***Disclaimer:*** I did not create all the characters in this work of
fiction. That honor goes to J.K. Rowling. Also, for the inevitable case
of The Order of the Phoenix eventually appearing, this story is another
version of what may have happened. Well, I think that's all for now except
the usual warning about not checking grammar and spelling because I'm lazy.
I upped the rating to PG-13 just to be safe. Oh yeah, I've decided to
allow you to MiST this entire storyline if you want. That involves all the
previous chapters as well as later chapters of the entire trilogy. By the
way, does anybody know why we're fascinated with trilogies? Look at this:
The original Star Wars trilogy, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and the Star
Wars prequel trilogy. Why? Oh well. I hope you enjoy this story.
Remember, Read and Review.
TIMES ARE GETTING DARKER
Chapter Seven: Return to Diagon Alley
"Ron, Ginny, Hermione, Harry, it's time to go to Diagon Alley to get your school supplies," yelled Molly Weasley. It was that time of year again. As all four teens came downstairs, it was hectic. They needed to use floo powder even though it wasn't Harry's favorite mode of travel.
"Hermione, do you have money?" asked Harry.
"Yes. I'll have to exchange it when we get to Gringott's though," replied Hermione.
Mrs. Weasley took a pinch of floo powder and threw it into the fireplace. The fire changed color, and one by one, each person stepped into the flames, yelled "Diagon Alley," and disappeared. They then appeared where they wanted to--in Diagon Alley. Harry was relieved because the first time he had used floo powder he had ended up in Knockturn Alley instead of Diagon Alley. Once everyone was there, they headed to Gringotts.
"Something seems different," said Harry as they were walking to Gringotts. "I don't know what though."
"That's strange, I'm having the same feeling," said Hermione.
As it turned out, they all were having that same strange feeling that something was different. Something, was in fact different. The sky wasn't the same; instead it was more omnious.
They reached Gringotts, and the door goblin bowed them in. Hermione promptly went to exchange her Muggle money. It wasn't going to be accepted anywhere else in the wizarding world. After Hermione exchanged her money, the three Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione went down to the vaults. They stopped at the Weasley vault first, and Mrs. Weasley scooped up the little money that she had. Next was Harry's vault. Harry tried to block Mrs. Weasley's view of the vault as he scooped a small portion of his money because he felt guilty with having as much money as he did. After Harry gathered his money, they went back up to the ground level of Gringott's and left.
Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny, then bought their books for the current year. After the books, they bought their other school supplies. Then came some robe-fitting. Both Ron and Harry had experienced growth spurts during the summer, and Ginny and Hermione needed to get their robes refitted too because they were experiencing a certain feminine change.
When all their back-to-school shopping done it was 2:00 p.m.--they hadn't eaten since breakfast, so they stopped to grab a bite to eat.
"Kids, stay here. I need to visit the restroom," said Mrs. Weasley. She got up to go.
All of the sudden, none other than Draco Malfoy walked towards them and said, "Well, isn't this nice, the famous Potter with his friends the Weasels and the Mudblood."
"Hey. Don't you know to watch your mouth when a lady's around!" yelled Ron.
"Ooh. Like I'm scared of you, Weasel," Draco said in a mocking tone.
Harry then stood up, and yelled, "Just because your two friends are dumb doesn't mean that you can mock mine!"
"Actually, I can!"
"Okay, you've asked for it."
"Asked for what?"
"Remember you as a ferret? Specifically, a bouncing ferret?"
At that Draco ran off very scared and almost crying.
"What a baby," said Ron. "He probably went crying off to his Deatheater dad."
"I'm glad he didn't call my bluff," said Harry.
"You were bluffing?" asked a shocked Hermione.
"Of course. I couldn't remember that spell if my life depended on it," replied Harry.
All through this Ginny was sitting quietly wondering when she should tell Harry she liked him or if she even should.
"So how about not breaking any rules," Ron said trying to keep a straight face unsuccessfully before he burst out laughing.
"Like that's going to happen. You and Harry always break the rules. I'm surprised we've managed to win the house cup with you two," said Hermione.
"Hey, you've broken your fair share of rules too" said Ron.
"Only because you and Harry talked me into it," defended Hermione.
"Not all the time," corrected Harry.
"OK, I've broken some rules on my own, but that doesn't mean that I'll continue," Hermione replied but couldn't keep a straight face. "Oh, forget about it."
"Fine," said Harry and Ron at the same time.
At that moment, Mrs. Weasley came back and said, "Well, it's time to get back to the Burrow." At that, they all went to the Fire place designated "Diagon Alley" on the Floo Network, and Mrs. Weasley tossed a pinch of Floo Powder into the fire place, and one bye one, Hermione, Ginny, Harry, Ron, and Mrs. Weasley stepped into the fire place, said "The Burrow," and were transported back to the Burrow.
******
"Ah, I'm glad you all came here earlier than is required," said Professor Dumbledore. "As you all know by now, Voldemort is back into human form."
At those words everyone cringed.
"I have strong belief that it will not be long until he tries to penetrate Hogwart's himself," Dumbledore continued. "I would like to thank Remus Lupin and Sirius Black for agreeing to guard Hogwart's, and for Professor Moody deciding that he'll carry out his one-year committment to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts because of the fact that he wasn't able to last year due to unforeseen circumstances. I would also like to thank Miss Fleur Delacour for deciding to sub for Hagrid as Care of Magical Creatures Teacher and Gameskeeper."
"Thank you," Mad-Eye Moody, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and Fleur Delacour said at the same time.
"Now, even with these guards, we should all be on alert, especially with the last living Heir of Gryffindor being one of our students."
Everyone accepted this and knew who this student was. They just hoped they could protect him.
(A/N: I wonder if you can guess how the Heir of Gryffindor will be? You probably can, but I just wanted to ask.)
TIMES ARE GETTING DARKER
Chapter Seven: Return to Diagon Alley
"Ron, Ginny, Hermione, Harry, it's time to go to Diagon Alley to get your school supplies," yelled Molly Weasley. It was that time of year again. As all four teens came downstairs, it was hectic. They needed to use floo powder even though it wasn't Harry's favorite mode of travel.
"Hermione, do you have money?" asked Harry.
"Yes. I'll have to exchange it when we get to Gringott's though," replied Hermione.
Mrs. Weasley took a pinch of floo powder and threw it into the fireplace. The fire changed color, and one by one, each person stepped into the flames, yelled "Diagon Alley," and disappeared. They then appeared where they wanted to--in Diagon Alley. Harry was relieved because the first time he had used floo powder he had ended up in Knockturn Alley instead of Diagon Alley. Once everyone was there, they headed to Gringotts.
"Something seems different," said Harry as they were walking to Gringotts. "I don't know what though."
"That's strange, I'm having the same feeling," said Hermione.
As it turned out, they all were having that same strange feeling that something was different. Something, was in fact different. The sky wasn't the same; instead it was more omnious.
They reached Gringotts, and the door goblin bowed them in. Hermione promptly went to exchange her Muggle money. It wasn't going to be accepted anywhere else in the wizarding world. After Hermione exchanged her money, the three Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione went down to the vaults. They stopped at the Weasley vault first, and Mrs. Weasley scooped up the little money that she had. Next was Harry's vault. Harry tried to block Mrs. Weasley's view of the vault as he scooped a small portion of his money because he felt guilty with having as much money as he did. After Harry gathered his money, they went back up to the ground level of Gringott's and left.
Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny, then bought their books for the current year. After the books, they bought their other school supplies. Then came some robe-fitting. Both Ron and Harry had experienced growth spurts during the summer, and Ginny and Hermione needed to get their robes refitted too because they were experiencing a certain feminine change.
When all their back-to-school shopping done it was 2:00 p.m.--they hadn't eaten since breakfast, so they stopped to grab a bite to eat.
"Kids, stay here. I need to visit the restroom," said Mrs. Weasley. She got up to go.
All of the sudden, none other than Draco Malfoy walked towards them and said, "Well, isn't this nice, the famous Potter with his friends the Weasels and the Mudblood."
"Hey. Don't you know to watch your mouth when a lady's around!" yelled Ron.
"Ooh. Like I'm scared of you, Weasel," Draco said in a mocking tone.
Harry then stood up, and yelled, "Just because your two friends are dumb doesn't mean that you can mock mine!"
"Actually, I can!"
"Okay, you've asked for it."
"Asked for what?"
"Remember you as a ferret? Specifically, a bouncing ferret?"
At that Draco ran off very scared and almost crying.
"What a baby," said Ron. "He probably went crying off to his Deatheater dad."
"I'm glad he didn't call my bluff," said Harry.
"You were bluffing?" asked a shocked Hermione.
"Of course. I couldn't remember that spell if my life depended on it," replied Harry.
All through this Ginny was sitting quietly wondering when she should tell Harry she liked him or if she even should.
"So how about not breaking any rules," Ron said trying to keep a straight face unsuccessfully before he burst out laughing.
"Like that's going to happen. You and Harry always break the rules. I'm surprised we've managed to win the house cup with you two," said Hermione.
"Hey, you've broken your fair share of rules too" said Ron.
"Only because you and Harry talked me into it," defended Hermione.
"Not all the time," corrected Harry.
"OK, I've broken some rules on my own, but that doesn't mean that I'll continue," Hermione replied but couldn't keep a straight face. "Oh, forget about it."
"Fine," said Harry and Ron at the same time.
At that moment, Mrs. Weasley came back and said, "Well, it's time to get back to the Burrow." At that, they all went to the Fire place designated "Diagon Alley" on the Floo Network, and Mrs. Weasley tossed a pinch of Floo Powder into the fire place, and one bye one, Hermione, Ginny, Harry, Ron, and Mrs. Weasley stepped into the fire place, said "The Burrow," and were transported back to the Burrow.
******
"Ah, I'm glad you all came here earlier than is required," said Professor Dumbledore. "As you all know by now, Voldemort is back into human form."
At those words everyone cringed.
"I have strong belief that it will not be long until he tries to penetrate Hogwart's himself," Dumbledore continued. "I would like to thank Remus Lupin and Sirius Black for agreeing to guard Hogwart's, and for Professor Moody deciding that he'll carry out his one-year committment to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts because of the fact that he wasn't able to last year due to unforeseen circumstances. I would also like to thank Miss Fleur Delacour for deciding to sub for Hagrid as Care of Magical Creatures Teacher and Gameskeeper."
"Thank you," Mad-Eye Moody, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and Fleur Delacour said at the same time.
"Now, even with these guards, we should all be on alert, especially with the last living Heir of Gryffindor being one of our students."
Everyone accepted this and knew who this student was. They just hoped they could protect him.
(A/N: I wonder if you can guess how the Heir of Gryffindor will be? You probably can, but I just wanted to ask.)