaller one of the four."
"But there's five."
"Since when?"
"Since last year, do you not remember Ginny?"
"Who?"
"The girl who went into the… oh, never mind"
She struggled to her feet, and allowed her eyes to adjust to the darkness around her; she was then met by a slight scream as Kassi came running back from the door of the compartment. Her face had paled and she was staring at the door in utmost terror.
Micky looked at her and said,
"What's wrong Kassi?"
"G-g-go and l-l-look for y-y-yours-self"
Micky turned around slowly and reached for the door. But it flew open before she could reach it and there stood (or rather hovered) a tall being in a long black cloak. She didn't have time to think on what it was or how to fight it, out of sudden weakness she fell into the seat.
The creature stayed still in the doorway for a few seconds and then made a move towards Kassi, after which she then fainted then the thing turned, what looked like it's head, towards Micky and she started to feel all the happiness she'd ever known drain from existence. Every bad memory was being replayed in her head: the death of her mother, seeing the torture of her as Deatheaters tried to force her to help in the cause. It was becoming too much for Micky to bear, she felt like she was dying and then she too slips the ground and unconscious on the floor.
When she came round she found that the train was moving again and the man who had been previously asleep, was now awake and now walking towards her. Without a word from either of them he helped Micky onto the seat and then turned, leaned over Kassi and proceeded to slap her face gently to try and bring her round. Micky shook herself to bring back her senses and then turned to the man.
"I wouldn't hit her if I were you, she'll just hit you back." she said.
"No she won't and besides I'm only trying to bring her round." he calmly replied, and ignoring the warning continued to tap the side of Kassi's face trying to wake her up when... SLAP!
He looked at her in shock for a couple of seconds and then breathed in deeply and said quietly,
"What did you do that for?"
"I did warn you not to hit her." Micky perked up.
Kassi got herself back onto her seat and turned to Micky,
"Micky, why's this asshole hitting…"
Her voice suddenly ceased as she heard the sound of breaking chocolate. Both of them looked to see this man with a big bar of chocolate and was breaking it up and handing it out to Micky.
"My name is Professor Lupin and I'd appreciate it if you don't call me names." He said looking down at Kassi. He looked at her thoughtfully and then gave her some as well. "Now if you will excuse me I need to have a little word with the driver"
And with that he left the compartment. Micky was still feeling quite groggy. After a few moments of silence Kassi spoke up.
"What do you suppose happened to that thing in the doorway?"
"I'm guessing that professor guy got rid of it after we fell unconscious."
"I wonder what he's a professor of anyway?"
"There's only one spot open, defence against the dark arts. Although, I dare say he looks like one good jinx will finish him off for good."
They then ate their chocolate in silence and while the professor was gone, they changed into their uniforms and waited until they got to Hogsmede Station. They got to the station without further incident; they heard two familiar voices from behind them,
"Black, Rider, wait up!" As Micky (Black) and Kassi (Rider) turned around they saw it was Fred and George. "Go on then Black, admit it your the prefect for this year aren't you."
Micky just looked at them and said, "So what if I am, nothing's changed, I'm not going to turn you two in for anything."
"Glad to hear that," George said "Because we'd have to make life very difficult for you if you did."
Micky raised her eyebrow at George before the four just laughed and walked off together towards the carriages that would take them to Hogwarts. Once in, with Fred and George, Micky and Kassi forgot all about the fear in the train and started to laugh and joke about what happened in the summer.
When they got into the castle however they were greeted with a stern voice,
"Rider, Black, come with me now." It was McGonagall, head of Gryffindor house and she was using the tone of voice that usually meant trouble.
"Good luck." Fred whispered to them as they broke away from the crowd and followed the professor to her office. There Madame Pomfrey, the school nurse, was already waiting and started fussing over the two girls from the moment they stepped through the door.
"What's been going on with you two, I'm surprised at you Black, getting yourself into trouble and..." she seemed to be so preoccupied with checking them over she forgot to finish her sentence.
"It was a dementor Poppy, it wasn't their fault that they are like this." Prof. McGonagall said calmly.
Kassi really didn't like all this fuss so she blurted out,
"Look, we're both fine. That Professor Lupin or whatever his name is, gave us some chocolate after and we both feel fine. Don't we Micky."
Micky saw no need for words and just nodded in agreement.
Madame Pomfrey looked intrigued, "Finally we have a defence against the dark arts teacher who knows his remedies"
"If you are both really feeling alright I'll let you go back into the great hall." Prof. McGonagall said, both of them nodded so they walked out of the office, down the corridor and into the great hall.
Eyes stared at them for a few moments, none more so than the terrified first years at the front of the hall. Micky and Kassi sat down next to the twins and watched the sorting commence.
After the sorting, Dumbledore stood up to give his announcements. He said the usual stuff to the first years about not going into the forest in the grounds was forbidden and everything else then he introduced the new teachers for the year. Prof. Lupin in the defence against the dark arts position and Hagrid was now the care of magical creatures teacher. He started with something different,
"As you will all be aware after their search on the Hogwarts Express, our school is presently playing host to some of the Dementors of Azkaban, who are here on Ministry of Magic business. They are stationed at every entrance to the grounds, and while they are with us, I must make it plain that nobody is to leave school without are not to be fooled by tricks or disguises- or even invisibility cloaks. It is not in the nature of a dementor to understand pleading or excuses. I therefore warn each and every one of you to give them no reason to harm you. I look to the prefects, and our new head boy and girl, to make sure that no student runs foul to the Dementors."
At those last words Micky straightened up, and Fred and George looked at her with a side ways grin. At last after that air of silence, Dumbledore finally said the words everyone had been waiting for,
"Let the feast begin."
And in that instant all sorts of food appeared of the house tables. Everyone tucked into their food and, after pleasuring their stomachs with several mouthfuls of mashed potato, Fred and George turned to Micky and Kassi.
"What did McGonagall want with you two then?"
Neither of them said anything for a few seconds then Fred said,
"Come on you can trust us?"
"Look it's fine, it was just something about that dementor that was on the train today." Micky said, rather quietly.
"Why, what happened?"
"We just didn't fair to well when it came into our compartment that's all."
The twins looked at each other. Micky doubted that they bought this story but they said no more on the subject.
At the end of the feast everyone was very tired and after guiding the first years to the dormitory and telling them the basics, Micky joined Kassi who was already in the fifth year dorm.
"I can see this prefect thing becoming a drag."
"Your the swot who's always good. Everyone knew it was going to be you Micky."
Micky nodded and after a few moments past and then Kassi spoke again
"Anyway we better get some sleep, whether I like it or not it's school in the morning"
Micky again just nodded and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.