Chapter Ten King Cross
The last day of August was the busiest the house had ever seen. It was weird, but everything was everywhere. It took Harry a whole day to find all his books and socks. Mark was red all day, and he wouldn't shut up or stop smiling. He carried his wand around and would whisper charms he read about in his book and wave his hand like he had his wand there. It was a bit of a joke really to the teachers, but Flickwick loved him. That night all the Hogwarts teachers were staying the night and going to Hogwarts by train. Mark and Hermione were thrilled; Ron, Harry, Ginny and Miley just saw it as one less teacher-free day.
Mrs. Weasley, Tonks and Angel fixed a going away feast with everything. They were showing up the Hogwarts' elves'. Speaking of elves, Kreacher has been hiding lately. He hasn't shone his face since that day when he stopped Ginny and them from entering the Noble and Most Ancient Room of Black.
Angel sat with her usually Weasley surrounding; Charlie on her right, Bill on her left and Fred and George in front of her. "This is great!" Mad Eye grunted mouth full of food.
"Delightful!" Professors Trelawney said, tapping her mouth with her handkerchief.
After they ate, some stayed to talk while others got up to go to bed. Harry and Ron stared to talk to the other Weasley brothers. Hermione, Ginny, Miley and Angel had already gotten up to go to bed with Mrs. Weasley.
"She's a bit mad don't you think." Ron said hushly. "You know, screaming one moment, than being all calm the next."
"No, she's prefect." Charlie said, taking a drink.
"You just fancy her." Fred said, hitting his older brother on the arm.
"So do you Fredrick." Bill said chuckling.
"Don't call me that." Fred hissed.
"Why, makes you sound smart?" George said.
"Yeah," Fred smiled broadly.
"Okay, fine. you like her, don't you?" Charlie said.
"So does George." Fred said.
George said, "Bill can't stop smiling at her.
"Charlie won't stop staring at her." Bill said, pointing at his younger brother.
"Fine! All my dorky brothers have a thing for Angel, now will you shut up about it!" Ron said, sighing loudly.
At this four red headed boys jumped the table and tackled Ron to the ground. Harry jumped aside, holding his sides from laughter. Ron squirmed out, his face red. "Beating each other up, the bird brains."
Harry laughed even harder at this, and Ron had to help him walk so they could leave the kitchen.
Harry finally contained himself and was able to walk. Ron sprinted up the stairs just incase George, Fred, Bill and Charlie found out he wasn't there anymore. Harry just reached the landing when some grabbed his arm. "I want to show you something Harry." It was Angel.
"What is it?" Harry said, letting her drag him down the hall. He expected her to open the Black's room, but she went farther down the hall.
"Look, I know you've tried to go in before. and I don't blame you. I look pretty suspicious growing up with the Malfoys and so on. It's just. on never mind, you'll understand why I didn't want anyone in here." She gentle touched the Gryffindor flag and straightened the name plate. She turned the door knob and pushed the door open. Angel pressed herself against the door to let Harry in first.
It wasn't what he except. Like all the other rooms, he imagined Angel's to be big and grand, trimmed in gold or something, but it was different. The room was just slightly bigger than his second bedroom at the Dursleys. You couldn't tell what color the walls were, they were covered with pictures (not in frames, but ones tacked up) and parchment with names and dates on them. The bed was small, looked like a twin bed, barely larger than the ones in the dorm. It was ruby red with gold pillows and quilt on the end. Harry walked over and touched the bed. It was feather light. A lion head was on the quilt and the pillows had "SB" on them. The desk in the corner was covered with paper and quills; the fire place was small and dimly lit. Harry spinned around again. On the opposite wall was something he didn't expect to see, there was a baby carriage and a rocking chair.
Angel was sitting in the rocking chair. "They were mine. Sirius gave them to my mom when she brought me home." Angel said softly, not daring to speak louder than a whisper. "I haven't changed a thing. Grandmother Victoria locked the room up after Sirius was put in jail, she threw everything about him in here and Kreacher kept it locked. He gave me the key the beginning of summer."
Harry nodded, not knowing what to say. He walked to the nearest wall; it was a picture and his dad. He was on his broom stick making faces at who ever was taking to picture. Another on was of his mum, she looked really young, maybe Ginny's age and she had her back turned on his dad. And then he saw the one that hit him the most. It was Sirius holding a little girl, around three, her long curly black hair in pick tails, on one knee and him on the other. Harry stared at himself. His bright green eyes were laughing and he was giving a toothless smile. It was just like the memory he saw at the Ministry when Amos tried to kill Peter. "Who is the little." He started.
"Me." Angel said softly. "I was three and you had just turned one, it was your birthday party." Angel was looking at her hands.
Harry didn't know how long he was in the room. He walked around looking at all the pictures having Angel give a tearful explanation of them. One piece of Parchment had a big Angel P. Black on it with a heart around it. Harry walked over a sat on the bed. Angel stood up and sat beside him. She started playing with her fingers as Harry stared at her.
"See here." She removed a small sapphire ring from her right finger. "It was my mum's engagement ring. Sirius gave it to her the night before your parents went into hiding." She stared at the ring for the longest time, tears trailing down her cheek. Harry stood up and left the room closing the door gently.
*
The next morning was crazy; socks, books, parchment and quills were being thrown everywhere from which they didn't find the day before. Harry thought it was bad having being at the Weasley's on September first, it was worse at the Order; six students and the entire Hogwarts Staff trying to finish packing and get something to eat before they left.
"Mum, I can't find my dress robe!"
"Angel, where is wand?"
"Moody! Can you see my frog anywhere?"
"Tonks, help me with my trunk!"
"No, no, leave that alone!"
"Ten minutes! Now come on!"
Harry was now out side, toast in his pocket, trunk and Hedwig at his side. Ron was helping Hermione carry her trunk outside while Tonks helped with Ginny's. Muggles were now looking out their windows and standing on their porches staring at them, but the Order was too busy getting kids and teachers shipped off to care.
"Watch out Markus dear, you might trip on that." Professor Trawnley said dreamily. And just as she said it, Mark tumbled over his trunk.
Finally, Ginny, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Miley and Mark had all their pets and trunks outside and ready to go. All the teachers had their bags slung over their shoulders and brief cases in hand. Now the crowd and eyes on Number 11 and 13 Grimmauld Place were high in number. Tonks made faces at them and Professor Flickwick waved happily. Of course, Hagrid and Firenze had left earlier that morning so not to draw too much attention, but the silly dressed group did very well on their own. Angel stepped out of the house, keys in hand, a big bag slung over her back and a trunk hovering behind her. "Okay, everyone, we have forty five minutes to get there." Angel said as she crossed the lawn. As soon as she stepped onto the ground, most of the crowd died, going back to their houses, but there were a few still standing out watching. and when I say watching, they were watching her.
She went down an alley between 12 and 13. The Order members followed merrily, talking to each other, but Harry gave Ron an eyebrow. "Come on you two." Charlie put his hand behind their backs and pushed them along. "She's only going to the car."
Harry's ears turned light pink and him and Ron followed after everyone. "Vhy are you going Veasley?" Miley asked, dropping behind to talk to them.
"So I can bring the car back here. We only have one and the Order needs it sometimes." Charlie answered.
"Why can't Angel?" Ron asked.
Charlie smiled, patted his brother on the head and didn't answer.
When they broke the alley there was a small meadow. Just behind Number 12 was a car and a big motorcycle. It was a black car much like the Weasley's old one. Already the whole staff, Mark, Ginny, Hermione and Angel were comfortably inside. Charlie helped put Ron, Miley, and Harry's trunks in the back. There was more than enough room, even after you put Hedwig's cage there. After everyone was in and everyone's stuff was in they set off. There were more than twenty people in a six person car and they all had leg room.
"Turn left here Angel, there is going to be a wreck soon, might stall us." Professor Trawnley said.
"No, Sibyl. That wreck won't happen for some time and if we turn left we will be going out of the way." Angel said.
Trawnley puffed and sank down in her seat. "I won't say I told you so."
"You won't have to." Charlie said merrily, patting Angel on the back. Ron, Harry, Ginny and Hermione hissed laughter at them. Trawnley always made some stupid prediction, but lately, Harry didn't think so badly of her. He hadn't told Ron or Hermione about the prophecy, to tell the truth, it hadn't really sunk in yet.
They were almost to London when the car right behind them swerved and ran into a trucker. Mark's eyes grew on Trawnley and Charlie smiled at Angel. Angel grinned back at him, but didn't say anything. So, Angel did have the inner eye.
"Okay, everyone out." Snape barked when they parked outside the train station.
Charlie, McGonagall, Flickwick and Sprout all ran to get trolleys. Everything was loaded off the cart and they entered to the station in a big parade. Mark pushed his trolley proudly, holding his chest out. Angel took the rear with Charlie as they talked to each under their breath.
Then there was an explosion right in front of them. Snape pushed Harry on the ground and Flickwick stood over him his wand raise. Muggles were screaming and running in every direction. The other teachers were standing in front of Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Mark and Miley. Harry was still on the ground feeling his pockets for his wand. He looked up to find Angel, but she was gone. Charlie was picking Ron and Ginny to their feet pushing them toward the platform entrance. He gave them one good shove and they both were gone.
Angel appeared again, she had Miley and Mark she pushed them though the divide and they were gone too. Hermione, with courage Harry had never really seen before, jumped up and ran for the Platform without any body pushing her.
"We got to get Harry out of here!" Sprout yelled pointing her wand at the smoke from the explosion.
"Maybe it wasn't them." Snape hissed. "Could have been train or something."
"Come on Harry." Angel said sweetly, holding her hand to him. He took it and heaved himself to his feet.
They picked up the trunks and bags and loaded them back onto the Trolleys. Three but three they went onto the platform. "HARRY!" Mark ran up and threw himself around Harry's waist. "I was so scared!"
Harry patted his head lightly, not knowing what else to do. Charlie loaded all the trunks and such onto the train with much stress. The explosion, even though on the muggle side, was heard on Platform 9 and ¾. Everyone was leaning out of windows, pushing out door and walking slowly toward to mass of teachers.
"This doesn't feel right." Trawnley said slowly.
Angel pushed her fingers to her head. "I can't see anything."
"Get everyone back on the train!" McGonagall yelled. Students looked at her and smiles twitched in the side of their mouths.
"HARRY!" Harry turned around to see Neville Longbottom running toward him. "What happened? Someone said we're being attack."
"Longbottom, shut up!" Snape hissed.
"Don't talk to him like that!" Angel yelled.
"Don't make me do this Black!" Snape hissed pointing his wand at her.
"That's right I'm a Black! So are you going to torture me and Harry for what our fathers did to you?" Angel said stepping toward Snape.
Ron, Hermione and Ginny clamped their mouths with their hands. Harry messed with his hair. they must not have known.
Snape lowered his wand, but continued to stare at her. "Damn Malfoy, you're no Black. Malfoys worm their way out of things like you. Blacks take it on."
"No, I just know where my fights lie. I rather fight an enemy than an allies." Angel said.
Snape's face softened a little. "You're no Black, you got to much brain." Angel smiled at this and hit his arm playfully.
"Severus, Angel! Stop goofing around!" Sprout said as she hurried over to the train.
Charlie jumped off and came to Angel's side. "It's a mad house in there.; kids screaming and making up stupid stories about what happened. It was just an explosion."
The barrier blew up and ten or fifteen black cape figures stepped onto the platform. Angel wheeled around, Charlie standing in front of her protectively. "No Charlie, get them on the train!"
Charlie looked at her for a moment and turned to Harry. "Well, long time no see Seri!" said a high pitched voice. "I wandered if you'd be like your father, betraying your family."
"Come on Ron, Ginny." Charlie hissed and he took his kin in his arms and pushed them to the train.
"Cousin Bella, I'd hope I'd see you again." Angel said softly.
"Awe, it has been years haven't it. I last saw your father in June. How is he?" Bella cocked her head back and laughed.
Snape had Harry's arm and was dragging him to the train, but he snapped it back to his position. He never wanted to hurt anyone more, not even Voldemort, then he did Bellatrix Lestrange. He ran to Angel's side, his wand now drew. "Crucio!" Bella stopped laughing and she fell to the floor doubled over in pain. And the fight began.
Professor McGonagall and Sprout were busy pushing screaming students onto the train. Hagrid was already there with Frieze and they were helping fighting. Bella soon over threw the curse and stood up, glaring at Angel and him. "I told you before Potter, you have to mean it or it won't."
"Crucio!" Angel screamed and Bella stopped mid-sentence. This time she shrieked and her face turned white.
"No! No! Seri, stop! Oh, no! Stop! Please!" Bella screamed painfully.
"Beg! Beg!" Angel yelled back still holding her wand out to Bella.
Neville fought his way over to Harry's side. "Come on!" Neville tugged on his arm and drug him over to a corner.
"Let me go Longbottom!" Harry yelled, fighting against his grip.
"No Harry! You got to stay here, its safe!" Neville panted holing Harry's arm close to his chest.
The nine other Death Eaters were having a time fighting the Hogwarts teachers. Snape was cursing them left and right and Hagrid just forgot about magic and was using them as punching bags while Flickwick levitated them. Sprout was still trying to get students onto the train. And she was doing very well; Neville and Harry were the only students left. McGonagall put a charm or something on the train which Harry guessed was to protect the people inside.
"Harry stay still!" Neville hissed when Harry started fighting again.
"Good Morning Potter!" Said a nasty voice. Harry turned around to see red hair behind a black hood.
"Percy!" Harry breathed.
"Come along Potter! The Dark Lord needs you." Percy seized Harry up by the arm.
"Stupify!" Harry yelled and Percy went flying backwards. Suddenly he became aware. Neville was outside the train trying to protect him. Cedric, his parents, Sirius and Mrs. Pettigrew had all died because of him, Neville wasn't going to. Harry jerked Neville toward him and stepped over the limb body of Percy. "Come on Neville." Harry dragged him to the train, sending curses and hexes everywhere as he went. Luna, Hermione, Ginny, Ron, Mark and Miley were standing at door. Harry pushed Neville toward them and he stumbled onto the train, Hermione pulling him in.
"Come on Harry!" Ginny squealed holding her hand out to him.
"AHHHH!" Harry jerked around. Angel hit the ground. Harry, not knowing what else to do ran toward her. He jumped over her and stood between her and Bella.
"Doesn't take much does it? Little Seri falls as hard as her father doesn't she?" Bellatrix sneered at Harry.
"Sirius isn't dead!" Harry shouted.
"Yes he is you little liar and so will you and Seri before long!" Bella raised her wand. "Crucio!"
Knifes shot into Harry's flesh. He arched over holding his stomach, his wand slipping from his fingers. His scar burned and he felt light headed. All his thoughts turned to death. He wanted to die. Then the pain stopped and he fell to his knees in front of Angel, cool white pleasure taking over him.
"Awe, Sibyl Trawnley." Bellatrix said. Dark figures began to form around Bella. Harry looked up, his eyes straining to see right. Trawnley was standing front of him. "Just who we were looking for."
"Not today Bellatrix, not today!" Sibyl said sternly.
"Oh, I believe it will be today." A man behind Lestrange said.
Something tugged Harry's arm. He turned his head slightly to look at what it was. Angel was gone. A big black dog had his sleeve in its mouth. "Sirius" Harry said softly. The dog gave one more hard tug and Harry toppled over. The dog drug him across the platform and to an entrance to the train.
Harry, understanding now what was going on, stood up and stepped onto the train. He turned a sharp corner and threw open a door. Four red face seventh year Hufflepuffs sat there. Harry's head was spinning and his vision was weak. He leaned against the window to look for the dog, it was gone.
Harry pushed the window down and the girl behind him shrieked. "Come now Sibyl, come quietly and we won't hurt you."
"Why do you want me?" Trawnley screamed.
Bella laughed. "Stupify!" Professor Trawnley fell to the floor, eyes opened wide.
"No! Sibyl!" Angel appeared out of no where and dove toward Trawnley, but she and the ten death eaters were gone.
The last day of August was the busiest the house had ever seen. It was weird, but everything was everywhere. It took Harry a whole day to find all his books and socks. Mark was red all day, and he wouldn't shut up or stop smiling. He carried his wand around and would whisper charms he read about in his book and wave his hand like he had his wand there. It was a bit of a joke really to the teachers, but Flickwick loved him. That night all the Hogwarts teachers were staying the night and going to Hogwarts by train. Mark and Hermione were thrilled; Ron, Harry, Ginny and Miley just saw it as one less teacher-free day.
Mrs. Weasley, Tonks and Angel fixed a going away feast with everything. They were showing up the Hogwarts' elves'. Speaking of elves, Kreacher has been hiding lately. He hasn't shone his face since that day when he stopped Ginny and them from entering the Noble and Most Ancient Room of Black.
Angel sat with her usually Weasley surrounding; Charlie on her right, Bill on her left and Fred and George in front of her. "This is great!" Mad Eye grunted mouth full of food.
"Delightful!" Professors Trelawney said, tapping her mouth with her handkerchief.
After they ate, some stayed to talk while others got up to go to bed. Harry and Ron stared to talk to the other Weasley brothers. Hermione, Ginny, Miley and Angel had already gotten up to go to bed with Mrs. Weasley.
"She's a bit mad don't you think." Ron said hushly. "You know, screaming one moment, than being all calm the next."
"No, she's prefect." Charlie said, taking a drink.
"You just fancy her." Fred said, hitting his older brother on the arm.
"So do you Fredrick." Bill said chuckling.
"Don't call me that." Fred hissed.
"Why, makes you sound smart?" George said.
"Yeah," Fred smiled broadly.
"Okay, fine. you like her, don't you?" Charlie said.
"So does George." Fred said.
George said, "Bill can't stop smiling at her.
"Charlie won't stop staring at her." Bill said, pointing at his younger brother.
"Fine! All my dorky brothers have a thing for Angel, now will you shut up about it!" Ron said, sighing loudly.
At this four red headed boys jumped the table and tackled Ron to the ground. Harry jumped aside, holding his sides from laughter. Ron squirmed out, his face red. "Beating each other up, the bird brains."
Harry laughed even harder at this, and Ron had to help him walk so they could leave the kitchen.
Harry finally contained himself and was able to walk. Ron sprinted up the stairs just incase George, Fred, Bill and Charlie found out he wasn't there anymore. Harry just reached the landing when some grabbed his arm. "I want to show you something Harry." It was Angel.
"What is it?" Harry said, letting her drag him down the hall. He expected her to open the Black's room, but she went farther down the hall.
"Look, I know you've tried to go in before. and I don't blame you. I look pretty suspicious growing up with the Malfoys and so on. It's just. on never mind, you'll understand why I didn't want anyone in here." She gentle touched the Gryffindor flag and straightened the name plate. She turned the door knob and pushed the door open. Angel pressed herself against the door to let Harry in first.
It wasn't what he except. Like all the other rooms, he imagined Angel's to be big and grand, trimmed in gold or something, but it was different. The room was just slightly bigger than his second bedroom at the Dursleys. You couldn't tell what color the walls were, they were covered with pictures (not in frames, but ones tacked up) and parchment with names and dates on them. The bed was small, looked like a twin bed, barely larger than the ones in the dorm. It was ruby red with gold pillows and quilt on the end. Harry walked over and touched the bed. It was feather light. A lion head was on the quilt and the pillows had "SB" on them. The desk in the corner was covered with paper and quills; the fire place was small and dimly lit. Harry spinned around again. On the opposite wall was something he didn't expect to see, there was a baby carriage and a rocking chair.
Angel was sitting in the rocking chair. "They were mine. Sirius gave them to my mom when she brought me home." Angel said softly, not daring to speak louder than a whisper. "I haven't changed a thing. Grandmother Victoria locked the room up after Sirius was put in jail, she threw everything about him in here and Kreacher kept it locked. He gave me the key the beginning of summer."
Harry nodded, not knowing what to say. He walked to the nearest wall; it was a picture and his dad. He was on his broom stick making faces at who ever was taking to picture. Another on was of his mum, she looked really young, maybe Ginny's age and she had her back turned on his dad. And then he saw the one that hit him the most. It was Sirius holding a little girl, around three, her long curly black hair in pick tails, on one knee and him on the other. Harry stared at himself. His bright green eyes were laughing and he was giving a toothless smile. It was just like the memory he saw at the Ministry when Amos tried to kill Peter. "Who is the little." He started.
"Me." Angel said softly. "I was three and you had just turned one, it was your birthday party." Angel was looking at her hands.
Harry didn't know how long he was in the room. He walked around looking at all the pictures having Angel give a tearful explanation of them. One piece of Parchment had a big Angel P. Black on it with a heart around it. Harry walked over a sat on the bed. Angel stood up and sat beside him. She started playing with her fingers as Harry stared at her.
"See here." She removed a small sapphire ring from her right finger. "It was my mum's engagement ring. Sirius gave it to her the night before your parents went into hiding." She stared at the ring for the longest time, tears trailing down her cheek. Harry stood up and left the room closing the door gently.
*
The next morning was crazy; socks, books, parchment and quills were being thrown everywhere from which they didn't find the day before. Harry thought it was bad having being at the Weasley's on September first, it was worse at the Order; six students and the entire Hogwarts Staff trying to finish packing and get something to eat before they left.
"Mum, I can't find my dress robe!"
"Angel, where is wand?"
"Moody! Can you see my frog anywhere?"
"Tonks, help me with my trunk!"
"No, no, leave that alone!"
"Ten minutes! Now come on!"
Harry was now out side, toast in his pocket, trunk and Hedwig at his side. Ron was helping Hermione carry her trunk outside while Tonks helped with Ginny's. Muggles were now looking out their windows and standing on their porches staring at them, but the Order was too busy getting kids and teachers shipped off to care.
"Watch out Markus dear, you might trip on that." Professor Trawnley said dreamily. And just as she said it, Mark tumbled over his trunk.
Finally, Ginny, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Miley and Mark had all their pets and trunks outside and ready to go. All the teachers had their bags slung over their shoulders and brief cases in hand. Now the crowd and eyes on Number 11 and 13 Grimmauld Place were high in number. Tonks made faces at them and Professor Flickwick waved happily. Of course, Hagrid and Firenze had left earlier that morning so not to draw too much attention, but the silly dressed group did very well on their own. Angel stepped out of the house, keys in hand, a big bag slung over her back and a trunk hovering behind her. "Okay, everyone, we have forty five minutes to get there." Angel said as she crossed the lawn. As soon as she stepped onto the ground, most of the crowd died, going back to their houses, but there were a few still standing out watching. and when I say watching, they were watching her.
She went down an alley between 12 and 13. The Order members followed merrily, talking to each other, but Harry gave Ron an eyebrow. "Come on you two." Charlie put his hand behind their backs and pushed them along. "She's only going to the car."
Harry's ears turned light pink and him and Ron followed after everyone. "Vhy are you going Veasley?" Miley asked, dropping behind to talk to them.
"So I can bring the car back here. We only have one and the Order needs it sometimes." Charlie answered.
"Why can't Angel?" Ron asked.
Charlie smiled, patted his brother on the head and didn't answer.
When they broke the alley there was a small meadow. Just behind Number 12 was a car and a big motorcycle. It was a black car much like the Weasley's old one. Already the whole staff, Mark, Ginny, Hermione and Angel were comfortably inside. Charlie helped put Ron, Miley, and Harry's trunks in the back. There was more than enough room, even after you put Hedwig's cage there. After everyone was in and everyone's stuff was in they set off. There were more than twenty people in a six person car and they all had leg room.
"Turn left here Angel, there is going to be a wreck soon, might stall us." Professor Trawnley said.
"No, Sibyl. That wreck won't happen for some time and if we turn left we will be going out of the way." Angel said.
Trawnley puffed and sank down in her seat. "I won't say I told you so."
"You won't have to." Charlie said merrily, patting Angel on the back. Ron, Harry, Ginny and Hermione hissed laughter at them. Trawnley always made some stupid prediction, but lately, Harry didn't think so badly of her. He hadn't told Ron or Hermione about the prophecy, to tell the truth, it hadn't really sunk in yet.
They were almost to London when the car right behind them swerved and ran into a trucker. Mark's eyes grew on Trawnley and Charlie smiled at Angel. Angel grinned back at him, but didn't say anything. So, Angel did have the inner eye.
"Okay, everyone out." Snape barked when they parked outside the train station.
Charlie, McGonagall, Flickwick and Sprout all ran to get trolleys. Everything was loaded off the cart and they entered to the station in a big parade. Mark pushed his trolley proudly, holding his chest out. Angel took the rear with Charlie as they talked to each under their breath.
Then there was an explosion right in front of them. Snape pushed Harry on the ground and Flickwick stood over him his wand raise. Muggles were screaming and running in every direction. The other teachers were standing in front of Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Mark and Miley. Harry was still on the ground feeling his pockets for his wand. He looked up to find Angel, but she was gone. Charlie was picking Ron and Ginny to their feet pushing them toward the platform entrance. He gave them one good shove and they both were gone.
Angel appeared again, she had Miley and Mark she pushed them though the divide and they were gone too. Hermione, with courage Harry had never really seen before, jumped up and ran for the Platform without any body pushing her.
"We got to get Harry out of here!" Sprout yelled pointing her wand at the smoke from the explosion.
"Maybe it wasn't them." Snape hissed. "Could have been train or something."
"Come on Harry." Angel said sweetly, holding her hand to him. He took it and heaved himself to his feet.
They picked up the trunks and bags and loaded them back onto the Trolleys. Three but three they went onto the platform. "HARRY!" Mark ran up and threw himself around Harry's waist. "I was so scared!"
Harry patted his head lightly, not knowing what else to do. Charlie loaded all the trunks and such onto the train with much stress. The explosion, even though on the muggle side, was heard on Platform 9 and ¾. Everyone was leaning out of windows, pushing out door and walking slowly toward to mass of teachers.
"This doesn't feel right." Trawnley said slowly.
Angel pushed her fingers to her head. "I can't see anything."
"Get everyone back on the train!" McGonagall yelled. Students looked at her and smiles twitched in the side of their mouths.
"HARRY!" Harry turned around to see Neville Longbottom running toward him. "What happened? Someone said we're being attack."
"Longbottom, shut up!" Snape hissed.
"Don't talk to him like that!" Angel yelled.
"Don't make me do this Black!" Snape hissed pointing his wand at her.
"That's right I'm a Black! So are you going to torture me and Harry for what our fathers did to you?" Angel said stepping toward Snape.
Ron, Hermione and Ginny clamped their mouths with their hands. Harry messed with his hair. they must not have known.
Snape lowered his wand, but continued to stare at her. "Damn Malfoy, you're no Black. Malfoys worm their way out of things like you. Blacks take it on."
"No, I just know where my fights lie. I rather fight an enemy than an allies." Angel said.
Snape's face softened a little. "You're no Black, you got to much brain." Angel smiled at this and hit his arm playfully.
"Severus, Angel! Stop goofing around!" Sprout said as she hurried over to the train.
Charlie jumped off and came to Angel's side. "It's a mad house in there.; kids screaming and making up stupid stories about what happened. It was just an explosion."
The barrier blew up and ten or fifteen black cape figures stepped onto the platform. Angel wheeled around, Charlie standing in front of her protectively. "No Charlie, get them on the train!"
Charlie looked at her for a moment and turned to Harry. "Well, long time no see Seri!" said a high pitched voice. "I wandered if you'd be like your father, betraying your family."
"Come on Ron, Ginny." Charlie hissed and he took his kin in his arms and pushed them to the train.
"Cousin Bella, I'd hope I'd see you again." Angel said softly.
"Awe, it has been years haven't it. I last saw your father in June. How is he?" Bella cocked her head back and laughed.
Snape had Harry's arm and was dragging him to the train, but he snapped it back to his position. He never wanted to hurt anyone more, not even Voldemort, then he did Bellatrix Lestrange. He ran to Angel's side, his wand now drew. "Crucio!" Bella stopped laughing and she fell to the floor doubled over in pain. And the fight began.
Professor McGonagall and Sprout were busy pushing screaming students onto the train. Hagrid was already there with Frieze and they were helping fighting. Bella soon over threw the curse and stood up, glaring at Angel and him. "I told you before Potter, you have to mean it or it won't."
"Crucio!" Angel screamed and Bella stopped mid-sentence. This time she shrieked and her face turned white.
"No! No! Seri, stop! Oh, no! Stop! Please!" Bella screamed painfully.
"Beg! Beg!" Angel yelled back still holding her wand out to Bella.
Neville fought his way over to Harry's side. "Come on!" Neville tugged on his arm and drug him over to a corner.
"Let me go Longbottom!" Harry yelled, fighting against his grip.
"No Harry! You got to stay here, its safe!" Neville panted holing Harry's arm close to his chest.
The nine other Death Eaters were having a time fighting the Hogwarts teachers. Snape was cursing them left and right and Hagrid just forgot about magic and was using them as punching bags while Flickwick levitated them. Sprout was still trying to get students onto the train. And she was doing very well; Neville and Harry were the only students left. McGonagall put a charm or something on the train which Harry guessed was to protect the people inside.
"Harry stay still!" Neville hissed when Harry started fighting again.
"Good Morning Potter!" Said a nasty voice. Harry turned around to see red hair behind a black hood.
"Percy!" Harry breathed.
"Come along Potter! The Dark Lord needs you." Percy seized Harry up by the arm.
"Stupify!" Harry yelled and Percy went flying backwards. Suddenly he became aware. Neville was outside the train trying to protect him. Cedric, his parents, Sirius and Mrs. Pettigrew had all died because of him, Neville wasn't going to. Harry jerked Neville toward him and stepped over the limb body of Percy. "Come on Neville." Harry dragged him to the train, sending curses and hexes everywhere as he went. Luna, Hermione, Ginny, Ron, Mark and Miley were standing at door. Harry pushed Neville toward them and he stumbled onto the train, Hermione pulling him in.
"Come on Harry!" Ginny squealed holding her hand out to him.
"AHHHH!" Harry jerked around. Angel hit the ground. Harry, not knowing what else to do ran toward her. He jumped over her and stood between her and Bella.
"Doesn't take much does it? Little Seri falls as hard as her father doesn't she?" Bellatrix sneered at Harry.
"Sirius isn't dead!" Harry shouted.
"Yes he is you little liar and so will you and Seri before long!" Bella raised her wand. "Crucio!"
Knifes shot into Harry's flesh. He arched over holding his stomach, his wand slipping from his fingers. His scar burned and he felt light headed. All his thoughts turned to death. He wanted to die. Then the pain stopped and he fell to his knees in front of Angel, cool white pleasure taking over him.
"Awe, Sibyl Trawnley." Bellatrix said. Dark figures began to form around Bella. Harry looked up, his eyes straining to see right. Trawnley was standing front of him. "Just who we were looking for."
"Not today Bellatrix, not today!" Sibyl said sternly.
"Oh, I believe it will be today." A man behind Lestrange said.
Something tugged Harry's arm. He turned his head slightly to look at what it was. Angel was gone. A big black dog had his sleeve in its mouth. "Sirius" Harry said softly. The dog gave one more hard tug and Harry toppled over. The dog drug him across the platform and to an entrance to the train.
Harry, understanding now what was going on, stood up and stepped onto the train. He turned a sharp corner and threw open a door. Four red face seventh year Hufflepuffs sat there. Harry's head was spinning and his vision was weak. He leaned against the window to look for the dog, it was gone.
Harry pushed the window down and the girl behind him shrieked. "Come now Sibyl, come quietly and we won't hurt you."
"Why do you want me?" Trawnley screamed.
Bella laughed. "Stupify!" Professor Trawnley fell to the floor, eyes opened wide.
"No! Sibyl!" Angel appeared out of no where and dove toward Trawnley, but she and the ten death eaters were gone.