Chapter 3, Ambush

Chapter 3, Ambush

The lights flickered and shut off. Struggling to his feet Harry yanked out his want and muttered, "Lumos". The compartment filled with dim light. Glancing out the window Harry could notice that the train had derailed, but thankfully had not tipped over.

"We're derailed." Said Harry.

"What the hell happened?" replied Ron.

"Well we're not going to find out by sitting here!" said Hermione.

Opening the door to the compartment in front of them Harry began to step through the door but ran directly into a first year running the other way, knocking both of them to the ground.

"TROLL!" he screamed and continued to run.

"Crap, NOW what do we do?" yelled Ron.

"We've dealt with trolls before, c'mon let's go!" said Hermione leading the way back to the door. Before she even got there the passage was completely clogged with screaming students running the other way.

"Lets get out side, the trains not going anywhere." Said Harry.

Opening the door they all piled out side. Shivering in the cold Harry led the way towards the front of the train holding his want high. As they neared the steam engine they noticed that the entire front of the train had been smashed, as if it had collided with something very solid. Ginny screamed and pointed to the engineer's compartment. They could easily tell that the shock of the crash had killed the poor man. Rounding the corner Harry looked at the front of the train and gasped. A Mountain Troll was now smashed into the front of the train, its arms wrapped around the front of the train, and they could now see that the troll was what had crushed the front of the engine.

"HOLY CRAP!" screamed Ron, "Troll road kill."

"I don't think so Ron, look at these marks under the train, it looks like he tried to stop the train but it was going too fast and his feet must have been what left the marks." Said Hermione.

"IT MOVED." Hissed Ginny.

"Nonsense, LOOK at it Ginny! He's dead." Said Ron.

A finger twitched, and then, much to the horror of the students, muscles clenched and the Troll began to pry itself from the train. Towering over them the troll roared in anger and pain. It had lost its eyes in the collision and his face was bloodied and bruised.

"RRROOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAA." Bellowed the troll, as it ran blindly at Harry and his friends.

"RUN!" yelled Harry.

Tripping over debris the students ran full tilt away from the madden troll. Following their sounds of retreat the troll followed swinging his massive fists randomly outward in large sweeping blows. Harry glanced back and began to run faster as the troll gained on them. Before he realized his mistake he was sprawled flat on his back knocked out cold. A low tree branch beside the tracks had taken him out. Slamming his fist into the ground near where he had heard Harry fall the troll bellowed in anger and groped around on the ground. Finally finding Harry, the troll picked him up and began to squeeze. Harry awoke immediately to intense, crushing pain. Dangling upside down, Harry's vision began to fade as he looked at the troll. Lifted Harry closer to his face the troll sniffed him and opened his giant mouth. Harry heard a sickening crack as a few of his ribs broke. Screaming in pain, Harry jabbed his want blindly at the trolls face shoving the wand strait back and up through the roof of his mouth and into his brain. The troll collapsed, Harry went flying out of its grip, landing several yards beyond the troll's still form, and proceeded to black out again.

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