Chapter 6: Trouble at Hogwarts
Harry, Katelyn, Hermione, and Ron found an empty compartment on the train. The ride was quit uneventful. They mostly talked about Sirius. Harry told Ron and Hermione about the rules he had to follow.
"How horrible," said Hermione, "He can't talk to anyone?"
"No one except for Ben McMillan," said Harry.
"How are we suppose to tell him what is going on?" asked Ron.
"We have to send it through McMillan and hope he gets it right," said Harry.
"I really don't see how that will work," said Hermione, "There are some things we just do not want to send through the Minister of Magic."
"I know," said Harry, "but it is the only way. We will just have to do our best with out talking to him."
"I wish I could talk to him," said Katelyn, "I miss him so much."
"I know," said Harry, "I do too, but we will have him back at the end of April. I don't see how they would be able to convict him."
After a while Ron tried to change the subject to a happier one. "Hey, guess what," he said.
"What?" asked Harry gloomily.
"I have been made Head Boy," Ron answered.
"I'm so happy for you," said Harry cheering up a little.
"Yeah, and I'm Head Girl," said Hermione.
"Well, that's predictable," said Harry.
Then the conversation turned back to Sirius.
Soon they arrived at the Hogsmede station. They saw Hagrid gathering up the first years for their ride across the lake. Everyone else climbed into the carriages and rode to the castle. The Great Hall was packed with students. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Katelyn found four empty spots next to Neville. They continued their conversation about Sirius until the first years entered the room. There were several of them. Professor McGonagall set a stole in front of them and placed the sorting hat on it. The tear in the hat opened up and it began to sing: Come fit me on I'll tell you where you should be Maybe in Gryfindor With all the brave Or in Hufflepuff With the loyal The smartest will be in Ravenclaw The ones who thirst for power Slytherin is where you shall be No matter where you go Just remember this Stick together and the school will be strong Separate and it will fall Even though the Dark Lord is no longer alive Evil still has power
Everyone applauded after the song. Then the first student walked up to the stool and placed the hat on her head. She became a Hufflepuff. After the entire table had been sorted Gryffindor had three new members: Cory Florny, Leslie Applegate, and Henry Glosecloff.
"I have a few announcements," said Dumbledore, "Once again we have a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. This is Professor McClure." Professor McClure had red hair, which was pulled back into a bun. She was short and slender. She smiled and waved at everyone. "Please make her feel welcome. First years the forest is forbidden to all students. That is all, so now you may eat."
The four long tables filled with all kinds of food. They filled their plates. Just then several of the ghosts floated in to the room. "Hey, there is a new ghost," said Hermione, "he looks like he could have been very handsome while he was alive."
"Really," said Harry, "I don't believe there has been a new ghost here since we started." Harry turned around and nearly choked on his food. "WHAT IS HE DOING HERE!?" Harry said in a very serious tone.
"What's the matter?" asked Hermione.
"I never want to here anybody call him handsome again," said Harry, "THAT IS TOM RIDDLE!"
"What?!" said Hermione turning pale.
Ron also turned pale. "That is what he looked like before he did those changes!"
"Yes," said Harry, "that is who I fought against to save your sister."
"What is going on?" asked Katelyn.
"That ghost is Tom Riddle," said Harry, "more commonly known as Voldemort."
"What?!" said Katelyn, "Are you sure?"
"Yes," said Harry.
"One question," said Ron, "Why does he look like that instead of like we all know him?"
"Well, I suppose the spell was reversed at Christmas last year," said Harry.
"What are we going to do?" asked Hermione, "I mean we can't just let him float around the school after what he has done."
"I don't know if there is anything we can do," said Harry, "Dumbledore would have done it already."
"True," said Hermione now completely disgusted, "I think we should talk to Dumbledore."
"I will as soon as we are done eating," said Harry.
Harry quickly finished his meal. Then he walked up to the teachers' table. "Oh, Harry, I wanted to talk to you," said Dumbledore.
"Well, I wanted to talk to you about something also," said Harry.
"You go first," said Dumbledore.
"Is there anything we can do to get rid of that?" said Harry pointing at the ghost hovering around the Slytherin table.
"Afraid if there is I don't know about it," said Dumbledore, "now my turn. Is the DA still on?"
"I don't know," said Harry looking over at the new teacher.
She had been listening. "Don't worry about me," she said, "I don't care either way."
"Well, then, I guess it is," said Harry, "It will help me get my mind off of things. Maybe they can even help."
"Good," said Dumbledore, "Same rules as last year."
"Of course," said Harry.
"Glad we got every thing straightened out," said Dumbledore, "You better go back and join your classmates."
Harry turned to leave, but Dumbledore called after him, "joining up with one of your enemies may help."
Harry looked at him confused for a moment and then returned to Katelyn, Ron, and Hemione. "Well, is there anything we can do?" asked Hermione when he sat down.
"I'm afraid not," said Harry, "He did tell me to join my enemy though. There is no way that I will join with Voldemort."
"Certainly not," said Katelyn. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I'm doing pretty good on updating quickly this week, but don't expect it to be this fast next week. There were no volleyball games this week. I hope you liked this chapter. Thank you, hermionegreen for reviewing. I guess it did work! Please review!
Harry, Katelyn, Hermione, and Ron found an empty compartment on the train. The ride was quit uneventful. They mostly talked about Sirius. Harry told Ron and Hermione about the rules he had to follow.
"How horrible," said Hermione, "He can't talk to anyone?"
"No one except for Ben McMillan," said Harry.
"How are we suppose to tell him what is going on?" asked Ron.
"We have to send it through McMillan and hope he gets it right," said Harry.
"I really don't see how that will work," said Hermione, "There are some things we just do not want to send through the Minister of Magic."
"I know," said Harry, "but it is the only way. We will just have to do our best with out talking to him."
"I wish I could talk to him," said Katelyn, "I miss him so much."
"I know," said Harry, "I do too, but we will have him back at the end of April. I don't see how they would be able to convict him."
After a while Ron tried to change the subject to a happier one. "Hey, guess what," he said.
"What?" asked Harry gloomily.
"I have been made Head Boy," Ron answered.
"I'm so happy for you," said Harry cheering up a little.
"Yeah, and I'm Head Girl," said Hermione.
"Well, that's predictable," said Harry.
Then the conversation turned back to Sirius.
Soon they arrived at the Hogsmede station. They saw Hagrid gathering up the first years for their ride across the lake. Everyone else climbed into the carriages and rode to the castle. The Great Hall was packed with students. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Katelyn found four empty spots next to Neville. They continued their conversation about Sirius until the first years entered the room. There were several of them. Professor McGonagall set a stole in front of them and placed the sorting hat on it. The tear in the hat opened up and it began to sing: Come fit me on I'll tell you where you should be Maybe in Gryfindor With all the brave Or in Hufflepuff With the loyal The smartest will be in Ravenclaw The ones who thirst for power Slytherin is where you shall be No matter where you go Just remember this Stick together and the school will be strong Separate and it will fall Even though the Dark Lord is no longer alive Evil still has power
Everyone applauded after the song. Then the first student walked up to the stool and placed the hat on her head. She became a Hufflepuff. After the entire table had been sorted Gryffindor had three new members: Cory Florny, Leslie Applegate, and Henry Glosecloff.
"I have a few announcements," said Dumbledore, "Once again we have a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. This is Professor McClure." Professor McClure had red hair, which was pulled back into a bun. She was short and slender. She smiled and waved at everyone. "Please make her feel welcome. First years the forest is forbidden to all students. That is all, so now you may eat."
The four long tables filled with all kinds of food. They filled their plates. Just then several of the ghosts floated in to the room. "Hey, there is a new ghost," said Hermione, "he looks like he could have been very handsome while he was alive."
"Really," said Harry, "I don't believe there has been a new ghost here since we started." Harry turned around and nearly choked on his food. "WHAT IS HE DOING HERE!?" Harry said in a very serious tone.
"What's the matter?" asked Hermione.
"I never want to here anybody call him handsome again," said Harry, "THAT IS TOM RIDDLE!"
"What?!" said Hermione turning pale.
Ron also turned pale. "That is what he looked like before he did those changes!"
"Yes," said Harry, "that is who I fought against to save your sister."
"What is going on?" asked Katelyn.
"That ghost is Tom Riddle," said Harry, "more commonly known as Voldemort."
"What?!" said Katelyn, "Are you sure?"
"Yes," said Harry.
"One question," said Ron, "Why does he look like that instead of like we all know him?"
"Well, I suppose the spell was reversed at Christmas last year," said Harry.
"What are we going to do?" asked Hermione, "I mean we can't just let him float around the school after what he has done."
"I don't know if there is anything we can do," said Harry, "Dumbledore would have done it already."
"True," said Hermione now completely disgusted, "I think we should talk to Dumbledore."
"I will as soon as we are done eating," said Harry.
Harry quickly finished his meal. Then he walked up to the teachers' table. "Oh, Harry, I wanted to talk to you," said Dumbledore.
"Well, I wanted to talk to you about something also," said Harry.
"You go first," said Dumbledore.
"Is there anything we can do to get rid of that?" said Harry pointing at the ghost hovering around the Slytherin table.
"Afraid if there is I don't know about it," said Dumbledore, "now my turn. Is the DA still on?"
"I don't know," said Harry looking over at the new teacher.
She had been listening. "Don't worry about me," she said, "I don't care either way."
"Well, then, I guess it is," said Harry, "It will help me get my mind off of things. Maybe they can even help."
"Good," said Dumbledore, "Same rules as last year."
"Of course," said Harry.
"Glad we got every thing straightened out," said Dumbledore, "You better go back and join your classmates."
Harry turned to leave, but Dumbledore called after him, "joining up with one of your enemies may help."
Harry looked at him confused for a moment and then returned to Katelyn, Ron, and Hemione. "Well, is there anything we can do?" asked Hermione when he sat down.
"I'm afraid not," said Harry, "He did tell me to join my enemy though. There is no way that I will join with Voldemort."
"Certainly not," said Katelyn. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I'm doing pretty good on updating quickly this week, but don't expect it to be this fast next week. There were no volleyball games this week. I hope you liked this chapter. Thank you, hermionegreen for reviewing. I guess it did work! Please review!