Chapter 4

As the train took off Malcolm walked down looking for an open room. He was in the last cart before he finally found it. The room was vacant and had a distinct smell to it. He took a seat and took out one of his books that read Defensive Techniques and Protection Spells: A Beginners Guide. He began to read it and it was really informative. He practiced a couple of spells, but most of them didn't work.

The door flew open and a girl about his age came through the door. She had blonde hair with a slim body. What caused his attention were her big breasts. "May I sit here there are no other available seats."

"Um… sure." He said shyly as he moved over as she sat next to him.

"I'm Kara," She said as she shook his hand, "I can't believe I was accepted. I'm so happy to be here. I'm doing all I can to get ahead. My parent couldn't believe it either, and I'm so happy before I didn't think I was going to get in." Out of no where she embraced him with a kiss. "So what about you?"

Malcolm was still stunned form the kiss that he still could not figure out what he did to receive it. "Um…"he said still thinking "My name is Malcolm. I'm an orphan and I was accepted by the headmistress.

"That's cool so how did you pay for all the books and stuff?"

Malcolm thought that was pretty rood. She had no right to assume he was poor, even though he was. "I managed." He said kind of feeling embarrassed. They spent the next ten minuets in silence. It only broke when the door once again slid open and three boys walked in. The one on the left was a short boy who had brown hair and was a little overweight. The one in the middle had red hair and was tall and muscular and seemed to be the one who told the others what to do because he grabbed the man on his right, an also small boy who looked exactly like the other one, but had a lighter brown hair. "Well if it isn't Kara and who is this dimwit?" the middle boy asked. As the other two began laughing.

"Get out of here Kyle. No one cares what you think." She said in a nasty sort of tone.

"Oh I'm sorry Kara I didn't mean to offend you or you ugly friend here." The two on the right nearly fell over laughing. "Now this is more fun then last year, AhHaHaHa!" He said as he began to turn around and then quickly turned back the other way and Malcolm felt his fist slam into his nose. "That will tell you to remember the name Kyle Thompson." With that he left as they all began to laugh.

Malcolm held onto his nose so the blood did not go on to the floor. He pulled out a napkin and placed it on his nose. He couldn't believe what just happened. He had never done anything to anyone. He definitely didn't deserve that and he hated everything to do with those guys.

"I'm so sorry for what he did to you. You didn't deserve that." She took the napkin and held it up to his nose.

"You don't have to do that, I got it." Malcolm said pushing her hand away. All of a sudden everything went black on the train as the train suddenly stopped. Screams where coming from down the hall way and Malcolm did not know what was going on. He wondered if it was some kind of thing to do with that Kyle person. As he peaked out into the hallway he couldn't see a thing, but he could hear footsteps coming closer and closer. It made him feel fear like no other. Then he heard the footsteps stop as he was pushed from some force. He heard a harsh low nasty voice say, "Lumos." A dark hooded figure appeared with a mask of a skull that covered most, but not all of his face. He was tall and had a wand pointing at his face. He turned his wand toward Kara and said "Hiroso Empharium." As she fell backward hitting her head on the base of her seat, "Who are you." Malcolm asked as the man turned toward him.

"I am the man of a thousand years who has been thought to have been sealed by the darkness. I shall leave you with this word Riddle." Then all of a sudden he disappeared out of thin air and the lights turned back on.

The door flew open again as a woman with long brown hair who looked like she was in her twenties came rushing in wand in hand pointing from one location in the room to another. "Damn! He's gone." She said as she ran and knelt down next to Kara. "She's stunned, but she'll be all right." She picked her up and laid her on the seat. She ran over to him checking him. "You seem to be all right."

"Um… Who are you?" Malcolm said in a quiet voice not trying to be rood.

"I am Hermonie Granger. I teach defense against the dark arts at Hogwarts." She said as she took a seat.

"Oh. Who was that man?"

"As it turns out I don't know."

"He said something to me."

"WHAT?" she said looking right into his eyes and looked like she was excited.

"When I asked him his name he said I am the man of a thousand years who has been thought to have been sealed by the darkness. I shall leave you with this word Riddle."

"Hm… Very interesting now if you excuse me I have to check on the other students." She said fast as she ran out the door.

Malcolm's mind was on the man as Kara stood up and rubbed her head asking what happened. Though Malcolm didn't answer he was in deep thought and couldn't here anything else. After a while the train stopped as he got off. They where at a huge lake with the moon lighting it up. In the distance was a huge castle with lights up. It was a very amazing site. All of the students seemed to now where they where going, but Malcolm didn't have a clue. He then heard a voice say, "Firs' years." He turned to see a giant man about seven feet tall with a brown coat on.

He walked over to the man and he looked down and said, "Well Hello." As Malcolm climbed into the boat and it sailed toward the castle the thought about the man went away as excitement filled his mind.