A Journey Through the Unknown
Chapter 6 – An Interruption
Ron and Harry woke with a start. "Did something go off?" asked Harry.
"Nah, I think it was just Hermione slamming the door. Probably to wake us up." Throwing back the covers, Ron jumped out of bed and began stretching. Putting on his glasses, Harry noticed the pile of clothes at the foot of Ron's bed. Picking out three pairs of breeches and three shirts, he threw the rest towards Ron. Taking out his backpack, he stuffed in two sets of clothing and started to change into the third.
"It'll be nice to take this robe off for awhile."
"I guess, but these don't seem like muggle clothes. I mean they do, but don't at the same time." Said Ron as he examined the clothes.
"Come to think of it, it does seem different. I think it's what muggles use to wear a long time ago." Ron nodded and then got dressed.
A knock came at the door so Harry went to answer it. "Good morning Sir Myles. Me and Ron are all set."
"Good morning to you too. That's good that you're all packed, I was just coming to check on you. Since you're all done, breakfast will be in the mess hall. I'll see you there in a little while. I still have a few things to pack."
"Thanks for the clothes, Sir Myles." Called Ron.
"Oh it was no problem, no problem at all."
"If you need help packing just ask Hermione. She's great at packing."
"I heard that Ron!" Came Hermione's voice from the other room.
"Thank you for the offer but I'll be fine." He chuckled to himself and left.
"Are you guys ready for breakfast?" asked Hermione popping her head into the room.
"Yup, let's go."
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After breakfast, they all met in the stables to pick out their horses. Outside stood the tortallian's mounts saddled and ready, the tortallians themselves were inside helping Harry and his gang choose horses. Stefan came out of a stall and looked at the new comers shyly. Harry saw the uncertainty in his eyes and was scared that any unsuspected movement would send the man running to the comfort of his horses. "Stefan, I know that you know these horses more than anyone. Would you mind finding some that would suit my friends?" Kel asked. He nodded and disappeared into the back, returning a moment later with four horses in tow. Each he pared up with a human. Harry and his friends were grateful for the horses, for they new that these horses were better than any horse that could have chose.
After getting acquainted with the horses, Kel taught them how to saddle and mount them. About an hour later, everyone was ready. The riders were on the horses and their packs were stored in the wagon. They finally set off with Kel in the lead.
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At Pirate's Swoop, George was in the library trying to get some work done. But instead, he just sat there gazing into space. Then all of a sudden, a knock came at the door. "Come in," he called. A servant came in and announced that Princess Kalason had arrived with a few friends. "Are they at the stables?"
"Yes, sir." He replied. George nodded and left for the stables.
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"Good afternoon, your majesty." Said George bowing with a smile on his face.
"Oh George, stop that!" replied Kalason, blushing.
"As you wish. Sir Myles, old man, how have you been. It's been a long time since you came and visited. What brings you here to my humble establishment?" he took Sir Myles' hand and shook it.
"Well George, I have a few friends I would like you to meet. This is Harry, Ron, and Hermione."
"Hermione, that's a nice name." George took Hermione's hand gently in his and kissed it lightly, making her blush.
"George, stop that, they're here to help us with this war. And I'd rather not talk about this here. Could we meet in the library in say an hour, so that they could have a look around? They've never been here before."
"Sure, sure, I'll have the servants show you guys to your rooms. And after you guys settle in, don't be shy and have a look around. You could even take a walk to the beach." A few minutes later, some servants came and brought them to their rooms. Kalason and Hermione shared a room as did Ron and Harry. Everyone else knew where they were going with their stuff having been here before. Many times.
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Snape woke up with cramps and aches all over his body. Trying to move, he found that he was bound and gagged. His hands were tied behind his back and his legs were tied together. He still didn't have it wand, or else he would have been out of those in a blink of the eye. Trying to look around, he found the reason to why he was so sore. He was in the back of a wagon. A very uncomfortable wagon. It was moving, but on a very bumpy road. They probably chose this road on purpose just to annoy me. He thought angrily. Looking to the front of the wagon, he saw the shapes of two figures directing the horses. One of them, having heard some noises coming out of the back turned around and found Snape glaring at him. He could only smile at the helpless man and tapped his friend on the shoulder. He nodded his head to the lying form of Snape so that the other man would look. Turning around, he looked at Snape. He seemed oddly familiar to Snape. Then it clicked. That was the man that knocked him out. That Dave fellow.
Through the gag, he tried to yell at the man to release him. But it only came out as mumbles. Handing the reins to the man next to him, Dave climbed into the back of the wagon. Keeping his distance from the, clearly peeved man, he knelt down and looked into his eyes, a smirk on his face. "What did you say?" A series of mumbles. "Release you, you say? Now why would I want to do that? No I don't think I'll be doing that just now. We'll be there soon. Then we'll let George take care of you." He patted him on the shoulders and balanced himself as he walked back to the front. Snape thrashed in the back, demanding that he be set free, but the men only ignored it.
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Taking a seat in the library, Hermione marveled at all the books. Her fingers itched to grab one and read. But she kept them clasped on her lap. Looking at Ron, who sat beside her, she noticed a disgusted look on his face. He knew very well why her hands were clasped so tightly on her lap. All she thinks about are books. Books, books, books.
Everyone else took their seats and Sir Myles began the meeting. "Now we're here to discuss the war. With the help of Harry and his friends, we might be able to get the upper hand. We will be discussing ways you guys can help. If you have any ideas, feel free to speak up."
"I think Professor McGonagall will be the one of most help since she is the oldest of all of us." Said Hermione.
"Yeah," put in Ron. "She can even change into a cat. That could help. She could be a spy or something."
"And she can appearate ( A/N probably spelled that wrong, I'll check later) from one place then to another. So she can carry messages really fast." Said Harry.
"These are all very good ideas." Said George with approval.
"I think that broom of Harry's can help too. But people would be a little suspicious of a boy flying around in the sky." Thought Neal out loud.
"But he has his invisibility cloak with him." Said Ron. "He would be able to fly around invisible."
"Also Hermione knows lots of spells. Plus we have our school books with us, which could also be of help." Said Harry.
Someone outside the door could be heard shouting something. It got louder as they got closer. The people inside could hear the words 'we need to see George' being repeated louder and louder. Then finally, the doors burst open and everyone in the library turned to face it. Two men walked in dragging a third between them. The tortallians had a look of annoyance on their faces while the non-tortallians had a look of pure shock.
A/N yeah I got it out on Friday like I said I would!! Hope you guys like it. Now I have to go study for finals =( I probably won't be able to get out the next chapter till the end of January. Wish me luck on the finals and don't forget to R/R!! thanx