AN: Hi this is my first FanFiction work and I already see many things I need to work on. For the moment could I not have many flames as I don't want to be put off (This is just something I'm doing for fun and as expression). Sorry this Chapter's a little short however the next chapter will be longer! Promise! Although I'll point out now that I have exams coming up soon so it will be quite sparse over the next month of so until the end of November when I'm on holidays. Enjoy!
The Seeping Darkness Within
Declaration: I do not own Harry Potter (although I wish... *dreams of swimming in money* ) by J. nor Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising Series (Which is slow paced but really interesting. Watch the movie trailer first so that u know it can be wicked. Then read the book and worship it. Then watch the movie. It's all wicked! :D )
Now! On with the Fanfiction!
Chapter 1
Harry walked down the corridor of carriages on The Hogwarts Express searching listlessly through the glass panelled doors for an empty compartment while pondering with a troubled mind. He was on his way to his 5th year at Hogwarts and already it was full of mysteries, adventures and, above all, confusion. Already many questions filled his head ranging such as; why did Professor Dumbledore not look at him let alone talk to him during the hearing? And what is this weapon the Order is talking about or the remarkable thing that was discovered? And who is that boy? That last question puzzled Harry the most as he thought back to the moment...
Over the summer break, Harry and his cousin were walking back home when, after a slight disagreement between the two, the sky darkened and everything became cold as the happiness was drained from everything. Dudley assumed that the 'freak' was the cause of this in an attempt to scare him so he swung his meaty fist into Harry's jaw as a swift right-hook that his father's so proud of. However this did nothing to the spell so Dudley ran while Harry frantically searched for his wand in the dark. 'Lumos' muttered Harry and was rewarded with a dim glow light spraying from his wand on the ground near his hand. Swiftly obtained, Harry turned to face the cause of their problems. When he spotted the two Dementers attacking them Harry almost wished he didn't turn around.
Collecting his thoughts and trying to focus, Harry said the spell to protect them, 'Expecto patronum'. A wisp of silvery light signified his failed attempt. Starting to worry, he tried again. Another wisp soon followed. Steering his thoughts away from the danger Harry screamed 'EXPECTO PATRONUM'. Success, as the stag of light sprang to life in front of him and charged at the Dementer, scaring it away. He turned to see how Dudley was and gasped as he saw the Dementer closing in for the kiss. This lapse in concentration caused the patronus to disperse dooming Dudley to his kiss. 'Leave!' said a calm yet firm voice of a male youth.
Stunned, Harry turned his gaze towards to the boy whom had slightly tanned skin, mouse brown hair and deep blue eyes; furthermore he seemed to possess a slight silver glow. However the strangest thing about him was that he looked 11 years old yet, at the same time, so much older, as if he is as old as time itself. What surprised him more was when the remaining Dementer backed away as if hit by a patronus charm, before gliding away. When he turned back to the boy behind this stack of empty boxes whom had somehow not been noticed prior and during the attack, he realized that he had somehow vanished. There was no sound, no burst of light, no movement, nothing! Almost as if he had never been there. Staring at the spot he previously occupied, Harry was jolted back into reality as he heard Dudley grown and a figure was seen approaching the end of the lane. Afterwards, it was discovered that the Ministry had no records of anyone else being there and that Mrs Figg had not seen the boy. It still puzzled Harry to this moment as to who he was or if it was, as most had suggested, a figment of his imagination under the stress of the ordeal.
Ginny had apparently met with Neville on our venture to get a comparentment and we had apparently decided on joining a compartment that already had someone in it. The blonde girl he noticed seemed to have a very nonchalant air around her as she sat there reading a wizarding magazine upside-down. 'Luna Lovegood' whispered Harry's mind as the name was salvaged from his subconscious as he registered the conversation that took place while in deep thought. Harry then followed the group into the compartment where a turned and claimed the seat next to the door. Or so he would have had it not been occupied as his unobservant mind processed the luggage on top and the form below. Tilting his head down, Harry then said "Ah, sorry. I didn't se-YOU!!!"
