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AN// this chapter was short so you get two for one!
Welcome to the New World
As I watched her go, life began to resume around me. People again began to walk around the store; small children tugged on their mother's skirts; teenagers looked for their school idems. Life once again began to happen. I stood amongst the din feeling like I might now be the one not living.
Who was she and where could I find her again? Emma. I said the name over and over in my mind. Emma. I loved it; it was beautiful. I made up my mind then and there that I was going to find her again if it took all my life.
When I was finally able to return to normal I busied myself with gathering my school supplies. Eventually I had all that I needed and I was ready to go. I quickly paid and left the shop, my eyes dancing up and down the street looking for the beautiful girl I had seen. But I had no such luck. Actually I had the opposite of luck-
In my distraction, I found that soon I collided with something hard and was pulled into an alley way. Struggling to pull my self back, I found that I was wedged between a wall and Sirius Black. My heart sank and my stomach turned over.
"Look what I found Prongs!"
I opened my mouth to insult the bastard, but no sound came out. Black of course thought this the funniest of things. "Cat got your tongue, Snivellus?"
I was standing in an empty alley way, face to face with one no make that two of my biggest rivals, was completely unable to talk, and had no way to grab my wand. A fear over took me.
"Well, well, well Padfoot, what do we have here?"
And then they started to place an array of hexes and curses upon me while I was entirely defenseless. Eventually a hard surface collided with my knees and I realized that I was on the floor. Everything was hurting and all I could hear was the manic laughs of my aggressors. Everything began to get dark, but then a high pitched voice cut through my agony.
"James?"
"Oy! Padfoot! Let's go! It's Lilly," then he turned to me, "We'll finish this later!"
Once both boys had completely left me in the deserted alley, I fell over onto my side breathing hard still unable to speak.
"Get up!" the voice was cold and harbored no emotion other than disgust.
Fearing what malicious intent was hidden behind that voice; I stood slowly and turned to face this new doom. What I ended up facing was a tall blond boy who, although a great deal bigger than I, was about my own age. I knew him right away- Lucius.
He began to circle me, eyeing me up and down. "So you're the new kid, huh? Scrawny aren't we?"
My inability to answer seemed to irk him.
"Answer me!" he shouted as I again felt my body colliding with the hard surface of the wall. "Well, can't you talk?" he demanded as I continued my silence. I shook my head no. "Wise guy huh?" I shook my head again. "Speak then!"
After a moment, I think he realized that I was unable to speak and he lifted my curse. "Th-thanks." my shaky voice stuttered.
He laughed; it was a mocking condescending tone. I felt shamed. "Stand up straight!" I did. "We have a lot of work to do. A lot of work! But we'll fix you up enough for the Dark Lord." He was circling me again making me feel rather exposed. Then he clasped his hands on my shoulders and pulled me close to him so that his mouth was closed to my ear and he whispered, "Welcome to the new world."
I stared at him confused as he drew away from me. "Your training starts tomorrow, after the feast." Then he turned and left me again alone in the darkness.
I was sounded by darkness entirely. There was no light at all; not even the light of the stars shone through to my room. Tonight was the last night I would spend in this room before I began my final year at Hogwarts. Hopefully that would mean the last night I spent in this room ever.
The world was quiet; eerily so. As if it knew that something were about to happen that all wizard kind would regret forever, or maybe I would regret forever.
I lay there that night, in my small bed, thinking about school and the mysterious brunette of that morning when I was overtaken by a burning sensation in my left fore arm. I pulled back at my night clothes to look at the mark on my arm. My lord was with me, I could feel him. I closed my eyes and slept feeling the security that stemmed from my left arm.
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The Hogwarts Express
I woke early the next morning so that I would not be late for my train. The train would leave promptly at eleven and I did not want to find out what happened when you reached the barrier at eleven o' one. I dressed quickly, in black, and hurried down to breakfast. I couldn't help being rather excited as I felt this year would be different; this year would be good.
Later that day I bid an unemotional farewell to my father and got on the train. My mother could not come with us to the train station; she was still feeling ill. I did miss her presence. She was the only one who actually cared that I was leaving. There was a strange absence in me, yet I ignored it.
Soon enough, I found myself in an empty compartment on the Hogwarts Express. Slouching down, I had my knees drawn up to my chest and my elbows on the seat beside me as I lay across the seats. I was alone but I didn't care. Shortly after I arrived, trees and other shrubbery began to breeze by my window. As I watched them go, two gruff voices began chatting outside my compartment.
"Prongs, my deer fellow, what shall we do for some entertainment on this trip?"
"Oh, I dunno, Padfoot, where is Snivellus?"
My stomach tightened; Oh no! Through the translucent window, I could see the silhouettes of two boys approaching me. I knew that nothing good was going to come of this. I began to brace myself for what was to come-
"Hey guys!"
"Moony!"
Apparently the prefects meeting was over. The three boys walked away from my compartment and I thanked whatever gods happened to be watching me at that moment. They were gone.
Relieved by the fact that I might make it through the ride with out any disturbances, I allowed my eyes to close and my consciousness to abscond me.
Dreams did not come to me while I slept but the feeling of being watched played with my mind and roused me from my sleep. When it finally became too much, I opened my eyes and I realized that I was not alone.
A tall blond boy watched me condescendingly. "Good sleep little one?" His mouth twisted into a wry smirk and let out a throaty laugh. "Rest up," he said as he stood and walked towards the exit. "I daresay you'll need it."
With that he left me again to my own devices. The rest of the ride passed slowly and it wasn't until I was getting off the train that something interesting happened-
When I stepped of the train, I began to look for a carriage to sit in. I don't know what possessed me to do it, but for some reason I found myself turning and looking towards the train one last time.
My eyes lingered on the door, and just when I was about to look away, she walked through-
She was there in all her radiant splendor, and there I stood captivated by her beauty. I watched as she climbed down the stairs, and I kept my eyes on her until I could no longer see her in the crowd. She was here; here with me! Something inside of me was singing and dancing like a happy child, but my body appeared outwardly calm. She was here!
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this completes phase one of this operation, next chapter begins phase two. With that one, I can give you quite a long chapter! Promise! It ought to be up some time next week! Hope u enjoyed this!
Thanks to all of my wonderful reviewers! U guys rock my world! Ur the best thing ever!! N I do mean Ever!!!
Chow for now! Don't forget to review! the amount of reviews from last chapter was less than normal, and it made me sad, but if people don't review, I'll assume the story is crap and I wont continue. It's a shame too, b/c I had finally moved from exposition and was going to begin my action now! But I gotta run SATs u know?
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