Hey everyone! Thanks for reading! Here's another chapter. I hope you enjoy
it! Thanks go out to my reviewers:
Slytherin Princess: See, I updated just for you.
Coconut-ice agent h/h- I hope to use your idea soon.
Forever Zero- No one gets two elements. They just become very powerful.
Bill Weasly- What was in the book wasn't all that was known. Crystallizing spells can destroy them also. That's what Dean did.
Shadow Hunter- I love Harry as a vampire. I also hate the whole Snape is the father thing. I also hate slash! Don't make it a slash!!!
Wolfmoon- I'm having lots of fun writing this.
Kate Potter- I'll play a prank soon. Maybe in the next chapter.
Tom Riddles son- Thank Goddess that you like Dean. I was afraid there for a moment.
Matt- I answered your question in the story. He has the lightning bolt on his forehead because of the one who put it there. I won't give it away here.
**** Hey! If any of you have story's you want me to read, tell me! I love reading new stories! I like Harry potter/ Final Fantasy 8. I love Harry Potter. I don't read slash though. Sorry. I hope JKR never does that but I doubt she will. Some of the best topics for stories are great but then they have slash. STOP SLASH!
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Harry woke up a few hours later. He picked his head off of the book and looked around. He could hear the rain outside. He could hear some voices coming from the hallways, but no one was around. The library was empty. Harry sat up and stretched. He glanced down at the page he was reading before he fell asleep. He continued reading until he remembered his dream. He glared out of one of the windows as he thought. There was a reason why he had a lightning bolt-shaped scar. He hooked it together with the time when the death eater created a lightning filled shield. There was also the dream when lightning bounced off of the walls of the room. In his mind he remembered reading how not all elementals are good. Harry knew it was true because now he knew that one of them was after him. The person who held the lightning element was after Harry since he was born. It was the reason why Harry had the odd shaped scar.
He grabbed the book and put it back on the shelf before running out of the library and to his room. Surprisingly, he didn't pass anyone in the halls. He ran into his room quickly wrote a letter to tell Dumbledore of his dream and what he thought. He also made a copy for Stacy. It would save them time. He tied the letters to Hedwig who disappeared into the sky. He didn't want to wait until the weather cleared up. Harry then dressed very comfortably because he knew that they would be most likely undergoing intense training especially if Voldermort planned to attack Hogwarts in a few days time. Finally dressed and cleaned, he headed down to the eating quarters. As he walked in, he saw that everyone else was already there except Dean and Stacy. Harry figured that they were practicing.
"Hey Wolf," Jake said yawning.
"Hey Bear," Harry responded as he sat down.
"I can't believe how hard the rain is pounding down out there," Remus remarked looking out of one of the windows.
"Did you see the lightning last night?" Caroline asked. "I've never seen lightning like that before." Harry's quick intake of breath at the mention of lighting alerted Ashley who was sitting on one side of him. Sirius was on the other and noticed it as well.
"Are you okay?" Sirius asked alarmed. Harry nodded. Ashley sent him a curious glance. Harry shrugged it off.
"I was hoping that we could go into the muggle world today but not in this rain," Liz said.
"I wanted to play Quidditch," Ron remarked disappointed.
"Professor Miller is teaching us today," Hermione said. "We need to learn as much as we can for the O.W.L. 's especially since this isn't really a vacation."
"I think I might want to train more today," Harry said picking at his toast but not eating any. He heard the doors slam open. His head snapped around at the noise. He saw Stacy walk in. She had a letter in her hands. It was Harry's letter. She looked upset. She came over to the table and handed it to Sirius who read it before handing it to Remus. After reading it, they're expressions turned grim.
Harry looked out the window as lightning lit up the sky once more.
"What's the matter with you lot?" Jake asked Stacy, Remus, and Sirius. He had noticed their grim and pale expressions.
"Just something that involves you unfortunately," Stacy answered quietly. Everyone's head looked at her in alarm.
"Not something else!" Liz exclaimed. "This is crazy!"
"Can't we have a simple week off without a problem or crisis?" Caroline asked.
"Apparently not," Sirius answered looking at Harry who was now looking down at his plate in thought. Next to him, Stacy sat down as she faced the group.
"Now I know that all of you know that not all elementals are good, right?" she asked. Everyone nodded except for Ron who had no clue what was going on. "We'll that means that some are bad. Some wizards are very powerful. An elemental is very powerful which is the reason why we need to be careful of those whom the elements have fallen into the wrong hands."
"But aren't some elements made for evil?" Ashley asked.
"Some are," Stacy answered. "But sometimes, even the good can be turned to evil when in the wrong hands."
"Oh great," Jake said loudly throwing his arms in the air. "Who's after us this time?"
"The same person who's been after us since the beginning," Harry replied quietly. Everyone was silent as the truth set in.
"Which-" Ashley began until Harry interrupted her.
"Lightning," he answered already knowing the question.
"I always wondered why you got a lightning shaped mark on your forehead," Sirius said. "It was strange that you weren't the lightning element."
"It was the result from someone of the lightning element instead," Stacy added.
"I think I need a nap," Matt said plainly. "This is too much to take in."
"You need to train today," Stacy said. "You need to work hard to raise your energy so you can learn new things. I think there will be a change of plans for this week. I know that I have to get Ashley and Harry back for the practices. Dean needs to stay here and train with me."
"When are we going back?" Hermione asked.
"The sooner the better," Stacy said with worry in her eyes. "I'll have a train come by for tomorrow morning. Make sure you have every thing you need." She stood and headed out the door. Dean followed.
"So much for a vacation," Ron said disappointed.
"So we're back to Hogwarts tomorrow huh?" Caroline noted sadly.
"I like being here better than Hogwarts," Liz remarked. "There's so much to do here."
"Is Hogwarts in danger?" Ashley asked alarmed. "Is that why we're going back?"
Harry didn't want to answer her but she glared at him worried. He gave in and nodded. "Yes, Hogwarts is in danger."
"You know what's funny?" Sirius asked forcing a laugh. "Usually we have people go away from danger yet we're sending you to the danger."
"I'm going to start training," Jake said as he stood. "This is going to be a long day." He turned and headed out of the room. Caroline and Liz followed him out.
"When will this rain end?" Matt asked looking out a window. The rain was pouring down and it didn't stop all night. "We're about to get a flood."
"Do you think this is a storm from Voldermort?" Ashley asked making Hermione and Ron flinch.
Harry thought about it. "I don't know," he said. It was possible, but he makes the rain and wind appear?
"We'll I'm going to get started," Matt said. "This day will never end. Good luck." He turned after grabbing a piece of toast and headed out the doors.
"I don't know how I'm going to train," Ashley commented. "I want to train outside but it's storming."
"Maybe you can stand by a window and try to force the winds to move the way you want them too," Harry suggested. "They're natural winds that aren't created by you so maybe you can get stronger by trying to make them do what you want to do."
"That's an idea," Ashley said thinking. "And that's what I'm going to do! Thanks. Good luck," and with a kiss on the cheek, she ran out of the room.
"What are you going to do?" Sirius asked.
'I don't know', Harry responded in his head making him jump. Remus, Hermione and Ron looked at him funny.
"Is something wrong Padfoot?" Remus asked.
Sirius shook his head and glared at Harry who smiled back sweetly. 'I could train like that and try to see if I could read your mind or take it over,' Harry said again in Sirius' head.
Sirius thought about his options. He could help his Godson with his powers. "Fine, let's go," he said giving in. Harry smiled as he stood.
"What are you two doing today?" he asked Ron and Hermione.
"Professor Miller assigned us some things to do," Hermione answered.
"I'm going to see if I could help Stacy with the arrangements for tomorrow so she could continue working with Dean," Remus said as he walked out the door. Harry and Sirius did as well only they headed to a classroom.
"What do you want to work on now?" Sirius asked as he took a seat on one of the desks.
Harry closed his eyes. 'Try to answer me back this way,' Harry responded using telepathy.
'How?' Sirius asked surprising himself. Harry smiled but kept his eyes closed for concentration.
'Try saying more than one word,' Harry said.
'What do I have to say?' Sirius asked.
'Anything.'
'Snape is a slimy git. Will that work?'
'That'll work,' Harry responded laughing. They continued with that for awhile until it got boring. Then Sirius came up with an idea.
"Close your eyes," he instructed as he stood. After giving him a questioning glance, Harry closed his eyes. He heard Sirius moving around things.
"What are you doing?" Harry asked.
"Keep your eyes closed no matter what," Sirius said as the movements stopped. "Ok, now, without opening your eyes, I want you to throw a book around the room."
Harry gave him another questioning glance. "But Padfoot, I don't know where it is nor do I know what it looks like. How can I move it?"
"Just try. Picture the room." Harry tried picturing the room. After a couple of tries of moving the book, Harry gave up.
"I can't move it. I don't know where it is."
"Yes you can. Just try again and again." After another hour of trying, Harry was making some progress. In his head, he was able to picture what the room looked like even though he couldn't see it for himself. In no time, he was able to find the book and throw it Sirius' way. Sirius caught it and smiled.
"See? And you said that you couldn't do it." Again, Sirius instructed Harry to close his eyes as he rearranged the furniture again. Once again, Harry was able to find the object Sirius asked for. They worked at it for half the day until Harry was able to find the object almost instantly.
"Okay, now what do you want to work on?" Sirius asked sitting on the top of a desk. Harry sat on a table.
"How about teleporting?" Harry suggested. Sirius nodded as Harry teleported through out the room. He did it a few times to get used to the energy loss. He and Sirius then began dueling until dinner that night. They walked into the dining room tired. When Harry walked up to the table, everyone looked exhausted.
"How was training?" he asked Ashley.
"Really well. I think I made a tornado a few times. I just stopped it before it was too late," she responded. "What did you do?"
"I just worked on telekinesis, telepathy, teleporting and dueling with Sirius," he answered.
"I'm so tired," Matt commented. His eyes were half closed. Looking around the table, so were the other shapeshifters'.
"How did the arrangements go?" Liz asked Remus.
"I got a train to get us from here to Hogwarts tomorrow morning," he answered.
"What time?" Caroline asked.
"About seven." Everyone groaned. "We need to get there as soon as possible. Albus knows that we're arriving. He just doesn't want the rest of the school to know why were arriving earlier than expected so don't mention anything."
"I'm staying here right?" Another person at the table asked. Harry looked closely and was surprised to see that it was Dean. His appearance changed. His hair was white blond and his eyes turned gray. He didn't look like himself at all.
"I prefer that you do," Stacy answered. "As soon as you know the basics, I'll bring you to Hogwarts. Maybe in a few days. I need all of you together so I'll teach you quickly."
"Wolf, are you up to a sword fight?" Jake asked.
"Bear, I can't even pick up a sword right now. How could you?" Harry asked. Harry just picked at his food. He wasn't very hungry. He was just tired.
"Good point," Jake responded as he hid a yawn.
"I'm so tired," Ashley commented next to Harry. Harry put an arm around her and pulled her close. She rested her head on his shoulder.
"You all need to go to bed early tonight. I want you all to pack up right before you go to bed as well," Stacy said. They were quiet for awhile until a loud crack of thunder was heard making them all jump.
"Will this storm ever stop?" Hermione asked. Looking out a window.
"It should end tonight," Stacy said.
"Do storms normally last this long?" Ron asked.
"Not really," Stacy answered. They were all quiet until dinner was over. They all left to go pack and play a few last games before going to bed.
In his room, Harry didn't have to grab anything. Everything was already at Hogwarts. He just grabbed a few books for him to study from and placed them in a backpack. He placed the backpack by his desk and laid on the bed. As he stared up at the ceiling, he heard the storm beginning to subside. As he listening to the storm, he realized how tired he was as he fell asleep.
**I normally end it when he falls asleep but this is what? Eight pages?? Twelve more to go! **
"Wolf!" Someone called through the door. Harry woke up.
"Wolf!" The voice called again.
"I'm up!" he said. He heard the person walk away. Harry sat up and stretched. His clock said 6:30. They would be leaving in half an hour. Harry quickly took a shower and dressed before grabbing his backpack and heading out the door. The hallways were dark. Everything was quiet. He yawned a few times before reaching the dining room and sat down at his normal seat. The table was quiet. No one was really awake yet.
"What are we doing once we return?" Harry asked Stacy as he grabbed some eggs.
"Albus might want you to do some things. He's expecting you," Stacy answered.
"When are our practices?" Ashley asked.
"I might want one tonight," Harry responded. "Or tomorrow night. Mainly just as many as possible before the game."
"I'm going to make it for the game right?" Dean asked.
"We'll definitely be there by the weekend," Stacy answered.
"I can't wait to see a real match."
"Do you know who you're up against?" Ron asked.
"I don't know. Either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff," Harry answered. "McGonagall didn't say in her letter."
"Maybe you should write to her to tell her about the practice tonight," Matt suggested. Harry took his advice and called to Hedwig who brought a quill and parchment. He quickly wrote his letter and sent it. He watched as Hedwig took flight into the sunrise. He teleported the quill back to his room before finishing his breakfast.
"We should get going," Sirius said. Harry looked at his watch. It was almost eight. He stood and grabbed his bag. Everyone else followed suit. They headed out the main doors. Dean and Stacy stayed behind. The rest of them made their way to the train, which was waiting.
"Hogwarts should find another form of transportation," Jake commented as they boarded the train. As they took a seat, the train began moving.
"I wish we didn't have to leave," Liz said as she watched the mansion disappear behind the trees.
"We'll have to visit over the summer," Ron said. "We didn't get to do much." They continued talking until they felt a huge lurch of the train. The lights went out. They looked up in alarm.
"What was that?" Hermione asked scared.
"I'll go find out," Harry said he got out of his seat and walked out of the compartment. Everything was quiet. Harry heard his heart beating inside his chest. He held out his hand in front of him. "Lumos," he whispered. A ball of light appeared in his hand. It floated off of his hand to give light to the area Harry wanted to see. Everything was still quiet as he walked along. He reached the car of the conductor and threw the door open. He peered inside but it was empty. He walked in to look around but heard something crack under his foot. He looked down to see shattered glass covering the floor. The front window was broken. After looking around, he wasn't able to find anyone.
"Where's the driver?" Harry wondered out loud. A loud scream brought him to his senses. It was from their compartment. It sounded like Hermione. Harry raced back with the ball of light in front of him. The door to the compartment was closed. He yanked it open. Inside, Jake had his arms wrapped around a scared looking Caroline.
"What happened?" Harry asked quickly.
"Something spooked her," Matt responded.
"What was it?" Harry asked closing the compartment door.
"We don't know," Ashley said. "She was looking out the window when she screamed." Harry ran to the window and looked out.
"There's nothing there," Sirius said. "We already looked."
"Did you find out what went wrong?" Remus asked.
"No. The only thing out of the ordinary is shattered glass," Harry responded. "Is someone suppose to be driving the train?"
"Of course," Remus said. His eyes narrowed. "Why do you ask?"
"Because there's no one else on the train," Harry answered. He sighed.
"Maybe we should check this out," Jake said. "It's too spooky to sit around here."
"Maybe we should split up and look," Hermione suggested.
"We'll go in two groups," Jake said. "Group one will be me, Cat, Shark, Hermione and Remus. Group two will be Wolf, Eagle, Seal, Ron and Sirius. Wolf, every few minutes, contact us so we call tell you if anything it wrong." Harry nodded. His group decided to check the front again.
"Good luck," Jake said before his group went towards the back.
"Why did the lights go out?" Liz asked as she created a ball of light in her hands. Ashley and Harry did the same. Sirius lit his wand.
"What do you think went wrong?" Sirius asked.
"I have no clue," Harry responded. They all jumped as they heard movement from another compartment. They scattered and hid in the compartment they were near. They listened but no other voice was heard. They slowly stood and walked to the door and out into the hallway. Liz pressed her ear to the door but shook her head. She couldn't hear anything. The walked along the hallways, checking compartments.
'Bear, how are you guys doing?' Harry called out.
'This train is creepy,' Jake said back. 'Nothing seems out of the ordinary but we heard some noises.'
'Same with us. What do you thinks going on?'
'I have no clue. I just want to get off of this bloody train! This definitely isn't safe. We're going to continue now. Good luck.'
'Good luck.' They made their way towards the front of the train. Suddenly the train came to a halt making them fall on top of each other.
"Come on! Let's go!" Harry exclaimed as he quickly stood and raced to the conductor's compartment. Someone had to be there if the train stopped. Liz was in the lead as they ran. Harry stayed behind to get glimpses of the other rooms. He heard another scream after Liz had made it into the front compartment. Harry bolted to her. When he made it there, he saw her with a hand over her chest. There was an older guy there that looked sympathetic.
"I heard screaming," Harry said as he looked around. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
"I might have scared this young lady to death," the man said. "I'm sorry about that."
"Liz was running when he accidentally popped out in front of her," Sirius explained.
"Some one threw something through the window. I couldn't see anyone so I continued watching the train when the lights went out. I went to check out why. When I heard movement in here, thinking it was someone dangerous, I went to scare them not realizing that it was one of the passengers," the man added.
"We'll you would've scared anyone out of here," Liz said taking her hand away.
"Why did the train stop?" Harry asked looking around.
"That's why I came back. I heard movement along the compartments when the train stopped. Then I heard movement in here so I thought that I could find who stopped the train."
"Do you think someone is on the train?" Ashley asked. She ran to one of the windows and looked out. "Nothing seems out of the ordinary."
"That's what puzzles me," the conductor sighed. Suddenly the compartment door opened making everyone scream in fright.
"Whoa! You're hurting my ears!" a voice said. Jake came through the door with his hands over his ears.
"Don't scare us like that!" Ron exclaimed.
"Sorry about that but we heard screaming," Matt said coming through.
"It was a misunderstanding," Sirius said making a long story short.
"Can we go to Hogwarts now?" Hermione asked.
"I can get the train up in running in a minute I hope," the conductor said as he faced the controls.
"Is it safe to go to Hogwarts?" Harry asked.
"What do you mean?" Jake asked.
"What if someone's on the train?" Harry asked.
"Let's check before we leave," Remus said walking back out. The others followed and they checked everyone compartment before returning to the front.
"They must've escaped," Ron shrugged.
"Hopefully they did," Caroline said.
"I can get the train moving again. Shall I start her up?" the conductor asked. They looked at each other before Sirius nodded.
"Let's go to Hogwarts," he said. They all left the compartment to return to they're own. When they walked in, a hoot startled them. It was Hedwig and Snow.
"Hedwig," Harry asked. "Can you check if anyone is following or is on the train?" Hedwig hooted before going out the open window.
"Snow, go with her," Ashley commanded. Snow flew out the window after Hedwig. The train shook as it started again.
"You don't think anyone is on here, right?" Hermione asked.
"I really hope not," Ron said sitting on one of the seats.
"What a weekend," Caroline remarked.
"Let's hope we never have a weekend like that again," Matt said.
"Just wait until when we're home again," Jake said.
"I'm rethinking that whole 'going over to your house over the summer' thing," Hermione said.
"But you have too!" Liz said. "Summer's the best by us!"
"How long until we reach safety?" Ron joked.
"Maybe another hour and a half," Sirius guessed. Harry sat on one of the seats and curled up. He rested his head against the back. He was dead tired. He didn't get much sleep. As he stared out the window, he noticed his eyes drooping. He gentle movement of the train made him fall asleep.
Caroline nudged Ashley, who was sitting next to Harry, in the arm. Ashley looked at her questioning. Caroline nodded her head towards Harry. Ashley looked at him and mouthed, 'What?' Caroline gave her a look that clearly stated that Ashley was clueless. She nodded again towards Harry. Ashley looked closer. She noticed that he had fallen asleep in his chair. She smiled and turned back to Caroline who smiled to her.
"What time did you two go to bed last night?" she asked quietly.
"I fell asleep early on my books. He woke me near midnight, I think, and went to his own room," she whispered.
Jake came over to them and sat next to Caroline. "Girl talk huh? I want in," he said more loudly than he should around a sleeping person. Caroline and Ashley shushed him. He gave them a questioning glance. They gestured towards Harry. As soon as Jake saw him, he put a hand over his mouth. "Sorry," he mumbled. Next to them, Hermione, Liz, Ron, and Matt started laughing loudly. Jake, Caroline and Ashley shushed them and went through the same process they did with Jake.
"How much longer?" Hermione asked. "I can't wait to be back in the safe wall of Hogwarts."
"Less than an hour?" Jake guessed shrugging.
"Do you think we're in time for the attack?" Ron asked.
"We'll, if when we arrive, Hogwarts is in ruins, you'll know your answer," Sirius responded.
"Let's hope that isn't true," Ashley said transfiguring a quill from her backpack into a blanket. She grabbed it and walked over to Harry. The train was cold. With the lights, the heat also went out. She draped the blanket on Harry.
"I'm just worried that we're not trained enough," Liz said.
"We have six powerful shapeshifters right here that would do major damage," Caroline said putting an arm around Liz. "We also have other wizards at Hogwarts."
"Let's hope this attack is a bluff and it doesn't happen," Sirius said. They talked for a few more minutes until the train began to slow down.
"Should we wake him?" Ashley asked pointing to Harry.
"I guess so," Sirius responded. Ashley sat next to Harry and shook his awake. He woke up and looked out the window with tired eyes. He took the blanket off and sat up.
"Have a nice nap?" Sirius asked.
"It wasn't long enough," Harry responded through a yawn. The train stopped. Harry reached over to grab his backpack. The others grabbed their things.
"We're back," Remus said as they exited the train and looked up at the castle.
"Let's get in so we can warm up," Matt said shivering. The weather turned cold. Winter was around the corner.
"I agree with Shark," Jake said.
"Let's get out of this cold!" Caroline said before they approached the main doors. Before they could open them, they opened themselves to reveal Professor McGonagall. She looked worried.
"What took you so long?" she asked. "We've been waiting your arrival for some time now."
"We ran into some trouble along the way," Harry responded still trying to rub the sleep out of his eyes. He also tried to fix his hair. Sleeping wasn't the best thing for it. His hair was easier top manage than to get his eyes to look right.
"The headmaster would lie to see you," McGonagall said. She led them to the gargoyle. "Blood Pops," she said as the hallway was revealed to them. They walked to the headmaster's office and followed her in. "They've just arrived, Albus," McGonagall said. They took seats in front of the desk.
"Very well," he said. "I have a few announcements. I've decided to let you teach the extra classes. It would be wise to start as soon as possible. The only problem is that Stacy isn't here."
"Can't we teach them on our own?" Caroline asked.
"That's what I'm planning," Dumbledore said. "You need to pick the classes to be taught. You must also pick a time when it would be given. I'll make the announcement to the school once you have decided."
"What should we teach?" Liz asked.
"Dueling," Harry said instantly.
"Healing spells," Ashley added.
"Self defense. Magically and physically," Caroline said.
"Sword fighting?" Jake suggested. They thought about it for awhile. A picture of two kids fooling around with the swords appeared. "Maybe for the ones we choose," he said.
"Should we test for wandless magic?" Matt asked.
"That would just lead to more confusion and more time out of our schedule that we don't have," Harry said. They talked about their classes until deciding on the days. Each class would be given after classes. On Mondays, dueling will be taught. Tuesdays held healing magic. Magical self-defense was on Wednesday. Physical self-defense was going to be on Thursday. Friday will be for the ones chosen for Sword fighting.
"I think that's everything," Dumbledore said before dismissing them. They headed to the Gryffindor common room and unloaded their things. Some of them played games while others studied as Ron and Hermione ran to class. Some even started to prepare lesson plans for the following week. They kept busy until lunchtime.
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Hey guys. Sorry for the delay. I hope you liked the chapter. Draco will be coming in soon so don't worry. So many characters to include. It gets annoying sometimes.
Slytherin Princess: See, I updated just for you.
Coconut-ice agent h/h- I hope to use your idea soon.
Forever Zero- No one gets two elements. They just become very powerful.
Bill Weasly- What was in the book wasn't all that was known. Crystallizing spells can destroy them also. That's what Dean did.
Shadow Hunter- I love Harry as a vampire. I also hate the whole Snape is the father thing. I also hate slash! Don't make it a slash!!!
Wolfmoon- I'm having lots of fun writing this.
Kate Potter- I'll play a prank soon. Maybe in the next chapter.
Tom Riddles son- Thank Goddess that you like Dean. I was afraid there for a moment.
Matt- I answered your question in the story. He has the lightning bolt on his forehead because of the one who put it there. I won't give it away here.
**** Hey! If any of you have story's you want me to read, tell me! I love reading new stories! I like Harry potter/ Final Fantasy 8. I love Harry Potter. I don't read slash though. Sorry. I hope JKR never does that but I doubt she will. Some of the best topics for stories are great but then they have slash. STOP SLASH!
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Harry woke up a few hours later. He picked his head off of the book and looked around. He could hear the rain outside. He could hear some voices coming from the hallways, but no one was around. The library was empty. Harry sat up and stretched. He glanced down at the page he was reading before he fell asleep. He continued reading until he remembered his dream. He glared out of one of the windows as he thought. There was a reason why he had a lightning bolt-shaped scar. He hooked it together with the time when the death eater created a lightning filled shield. There was also the dream when lightning bounced off of the walls of the room. In his mind he remembered reading how not all elementals are good. Harry knew it was true because now he knew that one of them was after him. The person who held the lightning element was after Harry since he was born. It was the reason why Harry had the odd shaped scar.
He grabbed the book and put it back on the shelf before running out of the library and to his room. Surprisingly, he didn't pass anyone in the halls. He ran into his room quickly wrote a letter to tell Dumbledore of his dream and what he thought. He also made a copy for Stacy. It would save them time. He tied the letters to Hedwig who disappeared into the sky. He didn't want to wait until the weather cleared up. Harry then dressed very comfortably because he knew that they would be most likely undergoing intense training especially if Voldermort planned to attack Hogwarts in a few days time. Finally dressed and cleaned, he headed down to the eating quarters. As he walked in, he saw that everyone else was already there except Dean and Stacy. Harry figured that they were practicing.
"Hey Wolf," Jake said yawning.
"Hey Bear," Harry responded as he sat down.
"I can't believe how hard the rain is pounding down out there," Remus remarked looking out of one of the windows.
"Did you see the lightning last night?" Caroline asked. "I've never seen lightning like that before." Harry's quick intake of breath at the mention of lighting alerted Ashley who was sitting on one side of him. Sirius was on the other and noticed it as well.
"Are you okay?" Sirius asked alarmed. Harry nodded. Ashley sent him a curious glance. Harry shrugged it off.
"I was hoping that we could go into the muggle world today but not in this rain," Liz said.
"I wanted to play Quidditch," Ron remarked disappointed.
"Professor Miller is teaching us today," Hermione said. "We need to learn as much as we can for the O.W.L. 's especially since this isn't really a vacation."
"I think I might want to train more today," Harry said picking at his toast but not eating any. He heard the doors slam open. His head snapped around at the noise. He saw Stacy walk in. She had a letter in her hands. It was Harry's letter. She looked upset. She came over to the table and handed it to Sirius who read it before handing it to Remus. After reading it, they're expressions turned grim.
Harry looked out the window as lightning lit up the sky once more.
"What's the matter with you lot?" Jake asked Stacy, Remus, and Sirius. He had noticed their grim and pale expressions.
"Just something that involves you unfortunately," Stacy answered quietly. Everyone's head looked at her in alarm.
"Not something else!" Liz exclaimed. "This is crazy!"
"Can't we have a simple week off without a problem or crisis?" Caroline asked.
"Apparently not," Sirius answered looking at Harry who was now looking down at his plate in thought. Next to him, Stacy sat down as she faced the group.
"Now I know that all of you know that not all elementals are good, right?" she asked. Everyone nodded except for Ron who had no clue what was going on. "We'll that means that some are bad. Some wizards are very powerful. An elemental is very powerful which is the reason why we need to be careful of those whom the elements have fallen into the wrong hands."
"But aren't some elements made for evil?" Ashley asked.
"Some are," Stacy answered. "But sometimes, even the good can be turned to evil when in the wrong hands."
"Oh great," Jake said loudly throwing his arms in the air. "Who's after us this time?"
"The same person who's been after us since the beginning," Harry replied quietly. Everyone was silent as the truth set in.
"Which-" Ashley began until Harry interrupted her.
"Lightning," he answered already knowing the question.
"I always wondered why you got a lightning shaped mark on your forehead," Sirius said. "It was strange that you weren't the lightning element."
"It was the result from someone of the lightning element instead," Stacy added.
"I think I need a nap," Matt said plainly. "This is too much to take in."
"You need to train today," Stacy said. "You need to work hard to raise your energy so you can learn new things. I think there will be a change of plans for this week. I know that I have to get Ashley and Harry back for the practices. Dean needs to stay here and train with me."
"When are we going back?" Hermione asked.
"The sooner the better," Stacy said with worry in her eyes. "I'll have a train come by for tomorrow morning. Make sure you have every thing you need." She stood and headed out the door. Dean followed.
"So much for a vacation," Ron said disappointed.
"So we're back to Hogwarts tomorrow huh?" Caroline noted sadly.
"I like being here better than Hogwarts," Liz remarked. "There's so much to do here."
"Is Hogwarts in danger?" Ashley asked alarmed. "Is that why we're going back?"
Harry didn't want to answer her but she glared at him worried. He gave in and nodded. "Yes, Hogwarts is in danger."
"You know what's funny?" Sirius asked forcing a laugh. "Usually we have people go away from danger yet we're sending you to the danger."
"I'm going to start training," Jake said as he stood. "This is going to be a long day." He turned and headed out of the room. Caroline and Liz followed him out.
"When will this rain end?" Matt asked looking out a window. The rain was pouring down and it didn't stop all night. "We're about to get a flood."
"Do you think this is a storm from Voldermort?" Ashley asked making Hermione and Ron flinch.
Harry thought about it. "I don't know," he said. It was possible, but he makes the rain and wind appear?
"We'll I'm going to get started," Matt said. "This day will never end. Good luck." He turned after grabbing a piece of toast and headed out the doors.
"I don't know how I'm going to train," Ashley commented. "I want to train outside but it's storming."
"Maybe you can stand by a window and try to force the winds to move the way you want them too," Harry suggested. "They're natural winds that aren't created by you so maybe you can get stronger by trying to make them do what you want to do."
"That's an idea," Ashley said thinking. "And that's what I'm going to do! Thanks. Good luck," and with a kiss on the cheek, she ran out of the room.
"What are you going to do?" Sirius asked.
'I don't know', Harry responded in his head making him jump. Remus, Hermione and Ron looked at him funny.
"Is something wrong Padfoot?" Remus asked.
Sirius shook his head and glared at Harry who smiled back sweetly. 'I could train like that and try to see if I could read your mind or take it over,' Harry said again in Sirius' head.
Sirius thought about his options. He could help his Godson with his powers. "Fine, let's go," he said giving in. Harry smiled as he stood.
"What are you two doing today?" he asked Ron and Hermione.
"Professor Miller assigned us some things to do," Hermione answered.
"I'm going to see if I could help Stacy with the arrangements for tomorrow so she could continue working with Dean," Remus said as he walked out the door. Harry and Sirius did as well only they headed to a classroom.
"What do you want to work on now?" Sirius asked as he took a seat on one of the desks.
Harry closed his eyes. 'Try to answer me back this way,' Harry responded using telepathy.
'How?' Sirius asked surprising himself. Harry smiled but kept his eyes closed for concentration.
'Try saying more than one word,' Harry said.
'What do I have to say?' Sirius asked.
'Anything.'
'Snape is a slimy git. Will that work?'
'That'll work,' Harry responded laughing. They continued with that for awhile until it got boring. Then Sirius came up with an idea.
"Close your eyes," he instructed as he stood. After giving him a questioning glance, Harry closed his eyes. He heard Sirius moving around things.
"What are you doing?" Harry asked.
"Keep your eyes closed no matter what," Sirius said as the movements stopped. "Ok, now, without opening your eyes, I want you to throw a book around the room."
Harry gave him another questioning glance. "But Padfoot, I don't know where it is nor do I know what it looks like. How can I move it?"
"Just try. Picture the room." Harry tried picturing the room. After a couple of tries of moving the book, Harry gave up.
"I can't move it. I don't know where it is."
"Yes you can. Just try again and again." After another hour of trying, Harry was making some progress. In his head, he was able to picture what the room looked like even though he couldn't see it for himself. In no time, he was able to find the book and throw it Sirius' way. Sirius caught it and smiled.
"See? And you said that you couldn't do it." Again, Sirius instructed Harry to close his eyes as he rearranged the furniture again. Once again, Harry was able to find the object Sirius asked for. They worked at it for half the day until Harry was able to find the object almost instantly.
"Okay, now what do you want to work on?" Sirius asked sitting on the top of a desk. Harry sat on a table.
"How about teleporting?" Harry suggested. Sirius nodded as Harry teleported through out the room. He did it a few times to get used to the energy loss. He and Sirius then began dueling until dinner that night. They walked into the dining room tired. When Harry walked up to the table, everyone looked exhausted.
"How was training?" he asked Ashley.
"Really well. I think I made a tornado a few times. I just stopped it before it was too late," she responded. "What did you do?"
"I just worked on telekinesis, telepathy, teleporting and dueling with Sirius," he answered.
"I'm so tired," Matt commented. His eyes were half closed. Looking around the table, so were the other shapeshifters'.
"How did the arrangements go?" Liz asked Remus.
"I got a train to get us from here to Hogwarts tomorrow morning," he answered.
"What time?" Caroline asked.
"About seven." Everyone groaned. "We need to get there as soon as possible. Albus knows that we're arriving. He just doesn't want the rest of the school to know why were arriving earlier than expected so don't mention anything."
"I'm staying here right?" Another person at the table asked. Harry looked closely and was surprised to see that it was Dean. His appearance changed. His hair was white blond and his eyes turned gray. He didn't look like himself at all.
"I prefer that you do," Stacy answered. "As soon as you know the basics, I'll bring you to Hogwarts. Maybe in a few days. I need all of you together so I'll teach you quickly."
"Wolf, are you up to a sword fight?" Jake asked.
"Bear, I can't even pick up a sword right now. How could you?" Harry asked. Harry just picked at his food. He wasn't very hungry. He was just tired.
"Good point," Jake responded as he hid a yawn.
"I'm so tired," Ashley commented next to Harry. Harry put an arm around her and pulled her close. She rested her head on his shoulder.
"You all need to go to bed early tonight. I want you all to pack up right before you go to bed as well," Stacy said. They were quiet for awhile until a loud crack of thunder was heard making them all jump.
"Will this storm ever stop?" Hermione asked. Looking out a window.
"It should end tonight," Stacy said.
"Do storms normally last this long?" Ron asked.
"Not really," Stacy answered. They were all quiet until dinner was over. They all left to go pack and play a few last games before going to bed.
In his room, Harry didn't have to grab anything. Everything was already at Hogwarts. He just grabbed a few books for him to study from and placed them in a backpack. He placed the backpack by his desk and laid on the bed. As he stared up at the ceiling, he heard the storm beginning to subside. As he listening to the storm, he realized how tired he was as he fell asleep.
**I normally end it when he falls asleep but this is what? Eight pages?? Twelve more to go! **
"Wolf!" Someone called through the door. Harry woke up.
"Wolf!" The voice called again.
"I'm up!" he said. He heard the person walk away. Harry sat up and stretched. His clock said 6:30. They would be leaving in half an hour. Harry quickly took a shower and dressed before grabbing his backpack and heading out the door. The hallways were dark. Everything was quiet. He yawned a few times before reaching the dining room and sat down at his normal seat. The table was quiet. No one was really awake yet.
"What are we doing once we return?" Harry asked Stacy as he grabbed some eggs.
"Albus might want you to do some things. He's expecting you," Stacy answered.
"When are our practices?" Ashley asked.
"I might want one tonight," Harry responded. "Or tomorrow night. Mainly just as many as possible before the game."
"I'm going to make it for the game right?" Dean asked.
"We'll definitely be there by the weekend," Stacy answered.
"I can't wait to see a real match."
"Do you know who you're up against?" Ron asked.
"I don't know. Either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff," Harry answered. "McGonagall didn't say in her letter."
"Maybe you should write to her to tell her about the practice tonight," Matt suggested. Harry took his advice and called to Hedwig who brought a quill and parchment. He quickly wrote his letter and sent it. He watched as Hedwig took flight into the sunrise. He teleported the quill back to his room before finishing his breakfast.
"We should get going," Sirius said. Harry looked at his watch. It was almost eight. He stood and grabbed his bag. Everyone else followed suit. They headed out the main doors. Dean and Stacy stayed behind. The rest of them made their way to the train, which was waiting.
"Hogwarts should find another form of transportation," Jake commented as they boarded the train. As they took a seat, the train began moving.
"I wish we didn't have to leave," Liz said as she watched the mansion disappear behind the trees.
"We'll have to visit over the summer," Ron said. "We didn't get to do much." They continued talking until they felt a huge lurch of the train. The lights went out. They looked up in alarm.
"What was that?" Hermione asked scared.
"I'll go find out," Harry said he got out of his seat and walked out of the compartment. Everything was quiet. Harry heard his heart beating inside his chest. He held out his hand in front of him. "Lumos," he whispered. A ball of light appeared in his hand. It floated off of his hand to give light to the area Harry wanted to see. Everything was still quiet as he walked along. He reached the car of the conductor and threw the door open. He peered inside but it was empty. He walked in to look around but heard something crack under his foot. He looked down to see shattered glass covering the floor. The front window was broken. After looking around, he wasn't able to find anyone.
"Where's the driver?" Harry wondered out loud. A loud scream brought him to his senses. It was from their compartment. It sounded like Hermione. Harry raced back with the ball of light in front of him. The door to the compartment was closed. He yanked it open. Inside, Jake had his arms wrapped around a scared looking Caroline.
"What happened?" Harry asked quickly.
"Something spooked her," Matt responded.
"What was it?" Harry asked closing the compartment door.
"We don't know," Ashley said. "She was looking out the window when she screamed." Harry ran to the window and looked out.
"There's nothing there," Sirius said. "We already looked."
"Did you find out what went wrong?" Remus asked.
"No. The only thing out of the ordinary is shattered glass," Harry responded. "Is someone suppose to be driving the train?"
"Of course," Remus said. His eyes narrowed. "Why do you ask?"
"Because there's no one else on the train," Harry answered. He sighed.
"Maybe we should check this out," Jake said. "It's too spooky to sit around here."
"Maybe we should split up and look," Hermione suggested.
"We'll go in two groups," Jake said. "Group one will be me, Cat, Shark, Hermione and Remus. Group two will be Wolf, Eagle, Seal, Ron and Sirius. Wolf, every few minutes, contact us so we call tell you if anything it wrong." Harry nodded. His group decided to check the front again.
"Good luck," Jake said before his group went towards the back.
"Why did the lights go out?" Liz asked as she created a ball of light in her hands. Ashley and Harry did the same. Sirius lit his wand.
"What do you think went wrong?" Sirius asked.
"I have no clue," Harry responded. They all jumped as they heard movement from another compartment. They scattered and hid in the compartment they were near. They listened but no other voice was heard. They slowly stood and walked to the door and out into the hallway. Liz pressed her ear to the door but shook her head. She couldn't hear anything. The walked along the hallways, checking compartments.
'Bear, how are you guys doing?' Harry called out.
'This train is creepy,' Jake said back. 'Nothing seems out of the ordinary but we heard some noises.'
'Same with us. What do you thinks going on?'
'I have no clue. I just want to get off of this bloody train! This definitely isn't safe. We're going to continue now. Good luck.'
'Good luck.' They made their way towards the front of the train. Suddenly the train came to a halt making them fall on top of each other.
"Come on! Let's go!" Harry exclaimed as he quickly stood and raced to the conductor's compartment. Someone had to be there if the train stopped. Liz was in the lead as they ran. Harry stayed behind to get glimpses of the other rooms. He heard another scream after Liz had made it into the front compartment. Harry bolted to her. When he made it there, he saw her with a hand over her chest. There was an older guy there that looked sympathetic.
"I heard screaming," Harry said as he looked around. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
"I might have scared this young lady to death," the man said. "I'm sorry about that."
"Liz was running when he accidentally popped out in front of her," Sirius explained.
"Some one threw something through the window. I couldn't see anyone so I continued watching the train when the lights went out. I went to check out why. When I heard movement in here, thinking it was someone dangerous, I went to scare them not realizing that it was one of the passengers," the man added.
"We'll you would've scared anyone out of here," Liz said taking her hand away.
"Why did the train stop?" Harry asked looking around.
"That's why I came back. I heard movement along the compartments when the train stopped. Then I heard movement in here so I thought that I could find who stopped the train."
"Do you think someone is on the train?" Ashley asked. She ran to one of the windows and looked out. "Nothing seems out of the ordinary."
"That's what puzzles me," the conductor sighed. Suddenly the compartment door opened making everyone scream in fright.
"Whoa! You're hurting my ears!" a voice said. Jake came through the door with his hands over his ears.
"Don't scare us like that!" Ron exclaimed.
"Sorry about that but we heard screaming," Matt said coming through.
"It was a misunderstanding," Sirius said making a long story short.
"Can we go to Hogwarts now?" Hermione asked.
"I can get the train up in running in a minute I hope," the conductor said as he faced the controls.
"Is it safe to go to Hogwarts?" Harry asked.
"What do you mean?" Jake asked.
"What if someone's on the train?" Harry asked.
"Let's check before we leave," Remus said walking back out. The others followed and they checked everyone compartment before returning to the front.
"They must've escaped," Ron shrugged.
"Hopefully they did," Caroline said.
"I can get the train moving again. Shall I start her up?" the conductor asked. They looked at each other before Sirius nodded.
"Let's go to Hogwarts," he said. They all left the compartment to return to they're own. When they walked in, a hoot startled them. It was Hedwig and Snow.
"Hedwig," Harry asked. "Can you check if anyone is following or is on the train?" Hedwig hooted before going out the open window.
"Snow, go with her," Ashley commanded. Snow flew out the window after Hedwig. The train shook as it started again.
"You don't think anyone is on here, right?" Hermione asked.
"I really hope not," Ron said sitting on one of the seats.
"What a weekend," Caroline remarked.
"Let's hope we never have a weekend like that again," Matt said.
"Just wait until when we're home again," Jake said.
"I'm rethinking that whole 'going over to your house over the summer' thing," Hermione said.
"But you have too!" Liz said. "Summer's the best by us!"
"How long until we reach safety?" Ron joked.
"Maybe another hour and a half," Sirius guessed. Harry sat on one of the seats and curled up. He rested his head against the back. He was dead tired. He didn't get much sleep. As he stared out the window, he noticed his eyes drooping. He gentle movement of the train made him fall asleep.
Caroline nudged Ashley, who was sitting next to Harry, in the arm. Ashley looked at her questioning. Caroline nodded her head towards Harry. Ashley looked at him and mouthed, 'What?' Caroline gave her a look that clearly stated that Ashley was clueless. She nodded again towards Harry. Ashley looked closer. She noticed that he had fallen asleep in his chair. She smiled and turned back to Caroline who smiled to her.
"What time did you two go to bed last night?" she asked quietly.
"I fell asleep early on my books. He woke me near midnight, I think, and went to his own room," she whispered.
Jake came over to them and sat next to Caroline. "Girl talk huh? I want in," he said more loudly than he should around a sleeping person. Caroline and Ashley shushed him. He gave them a questioning glance. They gestured towards Harry. As soon as Jake saw him, he put a hand over his mouth. "Sorry," he mumbled. Next to them, Hermione, Liz, Ron, and Matt started laughing loudly. Jake, Caroline and Ashley shushed them and went through the same process they did with Jake.
"How much longer?" Hermione asked. "I can't wait to be back in the safe wall of Hogwarts."
"Less than an hour?" Jake guessed shrugging.
"Do you think we're in time for the attack?" Ron asked.
"We'll, if when we arrive, Hogwarts is in ruins, you'll know your answer," Sirius responded.
"Let's hope that isn't true," Ashley said transfiguring a quill from her backpack into a blanket. She grabbed it and walked over to Harry. The train was cold. With the lights, the heat also went out. She draped the blanket on Harry.
"I'm just worried that we're not trained enough," Liz said.
"We have six powerful shapeshifters right here that would do major damage," Caroline said putting an arm around Liz. "We also have other wizards at Hogwarts."
"Let's hope this attack is a bluff and it doesn't happen," Sirius said. They talked for a few more minutes until the train began to slow down.
"Should we wake him?" Ashley asked pointing to Harry.
"I guess so," Sirius responded. Ashley sat next to Harry and shook his awake. He woke up and looked out the window with tired eyes. He took the blanket off and sat up.
"Have a nice nap?" Sirius asked.
"It wasn't long enough," Harry responded through a yawn. The train stopped. Harry reached over to grab his backpack. The others grabbed their things.
"We're back," Remus said as they exited the train and looked up at the castle.
"Let's get in so we can warm up," Matt said shivering. The weather turned cold. Winter was around the corner.
"I agree with Shark," Jake said.
"Let's get out of this cold!" Caroline said before they approached the main doors. Before they could open them, they opened themselves to reveal Professor McGonagall. She looked worried.
"What took you so long?" she asked. "We've been waiting your arrival for some time now."
"We ran into some trouble along the way," Harry responded still trying to rub the sleep out of his eyes. He also tried to fix his hair. Sleeping wasn't the best thing for it. His hair was easier top manage than to get his eyes to look right.
"The headmaster would lie to see you," McGonagall said. She led them to the gargoyle. "Blood Pops," she said as the hallway was revealed to them. They walked to the headmaster's office and followed her in. "They've just arrived, Albus," McGonagall said. They took seats in front of the desk.
"Very well," he said. "I have a few announcements. I've decided to let you teach the extra classes. It would be wise to start as soon as possible. The only problem is that Stacy isn't here."
"Can't we teach them on our own?" Caroline asked.
"That's what I'm planning," Dumbledore said. "You need to pick the classes to be taught. You must also pick a time when it would be given. I'll make the announcement to the school once you have decided."
"What should we teach?" Liz asked.
"Dueling," Harry said instantly.
"Healing spells," Ashley added.
"Self defense. Magically and physically," Caroline said.
"Sword fighting?" Jake suggested. They thought about it for awhile. A picture of two kids fooling around with the swords appeared. "Maybe for the ones we choose," he said.
"Should we test for wandless magic?" Matt asked.
"That would just lead to more confusion and more time out of our schedule that we don't have," Harry said. They talked about their classes until deciding on the days. Each class would be given after classes. On Mondays, dueling will be taught. Tuesdays held healing magic. Magical self-defense was on Wednesday. Physical self-defense was going to be on Thursday. Friday will be for the ones chosen for Sword fighting.
"I think that's everything," Dumbledore said before dismissing them. They headed to the Gryffindor common room and unloaded their things. Some of them played games while others studied as Ron and Hermione ran to class. Some even started to prepare lesson plans for the following week. They kept busy until lunchtime.
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Hey guys. Sorry for the delay. I hope you liked the chapter. Draco will be coming in soon so don't worry. So many characters to include. It gets annoying sometimes.