Hi guys. It's been a while. Sorry that this chapter is reaaaaaally late. I've been sick and my internet has been acting up on me. But now everything is all better so I hope to be more regular. This is only part one of the New Golden Trio's Halloween adventure. The next chapter will continue it. I hope, as an apology gift, to have the next chapter up by friday. I hope you like it and I'm sorry again that it is so late :(.
Albus' first month at Hogwarts went by smoothly since his first day at school. He found himself doing very well at Potions and Transfiguration. Rose, of course, was excelling in every subject. Albus and Scorpius would spend their breaks in the hallways talking about their classes and the recent gossip of the school.
Albus' father had promised to talk to Willow the next time he came to Hogwarts but it had been a month and he had not shown up yet. Albus barely had time to talk to Willow mainly due to their schedules. When he was in class she had free time. When he had breaks between classes she would be busy doing chores. It was Halloween and the two had barely said two words to each other.
Albus was sitting in Defense against the Dark Arts with Scorpius when he heard a commotion in the hallway. When the doors opened you could hear students cheering and shouting loudly. Professor Ashdown said they would have a guest speaker that day but she would not say who it was. Professor Ashdown walked in first and held the door for the guest speaker.
Albus dropped his quill when he saw his father come walking in. Harry Potter still looked the same as he did years before but this time he showed signs of aging. His messy black hair and little gray hairs poking out at the roots and little wrinkles showed when he smiled. He didn't wear a suit and tie but instead came in wearing old jeans, a worn out, green button down shirt, and a simple brown jacket.
When Harry saw Albus he smiled brightly and gave a wave. Albus waved back to his father and returned the smile. When Harry saw Scorpius sitting next to Albus his eyebrows shot up and a look of surprise consumed his face. He didn't say anything though and went on to the front of the classroom. He ruffled Rose's hair as he walked past her.
Professor Ashdown stood in the front of class and smiled brightly. "I do believe this man serves no introduction. Nineteen years ago, he fought in the Second wizarding war and defeat Lord Voldemort." A few students shivered at the sound of Voldemort's name. "Before that, at only the age of one, he defeated the dark lord for the first time and is now the only known wizard to survive the killing curse. Please welcome Mr. Harry Potter."
The class applauded loudly and some even stood up. Harry waved to the children and motioned for them to sit down. After calming the class down Harry laughed and began to walk up and down the aisles. "I can remember when I first came to Hogwarts. Only a few days before did I learn about the whole wizarding world. I sat in these chairs and I wondered what my future would be like." When he passed by Albus, he patted him on the shoulder. He winked at Albus and walked back toward the front of the room.
"I didn't know the dangers of the wizarding world yet. No one, at the time, knew of the danger that would come as well. Life was peaceful, for a short time. The calm before a storm you could say." Everyone was dead quiet as the listened to Harry speak. No one slept, no one blinked, and no one even breathed. David was going purple in the face as Harry walked by him again. Rose smacked his back and he began breathing again. "I, as many of you know, am the only wizard to survive a killing curse." Harry lifted his hair to reveal the lightning scar on his forehead. Albus remembered feeling the scar whenever he had the chance. It always felt cold to Albus, even in the hot summer.
"I got this scar, not from my own power, but from my mother's. She had the greatest power of all. Can anyone tell me what it was?" Several students lifted their hands.
Harry picked a Slytherin up in the front row. "A counteracting curse?" the Slytherin boy asked.
Harry smiled but shook his head. "No. Something even more powerful."
Many answers were yelled at from around the room. "A new hex!" "A phoenix feather!" "A better killing curse!" Even Albus was wondering what the answer was. He always saw how sad his father's eyes got when he talked about his own parents. Albus never asked because he didn't like it when his father's eyes were sad.
Beside him Scorpius lifted his hand as Harry scanned the room. Harry picked Scorpius. "Love?" Scorpius asked. The rest of the class gave a small laugh but as Harry came toward the back of the class they became quiet again. Harry stood in front of Scorpius and nodded his head. "It was love. My mother loved me enough to give up her life so that I could live. It was that love that saved me from the Killing curse." Harry looked from Albus to Scorpius to Albus again. He gave them both a nod then went to the front of the class.
"Lord Voldemort did not know what love was. He never experienced, or tried to experience, the feeling of love. He was too consumed with being perfect and having power that love was pushed aside. As the years went by, he forgot all about it." The class went silent again and watched as Harry stared at them. He wasn't staring at them but he was going through his memories of Lord Voldemort. "That is how Lord Voldemort and I are different. I embraced love and friendship. He used it as a pawn in his wicked game of Wizard's chess."
Harry slammed his hands on the professor's desk, making everyone jump. "Now, who wants to hear about the time I flew over Big Ben and nearly kidnapped the Queen of England, just to capture a Dark wizard?" Everyone jumped up and shook their heads in agreement.
Class ended too soon. Everyone groaned when the bell rang. Harry laughed and said. "Don't worry I'll be back here next month." The class cheered and filled out, heading toward the Dining Hall or their rooms. Albus stayed behind, wanting to talk to his father. Scorpius stayed with him since he had nothing else to do. Rose and David were talking to Harry in the front of the room. David looked like he was turning purple again.
There was a knock on the classroom door and it slowly opened up. Willow popped her head in and looked around. "You wished to see me Professor?"
"Willow!" Albus called to her. She smiled when she saw him and went to go and greet him.
"Hello Albus. Hello Scorpius." She said to them both.
"What are you doing here?" Albus asked sitting on the desk next to Scorpius.
"Hagrid said that Professor Ashdown wished to speak with me after class was over. I'm not sure exactly what she wishes to talk about." Willow looked to the front and saw Harry Potter looking back at her. She blushed and looked down immediately.
"Why is your father here, Albus?" Willow asked.
"He was our surprise guest today. Haven't you met before?"
"When I was younger but I've been so busy with helping Hagrid I haven't talked to him in years."
"Well here's your chance." Scorpius said looking up toward the front of the room. Harry was walking toward them with Rose and David tailing him. Harry stopped in front of them and crossed his arms. He laughed loudly. "I can't believe my eyes. A Potter and a Malfoy are friends. I would've never guessed this was your new friend Albus."
Albus looked down at his feet. "I didn't want you to tell Uncle Ron or Grandpa. You know how they are about the Malfoy's."
"Well don't worry," He turned to Rose. "I won't tell your Uncle Ron about you being friendly with the 'enemy." He said with quotation marks. He turned back to Albus and Scorpius. "I'm glad you two are friends. Maybe you can break the Weasley curse of hating Malfoy's."
Rose huffed. She still hadn't warmed up to the thought of a Malfoy being her friend. "Well as long as I'm doing better than him in every class I'll be happy."
"We'll see during that Potions test tomorrow." Scorpius joked. Rose glared at him with determination in her eyes.
"I should be going." Willow said. "Professor said she wished to speak with me."
"Actually," Harry said. "I was the one that wished to talk to you."
"Y-You?" Willow said blushing. "Why would the great Harry Potter wish to speak with me?"
"Just Harry's fine. And a little birdy told me about some dreams you've been having." Willow looked at me then back at Harry. She nodded her head.
"Why don't we talk about it over dinner?" Harry took her by the arm and led her to the Great Hall. The four students left the classroom as Harry and Willow were having an amiable conversation.
"Let's go have some dinner." David said cheerfully. He walked ahead of them. Then something strange happened. One second he was in front of them the next he was gone. The three students looked around but there was no sign of him.
"David!" Rose called.
"What?" A voice said calmly in front of them. They all jumped back and stared at the invisible person in front of them. "You all look like you've seen a ghost."
"Oh we haven't seen anything." Scorpius said.
"What do you mean?" David's voice said.
Rose dug through her bag and found a small mirror. She held it up in front of her and showed the voice it's reflection.
"Blimey!" The voice yelled. "Where's my reflection?!" The small mirror floated in the air as the invisible figure took it.
"Invisibility powder." A voice said behind them. James and another second year stood behind them laughing. James gave a smirk and lifted the can in his hand. "A new test trick from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes."
"James reverse it." Albus ordered.
"Sorry Alby. It takes twenty minutes to reverse. Have fun." James and the other boy ran into the Dining Hall before they would blink.
"Twenty minutes!" David yelled. "What am I suppose to do for twenty minutes?"
"Don't worry I'll help you." Rose said. She dug once again into her bag and pulled out an extra robe she had. "Put this on so you won't scare people." David listened and did as she said. David's head got stuck in the head hole so Rose and Scorpius had to help him. Albus would've helped as well but he something in the corner of his eye caught his attention.
He turned and looked out a window toward the Forbidden Forest. He saw a pair of red eyes staring back at him from the forest. The spirit moved closer and closer toward the castle. Albus couldn't move. He knew he had to tell someone but he couldn't make a single sound. He watched as the spirit got closer and closer.
No stay away. Albus said in his head. The spirit stopped as if it heard him. It stared at him for a long moment but continued on toward the castle. I said stay away! Albus yelled in his head. The spirit seemed to hit some sort of force field. The force field glowed green and expanded, pushing the spirit back to the forest. Albus was still in shock. He knew that force field had not come from him…..had it?
"Albus are you coming or not?" His cousin yelled at him. Albus tore his eyes away from the forest and saw his cousin and friends staring at him. You could see David's feet begin to return to him. Albus looked back at the forest but saw nothing but a calm full moon night.
"Rose? Does this school have a force field?" Albus asked curiously.
"Yes but it far into the Forbidden Forest and it only blocks Muggles out. Why?" She asked with a strange look on her face.
"I was just curious. Let's go eat some dinner." Albus went ahead of his group into the Dining hall. Albus sighed when he sat in his chair and waited for the feast to begin. He hopped his day would be over soon. Little did Albus know Halloween was only just beginning.