Chapter 9: Train rides and terror

somehow everyone was able to board the train on time even with them leaving about ten minutes late, Harry,Ron and Hermione had filed into an empty compartment closing the door as the train left the station the trio spent most of the ride talking about their summer and what classes they were looking forward to this year though they had heard there was a new care of magical creatures professor none of them knew who it would be. The ride was quite a serine as the hills around were foggy and small mist fell over the windows they had spent some of the rides discussing Sirius Black when the train came to a screeching halt "why are we stopping…...we can't be there yet" Hermione said "dot know maybe we've broken down." it was then that the lights on the train flickers before turning off completely and the train fell completely silent.

"There's something moving out there …..i….i think someone's coming aboard Ron said his voice wavering. The train began to get cold and dark the compartment window frosting over as a dark looming figure approved a bony hand reaching towards the latch of the compartment door before opening it to a hooded ghostly figure all in black began to make a sucking noise harry could feel it ripping at his memories a darkness coming over him AHHH he heard someone screaming and a powerful voice chanting as a bright light encompassed him before it all went dark around him .

"HARRY…...HARRY you alright wake up Harry"

Harry looked up to see his uncle and cousin staring at him worry etched on there faces his uncle handed him something telling him to eat it "its chocolate you'll feel better if you eat it"

"Wh-what was that thing?" Harry asked still a bit frightened Remus sighed running his fingers through his nephew's hair that my boy was dementor guards of Azkaban and very dark powerful creatures they suck the joy and happiness out of a person until there's nothing good left ."

"Wh-what about the lady ….sh….she was screaming"

"There was no one screaming harry," Hermione said

Harry huffed "well did anyone else faint"

Everyone gave him sympathetic looks before shaking their heads harry sat up looking at his uncle "are you going to tell my dad. "

"I already sent word of what happened that you were breathing and that he could check you more once we got there." Harry groaned "UNcle ReMus he's gonna overreact I'm fine."

Remus laughed "I'm sure everything he does he does out of love." Harry nodded before taking his seat watching again as his uncle left to go and speak with the conductor and check on some of the other students. The rest of the train ride went by uneventfully harry became a bit nervous the closer they came to the school. once the train had stopped everyone filed out the trio waited till everyone else left before exiting the train stepping off the platform and heading to where the carriages were only to be greeted by a very unamused severus snape "weasley and miss lupin please go on to the feast mr snape will attend with you later both nodded giving a sympathetic look towards their friend boarding the carriage and leaving "dad, I'm fine really it was just a little fainting spell and uncle remus even gave me something to make me feel better so can I please just head to the feast and if I have even a tiny headache I'll head to you or madam pomfrey please."

Severus sighed "fine but your eating at least two servings of vegetables or I'm hauling you to Pomfrey by your ear understand "

"Yes sir," Harry said quickly hugging his dad before catching a ride with two Hufflepuff and a Ravenclaw boy. severus watched as his son left him his stomach still unsettled at the thought of dementors being that close to his son but Harry was resilient and independent he could take care of himself he didn't need his dad hovering over him for everything …...but maybe Severus needed it, to make sure the son he had only just gotten back wasn't going anywhere soon . Severus shook himself out of these thoughts as he walked toward the castle and right into another semester at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.