The Moon necklaces

Chapter8: The surprises for us

~Sirius~

The room was a blur around me; I clutched my head with one hand and rubbed my eyes with the other. My sight became clearer and I could make out three fuzzy faces towering over me. One said "Look guys he's up!"

"Calm down Potter you don't want to give him a headache from that loud voice of yours."

"Shut up the both of you."

"Excuse me Lupin I'm head boy remember."

"Guys," I moaned as the faces of James and Remus came clearer, but there was someone else as well, Josh Jones, what was he doing here "where am I?" I asked weakly.

"We're still on the Hogwarts express," said James, "can't you feel the train move." I could, all feelings and memories were coming back to me, I remembered the light flickering off and it got colder, my body had turned to ice and then I saw them, the three Dementors just outside the door. One of them ducked its cloaked head though the door and that was the last I remember.

"Well I should be leaving now," sighed Josh Jones "can't let Evans do all work by herself can we?" and with that he was off.

"What was he doing here?" I asked "and what did he mean by Evans doing all work by herself?"

"Jones asked me to help James keep an eye on you for the rest of the day and he wanted to make sure your alright" answered Remus "we saw the Dementors, we were going to stop them but that Raven Patronus bet us to it but when the Dementors left James was paralyzed and you had fainted."

"Annabeth?"

"Maybe," he suggested "Well anyway we're going back to Hogwarts let us stay positive."

Maybe, but that didn't help.

After travelling by the spooky horseless carriages, with the half moon hanging above us we were on our way to the historic amazing castle of Hogwarts. Once there we were settled in our sets the sorting was about to begin. The little first years with their faces full of nerves were suddenly filled with amazement as they looked up the enchanted ceiling with the wax candles hovering overhead. Once the children were standing by the altar the old manky sorting hat began to sing;

'Welcome all, welcome all

All those small and tall

To all those that come to my call

I am the Hogwarts old sorting Hat

And I will tell you were you are to be sat

I might put you in noble Gryffindor

Where your bravery will be tested

For if you fail to compete you chore

Then may in peace you be rested

Or maybe you belong in fair Ravenclaw

Were your friends are

To help you on your way

To never go astray.

Or maybe lovely Hufflepuff

They may seem to be innocent

But inside you can't find anyone as tough

The masters of brilliance .

Or should you fit in Slytherin

Where they always reach their goals

But inside you might just find your friends with in

So what are you waiting for

We have no time to dawdle

For things that are lurking

Could still be working.

After the song had finished no one clapped only whispers broke out, for all my years in Hogwarts I have never heard the Hat sing such a chilling song and I could not help but think it was aimed at me and my friends but before I could speak Mcgonagall called for silence and the sorting took place, which I took no interest in I was too busy thinking about the hats song. Then it was time for Dumbledore to make his speech.

"I would like to make a few announcements!" boomed the tall white bearded man with half moon spectacles ,"let me remind you that the dark forest is sticky forbidden to all students. But on a happier note I would like to introduce our two new teachers, first our new Charms teacher Professor Gabriella Chant who will be taking charms for the year until Professor Flitwick returns." Everyone clapped and Professor Chant stood up she was pleasant looking lady with aqua blue eyes and golden long hair down to her waist, she also had pink tiny lips on her snow white face. She looked too good to be a teacher she should be a model.

"And now" began Dumbledore "for new defence against the dark arts teacher Professor John Lupin," my body froze did I just hear right that Remuse dad John Lupin was now our new defence against the dark arts teacher? I turned to Remus to see how he was taking it and it didn't look good ,he was gulping like a fish his face white and his amber eyes filled with worry. What had Remus said a few weeks ago that his father said he's going to do something about it one way or another? Oh dear does Remus's dad want to split our friendship up?

Mr Lupin stood up and smiled; he has dark brown hair with stripes of grey neatly combed back to see through his bright blue sapphire eyes, he would have looked like an older Remus except Remus's hair was a bit lighter and hung over his amber jewel eyes in shyness. Then the feast began and plates of roast potatoes, steaming sausages and warm bacon and fresh vegetable appeared before us.

Remus didn't eat anything, we all pressed him to have something but he just shook his head. What had happened to 'we're going back to Hogwarts let us stay positive' but I suppose that can't be done when you find out your dad is now your new teacher.

The rest of the feast was all a blur to me and before I knew it we found ourselves to our dormitories and got unpacked that's when disaster stuck.

"My lamp! It's gone!" I cried out.

LOL I love cliff hangers sorry for not updating in a while but I do have a life you know and I'm in the middle of doing another fanfic.

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