Trouble Brewing
Running in terror, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny scrambled as fast as they could through the rough bushes next to the train tracks. Hearing an agonized roar, they doubled their speed, failing to notice that Harry was no longer with them. As they approached the middle of the train they saw the other students all running back at them.
"DON'T RUN THAT WAY, THERE'S A TROLL OVER THERE!" screamed Ron.
"THERE'S THREE OF THEM THE DIRECTION YOUR RUNNING!" screamed a passing Ravenclaw.
They kept running despite the Ravenclaw's information. Soon they saw the other trolls. The three of them were systematically hefting passenger cars and throwing them down the hill on the other side of the train. Turning to throw a compartment down the hill, one of the trolls spotted the group. Bellowing a grunt he began to lope towards Harry's friends with an evil smirk on his face.
"Foetus Glaciate." Said Hermione, waving her wand at the ground in front of the troll.
Suddenly a slick sheet of black ice coated the ground before the troll. Seeing this, the troll attempted to stop, but due to its tremendous momentum could not stop before reaching the ice. As soon as he hit the ice, the troll slipped backwards, his whole body appearing to fly for a split second, then crashing down to the ground, a sickening crack as his skull hit solid ground. The troll's body began to slide towards the train, gathering speed as the pitch of the hill increased, then slamming into the last car and pulling it with him as he tumbled down the slope. Noticing the fate of their comrade the other trolls began to hurl rocks, small trees, and pieces of the train at Harry's friends.
"Scatter!" yelled Ginny, and airborne death rained down on them.
A well-aimed piece of rock hit Ron in the shoulder, knocking him down. Running up to finish the kill, the troll heaved a massive boulder high above his head and paused before bringing it back down. Ron looked up, saw the boulder and flinched. When nothing happed he looked again, and a large crossbow bolt was sticking in the troll's chest. Grunting in pain the troll staggered back and stumbled, never to rise again; Hagrid had arrived. Several other cross bolts dispatched of the remaining trolls.
"You kids alright?" he said.
"I can't move my arm." Said Ron.
"Lets get back te the castle, c'mon into the carts." Said Hagrid, pointing to a bunch of horse drawn carts where students were loading up.
"Where's Harry?" said Ginny.
"I.I don't know, I lost track of him in the confusion." Said Ron.
"Last I saw he was running with us away from the blind troll." Said Hermione, pointing up the tracks.
"I find em." Replied Hagrid.
Running in terror, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny scrambled as fast as they could through the rough bushes next to the train tracks. Hearing an agonized roar, they doubled their speed, failing to notice that Harry was no longer with them. As they approached the middle of the train they saw the other students all running back at them.
"DON'T RUN THAT WAY, THERE'S A TROLL OVER THERE!" screamed Ron.
"THERE'S THREE OF THEM THE DIRECTION YOUR RUNNING!" screamed a passing Ravenclaw.
They kept running despite the Ravenclaw's information. Soon they saw the other trolls. The three of them were systematically hefting passenger cars and throwing them down the hill on the other side of the train. Turning to throw a compartment down the hill, one of the trolls spotted the group. Bellowing a grunt he began to lope towards Harry's friends with an evil smirk on his face.
"Foetus Glaciate." Said Hermione, waving her wand at the ground in front of the troll.
Suddenly a slick sheet of black ice coated the ground before the troll. Seeing this, the troll attempted to stop, but due to its tremendous momentum could not stop before reaching the ice. As soon as he hit the ice, the troll slipped backwards, his whole body appearing to fly for a split second, then crashing down to the ground, a sickening crack as his skull hit solid ground. The troll's body began to slide towards the train, gathering speed as the pitch of the hill increased, then slamming into the last car and pulling it with him as he tumbled down the slope. Noticing the fate of their comrade the other trolls began to hurl rocks, small trees, and pieces of the train at Harry's friends.
"Scatter!" yelled Ginny, and airborne death rained down on them.
A well-aimed piece of rock hit Ron in the shoulder, knocking him down. Running up to finish the kill, the troll heaved a massive boulder high above his head and paused before bringing it back down. Ron looked up, saw the boulder and flinched. When nothing happed he looked again, and a large crossbow bolt was sticking in the troll's chest. Grunting in pain the troll staggered back and stumbled, never to rise again; Hagrid had arrived. Several other cross bolts dispatched of the remaining trolls.
"You kids alright?" he said.
"I can't move my arm." Said Ron.
"Lets get back te the castle, c'mon into the carts." Said Hagrid, pointing to a bunch of horse drawn carts where students were loading up.
"Where's Harry?" said Ginny.
"I.I don't know, I lost track of him in the confusion." Said Ron.
"Last I saw he was running with us away from the blind troll." Said Hermione, pointing up the tracks.
"I find em." Replied Hagrid.
