a/n re-formatted a few chapters as per a few complaints, happy holidays 31/12/18

Chapter 2

On the Hogwarts Express

Harry Potter and his friend Neville Longbottom were just coming back from lunch with the new Potion Master. Both of them were confused about the reason for it but Harry was guessing it was an audition for the upcoming year, for his new favourite students.

As they entered another car of the train they noticed the quiet and scarcity of students. They shot looks at each other and slid their wands out ready for action. As they moved they noticed all the compartments had their blinds down, all except for one, which had loud voices coming out of it.

"You're mine and you will always will be. I don't need a contract you bitch" came a voice which they instantly recognized as Draco Malfoy.

"Fuck you, I'll never be yours again. I'd rather die than let you touch me again, you and your thick-headed friends" screamed a girl's voice.

"Oh trust me, after we've finished with you, you're going to wish you had died. Hold her down boys" he shouted.

As the girls screams got louder Harry and Neville sped up, and managed to see the back of the blonde haired Slytherin just poking out of the compartment door. They nodded at each other and Harry held up his hand with three fingers up and counted down. Neville new exactly what he meant and as the last finger went down they charged.

Draco heard the rumble of footsteps coming and rolled his eyes.

"I warned you all stay in you fucking compartments or else" he shouted and turned to see who the interrupting git was.

But all he saw was a red light then darkness as Harry Potter's 'stunning spell' hit him in his face.

Harry and Neville moved into the compartment to see Crabbe and Goyle trying to hold down a very ferocious brunette. In that second their anger pulsed, and the dawn of recognition spread across their face's, their leader was down, and they had two angry Gryffindor's pointing wands at them. But even before their brains could form a thought they both collapsed thanks to well-placed stunners.

Pansy heard the commotion, felt the grips of the two apes fall away and as she looked up she saw him standing over Draco's body

"P P Potter" she sputtered.

"Pansy?" asked Harry "what the fuck is going on? Are you ok" as he pulled her up off the table which allowed her to fall against him and his open arms.

"Oh Harry, they were going to rape me because I didn't want to be with him since our betrothal contract was cancelled last year" she cried. "They attacked me as I came out of the bathroom". She stood alone albeit a bit shakily and walked over to the form of the unconscious Draco and started to kick him while shouting obscenities at him.

"You were contracted to be with him" asked a shocked Neville.

Pansy stopped her attack and looked at Neville.

"Can you imagine a girl being with him by choice Longbottom?" she said curtly and gave Draco a final kick in the mouth splintering his teeth "that should do it, for now".

She stepped over Draco's body.

"I want to thank you both for saving my virtue and life".

"Pansy you shouldn't go anywhere alone. Let me escort you back to your compartment" Harry insisted as he held out his hand to her which she hesitantly took.

"Nev keep them stunned and I'll be back in a couple of minutes to help sort them out" Harry instructed and started to walk Pansy back to where she had told him her compartment was.

"Yea no worries mate. I might give the apes a bit of a shave while you're gone" Neville said with a chuckle.

As they walked Pansy was torn with excitement because she's holding hands with Harry Potter and scared shitless because of what could've happened if they hadn't turned up.

"Thank you, Potter" she whispered.

"Hey, don't worry about it, anyone would have done the same thing" he said soothingly.

"No, they wouldn't and didn't. I've made a lot of enemies on this train Potter, you included I imagine. But this a new me, a free me, and I will do whatever I can to make it up to everyone" she said.

Harry looked at her and saw in her eye's that she truly meant it.

"well I'm glad to hear that Pansy. You're too pretty to have enemies. I always thought that and now I know why: Draco" he said watching her nod.

"This is me" she said pointing at a compartment "I hope we can be friends Harry" and gave his hand a squeeze.

"Well I don't see why not, as long as you keep on calling me Harry and not Potter" he said and gave out a bark like laugh.

"It's a deal" she replied quietly, reaching up and kissing him on the cheek. "Thank you once again Harry" she said staring into his emerald coloured eyes.

Harry smiled as he knocked on the compartment door.

"Who is it" came a voice.

"It's Harry Potter escorting back Pansy" he said and gave Pansy a wink.

"Come in" came a different voice.

Harry gave Pansy a nervous look which made her giggle, and with the shake of her head she entered with Harry following in her wake. Pansy threw herself down as the other girls rallied around her.

"Bastard Draco cornered me with his dullards, but Harry the hero saved me" she said making all the girls turn to look at him.

"Well it wasn't just me, Neville helped" Harry said feeling uncomfortable under such scrutiny.

"But you are brave Potter, there's no doubt. You're here alone with four Slytherin girls. What would they say?" said a smiling Pansy.

"Lucky bastard I imagine" Harry laughed making the girls grin.

"But what would your friends think? You being seen with us snakes?" said Daphne while playing with a strand of hair.

Harry just smiled.

"Oh, I don't care about that anymore. If they have a problem, then they aren't a real friend. But saying that I'd better get back to Neville. God knows what he has done to your house mates by now" he wondered, making Pansy giggle.

"Do you really think he will shave them Pott..Harry" Pansy stumbled, remembering that using 'Potter' was not an option any more.

Harry once again laughed.

"After all these years of bullying I'll be surprised if they have a single hair left on their body" he chuckled. "Right Miss Davis, Parkinson, Miss Greengrass and the one and only Miss Bulstrode, I shall bid you farewell" and he disappeared back to his friend.

Harry hurried back to where he left his friend only to see him happily standing over the prone Slytherins.

"Nev you alright mate" said a slightly out of breath Harry and burst out laughing seeing Neville beaming over three bald headed bodies.

"Oh, Nev you didn't?!" Harry chuckled.

"Hey don't blame me. You left me alone and I cannot be held accountable for my actions" Neville explained before bursting out in laughter.

"Can you send a Patronus message yet?" asked Harry to which Neville nodded in reply. "Good, get Creevey and his camera here because I have found something that we need to show the school, and not just the egg shell like heads" Harry said reaching down and pulling up Draco's sleeve to reveal a newly acquired dark mark. "That little shit" Harry spat, then sent a Patronus out.

Within two minutes the eldest Creevey boy was taking pictures of the bold trio, plus extra ones of the newly decorated death eater.

"Thanks mate. Right send all the pics to me or Nev. No one else understand? This stays between us Creevy. If he finds out you took the pictures it could mean your life, you got that mate?".

"Yes harry" said Creevey and ran away.

"Right Nev,let's do one" Harry said as they locked the door and disappeared.