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**Im glad you guy's all liked chapter 28 so much as I did. It almost made me cry just writing it!! Haha! I know that chapter cleared up a lot of secrecy going on in my story, and you won't see the cast of the story having much fun for awhile, as they are all very depressed. But one thing is for sure, this is where the action and the romance and lies come in the story, so get ready everyone!!**
**Also on another note. I have begun another Harry Potter story. A story of adventure and mystery, a story about how one girl in her late teens that wants nothing more then to live in a world of magic, until one day she is whisped away into that world, not knowing how and why? But once she gets there, she meets a cast of friends and maybe not so good friends, and helps them solve the many mysteries and riddles going on in their school. This story is called "Encountering the World of Harry Potter". And I have just recently put up Chapter One, so please people!! Please try it out and review it and tell me what you think! THANKS!!!!**
**Anyways, Chapter 29 is about the train ride to Durmstrang aswell as arriving there aswell. It's Monday afternoon by the time the students get there. And by the time they get there, they receive the most unfortunate news..letters from their parents. Many Pov's in this one, so you can know what's going through all the main characters heads.**
CHAPTER 29-TRAIN RIDE AND INVISIBLE DURMSTRANG
DRACO'S POV
It was still bright and early in the morning and I felt as tired and sleepy as I never felt in my life. I shared the train compartment with Goyle and Pansy. They too seemed depressed and for once in my life, neither of them talked, or insulted or screamed. All there was was silence all throughout the compartment. Goyle lied down on the other chair stretching his legs down towards the window, taking the whole side of the compartment for himself. I sat near the window looking out with one leg upon the seat in front of me, while Pansy read a magazine, a pillow leant on my leg where she put her head. I really didn't mind, as her and Goyle seemed like the only two friends or closest to friends I would have.
As I looked out the window, watching the many skies change it's colors, from the early morning oranges and reds and pinks, to the late mornings blue. Everything that Professor Dumbledore had said last night rode through my mind, aswell what Professor Evee had told me earlier during the day about me becoming a dueling assitant along side Potter, Weasley and of course Hermione. Hermione, last night was both unbearable for the both of us, she needed someone to hold her as much as needed someone to hold. Everytime I touched her I felt a feeling of completeness. But unfortunately all she wanted of me was my friendship. Yesterday after we hugged and helt each other in our arms which felt like for blissful eternity, she just walked away in silence to her room as I did so to mine aswell, both of us just needing to know that we would always be there for each other.
HARRY'S POV
Here we are, finally in this train, scooting away from our school, our home, ..my home. And that's exaclty what it feels! It doesn't feel as if we are leaving for protection, it feels as if we are running away! Running away from our lives, our work, our school, away from the only place where we feel safe. And all because of me! Why do I have to be who I am? If it weren't for this stupid scar, I would be a normal guy who likes to party and listen to music. But instead Im the guy who triumphed over Lord Voldemort when I was only one. How is that possible? I can't even remember. And now, the whole school is forced to move away because of the rising of Voldemort.
But I know one way I could help, one exact way. Next time I find myself confronted with him, I WILL defeat him. No buts or maybe's, I WILL do it! Alone or with help, but it will happen. If there is anything I ever promised myself, it's this. And the soul fact that I know, I believe I can do it. I will train everyday as hard and much as I can along side Professor Evee, and I will learn as much of Lord Voldemort as I can. 'Voldemort, this time you don't stand a chance!!'
HERMIONE'S POV
I sighed out and layed down across my seat, my head near the window. I layed my head on the pillow that I had and looked around the compartment. Harry was there and so was Ron. They both looked as if they were under a great deal of stress, and I totally understood what they felt.
I looked towards Harry. He looked very stiff and as if he were in deep deep thought. The first time I saw him with that face I remember was a while back in our first year. The day we had went searching for the Philosopher's stone on our own and Ron had just been hurt. I wanted to go out to Ron, but Harry had yelled at me and told me to stay put. He had the same face right now as he did then. Determined, sad and confused. Wanting to help his friends but fight evil that would haunt him forever because of a single scar.
Then I looked towards Ron who was seated beside Harry but near the compartment door. I could not tell what exaclty Ron was feeling because he was always very secretive about his real feelings. Sure he gets scared often and laughs a lot. But this is one of those times that Ive seen him with that serious look on his face as I did in third year, when he got mad a me for letting Crookshanks chase his rat. But back then he was mad at me. But now he seemed mad but I did not know at what. But I could imagine. He had a huge family, and most of them were scaterred across the world living there lives, more in danger of Lord Voldemort and his followers then he and Ginny were now on their way to Durmstrang. I could see that he was mad, only cause he didn't want to seek refuge without knowing his family was alright.
Soon there was a knock at the door, I stayed laying down as the three of us came out of our trance and deep thought to see who it was. It was Ginny, she seemed as if she were crying. She was only one year younger, but she was much more sensitive then any of us. She looked as she needed a shoulder to cry on. I sat up a bit and motioned her towards me.
"Aww Gin, you alright" I asked as she sat down on the ledge of my seat.
"I know it's stupid, but I really feel alone right now." She told me. I didn't think it was stupid at all though. I felt the exact same way, and now with all these events, I felt that more then anything.
"Come here" I told her to lie down beside me as I brushed her hair out of her face. She sniffed and closed her eyes, and began drifting away to a sleep. I put my head down too, and close my eyes.
I began to think of Draco. How much I needed him right now, just to feel his arms around me. I just wanted the time for us to be together and me not to feel guilty or to hide to come around soon. But I knew that wasn't happening. I knew that right now more then ever I had to build up my wall higher, and restrain myself from that. Right now all that mattered was being safe, from all the danger that surrounded my friends and I. And soon I too began to drift asleep.
IN THE AFTERNOON
Finally we had reached Durmstrang. And even though I had just been there in the summer, it always looked extroardinary to me. Except this time when I had to come outside first alongside Draco and the 4 other prefects and the Professors, Durmstrang was not where it was supposed to be, I crunched my eyes together.
Not only had Durmstrang seemed to dissapear but it was excessively hot in Durmstrang aswell for an unknown reason.
"Hmm peculiar weather don't you think?" asked Professor Dumbledore to Professor Mcgonagall.
"Indeed" she replied looking around.
"Well, good thing I packed in those extra mumu's just in case." Dumbledore added, as McGonagall shook her head.
Professor Evee stepped out in front and said "Hmmmmmmmmm, no prints, no shadows no nothing." She turned to Dumbledore. "Im impressed."
She then walked even more forward and began to go on her knees. She wore a knee length dress which had extra red fabric around the knee area. It had yellow and red stripes, and more extra fabric hanging down her shoulders. Her long her was down and loose. As she knelt down she made sure not to kneel on her dress.
"Hmmmmmmm, can't even feel it either" shad said putting her hand to the floor, "Great disguise."
Whatever did she mean by all that.
But soon my thoughts were interrupted when all the students were told to make there way out, and that's when Professor Evee began to speak again.
"Students of Hogwarst, welcome to Durmstrang.." She said almost nervously looking around almost even paranoid.
"Now I have very specific instructions, one by one, starting by first years we will let you in, and all shall be explained once inside the Durmstrang walls. First of all and example, once inside please do what Professor McGonagall tells you." Soon after she said that the most amazing thing happened. McGonagall stepped forward and Evee tapped her on the head and soon she dissapeared. "Now if I could have first years step ahead towards Dumbledore and I."
As the first year students approached Evee and Dumbledore, they both began to do to them as they did to McGonagall. They each tapped one child on the head sending them invisible and out of sight. They kept doing so until all students including 7th years were sent inside, leaving Draco and I, the prefects and the remaining Professors.
"Alright, Prefects next" commanded Professor Evee. One by one being tapped on the head before dissapearing.
"Alright your turn you two" she said to Draco and I.
"How come everyone dissapears when you tap them on the head Professor?" I asked her as Draco and I moved closer to her, Dumbledore and the other Professors.
"You'll see once I've tapped you along with Mr.Malfoy here. Now who will go first?" she said looking to both of us.
"Ill go first Professor." Draco said slowly moving forward before giving me a small reassuring smile.
And soon Professor Evee did to Draco as she did to everyone else, and he dissapeared before my very eyes. Soon I was next, I moved very very slowly toward her and very cautiously. As I moved closer I could feel my heart pounding. And then she tapped my head with her hand and..
..and before my eyes I was standing at the main doors 20 feet ahead of where I must have been standing before. I recognized Dursmtrang now.
There it was, an immense castle, maybe five times bigger then Hogwarts. Durmstrang was more like three conjoined castles. The main one, which we were standing outside the doors right now, was the one with the great hall, the Owlery, ballroom, offices, library and classes etc. The second one was the one with the dormitories and common rooms for the students, prefects, heads and staff. And the third one was dissolved into smaller little castles, the size of Hogsmeade where there was a Hotel for guests (Im guessing where we would be staying), stores, pool, tennis court, Quidditch field etc.
Right now everyone stood in front of the huge doors that would lead us into the heart of Durmstrang. Everyone seemed to finally understand why we dissapeared to get here. All of Durmstrang must have been put under a keen spell outside of it's gigantic castle walls, so that no one would know its there, no muggles, not even wizards. It was fantastic. But still I didn't feel much safer here then I did a Hogwarts.
Soon I realized that the rest of the Professor's along side Professor Dumbledore and Professor Evee finally have also reappeared and moved themselves slowly toward the front where Professor McGonagall waited for them.
I stood closely to Draco at the back of the group while watching what would happen next.
Soon a tall chubby man came out the great doors. He was a pure wizard when it seemed to the dress code. Despite the incredible heat, he still wore his wizards hat, and wizards robe and came out whipeing his forehead with a hankerchief.
"Professor Dumbledore sir!! It is such a a great honour!!" said the tall chubby goofy looking wizard.
"Professor Kilkylard!!!! I am sooooo glad to finally meet you once again!" said Dumbledore going in for a handshake.
"Students this is Professor Kilkylard, the new headmaster at Durmstrang!!" Professor Dumbledore said to all of us as he turned back to Kilkylard.
"Quite a bunch you got there Albus, it's a pleasure to have them here." Kilkylard added as he looked over the lot of students and then to the Professors and layed his eyes on Evee. But before saying anything, Professor Dumbledore spoke once again.
"Did you not have a word for the students Locko?" Professor Dumbledore asked Kilkylard, who's first name seemed to be Locko.
"Ah yes Albus. Students,..uhh Students of Hogwarts if I can get you undivided attention please, yes thank you. Welcome to the school of Witchcraft and Wizardry of Durmstrang. You might know Durmstrang for it's amazing Quidditch team that plays throughout the world. Also Durmstrang is quite large, but you are all able to roam around what we like to call the "heart" of Durmstrang. Which includes the 3 main castles and around. Of course you are never to be permitted, EVER out of the great walls that protect our school, which as you might of noticed already, are invisible to all Muggles aswell as Wizards for our very own protection. There will be more instructions once we are all in the Main Castle walls, but for right now, I assume you lot are waiting to hear from your families? Well, if you all follow me I'll be glad to show you to the Owlery where you all have awaiting letters from your family telling you what's happening back home.."
He paused and then said "...My heart goes to all of you.." and with that last and touching words he began to walk away into the depths of the castle.
We all followed in hope to hear of well news from our families back home. But I knew and felt in my heart that it wasn't good things that awaited us.
And as I walked closely beside Draco behind the mass of students, I slipped my hand into his. He looked down at me almost surprised that I would do that in public, but then eased up and smiled down to me, and walked with me, both of us waiting for bad news, from both our families.
**Im glad you guy's all liked chapter 28 so much as I did. It almost made me cry just writing it!! Haha! I know that chapter cleared up a lot of secrecy going on in my story, and you won't see the cast of the story having much fun for awhile, as they are all very depressed. But one thing is for sure, this is where the action and the romance and lies come in the story, so get ready everyone!!**
**Also on another note. I have begun another Harry Potter story. A story of adventure and mystery, a story about how one girl in her late teens that wants nothing more then to live in a world of magic, until one day she is whisped away into that world, not knowing how and why? But once she gets there, she meets a cast of friends and maybe not so good friends, and helps them solve the many mysteries and riddles going on in their school. This story is called "Encountering the World of Harry Potter". And I have just recently put up Chapter One, so please people!! Please try it out and review it and tell me what you think! THANKS!!!!**
**Anyways, Chapter 29 is about the train ride to Durmstrang aswell as arriving there aswell. It's Monday afternoon by the time the students get there. And by the time they get there, they receive the most unfortunate news..letters from their parents. Many Pov's in this one, so you can know what's going through all the main characters heads.**
CHAPTER 29-TRAIN RIDE AND INVISIBLE DURMSTRANG
DRACO'S POV
It was still bright and early in the morning and I felt as tired and sleepy as I never felt in my life. I shared the train compartment with Goyle and Pansy. They too seemed depressed and for once in my life, neither of them talked, or insulted or screamed. All there was was silence all throughout the compartment. Goyle lied down on the other chair stretching his legs down towards the window, taking the whole side of the compartment for himself. I sat near the window looking out with one leg upon the seat in front of me, while Pansy read a magazine, a pillow leant on my leg where she put her head. I really didn't mind, as her and Goyle seemed like the only two friends or closest to friends I would have.
As I looked out the window, watching the many skies change it's colors, from the early morning oranges and reds and pinks, to the late mornings blue. Everything that Professor Dumbledore had said last night rode through my mind, aswell what Professor Evee had told me earlier during the day about me becoming a dueling assitant along side Potter, Weasley and of course Hermione. Hermione, last night was both unbearable for the both of us, she needed someone to hold her as much as needed someone to hold. Everytime I touched her I felt a feeling of completeness. But unfortunately all she wanted of me was my friendship. Yesterday after we hugged and helt each other in our arms which felt like for blissful eternity, she just walked away in silence to her room as I did so to mine aswell, both of us just needing to know that we would always be there for each other.
HARRY'S POV
Here we are, finally in this train, scooting away from our school, our home, ..my home. And that's exaclty what it feels! It doesn't feel as if we are leaving for protection, it feels as if we are running away! Running away from our lives, our work, our school, away from the only place where we feel safe. And all because of me! Why do I have to be who I am? If it weren't for this stupid scar, I would be a normal guy who likes to party and listen to music. But instead Im the guy who triumphed over Lord Voldemort when I was only one. How is that possible? I can't even remember. And now, the whole school is forced to move away because of the rising of Voldemort.
But I know one way I could help, one exact way. Next time I find myself confronted with him, I WILL defeat him. No buts or maybe's, I WILL do it! Alone or with help, but it will happen. If there is anything I ever promised myself, it's this. And the soul fact that I know, I believe I can do it. I will train everyday as hard and much as I can along side Professor Evee, and I will learn as much of Lord Voldemort as I can. 'Voldemort, this time you don't stand a chance!!'
HERMIONE'S POV
I sighed out and layed down across my seat, my head near the window. I layed my head on the pillow that I had and looked around the compartment. Harry was there and so was Ron. They both looked as if they were under a great deal of stress, and I totally understood what they felt.
I looked towards Harry. He looked very stiff and as if he were in deep deep thought. The first time I saw him with that face I remember was a while back in our first year. The day we had went searching for the Philosopher's stone on our own and Ron had just been hurt. I wanted to go out to Ron, but Harry had yelled at me and told me to stay put. He had the same face right now as he did then. Determined, sad and confused. Wanting to help his friends but fight evil that would haunt him forever because of a single scar.
Then I looked towards Ron who was seated beside Harry but near the compartment door. I could not tell what exaclty Ron was feeling because he was always very secretive about his real feelings. Sure he gets scared often and laughs a lot. But this is one of those times that Ive seen him with that serious look on his face as I did in third year, when he got mad a me for letting Crookshanks chase his rat. But back then he was mad at me. But now he seemed mad but I did not know at what. But I could imagine. He had a huge family, and most of them were scaterred across the world living there lives, more in danger of Lord Voldemort and his followers then he and Ginny were now on their way to Durmstrang. I could see that he was mad, only cause he didn't want to seek refuge without knowing his family was alright.
Soon there was a knock at the door, I stayed laying down as the three of us came out of our trance and deep thought to see who it was. It was Ginny, she seemed as if she were crying. She was only one year younger, but she was much more sensitive then any of us. She looked as she needed a shoulder to cry on. I sat up a bit and motioned her towards me.
"Aww Gin, you alright" I asked as she sat down on the ledge of my seat.
"I know it's stupid, but I really feel alone right now." She told me. I didn't think it was stupid at all though. I felt the exact same way, and now with all these events, I felt that more then anything.
"Come here" I told her to lie down beside me as I brushed her hair out of her face. She sniffed and closed her eyes, and began drifting away to a sleep. I put my head down too, and close my eyes.
I began to think of Draco. How much I needed him right now, just to feel his arms around me. I just wanted the time for us to be together and me not to feel guilty or to hide to come around soon. But I knew that wasn't happening. I knew that right now more then ever I had to build up my wall higher, and restrain myself from that. Right now all that mattered was being safe, from all the danger that surrounded my friends and I. And soon I too began to drift asleep.
IN THE AFTERNOON
Finally we had reached Durmstrang. And even though I had just been there in the summer, it always looked extroardinary to me. Except this time when I had to come outside first alongside Draco and the 4 other prefects and the Professors, Durmstrang was not where it was supposed to be, I crunched my eyes together.
Not only had Durmstrang seemed to dissapear but it was excessively hot in Durmstrang aswell for an unknown reason.
"Hmm peculiar weather don't you think?" asked Professor Dumbledore to Professor Mcgonagall.
"Indeed" she replied looking around.
"Well, good thing I packed in those extra mumu's just in case." Dumbledore added, as McGonagall shook her head.
Professor Evee stepped out in front and said "Hmmmmmmmmm, no prints, no shadows no nothing." She turned to Dumbledore. "Im impressed."
She then walked even more forward and began to go on her knees. She wore a knee length dress which had extra red fabric around the knee area. It had yellow and red stripes, and more extra fabric hanging down her shoulders. Her long her was down and loose. As she knelt down she made sure not to kneel on her dress.
"Hmmmmmmm, can't even feel it either" shad said putting her hand to the floor, "Great disguise."
Whatever did she mean by all that.
But soon my thoughts were interrupted when all the students were told to make there way out, and that's when Professor Evee began to speak again.
"Students of Hogwarst, welcome to Durmstrang.." She said almost nervously looking around almost even paranoid.
"Now I have very specific instructions, one by one, starting by first years we will let you in, and all shall be explained once inside the Durmstrang walls. First of all and example, once inside please do what Professor McGonagall tells you." Soon after she said that the most amazing thing happened. McGonagall stepped forward and Evee tapped her on the head and soon she dissapeared. "Now if I could have first years step ahead towards Dumbledore and I."
As the first year students approached Evee and Dumbledore, they both began to do to them as they did to McGonagall. They each tapped one child on the head sending them invisible and out of sight. They kept doing so until all students including 7th years were sent inside, leaving Draco and I, the prefects and the remaining Professors.
"Alright, Prefects next" commanded Professor Evee. One by one being tapped on the head before dissapearing.
"Alright your turn you two" she said to Draco and I.
"How come everyone dissapears when you tap them on the head Professor?" I asked her as Draco and I moved closer to her, Dumbledore and the other Professors.
"You'll see once I've tapped you along with Mr.Malfoy here. Now who will go first?" she said looking to both of us.
"Ill go first Professor." Draco said slowly moving forward before giving me a small reassuring smile.
And soon Professor Evee did to Draco as she did to everyone else, and he dissapeared before my very eyes. Soon I was next, I moved very very slowly toward her and very cautiously. As I moved closer I could feel my heart pounding. And then she tapped my head with her hand and..
..and before my eyes I was standing at the main doors 20 feet ahead of where I must have been standing before. I recognized Dursmtrang now.
There it was, an immense castle, maybe five times bigger then Hogwarts. Durmstrang was more like three conjoined castles. The main one, which we were standing outside the doors right now, was the one with the great hall, the Owlery, ballroom, offices, library and classes etc. The second one was the one with the dormitories and common rooms for the students, prefects, heads and staff. And the third one was dissolved into smaller little castles, the size of Hogsmeade where there was a Hotel for guests (Im guessing where we would be staying), stores, pool, tennis court, Quidditch field etc.
Right now everyone stood in front of the huge doors that would lead us into the heart of Durmstrang. Everyone seemed to finally understand why we dissapeared to get here. All of Durmstrang must have been put under a keen spell outside of it's gigantic castle walls, so that no one would know its there, no muggles, not even wizards. It was fantastic. But still I didn't feel much safer here then I did a Hogwarts.
Soon I realized that the rest of the Professor's along side Professor Dumbledore and Professor Evee finally have also reappeared and moved themselves slowly toward the front where Professor McGonagall waited for them.
I stood closely to Draco at the back of the group while watching what would happen next.
Soon a tall chubby man came out the great doors. He was a pure wizard when it seemed to the dress code. Despite the incredible heat, he still wore his wizards hat, and wizards robe and came out whipeing his forehead with a hankerchief.
"Professor Dumbledore sir!! It is such a a great honour!!" said the tall chubby goofy looking wizard.
"Professor Kilkylard!!!! I am sooooo glad to finally meet you once again!" said Dumbledore going in for a handshake.
"Students this is Professor Kilkylard, the new headmaster at Durmstrang!!" Professor Dumbledore said to all of us as he turned back to Kilkylard.
"Quite a bunch you got there Albus, it's a pleasure to have them here." Kilkylard added as he looked over the lot of students and then to the Professors and layed his eyes on Evee. But before saying anything, Professor Dumbledore spoke once again.
"Did you not have a word for the students Locko?" Professor Dumbledore asked Kilkylard, who's first name seemed to be Locko.
"Ah yes Albus. Students,..uhh Students of Hogwarts if I can get you undivided attention please, yes thank you. Welcome to the school of Witchcraft and Wizardry of Durmstrang. You might know Durmstrang for it's amazing Quidditch team that plays throughout the world. Also Durmstrang is quite large, but you are all able to roam around what we like to call the "heart" of Durmstrang. Which includes the 3 main castles and around. Of course you are never to be permitted, EVER out of the great walls that protect our school, which as you might of noticed already, are invisible to all Muggles aswell as Wizards for our very own protection. There will be more instructions once we are all in the Main Castle walls, but for right now, I assume you lot are waiting to hear from your families? Well, if you all follow me I'll be glad to show you to the Owlery where you all have awaiting letters from your family telling you what's happening back home.."
He paused and then said "...My heart goes to all of you.." and with that last and touching words he began to walk away into the depths of the castle.
We all followed in hope to hear of well news from our families back home. But I knew and felt in my heart that it wasn't good things that awaited us.
And as I walked closely beside Draco behind the mass of students, I slipped my hand into his. He looked down at me almost surprised that I would do that in public, but then eased up and smiled down to me, and walked with me, both of us waiting for bad news, from both our families.