Hey guys and gals! When I wrote this A/N up here, on June 8th, a tick had left it's stupid head in my side. So, let's get some arachnid hate up in here!
Except for spider-man, spider-woman, Black Widow, other spider-themed superheroes.
anyway, Draft 1 chapter 2 June 6th.
HOLY. CRAP. 10 FREAKING FOLLOWERS IN ESSENTIALLY A MONTH. thanks for the pressure guys... jk, I love that so many people enjoy this story, even so far. and just as a warning, this might irritate some of you, Tyler will not, I repeat, not be part of 'the gryffindor three' while he might be friends with them, he, because of spoiler reasons, will not follow them around. Tyler will occasionally do the adventures with them, and I'm planning to have Tyler aid the Three in book 7, but, this is more OC centric.
thanks for following and favoriting!
(Tyler's P.O.V.) (14 June 1991)
I have a 'civilian' uniform on. A T-shirt with a hoodie over it. The hoodie's hood is slightly peaked, it has baggy sleeves to hide my hidden blade, not allowed swords or a gun yet because of my age, I finish my arsenal with a dagger in a hidden sheath at my hip. Durable pants, and good quality sneakers finish my outfit. My parents are similarly dressed, only with collapsible swords hidden somewhere and hidden blade/gun combo. Like Mcgonagall advised, they had taken a trip to the bank to get money to exchange. And, as if it isn't enough that we're armed, the same five assassins will be following us. I was told that they'd be splitting up once we're in.
I also overheard my parents discussing possibly resurrecting the Renaissance uniform if the magical world is stuck in the past. I hope not.
It's 11:59 am and we're all ready for our trip. I also hope that our entourage is also ready.
At the stroke of 12, the Deputy Headmistress knocks on our door and we let her in,
"Are you all ready for "
as we step out Mcgonagall holds out her wand. There was a loud BANG and a very unusual bus appeared.
It was a triple-decker purple bus with the words 'The Knight Bus' spelled on the windshield with gold lettering. It had some very large wheels as well.
The doors open and a conductor in a purple uniform steps out,
"Welcome to The Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick your wand out, step on board and-" he notices the Professor, "Ah, Professor Mcgonagall! S'been a while."
"Yes it has Stan, may we come aboard?"
"Of course! The muggle's riding with you?"
"Yes, they will."
"Come on in then." he says to us, we comply.
Multiple muted thumps coming from the roof as the doors close behind us tell me that our entourage is with us.
We find seats on the beds.
"Where to?" asks the driver,
"London, The Leaky Cauldron." enunciates the Professor,
"Take 'er away Ern." says Stan, sitting down on an armchair
The bus leaps forward. Judging by the force, I fell off the seat and my parents rocked quite badly, it might've literally leaped. The bus darts through traffic like nothing, even squeezing between two shipping trucks that blocked our way. Now that was an unpleasant experience.
"You wizards have pretty efficient transportation." My father says
"Well, magic does have it's uses." Mcgonagall replies,
A lurch throws us on the ground.
"Though, we're still working on the comfort part." She continues, straightening her robes.
The bus stops and Mcgonagall hands Stan some very odd coins, " 'Ave a good day" Stan says, as we get out of the bus. It disappears in a blur through the traffic. I look up and a flicker of cloth disappearing over a roof is the only hint that at least one of the assassins stayed with us through the tumultuous trip.
"Follow me" says Mcgonagall, She starts walking into a crowd.
We follow her through London to a plaza.
"Please keep a hold on my hand. There are muggle repellent spells around it and this is the only way to bypass them." she says, extending her hand,
I hold my mother's hand, she hold's Dad's hand, and he holds Mcgonagall's hand, "This way," She walks into a odd looking pub,
Once inside, she releases her hand and disappears to the back. When we catch sight of her again she's tapping a brick wall with her wand. The bricks start clacking and folding, and a doorway is created.
"We'll stop at Gringotts first, so you can exchange currency."
We walk by lines of shops. One of them had all sorts of birds, I made a note of 'Eelops Owl Emporium' and a book shop 'Flourish and Blotts' as they seemed interesting. We came up to a gate that had a poem:
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed
For those who take, but do not earn
Must pay most dearly in their turn
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.
The doors opened as we drew near and Mcgonagall led us to one of the desks, A strange looking humanoid sat behind it.
We got the money exchanged and left to get the proper school materials.
(12:00 PM 14 June 1991)(P.O.V.: Matt)
The Professor has arrived, I look back to the group and nod. They move to the edge of the roof next to me and we get ready to run.
Then a Bus appears. A freaking Triple-Decker bus.
The Barnetts and professor walk in and I jump to the roof of the bus. I struggle for a handhold on the smooth surface, so I draw my pick, a weapon/tool that's normally carried by the Assassins near the mountains and arctic, and pierce the roof.
Having a handhold, I look around and I see that Simon and Catherine can't find a handhold and are gearing up to jump back to the buildings, Arthur and Laura are frantically trying to open the windows.
We hear the doors of the bus close, and I grip as tight as I can, Simon and Catherine jump, Laura just kicks open the window and swings in, Arthur, seeing the opening, hurries over, and swings in as well. Simon and Cathy, she hates it when I call her that, attempt to jump back to the bus to get inside, but as they jump, there's a pull that nearly makes me slip off the handle of the pick, and the buildings blur by.
I try to get a better grip on my pick, but each time I try, the bus lurches, and I can't get a better grip without falling off completely. I look in front of me, which is the oncoming traffic, and my eyes widen when the bus aligns itself with the gap between two shipping trucks. I release the pick and do an over-powered push-up to clear the trucks, but the bus hits a bump and instead of landing back on the bus, I land on a truck. I struggle to my feet and have to get into a crouch to keep my balance. I activate Eagle Vision and track the bus. Having a sense of where they're going, I move. But as I get to the edge, Eagle Vision registers red.
Police are two cars in front of where I am.
'Dang it'
I decide to risk it anyway and start roof jumping. Half the cars I step on swerve, and the other half honks. I get to another truck and hole up there. I take a look around in Eagle Vision and check my progress.
'looks like I'm going to have to steal a car.'
ending it there because of time. I am sorry I wasn't able to update sooner, but I have had school(I'm home-schooled)and a lot of house work.
Thank you all for reading this, and see you next chapter, which, while I hope to do one chapter every week, I'll most likely be updating once a month.
