Chapter 6

Term Begins!

Notice to all my friends and others who have been reading these:

I started creating these when I was in fourth and fifth grade, and some in sixth grade. Yet now I am in eighth grade, and do not have time for many extraneous activities. As you can see, it's taking me a long time to get these chapters finished and uploaded. Expect it to take as long or even longer to get the next few out. Because of my time problem, there will only be 10 chapters in this series, with the 10th chapter finishing the whole thing up. Unless more people lobby me (e-mail me at webmaster@logansrunonline.com) to continue writing, that will be my last Harry Potter fan fiction for some time. I may continue writing, yet as "Friends" fan fics, for I am into that now. Sorry to all of you who love this series. And now, on to the story.

With four days left until term started, Harry made the most of his time. Everyday he practiced the Illusion Charm, and soon he was able to hold it for 45 seconds. At the day term started, he decided he'd make the most spectacular welcoming Hogwarts had ever seen. It was going to take a lot of magic, but he knew he could do it. His plan was to put an Illusion Charm on Hogsmeade and Hogwarts, so everything appeared to be a barren dessert. Then, when everybody was out of the train, he'd put the Blend Charm on it, and the train would blend into the dessert. Then he'd perform the Looking charm on himself, so he'd appear as a ghost. Next, he'd give all the students one of Fred and Georges Flash Rock. When the students would be able to see again, Harry would have dropped the Illusion charms, and use the Transporting Charm to transport himself where the students were. He'd greet them, and then drop his invisibility cloak he had been levitating. Then he'd transport him and the cloak back to Hogwarts. When he presented this idea to Dumbledore, he said, "Very humorous, Harry. I'll allow you to do it." Harry practiced for the rest of the day on holding the Illusionment Charm longer. He also wore one of his special Power-robes, the one which focus your power. Then, at last, the Hogwarts Express arrived. Harry quickly focused his power, and just as everybody was leaving the train he used the Illusion Charm. "What's happening?" asked a first-year. "This hasn't happened before. Hagrid?", said a sixth year boy. He looked around. "Where's Hagrid?" Just then he went to tell the drive of the train what happened. But as he turned around, the train shimmered, and then disappeared. "Wha-?" Then Harry appeared. "Harry?!?", shouted Hermione. "You're a ghost?" Harry said nothing. Instead, he pulled out a ruby-red stone. "Harry, whats that?", asked Ron. "I know!", shouted George. But then Harry dropped it. "It's one of o-" But his sentence was cut short, because then the stone hit the ground and there was a blinding flash of light. "AAAAAAHHHH!" screamed everybody. When they could see again, everything was back in place. Harry was there, floating above everybody. And Hagrid was also there. "Welcome, everyone, to the new term. I'm sure you're familiar with getting to the castle. See you inside!" Then Harry dropped the cloak, and he disappeared. Everybody, after recovering from the shock, then went to the castle.