Chapter 46-Problem at Hogwarts

The three friends arrived at Kings Cross at 10:00am. They put their belongings on trolleys and went through the wall to Platform 9¾. The rain had started pouring down fifteen minutes before they left for Hogwarts.

"Well isn't this the greatest weather." Said James sarcastically looking out the window.

The train slowly departed from Platform 9¾ at 11:00 on the nose.

"Just over half-way done school! I didn't think its been that long already." Said Daniel as the lunch trolley left their compartment.

"Yea.3 more years." Said Amber rolling her eyes.

It was getting darker outside and stormier. The rain was pouring harder and harder.

The train was slowing down and everyone thought that they were arriving at Hogsmeade station. Finally the train came to a sudden halt. Over the P.A the conductor said:

"Students. There is a short delay in out trip. We will be back on our way hopefully soon."

"I wonder what going on," said Tara curiously.

Meanwhile, at Hogwarts in Dumbledore's office.

"This can't be happening! Not now!." Panicked Professor McGonagall.

"Well.we either send all the students home or send them to another school for this year." Suggested tiny Professor Flitwick.

"Well we certainly can't have them here without Dumbledore!" said the caretaker Argus Filch. "They'll break more rules then they already do!"

"Well.how about we call this an educational trip. We can send them to Sorcière-Magicien Institute in Canada.just get them out of Britain!" said McGonagall. "I'm telling the conductor. I'm going to ask the headmaster at the Institute and ask him to find room for 300 some odd students, I'm going as well. I'm also going to ask you, Professor Flitwick, to turn the train into a portkey for 8:00 tonight and put it on track somewhere that heads towards the castle. It's near the muggle town Mallardville.

"Yes, I'll go so that now." Squeaked the tiny Charms teacher.

Back on the Hogwarts express.

"Finally, we're moving!" cried Tara.

"Students. We are having a problem at Hogwarts and you will be sent to a different school this year. You will stay in you normal robes and go about your normal business just you well be with new students and teachers. You will also be in the houses equivalent to your own. The school you are going to it Sorcière-Magicien Institute in Canada. Thank you."

"YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING! I DON'T WANT TO GO B-BACK TO THAT SCHOOL! IT WAS A NIGHTMARE!" shouted Daniel, which shocked everyone. Daniel was normally the quiet one.

"Well, not the Mauder's map is going to be useless." Complained James falling on Tara's lap.

Everyone saw they're school coming into view. It was a quarter to eight when they arrived at the station. Professor Flitwick had just made the train into a portkey. Fifteen minutes later, the train was shaking and they were now moving again to the west. It looked like it was the early morning.

"Students. We will be arriving at the Institute in 30 minutes. Fore people wearing watches, the time is 8:30am and it is September 1st. Thank you." Said McGonagall over the P.A.

"I wonder what wrong at Hogwarts." Said Daniel. He was in a miserable mood now that he was at his old school.

The train slowed down and stopped at a station on the outskirts of a forest.

"Come on, come on." Called McGonagall.

"I want to go home!" cried Daniel.

"It just for a year, no more then that." Said Amber comfortingly.

The school walked through the forest slowly, but half an hour later, they arrived at the school. They walked up the front steps that resembled the ones at Hogwarts. They walked until they reached a room that looks exactly like the Great Hall. It had four tables for the four houses with the banners over them. From left to right the banners were, Swallow, Cricket, Racco on and Boa.

"Welcome Hogwarts." Said a middle ages man standing up at a table at the front of the room. "I am the Headmaster, Professor Tidbit. I understand what is wrong at your school and I have put extra room in our house dorms. If you will see the banners above us, I will tell you what house you are at and you can have a seat and something to eat.I trust that you are hungry and you would have had dinner but.its breakfast time here so here's an assortment of food. The houses are as follows. All Gryffindors will be in Swallow. All Ravenclaws will be in Cricket. All Hufflepuffs will be in Raccoo n and all Slytherins will be in Boa.

The students sat at the tables as they were to while McGonagall went to talk to Tidbit, probably to talk about classes.

The Hogwarts students spent the rest of the day lounging around in the common rooms while they waited for the actual students to arrive. The Swallow common room was a long rectangular room with a long table down the middle for people to work at. There were two roaring fires in the two corners near the entrances to the dormitories.

Daniel gave Tara, James and Amber tours of the school.

They're new classmates arrived at the school at 6:00pm. First there was the sorting, like at Hogwarts, just without a hat. The houses had their colours. Swallow was blue, Cricket was orange, Raccoo n was burgundy and Boa was black. There was a stone called the 'S.S' or Sorting Stone. It is placed in a black velvet bag and you are blindfolded. All you have to do is wipe all thoughts out of your head and grab the stone, hold it for a minute then bring it out of the bag. The new Hogwarts students were also sorted this way.

"That stone gave me a hard time, I couldn't find it in the bag! It moves you see and you have to blindly catch it." Explained Daniel.

"Interesting," said Amber. "I just want some food!"

"So does a lot of people." Said James, his head on the table so he was looking at his shoes. "My shoes look cool."

This made the four of them shake with silent giggles. It had to be very quiet.

After the sorting, Tidbit stood up for some announcements.

"Ah. Welcome everyone! If you haven't noticed yet, there are some new faces here tonight and for the rest of the school year. These students are from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They are here because something tragic has happened at their school and it unable to handle their students at this time. The reason.Albus Dumbledore, has been kidnapped err.wizardnapped? Well, he's gone missing. He's been missing since yesterday and nobody knows why."

"Well isn't that great!" sighed Tara. "Poor old Dumbledore, he's like 200 years old and he was kidnapped!"

"He's.old.the only person I heard that was older then that was Nicolas Flamel and his wife.they were immortal but apparently they died." said James After they had dinner they went back to the Swallow common room and lounged about some more.

"Oi, Laver!" called a boy with white blonde hair and bright blue eyes.

"Oh no." muttered Daniel."

"Who is that?" asked Amber.

"Scott Malfoy." He said. "That's where I heard your name before!"

Tara fell off her chair in shock. "Two Malfoy's a Gryffindor type house.that's why my Grandpa disowned my uncle! Cause he was put in Gryffindor!"

"Laver, is that your girlfriend?" asked Scott pointing at Tara. This made Daniel laugh and James wide-eyed.

"No, if she was, James would kill me.actually, Amber is." Said Daniel nodding his head towards Amber.

Scott lost the little colour out of his face when Tara got back up.

"TARA! I haven't seen you in ages!"

"Cause one, you live in Canada and two you were disowned from the Malfoy family."

"That.makes sense."

"Scott, go away, just because you know Tara doesn't mean I'll forgive you." Said Daniel.

"Shut up Laver." Said Scott leaving.

"Ah.he's sort of like a Tiffany. AH! AND HE'S RELATED TO ME!" cried Tara.