Chapter five- The Dementor

Alice woke up the next morning to find a cup of tea on her bedside table. She got up and was dressed in minutes. Her trunk was already packed and her owl was already in her cage. She headed down to breakfast before it was time to leave. She met Jasper in the main room of the pub. He was already eating breakfast. She sat down next to him. He looked over at her just as she sat down. Within a few minutes she started to eat her breakfast.

When both of them were done they headed back upstairs to bring the trunks down. Jasper helped Alice bring down Venus. They put their trunks by the door with Alice's owl right on top of her trunk. She stood by table with Jasper waiting for the others to come down. "Alice, are you okay?"

"I don't know if I'm okay or not."

"Ali, what are you afraid of?"

"I think it's Ron's rat that I'm afraid of. Jazz, the rat is missing a toe."

"Wait a minute, are you saying Peter Pettigrew is still alive? Of course, now it makes sense. All that the Aurors found was a finger. Sirius Black just might be innocent after all."

"I know that Peter Pettigrew is still alive. Just thinking about him gives me nightmares. Sometimes I have a panic attack because I'm thinking about him."

Finally everyone else came down dragging his or her trunks behind them. Hermione was carrying Crokshanks in his basket in her other hand. Ron was carrying his rat, Scabbers in the cage in his left hand. Fred and George followed directly behind. Both of them had smiles on their faces. Alice knew that they were up to something.

Soon Mr. and Mrs. Weasley came down the stairs ready for the day. Soon the ministry cars that were going to take the Weasleys, Jasper, Harry, and Alice to Kings Cross Station arrived. Hermione, Jasper, Harry, and Alice were in one car while Percy, George, Fred, and Ron was in another. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Ginny were in the final car. While on their way the ministry drivers jumped to the front of the line every time when they were at a stoplight. They reached Kings Cross Station with at least a half an hour to spare.

The group hurried through the barrier to platform 9 ¾ and on to Hogwarts express. Alice and Jasper quickly found an almost empty compartment. There was only one person in the compartment. As Alice glanced up to rack she saw a briefcase with the name R J Lupin in pale gold letters. Her skipped a beat she was finally going to meet her godfather. Soon Hermione, Ron, and Harry entered the compartment. They also noticed the briefcase. "Who's that?" Ron asked.

"Professor R J Lupin," Alice replied.

"How is it that you know everything?"

"It is on both his briefcase and suitcase, Ronald."

Professor Lupin was fast asleep on one of the seats. He looked very tired, and Alice silently knew why. She would never tell anyone even if she had to. Harry was talking with Ron and Hermione what he overheard last night. Alice caught some of it like "Sirius Black escaped to come after you." She knew that this information was false. All of a sudden she was having a panic attack. It was probably because she knew that she was thinking about Peter Pettigrew. Jasper noticed her panic attack right away.

He tried to calm her down by speaking calmly to her. "Ali, I need you to breathe for me. Everything is going to be okay. You're having a panic attack and I know that you're thinking about him, but you need to breathe for me."

While Jasper was talking to her Hermione, Ron, and Harry noticed that something was wrong with Alice. Only Harry knew exactly what was wrong with her. Hermione and Ron knew what was happening, but they have never seen one this severe. Within five minutes Alice was finally back to normal. "Jazz, what happened?"

"You had a panic attack, Ali."

All of a sudden the train began to slow. Frost was slowly appearing on the windows. The lights were also flickering on and off. Neville appeared in the compartment followed by Ginny. Alice could hear all of the commotion that was happening. A hoarse voice sounded through the compartment. "Quiet!"

A black hooded thing glided into to compartment. Alice felt as if all of the happiness has gone from the world. She heard a scream and passed out right after her brother. Minutes later she felt someone gently slapping her. She blinked for a few seconds. Jasper helped her up onto a seat. There was a snapping sound and she jumped slightly. Professor Lupin handed her a piece of chocolate. "What was that thing?"

"That was a dementor; one of the guards of Azkaban. It's gone now. The chocolate will help you, Alice."

"How do you know her name?"

"That story is for another time. Now I need a word with the driver. Eat your chocolate it will make you feel better." He left out the compartment.

Alice turned to Jasper and asked, "What happened?"

"Well, the dementor came in and looked around. Professor Lupin stood up and said, 'none of us are hiding Sirius Black under are cloaks, so go.' The dementor didn't move, so a silver mist shot out and made it disappear."

She blinked at the words silver mist because she knew exactly what it was. Hermione on the other hand had no idea what it meant. Ginny and Neville were munching on their own piece of chocolate that Professor Lupin gave them. Jasper instantly felt Alice's emotions that were across pain, sadness, and fear. He quietly sent her a wave of calm in hopes to calm her down.

The train finally pulled into Hogsmead station. Jasper, Alice, Ginny, and Luna were in one carriage while Hermione, Ron, Neville, and Harry were in a second one. Alice saw a black hooded creature hovering by the gates. She leaned back and took Jasper's hand. Once they reached the entrance hall they headed into Hogwarts. Luna headed towards the Ravenclaw table. While Jasper, Alice, and Ginny went to the Gryffindor table. Soon they saw Ron and Neville coming towards them without Hermione and Harry.

The sorting started without Professor McGonagall. Jade DiLaurentis became the second Slytherin. Jessica Jackson became the fifth Gryffindor while her twin sister Melissa became the third new Ravenclaw. The final first year, Morgan Campbell became a Hufflepuff. A transfer Aria Meyer became a new third year Gryffindor. The sorting was over, and Harry and Hermione walked into the Great Hall. The sorting hat was taken from the hall.

Professor Dumbledore stood up and introduced the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher. After a very good feast, which ended with a lot of cake. Together Alice and Jasper left the Great Hall together. Once they were safely away from Harry the two best friends took hands. It didn't them long to reach the portrait hole. Soon they separate into their own dormitories.

Please Review. Should Alice's Boggart be Peter Pettigrew or a snake? Please put the choice that you want in the box below. I really need some help with this, so please help me. I will update as soon as I can.