Hermione raised her hand to everyone's disbelief. "May I try?" as Wren handed the glasses over she leaned down and whispered something in her ear, making Hermione's eyes open wide. She quickly walked out of the compartment and into the hall. In a few moments she was back, suppressing a giggle. Once she sat down next to wren by the door she burst out laughing. "You were right!! That is so funny!"
"What?" Harry and Ron said at the same time.
"Wren, Wren! Tell them, oh my sides hurt!" Hermione was doubled over with laughter.
Wren raised an eyebrow "I didn't think she'd find it that funny. Honestly!"
"Hermione breath! It is very important!" Laelai commanded "jeez its not like she saw." her head snapped over to Wren, who shifted uncomfortably under the scrutiny "you didn't did you? Oh my gosh, you did!!" Laelai started to laugh as well.
"Sorry for the confusion, I simply told Hermione that...umm what was the boy's name?" she looked around.
"Draco Malfoy" Ron spat the name with malice.
"Yes well I told her he had leopard spotted underwear, whitey tighty style." Every one stared shocked, then started laughing. After a while, when every one calmed down, Wren asked, "Who's Umbrige? Your Defense against the dark arts teacher?"
"Yeah, and a prissy-"here Hermione said something she rarely said, "Who deserves, what was it you said last year Ron?"
" Which one? The "fed to a box of starving blast ended skrewts" or "mutilated by angry centaurs?"
"You never said any thing about the centaurs, that actually happened." Hermione felt unusually jealous as Ron examined the book Wren had shown them.
Hermione and Ron were still arguing, while Monica and Harry oblivious to their spat, talked in quiet whispers. They were all immersed in conversation when the door opened yet again.
The trolley witch said "any thing from the trolley, dears?"
Laelai, who had been drawing with the Live-Action pencils said "sure" and proceeded to buy the witches wares. Wren paid for droobles gum, sugar quills and pumpkin pasties. When she sat down she began on the sugar quills. The others bought food and began to eat.
While they ate, numerous conversations rose, but Wren was oblivious to them. When Laelai looked over, she started, "Wren? What's wrong?" The girl's eyes were unfocused and dull.
Every one now looked over as she opened her mouth to speak, it wasn't her voice that issued forth. A hard cold, raspy voice had taken over. The voice said:
Too early for the rainbow,
Too early for the dove.
These are the final days,
This is the darkness, this is the flood.
Wren blinked and her eyes regained focus, "What? Sorry I zoned out there, why are you all looking at me?" at that moment Star walked in.
"What did she say Monica? Guys? What did she say?" her melodic voice was full of concern for her friend.
"Let me check" Wren searched her bag until she found an ebony stone. She held it in her hand, and a flame burst from her palm, the ebony turned red, and wren nodded her head, hearing something the others couldn't. "When we get to Hogwarts I need to see Albus Dumbledore."
"Alright, we'll go together." Said Monica.