It was dark, so very dark, you couldn't even see your hand in front of your face, even if it was only a centimeter away from your eyes. Then a flash and standing plane as day was Sirius Black, unkempt and shaggy looking as usual, but grinning. The grin went away and Sirius started fading into the darkness "No! Sirius, you can't go!" Laughter, cruel laughter, and a siring pain.
Harry jumped up and opened his eyes, he looked around the compartment. Abby and Andrew were sitting were they had been before, they were now staring at him. He looked to his side and there was Ron. "Harry?" he heard someone say, it wasn't Ron, Andrew or Abby. He looked to his other side and saw that Hermione had joined them. "Are you ok?" Andrew asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine...just a dream" Harry replied sitting back down with sudden embarrassment. "More like a nightmare from the sounds you were making" Abby commented. Harry blushed slightly as he adjusted his glasses. Harry looked at Hermione "hey 'mione, how are you?" he asked
"Ok, How was your summer?"
"Miserable as usual" Harry replied. Hermione nodded.
"Anything off the trolley dearies?" It was the voice of the elderly witch who sold treats off a small cart. Everyone looked up "I'll take a couple pumpkin pasties" Andrew said smiling, he was starving and glad to see the lady. He got his sweets and paid the lady, Abby got some Berti Bots, and Harry bought some chocolate frogs, then the lady went on to the next compartment.
"Do you think we'll have a sane Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" Ron asked randomly
"Sane?" Andrew arched an eyebrow in confusion.
"Well every year with the exception of our 3rd year all the Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers, have been, well odd" Abby explained.
"That's an understatement" Harry added.
"You have a different one each year?"
Abby nodded "no one seems to be able to keep the position, some people say it's a cursed job" she shrugged.
"Just as long as he or she isn't anything like Umbridge, I'll be happy" Harry said, everyone shudder, except Andrew, at the mention of last years DADA teacher.
Everyone in the train car sat in silence for several minutes, when the train came to an unexpected stop, jarring every one around.
"Why have stopped? Are we there?" Andrew asked as he helped Hermione up off the floor.
"No, we usually don't have such hard stops" Abby said.
Ron had been knocked into the side of the train and was rubbing his head when he said "I don't like this....I don't like it all, the last time this happened we had a rather unpleasant experience with the dementors."
Harry shivered at the mention of the dementors, remembering the incident with them last year that nearly got him kicked out of Hogwarts. "Maybe the train just broke down" Harry said hoping nothing bad had or would happen.
BANG! The train shook violently causing everyone to fall onto the floor.
"Ow...get off"
"Ah that's my head..."
"That was my foot..."
"Your squishing me..."
The students quickly detangled themselfs, rubbing various sore spots. Hermione opened the door to the compartment and looked around several other students were doing the same, many muttering 'what's going on?'
BANG! The train shook again, and the lights of the train went out, there was screaming and various noises before students pulled out their wands and used the lumos spell to light their general area.
"Come on Ron we're prefects we should go see if everyone is alright" Hermione said. Ron frowned "Do we have to?"
"Oh don't be such a fraidy cat"
Ron whimpered and followed Hermione out of the room.
Andrew looked around "Does this usually happen?" he asked nervously.
"No" Abby answered, she looked at Harry "You don't think this is Volde..." Andrew slapped a hand over Abby's mouth. She knocked it away. "What's the big deal?"
"Don't say his name"
Abby sighed "The fear of a name only increases the fear of the being it self" Harry grinned slightly "you sound like Hermione, but no I don't think he'd do something this blunt..."
At that moment the window of Harry compartment shattered, Andrew dropped to the floor Abby and Harry took defensive positions with their wands out. A sharp wind filled the room and wiped around Abby and Harry, an evil laugh filled the air, Harry cried in pain placing his hand on his forehead and dropped to his knees.
"Harry!" Abby cried, she turned around to see if he was alright. There was scream and Abby looked at Andrew he was pointing at the window, she jolted around and spotted a pair of red glowing eyes. Abby's own eyes widened in fear, but she maintained composure.
There was a flash from the eyes direction, Abby quickly lifted her wand and shouted "Protego!" the flash from the eyes hit the shield that the protego spell created with such for that it sent Abby flying through the compartment door into the wall a cross the narrow hall way. Andrew pointed his wand at the eyes and shouted "Lumos Solarum!" There was a blinding flash a cry and the eyes were gone.
Harry stood up and pushed through the crowd that had gathered around Abby and the room
"Harry! What was that?"
"Was that you know who?"
"What happened?"
"Will it happen again?"
Several other students asked.
"I don't know!" Harry replied in an annoyed tone "move please" he pushed his way to Abby.
"Are you ok?" he asked kneeling next to her. She winced and nodded "I'll be fine...you?"
"Yes, Andrew got rid of the eyes..." He replied helping Abby up, the crowd dispersed and Harry helped Abby back into the room. She sat down and closed her eyes, Andrew looked at her with concern but didn't say anything.
A moment later the lights came back on, and Ron and Hermione came back.
"Blimey, what happened?" Ron asked surprised to see the broken window.
"Harry, is everything ok?" Hermione asked.
"Everything is fine now..." Harry replied.
Train engine started and they were moving again. There was a knock at the side of the compartment door everyone turned to see who it was.
"Everyone alright in here?" asked the head boy, he spotted the broken window and looked at Harry.
Harry sighed, "I wont ask you for the story Harry, but you'd best tell Dumbledor when get to the school" the head boy suggested. Harry nodded and the boy walked off continuing his rounds.
"What happened Harry?" Hermione asked. Harry explained what had happened the best he could. Ron looked at Abby "What hit you?" he asked.
"I think it was the crucio spell, if I hadn't used the protego spell...well it would have been worse" Abby said, she moved a little trying to comfortable, she winced and the room fell silent. The rest of the trip was spent in silence.
Thank you Bepl for the review. Ok so you didn't meet the new DADA teacher here, you'll meet him in the next chapter
Harry jumped up and opened his eyes, he looked around the compartment. Abby and Andrew were sitting were they had been before, they were now staring at him. He looked to his side and there was Ron. "Harry?" he heard someone say, it wasn't Ron, Andrew or Abby. He looked to his other side and saw that Hermione had joined them. "Are you ok?" Andrew asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine...just a dream" Harry replied sitting back down with sudden embarrassment. "More like a nightmare from the sounds you were making" Abby commented. Harry blushed slightly as he adjusted his glasses. Harry looked at Hermione "hey 'mione, how are you?" he asked
"Ok, How was your summer?"
"Miserable as usual" Harry replied. Hermione nodded.
"Anything off the trolley dearies?" It was the voice of the elderly witch who sold treats off a small cart. Everyone looked up "I'll take a couple pumpkin pasties" Andrew said smiling, he was starving and glad to see the lady. He got his sweets and paid the lady, Abby got some Berti Bots, and Harry bought some chocolate frogs, then the lady went on to the next compartment.
"Do you think we'll have a sane Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" Ron asked randomly
"Sane?" Andrew arched an eyebrow in confusion.
"Well every year with the exception of our 3rd year all the Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers, have been, well odd" Abby explained.
"That's an understatement" Harry added.
"You have a different one each year?"
Abby nodded "no one seems to be able to keep the position, some people say it's a cursed job" she shrugged.
"Just as long as he or she isn't anything like Umbridge, I'll be happy" Harry said, everyone shudder, except Andrew, at the mention of last years DADA teacher.
Everyone in the train car sat in silence for several minutes, when the train came to an unexpected stop, jarring every one around.
"Why have stopped? Are we there?" Andrew asked as he helped Hermione up off the floor.
"No, we usually don't have such hard stops" Abby said.
Ron had been knocked into the side of the train and was rubbing his head when he said "I don't like this....I don't like it all, the last time this happened we had a rather unpleasant experience with the dementors."
Harry shivered at the mention of the dementors, remembering the incident with them last year that nearly got him kicked out of Hogwarts. "Maybe the train just broke down" Harry said hoping nothing bad had or would happen.
BANG! The train shook violently causing everyone to fall onto the floor.
"Ow...get off"
"Ah that's my head..."
"That was my foot..."
"Your squishing me..."
The students quickly detangled themselfs, rubbing various sore spots. Hermione opened the door to the compartment and looked around several other students were doing the same, many muttering 'what's going on?'
BANG! The train shook again, and the lights of the train went out, there was screaming and various noises before students pulled out their wands and used the lumos spell to light their general area.
"Come on Ron we're prefects we should go see if everyone is alright" Hermione said. Ron frowned "Do we have to?"
"Oh don't be such a fraidy cat"
Ron whimpered and followed Hermione out of the room.
Andrew looked around "Does this usually happen?" he asked nervously.
"No" Abby answered, she looked at Harry "You don't think this is Volde..." Andrew slapped a hand over Abby's mouth. She knocked it away. "What's the big deal?"
"Don't say his name"
Abby sighed "The fear of a name only increases the fear of the being it self" Harry grinned slightly "you sound like Hermione, but no I don't think he'd do something this blunt..."
At that moment the window of Harry compartment shattered, Andrew dropped to the floor Abby and Harry took defensive positions with their wands out. A sharp wind filled the room and wiped around Abby and Harry, an evil laugh filled the air, Harry cried in pain placing his hand on his forehead and dropped to his knees.
"Harry!" Abby cried, she turned around to see if he was alright. There was scream and Abby looked at Andrew he was pointing at the window, she jolted around and spotted a pair of red glowing eyes. Abby's own eyes widened in fear, but she maintained composure.
There was a flash from the eyes direction, Abby quickly lifted her wand and shouted "Protego!" the flash from the eyes hit the shield that the protego spell created with such for that it sent Abby flying through the compartment door into the wall a cross the narrow hall way. Andrew pointed his wand at the eyes and shouted "Lumos Solarum!" There was a blinding flash a cry and the eyes were gone.
Harry stood up and pushed through the crowd that had gathered around Abby and the room
"Harry! What was that?"
"Was that you know who?"
"What happened?"
"Will it happen again?"
Several other students asked.
"I don't know!" Harry replied in an annoyed tone "move please" he pushed his way to Abby.
"Are you ok?" he asked kneeling next to her. She winced and nodded "I'll be fine...you?"
"Yes, Andrew got rid of the eyes..." He replied helping Abby up, the crowd dispersed and Harry helped Abby back into the room. She sat down and closed her eyes, Andrew looked at her with concern but didn't say anything.
A moment later the lights came back on, and Ron and Hermione came back.
"Blimey, what happened?" Ron asked surprised to see the broken window.
"Harry, is everything ok?" Hermione asked.
"Everything is fine now..." Harry replied.
Train engine started and they were moving again. There was a knock at the side of the compartment door everyone turned to see who it was.
"Everyone alright in here?" asked the head boy, he spotted the broken window and looked at Harry.
Harry sighed, "I wont ask you for the story Harry, but you'd best tell Dumbledor when get to the school" the head boy suggested. Harry nodded and the boy walked off continuing his rounds.
"What happened Harry?" Hermione asked. Harry explained what had happened the best he could. Ron looked at Abby "What hit you?" he asked.
"I think it was the crucio spell, if I hadn't used the protego spell...well it would have been worse" Abby said, she moved a little trying to comfortable, she winced and the room fell silent. The rest of the trip was spent in silence.
Thank you Bepl for the review. Ok so you didn't meet the new DADA teacher here, you'll meet him in the next chapter