Author note: Alright as i re-read over Prisoner of Azkaban I found that there was not much action. I basically took away the dementors, the threat of Sirius Black and was left with nothing. So I decided that this would be a good idea. I just hope you guys don't hate it!
Chapter 13
"Were's my potion book!"
"Were's my broom! Flint will kill me if I don't show up with my broom!"
"My socks!"
Black Manor was a mess as two girls tried to finished their last minute packing. Meanwhile the only man of the house let a sigh leave his lips as he sat on the sofa in the sitting room.
"Girls." He muttered before a crash was heard causing him to wince.
"I'm okay!" Athena shouted.
An hour later the trio finally arrived at the platform and got their possessions onto the train. It was a rather tearful good bye between the two girls and Sirius but as the train began to move they waved and then took their seats with the others of their compartment.
"Back to school we go." Hermione remarked before Ron offered up a game of cards that everybody swiftly jumped into to play.
it wasn't long before the trolley past and the group baught a few items but as they neared Hogwarts something odd happened, the train was shaken, causing them all to fall to one side.
"What the hell was that!" Daphne exclaimed.
Hurriedly getting up, Rowena had to hold onto the window ledge as once again the train was shaken. As she looked out the window her eyes grew wide at what she saw, there holding onto the train as though it was a toy was a giant, a really, really big giant.
"We have a problem." Rowena remarked weakly, theirs a giant playing with the train."
"WHAT!" Draco screamed before hurrying to her side and looking at the giant in shock and fear. "This isn't good!"
As soon as he said that though the train was pulled towards the giant sending Draco and Rowena out of the train, which earned screams of terror not only from them but from their friends as well. Thankfully they were both able to grasp onto the window with one hand.
"Get us back in the train!" Draco shouted, fear lacing his voice.
Thankfully the duo were pulled into their compartment by their friends but others were not so lucky. A first year hadn't been able to get a hold of the edge and was falling towards the ground, screaming!
"Marisa!" Athena screamed but she was soon pushed aside as Rowena jumped out of the train broom in her hands plunging towards the falling girl.
In the nick of time she was able to catch the falling first year and get her on the broom before hovering over in place. The first year clung to her back as she looked up at the rather large giant. What the hell where they supposed to do!
"Marisa, I need you to hold on tight okay, I'll get us back to the train." She stated earning a petrified nod from the first year before she zoomed up towards the train.
Arriving at the compartment Blaise and Draco helped Marisa into the train before it was once again rocked by the giant.
"What the hell are we going to do!" Blaise shouted fear gripping at his heart.
"We need to get the giant away from the train!" Came male shouts as the Weasley twins joined her side, each on their own broom, they were soon followed by the rest of Gryffindor and Slytherin Quidditch team members.
"We need to get its attention off the train so that it could move and get away from here, good catch by the way Potter." Wood complimented.
"Thanks Wood and I have an idea, lets play catch the Quidditch players!" Rowena stated earning nods of agreement the two teams flew towards the giant and with their wands out sent stunning hexes towards it taking its attention off the train and placing it on them.
"Catch us if you can!" The twins shouted before they zoomed off causing the giant to fallow them allowing the train enough time to get moving once again. Inside the train the group of friends watched with fear as their the Quidditch players disappeared with the giant, the train moving at a faster speed towards the castle.
It wasn't long before they arrived and the students ushered into the castle while the head Prefects explained the situation. Just as Blaise and the others were about to go into the castle the Quidditch players arrived and landed on solid ground.
"Rowena!" Athena screamed before breaking free of the group and running towards Rowena who swiftly pulled her into a hug.
"Athena, you okay?"
"You scared me! I was so scared that you wouldn't come back, that giant could have hurt you!" Athena cried tears falling form her eyes as she clung to her older sister like figure.
"OH kiddo I wouldn't have left you, you don't need to worry about that." Rowena whispered.
"Slytherin and Gryffindor Quidditch players, what on earth gave you the notion that you could just fly off with a giant on your heels! Do you know how much danger you put yourselves in!" Minerva McGonagall shouted, face pale yet eyes filled with worry and anger.
"Professor if we wouldn't have done that the entire train would have been derailed off that bridge and students would be dead, we did what we needed to do to save the students!" Wood exclaimed.
"We were able to get the Giants attention and lead it away from the train giving it enough time to get away, from there we were able to get away from the giant fast enough to evade capture." Flint stated voice hard but to the point.
"Professor McGonagall with all du respect we couldn't sit back and let countless students die, and they would have if the giant hadn't take its attention off the train. If we're going to be punished for that then so be it, it will be a punishment I will gladly bare." Johnson stated earning a look from her Head of House.
"But Po..." George Weasley started but stopped as Rowena kicked him in the ankles causing him to wince. Thankfully the professors didn't notice.
"You were saying Weasley?" Professor Snape questioned.
"Nothing." George muttered while looking at Rowena who was looking at her Head of House.
"My dear Professor McGonagall, the students have a point, if they wouldn't have acted things would have been very different, for now return to your dorms, we will see what sort of punishment you lot will earn tomorrow." Professor Dumbledore stated earning nods before the two teams entered the castle, Rowena holding Athenas hand.
As they got far enough George turned to Rowena who was blushing.
"Why didn't you let me tell them Rowena! You wouldn't be getting punished if you had!" He exclaimed.
"Because right now the staff is stressed enough as is, learning that students lead a giant giant, sorry my pun, away from a train filled with students they didn't need to know that one of their students came so close to death or the fact that I jumped out a window, no care for my own life, to save another, with nothing but my firebolt and wand. Now if you excuse me Athena and I would like to return to our dorms, its been a stressful event and I think we all need to get some rest from it." Rowena stated before turning and pulling Athena along with her.
Still it seemed like the twins didn't know how to put things to rest as they fallowed the Slytherin third year.
"You know its going to come out right, I mean that girl is going to say something and all those who saw you do it will also start talking, its going to be common knowledge by morning tomorrow." Fred remarked causing Rowena to sigh.
"I know that but at least it gives the staff a night to sleep without the knowledge on their brain." She stated before turning to them. "I'll tell Ron and Ginny to meet with you both tomorrow so that they can make sure your fine for themselves, until then I think you better go to your tower."
With that she left Athena trailing behind her. When they arrived at the entrance to the two dorms Rowena led Athena into the Slytherin Common room where the rest of the house was including Hermione and Ron who hurriedly ran towards them.
"Are you okay?" Hermione asked pale faced.
"Fine, but I think everybody else is a bit frightened." Rowena remarked while looking around the room at all the people who were being comforted.
Just then the door to the common room opened once again and in entered their Head of House. His eyes looked around the room, taking note of all those being comforted before speaking.
"House-Elves will be bringing up hot beverage and soup, it would be very well recommended to have some, Slytherin Quidditch team front and centre." He ordered urging the Slytherin Quidditch team to walk towards him and stand in a strait line.
For a moment the man said nothing, his eyes merely went over them until he gave a nod.
"I was proud of you all today, what you did showed great loyalty towards Hogwarts. But the next time I find you all doing something so Gryffindor I will have you in Detention for a year faster then you can say now." He stated, voice low yet showing his anger. "Now you lot will be punished, the fact that you saved lives does not put the matter that you discarded your own lives, you will be serving detention with me this coming Saturday evening am I understood?"
"Yes sir." They all answered earning a nod.
"Good now off with you, the food has arrived and I want to hear nothing on the matter." He stated before leaving the common room.
"Wonder how he is going to react when he learns of what you did before we gathered to get rid of the giant." Flint remarked before heading towards the table, leaving Rowena alone for a moment.
"Don't worry I think you only have to worry about Blaise's mum, Draco's mum and Sirius." Hermione remarked as she arrived at her side two trays of food hovering beside her. "Lets eat, you must be starving and it would be better if you ate now rather then later."
"Thanks." Rowena whispered before accepting her food platter and leaving for their rooms with they found Ron already waiting.
"Merlin what a day." Ron groaned causing them to laugh.
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As morning shinned eliminating the beauty that was the lake which brought beautiful light to the Guardians rooms. As the alarm went off the trio groaned before shutting their alarms and sitting up.
"I hate Mondays." Ron muttered earning snorts from both Rowena and Hermione.
"We better get dressed." Rowena grumbled before getting out of bed and stumbling towards her changing room where she swiftly got changed into her Slytherin uniform. Leaving the changing room, she went over to her trunk and took what she needed before turning to see Hermione had walked out of her own changing room.
"Row you're hair is red." Hermione remarked causing Rowena to blink before she pulled a strand down to look at it and found that it was indeed red.
Concentrating for a moment, she turned it black before sighing.
"Why don't you reveal your ability as a metamorph Rowena, it would be so much easier for you." Ron remarked as he exited his own changing room, tie undone, shirt not tucked in.
"Because my metamorph ability helps me blend in with the crowed more than anything, plus I don't want to be asked to change into other people for the amusement of others." Rowena answered. "Although I wish I could have my red hair back."
"Um, maybe you can, what about colour changing spell mixed with say permanent spell as an excuse." Hermione asked causing Rowena's eyes to grow wide and look up at her female best friend in shock.
"Oh my god Hermione you are brilliant!" She exclaimed gleefully before jumping up and giving her friend a hug. "OH I can have my red hair back!"
"Plus we're in that age right now where we always want to change something on us. Why don't me and Ron do that same so that it won't be that obvious?" Hermione asked.
"You would do that?" Rowena asked eyes wide with hope.
"Sure, always wanted to try different things." Hermione laughed.
"Why not." Ron agreed causing Rowena to smile brightly before she hurriedly turned her hair from its black colour to its dark red natural colour.
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Blaise sighed as he sat at Slytherin table that morning, already ten owls had entered the Great Hall, each for the members of either Slytherin or Gryffindor team. Molly Weasley had clearly been the loudest of the bunch although by the end of the letter she congratulated them on saving the students lives.
"Wonder if they woke up late." Daphne remarked causing Blaise to look up at her before noticing that Rowena, Ron and Hermione hadn't arrived yet.
"Uh, no I think they just were busy." Draco remarked a grin on his face that had Blaise looking towards the door.
What he say made him gap in shock and he was most probably not the only one. There standing in the doorway to the Great Hall were Ron, Hermione and Rowena but they were different. Rowena had dark wine red hair while Hermione had shockingly bubble pink hair. Ron on the other had just had streaks of white.
"What the hell were they thinking?" Daphne whispered.
"I have no clue but it's different." Draco remarked a chuckle leaving his lips.
"Good morning everyone!" Rowena chirped as she skipped over to their table and took her seat in front of Blaise whose eyes had not left her red hair.
"How are we all doing?" Hermione asked an innocent look on her face.
"Okay, was it a prank or did you actually do that to yourselves." Blaise asked while motioning to their hair.
"What this, oh no, no it wasn't a prank at all are choice." Ron remarked before taking a bight of his sausage.
"Wanted something different." Rowena remarked brightly but just then the doors to the Great Hall flew open, in ran Sirius Black looking rather pale, and not far behind him were the older Zabinis looking rather pale.
"Oh boy this isn't going to be good." Blaise remarked while Rowena just paled.
"Look Professor Snape is going to confront them before they can do anything." Hermione whispered and indeed the head of Slytherin had already made it to the Great Doors before either adult could take more than a few steps.
Thankfully it wasn't long before the three adults left and he walked over to the Slytherin table.
"Miss Potter follow me, you as well Mister Zabini, Miss Black." He stated earning nods from both teens that stood, Rowena grabbing a peeled orange before leaving with their Head of House.
As they left the hall, the man stopped and turned to Rowena a single eyebrow raised in question towards her red hair.
"Kindly explain." He demanded.
"Hair changing colour charm and a permanent charm, I wanted something different." She stated.
"I see, next time you, Miss Granger and Mister Weasley see the need to 'change something' inform me of such beforehand." He stated earning a smile from his third year student.
"Yes Professor." She agreed.
"Good now it seems like your guardians wish to speak to you." He stated before turning on his heel, leading them to an un-used classroom were the Zabinis, and Sirius were waiting nervously.
"Row!" Sirius shouted the moment he saw her enter.
Within seconds he had her in his arms hugging her and Rowena smiled before hugging him back.
"Merlin when I got that letter this morning I think I turned three shades paler. Don't you dare scare me like that again!" He exclaimed before pulling away and looking at her as if making sure, she was all there. "What the hell were you thinking making a giant follow you, do you have any idea what could have happened to you? You could have been killed!"
"I'm sorry for scaring you Padfoot." Rowena whispered while giving him another hug that he swiftly accepted.
"Well now that I gave you a good scolding I can say this, I'm proud kiddo." He whispered causing her to laugh. "There is some Gryffindor in you after all." He joked causing Professor Snape to scowl.
"I guess so." She agreed before pulling away.
He gave her a smile before turning to Athena who swiftly gave him a hug. It was no sooner that he left her to herself that Cassandra pulled her into a bone-breaking hug.
"Rowena Potter, the next time I hear about you doing something to foolish you won't like the consequences." She whispered causing Rowena to smile. "Going after a Giant like you did, you're thirteen for Merlins sake, next thing you know you'll want to go into the Auror corp."
"I'm sorry Cassandra; I didn't mean to worry you." Rowena murmured trying to sooth the woman that had become a mother figure to her.
It wasn't long before Rowena was let go but she was soon pulled into another, gentler hug by Christopher.
"Cassandra may not voice it but we are both proud of you Rowena. You did something that showed who you were, and it is because of you that so many are still alive." He whispered causing her to blush.
"Not just me." She muttered earning a chuckle.
"No but if I am not mistaken it was the little girl you saved with a broom that started everything." He remarked causing her eyes to widen in shock. "Oh yes I know of that, I know that little girl's father and he spoke to me this morning telling me that he owed you everything."
"He doesn't owe me anything, I just… she was falling and I couldn't let her die." Rowena whispered.
"And that my dear shows just how pure hearted you are, never change Rowena." He chuckled causing her to smile softly.