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Chapter seventeen ~ Back to Hogwarts/ Searching the Train
Moony waved goodbye to the three as the train set off from the station. They had only just made it in time. It had been a very hectic morning at Grimmauld Place. Mrs Black was shouting her head off, five members of the order had taken it upon them selves to call, all at the same time. Rayola left her room and was wondering around the house. Tonks was desperately trying to find her before she got sucked into one of the paintings or caught by a boggart. Moony was trying to organise everyone, shut Mrs Black up and keep the order members in the kitchen, but they too insisted on wondering around the house. And to top it off Crookshanks was sleeping on the stairs, tripping up everyone who went up or down.
Harry collapsed onto the train seat and yawned, rubbing his leg where Crookshanks had attacked him.
Ron was busy eating all the food Tonks had made for them, and Hermione pulled out one of Christmas books and began to read, occasionally mumbling a word to herself.
Harry was staring into space, thinking about Tamarisk and Rayola. A lot had happened in one short 'miserable' Christmas.
Ron eventually stopped eating and stared over at Hermione. "What you reading?"
"A book on Azkaban."
"I don't remember you getting that, who's it off?"
"Rayola."
"Rayola bought you a present? Why?"
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Oh Ron, it wasn't really a Christmas present, she gave it to me just as we were leaving this morning, she reckons I'll need."
Harry looked up. "Huh?"
"Oh erm.apparently Rayola is a seer."
"When she's not barking mad." Ron muttered.
"Like I was saying, Rayola is a seer, and well she saw my untimely death at the hands of the Death Eaters and told me to read this." Hermione said, not looking up from the page.
"What?!"
"Oh Harry calm down. She's bonkers, like Ron said."
"Ha!" Ron cried.
"What if she's not? Hermione!"
"Look Harry, I'm not worried, I'm not bothered."
"So why you reading the book?" Harry demanded.
"There is nothing wrong with being prepared." Hermione replied. She snapped the book closed. "It's quite interesting really, all about when Azkban was built and who founded it."
"Sounds facinating." Ron replied, sarcastically. "You know what, though, I bet if you were in Azkaban and you had a wand, it would be simple to get out. Not when the dementors controlled it of course, but the death eaters, they're just ordinary wizards, easier to fight, easier to trick."
At that point the train rolled to a stop and the three jumped up in surprise. Ginny and Luna appeared at the door, slightly shaken.
"Ron, what's going on? We're no where near Hogsmede." She said. Hermione got up and went to the carriage door. Harry looked down and saw the Azkaban book, where she had left it on the seat, he didn't know why but he picked it up and hid it under his cloak.
The carriage door was thrown open and in walked two ministry officials, Hermione stepped back in surprise.
"What's going on?" Harry asked.
The two men searched the carriage before moving on to the next. The searched under the seats, in the trunks and all the pocessions of the group.
"Huh? What was that all about?" Ron asked as ten minutes later the train started moving again.
"They were looking for someone." A voice said, from the door.
The group spun round to see Draco Malfoy standing in front of them, the sneering grin absent from his pale face.
"Who? Who were they looking for?"
"Rayola Snape." He said, before turning from the carriage.
"They were searching for Rayola?" Hermione asked, after he left.
Harry nodded. "I don't think Malfoy would make up something like that."
"What if they go to Grimmauld Place?" Ron asked.
"Why do you think they're looking for her? I mean, what would you-know-who want with Rayola?" Hermione asked.
Harry shrugged. He pulled the book from under his cloak, he handed it to Hermione.
She opened it, on the front cover in neat gold writing was;-
Rayola Snape
Age 17
Hogwarts
"Good thinking, Harry." Hermione said.
"If they'd found that, they would have made you tell them." Ron said.
She nodded. "Rayola should really be more careful." She said, stuffing the book into her bag.
"I'm sorry Luna, about the Quibbler." Hermione said.
Harry nodded. "Me too. We should have known it would only cause trouble."
Luna smiled and shook her head. "Honestly, it's okay. My dad's chuffed that the article caused such a stir."
"But if it wasn't for us."
"Just forget it! Really, the one's we did manage to sell made a profit and at least some people read the article, and I'm pretty sure they'll have passed it on to other's."
Luna and Ginny disappeared to their own carriage leaving Harry, Ron and Hermione alone again.
They reached Hogwarts that evening and clambered off the train. As he walked through the heavy double doors, Harry thought that no matter what happened there, no matter the dangers he would face, he was at home.
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Chapter seventeen ~ Back to Hogwarts/ Searching the Train
Moony waved goodbye to the three as the train set off from the station. They had only just made it in time. It had been a very hectic morning at Grimmauld Place. Mrs Black was shouting her head off, five members of the order had taken it upon them selves to call, all at the same time. Rayola left her room and was wondering around the house. Tonks was desperately trying to find her before she got sucked into one of the paintings or caught by a boggart. Moony was trying to organise everyone, shut Mrs Black up and keep the order members in the kitchen, but they too insisted on wondering around the house. And to top it off Crookshanks was sleeping on the stairs, tripping up everyone who went up or down.
Harry collapsed onto the train seat and yawned, rubbing his leg where Crookshanks had attacked him.
Ron was busy eating all the food Tonks had made for them, and Hermione pulled out one of Christmas books and began to read, occasionally mumbling a word to herself.
Harry was staring into space, thinking about Tamarisk and Rayola. A lot had happened in one short 'miserable' Christmas.
Ron eventually stopped eating and stared over at Hermione. "What you reading?"
"A book on Azkaban."
"I don't remember you getting that, who's it off?"
"Rayola."
"Rayola bought you a present? Why?"
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Oh Ron, it wasn't really a Christmas present, she gave it to me just as we were leaving this morning, she reckons I'll need."
Harry looked up. "Huh?"
"Oh erm.apparently Rayola is a seer."
"When she's not barking mad." Ron muttered.
"Like I was saying, Rayola is a seer, and well she saw my untimely death at the hands of the Death Eaters and told me to read this." Hermione said, not looking up from the page.
"What?!"
"Oh Harry calm down. She's bonkers, like Ron said."
"Ha!" Ron cried.
"What if she's not? Hermione!"
"Look Harry, I'm not worried, I'm not bothered."
"So why you reading the book?" Harry demanded.
"There is nothing wrong with being prepared." Hermione replied. She snapped the book closed. "It's quite interesting really, all about when Azkban was built and who founded it."
"Sounds facinating." Ron replied, sarcastically. "You know what, though, I bet if you were in Azkaban and you had a wand, it would be simple to get out. Not when the dementors controlled it of course, but the death eaters, they're just ordinary wizards, easier to fight, easier to trick."
At that point the train rolled to a stop and the three jumped up in surprise. Ginny and Luna appeared at the door, slightly shaken.
"Ron, what's going on? We're no where near Hogsmede." She said. Hermione got up and went to the carriage door. Harry looked down and saw the Azkaban book, where she had left it on the seat, he didn't know why but he picked it up and hid it under his cloak.
The carriage door was thrown open and in walked two ministry officials, Hermione stepped back in surprise.
"What's going on?" Harry asked.
The two men searched the carriage before moving on to the next. The searched under the seats, in the trunks and all the pocessions of the group.
"Huh? What was that all about?" Ron asked as ten minutes later the train started moving again.
"They were looking for someone." A voice said, from the door.
The group spun round to see Draco Malfoy standing in front of them, the sneering grin absent from his pale face.
"Who? Who were they looking for?"
"Rayola Snape." He said, before turning from the carriage.
"They were searching for Rayola?" Hermione asked, after he left.
Harry nodded. "I don't think Malfoy would make up something like that."
"What if they go to Grimmauld Place?" Ron asked.
"Why do you think they're looking for her? I mean, what would you-know-who want with Rayola?" Hermione asked.
Harry shrugged. He pulled the book from under his cloak, he handed it to Hermione.
She opened it, on the front cover in neat gold writing was;-
Rayola Snape
Age 17
Hogwarts
"Good thinking, Harry." Hermione said.
"If they'd found that, they would have made you tell them." Ron said.
She nodded. "Rayola should really be more careful." She said, stuffing the book into her bag.
"I'm sorry Luna, about the Quibbler." Hermione said.
Harry nodded. "Me too. We should have known it would only cause trouble."
Luna smiled and shook her head. "Honestly, it's okay. My dad's chuffed that the article caused such a stir."
"But if it wasn't for us."
"Just forget it! Really, the one's we did manage to sell made a profit and at least some people read the article, and I'm pretty sure they'll have passed it on to other's."
Luna and Ginny disappeared to their own carriage leaving Harry, Ron and Hermione alone again.
They reached Hogwarts that evening and clambered off the train. As he walked through the heavy double doors, Harry thought that no matter what happened there, no matter the dangers he would face, he was at home.
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