On the train, Albus explained more about the school.
"There are some unfortunate changes this year," he added grimly, "I'm afraid Dementors are staying at the school entrances. They are very dark creatures, and they feed on happy memories until there is nothing but sorrow in you souls. If they don't suck that out either."
Paul was looking rather white.
"You Ok?" Sam asked, putting a hand on Paul's shoulder.
"I'll be fine."
"I'm afraid they are there because there is a killer on the loose. His name is Serius Black.
He is after one of the most important students in the wizarding world." Albus was saying.
"Who is he?" Seth begged, none to calmly.
"Seth." Sam warned quietly.
"His name is Harry Potter. He will come to defeat the dark lord."
"Who?"
"Lord Voldemort. I feel he will return within the next 2 years, and Harry is the only one who can stop him. Please my friends, you must keep this under wraps."
"No problem." Seth grinned.
Sam rolled his eyes.
Suddenly, the train jolted to a stop, and all the lights went out, while a terrible cold overcame them.
"What's going on?" Jared asked, a little fearfully.
"There's one on the train." Albus said darkly.
Seth immediatly ducked behind Sam.
"Oh don't be such a puppy!" Paul sneered.
"Paul, shut up!" Sam barked.
"Dementors should be very much feared." Albus said cautiously.
Suddenly, the train warmed up and the lights came on again, making everything seem better.
A few moments later, a man appeared.
"Albus, it attacked Harry! I sent it away, but he's a little shaken up. I gave him some chocolate."
"How dare it? It had no right to even come on the train!" Albus raged.
"Indeed. It was looking for Serius." the man replied.
Then he caught sight of the four strange men.
"Who's this?" he asked.
"Ah. Well, please don't take offense Remus."
"Offense? What do you mean?"
"Well, I er hired them to keep an eye on you when you turned." Albus hurried.
"Oh...but I thought the potion and the shrieking shack would work..."
"Oh I'm sure it will - it's just in case. Forgive me, I just want my students safe."
"No, I understand, I do. Hi, it's great to make your aquitence." Remus smiled, offering his hand.
Sam took it.
"Greetings. I'm Sam, this is Paul, Jared and Seth."
"Forgive me, but how are you going to control me when I turn?" Remus asked.
"We're wolves too. We can transform into wolves whenever we wish."
"Oh, your animagi?" Remus asked.
"No," Albus smiled, "These men are special. Their anscestors made it possible for them to change whenever they wish. Animagi must learn over many years how to transform. They can just do it - and when they're angry."
"How do you know so much about us?" Paul asked suspiciously, "No-one has ever revealed our secrets out of our tribe."
"That is true, but what you do is considered magic and you are considered magical beasts,
therefore, the Ministry of Magic can tell exactly when and where you have transformed, and naturally they investigated when the first of your tribe phased."
"What, Ephraim Black? He never said anything." Sam replied.
"Black? Not a relative of Serius surely?" Remus asked, interested.
"Heavens no - just a mere coincidence." Albus answered.
"And it's a coincedence that Serius is an animagus who can form into a large black dog?"
Remus pushed.
Albus laughed.
"A strange coincidence, but yes. Their trive has lived in America for hundreds of years after all." Albus answered firmly.
Remus smiled and nodded, and settled down for his year of teaching.
Meanwhile, in privacy, Sam phased, hoping Jacob was a wolf at that moment.
He was.
"Everything alright Jake?" Sam thought.
"Yeah, finw. How about you guys?"
"It's a strange world we've entered." Sam replied.
Jake laughed.
"Well, have fun. How long are you staying out there?"
"9 months at least." Sam replied.
"There are some unfortunate changes this year," he added grimly, "I'm afraid Dementors are staying at the school entrances. They are very dark creatures, and they feed on happy memories until there is nothing but sorrow in you souls. If they don't suck that out either."
Paul was looking rather white.
"You Ok?" Sam asked, putting a hand on Paul's shoulder.
"I'll be fine."
"I'm afraid they are there because there is a killer on the loose. His name is Serius Black.
He is after one of the most important students in the wizarding world." Albus was saying.
"Who is he?" Seth begged, none to calmly.
"Seth." Sam warned quietly.
"His name is Harry Potter. He will come to defeat the dark lord."
"Who?"
"Lord Voldemort. I feel he will return within the next 2 years, and Harry is the only one who can stop him. Please my friends, you must keep this under wraps."
"No problem." Seth grinned.
Sam rolled his eyes.
Suddenly, the train jolted to a stop, and all the lights went out, while a terrible cold overcame them.
"What's going on?" Jared asked, a little fearfully.
"There's one on the train." Albus said darkly.
Seth immediatly ducked behind Sam.
"Oh don't be such a puppy!" Paul sneered.
"Paul, shut up!" Sam barked.
"Dementors should be very much feared." Albus said cautiously.
Suddenly, the train warmed up and the lights came on again, making everything seem better.
A few moments later, a man appeared.
"Albus, it attacked Harry! I sent it away, but he's a little shaken up. I gave him some chocolate."
"How dare it? It had no right to even come on the train!" Albus raged.
"Indeed. It was looking for Serius." the man replied.
Then he caught sight of the four strange men.
"Who's this?" he asked.
"Ah. Well, please don't take offense Remus."
"Offense? What do you mean?"
"Well, I er hired them to keep an eye on you when you turned." Albus hurried.
"Oh...but I thought the potion and the shrieking shack would work..."
"Oh I'm sure it will - it's just in case. Forgive me, I just want my students safe."
"No, I understand, I do. Hi, it's great to make your aquitence." Remus smiled, offering his hand.
Sam took it.
"Greetings. I'm Sam, this is Paul, Jared and Seth."
"Forgive me, but how are you going to control me when I turn?" Remus asked.
"We're wolves too. We can transform into wolves whenever we wish."
"Oh, your animagi?" Remus asked.
"No," Albus smiled, "These men are special. Their anscestors made it possible for them to change whenever they wish. Animagi must learn over many years how to transform. They can just do it - and when they're angry."
"How do you know so much about us?" Paul asked suspiciously, "No-one has ever revealed our secrets out of our tribe."
"That is true, but what you do is considered magic and you are considered magical beasts,
therefore, the Ministry of Magic can tell exactly when and where you have transformed, and naturally they investigated when the first of your tribe phased."
"What, Ephraim Black? He never said anything." Sam replied.
"Black? Not a relative of Serius surely?" Remus asked, interested.
"Heavens no - just a mere coincidence." Albus answered.
"And it's a coincedence that Serius is an animagus who can form into a large black dog?"
Remus pushed.
Albus laughed.
"A strange coincidence, but yes. Their trive has lived in America for hundreds of years after all." Albus answered firmly.
Remus smiled and nodded, and settled down for his year of teaching.
Meanwhile, in privacy, Sam phased, hoping Jacob was a wolf at that moment.
He was.
"Everything alright Jake?" Sam thought.
"Yeah, finw. How about you guys?"
"It's a strange world we've entered." Sam replied.
Jake laughed.
"Well, have fun. How long are you staying out there?"
"9 months at least." Sam replied.