Introductory Chapter for Harry Potter and The Falling Stars
(I bet you haven't heard that one, before!)
Summary: Sequel to Harry Potter and The Foreign Exchange Students. Sparks started flying the very end of last year when Elizabeth confessed to Harry the one she liked. Those sparks might just start the flame. Besides that, Dumbledore's got a job for Harry and Elizabeth that may mean their lives. Six different stars...the destruction of Voldemort...how does it all tie in? Read it and find out!
Hello. I see you have found your way into the second story of my series. Everything I write is Post-OotP. Please, beware, there are spoilers lurking behind every corner.
Disclaimer: I own four students and the plot…that's all I'll ever be able to own. I don't even think I own them…Harry, Ron, Hermione and the rest of those beloved characters were not figments of my imagination; they will always be JK Rowling's.
This is not a songfic, I just picked quotes from songs that seemed to match the chapter (yes, sadly, this is that type of story)… singers/groups who sing the songs are named after the quote. There are two songs that don't say who they belong to. One of them is 'I Knew I Loved You,' by Savage Garden, and 'Caramel,' by City High. Everything else is marked.
I tried my hardest to make my OCs original and not Mary-Sue-ish or Gary Stu-ish. This story is the middle of my series. Stories written after the third installment will be the aftermath, but are not considered the sequels. Please excuse the fluctuating emotions.
(Moodiness, Fatigue and Irregularity! Oh, my!) my feelings, that are not reflected in the characters, while writing this…don't ask…you don't want to know…
Thank you to all who posted fantabulous stories on FanFiction.net! You've really inspired me.
And now, for the narrator of our story, Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, the Funness, again!
The Funness returns,
I should really warn you,
She revels in misery,
and in love most true...
And now she's back,
with that maniac glint in her eye,
She's going to do her worst, this time, she knows, as she comments,
"Just prepare to say Good-bye..."
"Harry! Harry! You've got to wake up!" said an urgent voice.
"What?" Harry Potter grumbled. He felt as if he had slept only an hour. Why was someone waking him up now? "What time is it?" he asked as he put his glasses over his miraculous green eyes.
"What does it matter? We've got to get out of here!" the voice said in anxiety.
Harry's lightening bolt shaped scar on his forehead still burned. He rubbed it as he thought about what might have happened. He turned to see who owned the voice who woke him. He saw a tall gangly boy about his age with fiery red hair.
"Ron, what's going on?" Harry asked.
"We've just decided to get up and go," Ron said sarcastically, "No, really, we're about to be attacked. We've got to be out of here. Hermione, Elizabeth and Ginny are already gone."
"What are you talking about?" Harry asked as he got dressed. He could hear people running throughout the little Australian house.
"We'll explain everything once we're gone," Ron promised.
Harry got his things together and followed Ron.
"Is the entire Order leaving?" Harry asked.
"Afraid so. Once we've been discovered, we're doomed. That's why we need to leave," Ron said.
Harry saw Arthur Weasley, Ron's father, Molly Weasley, his mother, the rest of the Weasley family—not including Percy—, Mad-eye Moody, Nymphadora Tonks, and a few other members of the Order scrambling about to get their things together.
"How are we going?" Harry questioned when he saw numerous people Disapparate. He was annoyed that none of his questions were being answered.
Tonks looked at Harry. "How else?" she said. She grabbed a random item and cursed, "Portus."
"Now, boys, hold on," Tonks instructed.
"1…2…" she chanted as colors and sound swirled around Harry. "3…"
Harry felt the familiar tug behind his navel, and he shut his eyes. Suddenly, Harry found himself at Platform 9 and 3/4.
"Would someone please tell me what is going on?" Harry asked, as they were about to board the Hogwarts Express.
Harry still hadn't even been noticed, because in that moment, Tonks was rushing everyone onto the train.
Harry huffed as he went to go look for Elizabeth and Hermione. 'Surely, they'll tell me what's going on,' Harry thought.
The Order's headquarters, where everyone just left, had been in Australia, where Hermione had hidden for the past year. Now that everyone left it in such great hurry, Harry wanted some answers. He walked into a few compartments before…
"Harry!" Elizabeth cried out. She had been so worried they had been attacked before they got out. She jumped up and hugged Harry.
He was a bit surprised by this action, but caught himself just in time. "Yes, yes, very nice to see you, too. Can you tell me what's been going on?" he inquired.
He saw Elizabeth open her mouth as if to tell him, but Hermione shushed her up.
Frustrated as anything, Elizabeth ran her hand through her hair. She did that more often since she got her hair cut. Before, her hair was one long length of dark brown. She'd returned with it highlighted in dark red, and layered, the shortest layer being only three inches below her chin. The short layers had more bounce, and curled just so they framed her face right. When she had first shown up in Australia, whenever she thought the first few layers were flat, she'd run her fingers back through it, making it fall differently. And she had no idea how it effected Harry. Every time she did it, Harry had to swallow and catch his breath.
Now he shook his head. The last thing he needed was an increase in heart rate when he needed to know what was going on.
(A/N: There isn't going to be much in the author notes from now on. I'll email you to respond to reviews. THANK YOU TO MY "EDITOR" Moo Cow4. You should read her story! :-D.)