Chapter 4: The Hogwarts Express

The rest of the summer came and passed without much interruption from the outside world. News of Death Eater attacks came in, mostly from different countries, England had remained quiet. Things were starting out like Dumbledore said, no attacks in England, but attacks on other parts of the world. Just as Dumbledore suspected as well, Corneilius Fudge leant the Aurors to different countries to fight off the attacks.

It was soon September 1st and the group found themselves at Kings Cross to once again board the Hogwarts Express. Monique, Belle, Tim, and Gabrielle left the night before so not to rise suspicion when they arrived at Kings Cross. Tim and Belle were to meet Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermoine on a compartment in the train, while Monique and Gabrielle were to start their mission on infultrating the Slytherin house. The night before, Monique was talking to the Hogwarts students of Grimmauld Place to see what the Slytherins were like and who was the likely person to go to infiltrate the house.

"I'd say go to Malfoy," Harry said.

"Who's Malfoy?" Monique asked.

"He's the stupidest git in Slytherin house for one thing." Ron interjected.

"As true as that is, it'd be easiest if you go through him to earn the rest of the house's trust. He's basicly their leader." Harry said. "All you have to do is stroke his ego a bit, and you're in."

These words stayed in Harry's head, he feared for Monique, he grown to care about her over the past month. They talked about Sirius alot which he couldn't do with anyone else but Remus, and Remus wasn't always around for him to talk to. She wanted to know alot about Sirius, and the rest of the Marauders. She grew to loathe the existence of Peter Pettigrew and to laugh about the adventures of James Potter and Sirius Black. She was a piece of his godfather and Harry was happy to have her around, even though now she will go to Slytherin, and act as though they never met, worse of all act as though she hates Harry.

"Earth to Harry! Come in Space Cadet Potter, are you there?" Hermoine was waving her hand in front of his face as they came to the barrier between Platforms 9 and 10. "Are you ok Harry?"

"Yeah, I'm fine just thinking I suppose." Harry smiled at Hermoine and leaned his trolly against the barrier and slipped onto Platform 9 and 3/4. Harry looked at the scarlet steam engine and a smile crept across his lips, he was gonna go to Hogwarts for the last time. It suddenly dawned on him that this was going to be Harry's last year at Hogwarts, and then he was shoved forward.

"Harry you gotta keep movin' when you go through the barrier." It was Ron that had run into him and ran him over in the process. Ron grabbed him by the hand and helped Harry from the ground, "You alright mate?"

"Yeah, just thinkin' too much today." Harry said with a laugh as they got their stuff onboard the train. Harry, Hermoine, Ron, and Ginny put there stuff in an empty compartment and exited the train to say their goodbyes. There were hugs, and sniffles from Mrs Weasley for all four of them, but none of the other members of the order said goodbye.

"We'll see you soon enough." Remus said with a wink.

"Trust me, everythings going to be fine. I know Hagrid's happy about what's happening." Charlie said with a smile.

It suddenly dawned on Harry why Charlie would be at Hogwarts, and why this would make Hagrid happy, "Umm Charlie, you didn't bring any err.....'friends' back from Romania did you???"

Charlie smiled, "You'll see Harry." With that the steam engine gave a great whistle and everyone got back on board. When they returned to the compartment Belle and Tim were waiting for them. They smiled at the trio plus one.

"Do you four mind if we sit here?" Belle asked with a wink.

"What are you guys...OWWWW!!" Ron bellowed as once again Hermoine stepped on his foot.

"OH, it's not a problem at all." Hermoine responded with a smile. They all sat down and let the compartment door slide shut. At that point Harry put a silencing charm around the compartment so no one on the outside could hear what they were saying.

"Thanks Ron, we're here for five minutes and you almost blow our cover." Belle said sarcastically.

"Jeez Ron, I'm surprised Dumbledore would tell you anything about his plans." Tim said with a smirk.

Ron looked very sour about all of this, "LISTEN, I'm sorry alright."

"Don't worry about it Ron, we're just joshin' ya." Belle said.

"Anyways, down to buisness. Harry we heard there might be an assassin on the train. We're not sure who, we're not sure when, we're not even sure if the information is true, we're just letting you know what our ears heard." Tim explained.

Harry placed his head in his hands, "Why does this shit always happen to me."

All of a sudden the door slides open and a blonde haired first year popped his head in and says, "If it didn't happen to you then the books wouldn't be about you." The door slid close and the boy walked back down the corridor. The six people in the compartment just stared at each other.

"Who the hell was that!?" Ginny exclaimed.

"Probably some first year. Anyways, I'm sure the order will find out about this assassin before they even try anything, so what's the big deal." Ron said.

"I'm just putting you on your guard Harry, that's all." Tim said.

"Have you guys seen Monique or Gabrielle yet?" Harry asked.

"Gabrielle we saw talking to these two gorrilla looking kids, he's trying to go straight to the top apparently. Monique was fawning over some blonde headed kid." Belle said.

"Looked like they found their targets." Harry said. Harry told Gabrielle to go through Crabbe and Goyle before going straight to Malfoy, Monique was going straight for Malfoy, and in the only way a girl can get on Malfoy's good side. "Well I guess there isn't much to do then just sit around and wait till we get to school...." Suddenly the door slid open.

"If it isn't Scarhead, the Mudblood, and the Weasel." the voice of Draco Malfoy, followed by his leaning presence against the door to their compartment. Draco was a Slytherin seventh year at Hogwarts and has been the sworn enemy of Harry, Ron, Hermoine and all of Gryffondor house. Behind him was, to their surprise, Gabrielle standing right behind Draco with a smirk on his face as he looked down on the rest of the people in the compartment, leering at them as if he's never seen them before.

"SO these are the losers you were telling me about Draco?" Gabrielle said. "Looks like a bunch of no talent hacks, probably mudbloods the lot of 'em." He was doing a good job at playing an arrogant, stuckup bastard.

"This is a private party," Tim stood up to face Malfoy, "and unless you have an invitation, we're gonna have to ask you to leave."

"Just who might you be?" Draco asked shooting daggers into his eyes.

"Tim Gregory of Boston Mass."

"AH, an American. Worse then a mudblood, wouldn't you agree Monique." Draco said as Monique made her appearance, draping her arm around the shouldars of Malfoy, as he smirked. Monique was a beauitful girl with amazing features, but her acting skills seemed to be her best quality.

"mmm, I must say that Americans and mudbloods are on the same platoe." Monique said in a sly voice. "And here we have the rest of the mudbloods, blood traitors, and the boy who won't live for long." Monique smiled. She walked over to Harry and slapped him hard across the face. "Poor boy, doesn't even know what's hit him." She winked and mouthed the words "I'm sorry."

"Come Monique, lets get away from such trash." Draco exited the room along with Gabrielle right behind him, and Monique followed dropping a note behind her and sliding the compartment door shut.

"THAT BITCH!" Ginny said.

"Calm down Gin, she's just playing the part." Harry said as he picked up the note, "she did a good job at it if you ask me, her and Gabrielle." Harry unfolded the note and read it to himself:

Harry,

I'm sorry for slapping you and acting like a bitch, but I gotta do it to convince them that I'm one of them. I want you, Tim, and Belle to meet me and Gabrielle in the room of requirement around midnight, we have something to tell all of you. Plus I think we should talk.

Monique

Harry looked up from the note, at Belle and Tim, "She wants us to meet her at the room of requirement tonight, apparently they found something out already."

"I told ya, stroke Malfoy's ego, and he'll tell you anything." Ron said with pride.

"Yeah good job Ron, a monkey could've figured that one out." Ginny said.

"None of that matters, what matters is that their in and we can't blow their cover." Harry said.

Authors Notes: hmmmmmmmm nope nothin' to say