Chapter 5
The Train's Arrival
"HARRY, RON STOP BICKERING AND LET'S GO!" Hermione shouted over the whistle of the Hogwarts express.
"COMING!" two shouted in unison. They both ran to Hermione forgetting what they were fighting about and clambered on the train. Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked for a compartment to sit. But as always they were in that one compartment in the back, but they weren't alone. There was a girl sitting all the way in the back, and she was reading a book. Harry, Ron and Hermione sat down
"I can't wait till we get there." Hermione shouted happily.
"Why?" Ron asked.
"Because then," She added, "I can start my duties as a prefect!" A huge smile spread across her face, she was very proud of herself. Harry didn't pay any attention to the conversation between Ron and Hermione, he was curious to who the girl was.
"I'll be right back." He whispered to Ron and Hermione. Harry got up and walked over to the girl, Ron and Hermione looked around to see what he was going to do.
"Umm Hi." Harry said,
"Hey" she said plainly, (her voice was vaguley familure like it wasn't British, more like American) she didn't bother to take the book down from covering her face. "Are you new here?" Hermione asked from her seat.
"Yeah!" the girl sounded irritated, she got up and walked out caring her book with her. They could hear her mumble, "Where is Evie?" Harry wheeled around to Ron and Hermione,
"That's the girl I saw in Diagon Ally the other day!"
"Oh Harry stop being so delirious." Hermione said as the compartment door slip open to reveal the cart lady. "Anything off the trolley dears?" She asked in her happy cheery tone, as she always did every year she brought the candies around. They all looked at each other and bought their candies eating, and chatting happily, forgetting about the strange girl. But the strange girl didn't forget about him...
~*~*~*~
"I tell ya Evie you should have been there!" Sarah shouted walking into their compartment; they were the only ones in the compartment next to Ray. Evie sniggered,
" What, may I ask happened?"
"It was rude, they butted in on my reading! They started asking me stupid questions and they kept bothering me!"
"Is that all?" Ray sneered, and Sarah blushed.
"Uh yeah?" Ray and Evie laughed, and Sarah folded her arms and frowned. "It's not funny you two!"
"Yes it is!" Evie hollered, Sarah frowned and walked out. "You're such a bookworm sometimes!" She cried back to Sarah.
"Ah shut up! Evie!" Sarah hollered back not looking back at the two.
"Do you mind being a little less quiet?" It was Draco and he sounded mad. Sarah turned around to look at who was talking and she rolled her eyes, seeing him dressed in his uniform with his hair sleeked back. Draco took a good look at her and he knew who she was, and his anger faded instead he bowed to her. "Good day Miss. Riddle." He said coming back up and walking to her. "I'm sorry for being rude to you a moment ago. I did not know who you were. I am Draco Malfoy and I'm the guy that your Uncle chose to look after you." He had a suave smile on his face, making him look really witty and sly.
"Thanks but I don't need a babysitter, got it?" she snapped and all Draco could say was
"Yes Miss. Riddle."
"Good boy." Sarah said and walked off.
~*~*~*~
An hour later everyone was dressed and ready to get off the train. With Platform 9 3/4 only twelve miles away, but the train was slowing down at a fast pace and two minuets later the train stopped, and jerked students from their seats. "What the Bloody Hell happened?" Ron asked trying to find his wand on the ground.
"I don't know.... Hermione are you alright?" Harry asked. After the train had stopped she had fallen on top of him, and she still was at the moment.
"Oh yes Harry I'm fine, sorry to fall on you."
" I Got-" Ron shouted but was interrupted, "Look" he whispered, and Hermione got off Harry carefully, and they both stood up and looked around.
"What is it?" Hermione asked, they had found what had caused the little train problem.
"Uh...." Ron whimpered. Harry looked about and found it himself. It was two gleaming yellow red eyes, staring at them.
"Who are you!" Harry hollered.
"Oh don't get your panties in a wad Potter!" the person hissed back,
"You sound familure." Ron said as he lit up his wand "Lumos!"
"Yes I do don't I?"
"Videll?" Harry asked astounded at the little black cat sitting only 15 feet from them.
"A cat?" Hermione asked, "This little, did you stop the train?"
"No I didn't stop the train, a dark spirit did."
"What kind of dark spirit?" Harry asked.
"Oh an evil one, one that I'm not in liberty to say at the moment, but-" Videll had stopped what she was saying, and Hermione screamed. Harry and Ron wheeled around and saw a pair of fierce red eyes. Harry's scar scorched with pain and he fell to the floor jerking and moaning in pain, then he passed out. Hermione jumped back and aimed her wand at the creature with the red eyes, but it wasn't there any more.
"Oh Harry!" Hermione jumped down next to him tried to shake him back to reality, until she heard a voice.
"I'd let him be if I were you." It was a girl and her voice sounded threatening. Hermione stood up and the lights to the train turned on and the train started again.
"Who are you?" Hermione asked the girl watching her pick up Videll.
"I'm Sarah Victoria Riddle, and he's fine." Sarah said pointing to Harry.
"How would you know, eh?" Ron sneered standing up.
"Oh move over!" Sarah walked briskly forward and handed Ron Videll. "Her hold her." Ron took the cat and watched Sarah bend down next to Harry. "Ok," she muttered as she pulled her hair into a ponytail. Sarah put one hand on Harry's chest and he calmed down, then she put the other hand on his forehead. "La tut amware, La tut amware. AWAKE!" Harry's eyes flashed open as he breathed heavily, and he looked up at Sarah.
"What happened?" Harry asked dazed, Sarah ignored him and stood up, taking Videll from Ron.
"He's fine, just confused." Sarah turned around and left.
"Uh thanks?" Hermione muttered, she looked down at Harry being helped up by Ron.
"Who was that?" Harry asked after he was set in a seat.
"Oh that was probably one of the exchange students." Hermione said thinking it wise not to tell Harry her name.
"Yeah I guess so." Harry looked at the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Five minuets later they were at the Train station and in a carriage taking them to Hogwarts. "But still," Harry said. "Who was that girl we know she was one of the exchange students from America-"
"Though it still doesn't change the fact that she helped you, when she probably doesn't even know you." Hermione added.
"Maybe she'll be in Gryffindor with us and we can get to know her better." Ron said happily.
"Yeah I guess so, but I doubt it" Harry added.
"Harry's right" Hermione gestured. "That magic she used was probably old ancient dark magic, and she used it on Harry."
"What if it has some future side effect on him?!" Ron asked panicky.
"But she did say he would be fine." Hermione muttered
"And why was Videll here?" Harry asked. The three sat in confusion of what had happened not knowing that Sarah was to kill Harry.
The Train's Arrival
"HARRY, RON STOP BICKERING AND LET'S GO!" Hermione shouted over the whistle of the Hogwarts express.
"COMING!" two shouted in unison. They both ran to Hermione forgetting what they were fighting about and clambered on the train. Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked for a compartment to sit. But as always they were in that one compartment in the back, but they weren't alone. There was a girl sitting all the way in the back, and she was reading a book. Harry, Ron and Hermione sat down
"I can't wait till we get there." Hermione shouted happily.
"Why?" Ron asked.
"Because then," She added, "I can start my duties as a prefect!" A huge smile spread across her face, she was very proud of herself. Harry didn't pay any attention to the conversation between Ron and Hermione, he was curious to who the girl was.
"I'll be right back." He whispered to Ron and Hermione. Harry got up and walked over to the girl, Ron and Hermione looked around to see what he was going to do.
"Umm Hi." Harry said,
"Hey" she said plainly, (her voice was vaguley familure like it wasn't British, more like American) she didn't bother to take the book down from covering her face. "Are you new here?" Hermione asked from her seat.
"Yeah!" the girl sounded irritated, she got up and walked out caring her book with her. They could hear her mumble, "Where is Evie?" Harry wheeled around to Ron and Hermione,
"That's the girl I saw in Diagon Ally the other day!"
"Oh Harry stop being so delirious." Hermione said as the compartment door slip open to reveal the cart lady. "Anything off the trolley dears?" She asked in her happy cheery tone, as she always did every year she brought the candies around. They all looked at each other and bought their candies eating, and chatting happily, forgetting about the strange girl. But the strange girl didn't forget about him...
~*~*~*~
"I tell ya Evie you should have been there!" Sarah shouted walking into their compartment; they were the only ones in the compartment next to Ray. Evie sniggered,
" What, may I ask happened?"
"It was rude, they butted in on my reading! They started asking me stupid questions and they kept bothering me!"
"Is that all?" Ray sneered, and Sarah blushed.
"Uh yeah?" Ray and Evie laughed, and Sarah folded her arms and frowned. "It's not funny you two!"
"Yes it is!" Evie hollered, Sarah frowned and walked out. "You're such a bookworm sometimes!" She cried back to Sarah.
"Ah shut up! Evie!" Sarah hollered back not looking back at the two.
"Do you mind being a little less quiet?" It was Draco and he sounded mad. Sarah turned around to look at who was talking and she rolled her eyes, seeing him dressed in his uniform with his hair sleeked back. Draco took a good look at her and he knew who she was, and his anger faded instead he bowed to her. "Good day Miss. Riddle." He said coming back up and walking to her. "I'm sorry for being rude to you a moment ago. I did not know who you were. I am Draco Malfoy and I'm the guy that your Uncle chose to look after you." He had a suave smile on his face, making him look really witty and sly.
"Thanks but I don't need a babysitter, got it?" she snapped and all Draco could say was
"Yes Miss. Riddle."
"Good boy." Sarah said and walked off.
~*~*~*~
An hour later everyone was dressed and ready to get off the train. With Platform 9 3/4 only twelve miles away, but the train was slowing down at a fast pace and two minuets later the train stopped, and jerked students from their seats. "What the Bloody Hell happened?" Ron asked trying to find his wand on the ground.
"I don't know.... Hermione are you alright?" Harry asked. After the train had stopped she had fallen on top of him, and she still was at the moment.
"Oh yes Harry I'm fine, sorry to fall on you."
" I Got-" Ron shouted but was interrupted, "Look" he whispered, and Hermione got off Harry carefully, and they both stood up and looked around.
"What is it?" Hermione asked, they had found what had caused the little train problem.
"Uh...." Ron whimpered. Harry looked about and found it himself. It was two gleaming yellow red eyes, staring at them.
"Who are you!" Harry hollered.
"Oh don't get your panties in a wad Potter!" the person hissed back,
"You sound familure." Ron said as he lit up his wand "Lumos!"
"Yes I do don't I?"
"Videll?" Harry asked astounded at the little black cat sitting only 15 feet from them.
"A cat?" Hermione asked, "This little, did you stop the train?"
"No I didn't stop the train, a dark spirit did."
"What kind of dark spirit?" Harry asked.
"Oh an evil one, one that I'm not in liberty to say at the moment, but-" Videll had stopped what she was saying, and Hermione screamed. Harry and Ron wheeled around and saw a pair of fierce red eyes. Harry's scar scorched with pain and he fell to the floor jerking and moaning in pain, then he passed out. Hermione jumped back and aimed her wand at the creature with the red eyes, but it wasn't there any more.
"Oh Harry!" Hermione jumped down next to him tried to shake him back to reality, until she heard a voice.
"I'd let him be if I were you." It was a girl and her voice sounded threatening. Hermione stood up and the lights to the train turned on and the train started again.
"Who are you?" Hermione asked the girl watching her pick up Videll.
"I'm Sarah Victoria Riddle, and he's fine." Sarah said pointing to Harry.
"How would you know, eh?" Ron sneered standing up.
"Oh move over!" Sarah walked briskly forward and handed Ron Videll. "Her hold her." Ron took the cat and watched Sarah bend down next to Harry. "Ok," she muttered as she pulled her hair into a ponytail. Sarah put one hand on Harry's chest and he calmed down, then she put the other hand on his forehead. "La tut amware, La tut amware. AWAKE!" Harry's eyes flashed open as he breathed heavily, and he looked up at Sarah.
"What happened?" Harry asked dazed, Sarah ignored him and stood up, taking Videll from Ron.
"He's fine, just confused." Sarah turned around and left.
"Uh thanks?" Hermione muttered, she looked down at Harry being helped up by Ron.
"Who was that?" Harry asked after he was set in a seat.
"Oh that was probably one of the exchange students." Hermione said thinking it wise not to tell Harry her name.
"Yeah I guess so." Harry looked at the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Five minuets later they were at the Train station and in a carriage taking them to Hogwarts. "But still," Harry said. "Who was that girl we know she was one of the exchange students from America-"
"Though it still doesn't change the fact that she helped you, when she probably doesn't even know you." Hermione added.
"Maybe she'll be in Gryffindor with us and we can get to know her better." Ron said happily.
"Yeah I guess so, but I doubt it" Harry added.
"Harry's right" Hermione gestured. "That magic she used was probably old ancient dark magic, and she used it on Harry."
"What if it has some future side effect on him?!" Ron asked panicky.
"But she did say he would be fine." Hermione muttered
"And why was Videll here?" Harry asked. The three sat in confusion of what had happened not knowing that Sarah was to kill Harry.