Chapter 4: The New Guy
The first few weeks went alright for Harry and his friends. His classes were going well. He was getting respect from all his students (with the exception of the Slytherins). Harry was on his way to the Great Hall one day for lunch when he heard a lot of noise coming from one of the hallways. He, Ron, Hermione and Richard decided to investigate the matter. When they turned the corner they saw a kid with a greased up hair-do. He was at least six feet tall and wore a green school uniform. Lavender Brown and Parviti Patil were beating him.
" Hey! Where the hell is a guy supposed to take a leak around here!" he shouted angrily at them. After they had beaten the stuffing out of him enough, the two girls left.
" Causing trouble as always I see, eh, James." Richard commented. The boy turned and looked at him.
" Well damn, if this ain't a welcome sight." James said. " Richard Rosewald. This is the last place in hell I expected to find you."
" Yes I see you got here late." Richard stated. " These are my friends Harry, Ron, and Hermione."
" My pleasure, say what house are you guys in?" James inquired.
" Gryffindor." Hermione replied.
" Good. So am I." James said.
They all walked across the grounds to the green houses. Herbology with the Slytherins wasn't a chipper time. When they reached the greenhouses, Professor Sprout was outside, gathering all the students together. They were to go to the forest and collect fruits that would help Madam Pomfrey make a potion that would heal any injury in an instant. When they got to the fruit grove, they saw that the trees were over ten feet high.
" How in the hell are we supposed to get up there?" Malfoy sneered.
" Allow me to volunteer, Professor." Richard said.
" I'd like to see him try." Malfoy cracked.
" Yeah," James spoke up, " And I'm sure everyone in this grove would like to get a good look at the inside of your head." James raised his hand and formed a pretend pistol with it.
" Oh, I'm scared now." Malfoy joked.
" You should be." James said as his finger began to glow a bright blue. " Spirit Gun."
A bullet of blue flew towards Malfoy. Miraculously, it missed him and smacked into a tree behind him.
" Just a sample." James said. " Next time it's your face."
Malfoy was silent the rest of the lesson. Richard stepped up. He took out his trademark rose. Harry, Ron and Hermione instantly got the idea. Everyone else could only wonder what in the world Richard had planned. He raised the flower over his head.
" Rose Whip!" Richard swung his rose whip in a circle over his head and jumped four feet off the ground. He landed ten feet away from the rest of the group. Millions of fruits began to plummet towards the ground. Everyone applauded at his performance. Professor sprout awarded twenty points to Gryffindor for a job well done.
Later on Harry and Ron were sitting at dinner. James and Richard came running up to them with ecstatic looks on their faces.
" Guy's come with us." Richard urged.
Ron and Harry did as they were instructed. They followed James and Richard to an empty room on the second floor.
" What's this all about?" Harry asked, wondering why they wanted to keep this so secret.
" Well, Dumbledore is planning a Halloween dance for the whole school."
"And..." Ron went on.
So Richard and James went on to spill the entire situation. Harry and Ron looked a bit skeptical, but agreed to help.
The night of the Halloween dance was fast approaching. Harry had to make his move and fast. He called Cho aside at the end of class.
" Yeah, Harry." She said as she approached him.
" The Halloween dance is in a week or so." Harry stated with a smile on his face. " So would you care to go with me?"
" I was beginning to wonder when you'd ask me." Cho replied. " I'd love to."
Score. Harry was going to be taking out the hottest girl in Hogwarts and getting to have some run all in the same night. When Halloween night finally came around, Harry was a little nervous. He had told Cho Chang to meet him in the Great Hall at the start o the dance, but the sad part was he wasn't going to be there. He had a special surprise in store for her and the entire student body. When everyone had congregated in the Great Hall, they were all wondering why no music was playing. A stage stood where the staff table should have been. Everyone was in costume. Dumbledore walked on stage and began to speak.
" Good evening and Happy Halloween. I'm sure you are all curious as to why there is no music as of yet. Well here is your answer. Please welcome our musical performers, The Hogwarts Hellhounds."
Four boys appeared on stage. They were all in costume so no one could tell who they were. They music began and the boys kicked it up a notch.
Huh
Yeah, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha, ha
I may run and hide
When you're screamin' my name, alright
But let me tell you now
There are prices to fame, alright
All of our time spent in flashes of light
[Chorus:]
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
Looking at the crowd
And I see your body sway, c'mon
Wishin' I could thank you in a different way, c'mon
Cuz all of your time spent keeps us alive
[Chorus]
All of your time spent keeps us alive
[Chorus]
Yeah, every time we're down
Yeah, you can make it right
Yeah, and that's what makes you larger than life
[Chorus]
The whole group clapped. They really seemed to be enjoying themselves. One of the guys was dressed in a Zorro outfit. He stepped out in front of the others to make a dedication.
" This next little number goes out to a very special girl in the audience." Zorro said. " This young lady is very dear to me, and I to her. I just want her to know that if she needs a shoulder to cry on, I'll be the one she can come to."
I'll be the one
I guess you were lost when I met you
Still there were tears in your eyes
So out of trust and I knew
No more than mysteries and lies
There you were, wild and free
Reachin' out like you needed me
A helping hand to make it right
I am holding you all through the night
[Chorus:]
I'll be the one (I'll be the one)
Who will make all your sorrows undone
I'll be the light (I'll be the light)
When you feel like there's nowhere to run
I'll be the one
To hold you and make sure that you'll be alright
Cuz my fear is gone
And I want to take you from darkness to light
There you were, wild and free
Reachin' out like you needed me
A helping hand to make it right
I am holding you all through the night
[Chorus]
To hold you, and make sure that you'll be alright
You need me like I need you
We can share our dreams comin' true
I can show you what true love means
Just take me hand, baby please...
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it alright
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
[Chorus]
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it alright
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it alright
I'll be the one
To hold you, and make sure that you'll be alright
I'll be the one
Cho applauded along with the rest of the room. She couldn't help but wonder where Harry was. She had this strange feeling that he was there and she just didn't know where. The guy in the werewolf costume stepped out to face the crowd.
" Okay now for this next performance we will need the help of four lovely young ladies in the audience." He said.
All the girls had shivers down their spines. They all hoped that one of the boys would choose them. The werewolf chose Lavender Brown. The boy who wore the attire of an honorable Frenchmen picked out Hermione, but he wore a mask to keep his face hidden. The one in the motocross suit chose Parviti Patil. But whom was Zorro going to pick for his partner?
" I choose Cho Chang." He said with a smile.
Cho looked up. Only one person she knew would chose her out of everyone else in the crowd. She came up on stage to join him. The music began. It was a heavy rap beat.
Hot in.....
So hot it herre...
So hot in...uh
Just a little bit of, uh uh...
with a little bit of uh, uh...
[Nelly]
I was like, good gracious ass is bodacious,uh
Flirtacious, tryin to show patience
Lookin for the right time to shoot my steam (you know)
Waitin for the right time to flash them keys
Then um I'm leavin, please believe in oh
Me and the rest of my heathens
Check it, got it locked at the top of the four seasons
Penthouse, roof top, birds I feedin
No deceivin, nothin up my sleeve and no teasin
I need you to get up up on the dance floor
Give that man what he askin for
Cuz I feel like bustin loose and I feel like touchin you uh uh
And can't nobody stop the juice so baby tell me whats the use
[Hook x2]
(I said)
Its gettin hot in here (so hot)
So take off all your clothes
I am gettin so hot, I wanna take my clothes off
(Repeat)
[Nelly]
Why you at the bar if you aint poppin the bottles
What good is all the fame if you aint fuckin' the models
I see you drivin, sportscar, aint hittin the throttle
And I be down, and do a hundred, top down and goggles
Get off the freeway, exit 106 and parked it
Ash tray, flip gate, time to spark it
Gucci collar for dollar, got out and walked it
I spit game cuz baby I cant talk it
Warm, sweatin its hot up in this joint
VOKAL tanktop, on at this point
Your with a winner so baby you cant lose
I got secrets cant leave Cancun
So take it off like your home alone
You know dance in front your mirror while your on the phone
Checkin your reflection and tellin your best friend,
"like girl I think my butt's gettin big"
[Hook x2]
(Let it hang all out)
Mix a little bit a ah, ah
With a little bit a ah, ah
(Nelly just fall out)
Give a little bit a ah, ah
With a little bit a ah, ah
(Nelly hang all out)
With a little bit a ah, ah
And a sprinkle a that ah, ah
(Nelly just fall out)
I like it when ya ah, ah
Girl, Baby make it ah, ah
[Nelly]
Stop pacin, time wastin
I gotta a friend with a pole in the basement (What?)
I'm just kiddin like Jason (Oh)
Unless you going to do it
Extra, extra eh, spread the news
Nelly took a trip from the Luna to Neptune
Came back with somethin thicker than fittin in sasoons
Say she like to think about cuttin in restrooms
[Hook x4]
(let it hang all out)
Mix a little bit of ah, ah
With a little bit of ah, ah
(Nelly just fall out)
Give a little bit of ah, ah
With a little bit of ah, ah
(Nelly hang all out)
With a little bit of ah, ah
And a sprinkle of that ah, ah
(let it just fall out)
I like it when ya ah, ah
Girl, Baby make it ah, ah
oh!
The whole room was in hysterics. Never before had any of the students had so much fun. Dumbledore then stepped on stage again.
" I'm sure you're all wondering who our performers are in reality." He addressed. " Gentlemen, please remove your masks."
The Frenchman was actually Richard. Hermione looked ecstatic to see him. The motocross racer was in reality good old James. Old werewolf boy was Ron as anyone could have guessed. Zorro bowed before Cho Chang and removed his masks to reveal none other than...
" Harry!" Cho squealed.
It was indeed Harry live and in person.
" Sorry I didn't meet you before the performance. Thought I'd surprise you." Harry said as Cho threw her arms around him. A slow song began to play, a waltz. Harry bowed once again. " Madam, may I have the honor of this dance?"
" But of course, Monsieur." Cho replied taking hold of his hand. They danced together all over the hall. Harry himself was excellent now that he had the hang of it. At the Yule Ball he had no dancing talent whatsoever. He had been practicing over the summers and he was quite good. At the end of the song, the pair was about to kiss when...
" Bet you loved that whole thing didn't you Potter." It was Malfoy looking pissed off as usual. He had his wand in his hand.
" Cho stay behind me." Harry warned. Malfoy raised his wand to Harry's neck.
" Which spell to use?" Malfoy said pondering. He felt a curved surface against his left temple.
" Utter so much as one syllable and this whole hall is going to see what scrambled brains look like." James said, charging his energy for another Spirit Gun blast. " I don't much care for them myself. Nasty."
" Give it your best shot." Malfoy said, not moving an inch.
" Fine." James retaliated. " Spirit Gun!"
But Malfoy had seen it coming. He ducked at just the right moment to avoid the blast. There were so many mirrors around the room that the blast bounced off every last one.
" Hit the deck!" James called. Everyone ducked. The blast hit off another mirror and was headed straight for Cho. Harry Jumped in front of her.
" Ahhhhhhhh!" Harry yelled as the blast slammed into his spinal column. The whole room watched in horror as he stopped the blast from hurting the one he loved and collapsed into a heap on the ground.
" Harry!" Cho screamed. She knelt next to him. He was still breathing. Thank heavens. James stood there, biting his hand.
" Hermione." He said, motioning for her to come closer. " Do me a favor. Slap me."
Hermione wasn't one to argue. She did as instructed. When James turned around, he had a giant red mark where her hand had struck him.
" Thanks." He responded.
They all took Harry to the hospital wing. He was lucky to be alive after such an attack. Cho was worried as ever.
"Is he going to be okay?" she asked, looking toward James.
" No doubt in my mind." James said. " An attack of that magnitude was meant to have an effect on those of an unclean heart. Since I met Harry I have sensed nothing from him but purity of soul. He should be fine after a good night sleep."
" Cho Chang?" Richard asked. "Do you remember on the way to Hogwarts how the train nearly fell off the cliff?"
" Yes." Cho answered.
" Well, watch this."
Richard pulled out a crystal ball. He then snapped his fingers and showed what had happened that day.
" This doesn't make sense." Richard said, trying to contemplate what was going on. " I realize that those two mean a lot to you, but not everyone on that train shows you the respect you deserve."
" It's true that Ron and Hermione are the only real friends I've ever had at Hogwarts." Harry responded. " But there is one person on that train that means more to me than anything in the world, and I will not stand by and watch her die."
The crystal went blank.
" I realize now that you were the one he was referring to." Richard said. " You give him the strength that makes him feel he could do virtually anything. He loves you. You should feel very lucky."
Richard motioned to James to step outside.
" This kid has more Spirit Energy than I realized." James said.
" I know." Richard responded. " Perhaps we should teach him how to harness it."
" Maybe." James admitted. " But not yet. Let the Christmas holidays pass. Then the time will be right."
They both nodded. Whatever plans they had in store for Harry, Let's just hope there good ones.
The first few weeks went alright for Harry and his friends. His classes were going well. He was getting respect from all his students (with the exception of the Slytherins). Harry was on his way to the Great Hall one day for lunch when he heard a lot of noise coming from one of the hallways. He, Ron, Hermione and Richard decided to investigate the matter. When they turned the corner they saw a kid with a greased up hair-do. He was at least six feet tall and wore a green school uniform. Lavender Brown and Parviti Patil were beating him.
" Hey! Where the hell is a guy supposed to take a leak around here!" he shouted angrily at them. After they had beaten the stuffing out of him enough, the two girls left.
" Causing trouble as always I see, eh, James." Richard commented. The boy turned and looked at him.
" Well damn, if this ain't a welcome sight." James said. " Richard Rosewald. This is the last place in hell I expected to find you."
" Yes I see you got here late." Richard stated. " These are my friends Harry, Ron, and Hermione."
" My pleasure, say what house are you guys in?" James inquired.
" Gryffindor." Hermione replied.
" Good. So am I." James said.
They all walked across the grounds to the green houses. Herbology with the Slytherins wasn't a chipper time. When they reached the greenhouses, Professor Sprout was outside, gathering all the students together. They were to go to the forest and collect fruits that would help Madam Pomfrey make a potion that would heal any injury in an instant. When they got to the fruit grove, they saw that the trees were over ten feet high.
" How in the hell are we supposed to get up there?" Malfoy sneered.
" Allow me to volunteer, Professor." Richard said.
" I'd like to see him try." Malfoy cracked.
" Yeah," James spoke up, " And I'm sure everyone in this grove would like to get a good look at the inside of your head." James raised his hand and formed a pretend pistol with it.
" Oh, I'm scared now." Malfoy joked.
" You should be." James said as his finger began to glow a bright blue. " Spirit Gun."
A bullet of blue flew towards Malfoy. Miraculously, it missed him and smacked into a tree behind him.
" Just a sample." James said. " Next time it's your face."
Malfoy was silent the rest of the lesson. Richard stepped up. He took out his trademark rose. Harry, Ron and Hermione instantly got the idea. Everyone else could only wonder what in the world Richard had planned. He raised the flower over his head.
" Rose Whip!" Richard swung his rose whip in a circle over his head and jumped four feet off the ground. He landed ten feet away from the rest of the group. Millions of fruits began to plummet towards the ground. Everyone applauded at his performance. Professor sprout awarded twenty points to Gryffindor for a job well done.
Later on Harry and Ron were sitting at dinner. James and Richard came running up to them with ecstatic looks on their faces.
" Guy's come with us." Richard urged.
Ron and Harry did as they were instructed. They followed James and Richard to an empty room on the second floor.
" What's this all about?" Harry asked, wondering why they wanted to keep this so secret.
" Well, Dumbledore is planning a Halloween dance for the whole school."
"And..." Ron went on.
So Richard and James went on to spill the entire situation. Harry and Ron looked a bit skeptical, but agreed to help.
The night of the Halloween dance was fast approaching. Harry had to make his move and fast. He called Cho aside at the end of class.
" Yeah, Harry." She said as she approached him.
" The Halloween dance is in a week or so." Harry stated with a smile on his face. " So would you care to go with me?"
" I was beginning to wonder when you'd ask me." Cho replied. " I'd love to."
Score. Harry was going to be taking out the hottest girl in Hogwarts and getting to have some run all in the same night. When Halloween night finally came around, Harry was a little nervous. He had told Cho Chang to meet him in the Great Hall at the start o the dance, but the sad part was he wasn't going to be there. He had a special surprise in store for her and the entire student body. When everyone had congregated in the Great Hall, they were all wondering why no music was playing. A stage stood where the staff table should have been. Everyone was in costume. Dumbledore walked on stage and began to speak.
" Good evening and Happy Halloween. I'm sure you are all curious as to why there is no music as of yet. Well here is your answer. Please welcome our musical performers, The Hogwarts Hellhounds."
Four boys appeared on stage. They were all in costume so no one could tell who they were. They music began and the boys kicked it up a notch.
Huh
Yeah, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha, ha
I may run and hide
When you're screamin' my name, alright
But let me tell you now
There are prices to fame, alright
All of our time spent in flashes of light
[Chorus:]
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
Looking at the crowd
And I see your body sway, c'mon
Wishin' I could thank you in a different way, c'mon
Cuz all of your time spent keeps us alive
[Chorus]
All of your time spent keeps us alive
[Chorus]
Yeah, every time we're down
Yeah, you can make it right
Yeah, and that's what makes you larger than life
[Chorus]
The whole group clapped. They really seemed to be enjoying themselves. One of the guys was dressed in a Zorro outfit. He stepped out in front of the others to make a dedication.
" This next little number goes out to a very special girl in the audience." Zorro said. " This young lady is very dear to me, and I to her. I just want her to know that if she needs a shoulder to cry on, I'll be the one she can come to."
I'll be the one
I guess you were lost when I met you
Still there were tears in your eyes
So out of trust and I knew
No more than mysteries and lies
There you were, wild and free
Reachin' out like you needed me
A helping hand to make it right
I am holding you all through the night
[Chorus:]
I'll be the one (I'll be the one)
Who will make all your sorrows undone
I'll be the light (I'll be the light)
When you feel like there's nowhere to run
I'll be the one
To hold you and make sure that you'll be alright
Cuz my fear is gone
And I want to take you from darkness to light
There you were, wild and free
Reachin' out like you needed me
A helping hand to make it right
I am holding you all through the night
[Chorus]
To hold you, and make sure that you'll be alright
You need me like I need you
We can share our dreams comin' true
I can show you what true love means
Just take me hand, baby please...
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it alright
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
[Chorus]
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it alright
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it alright
I'll be the one
To hold you, and make sure that you'll be alright
I'll be the one
Cho applauded along with the rest of the room. She couldn't help but wonder where Harry was. She had this strange feeling that he was there and she just didn't know where. The guy in the werewolf costume stepped out to face the crowd.
" Okay now for this next performance we will need the help of four lovely young ladies in the audience." He said.
All the girls had shivers down their spines. They all hoped that one of the boys would choose them. The werewolf chose Lavender Brown. The boy who wore the attire of an honorable Frenchmen picked out Hermione, but he wore a mask to keep his face hidden. The one in the motocross suit chose Parviti Patil. But whom was Zorro going to pick for his partner?
" I choose Cho Chang." He said with a smile.
Cho looked up. Only one person she knew would chose her out of everyone else in the crowd. She came up on stage to join him. The music began. It was a heavy rap beat.
Hot in.....
So hot it herre...
So hot in...uh
Just a little bit of, uh uh...
with a little bit of uh, uh...
[Nelly]
I was like, good gracious ass is bodacious,uh
Flirtacious, tryin to show patience
Lookin for the right time to shoot my steam (you know)
Waitin for the right time to flash them keys
Then um I'm leavin, please believe in oh
Me and the rest of my heathens
Check it, got it locked at the top of the four seasons
Penthouse, roof top, birds I feedin
No deceivin, nothin up my sleeve and no teasin
I need you to get up up on the dance floor
Give that man what he askin for
Cuz I feel like bustin loose and I feel like touchin you uh uh
And can't nobody stop the juice so baby tell me whats the use
[Hook x2]
(I said)
Its gettin hot in here (so hot)
So take off all your clothes
I am gettin so hot, I wanna take my clothes off
(Repeat)
[Nelly]
Why you at the bar if you aint poppin the bottles
What good is all the fame if you aint fuckin' the models
I see you drivin, sportscar, aint hittin the throttle
And I be down, and do a hundred, top down and goggles
Get off the freeway, exit 106 and parked it
Ash tray, flip gate, time to spark it
Gucci collar for dollar, got out and walked it
I spit game cuz baby I cant talk it
Warm, sweatin its hot up in this joint
VOKAL tanktop, on at this point
Your with a winner so baby you cant lose
I got secrets cant leave Cancun
So take it off like your home alone
You know dance in front your mirror while your on the phone
Checkin your reflection and tellin your best friend,
"like girl I think my butt's gettin big"
[Hook x2]
(Let it hang all out)
Mix a little bit a ah, ah
With a little bit a ah, ah
(Nelly just fall out)
Give a little bit a ah, ah
With a little bit a ah, ah
(Nelly hang all out)
With a little bit a ah, ah
And a sprinkle a that ah, ah
(Nelly just fall out)
I like it when ya ah, ah
Girl, Baby make it ah, ah
[Nelly]
Stop pacin, time wastin
I gotta a friend with a pole in the basement (What?)
I'm just kiddin like Jason (Oh)
Unless you going to do it
Extra, extra eh, spread the news
Nelly took a trip from the Luna to Neptune
Came back with somethin thicker than fittin in sasoons
Say she like to think about cuttin in restrooms
[Hook x4]
(let it hang all out)
Mix a little bit of ah, ah
With a little bit of ah, ah
(Nelly just fall out)
Give a little bit of ah, ah
With a little bit of ah, ah
(Nelly hang all out)
With a little bit of ah, ah
And a sprinkle of that ah, ah
(let it just fall out)
I like it when ya ah, ah
Girl, Baby make it ah, ah
oh!
The whole room was in hysterics. Never before had any of the students had so much fun. Dumbledore then stepped on stage again.
" I'm sure you're all wondering who our performers are in reality." He addressed. " Gentlemen, please remove your masks."
The Frenchman was actually Richard. Hermione looked ecstatic to see him. The motocross racer was in reality good old James. Old werewolf boy was Ron as anyone could have guessed. Zorro bowed before Cho Chang and removed his masks to reveal none other than...
" Harry!" Cho squealed.
It was indeed Harry live and in person.
" Sorry I didn't meet you before the performance. Thought I'd surprise you." Harry said as Cho threw her arms around him. A slow song began to play, a waltz. Harry bowed once again. " Madam, may I have the honor of this dance?"
" But of course, Monsieur." Cho replied taking hold of his hand. They danced together all over the hall. Harry himself was excellent now that he had the hang of it. At the Yule Ball he had no dancing talent whatsoever. He had been practicing over the summers and he was quite good. At the end of the song, the pair was about to kiss when...
" Bet you loved that whole thing didn't you Potter." It was Malfoy looking pissed off as usual. He had his wand in his hand.
" Cho stay behind me." Harry warned. Malfoy raised his wand to Harry's neck.
" Which spell to use?" Malfoy said pondering. He felt a curved surface against his left temple.
" Utter so much as one syllable and this whole hall is going to see what scrambled brains look like." James said, charging his energy for another Spirit Gun blast. " I don't much care for them myself. Nasty."
" Give it your best shot." Malfoy said, not moving an inch.
" Fine." James retaliated. " Spirit Gun!"
But Malfoy had seen it coming. He ducked at just the right moment to avoid the blast. There were so many mirrors around the room that the blast bounced off every last one.
" Hit the deck!" James called. Everyone ducked. The blast hit off another mirror and was headed straight for Cho. Harry Jumped in front of her.
" Ahhhhhhhh!" Harry yelled as the blast slammed into his spinal column. The whole room watched in horror as he stopped the blast from hurting the one he loved and collapsed into a heap on the ground.
" Harry!" Cho screamed. She knelt next to him. He was still breathing. Thank heavens. James stood there, biting his hand.
" Hermione." He said, motioning for her to come closer. " Do me a favor. Slap me."
Hermione wasn't one to argue. She did as instructed. When James turned around, he had a giant red mark where her hand had struck him.
" Thanks." He responded.
They all took Harry to the hospital wing. He was lucky to be alive after such an attack. Cho was worried as ever.
"Is he going to be okay?" she asked, looking toward James.
" No doubt in my mind." James said. " An attack of that magnitude was meant to have an effect on those of an unclean heart. Since I met Harry I have sensed nothing from him but purity of soul. He should be fine after a good night sleep."
" Cho Chang?" Richard asked. "Do you remember on the way to Hogwarts how the train nearly fell off the cliff?"
" Yes." Cho answered.
" Well, watch this."
Richard pulled out a crystal ball. He then snapped his fingers and showed what had happened that day.
" This doesn't make sense." Richard said, trying to contemplate what was going on. " I realize that those two mean a lot to you, but not everyone on that train shows you the respect you deserve."
" It's true that Ron and Hermione are the only real friends I've ever had at Hogwarts." Harry responded. " But there is one person on that train that means more to me than anything in the world, and I will not stand by and watch her die."
The crystal went blank.
" I realize now that you were the one he was referring to." Richard said. " You give him the strength that makes him feel he could do virtually anything. He loves you. You should feel very lucky."
Richard motioned to James to step outside.
" This kid has more Spirit Energy than I realized." James said.
" I know." Richard responded. " Perhaps we should teach him how to harness it."
" Maybe." James admitted. " But not yet. Let the Christmas holidays pass. Then the time will be right."
They both nodded. Whatever plans they had in store for Harry, Let's just hope there good ones.