Chapter 5 Answers and Falls
James and the other stood up. "What's happenening?"
Sirius moved along and looked out a window. The outside suddenly grew darker..as dark clouds formed the sky. "I can't see,"Sirius said, "but it looks like there are people out there. Looks like their wearing cloaks..." he seemed to trail off. Remus and James exchanged a worried glance. "Attention," said a voice so suddenly that it made all of them start, "this is your conductor. Will all students stay in their compartments and not move. I repeat. DO NOT MOVE. STAY where you are. The Hogwarts Express needs to get to Hogwarts quickly if we are going to make it there at all-"-- -they heard Lily gasp, "so I suggest you all hold on to something."
"We need to get into an apartment!" Lily cried.
"But their all locked!" Peter replied.
"Hello! We go have wands, and we can do magic!" Sirius said exasperedly.
"Okay," said lily, trying to take charge, "my and Emma's compartment should be close by, if we can reach it-"
As if on a cue, they heard someone shout, "Alohomora!" and a figure tumbled into them, making Sirius fall back onto the ground.
"Emma!" Lily cried, relieved.
"Lily! We have to get back in our compartments now!" emma said shrilly.
"Okay! Now if you could get off me maybe we could!" Sirius said.
"I;m sorry but it's not! I didn't want to run into you." Emma retorted.
James was growing frusterated. "Alright, you guys move!" James said. Suddenly, the window next to them suddenly shattered, and glass flew all over Remus and Peter. Lily cried out in surprise and fell back, only to have a pair of arms grab her waist to stop her fall.
"Let's go!" Remus said running into the compartment. They didn't need telling twice. They all rushed in after him. Slamming the door shut, James cried, "Collorprtus!"
Lily and emma sank into the seats, looking terrified. "Who was that?"Lily asked, her face white.
"Someone tryin to break into the train." James replied shortly. Then, out of nowhere, the train began moving, only at full speed. They heard several students scream in the other compartments. Sirius, remus, Peter, and emma were thrown into the seats. James and Lily, however, weren't so lucky. The both of them slammed their heads into the door so hard, that the next thing they saw was a world of black.....
"Come on! Prongs, wake up!"
"Sirius, stop slapping him!"
"How else is he going to wake up?!"
"Lily come on! Wake up! It's not funny!"
Screaming, glass shattering....what was going on? As if a movie was being played infront on him, James remembered all that had happened. He slowly opened his eyes. His head was pounding.
"Prongs!!"
Sirius looked so delighted that he jumped on James giving him rib breaking hug.
"Let him breath!" said Remus, grinning. He looked pretty relieved too. James looked over and saw Lily slowly gaining consciousness.
"You okay?" James asked.
"I'm fine, Potter, It's no concern of yours." Lily said coldly, turning away from him.
"Fine. I promise not to care next time." James retorted. When was she going to stop hating him? If Lily had turned to face him, she would have seen the hurt look on his face. Remus saw this though, and gave him a sympathetic look.
"Come on, were at Hogwarts. I think were the last ones on the train." Peter said quietly.
The six of them got up and slowly made their way out of the train and into one of the carriages. When inside, Peter piped up, "I wonder if Dumbledore's going to tell us what happened on the train."
"I don't know about you guys, but it looked like we were getting attacked." Remus said.
"Hey," Sirius said, suddenly sounding cheerful, "we need to give the Slytherins the 'welcome back' prank remember?"
James grinned. "How could I forget?"
"James! Sirius!" Lily looked at them, sounding stern, "I'm warning you, I'll give you guys a detention-"
"Since when has that ever stopped us?" Sirius asked, not looking at all effected by her threat. She threw him a dirty looked and turned around to look out the window. James stared at her for while, then signed. Well, can't say this wasn't an interesting first day back. The six of them ran into the Great Hall, everyone was talking, and by the sound of it, it was about the event that took place earlier that day. Emma and Lily wandered away from then to go join a group of their friends, while James watched her leave sadly. Several girls giggled and waved at them, so, James gave them that smile that they loved to see.
After being seated, Dumbledore rose to his feet and began speaking, "As you all know, the Forbidden Forrest is still forbidden. We have all the same rules, however, I would like to talk to you about the events that took place on the train."
Lily looked up at him. She really wanted to know that exactly that was about. Were they really almost attacked?
"Now," Dumbledore continued, "I will not lie to you. Some of Voldemort's supporters were trying to attack the train. However, I placed some charms on it so they would not be able 2 do so. But if anymore of them had turned up, it would have been hard to stop them. Which is why we had to get you out of there as soon as possible, so I apologize if any of you were shocked at the speed the train was going." Dumbledore smiled. "Now, let the feast begin."
Food appeared on their plates, and the atmosphere changed. Students began talking wildy. Lily smiled, thing were okay, for the moment.
James and the other stood up. "What's happenening?"
Sirius moved along and looked out a window. The outside suddenly grew darker..as dark clouds formed the sky. "I can't see,"Sirius said, "but it looks like there are people out there. Looks like their wearing cloaks..." he seemed to trail off. Remus and James exchanged a worried glance. "Attention," said a voice so suddenly that it made all of them start, "this is your conductor. Will all students stay in their compartments and not move. I repeat. DO NOT MOVE. STAY where you are. The Hogwarts Express needs to get to Hogwarts quickly if we are going to make it there at all-"-- -they heard Lily gasp, "so I suggest you all hold on to something."
"We need to get into an apartment!" Lily cried.
"But their all locked!" Peter replied.
"Hello! We go have wands, and we can do magic!" Sirius said exasperedly.
"Okay," said lily, trying to take charge, "my and Emma's compartment should be close by, if we can reach it-"
As if on a cue, they heard someone shout, "Alohomora!" and a figure tumbled into them, making Sirius fall back onto the ground.
"Emma!" Lily cried, relieved.
"Lily! We have to get back in our compartments now!" emma said shrilly.
"Okay! Now if you could get off me maybe we could!" Sirius said.
"I;m sorry but it's not! I didn't want to run into you." Emma retorted.
James was growing frusterated. "Alright, you guys move!" James said. Suddenly, the window next to them suddenly shattered, and glass flew all over Remus and Peter. Lily cried out in surprise and fell back, only to have a pair of arms grab her waist to stop her fall.
"Let's go!" Remus said running into the compartment. They didn't need telling twice. They all rushed in after him. Slamming the door shut, James cried, "Collorprtus!"
Lily and emma sank into the seats, looking terrified. "Who was that?"Lily asked, her face white.
"Someone tryin to break into the train." James replied shortly. Then, out of nowhere, the train began moving, only at full speed. They heard several students scream in the other compartments. Sirius, remus, Peter, and emma were thrown into the seats. James and Lily, however, weren't so lucky. The both of them slammed their heads into the door so hard, that the next thing they saw was a world of black.....
"Come on! Prongs, wake up!"
"Sirius, stop slapping him!"
"How else is he going to wake up?!"
"Lily come on! Wake up! It's not funny!"
Screaming, glass shattering....what was going on? As if a movie was being played infront on him, James remembered all that had happened. He slowly opened his eyes. His head was pounding.
"Prongs!!"
Sirius looked so delighted that he jumped on James giving him rib breaking hug.
"Let him breath!" said Remus, grinning. He looked pretty relieved too. James looked over and saw Lily slowly gaining consciousness.
"You okay?" James asked.
"I'm fine, Potter, It's no concern of yours." Lily said coldly, turning away from him.
"Fine. I promise not to care next time." James retorted. When was she going to stop hating him? If Lily had turned to face him, she would have seen the hurt look on his face. Remus saw this though, and gave him a sympathetic look.
"Come on, were at Hogwarts. I think were the last ones on the train." Peter said quietly.
The six of them got up and slowly made their way out of the train and into one of the carriages. When inside, Peter piped up, "I wonder if Dumbledore's going to tell us what happened on the train."
"I don't know about you guys, but it looked like we were getting attacked." Remus said.
"Hey," Sirius said, suddenly sounding cheerful, "we need to give the Slytherins the 'welcome back' prank remember?"
James grinned. "How could I forget?"
"James! Sirius!" Lily looked at them, sounding stern, "I'm warning you, I'll give you guys a detention-"
"Since when has that ever stopped us?" Sirius asked, not looking at all effected by her threat. She threw him a dirty looked and turned around to look out the window. James stared at her for while, then signed. Well, can't say this wasn't an interesting first day back. The six of them ran into the Great Hall, everyone was talking, and by the sound of it, it was about the event that took place earlier that day. Emma and Lily wandered away from then to go join a group of their friends, while James watched her leave sadly. Several girls giggled and waved at them, so, James gave them that smile that they loved to see.
After being seated, Dumbledore rose to his feet and began speaking, "As you all know, the Forbidden Forrest is still forbidden. We have all the same rules, however, I would like to talk to you about the events that took place on the train."
Lily looked up at him. She really wanted to know that exactly that was about. Were they really almost attacked?
"Now," Dumbledore continued, "I will not lie to you. Some of Voldemort's supporters were trying to attack the train. However, I placed some charms on it so they would not be able 2 do so. But if anymore of them had turned up, it would have been hard to stop them. Which is why we had to get you out of there as soon as possible, so I apologize if any of you were shocked at the speed the train was going." Dumbledore smiled. "Now, let the feast begin."
Food appeared on their plates, and the atmosphere changed. Students began talking wildy. Lily smiled, thing were okay, for the moment.