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This is in answer to the Severitus Challenge . Enjoy and leave reviews please.
Chapter 1
Harry Potter's summer before his fifth year of school at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had been better then he could have hoped. The Dursley's were happy to let the Weasly family take Harry for the summer. Harry was happy to get away from Uncle Vernon's beatings for not finishing his chores. Ron and Harry stayed almost glued to each other. They went and saw a Quidditch match between the Chudley Cannons and the Caerphilly Catapults. The Catapults won the game in the fourth hour of play. Ron was a bit mad that his team lost, but soon got over it when he was able to get a poster signed by the seeker of the team. Harry was almost in aw of the game. He had seen a world cup match, but he had never seen a professional match.
September first came rather quickly. Ron and Harry met up with Hermione at King's cross station. "Did you two have a good summer?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, it was great. Ron and I spent it together."
"Glad to hear it, lets get aboard before all the good seats are taken." Hermione smiled. The coachman took their trunks and bags and loaded them onto the train. The group quickly found a empty car and climbed into it.
The train ride to Hogwarts was the same as it had always been. Harry and Ron both had sandwiches given to them by Mrs. Weasly for the trip. Ginny sat in their car along with Hermione.
"I think we are getting close Harry, We should put our robes on." Hermione stated.
"Sure. This train ride seems to get shorter every year." Harry replied back as he looked out of the window. The country side flew by.
The trio and Ginny all put their robes on. Ron helped Ginny with her tie. Everyone was having fun talking about their times over the summer. Suddenly the train came to a stop. Harry looked out of the window to figure out why they had stopped.
Hermione on the other hand opened the door to the car and looked down the hall.
"We stopped. Anyone know why?"
"I hope it isn't dementor's again." Ginny said as she shivered. She remembered her second year and how they came aboard the train.
"I don't think so." Harry replied.
Soon the train started up again and the students looked puzzled. They closed the door to the car and sat looking at each other quietly. The lady with the treats came by and opened the door. This shocked the students.
"Would you like anything from the cart?" The lady asked.
"Mam, why did we stop?" Harry asked.
"We had to dear, to pick someone up. Nothing for you to worry about." The lady replied with a smile.
"Nothing for us thanks." Ron said as he held up a sandwich.
The lady left them and Hermione looked to Harry.
"Wonder who we picked up."
Harry shrugged. The train ride was quiet the rest of the way to Hogwarts. As the students got off the train their were whispers and questions as to why it stopped. Harry saw Hagrid motioning for the first years.
"First years over here." He bellowed. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny walked over.
"Hello Hagrid." Harry smiled.
" 'ello Harry. Have a nice summer?" "Yes I did Hagrid. Spent it with Ron. His family saved me from my uncle."
"Ah, so the old prune still hasn't learned his lesson. Might be something I can do about that."
"Don't get yourself in trouble Hagrid. Did you have a good summer?"
"Yes. Dumbledore sent me to Romania to see Ron's brother Charlie and Norbert." Hagrid smiled happily.
"How is Norbert doing Hagrid?"
"He's doing well, grown up a bit."
Harry smiled. Norbert was Hagrid's dragon. Harry and his friends helped Norbert escape to Romania before Professor Dumbledore found out.
"Yeh three best be off. The carriages won't wait for yeh." Hagrid smiled and bellowed for more first years to guide toward the boats.
Harry and the rest of the group made their way to the waiting carriages. The last one waited for them and Harry opened the door. The four climbed in and noticed one last person making their way to the last carriage. The door opened and the person looked in. Her face was hidden by the hood of her cloak.
"Guy's make room." Ginny said as the group moved to make room.
The person smiled and climbed in. She sat and put her briefcase on her lap.
"Hello, I'm Harry, this is Ron, his sister Ginny and this is Hermione."
"Pleasure." Hermione nodded.
The person only smiled. Hermione saw the emblem on the briefcase and looked to Harry.
"So how long have you been with the MLE?" Hermione stated.
Harry and Ron looked to Hermione with confusion and then to the woman who's face was still hidden. The woman shook her head and didn't answer.
"You know it's rude not to answer a question." Hermione stated again.
The woman looked at Hermione and the air in the cart suddenly got very cold. Ginny started to shiver.
"Hermione if the woman does not want to answer, don't push it ok." Ron spat out.
The woman turned and looked out of the window as the forest rushed by. The carts came to the castle quickly and the students exited. Harry climbed out in time to see the lady who rode with them rush off and disapper inside the castle.
"Strange. Come on guys, lets go get a good seat." Harry replied.
The group went into the castle and walked into the Great Hall. Harry smiled to the headmaster as he entered. Professor Dumbledore smiled back.
Hermione and Ginny took their seats opposite Harry and Ron. Harry felt as if someone was watching him and looked back to the teachers table. His eyes landed on Professor Snape. He could always tell when Snape was watching him. It felt strange. Professor Snape always seemed to be watching him.
Soon the doors of the Great Hall opened and the first years walked in. Harry smiled remembering the first time he entered the hall. He watched as the new students tried to take everything in. Harry glanced again at the teachers table and noticed a familar face sitting with the teachers.
"Harry, look who's by Dumbledore. Is that Lupin?" Ron whispered. "I thought they told him he couldn't come back?" Hermione answered.
"Guys, maybe they changed their mind. If he is back this year is going to be great."
The trio smiled and so did Ginny. After the students were sorted and sitting at their appropriate houses Professor Dumbledore stood up. "Welcome to Hogwarts and the start of a new school year. The rules are as follows, No student shall go into the forbidden forest. It is strickly off limits. Also the third floor corridor is again off limits this year. We would like to welcome back Professor Remus Lupin to our staff. He has graciously agreed to resume his position as our Defense against the Dark Arts teacher. Please do your best to welcome him back. As for his affliction it is under control so no one has anything to worry about. Now let the feast begin." He waved his hand and the tables filled with food. After about two hours the students were escorted to their common rooms. The new students took the lead. The older ones drifted behind the prefect.
"Looks like this year will be fun. Though I hear Snape is going to go tough on us this year." Ron said.
"Isn't he always?" Hermione asked.
Harry giggled as he entered the common room and went to a seat by the fire.
"It feels like I'm home."
The group smiled and took their usual seats for the night.
This is in answer to the Severitus Challenge . Enjoy and leave reviews please.
Chapter 1
Harry Potter's summer before his fifth year of school at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had been better then he could have hoped. The Dursley's were happy to let the Weasly family take Harry for the summer. Harry was happy to get away from Uncle Vernon's beatings for not finishing his chores. Ron and Harry stayed almost glued to each other. They went and saw a Quidditch match between the Chudley Cannons and the Caerphilly Catapults. The Catapults won the game in the fourth hour of play. Ron was a bit mad that his team lost, but soon got over it when he was able to get a poster signed by the seeker of the team. Harry was almost in aw of the game. He had seen a world cup match, but he had never seen a professional match.
September first came rather quickly. Ron and Harry met up with Hermione at King's cross station. "Did you two have a good summer?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, it was great. Ron and I spent it together."
"Glad to hear it, lets get aboard before all the good seats are taken." Hermione smiled. The coachman took their trunks and bags and loaded them onto the train. The group quickly found a empty car and climbed into it.
The train ride to Hogwarts was the same as it had always been. Harry and Ron both had sandwiches given to them by Mrs. Weasly for the trip. Ginny sat in their car along with Hermione.
"I think we are getting close Harry, We should put our robes on." Hermione stated.
"Sure. This train ride seems to get shorter every year." Harry replied back as he looked out of the window. The country side flew by.
The trio and Ginny all put their robes on. Ron helped Ginny with her tie. Everyone was having fun talking about their times over the summer. Suddenly the train came to a stop. Harry looked out of the window to figure out why they had stopped.
Hermione on the other hand opened the door to the car and looked down the hall.
"We stopped. Anyone know why?"
"I hope it isn't dementor's again." Ginny said as she shivered. She remembered her second year and how they came aboard the train.
"I don't think so." Harry replied.
Soon the train started up again and the students looked puzzled. They closed the door to the car and sat looking at each other quietly. The lady with the treats came by and opened the door. This shocked the students.
"Would you like anything from the cart?" The lady asked.
"Mam, why did we stop?" Harry asked.
"We had to dear, to pick someone up. Nothing for you to worry about." The lady replied with a smile.
"Nothing for us thanks." Ron said as he held up a sandwich.
The lady left them and Hermione looked to Harry.
"Wonder who we picked up."
Harry shrugged. The train ride was quiet the rest of the way to Hogwarts. As the students got off the train their were whispers and questions as to why it stopped. Harry saw Hagrid motioning for the first years.
"First years over here." He bellowed. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny walked over.
"Hello Hagrid." Harry smiled.
" 'ello Harry. Have a nice summer?" "Yes I did Hagrid. Spent it with Ron. His family saved me from my uncle."
"Ah, so the old prune still hasn't learned his lesson. Might be something I can do about that."
"Don't get yourself in trouble Hagrid. Did you have a good summer?"
"Yes. Dumbledore sent me to Romania to see Ron's brother Charlie and Norbert." Hagrid smiled happily.
"How is Norbert doing Hagrid?"
"He's doing well, grown up a bit."
Harry smiled. Norbert was Hagrid's dragon. Harry and his friends helped Norbert escape to Romania before Professor Dumbledore found out.
"Yeh three best be off. The carriages won't wait for yeh." Hagrid smiled and bellowed for more first years to guide toward the boats.
Harry and the rest of the group made their way to the waiting carriages. The last one waited for them and Harry opened the door. The four climbed in and noticed one last person making their way to the last carriage. The door opened and the person looked in. Her face was hidden by the hood of her cloak.
"Guy's make room." Ginny said as the group moved to make room.
The person smiled and climbed in. She sat and put her briefcase on her lap.
"Hello, I'm Harry, this is Ron, his sister Ginny and this is Hermione."
"Pleasure." Hermione nodded.
The person only smiled. Hermione saw the emblem on the briefcase and looked to Harry.
"So how long have you been with the MLE?" Hermione stated.
Harry and Ron looked to Hermione with confusion and then to the woman who's face was still hidden. The woman shook her head and didn't answer.
"You know it's rude not to answer a question." Hermione stated again.
The woman looked at Hermione and the air in the cart suddenly got very cold. Ginny started to shiver.
"Hermione if the woman does not want to answer, don't push it ok." Ron spat out.
The woman turned and looked out of the window as the forest rushed by. The carts came to the castle quickly and the students exited. Harry climbed out in time to see the lady who rode with them rush off and disapper inside the castle.
"Strange. Come on guys, lets go get a good seat." Harry replied.
The group went into the castle and walked into the Great Hall. Harry smiled to the headmaster as he entered. Professor Dumbledore smiled back.
Hermione and Ginny took their seats opposite Harry and Ron. Harry felt as if someone was watching him and looked back to the teachers table. His eyes landed on Professor Snape. He could always tell when Snape was watching him. It felt strange. Professor Snape always seemed to be watching him.
Soon the doors of the Great Hall opened and the first years walked in. Harry smiled remembering the first time he entered the hall. He watched as the new students tried to take everything in. Harry glanced again at the teachers table and noticed a familar face sitting with the teachers.
"Harry, look who's by Dumbledore. Is that Lupin?" Ron whispered. "I thought they told him he couldn't come back?" Hermione answered.
"Guys, maybe they changed their mind. If he is back this year is going to be great."
The trio smiled and so did Ginny. After the students were sorted and sitting at their appropriate houses Professor Dumbledore stood up. "Welcome to Hogwarts and the start of a new school year. The rules are as follows, No student shall go into the forbidden forest. It is strickly off limits. Also the third floor corridor is again off limits this year. We would like to welcome back Professor Remus Lupin to our staff. He has graciously agreed to resume his position as our Defense against the Dark Arts teacher. Please do your best to welcome him back. As for his affliction it is under control so no one has anything to worry about. Now let the feast begin." He waved his hand and the tables filled with food. After about two hours the students were escorted to their common rooms. The new students took the lead. The older ones drifted behind the prefect.
"Looks like this year will be fun. Though I hear Snape is going to go tough on us this year." Ron said.
"Isn't he always?" Hermione asked.
Harry giggled as he entered the common room and went to a seat by the fire.
"It feels like I'm home."
The group smiled and took their usual seats for the night.