Chapter Three:

The Dementors had become quite fed up with Noodlez begging 4 pancakes...they decide to finish her off. Noodlez sees the approaching wraiths and pales. cowering in the corner as the Dementors open the cell door and file in.

"GET AWAY!! YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO...HEY! WHERE'S MY PANCAKES?!!!" Noodlez screamed.

Just then, the wall fell over and stuff (lol) and 4 Hippogriffs crash in (somehow ...all fitting inside...). Noodlez jumps up and runs to hide behind Duckie's Hippogriff.

"Back off!" yelled Harry.

He raised his wand and preformed the Patronus. But it wasn't the same, the Patronus, namely, Prongs, turned on the five it was supposed to be protecting, foaming at the mouth. (A/n: No, I'm not implying that James has rabies...please forgive me for any misunderstandings, etc. ^.~)

"What's going on?!" hollered Hermione. "What's happening to your Patronus?!"

"I dunno!" replied Harry in a panicked tone.

The silver stag charged, but it slipped on a banana peel and hit his head. It stood up and the eyes glow red. The five young witches and wizards (ok so say we're witches...we have wands now anyways so...yea) attack it. A giant hand appears from Duckie's wand and scoops up Prongs. It places him in front of the Dementors who draw away.

"YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GET THEM!! NOW, GO!" Duckie said in her voice of supreme authority.

The stag shook its head in disagreement. He stood on his hind legs and approached the five.

"Look," it said, "I just wanted some pie...but do I get it...NO! All I'm ever let out for is to save you guys! You realize you need saving a lot..."

That was the last straw...now Harry knew something was wrong...his complex mind soon figured out the problem in record time...this place was evil...blah blah blah etc etc. So Prongs was affected...

"Woa...I've been hangin' around Hermione too much..." he muttered.

Hermione glared from her seat on the Hippogriff. Prongs vanished, much to the 5 spellcasters' horror. The biggest Dementor stepped up and held his long scabby hands out, seemingly, for the nearest neck to wring. Unfortunately, Ron was closest.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
--(PAUSE FOR BREATH)--OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!" screamed Hermione and Duckie in unison.

The Dementor reached into his robes, "I haven't any reason to be evil anymore...besides," he said, removing what looked to be 2 pads of paper from his sleeve, "I have checks with cute little poodles on them!" he squealed.

The 4 riders nearly fell from their mounts at this statement...and Noodlez fell flat on her face (anime style). She scrambled up behind Duckie and they all turned to leave but the big Dementor beckoned them back.

"Wait!! Can I have your autograph, Mr. Potter?!"

They turned back, Harry sighed and dismounted, and Ron scowled. Duckie and Hermione's eyes both began to resemble those of Precious Moments'.

"IT'S OK RON!! WE STILL LOVE YOU!!" they shouted.

Hermione clapped a hand over her mouth and blushed. Duckie just beamed at Ron. Noodlez rolled her eyes as Harry mounted again. They flew off to return to Hogwarts for the sorting of Duckie and Noodlez. ^.^

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[scene: (I like putting this in!) our five "heroes" are flying back to Hogwarts on their own Hippogriffs...well excepting Noodlez. She is on the back of Hermione's. At the moment they are crossing the Atlantic ocean.]

"Thanks for thinking of me, guys," says Noodlez grumpily hanging on to Hermione. "Couldn't even bring an extra Hippogriff!"

"Hey, at least we rescued you," says Harry.

"I'm hungry," says Ron.

"Me too," says Duckie, "I wonder what house we'll be put in Noodlez? I hope I'm not in Ravenclaw, I might kill Cho Chang. I hate her!"

"Why?" asks Harry, "What'd she ever do to you?"

"She didn't go with you to the Yule Ball, and she's a crybaby," replies Duckie, "Oh, look there's Hogwarts!"

The Castle comes into view and Ron leaps with joy and falls in the water.

"NOOOOO!" he shouts on his way down. "THIS WILL DELAY MY DINNER!!!!!
NOOO-"

"RON!" shout Duckie and Hermione.

"Will you stop that!" Hermione says suddenly.

"I love him too! He's my favorite character!" explains Duckie as Harry flies down to get Ron out of water.

"What about me and Harry?" Hermione asks hurt.

"You and Harry and Ron and Sirius and Hagrid and Dumbledore -no not him, he made me angry- and Oliver Wood -even though he's gone and we got jipped out of Quidditch- and-"

"Okay, we get the picture!" says Harry as he and Ron continue their flight.

Hermione, Noodlez, and Duckie fly after them and Hermione pulls out her wand and dries Ron off with the hot air coming out of it. Before they know it, they land on the ground and put the Hippogriffs back in the stable before entering the Great Hall.

"Good luck you guys!" says Hermione giving Noodlez and Duckie a hug. "I hope you get into Gryfindor! That way I won't have only Parvati and Lavender to talk to..."

"See you in a minute!" said Ron and Harry. "Bye!"

The three friends walk into the Hall and leave Noodlez and Duckie alone.

"So, how WAS Azkaban?" asks Duckie. "It didn't seem to have much affect on you..."

"Oh that," says Noodlez, "well, it turns out that stupid Draco was so evil, that I actually did a favor to the world by getting rid of him. So the Dementors didn't have any effect on me!"

"Say that again!" says a voice from behind them. The girls turn around to find the ghost of Draco Malfoy starring at them coldly.

"You killed me!" says Draco.

"Obviously," mutters Duckie.

"Shut up! I shall avenge my death!" vows Malfoy.

"How?" asks the Duck curiously. "You're transparent! "

"Okay, I should've been more specific," he admits. "CRABBE and GOYLE will avenge my death. Better watch your step, and if you ever go into the broomstick cupboard, beware, I'm haunting it."

Noodlez and Duckie laugh as Malfoy stalks away and Professor McGonagall comes out of the Hall.

"Miss Arena? Miss Jaggard? We're ready for you," she says.

With one last glance at each other and a quick look in the Hall (where Ron was so hungry he had begun to eat his shirt sleeve and Hermione was pretending not to know him), the two headed to the top of the Hall where the Sorting Hat was place on a three-legged stool.

"Dude, that's fruit!" says Noodlez (which just so happens to be her very own catch-phrase--in real life!--that she usually uses on a daily basis.).

"Why do you say that? It's just the Sorting Hat," says Duckie curiously.

"No, really, look on the table, there's fruit!" says Noodlez pointing. "So why is Ron eating his shirt sleeve?"

"Maybe he's trying to impress Hermione," suggests Duckie.

"Maybe," agrees Noodlez.

"Ladies and Gentlemen," addressed Dumbledore, "we will be sorting two students tonight who will be in fifth year. Please treat them with curiosity - I mean! - courtesy. And now, the Sorting Hat couldn't think of a song, so Miss Arena? Would you like to go first?"

"WOULD I EVER!" shouts Duckie happily. She jams the Sorting Hat on her head and hears a tiny voice in her ear right before it shouts out........

"GRYFINDOR!!!!!!"

Hermione, Ron, and Harry jump to their feet and applaud with the rest. Duckie joins them and watches Noodlez put the hat on.

The hat shouted.......................

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Thanks for all the reviews. *Hands reviewers candy* There ya go!

Bond: You love me, you really love me!
Duckie: Shut up! You're not even in the story yet.
Bond: *blank stare*
Duckie: I hate it when she does this!
Noodles: Maybe if I take Arnold's head and - *Noodlez tries to figure out the math problem on Nickelodeon*
Duckie: By the way we don't own Nickelodeon either.
Noodlez: Darn!
Bond: *blank stare*