Harry and Ron were getting changed as the train was said to be only about 20 minutes from Hogwarts. Both were stunned by the story that Cailin had told them. They knew that she had told them not to feel sorry for her, but it was hard not to after you heard a story like that, so they were talking about Cailin and how she was supposed to learn at Hogwarts if she couldn't see.

I mean, what are they going to do, read her everything and write her homework for her? Ron asked, intending it as a joke but actually thinking that might be what they would do. At least Snape isn't around anymore, so we don't have to worry about him getting on her case. And what about who is going to be the new DADA teacher, what if he doesn't want to teach a blinded girl?" Ron was asking Harry, spilling all his worries out in one sentence. But Harry was barely paying attention. He was watching as the train stopped, and realizing they were no where near Hogwarts, and that some really familiar pointed hat people were boarding the train.

Hermione and Ginny had helped me to put my hair up and my Hogwarts robes on, as the clothes were unfamiliar to me. I was just reaching around in the maze of clothes in the trunk when I realized that something smelt different. I had been to Hogwarts before, I knew that it had a rich smell, nothing like what I was smelling now. I was smelling something putrid, and I was hearing some pretty big waves hitting into a very rocky shore. I was sure that there were no rocky shores or oceans near Hogwarts. I groped frantically in my bag for my wand, but before I could find it, another hand grabbed mine and pulled me away.

I heard Hermione and Ginny struggling with whoever was trying to overcome us and flicked my foot back and laughed with success when I heard the guy drop to the floor screaming in pain because that place where the sun don't shine had been kicked by a high-heeled boot. Not so keen to grab me now, are you? I sneered at the guy, and I grabbed Hermione's hand and had her lead me quickly to the door of the compartment we had changed in.

We ran as fast as we could, with Ginny panting behind us, to where Ron and Harry were supposed to be. Hermione tore at the door, but found it locked with a charm, and none of us had our wands. I tried something that I usually did when I lost my wand somewhere, I concentrated on what my mothers wand had looked like and summoned the wand using all my will power and strength. With luck, I soon felt my wand sliding into my clenched fist. br /

"Alohomora " I shouted, hoping that my wand was pointing towards the door. I heard it unlock and pushed my way inside. Another person tried to grab me, but again my high-heeled boot came in handy. "Point yourself towards evil." I whispered to my wand, and felt in move in my palm. once it stopped moving, and I hoped it was pointing to someone bad, I shouted "Serpensortia!" And heard a snake appear and begin to hiss. But for some reason I didn't hear the snake hissing, it was actually talking in English.

"So, thought you'd try and step on me, well I'm insulted, remember that I can bite." The snake was saying. I laughed as I heard one of the bad guys scream in pain at the snakes bite.

"Could you chase them out of here so I can finally finish getting ready, please." I asked the snake, and I heard Ginny and Hermione gasping, probably thinking I was mad talking to a snake. I heard several footsteps and the snake slitering along as he chased the remaining 'bad' people out of the compartment. The snake came back a few moments later.

"They're gone!" It shouted in triumph "Do I have to go now? Or can I stay with you?" The snake asked, and I heard it trying to make a tiny whimper in it's throat trying to convince me to keep it.

"Alright, you can stay." I laughed.

"Awesome, 'migo, by the way, call me Drin." The snake said, and I heard him slither onto a seat and coil up.

"Ok, how the hell are you a parselmouth!" Ron shouted at me, and I winced because I heard it louder then it really was. 'Parselmouth, whats a parselmouth I thought, and then asked.

"A parselmouth is a person who can talk to and understand snakes, like you just did, and why is the snake staying, its sorta creeping me out." Hermione explained, then asked.

"He asked if he could stay with me since he helped fend off the people who were in here before, and his name is Drin, so you can stop calling him the snake." I explained.

"Well, this afternoon couldn't get any creepier, could it?" Ginny asked, and she had no idea that the afternoon would be getting very creepier and that more secrets would be revealed.

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