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Eleventh
time lucky - chapter Nine
Eltala looked a lot the
same. True her hair was a few inches longer, she looked two maybe three years
younger and a scar on her right cheek was missing, but no great change. Lily
and Harry were gone, but Sirius and Severus were very different. They both were
in fact eleven years old. Their look of hatred had changed to a look of
surprise, as they examined their younger selves.
They were sitting in a row
in a muggle area of the London train station – receiving strange looks at their
robes and trunks. Sirius stood up and beckoned them towards the platforms nine
and ten. On three they fell back into the barrier only to find themselves on
another platform. Platform 9 ¾. With a sneer that so suited him, Severus left
the others and went to find his father, who had just stepped onto the platform.
Sirius finally felt at home.
Here he was with all his friends to be. He knew a couple of people in his year,
before Hogswarts, and one of them was James, the main person he was trying to
save. The others – well, they didn't bear thinking about. Sirius' and James'
parents were great friends, and he and James had grown up together like
brothers. Now where was he? Suddenly his memory of what he was trying to do,
disappeared out of his mind, and Sirius really was eleven years old.
Crash! Sirius' trunk went
flying as another boy suddenly appeared practically on top of him. Sirius
realised that he had not moved from where he had come through the barrier, so
of course he would be knocked over. James helped his friend to his feet, and
together they dragged the two trunks towards the train.
"So, how are you James?".
"Good, as usual. You know
there is some really pretty girls in this school… Especially that one over
there, with long dark red hair and green eyes. She looks lost, shall we…"
Sirius interrupted. "No, we
shall find our seats."
James looked crestfallen,
but he agreed and together the two friends made their way onto the train, and
down the corridor to find an empty compartment. They found one, right at the
end of the train - all the others were occupied. With their trunks heaved onto
the shelf, the two sat down and James began dealing out for a game of explosive
snap. They didn't get any further than dealing, as both found it much more
interesting to talk.
James was getting a little
exasperated at the way Sirius repeatedly asking him how he was. It seemed to
James that Sirius was acting as if they hadn't seen each other for about
fifteen years. Truth be told, they had spent the day together less than a week
ago. His annoyance was fortunately (or unfortunately – depends which way you
look at it) interrupted, by the red haired first year girl – the same one they
had seen earlier - stumbling into the carriage. Before anything else was said, three other boys walked casually
into the carriage. All first year. One of them Sirius and James recognised as
Lucius Malfoy. Son of that dark wizard Maestro Malfoy.
Lucius sneered at the girl.
"This is where you will
stay, Miss Evans. With outcasts and misfits like yourself. Don't ever refuse to
vacate a compartment for us again!"
Sirius and James were
infuriated with this – the treatment of that girl even more than the less than
flattering description of themselves. The two jumped to their feet, wands out.
Both were thinking the same thing. Although Lucius was looked thin and weak, his two friends were quite the
opposite. Their looks – well, truth be told, they lacked a certain - er – something. Kind of like chunks of rock, but no doubt they would be skilful
in fighting.
Catching them both by
surprise, Lucius pulled out his wand from up is sleeve and shouted a short
incantation that put both James and Sirius on the floor.
"Multi Crucio!"
A/N What's going to happen
to James and Sirius? Can you guess? And what about Lily? Review, and read on…
