Hey people, I am sorry it is taking me so long, but I have been rather
distracted recently. So please forgive me from keeping my promise of a
chapter a week, I am going to try to get one on when I can for those who
read this little story... LOL.
Signed Keeper of the Darkness
Chapter 4- New and Old Things
The wind howled when the students stepped off the train as if it was tring to tell them to stay away. Harry pulled his cloak in tighter around him as did many of the other students. Harry saw Hagrid marching towards the group, he knew that he had come to take the 1st years to the castle. Harry just waved at him and start to move towards the carrages, then he noticed Rebecca Slythe stepping into a carrage with Draco Malfloy and his two henchmen, Crabbie and Goyle. He looked a little closer and he saw that Rebecca was smiling and so was Draco. Harry just shrugged and stepped into the carrage with Ron, Hermione and Ginny. The carrage lurched forward and they where off towards the castle. Everyone kept the blinds shut, so that the weather outside would not get into the carrage and soak everyone.
The carrage came to a stop and everyone piled out of them and walked into the main hall of the castle. This year there where all sorts of decorations and it seemed like Headmaster Dumbledor was tring to keep everyone's spirits up with these fine decorations. Lets hope that this year is better than the last. Harry thought to himself. He took his seat and he waited for the sorting ceremony to begin. Ron and Hermione where talking to each other occasionally saying something to Harry, but Hermione did say something that did catch Harry's attention.
"Harry, what is does that Draygon guy look like?"
"Huh? Oh, I don't know. He always kept that hood on."
"Do you think that it could be, you know who?" Ron whispered.
Harry shook his head, "My scar would have been in pain if it was him."
Ron looked to the teacher's table and his eyes shot wide open. "I think we better take a look at our new proffessor."
Hermione and Harry quickly turned their heads towards the teacher's table and saw the a man in black and gold robes, his long black hair rollled down his back and he was sitting at the table apparently talking to professor Snape.
The door suddenly burst open and the 1st years piled in slowly, all of them looking very nervous. They all moved towards the front of the room and at the head of the pack was Rebecca Slythe, she did not have her uniform on. Maybe she didn't get one. Harry thought to himself. Professor McGonagal pulled out her parchment slowly and started calling 1st years up to the hat. The line slowly went down until it reached Rebecca Slythe, she slowly walked towards the hat and sat down. Professor McGonagal slowly placed the hat ontop of her her and the hat looked confused for a moment and then quickly shouted, "Sytherian!" The Sytherian table started to shout very loudly how they got the transfer student. The line thinned down to only a few remained. Both young women looked rather off, for some reason, one was very pale and looked to be alittle sick. The other had black hair with silver stripes down threw her hair and she stared at the hat intently with her violet eyes. When they both where put to the test of the hat, it repeated the same house twice, "Sytherian!"
Harry looked at Ron and they both shrugged. Not much was known about the new students, so the hat must know best right? Dumbledore slowly stood up and tapped the end of his wand on the table infront of him. " Please could i have you attention?" Everyone in the hall silenced, "Thank you, i would like to welcome you to annother year at Hogwarts. There are a few annoucements that must be made before you leave for your dormitories. One, we are proud to present to you our new Defense agaist the Dark Arts Teacher, Professor Darmoon." The group clapped slowly as the new teacher stood and bowed slowly. We would also would like to introduce our new department, the Department of Security on our campus. He would like to be only called Draygon." Dumbledore motioned to a man in a black cloak. Harry's, Ron's, Hermone's,Ginny's and Cho's jaws dropped as the man step forward, the whole hall was silent with shock, slowly the words, "I thank you for your welcome" appeared in the air. Harry looked and Ron and Hermone tring to see if they where going to say anything, but it seemed the whole group was too stunned to say anything. The man in the black cloak stepped back and stood in a dark corner.
"Other announcements, It is to be known that the dark forest is strickly forbidden. The Whomping willow is also forbidden to go near, unless you wish a quick trip to Maddam Promfey." The students chuckled, Harry looked at Ron, for they both knew that what the whomping willow accutally protected. In their third year they both took a trip under the willow to reach the Shreaking Shack in Hogsmead, where Lupin hid while he was a werewolf. It was also the first time he met Seris Black, Harry's Uncle. Harry's heart ached slightly, he had not forgotten what had happened the night his uncle died. The vision of that death still haunted his dreams to this day and that proficy. He was the death of Voldemort? He was still very confused on many things, hopefully he could talk to Dumbledore could answer a few things better this year than he could after what happened.
The dinner went on as it normally did, the students and teachers ate their dinners, talking about random things. Harry noticed durring the entire time he was at the feast, that Draygon did not touch one bit of food. He stood in the dark corner behind the teachers for the entire feast and watched the room. It was like he was expecting some monster to come out of the front door and that he would have to kill it.
The feast ended and the perfects lead their houses to their dormatories, Ron and Herminone led the Griffendor house to the painting of the fat lady, "Herionus Dracton" Ron slowly said to the painting, it nodded and then opened up to the dorms for the students. Harry and Ron slowly trudged up the stairs and fell onto their beds.
"Bloody hell, Harry. This day wore me out, how about you Harry?" Ron said while slowly turning over.
"Yeah, it drained me too. I swear if i was any more tiard i would think that Draygon was a dementor." Harry said while chuckling at his own joke.
Ron joined in the chuckle, "Yeah, i know. What is with him anyway? He always wears that hood, I wonder why he does? Do you think he is ugly or hiddously scarred or something, and does not want others to see it?"
Harry shrugged, "Maybe, anyway, I am going to goto bed, G'night Ron."
"Sweet dreams Harry."
Unfortunatly, Harry's dreams where not that sweet at all. All he saw that night was the death of his uncle over and over again, like someone hit the repeat button on a CD. Harry did not sleep well at all that night.
End of Chapter 4
Chapter 4- New and Old Things
The wind howled when the students stepped off the train as if it was tring to tell them to stay away. Harry pulled his cloak in tighter around him as did many of the other students. Harry saw Hagrid marching towards the group, he knew that he had come to take the 1st years to the castle. Harry just waved at him and start to move towards the carrages, then he noticed Rebecca Slythe stepping into a carrage with Draco Malfloy and his two henchmen, Crabbie and Goyle. He looked a little closer and he saw that Rebecca was smiling and so was Draco. Harry just shrugged and stepped into the carrage with Ron, Hermione and Ginny. The carrage lurched forward and they where off towards the castle. Everyone kept the blinds shut, so that the weather outside would not get into the carrage and soak everyone.
The carrage came to a stop and everyone piled out of them and walked into the main hall of the castle. This year there where all sorts of decorations and it seemed like Headmaster Dumbledor was tring to keep everyone's spirits up with these fine decorations. Lets hope that this year is better than the last. Harry thought to himself. He took his seat and he waited for the sorting ceremony to begin. Ron and Hermione where talking to each other occasionally saying something to Harry, but Hermione did say something that did catch Harry's attention.
"Harry, what is does that Draygon guy look like?"
"Huh? Oh, I don't know. He always kept that hood on."
"Do you think that it could be, you know who?" Ron whispered.
Harry shook his head, "My scar would have been in pain if it was him."
Ron looked to the teacher's table and his eyes shot wide open. "I think we better take a look at our new proffessor."
Hermione and Harry quickly turned their heads towards the teacher's table and saw the a man in black and gold robes, his long black hair rollled down his back and he was sitting at the table apparently talking to professor Snape.
The door suddenly burst open and the 1st years piled in slowly, all of them looking very nervous. They all moved towards the front of the room and at the head of the pack was Rebecca Slythe, she did not have her uniform on. Maybe she didn't get one. Harry thought to himself. Professor McGonagal pulled out her parchment slowly and started calling 1st years up to the hat. The line slowly went down until it reached Rebecca Slythe, she slowly walked towards the hat and sat down. Professor McGonagal slowly placed the hat ontop of her her and the hat looked confused for a moment and then quickly shouted, "Sytherian!" The Sytherian table started to shout very loudly how they got the transfer student. The line thinned down to only a few remained. Both young women looked rather off, for some reason, one was very pale and looked to be alittle sick. The other had black hair with silver stripes down threw her hair and she stared at the hat intently with her violet eyes. When they both where put to the test of the hat, it repeated the same house twice, "Sytherian!"
Harry looked at Ron and they both shrugged. Not much was known about the new students, so the hat must know best right? Dumbledore slowly stood up and tapped the end of his wand on the table infront of him. " Please could i have you attention?" Everyone in the hall silenced, "Thank you, i would like to welcome you to annother year at Hogwarts. There are a few annoucements that must be made before you leave for your dormitories. One, we are proud to present to you our new Defense agaist the Dark Arts Teacher, Professor Darmoon." The group clapped slowly as the new teacher stood and bowed slowly. We would also would like to introduce our new department, the Department of Security on our campus. He would like to be only called Draygon." Dumbledore motioned to a man in a black cloak. Harry's, Ron's, Hermone's,Ginny's and Cho's jaws dropped as the man step forward, the whole hall was silent with shock, slowly the words, "I thank you for your welcome" appeared in the air. Harry looked and Ron and Hermone tring to see if they where going to say anything, but it seemed the whole group was too stunned to say anything. The man in the black cloak stepped back and stood in a dark corner.
"Other announcements, It is to be known that the dark forest is strickly forbidden. The Whomping willow is also forbidden to go near, unless you wish a quick trip to Maddam Promfey." The students chuckled, Harry looked at Ron, for they both knew that what the whomping willow accutally protected. In their third year they both took a trip under the willow to reach the Shreaking Shack in Hogsmead, where Lupin hid while he was a werewolf. It was also the first time he met Seris Black, Harry's Uncle. Harry's heart ached slightly, he had not forgotten what had happened the night his uncle died. The vision of that death still haunted his dreams to this day and that proficy. He was the death of Voldemort? He was still very confused on many things, hopefully he could talk to Dumbledore could answer a few things better this year than he could after what happened.
The dinner went on as it normally did, the students and teachers ate their dinners, talking about random things. Harry noticed durring the entire time he was at the feast, that Draygon did not touch one bit of food. He stood in the dark corner behind the teachers for the entire feast and watched the room. It was like he was expecting some monster to come out of the front door and that he would have to kill it.
The feast ended and the perfects lead their houses to their dormatories, Ron and Herminone led the Griffendor house to the painting of the fat lady, "Herionus Dracton" Ron slowly said to the painting, it nodded and then opened up to the dorms for the students. Harry and Ron slowly trudged up the stairs and fell onto their beds.
"Bloody hell, Harry. This day wore me out, how about you Harry?" Ron said while slowly turning over.
"Yeah, it drained me too. I swear if i was any more tiard i would think that Draygon was a dementor." Harry said while chuckling at his own joke.
Ron joined in the chuckle, "Yeah, i know. What is with him anyway? He always wears that hood, I wonder why he does? Do you think he is ugly or hiddously scarred or something, and does not want others to see it?"
Harry shrugged, "Maybe, anyway, I am going to goto bed, G'night Ron."
"Sweet dreams Harry."
Unfortunatly, Harry's dreams where not that sweet at all. All he saw that night was the death of his uncle over and over again, like someone hit the repeat button on a CD. Harry did not sleep well at all that night.
End of Chapter 4