Thanks to all my first reviewers -
Lama - lol! Thanx for the advice - as u can see, ive taken it. I give you permission to tell al, ben and whoeva about it..im not as ungrateful, i appreciate your interest in my stories!
Shdurrani - also another thanx for the advice!
Keita - thanx for that background info! I know warlocks are 'supposed' to be evil but I gave my reasons *winks*
Jali - thanx for that review: your officially my first reviewer!!!!
Chapter Two
The Hogwarts Express sped through the countryside. Smoke filled the clean air ruining the rural scenery. Harry sigh was audible from the inside of the Prefect's carriage. He always enjoyed gazing outside at the bucolic part England.
'Harry? Are you listening?' Harry turned, startled at the interruption. 'As I was saying, I personally asked Dumbledore to ward this carriage against Dark Magic.' Hermione prompted.
'Really? No wonder you were so persistent as to why we are going in a Prefects Carriage when only you are a prefect.' Harry said absently.
'Well there's our Hermione for you!' Ron chuckled.
'So are you two still confident in taking "tuition"? Hermione's eyes narrowed as she asked. The three of them had agreed on keeping their Gift a secret just in case something horrific happened. After all, they had to take precautions.
'I guess.' shrugged Ron.
'What do you think, Hermione?' Harry stated sarcastically. 'I might quit just because Death Eaters everywhere are on my trail!'
'Dammit Harry! Stop being such a prat! I was only trying to keep the conversation going. You've bean like this ever since the start of this journey!' Hermione's voice heated in fury.
Harry turned away with his arms folded. A silence engulfed the atmosphere.
'To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's chokin, how everybody's jokin now- ' Ron muttered under his breathe.
'-Shut up, Ron' Harry and Hermione said together. Both of them grinned at each other, which broke the ice.
'That trick always works, does it not?' Ron joined in with the smiling group.
'How do you know "Eminem"? Harry asked curiously.
Ron shrugged 'Dad found this box that makes music, and I started listening to it. I brought it along with me. Here, take a look.' Proudly, Ron took out the musical box.
'WATCH IT!' Hermione shouted at the top of her lungs. With that, the Walkman blasted to bits.
'What in God's name was that!? Hermione you better explain this!' Ron was shaking the remains of his precious box up in the air. 'What the hell is in you, woman?' bellowed Ron.
'That walkman was duped, Ron! Honestly, the thing was full of Dark Magic.' Hermione's voice sounded shrill. 'How could you not notice it!?'
Silence, again, descended the carriage they occupied.
'That means they know where we are.' It wasn't a question, it was a simple statement.
Harry's response kept them on full alert.
Minuted passed by without any discussion. All three of them pretended to do something- Ron; trying to fix his blasted walkman, Harry; looking through his photo album of his parents and Hermione; reading the Crippled Angel by Sara Douglass (a.n: I finally finished it!).
Suddenly, the handle of the carriage door turned. All pretendence of activities dropped, as the door swung open.
In matter of seconds many things happened. A series of hexes and curses were aimed at the door- including the one Hermione used on Ron's walkman.
'What the hell was that for!?' Lupin spluttered, making the protective shield dissolve away. 'If you're going to do that to everyone entering this carriage, there won't be anyone left at Hogwarts!'
The giant, black dog behind Lupin growled in chorus.
Looks of relief shot through the faces of Ron, Hermione and Harry.
'God dammit! We though.we thought.'Ron's voice trailed off.
'Why would you think we're Death Eaters?' Lupin said sharply.
'I would like to know why you would kill me after all we've gone through.' said a gruff voice.
'Sirius!' Harry's voice cracked. 'Damn it's good to see you again!'
After a friendly hand-shake, the two gave the biggest bear hug possible.
'Ron.' Black inclined his head towards Ron. 'Hermione.' Black said giving her a friendly nod.
'Firstly, why did you think we were Death Eaters?' Lupin asked again in a sharp tone. 'There better be a good reason!'
Hermione was the first to answer (as usual). 'You see Lupin, Ron brought a walkman- a box that plays music- with him on the carriage. The carriage is warded against Dark Magic on the outside. But Ron brought it with him inside. When i first detected the Dark Magic, i blasted the walkman to bits. 'That's defiantly not good' was all Black said.
'I'm here for an important reason.' Lupin began. 'Dumbledore has especially asked Padfoot to help me teach you.' in the arts of Dutrem was left unspoken.
Ron, Harry and Hermione were left flabbergast. Black was a Warlock!? Was the question running through their minds.
'But.but.' Harry stammered. 'That means you're a-'
'-a dog.' Hermione swiftly cut in, looking sharply at Harry. After all, Harry was just about to say the 'W' word aloud.
'Why is it such a surprise? As it ever occurred to you how I survived the Dementors torture? It required a lot of training as a dog- was how Hermione so charmingly put it- to keep control of my body and mind, to keep in mind that I was innocent of any wrong doing.
'I guess.' mumbled Ron who was clearly still confused.
At that precise moment, the door of the carriage turned for a second time. Everyone turned their attention to the door.
'I will act if it is a Death Eater, but none of you use your power until you know who it is. Is that clear?' Lupin took charge.
The door swung open (again), but before anyone had the chance to see who it was, a single disabling spell was thrown at that visitor.
A single scream was issued from the victim. Everyone gathered around him.
'It's a shame Neville always has the bad luck.' Ron said casually.
'You IDIOT! Weren't you listening to Lupin!? He said not to ACT till we were sure it was a Death Eater. Honestly!' Hermione was hysterical.
Harry just shook his head and thought- 'at least it was only a disabling spell cause for every disabling spell is always a counter one.'
Sirius grunted. 'I wonder what he wanted. We'll find out soon enough, i think.' With that, Black changed back into his dog form.
'Hermione, calm down! I know the counter curse to a gernal disabling charm.' Lupin leaned down near Neville's face and muttered a few brief phrases of Dutrem magic.
Groaning in pain, Neville slowly stood up and looked at his company. 'What happened, Harry? Why was I lying on the floor and why do I hurt so much?'
Ron rolled his eyes. Could you get any thicker?
'Err.um..you must of.um..eaten something bad because.um.you fainted when we.um.opened the door.' Harry made up.
'Really? Oh, I forgot to tell you that.err.um.Professor McGonagall will speak to you three when you arrive at Hogwarts. Neville up and spotted Lupin. 'The Professor would also like to speak to you, Professor Lupin. Could you also bring your dog? Thank you. Bye everyone.' With that Neville sped off out of the carriage, running into the door on the way out.
Ron was literally rolling on the floor laughing his head off. Harry and Hermione were shaking so much with laughter that they were leaning on each other. Lupin was wearing a large grin. Sirius just smirked- he was always good at hiding his emotions. (a.n: i was laughing while i wrote this paragraph)
'You three better get changed, you know.' Lupin had finally recovered from the amusement. 'Ron, can you give me what's left of your walkman?'
'Sure.' was Ron's answer
While the Harry, Ron and Hermione were changing, Black and Lupin probed the remanence of Ron's electronic box in search for what type of Dark Magic the Death Eater's had transmitted on it.
'Mooney?' Black muttered.
'I feel it too, Padfoot. Those three should be more wary with what they find by coincidence.' Lupin cautiously laid the blackened box on the seat.
Harry, who was already changed, asked Black what they had found.
'Mooney and I found something rather interesting. If it wasn't for your smart friend-' Hermione blushed at this point '- you guys would have been in big trouble. BIG trouble. We found the Dark pattern for making a destination for their portkey. This would've meant that the Death Eaters could have breached the wards of Hogwarts.' Sirius said this all while shaking his head.
'See, Ron? You're a mislead, muddle-headed goose! Honestly, haven't you learnt anything?' Hermione shot out.
'Hold on a minute. You go too far, Hermione! It wasn't my fault that they magicked it! Ron shouted back.
'Shut up, both of you! Can't you see that blaming someone won't effort anything?' Harry had just about enough of their constant arguing.
'Appears like we're here at Hogwarts.' Black said. He was staring out the window.
Indeed they were. From the window of the carriage, Black could see the silhouette of a giant castle standing alone. It was surrounded by a bleak looking forest and a silvery lake.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Well, how was that??? Ive nearly finished chapter three, but i'm suffering severely from writers block (no, really i am!) and it might not come out soon. Sorry! (wait about another week or two)
Lose Yourself is by Eminem, from the soundtrack 8 Mile (it rulz, but avril is soooooo much better!) i also like a couple of songs from the 8 Mile soundtrack - i recommend you listen to tracks 1,3 and 6 on it!!!!
The Crippled Angel is a book written by Sara Douglass (my fav author!) and is the last book in the trilogy 'the Crucible''. READ IT
Ive also made a Tamora Pierce story about 'Daine and Kaddar'. YOU CANT MISS IT. I only recently updated it. its rated PG-13
Also R/R!!!!! (remember constructive criticism) Adios amigos! (Lama, is that how you spell it?) izzy
Lama - lol! Thanx for the advice - as u can see, ive taken it. I give you permission to tell al, ben and whoeva about it..im not as ungrateful, i appreciate your interest in my stories!
Shdurrani - also another thanx for the advice!
Keita - thanx for that background info! I know warlocks are 'supposed' to be evil but I gave my reasons *winks*
Jali - thanx for that review: your officially my first reviewer!!!!
Chapter Two
The Hogwarts Express sped through the countryside. Smoke filled the clean air ruining the rural scenery. Harry sigh was audible from the inside of the Prefect's carriage. He always enjoyed gazing outside at the bucolic part England.
'Harry? Are you listening?' Harry turned, startled at the interruption. 'As I was saying, I personally asked Dumbledore to ward this carriage against Dark Magic.' Hermione prompted.
'Really? No wonder you were so persistent as to why we are going in a Prefects Carriage when only you are a prefect.' Harry said absently.
'Well there's our Hermione for you!' Ron chuckled.
'So are you two still confident in taking "tuition"? Hermione's eyes narrowed as she asked. The three of them had agreed on keeping their Gift a secret just in case something horrific happened. After all, they had to take precautions.
'I guess.' shrugged Ron.
'What do you think, Hermione?' Harry stated sarcastically. 'I might quit just because Death Eaters everywhere are on my trail!'
'Dammit Harry! Stop being such a prat! I was only trying to keep the conversation going. You've bean like this ever since the start of this journey!' Hermione's voice heated in fury.
Harry turned away with his arms folded. A silence engulfed the atmosphere.
'To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's chokin, how everybody's jokin now- ' Ron muttered under his breathe.
'-Shut up, Ron' Harry and Hermione said together. Both of them grinned at each other, which broke the ice.
'That trick always works, does it not?' Ron joined in with the smiling group.
'How do you know "Eminem"? Harry asked curiously.
Ron shrugged 'Dad found this box that makes music, and I started listening to it. I brought it along with me. Here, take a look.' Proudly, Ron took out the musical box.
'WATCH IT!' Hermione shouted at the top of her lungs. With that, the Walkman blasted to bits.
'What in God's name was that!? Hermione you better explain this!' Ron was shaking the remains of his precious box up in the air. 'What the hell is in you, woman?' bellowed Ron.
'That walkman was duped, Ron! Honestly, the thing was full of Dark Magic.' Hermione's voice sounded shrill. 'How could you not notice it!?'
Silence, again, descended the carriage they occupied.
'That means they know where we are.' It wasn't a question, it was a simple statement.
Harry's response kept them on full alert.
Minuted passed by without any discussion. All three of them pretended to do something- Ron; trying to fix his blasted walkman, Harry; looking through his photo album of his parents and Hermione; reading the Crippled Angel by Sara Douglass (a.n: I finally finished it!).
Suddenly, the handle of the carriage door turned. All pretendence of activities dropped, as the door swung open.
In matter of seconds many things happened. A series of hexes and curses were aimed at the door- including the one Hermione used on Ron's walkman.
'What the hell was that for!?' Lupin spluttered, making the protective shield dissolve away. 'If you're going to do that to everyone entering this carriage, there won't be anyone left at Hogwarts!'
The giant, black dog behind Lupin growled in chorus.
Looks of relief shot through the faces of Ron, Hermione and Harry.
'God dammit! We though.we thought.'Ron's voice trailed off.
'Why would you think we're Death Eaters?' Lupin said sharply.
'I would like to know why you would kill me after all we've gone through.' said a gruff voice.
'Sirius!' Harry's voice cracked. 'Damn it's good to see you again!'
After a friendly hand-shake, the two gave the biggest bear hug possible.
'Ron.' Black inclined his head towards Ron. 'Hermione.' Black said giving her a friendly nod.
'Firstly, why did you think we were Death Eaters?' Lupin asked again in a sharp tone. 'There better be a good reason!'
Hermione was the first to answer (as usual). 'You see Lupin, Ron brought a walkman- a box that plays music- with him on the carriage. The carriage is warded against Dark Magic on the outside. But Ron brought it with him inside. When i first detected the Dark Magic, i blasted the walkman to bits. 'That's defiantly not good' was all Black said.
'I'm here for an important reason.' Lupin began. 'Dumbledore has especially asked Padfoot to help me teach you.' in the arts of Dutrem was left unspoken.
Ron, Harry and Hermione were left flabbergast. Black was a Warlock!? Was the question running through their minds.
'But.but.' Harry stammered. 'That means you're a-'
'-a dog.' Hermione swiftly cut in, looking sharply at Harry. After all, Harry was just about to say the 'W' word aloud.
'Why is it such a surprise? As it ever occurred to you how I survived the Dementors torture? It required a lot of training as a dog- was how Hermione so charmingly put it- to keep control of my body and mind, to keep in mind that I was innocent of any wrong doing.
'I guess.' mumbled Ron who was clearly still confused.
At that precise moment, the door of the carriage turned for a second time. Everyone turned their attention to the door.
'I will act if it is a Death Eater, but none of you use your power until you know who it is. Is that clear?' Lupin took charge.
The door swung open (again), but before anyone had the chance to see who it was, a single disabling spell was thrown at that visitor.
A single scream was issued from the victim. Everyone gathered around him.
'It's a shame Neville always has the bad luck.' Ron said casually.
'You IDIOT! Weren't you listening to Lupin!? He said not to ACT till we were sure it was a Death Eater. Honestly!' Hermione was hysterical.
Harry just shook his head and thought- 'at least it was only a disabling spell cause for every disabling spell is always a counter one.'
Sirius grunted. 'I wonder what he wanted. We'll find out soon enough, i think.' With that, Black changed back into his dog form.
'Hermione, calm down! I know the counter curse to a gernal disabling charm.' Lupin leaned down near Neville's face and muttered a few brief phrases of Dutrem magic.
Groaning in pain, Neville slowly stood up and looked at his company. 'What happened, Harry? Why was I lying on the floor and why do I hurt so much?'
Ron rolled his eyes. Could you get any thicker?
'Err.um..you must of.um..eaten something bad because.um.you fainted when we.um.opened the door.' Harry made up.
'Really? Oh, I forgot to tell you that.err.um.Professor McGonagall will speak to you three when you arrive at Hogwarts. Neville up and spotted Lupin. 'The Professor would also like to speak to you, Professor Lupin. Could you also bring your dog? Thank you. Bye everyone.' With that Neville sped off out of the carriage, running into the door on the way out.
Ron was literally rolling on the floor laughing his head off. Harry and Hermione were shaking so much with laughter that they were leaning on each other. Lupin was wearing a large grin. Sirius just smirked- he was always good at hiding his emotions. (a.n: i was laughing while i wrote this paragraph)
'You three better get changed, you know.' Lupin had finally recovered from the amusement. 'Ron, can you give me what's left of your walkman?'
'Sure.' was Ron's answer
While the Harry, Ron and Hermione were changing, Black and Lupin probed the remanence of Ron's electronic box in search for what type of Dark Magic the Death Eater's had transmitted on it.
'Mooney?' Black muttered.
'I feel it too, Padfoot. Those three should be more wary with what they find by coincidence.' Lupin cautiously laid the blackened box on the seat.
Harry, who was already changed, asked Black what they had found.
'Mooney and I found something rather interesting. If it wasn't for your smart friend-' Hermione blushed at this point '- you guys would have been in big trouble. BIG trouble. We found the Dark pattern for making a destination for their portkey. This would've meant that the Death Eaters could have breached the wards of Hogwarts.' Sirius said this all while shaking his head.
'See, Ron? You're a mislead, muddle-headed goose! Honestly, haven't you learnt anything?' Hermione shot out.
'Hold on a minute. You go too far, Hermione! It wasn't my fault that they magicked it! Ron shouted back.
'Shut up, both of you! Can't you see that blaming someone won't effort anything?' Harry had just about enough of their constant arguing.
'Appears like we're here at Hogwarts.' Black said. He was staring out the window.
Indeed they were. From the window of the carriage, Black could see the silhouette of a giant castle standing alone. It was surrounded by a bleak looking forest and a silvery lake.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Well, how was that??? Ive nearly finished chapter three, but i'm suffering severely from writers block (no, really i am!) and it might not come out soon. Sorry! (wait about another week or two)
Lose Yourself is by Eminem, from the soundtrack 8 Mile (it rulz, but avril is soooooo much better!) i also like a couple of songs from the 8 Mile soundtrack - i recommend you listen to tracks 1,3 and 6 on it!!!!
The Crippled Angel is a book written by Sara Douglass (my fav author!) and is the last book in the trilogy 'the Crucible''. READ IT
Ive also made a Tamora Pierce story about 'Daine and Kaddar'. YOU CANT MISS IT. I only recently updated it. its rated PG-13
Also R/R!!!!! (remember constructive criticism) Adios amigos! (Lama, is that how you spell it?) izzy