Lunamora: Sorry guys I got too busy once again but I'm trying I swear. Next week my school is putting on the play I've been working on so I should have more time for this after that!
Disclaimer: Don't own any of these charactors.
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Chapter 12
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Al led Ed back to the Gryffindor common room, telling him the password so he could get in as they did so. Unfortunately for the group this was the Gryffindor sixth years' free period. Many were out at the library or somewhere else, but many had gone to the common room it seemed. There were about ten people in the room not counting Ed, Al, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, six girls and four boys. As soon as the group entered everyone turned to look at the group. Their eyes immediatelywent to the new boy in the group, though Ed didn't give any of them a single look. The girls all giggled and began talking quickly to each other about the cute foreigner.
"Oi, Harry! Who's the new kid?" Jordan asked from his spot in the circle of four boys playing cards.
"This is Edward Elric, he and his brother are here on an educational visit from their school in a different country," Harry said.
"Elric? So that's Al's little brother than," Neville said.
"Actually I'm older by a year," Ed said. "Call me Ed by the way."
The boys began to look from Al to Ed obviously comparing heights but said nothing more so they wouldn't insult Ed.
"Well welcome to Hogwarts," Jordan said returning to the card game.
"Thanks," Ed said no having noticed the boys comparing his height to his brother's, but instead was examining the moving photos.
At least until one man in an old photo of some mensighing some type of papersshouted, "Do you mind? It's rude to stare."
"Sorry," Ed said startled that a picture was talking to him.
"Come on Ed," Ron said. "We'll show you where you can sleep."
"Coming," Ed said slipping his gloved hands into his pockets and following Ron towards the boys' dorm stairs.
The girls giggled as he passed them. He glanced in their direction, curious of what they were giggling at. He saw them looking at him but once they noticed he was looking at them, they blushed then looked away. Ed's face remained emotionless as he witnessed this. He simply turned to follow Ron, Harry and Al once more.
Once they reached the dorm Harry point to a bed that had appeared to the left of his own.
"I believe that is your bed then," Harry said.
"Alright," Ed said, walking over the bed and sitting down.
"So what do you guys do for fun around here anyway," Ed asked.
"Well I like to go to the library," Hermione said.
"Yeah, she practically lives there," Ron said laughing but he shut up once Hermione shot a glare in his direction.
"A library huh?" Ed said.
"Al, have you checked it out yet," Ed said.
"Yes, there are lots of books but I haven't found anything useful yet," Al said.
"Well we'll both have to look later. What else is there to do," Ed asked looking back at the others.
"We can go sit out by the lake, or see when the next Qudditch match is," Ron said.
"Quidditch?" Ed said more as a question of what in the world was Qudditch.
"It's a wizard sport played on brooms," Harry said. "I'll explain it at the next match since I'm no longer the Gryffindor Quidditch captain and don't play."
Harry finished the sentance rather sadly. He loved to play Quidditch and at Hogwarts was practically the only place he could ever play. Now that he wasn't a student though...
"Alright," Ed said. "Maybe you guys could show me around a little bit. I like to know where I'm going."
"Yeah, and we can check when the games are on the bulletin board," Ron said.
"Then let's go," Ed said.
All four boys and Hermione headed down to the common room to check when the next Quidditch match was. The sheet on the board said the next game was in three days with Gryffindor verses Ravenclaw.
Then the group of five set out to tour the school.
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Roy Mustang sat staring out the window at the rapidly passing landscape. Alex Armstrong and Mr. Weasley were not with him. Armstrong had accompanied Mr. Weasley into Hogsmade and was to meet Roy back at Central whenhis business was finished. In other words he was alone in the cabin.
His mind was wandering to nothing special just state matters he had to take care of when he got back. He found himself thinking an awful lot about how Riza was going to kill him for the stack of paperwork that was sure to be on his desk when he got back. He'd have to pull an all-nighter to get just half of them done.
Suddenly the door to his cabin opened. Roy turned to see who it was his fingers in his pocket ready to be drawn and snapped. He relaxed slightly when he realized it was just a mother and her little boy. The woman held a small baby in her arms as well.
"I'm sorry to disturb you but this is the onlyroom with open seats. Could we please join you," the mother asked.
"Go right ahead," Roy said watching them.
Relief washed over the woman's face as she moved into the cabin and sat down on the seat opposite of Roy. She helped the little boy up into the seat beside her with her free hand.
"Thank you so much," the woman said.
"It's no big deal," Roy said.
"May I ask where you're headed," said the woman.
"Central city of the next country to the west," Roy said.
"I see," she said. "That's quite a journey to go alone."
"My comrades are meeting me there," he said simply.
"Oh by the way my name is Maria, Maria Grudge," she said. "This is my son, George, and this little one is Isabella."
"Very nice to meet you," Roy said. "I am Colonel Roy Mustang,"
"That is a very good title," the woman said, "For an experienced alchemist such as yourself."
"What?" Roy said his eyes narrowing.
The woman simply smiled.
"They are going to get Edward back you know," she said still in a pleasant way. "But they believe you are a nuisance and must be disposed of. You'll find that this train is now completely empty. There aren't even engineers and at the end of this track it a bridge that has been blown out. I'm afraid your flames won't work here Colonel."
Roy continued his glare and stood up. He walked out of the little cabin and found all that the woman had said was true. He rushed back to his cabin to find it empty. The woman and her children had disappeared.
What the hell, he thought. This isn't good.
Roy moved quickly to the control room of the train. He tried the brake only to find it jammed. He looked out the window to see the bridge the woman had spoke or rapidly approaching. He turned to look around at the other controls. He saw a lever with a bright yellow handle. There were letters on the handle reading 'Emergency Brake.' Roy grabbed it and pulled. The brakes screeched on. The emergency brake wouldn't lock into place so Roy was forced to hold it back as the train slid forward towards an impending doom.
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Lunamora: Like I said I've been busy. Well I'll try and get another one up next Friday or Saturday.
