Harry Potter and the Dragon Storm

Episode XIII

School Bus

Happy Potter woke up his eyes flicked open instantly, and he took a deep rattling breath as he calmed. Harry sighed and looked around him self to discover Ginny had already woken and left for the day. He quickly took a look at his watch. The time was a little after ten in the morning. Harry sighed as he got up out of bed and got dressed. He knew that something has happened, but wasn't sure what.

He arrived in the kitchen yawning where Ginny and the minister's family were having breakfast.

"Good morning Harry," Ginny greeted happily as he sat down next to her. He looked at her and saw her eyes were alight with concern.

"Good morning Gin," he replied as casually sweet as he could manage. Then gave her a small kiss on the lips. He hopes he hadn't said anything odd in his sleep or something. He wouldn't know how to explain some of the things he talks about when drawn into the dream world.

"What's wrong?" she asked as he pulled away and Splashy the house elf brought over his breakfast.

"I don't know. It's probably nothing," he replied realising she was reading his concerned expression.

"Well you look really ghostly pale Harry," Shanna interrupted looking also concerned.

"Maybe we should take you to see a medi-wizard or witch?" asked Jeff looking equally concerned.

"No thank you guys. I just had - a - a - bad dream that's all. I'm okay, thanks," Harry assured them.

"Well if you're still looking like this later at school, I'll be taking you to see the school nurse," Jeff said as Harry sighed and tried to hide a small smile. He had never had many people worry about him before and it just made him happy that they did, even though he is perfectly fine.

"Talking about school. How are we getting there?" Harry asked eagerly trying to forget his uneasy feeling.

Both Shanna and Jeff smirked knowingly, and Jeff just said two words in amusement. "School bus."

Harry wasn't sure whether that is completely true or not, but just let it slide knowing that they wouldn't tell the truth even if he persisted.

"So have you two got all your things packed," Shanna asked sitting down opposite Ginny.

"Yep," Ginny replied cheerfully.

"Good. The bus will be here in about ten minuets," Jeff said. "Hurry up and finish breakfast,t" he added even though both Harry and Ginny had already finished.

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Ginny was so excited waiting outside the Morgan residents for the bus, which will take both her and Harry Potter her boyfriend. Ginny still can't believe it. She is actually going out with her Hero, the boy who had slain a giant sixty foot serpent for her, with only a sword. She used to think that the only reason she loves him was because he is cute and the famous boy-who-lived.

However, now she has had the chance to get to know him properly; she is dead certain that she really does love Harry and not The-Boy-Who-Lived, and she hopes that he loves her just as much.

'He's always staring at me,' Ginny thought to herself seeing that Harry was staring again. He always does that every time he noticed that Ginny has seen him watching her he looks away very fast. She smiles happily. She's glad he likes her too, and isn't just interested in all of the nice, yet naughty things they've done together. Not that they've gone all the way yet.

Suddenly a huge bang made her jump out of her thoughts. Both she and Harry looked around; to see a very long yellow bus driving on the road towards them.

On the front of the bus above the window it said. 'New York to Salem station.' Ginny wasn't sure exactly what that meant, but just waited with Harry by her side; as the bus stopped at the curb beside them and a pretty young blonde woman jumped out of the now open side door.

"Hello," she greeted pleasantly.

"Hi," Harry and Ginny replied together making the pretty young woman smile.

"You're the new kids I gather. I'm Professor Calister. I teach Defence against the Dark Arts. Normally teachers don't travel with students but given the fact that You-Know-Who has returned the school though it best," she smiled and helped Harry and Ginny on the crowded bus and stored their trunks under their seats. The bench like seats sat three people each; and unlike the Knight bus back home the seats were securely fastened to the floor and this one at the front was the only one left. So Ginny sat down by the window and Harry next to her with Professor Calister sitting next to him in the isle seat. Then with a huge bang they were away.

Ginny almost fell out of her seat and if it were not for Harry's quick reflexes in grabbing her shoulder, she would have been thrown to the floor, which would have been highly embarrassing.

"Hey did you just see where we were?" a boy's voice behind them asked.

Then another boys' voice replied. "Wasn't that the minister's place?"

"I think it was," came a girls answer. Then a girl leaned over from behind them between Harry and Ginny. She almost made Ginny laugh because she has cosmic blue hair. "Are you who I think you are," the girl asked Harry who didn't seem to find the girls hair colour unusual.

"Who do you think I am?" Harry asked the girl. She seemed to be about thirteen or fourteen.

"Harry Potter of course?" she asked loudly. Then the noise on the bus from the other students just dropped away as though nobody had been talking in the first place. Harry looked very uncomfortable. Ginny had noticed over the years while watching Harry that he isn't like most people; who want fame and attention, all he wants is to be happy with his friends and left in peace.

"Yes…"

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Nanoha was getting bored. It has been just over a day since she set out on her journey and she has only reached China. It's like one country over or something. So, okay, she is the other side of China, but still she had hoped to be the other side of Asia by now.

She has parked her little blue cloud up beside a tree and set out her sleeping bag. And she has just finished collecting wood for her camp fire. All she needs now is to catch some fish at a nearby stream she passed and she'll be happy.

She had landed in a small valley near the south west cost. Well she hopes that's where she is. If not then she's lost, not that she's too worried. She'll find her way eventually. Her Mistress will be waiting. Well, she hopes her Mistress knows she's coming. She internally shrugged. If her Mistress isn't expecting her, then it will just be a lovely surprise.

She quickly pulled out a blue outfit from her knapsack, and stripped out of her pink and white kimono. She frowned as she looked down at her body. She wore a plain white bra and panties, but that isn't what made her frown. It was the size of her small bust. She sighed. All of her friends have much larger boobs than her. Why can life be so cruel?

Sighing once more she pulled on her navy-blue and black training gi, and strapped her pole to her back before she hopped onto her little cloud and zoomed off into the sky. It took her only a few moments to arrive at the river, a smile working its way onto her lips she leapt from her cloud into the refreshingly cool water.

It took her relatively no time at all to collect a small pile of fresh fish at the bank of the river. She smiled to her self as she wadded back to sure with the last fish for supper when she got a shock, her eyes widening in complete horror. She has only ever heard of pandas living in China. However, in front of her stood a massive ten foot tall caramel coloured bear. Though, that being odd and all, it has three long horns on top of its head.

It was munching away on her supper. She had spent the last fifteen minutes collecting them, and she is hungry. She ground her little white teeth in anger, letting her last fish drop back into the water; she was going to reprimand the bear for stealing.

However, it was at that moment a pinkish red light flew out of the trees and sizzled into the bears back. It roared in pain and anger as it swung its huge form around. She could hear triumphant yelling so quickly ducked under the water, only leaving her eyes above. Just in time too as a cool dozen weird men came charging out carrying little sticks.

Nanoha found her self surprised when she watched the little sticks fire bolts of pink spells at the bear. It cried out in anger as each one hit. It seemed to be getting dizzy, as it lashed out at thin air before it collapsed unconscious.

One of the men laughed as he kicked the bear, though it didn't wake up. "This bitch will fetch up a fortune."

Nanoha's eyes widened as she heard this. These men must be poachers'. She has heard about greedy people hunting animals for their own selfish gain from the Village Elder before. Well, she certainly isn't going to let them get away with it even if the bear is a thieving bear.

She suddenly stood up to her full height, which isn't very impressive, startling the men, she glared angrily. "Hey you jerks, leave it alone."

The men must have blinked several times in surprise before they burst out laughing at her. "This girl must be smoking something!" one of the men suggested in amusement to his friends.

Nanoha just glared angrily at him, though held a confused look. "I don't smoke. Its bad for your health," she declared.

The men just laughed at her harder. "Not very bright is she," said one of them. A particularly fat and balding man. "Maybe we should have a little fun with her."

Now Nanoha may not be the brightest girl on Earth. And she certainly doesn't know what he is talking about. However, from his tone and advancement towards her, she's well aware that he means to be hostile.

Therefore, she did the only thing she could think of. She jumped up out of the water, clearing the surface by at least thirty feet. The men on the ground looked up in awe and shock.

She then withdrew her red staff and smirked. "Power Pole extend!" she cried out triumphantly. The men watched in transfixed horror as the pole suddenly increased in length, extending roughly twenty feet as the girl came sailing down she swung it.

It only took a moment for it to hit the fat man squarely in the jaw. He didn't even scream out as he was knocked unconscious, and was sent sailing across the river shore only to land with a dull thud twenty feet away, and he didn't get up.

The men stared at Nanoha in horror as she landed lightly on her feet on shore. Then one of them quickly fired some kind of green beam at her from his stick. She hasn't a clue what the beam does but she isn't going to chance getting hit. So she side peddled left out of its path and shot forward towards her attacker.

The mans eyes widened as she seemed to disappear before his eyes. However, moments later he doubled over in pain, spitting up blood. His eyes almost popping out of his head. Nanoha's right knee was connected with his gut, and a shockwave shook the air as he was sent sailing backwards several feet only to crash to the floor unable to move.

She turned her attention from him to his friends to see a surprising sight. They are all running away shouting something about a monster. Nanoha frowned as she looked around for said monster but couldn't see one anywhere.

She sighed and rolled her eyes. "Boys are just weird," she commented absentmindedly to her self.

To Be Continued…