The other chosen one

Chapter 4

HPOV

Lexi and I walked to breakfast together in our Quidditch robes. I could tell she was tired and was trying not to let it show, but her posture gave it away.

"You ok?" I whispered in her ear while Oliver was rambling about how hard this match was going to be.

"Fine. Just had a bad night sleep." She replied, playing with her food instead of eating it.

"If you need to talk, I'm here." I said, knowing that something was bothering her.

"Thanks. But this is something I have to figure out on my own." She said with a small smile.

We followed the rest of the team to the Quidditch pitch and listened to Oliver's pre-match talk. The second we stepped out on the pitch, the rain splattered against my glasses, making it hard for me to see and the wind roared in my ears, meaning I could only just hear my team mates over it.

"Give me your glasses!" Lexi yelled in my ear. I gave them to her and watched as she took her wand out and performed a spell on them. When I put them back on, the water was repelled off them, making it a lot easier to see.

Once the game was under way, the lightening started. I was frantically searching for the snitch, which was very hard in the rain. Suddenly, a flash of lightening lit up the stands, and I saw the silhouette of a shaggy, black dog at the top of the stand. Before I could think anything of it, I spotted the snitch out of the corner of my eye and just as I turned towards it, an eerie silence filled the stadium and a familiar cold swept over me. I turned my head and saw a Dementor heading towards me. In my peripheral vision, I saw one fly towards Lexi, but I heard a woman scream before my vision went black and my head fell backwards.

APOV

I used a spell to make Harry's glasses water resistant, knowing he would need it in this rain. About an hour into the game, I looked around and managed to hit a bludger away from Oliver. George and I would normally joke around while we are playing, but we were both too wet and cold to be bothered to mess around. I was still tired from my restless sleep the night before, and it took everything to keep my eyes open.

I looked up when more lightening flashed through the sky, and froze when I saw a black dog in the stands. I knew instantly who it was. My Dad. He looked straight back at me and I lost my concentration long enough for a bludger to hit me in the arm. I clutched it to my chest as I gained control of my broom, knowing that my arm was broken.

An eerie silence filled the stadium and I looked up to see a Dementor swoop towards me. I saw Harry fall off his broom before my vision started to go fuzzy. I tried to swing my bat at the Dementor, but I was starting to feel weak and I couldn't keep my broom steady. I glanced back towards the stands, seeing that my Dad was no longer there, before my vision went black.

Xxx

"Did someone get my Nimbus?" I heard as I started to come around. Every inch of my body ached, and my arm was throbbing. I remembered seeing my Dad, the bludger, and the Dementors. Oh, that means that I am in the medical wing. Great.

"Um… Yours and Lexi's brooms flew into the whomping willow. I'm sorry Harry, but we couldn't save them." A voice said… I think it was Hermione.

"Urgh. I liked that broom as well." I groaned as I opened my eyes, only to shut them in deference to the bright lights. "Agh! Why are the lights so bright?"

"Oh Miss Black, stop moaning. You do that every time you are in here." Madam Pomphrey said as she came up to me. I opened my eyes and gave her a weak smile.

"That's because I don't like it here. No offence." I replied.

"I know you are not fond of being here, Miss Black, but you are going to have to deal with it. Especially given how you seem to be here every year." She said, giving me a glass. I drank the liquid before gagging, it tasted vile! "Once that potion kicks in, I will mend your arm." She said before walking away.

"How are you feeling?" Hermione asked as she sat on the edge of my bed.

"Like I've been run over by the knight bus." I said, making her laugh. I heard laughter from the side of me and looked over to see Harry lying in the bed next to me and Ron sat on the edge. "You ok Harry?"

"Better than you." He said with a laugh.

"What happened? Who won?" I asked, making him lower his head. "They did… Didn't they?" 'Mione's nod confirmed that for me. "Harry, it wasn't your fault. You were attacked by a Dementor!"

"So were you. And I didn't break my arm." He said, smiling again.

"Hey, I broke my arm before the Dementor attack. A bloody bludger hit me." I said, making them laugh.

"You do know that bat in your hand is for hitting the bludgers, don't you?" He asked, still laughing.

"At least I still have all of my bones." I said, making Harry wince. The memory of Lockhart removing all of his bones was still fresh in his memory.

Madam Pomphrey returned and kicked Hermione and Ron out before fixing my arm. She said that both of us had to stay in the medical wing overnight, making me sulk. I did not like it in here! She wouldn't even let Jarvis come in! Said it was for 'health and safety'.

"Hey Lexi," Harry said later, when we were supposed to be asleep. "You know just before the Dementors attacked, I saw something in the stands."

"Was it a big black dog that kind of resembles the grim?" I asked, referring to when Professor Trelawney saw the grim in our tea leaves.

"How did you know?" He asked, sitting up and looking at me.

"I saw it too. That's what distracted me enough for the bludger to hit me." I said with a small laugh.

"What does this mean?" He asked, making me frown.

"It means that we have to be careful." I replied, lying back down with a sigh.

Xxx

Lessons on Monday were a drag. I had already had Harry hold me back when I tried to punch Malfoy. I was in a bad mood and really didn't need to put up with him. I did manage to make his potion explode while Snape was out of the room, which made me feel a little better.

"If Snape is taking DADA again today, I am skipping." Ron said as we walked towards DADA. We reached the door and he turned to Hermione. "Hermione, check who's in there."

"All clear." She said as she poked her head around the door. We sat down and I noticed how rough Uncle Remmy looked. After many complaints about Snape, he said that we didn't need to do the essay, which received many cheers.

"Harry, Alexis, can I speak to you?" He asked after the lesson. Harry and I stood in front of his desk side by side as he gave us a sad look. "I heard about your brooms. Is there no way to fix them?"

"No. The tree smashed them to bits." Harry said, looking down.

"The whomping willow was planted when I started school here. Kids tried to see how close they could get to it, but after someone was nearly killed, everyone has avoided it. I'm sad to say that your brooms wouldn't have stood a chance." He replied.

"Did you hear about the Dementors?" I asked.

"Yes. No one has ever seen Dumbledore so angry. He forbade them from entering the grounds. No one knows why they disobeyed him." He said with a frown.

"Why?" Harry asked. "Why do they affect us more than anyone else? Are we weaker?"

"It has nothing to do with strength or weakness, Harry. Dementors are the foulest creatures to walk the Earth. They feed off of bad memories and despair. They drain happiness and hope from the air and leaves only sadness and despair. If it can, a Dementor will suck every happy thought from your mind and will be reduced to a soulless and evil creature like them. You two are more affected by them because you have seen more horrors than most adults, let alone students. Those horrors are enough to make anyone fall off their broom." He said, leaning against his desk.

"You made the Dementor on the train go away. How?" Harry asked.

"There is a defence that can drive away Dementors. But the more Dementors there are, the harder it is to perform the spell." He said.

"Will you teach us?" I asked. I saw his hesitation at the idea.

"It is an extremely hard spell to perform. Even most 7th years have trouble performing it." He said, frowning at us.

"But we need to know. What if the Dementors attack us again and no one is around." Harry said.

"Alright." He said, seeing our determination. "But it will have to wait until after the holidays. I have a lot of work to get through." He said, dismissing us.

Here you are guys.

Emma