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Evans' outside Privet Drive – Chapter 2
A Way to Weasel Out of Detention
If there's one traumatizing moment that everyone remembers, it's the first day at a new school. Nothing is recognisable, none of your friends are there and when you're 13 you can't really cry for your mum and have your social life live to tell the tale.
Piper took a deep breath before running full pelt at the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. She closed her eyes and waited for the thump. It came slightly after she expected but she wasn't in a position to complain about it. She looked around herself and saw that she had passed through the barrier and bumped into the next platform, beyond 9¾, Sebastian stood laughing at her in the company of three Slytherin boys. Blushing red, Piper picked herself up off the ground and tried to right her trolley.
Two hands joined her in pulling the trolley upright. Piper turned to thank her helper. Smiling back at her was a girl with red hair and freckles. "Thanks. I'm Piper Evans," she offered her hand to the stranger.
"Ginny Weasley," The girl replied, shaking Piper's hand. "You know, you really should stop running after you get onto the platform." Ginny disappeared into the crowd and Piper pushed her trolley to the trunk carriage.
She hauled her trunk off the trolley and onto one of the piles in the carriage. Stewey, as she had named her fruit bat, sat in her pocket and she placed his empty cage next to her trunk. Piper dumped her trolley in one of the trolley docks, slung her satchel bag over her shoulder and continued on up the platform to find the Ravenclaw carriage, as it was 10:59 and the train was due to leave in one minute.
A loud whistle came from the train and Piper jumped on, not caring which carriage she was in. All the compartments appeared to be full, so she found a storage closet and sat on the floor where she fell asleep.
Piper awoke with a start, her head throbbing after banging it on the side of the closet. The train had come to an abrupt stop so she hurried to change into her robes. She shoved her muggle clothes into her satchel bag and exited the closet wearing her new, black, Ravenclaw, robes.
The train lurched and she was thrown onto the floor of the corridor. Before she could pick herself up a cold, dark feeling came over her. She was suddenly depressed and freezing even though she was wearing her cloak. Three large dementors floated into the corridor, neither of the first two taking any notice of her. The third one 'eyed' her suspiciously before letting a hand slip out of its cloak, revealing the putrid, lifeless flesh that clung to the bones. Piper's breath caught in her throat and she suddenly felt dizzy and sick. The dementors continued on their way before she heard a man yelling, "Expecto Patronum," and saw a flash of white light come out of one of the far compartments. The dementors left, the last one turning its head towards her with the assumed expression of a scowl.
After a few long minutes the train began to move again, though Piper stayed where she was. A man, a professor she assumed, came out of the compartment that the light had been in. He walked up to her and held out his hand. "Need some help?" She took his hand as he pulled her up off the ground. "Dementors, looking for Sirius Black," Piper nodded as the man explained what the cloaked things were. "I'm Professor Lupin, and you are?"
"Piper Evans," She answered swiftly, wanting her first detention at Hogwarts to not attract the attention of other students. Lupin just smiled at her.
Ginny and a boy, who looked as though he may have been a third year like me, passed us in the corridor. "Professor, Neville and I are finding another compartment. Harry is just lying down for a bit. Hello Piper," Ginny chirped the last bit before she and Neville continued up the corridor.
"Well Piper, how about you follow me and then I take you back to the apartment I was in and you can meet some friends of mine." Piper nodded curtly. "Don't worry, you aren't in trouble," Lupin added after seeing her face had become a shade paler.
She followed him down to the end of the carriage where the driver sat. "Evening Rhymer, would you like some chocolate? Those dementors have left you looking a little pale." The driver chuckled, "Edward Rhymer never turns down chocolate, you of all should know that Lupin."
Lupin handed over a large slab of Honeyduke's finest chocolate. The man wolfed it down hungrily. "Oh how rude of me. Piper, this is Edward Rhymer – driver of the Hogwarts Express," Lupin looked at her in the corner and handed her a chunk of chocolate.
The two men chatted for a while before bedding each other farewell. Piper followed Lupin back to the compartment and sat down in an empty seat, nibbling on her chocolate, not willing to look up at the people sitting across from her. Stewey wriggled inside her pocket so she took him out and hung him from her elbow. She leaned her head back and fell asleep again.
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Sebastian immediately joined the sea of black, silver and green that was entering a particular carriage; his eyes fell upon three boys that looked about his age. He sauntered over to the trio and introduced himself, "I'm Evans, Sebastian Evans," the boys stared blankly at him, not getting the pun; obviously they've never seen the Bond movies, Sebastian thought. "Malfoy," The blonde boy held out his hand and Sebastian shook it, "This is Crabbe, and that's Goyle," Malfoy said pointing to each of the boys in turn.
There was a crash from over near the barrier and Sebastian spotted Piper on the floor. He burst out laughing, as did his companions. Piper glared at him and he turned and headed into the carriage with the other boys.
"You seemed like you knew her," Stated Malfoy when they were in their compartment.
"Yeah, she's my sister. We're twins," Sebastian had hoped to steer clear of this subject. Thankfully Malfoy had no interest.
"Why haven't I seen you before? Are you a first year?" Malfoy looked worried
"No, I'm a third year. I've been at Durmstrang for the past two years," Sebastian Explained, "Dad was working as a dragon keeper at the Wizarding Zoo of Dangerous and Strange Animals in France, he was injured last year and we moved here so he could work at Cambridge University – clear of any dragons." Malfoy nodded and then pulled his robes out to change.
They settled down for the journey. The train stopped and Malfoy left to investigate, their carriage was left alone although Sebastian had a feeling others weren't so lucky. Malfoy returning wearing a sly grin, "Potter fainted."
Malfoy proceeded to explain the event, slightly twisted and warped in Sebastian's opinion. They soon tired of the subject and began to discuss the upcoming year, Sebastian settled down to sleep.
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Piper was shaken awake by a rough pair of hands. Three faces greeted hers and she cowered away into the corner. The red headed boy that looked a lot like Ginny, the girl she'd met earlier, was holding Stewey as though he were contagious.
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