Chapter 2: Battle and Deviation

"Ouch!" said one voice in agony.

"Get of me!" screeched another.

Harry only recognized one of the voices, but then another he knew said:

"Wait, stay still everyone. Lumos!"

It was Hermione. A light emerged, quickly spreading around the compartment, illuminating quite a few faces.

Two more people executed the light spell, creating a great deal of light even down the corridor of the train.

"Is anybody hurt?" said a girl standing near the door, who seems to be the only person that didn't fall on the floor but the chair. Harry saw her as most likely to be in his year, she had brown hair, just past her shoulders, black eyes and was no taller than Harry.

Everyone's response was that they are ok. The second new face that Harry noticed was a boy with light green hair. Harry didn't think of him different because of his hair, as he was a fair boy in everything else of his features. He had black eyes, black hair and was the same height as Harry. The third, and last person that was new to Harry was also not very odd. The first thing Harry thought was that Hermione might have some competition. He was right. This boy, a little shorter than everyone else, was exceptionally intelligent. He had glasses, brown eyes and black hair.

"What was that humungous bang?! Something must have happened, seriously, we have to check it out guys." Ron explained.

"I'm coming." Said the girl; her name was still unknown to Harry. But just as Harry was about to ask, another bang was heard, this time followed by shouting.

"Now! Lets go!" shouted Harry.

Harry ran down the corridor and out through the entrance, along the way he could see that the people decided to stay put, as their were many shadows in every apartment. Harry thought that he was lucky he didn't bump into anything, considering it was very dark. Hermione, Ron and the new trio followed him out the train. Another Bang, this time as loud as it could be, as it had hit their own compartment, because theirs was the last on the train.

"Lumos!" Harry whispered, sending a beam of light where he was directing his wand. He looked around. Three hooded figures. Three Hogwarts students. Harry knew the students; they were all in the seventh-year. Moving closer, but not enough to be seen by the Death Eater, which were dueling with the seventh-years, Harry saw the green-head boy pointing to the ground, it was a body. Harry jaw fell open, it was Cho-chang. Before Harry could do anything about Cho, an urging call sounded from one of the students, at the same time as another was lifted from his feet and thrown by a spell.

"Get help! Where are the teachers! We need help!"

Harry was frozen; all he could hear was the chuckling of a Death Eater in the dark night sky, it was obvious that the Death Eaters had become aware of their presence, and they were advancing on them. Harry's limbs wouldn't move. He thought it was incredible in his mind, how Death Eaters were coming to battle him, and his friends were charging to battle the Death Eaters, and he was still. Then he began to move, but it was not his own intentions. He was walking in the opposite direction, toward the train. His wand in his hand raised, and it began to vibrate, collecting purple light as if charging up a powerful spell. But Harry was watching this, he was sure it wasn't him who was doing it. The spell released. A powerful piece of magic sent directly at the train. Harry thought that it was probably the end of all the people on the train, considering how powerful this spell was. But amazingly, all the spell did was slowly open a door. Harry was released from his paralysis. He still then did not understand why this happened, until he saw Albus Dumbledore step out of the open door. But there was no time. He ran back, and saw that the gang where managing to hold the Death Eaters of together, but there was one on the floor, the girl. She would be aided, but first others must be stopped from being aided.

He ran behind the Death Eater, and with all his might threw a spell that first came into his mind.

"Stupefy!" Yelled Harry. The man staggered backwards and fell on his back, stunned. He saw everyone else that was fighting, and saw his or her condition was good. He turned around, just in time to bellow "Reducto!" at the flying wand heading towards him, the wood breaking in front of him. The owner of the wand was tied up by an invisible substance, Remus Lupin at his feet. Albus Dumbuldore handled the last Death Eater, with not much difficulty.

Minutes later, after the Ministry of Magic handled the Death Eaters, the girl was treated and the gang had re-taken their seats on a repaired compartment, they were off to Hogwarts Castle. Harry, still in his own thinking world about his behavior earlier was taking into consideration about the fact that he should question the Headmaster about it.

"Where are those new students that were with us earlier? I think they must be with that girl, she was hurt wasn't she? I think we should go see her, since she was helping us against those Death Eaters." Stated Hermione.

"Nah I don't think so. I don't mean to be rude, but she isn't that hurt, and the train is almost stopping. Five minutes, we'll see her and Cho in the castle."

Harry, who raised himself inches off his seat, quickly sat down again as an excuse had arisen from Hermione to go and see her but it was quickly shattered by Ron. They waited silently, and their ride to Hogwarts in the carriages after the train was silent.

That's the second chapter, hoped you liked it!! Please do read and review!!!!!!!!