Elysian Potter: The Forgotten Queen.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, nor d I own the original idea for this story. All rights for the characters go to the magnificent J. K. Rowling and the original idea belongs to CharmedMilliE-Karry Master.

Elysian's Theme Song: You Should See Me In A Crown, Billie Ellis

Chapter Six: Hallowe'en

Draco couldn't believe his eyes when he saw that Harry and Ronald were still at Hogwarts the next day, looking tired but perfectly cheerful. The platinum blonde had smoke billowing out of his nostrils as he glared at the male Potter so harshly he should have been vaporised. Elysian just shook her head at his anger and continued going through the rules of 'GO' with members of Slytherin – ever since she had begun teaching her friends how to play others had become interested in learning and it had started a nightly tradition of 'GO' tournaments, which Elysian usually won.

"How did he not get caught?" hissed Draco, eyes burning as he shoved his knife into his bacon. "How is he still here?"

Daphne glanced at him, her ice Queen façade making her seem only half interested in what he was saying, and spoke: "Did you honestly expect him to be expelled? Our 'esteemed' headmaster would never allow 'our saviour' to be harmed in any way."

Elysian, having had enough of listening to Draco whine, stood and walked out of the Great Hall. She was about to begin her trek towards potions when she felt herself being turned around and pushed against the wall. Growling in annoyance, Elysian's emerald eyes narrowed as she came face to face with her twin brother and a red-haired weasel.

"Why didn't you tell us it was a trap?" asked Harry the moment she had caught her bearings. "We almost got caught!"

Forcing his hand from her shoulder, Elysian straightened her robes and looked her brother dead in the eye. She didn't speak for a few seconds and then opened her mouth: "Now why would I have done that? We are, after all, not within the same House, not friends and have no reason to speak with each other outside of public engagements."

"We're family," said Harry, his tone indicating that he truly believed that would win the argument.

"Really? You certainly never told me that before," said Elysian, her face completely blank except for the dangerous glimmer that lit up her killer eyes. "If I remember correctly, and I'm sure I do, the last time you ever referred to me as such, you were telling people I was – how did you put it? – a disgusting Slytherin who has disgraced the family name by existing within the same area as Draco Malfoy and his 'Death eater wannabes.'"

The paleness of Harry's face was all it took for Elysian to know he recognised those words. Harry, however, believed that this next piece of information may be enough to clear the bad blood between them.

"Well, we went into the third-floor corridor, you know the forbidden one, and found a three-headed dog guarding something inside!" said Harry. "What do you think?"

"It's a Cerberus and guards the underworld," Elysian answered. Seeing that they actually believed her made her laugh as she slipped from Harry's grip and walked into the Great Hall. It did intrigue her though, what could be so important it required a level two magical creature – creatures who were dangerous but could be controlled if need be – guarding it. Her mind flashed back to the headline she had read earlier about the break-in at Gringotts and she immediately spotted a connection.

Ronald and Harry shared a look and Elysian couldn't stop herself bursting out laughing before pushing past them and heading to her first class.

~EP~

"He's got a broom!" roared Draco that evening when everyone had gathered in the common room. "Bloody Potter's got himself a broom! And no one cares."

Blaise looked up from the board in front of him and looked towards the Slytherin Prince with a raised eyebrow. Theodore Nott, who was sitting on the sofa next to the fire, just shook his head at Draco's outburst and returned to reading his DADA book. Elysian smirked as she once again won against Daphne before turning to Draco, Ares purring on her lap.

"What did you expect?" she asked. "He's the savour, chosen one all that rot. Did you really think Dumbledore wouldn't bend the rules for his Golden Boy to get a better broom?"

This seemed to knock all of the fight out of the platinum blonde, who then fell back into his seat with a look of utter defeat on his features.

"I want to know why he wasn't caught out last night," said Daphne, preparing the 'GO' board for their next game.

"They hid in the third-floor corridor," said Elysian. Everyone looked at her. "My brother and Ronald Weasley accosted me outside of the Great Hall at Breakfast and informed me. It seemed they were under the impression that since I shared the same parents and blood with dear old Harry that I was obligated to help them. Apparently, there's a three headed dog inside one of the rooms guarding something. Intriguing isn't it?"

"They accosted you?" growled Draco and Blaise together.

"I was perfectly fine, boys, calm down."

The two grumbled but returned to what they were doing. Theo, a perplexed expression on his face, moved over and held the book in front of Elysian's face. With a small smile, she quickly explained what was needed and what he was doing wrong before turning to Crabbe and Goyle to help them with their potions homework.

"Draco stop pouting and come do your homework," said Elysian without turning around.

"Fine," sighed Draco and quickly joined them.

~EP~

Perhaps it was because she was now so busy, what with helping the boys with their studies and planning everyone's interactions so no one knows their friends, but Elysian could hardly believe it when she realised she had now been at Hogwarts for two months. The castle felt more like home then Potter Manor ever had. Her lessons, too, were more intriguing now that they had mastered the basics.

On Hallowe'en morning they she woke to the delicious smell of baking pumpkin wafting through the corridors. Even better, Professor McGonagall announced that in transfiguration they would be learning how to turn needles into decorations. They spent the entire lesson making flying bats and talking pumpkins, Neville had been so excited to work with her for the first time.

It was what happened after that lesson that made Elysian hate her brother more. She had just finished her class when Hermione came barrelling towards her with tears in her eyes. Instantly Elysian wrapped her arms around her and pulled her into a hug before rushing her up to the girl's toilet and locking them both in one of the stalls. Hermione hiccupped as she began to explain and Elysian growled in annoyance at her brother's stupidity.

They sat there in silence for a while, missing classes were the least of their worries.

~EP~

When Neville and Daphne had discovered that Elysian had not been in their next class they hadn't worried, she was a grown witch who could take care of herself, and had just assumed she had been held up in another class or wasn't feeling well. It was when no one had seen her for about three hours that they began to worry and decided to inform Draco and the other Slytherin's of the shocking development. It was almost like sending out a search party, everyone was looking for her but when no one had found her and she hadn't arrived at dinner everyone who sat down was in a sorrowful mood.

The Slytherin table ate in complete silence as everyone began thinking over where they hadn't checked and where she could possibly be when Professor Quirrell burst into the Great Hall like a mad man. He ran to the top of the staff table yelling:

"TROLL IN THE DUNGEON! TROLL IN THE DUNGEON! Thought you all should know," before fainting.

Immediately everyone was up and crying out in fear though Neville, Theodore, Blaise and Draco weren't thinking of themselves, especially as they snuck out of the Great Hall, they were thinking of their missing friend. Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley were also following them.

"What do you want Potter?" Draco snarled.

"Not that it's any of your business but we need to find Hermione," Harry growled back. "What about you?"

"That's none of your concern," Neville said before dragging Draco along.

As they ran up towards the girl's toilet, the one place no one had checked, Neville sniffed and a foul stench reached his nostrils, a mix of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seemed to clean.

And then they heard it – a low grunting and the shuffling foot falls of gigantic feet. Ron and Blaise pointed: at the end of the passage to the left, something huge was moving towards them. They shrank into the shadows and watched it emerge into a patch of moonlight.

It was a horrible sight. Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull, granite grey, its great lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut. It had short legs thick as tree trunks with flat, horny feet. The smell coming from it was incredible. It was holding a huge wooden club, which dragged along the floor because its arms were too long.

The troll stopped next to a doorway and peered inside. It waggled its long ears, making up its tiny mind, then slouched slowly into the room.

~EP~

Inside the girl's toilet's, Elysian had just convinced Hermione to go down to the Great Hall for dinner when she felt the floor shake beneath her feet. Placing her fingers on her lips, Elysian bent down and placed her head against the cold, tiled floor of the bathroom before letting out a tiny gasp. Hermione's eyes opened wide as she followed Elysian's lead. Outside their stall was a pair of very large, grey, flat, horny feet with a wooden club being dragged behind them.

The troll seemed to have heard Elysian's gasp as it slouched towards their stall and peered inside, its eyes focusing on the two girls as it raised its club. Seeing that their element of surprise was gone and that they were in grave danger, Elysian did the only thing she could: she pushed Hermione under the stall behind her before rolling into the one of her side just as the stall they were in was destroyed by the troll's club. Both girls let out a terrified scream as Hermione's stall was destroyed next and she was forced to run towards the sink. Elysian ran out of her stall and did her best to draw the troll away from her friend but the troll was fixated on Hermione and wouldn't stop until it had killed her.

A few seconds later, the boys came charging inside with raised wands. Neville ran over to Elysian to make sure she was okay but she brushed him off and raised her wand as well.

"What do we do?" Ronald asked, he looked like he was about to wet himself and Harry didn't look much better.

"Distract it, draw it away from Hermione," Elysian ordered. "Well don't just stand there, do it!"

The two Gryffindor's did just that, running on either side of the troll and waving their arms around to try and get its attention away from the girl currently cowering under a sink.

"Now what?" Draco asked.

"Remember the spell Professor Flitwick taught us yesterday?" Elysian asked. They all nodded. "Aim for the club, these trolls are impervious to magic but not physical attacks."

"Where do you learn this stuff?" Theodor asked.

"It's a mystical place called the library, NOW CAN WE GET ON!"

"Sorry…"

After three the Slytherin's all said the spell aloud and lifted the club into the air. The troll seemed to be shocked by its club taking on a life of its own and made effort to grab the bit of wood but Elysian refused to allow that to happen. Hermione quickly ran over and hid behind them as they continued to raise the club in the air before dropping it onto the troll's head. Harry and Ron moved out of its way as quickly as they could as it began to fall towards them, making sure not to do anything to awaken the beast that had almost killed the female Potter and Hermione.

"Thank you," Hermione said hugging Draco as he was the closest. Elysian noticed him blush and smiled as he hugged her back.

"Anything for a friend of Elysian's," Draco smiled. "Even if you are a muggleborn."

Hermione looked at him in annoyance.

"Ignore Draco, I'm slowly training it out of him I swear," Elysian laughed.

A sudden slamming and loud footsteps made the eight of them look up. They hadn't realised what a racket they had been making, but of course, someone downstairs had heard the crashing and the troll's roar. A moment later, Professor McGonagall had come bursting into the room, closely followed by Snape, with Quirrell bringing up the rear. Quirrell took one look at the troll, let out a faint whimper and sat down quickly on a toilet, clutching his heart.

Snape bent over the troll. Professor McGonagall was looking at Ron and Harry. Elysian had never seen her look so angry. Her lips were white. Hopes of winning fifty points for Gryffindor faded quickly from Harry's mind.

"What on Earth were you thinking of?" said Professor McGonagall.

"Please Professor McGonagall – they only came up here looking for Hermione and I," Elysian called. "I hadn't been feeling well after transfiguration and Hermione had offered to stay with me up here encase something happened or I need help getting to the hospital wing. We hadn't realised what the time was and when we were about to leave and join the feast the troll entered the toilet and began attacking us. It was after we screamed that the boys came in and Harry and Ron distracted the troll while Draco, Neville, Blaise, Theodore and myself lifted its club to hit it with. We didn't mean to cause trouble in any way ma'am, it was just that we were in the wrong place at the wrong time. If they hadn't come in when they did I don't think Hermione would have survived and I alone couldn't have done anything."

"Well – in that case …" McGonagall looked towards the other two Professors. "Ten points from Gryffindor and Slytherin for missing classes… and ten points to Slytherin and Gryffindor for such heroic acts. Now you should all leave and go back to your common rooms whilst we get this sorted out."

Instantly they all fled the girl's toilets though Elysian managed to hold back Blaise and Neville and Draco. Theo was about to stop as well but Elysian asked him to make sure Hermione went to the hospital wing so he didn't.

"What's up?" Neville asked.

"Come on," she ordered, making sure none of the teachers were watching. "I want to have a look at the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side."

"What?" Draco whispered. "Are you nuts?"

"Draco, that troll was a distraction used so that someone could get into the third-floor corridor. I want to find out why I almost died and if it was important enough to warrant two small children's deaths. If you don't like it, the common rooms that way."

"You know me Elysian," Neville said grabbing her hand. "I'm right by your side."

"Me too," Blaise agreed.

"Fine."

"Good, now come on."

They quickly got onto the correct staircase just as it began to move and smiled as it set them up perfectly with the third-floor corridor. Rushing up the stairs and onto the landing, Elysian found the door her brother had described and tugged it open lightly. It seems her brother had been telling the truth when he said that there was a Cerberus in the school.

The boys were about to pull her out when Elysian stepped into the room, each one was whispering for her to get out of there but she refused to listen. She slowly raised her hand in front of her as the three growling heads stared at her and began clicking her tongue in a soothing way. A small smirked appeared when the middle head gently nuzzled her hand before letting the other two do the same.

"You aren't so scary, are you?" Elysian whispered. "You just want a friend, right?"

The heads nodded.

"Well, I'll be your friend now," Elysian smiled. "I'll come up and see you when I can. I promise."

And with that she left the room and they began making their way back to their common rooms.

"Your terrifying, you know that, right?"

"Yep."

End Chapter Six: Hallowe'en