Chapter 16-Year 2
Recap: I groan and Fred looks over at me, a frown on his face. "What's wrong?" He asks and I clear my throat awkwardly. "Um, nothing. Just had an itch in my throat that's all," I cough and he nods, but doesn't look convinced. "Ok." God I'm an idiot.
Maia's POV
Before I know it, it's time to go to Hogwarts. We rush through Kings Cross Station, trying to look as much like muggles as a group of people with trunks and owls can. We still get tons of stares no matter how hard the Weasleys try to be, normal, let's say. I wait with Ron and Harry as everyone runs through the barrier.
"We'll save you a seat Maia!" The twins call, before rushing through the barrier.
"Alright, ready?" Harry asks and Ron and I nod, before running forward and, hitting a solid wall. We fall to the ground and Winnie and Hedwig make tons of noise, drawing even more attention.
"What the heck? What happened to the barrier?" I ask, groaning in pain.
"Dunno," Harry shrugs, lifting Hedwig's cage upright and I do the same for Winnie.
"Bloody hell, now how are we gonna get to Hogwarts?" Ron exclaims and I shrug.
"Well, there's always the car," I smirk and they raise their eyebrows at me.
The next thing I know, we're in the car, flying above the Hogwarts Express.
"There it is! Land Ron!" I shout as I see the castle come into view.
"Welcome home!" He says and we all smile, before the car starts making weird noises and we're bouncing around, then we start losing momentum.
"Go up! Not down!" Harry and I scream and Ron starts slamming his feet on the pedals.
"I'm trying, but I can't! It's not working!" He says, his voice cracking and we all start panicking.
"Look out for that tree!" Harry screams and Ron starts hitting the steering wheel with his wand.
"Stop stop stop!" He says, but only ends up with a broken wand. "Uh oh!" He says, a look of horror on his face. We finally stop, landing with a jolt in the middle of the large tree. Hang on, this tree looks familiar. Isn't it the- oh no.
"Ron, Harry, do you know what tree this is?" I ask carefully and they both frown, before a look of horror covers Ron's face.
"It isn't-"
"It is," I confirm and he lets out a small squeak. The car starts to rock back and forth, before slipping backwards and falling father down the tree. It stops and Ron stares at his wand. "Oh no! My wand! Look at my poor wand!" He breathes and Harry and I send him apologetic looks.
"At least it," Harry starts.
"Wasn't your neck," I finish and he glares at us. The car shakes again and suddenly a huge branch comes up and slams down on it. We all scream and I clutch Harry's hand tightly.
"What the bloody hell is this?" He screams.
"The Whopping Willow!" I scream back as another branch hits us. The branches continue to hit us and smash the glass. The roof dents inwards, dangerously close to our heads, and then finally, we fall, landing on the ground.
"Drive Ron! Now! Hurry!" We shout and he slams on the pedals, causing us to zip away from the tree right as it slams on the ground, exactly where we were moments before. Suddenly the car doors open and literally throw us out onto the ground. All of our trunks are thrown out, as well as Hedwig, Winnie, and Scabbers, whom we catch, and then the car starts driving away.
"No the car!" Ron shouts, setting Scabbers' cage down. Harry and Ron start chasing after it and I fall onto the ground on my back.
"Bloody hell, what a nightmare that was," I gasp, staring up at the stars.
The next thing I know, I'm in Snape's office, being lectured by Snape himself. McGonagall and Dumbledore show up moments later to join in on the lecture. They hand us some sandwiches and tell us to go up to the common room.
"But Professor, my sister, where was she sorted?" Ron asks.
"Gryffindor," Professor McGonagall answers and Ron smiles.
"Brilliant."
"Where were you three? You weren't on the train?" Hermione attacks as we enter the common room.
"Well, after the barrier closed, we had to fly here in Ron's dad's car, then we got stuck in the bloody Whopping Willow!" I grumble and she gasps.
"Are you alright?" She asks and we shrug.
"Yeah, physically. We got detention due to our 'stupidity'. It would've been worse if McGonagall and Dumbledore hadn't shown up and calmed Snape down," I groan and she nods sympathetically.
"Well, at least you're all still in one piece," She says and I shrug.
"I guess. I'm gonna head up to bed, see you tomorrow," I say, before trudging upstairs and flopping down onto my bed, falling asleep almost instantly. This has been one hell of a night.