The Return
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Harry Potter. It all is J.K. Rowling's.
James and Theosar appeared in James's world in the middle of a forest that seemed so dense that James wasn't sure that Nalisar or Theosar's horse could navigate through the woods. It was cold, and the snow was falling heavily. They made their way out of the forest and rode to the top of a large hill. James's senses seemed to be heightened. He could see through the snow almost clearly. The snow seemed warm.
"What's different about us now?" asked James.
Theosar looked at James and said, "We are no longer in the world of my people. Remember, you are only partly human, and your senses and reflexes are as ours are. But in our world, we are as human in a way."
"Where are we?" asked Theosar.
"Well." James said as he looked around at the landmarks and terrain. "We're in Scotland," James finally said.
Theosar frowned and said, "That's is obvious, but where in Scotland are we?"
James looked into the distance and said, "I'd say that we're not that far away from Hogsmede.
"Where?" Theosar asked in a puzzled voice.
James smiled and explained, "Hogsmede is an all magic city near the school of magic: Hogwarts.
They rode down the hill southward toward Hogsmede when James stopped Nalisar and looked to the North.
"What do your keen eyes see?" asked Theosar.
James squinted his eyes and said, "I see a huge army of dementors marching this way."
James then realized, they had very little time before the dementors attacked.
"They're a good 2 days march from Hogsmede. We must hurry. You must journey to the Ministry of Magic in London. Ask someone along the way wearing clothes like I did before I ascended. They'll tell you where it is. You must ask for help in defending against the dementors."
"Alright, what are you going to do?" Theosar asked.
James turned Nalisar toward Theosar and said, "I'm going to warn Hogwarts of the dementors."
Theosar then turned his horse and said, "Alright, good luck my friend."
Theosar rode off down the hill and disappeared into the snowfall. James then clutched the reigns of Nalisar and rode down the hill towards Hogsmede. The snow covered his face and hair. He looked like a ghost riding through the snow. The only thought on his mind was to warn Hogwarts and see Hermione. The ride to Hogsmede took two hours at a dead sprint. When he entered Hogsmede, there were many Hogwarts students in warm cloaks and hoods. James found the entrance to The Three Broomsticks and dismounted Nalisar and whispered in Nalisar's ear,
"Stay here until I return."
James walked into The Three Broomsticks and brushed off the snow from his clothes. He found an empty table and sat down by it. He ordered a Butterbeer and looked around for anyone that he recognized. One thing that James missed about Hogsmede was Butterbeer. It seemed to warm him up to his bones. He took a gulp of his butterbeer and looked around the tavern some more. James waited for about 30 minutes and was about to leave when he saw three students walk in that made his heart jump. He lowered his head so no one could see his face.
Harry looked around and saw that all the tables were taken. But one table had only one person sitting at it.
"Let's sit there," Ron said pointing to the table.
They walked over to the table and Harry asked,
"May we sit here too?"
James said, "Sure."
Something familiar about the voice made Hermione think.
The three students sat down at the table and each took a sip of their butterbeers.
Hermione sat to James's left and Ron to his right, and Harry sat directly opposite of James. There was a silence, and then James put his hand on Hermione's hand and looked at her. When she looked back at him, to slap him, she gasped.
"James?! Is that you? But you're dead. I saw you fall," she said in a whisper.
Both Harry and Ron jerked their heads toward James in disbelief.
"No, I'm not dead Hermione. I fell and fought the dementor. I was dying, I saw the cavern full of dementors ready to suck my soul out of me. But something took me away from the cavern. An ancient people that the dementors feared made me into one of them. I ascended. And I've come back. To warn you of an Army of ten thousand dementors marching this way," James said.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione's mouths were hanging open when James said this. They couldn't believe what they just heard, or what they are seeing.
Finally Ron broke the silence saying, "Can't your people come and stop the dementors?"
James let out a breath and said quietly, "I'm here against the orders of my people's council. They won't send help. My friend Theosar has come with me and is headed toward the Ministry of Magic as we speak."
"The Ministry won't do anything. They won't believe your story." Ron said.
"He has to try," said Hermione.
"I have to speak with Dumbledore," James said in an urgent voice.
The four of them left The Three Broomsticks and made their way toward Dervish and Banges (a wizarding equipment shop) hoping to find Dumbledore there. When they walked in, to their disgust, they found Malfoy looking at a cabinet full of Potions, probably like the one's he would find in Knockturn Alley. Malfoy turned his head and saw them standing in the door.
Malfoy walked up to them and said, "Why if it isn't Mudblood, Weasel, Crazy Potter, and.."
Malfoy looked at James and then suddenly remembered.
"Aren't you dead?" Malfoy said in a commanding voice, rather than an asking one.
James looked at him in disgust and calmly said, "No, I am not dead as you can see. And watch your tongue or you may not like the consequences."
"Got yourself a body guard mudblood?" Malfoy said loudly.
"Shut up!" Ron yelled as he pulled out his wand and pointed it at Malfoy.
Malfoy stepped back, grinned and said, "You can't curse me here. You'll get expelled."
Harry then said to Ron, "Dumbledore isn't here Ron, so let's just go."
Ron slowly lowed his wand and put it in his robe pocket. But then everything flashed by in a second. Malfoy drew for his wand to curse Ron, but everything seemed to be in slow motion from James's point of view. So he grabbed Malfoy's wand and brought his own arm down on Malfoy's arm. When his arm smashed into Malfoy's arm James could hear the bone snap and Malfoy dropped his wand, which James caught in mid-air with his other hand. Malfoy clutched his broken arm in pain and had his back against the wall. But Professor Snape rounded the isle and saw James pointing Malfoy's wand at the injured Malfoy.
"What the devil do you..." Snape started to say but stopped when he saw James.
Snape was lost for words. But then Dumbledore walked into their isle and saw James.
"Good to see you James," Dumbledore said calmly.
James was struck aback by Dumbledore's calmness.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Harry Potter. It all is J.K. Rowling's.
James and Theosar appeared in James's world in the middle of a forest that seemed so dense that James wasn't sure that Nalisar or Theosar's horse could navigate through the woods. It was cold, and the snow was falling heavily. They made their way out of the forest and rode to the top of a large hill. James's senses seemed to be heightened. He could see through the snow almost clearly. The snow seemed warm.
"What's different about us now?" asked James.
Theosar looked at James and said, "We are no longer in the world of my people. Remember, you are only partly human, and your senses and reflexes are as ours are. But in our world, we are as human in a way."
"Where are we?" asked Theosar.
"Well." James said as he looked around at the landmarks and terrain. "We're in Scotland," James finally said.
Theosar frowned and said, "That's is obvious, but where in Scotland are we?"
James looked into the distance and said, "I'd say that we're not that far away from Hogsmede.
"Where?" Theosar asked in a puzzled voice.
James smiled and explained, "Hogsmede is an all magic city near the school of magic: Hogwarts.
They rode down the hill southward toward Hogsmede when James stopped Nalisar and looked to the North.
"What do your keen eyes see?" asked Theosar.
James squinted his eyes and said, "I see a huge army of dementors marching this way."
James then realized, they had very little time before the dementors attacked.
"They're a good 2 days march from Hogsmede. We must hurry. You must journey to the Ministry of Magic in London. Ask someone along the way wearing clothes like I did before I ascended. They'll tell you where it is. You must ask for help in defending against the dementors."
"Alright, what are you going to do?" Theosar asked.
James turned Nalisar toward Theosar and said, "I'm going to warn Hogwarts of the dementors."
Theosar then turned his horse and said, "Alright, good luck my friend."
Theosar rode off down the hill and disappeared into the snowfall. James then clutched the reigns of Nalisar and rode down the hill towards Hogsmede. The snow covered his face and hair. He looked like a ghost riding through the snow. The only thought on his mind was to warn Hogwarts and see Hermione. The ride to Hogsmede took two hours at a dead sprint. When he entered Hogsmede, there were many Hogwarts students in warm cloaks and hoods. James found the entrance to The Three Broomsticks and dismounted Nalisar and whispered in Nalisar's ear,
"Stay here until I return."
James walked into The Three Broomsticks and brushed off the snow from his clothes. He found an empty table and sat down by it. He ordered a Butterbeer and looked around for anyone that he recognized. One thing that James missed about Hogsmede was Butterbeer. It seemed to warm him up to his bones. He took a gulp of his butterbeer and looked around the tavern some more. James waited for about 30 minutes and was about to leave when he saw three students walk in that made his heart jump. He lowered his head so no one could see his face.
Harry looked around and saw that all the tables were taken. But one table had only one person sitting at it.
"Let's sit there," Ron said pointing to the table.
They walked over to the table and Harry asked,
"May we sit here too?"
James said, "Sure."
Something familiar about the voice made Hermione think.
The three students sat down at the table and each took a sip of their butterbeers.
Hermione sat to James's left and Ron to his right, and Harry sat directly opposite of James. There was a silence, and then James put his hand on Hermione's hand and looked at her. When she looked back at him, to slap him, she gasped.
"James?! Is that you? But you're dead. I saw you fall," she said in a whisper.
Both Harry and Ron jerked their heads toward James in disbelief.
"No, I'm not dead Hermione. I fell and fought the dementor. I was dying, I saw the cavern full of dementors ready to suck my soul out of me. But something took me away from the cavern. An ancient people that the dementors feared made me into one of them. I ascended. And I've come back. To warn you of an Army of ten thousand dementors marching this way," James said.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione's mouths were hanging open when James said this. They couldn't believe what they just heard, or what they are seeing.
Finally Ron broke the silence saying, "Can't your people come and stop the dementors?"
James let out a breath and said quietly, "I'm here against the orders of my people's council. They won't send help. My friend Theosar has come with me and is headed toward the Ministry of Magic as we speak."
"The Ministry won't do anything. They won't believe your story." Ron said.
"He has to try," said Hermione.
"I have to speak with Dumbledore," James said in an urgent voice.
The four of them left The Three Broomsticks and made their way toward Dervish and Banges (a wizarding equipment shop) hoping to find Dumbledore there. When they walked in, to their disgust, they found Malfoy looking at a cabinet full of Potions, probably like the one's he would find in Knockturn Alley. Malfoy turned his head and saw them standing in the door.
Malfoy walked up to them and said, "Why if it isn't Mudblood, Weasel, Crazy Potter, and.."
Malfoy looked at James and then suddenly remembered.
"Aren't you dead?" Malfoy said in a commanding voice, rather than an asking one.
James looked at him in disgust and calmly said, "No, I am not dead as you can see. And watch your tongue or you may not like the consequences."
"Got yourself a body guard mudblood?" Malfoy said loudly.
"Shut up!" Ron yelled as he pulled out his wand and pointed it at Malfoy.
Malfoy stepped back, grinned and said, "You can't curse me here. You'll get expelled."
Harry then said to Ron, "Dumbledore isn't here Ron, so let's just go."
Ron slowly lowed his wand and put it in his robe pocket. But then everything flashed by in a second. Malfoy drew for his wand to curse Ron, but everything seemed to be in slow motion from James's point of view. So he grabbed Malfoy's wand and brought his own arm down on Malfoy's arm. When his arm smashed into Malfoy's arm James could hear the bone snap and Malfoy dropped his wand, which James caught in mid-air with his other hand. Malfoy clutched his broken arm in pain and had his back against the wall. But Professor Snape rounded the isle and saw James pointing Malfoy's wand at the injured Malfoy.
"What the devil do you..." Snape started to say but stopped when he saw James.
Snape was lost for words. But then Dumbledore walked into their isle and saw James.
"Good to see you James," Dumbledore said calmly.
James was struck aback by Dumbledore's calmness.