Disclaimer: No, I haven't gained any money from this story. Harry Potter and its ideas are Rowling's. . .you all know the drill.

A voice rang out. "He's here! He's here!"

"What? Who's here?" Erik asked sleepily.

Kristi didn't answer. Professor McGonagall came into

the Common room.

"Students," she said. "I need you to get dressed as

quickly as possible. We need to get you to a safe

location."

"Why?" Hermione asked.

Ron and Hermione noticed Harry holding his forehead in

pain and Kristi hold her arm.

"The Dark Lord has been seen outside of Hogwarts,"

McGonagall said.

The students rushed to get their robes.

"This is not good," Alex said.

"No it most definitely is not," Sarah said.

"I take it the Dark Lord is bad?" Chris asked.

"Yes," they said at the same time turning to him.

Once the students had gathered the Prefects gathered

them and off they went. Each one of their faces were

pale as were everyone else's. Harry, Ron, and Hermione

went off with Dumbledore who was half dressed and half

in his pajamas. Everyone clutched their wands

nervously hoping they wouldn't have to use them. The

Gryffindors ended up in the Great Hall with the other

houses.

"We have to stay together," Sarah said.

As if in a challenge to her words a loud explosion

occurred and smoke filled the room. Dementors

surrounded the Great Hall.

"Oh crap," Erik said.

Overwhelming feels of despair and sadness filled the

room. The Dementors were dressed in their ashen grey

robes. No one could see their faces and their ominous

presence exuded feelings of terror and depression.

"What are they?" Alex asked.

"Dementors," Erik said.

"They guard the prison of Azkaban," Sarah said.

"The what?" Chris asked.

"I didn't get that far yet!" Alex said.

"They're creatures who spread feelings of sadness

wherever they go," Kristi said.

"They're also in league with Voldemort," Sarah said.

"What do we do?" Alex asked.

"The Patronus Charm," Kristi said.

'We have to split the Dementors up," Sarah said.

"Hey Dementors!" Kristi yelled. "You bunch of sad

robed brethren of You-Know-Who-"

Erik interrupted her, "yeah you bunch of sissies!"

They all looked at him and started running.

"You guys are nuts!" Chris yelled to Kristi and Erik.

"Do you take some kind of strange pleasure in

insulting evil things?" Alex asked Kristi.

"She didn't seek psychiatric help," Sarah said to

Alex.

Still running Kristi said, "I heard that!"

They turned around with their wands at the ready.

"ExPECto paTROnum!" they all said.

Each of their patronuses came to be as silvery

figures. Their positive thoughts embodied in them all

came out in the form of animals.

Kristi's patronus was silvery falcon, which dove at

the Dementors. Alex's tiger jumped at the Dementors.

Chris's grizzly bear slashed at them while Sarah's

horse galloped towards their forms dividing them. And

Erik's wolf leapt at the Dementors who were going

after other students. The silvery forms of the animals

drove the Dementors out of Hogwarts for a short time

at least.

The castle started to shake and a face appeared in

green smoke in the Great Hall. The five ran in to see

it.

"Tonight the star Proxima Centauri is at its closest

location to the Earth allowing me to penetrate

Hogwarts. I seek the power of Alpha Centauri and the

ones who come from another world," the voice of

Voldemort said.

"Shit," Erik said.

"Oh crap," Chris said.

"Uh oh," Alex said.

"We better don some English accents and act like we

normally go to Hogwarts," Sarah said.

The green face turned their way.

"I don't think that'll work," Kristi said in an

English accent.

"Running sounds like a good plan," Alex said.

The all ran out of the Great Hall. A strange mist

began to assimilate on the ground of the corridor they

were running through. It eventually filled the

corridor. They couldn't see their hand in front of

their face and stumbled around searching for each

other.

"Marco!" Erik yelled.

"Polo!" Chris replied.

"This is no time for Marco Polo!" Alex yelled.

An explosion caused the ground to tremble, separating

them even more. Erik felt around for a door and

stumbled into a room. Two figures stumbled in after

them. As the mist cleared Kristi and Sarah found

themselves near each other. They saw Erik, Alex, and

Chris in a room together trying to wave away the mist.

"Hey!" Sarah called to them.

They turned in her direction and the door abruptly

slammed shut.

"No!" Kristi cried. She ran to the door and tried the

latch. "AlhoMORa! It won't open!"

Sarah tried the latch as well as pushing and pulling

on the handle. "Maybe there's another way in."

Kristi grabbed her arm suddenly in pain, "oh no.

Voldemort is in there." She pounded on the door

futilely.

Sarah grabbed her and said, "Come on!"

Kristi cast a final glance at the door following

Sarah, hoping she had a plan.



Author's Note: A bit of suspense yes. . .but the next and last chapter should be interesting to say the least. Plus it will be longer. *points wand at computer* Now review! *wand's magic bounces off the computer screen and narrowly misses the author who looks at her wand* Mumbles, "I should have that looked at."