Chapter 2: Unfamiliar Territory

Disclaimer: See last chapter

Kitty looked around, past Jack,

"Ummm I think this is our train, it must be." She said

"Yeah," responded Jack, "Guess So...I mean it certainly looks like it, even though there are some pretty interesting individuals... It must be a new fashion trend... with all the hats and the robes and stuff..."

"Probably." Said Kitty, "Or they could just be from out of town-."

Kitty was interrupted by the conductor calling: "All Aboard!"

"Oh we just caught it in time...that's good!"

"Well let's hurry on it then shall we?" said Jack in mere sarcasm.

They made their way onto the train. On their way there, Kitty accidentally ran into a plump boy who was saying some hurried goodbyes to what looked like his grandmother.

"Oh Sorry!" said Kitty.

"Not at all" said the boy and he held out his hand. "Neville Longbottom."

"Katherine Cummins" Kitty introduced herself "but my friends just call me Kitty, and this is Jack Levenski." Jack waved hearing his name called.

"Is this the train to school?"asked Kitty

"Yes," replied Neville, "You're new here?"

"Uhuh."she responded.

They were interrupted by the sound of the trains whistle, then Neville's grandmother called him over to her.

"Must've forgotten something." He said, "See you on the train."

Kitty said a hurried goodbye than hurried over to where Jack was.

"He seems nice." She told Jack as they climbed onto the train.

"Hmm?" asked Jack apparently lost in thought, "Oh ya... I didn't get much of a chance to talk to him; I was to busy getting our stuff on the train and observing others doing the same... Did you notice most people have owls or frogs? I didn't know you were allowed to bring pets. I would've brought Max." Max, Jack's cat was one of his best friends, the two were almost inseparable. He would definitely have brought him.

The two looked up and down the train to find an empty seat, and the only space they found was in a compartment beside a blond boy and two extremely big boys that could've been mistaken for heavy weights (to Kitty's eyes).

"I see we have two newbies" the blond said to one of the others. "The name's Draco Malfoy." He said in a slow drawling voice.

"Kat Cummings" Kitty replied shortly, she wasn't getting good vibes from this boy.

"Jack Levenski" said Jack with a disgusted look on his face. Kitty could tell he was thinking along the same lines as her. Although Draco didn't seem to notice, he pointed to the boy on his left.

"This is Vincent Crabbe," he said and then turned to the other on his right side, "and Gregory Goyle." They acknowledged Kitty and Jack with grunts and Kitty wondered if they could speak much at all. They looked too thick.

There was silence for a while. Then Draco attempted to make more conversation. "So why so late coming here?"

"Well," replied Jack "Our parents weren't satisfied with our schooling at Central, so they decided to transfer us-."

"Central?!?" Draco exclaimed, "I've never heard of it."

"Strange," said Kitty, "It's one of the most popular schools in-."

"No need dear, don't want to give it away," Malfoy said tauntingly, "If I really wanted to know...I have my sources."

Jack stood up from the seat and affronted Malfoy. "Don't you ever call my girlfried dear okay? And never tease her. Cause if I catch you doing it again, I'll make you regret it!"

"Oh ya how? I probably know more than you all thanks to my father. He's taught me a couple things over the years and you might not like it if I sick one of the Unforgivables on you or your girlfriend now, would you?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" exclaimed Jack. Draco pulled from his pocket a long slender stick of wood that looked like it had been polished recently.

"What are you going do with that?" asked Jack mockingly.

Draco said something unfamiliar and the sound of a key being turned came from the door. That was when Kitty noticed a tattoo on the arm that was holding the stick. She only saw it for a millisecond, but it was long enough to see the skull and crossbones inked in green on his forearm. Kitty shivered.

This is some very weird school we are going to. I hope the kids aren't all this weird she thought.

Jack was still standing there threatening Malfoy, when Kitty saw a stream of red come out of the stick. Jack fell to the floor unconscious, which sent Kitty screaming to his side.

"I'm sorry about your Prince Charming my sweet but he was just too noisy. Do me a favour and tell him to be not so defensive to strangers next time. It could be dangerous."

"What did you do to him you creep?!?" yelled Kitty, looking up and noticing his smirk. Without waiting for an answer Kitty tried to carry Jack out into the hallway, then noticed that the door was indeed locked.

"UNLOCK IT FREAK!" exclaimed Kitty. A laughing Draco finally obliged and Kitty was out in the hallway dragging the unconscious Jack behind her.

"Didn't even pull their wands out on me!" said a laughing voice.