Chapter 2: Detention for a Very Special Person
As Harry, Ron, Hermione and Elijah boarded the train, they were followed by many stares. Mostly because of Harry, but the Muggle-born's noticed Elijah, too. The girls stared, giggled and whispered. The boys didn't care; they just looked at him and nodded. The girls went bonkers. Elijah didn't pay attention to them; he was in deep conversation with Harry and Ron. Hermione just stared at him.
They found an empty compartment all to themselves. Elijah held the door open for everyone and Hermione blushed deeply. But when she sat down, she opened her bag and took out a book, The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien. By the time everyone was in the compartment, she was deeply submersed in it. Harry, Ron and Elijah were still in deep conversation when somebody opened the door.
'Well, well, well. If it isn't the famous Harry Potter and his sidekicks,' Draco Malfoy, Harry's archenemy, said to them in his snotty way. 'Oh, I guess you've acquired a new member for your club, Potter. And who might you be, another little Mudblood?'
Elijah stood up and looked fierce. 'In case you didn't know, I am your new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher.' Malfoy paled. 'I could give you detention for the whole year if I wanted to. I could take you off the Quidditch team. But, since you didn't know, I'll settle for giving you half a year of detention.'
Malfoy muttered something. Harry heard 'Snape' and 'my father' before he left the compartment. Harry chuckled. 'Okay, Elijah, you are now the coolest person on earth. Half a year's worth of detention!' He whistled.
Hermione stared at him in awe.
Elijah sat down next to Hermione. 'Whoo, my first given punishment.' He stared out the window for a few moments, then he said, 'Hey, do you guys know Courtney and Cedric Granger?'
Harry looked up at him in surprise. Ron said, 'Yeah, we do. Why?'
'They are my cousins,' Hermione said before Elijah could respond. 'How do you know them?'
'Well, when Dumbledore hired me, he said that I could pick the book or books to assign to you guys. I had no clue, so they helped me.'
'Fun jazz! You know, Courtney is practically Harry's girlfriend,' Ron teased. 'But he, being Harry, has no chance whatsoever.'
Harry gritted his teeth, but he couldn't help the blushing. Yes, it was true, he did have a crush on Courtney, but only Ron and Hermione knew. He didn't tell them; they figured it out themselves (we won't go into detail).
Hermione giggled and Elijah laughed. 'Huh, really?' he said. 'Very interesting. I shall have to set you two up, then.'
'Shut up.'
As Harry, Ron, Hermione and Elijah boarded the train, they were followed by many stares. Mostly because of Harry, but the Muggle-born's noticed Elijah, too. The girls stared, giggled and whispered. The boys didn't care; they just looked at him and nodded. The girls went bonkers. Elijah didn't pay attention to them; he was in deep conversation with Harry and Ron. Hermione just stared at him.
They found an empty compartment all to themselves. Elijah held the door open for everyone and Hermione blushed deeply. But when she sat down, she opened her bag and took out a book, The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien. By the time everyone was in the compartment, she was deeply submersed in it. Harry, Ron and Elijah were still in deep conversation when somebody opened the door.
'Well, well, well. If it isn't the famous Harry Potter and his sidekicks,' Draco Malfoy, Harry's archenemy, said to them in his snotty way. 'Oh, I guess you've acquired a new member for your club, Potter. And who might you be, another little Mudblood?'
Elijah stood up and looked fierce. 'In case you didn't know, I am your new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher.' Malfoy paled. 'I could give you detention for the whole year if I wanted to. I could take you off the Quidditch team. But, since you didn't know, I'll settle for giving you half a year of detention.'
Malfoy muttered something. Harry heard 'Snape' and 'my father' before he left the compartment. Harry chuckled. 'Okay, Elijah, you are now the coolest person on earth. Half a year's worth of detention!' He whistled.
Hermione stared at him in awe.
Elijah sat down next to Hermione. 'Whoo, my first given punishment.' He stared out the window for a few moments, then he said, 'Hey, do you guys know Courtney and Cedric Granger?'
Harry looked up at him in surprise. Ron said, 'Yeah, we do. Why?'
'They are my cousins,' Hermione said before Elijah could respond. 'How do you know them?'
'Well, when Dumbledore hired me, he said that I could pick the book or books to assign to you guys. I had no clue, so they helped me.'
'Fun jazz! You know, Courtney is practically Harry's girlfriend,' Ron teased. 'But he, being Harry, has no chance whatsoever.'
Harry gritted his teeth, but he couldn't help the blushing. Yes, it was true, he did have a crush on Courtney, but only Ron and Hermione knew. He didn't tell them; they figured it out themselves (we won't go into detail).
Hermione giggled and Elijah laughed. 'Huh, really?' he said. 'Very interesting. I shall have to set you two up, then.'
'Shut up.'