Harry Potter And The Castle Of Fear
Chapter 2-Mystery On The Hogwarts Express
On the Hogwarts Express, Harry spoke to Ron and Hermione in their cabin,
telling them about the letters, and their new Professor. They seemed intrigued but also doubtful. Harry soon realized he had not yet seen Roma,
even though she said she would be on the Hogwarts Express. Against his
better judgment, and scared that he would run into Malfoy, Crabbe, and
Goyle, or worse, Lord Voldemort, Harry decided to look for her.
Harry walked through the cars, but saw no sign of his new professor. Losing hope and becoming increasingly worried, Harry, with great relief located
Roma in the last cabin of the train.
"Roma?" Harry asked.
Roma looked up from the letter she was writing, put it aside and removed
her glasses. It was then that Harry noticed her eyes were green, almost
like his and his mothers.
"Hello, Harry." Roma said. "Please come in and sit down."
"Thank you. I was beginning to worry, Professor."
"You're welcome, and I am very sorry, Harry. I was about to come find you
and your friends."
"I told them about you. I hope that's all right."
"It is all right. They would have found out about me at the welcoming feast
like everyone else."
Harry nodded. Then he asked, "Roma, what do you know about my parents?"
Roma looked thoughtful. "I know they were kind and true. Only your
headmaster is as honest and compassionate. I also remember that your mother's favorites animal were cats and that she read more than anyone I
ever knew."
"Where did you meet my parents?"
"I met your father first, actually, in Ollivanders. I was nervous."
"Why is that?" Harry questioned.
"I had known all my life that I was a witch. But it seemed I had gone
through every wand in the store. Your father came in. Shortly after, my
wand chose me."
"What kind of wand do you have?"
"Redwood, containing dragon's claw, ten inches long." Roma replied pulling
her wand out of her white robes.
"Roma, why did you decide to become my teacher?" questioned Harry.
"Dumbledore told me what happened with Mad-Eye Moody. He also informed me
that Remus had been your teacher and that led me to believe that it was
safe to be your teacher."
"What about Voldemort?"
"What about him, Harry?"
"He's risen again, and since you knew my parents, I thought he might come
after you, too.
"I can not lie to you, Harry. It does trouble me that Voldemort is once again strong. However, I think he will not find it so easy to attack either
of us. And I also suspect he knows this."
"Are you saying Voldemort is afraid of you?"
"I believe he understands how powerful your parents and their allies were
together. That is why he confronted him as they did. Even a wizard as
powerful as Voldemort has limitations. But we needn't concern ourselves
with these matters at the moment, Harry."
"But how can you say that, Roma?" Harry asked incredulously.
"Because we'll be arriving at Hogsmeade any moment now." Roma replied.
"OK....then I guess I'll see you at the Welcoming Feast."
"You will, indeed. Until then, Harry. Take care of yourself."
"I will. I promise." Harry said as he left to find Ron and Hermione.
Just after Harry had left the compartment, Roma felt a tremendous, searing pain in her eyes. She knew what it was, for it had happened before. It was Voldemort, reaching out from wherever he was, in an attempt to consummate
the curse that failed him fourteen years ago. He had meant to kill her
because of what she had seen that Halloween. But he had underestimated Roma, who was waiting for him. Luring him into her elaborate trap, she had come closer than any other wizard of the time to destroying Voldemort. But
she could not bring herself to kill.
And so it was, after what she now realized amounted to nothing more than
enraging Voldemort, he used the very same spells she had inflicted upon him, including the Conjunctivitis Curse, in an attempt to blind him. But he cast a spell and it rebounded back onto her. Blinded and racked with pain,
she surrendered to what she thought would be her inescapable demise.
But death never came for her that night. It was at the very point of surrender that she heard a familiar voice whispering to her, assuring her
that she would not be dying just then. As first she thought it was the
voices of James, Lily, and Sirius. But then she realized it was Albus
Dumbledore, whom she later discovered had followed her.
He had somehow figured out what she was going to do, and the help of James
Potters' Invisibility Cloak, had arrived just in time to give hope... and
drive Voldemort away.
As he later explained to the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore had risen still enshrouded from Roma's side and used a Flipendo and Rictusempra spell to send the rouge wizard hurtling out a nearby window. To ensure the continued safety of himself and Roma, he had gone to the window and cast a few more
spells at Voldemort to send him angrily fleeing.
The pain in Roma's eyes reached such a pitch that everything turned a
violent shade of red. The red then turned black and Roma knew no more.
Chapter 2-Mystery On The Hogwarts Express
On the Hogwarts Express, Harry spoke to Ron and Hermione in their cabin,
telling them about the letters, and their new Professor. They seemed intrigued but also doubtful. Harry soon realized he had not yet seen Roma,
even though she said she would be on the Hogwarts Express. Against his
better judgment, and scared that he would run into Malfoy, Crabbe, and
Goyle, or worse, Lord Voldemort, Harry decided to look for her.
Harry walked through the cars, but saw no sign of his new professor. Losing hope and becoming increasingly worried, Harry, with great relief located
Roma in the last cabin of the train.
"Roma?" Harry asked.
Roma looked up from the letter she was writing, put it aside and removed
her glasses. It was then that Harry noticed her eyes were green, almost
like his and his mothers.
"Hello, Harry." Roma said. "Please come in and sit down."
"Thank you. I was beginning to worry, Professor."
"You're welcome, and I am very sorry, Harry. I was about to come find you
and your friends."
"I told them about you. I hope that's all right."
"It is all right. They would have found out about me at the welcoming feast
like everyone else."
Harry nodded. Then he asked, "Roma, what do you know about my parents?"
Roma looked thoughtful. "I know they were kind and true. Only your
headmaster is as honest and compassionate. I also remember that your mother's favorites animal were cats and that she read more than anyone I
ever knew."
"Where did you meet my parents?"
"I met your father first, actually, in Ollivanders. I was nervous."
"Why is that?" Harry questioned.
"I had known all my life that I was a witch. But it seemed I had gone
through every wand in the store. Your father came in. Shortly after, my
wand chose me."
"What kind of wand do you have?"
"Redwood, containing dragon's claw, ten inches long." Roma replied pulling
her wand out of her white robes.
"Roma, why did you decide to become my teacher?" questioned Harry.
"Dumbledore told me what happened with Mad-Eye Moody. He also informed me
that Remus had been your teacher and that led me to believe that it was
safe to be your teacher."
"What about Voldemort?"
"What about him, Harry?"
"He's risen again, and since you knew my parents, I thought he might come
after you, too.
"I can not lie to you, Harry. It does trouble me that Voldemort is once again strong. However, I think he will not find it so easy to attack either
of us. And I also suspect he knows this."
"Are you saying Voldemort is afraid of you?"
"I believe he understands how powerful your parents and their allies were
together. That is why he confronted him as they did. Even a wizard as
powerful as Voldemort has limitations. But we needn't concern ourselves
with these matters at the moment, Harry."
"But how can you say that, Roma?" Harry asked incredulously.
"Because we'll be arriving at Hogsmeade any moment now." Roma replied.
"OK....then I guess I'll see you at the Welcoming Feast."
"You will, indeed. Until then, Harry. Take care of yourself."
"I will. I promise." Harry said as he left to find Ron and Hermione.
Just after Harry had left the compartment, Roma felt a tremendous, searing pain in her eyes. She knew what it was, for it had happened before. It was Voldemort, reaching out from wherever he was, in an attempt to consummate
the curse that failed him fourteen years ago. He had meant to kill her
because of what she had seen that Halloween. But he had underestimated Roma, who was waiting for him. Luring him into her elaborate trap, she had come closer than any other wizard of the time to destroying Voldemort. But
she could not bring herself to kill.
And so it was, after what she now realized amounted to nothing more than
enraging Voldemort, he used the very same spells she had inflicted upon him, including the Conjunctivitis Curse, in an attempt to blind him. But he cast a spell and it rebounded back onto her. Blinded and racked with pain,
she surrendered to what she thought would be her inescapable demise.
But death never came for her that night. It was at the very point of surrender that she heard a familiar voice whispering to her, assuring her
that she would not be dying just then. As first she thought it was the
voices of James, Lily, and Sirius. But then she realized it was Albus
Dumbledore, whom she later discovered had followed her.
He had somehow figured out what she was going to do, and the help of James
Potters' Invisibility Cloak, had arrived just in time to give hope... and
drive Voldemort away.
As he later explained to the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore had risen still enshrouded from Roma's side and used a Flipendo and Rictusempra spell to send the rouge wizard hurtling out a nearby window. To ensure the continued safety of himself and Roma, he had gone to the window and cast a few more
spells at Voldemort to send him angrily fleeing.
The pain in Roma's eyes reached such a pitch that everything turned a
violent shade of red. The red then turned black and Roma knew no more.