Chapter 5: Trouble on the Train

Written By: TheChannyWizard

It was the holidays and our heroes were on the train back home. Rose, Scorpius, and Al were in one compartment and James and Elizabeth on another. They were really excited since Teddy and Victoire's wedding was coming up. Roxanne and Lily were the bride's maids, Rose was the maid of honor, and Elizabeth was the flower girl. James was the best man, and Al was the ring bearer. Since Hugo didn't understand what to do at a wedding, he was the usher who would lead everyone to their seats.

"Oh my gosh! I can't wait for the wedding!" squealed Rose. She leaned back in her seat and started to hum the wedding song. Al sighed.

"At least you have an important job!" he grumbled. "I get to present rings to the bride and groom. Joy!" he said, the 'joy' part being sarcastic. Scorpius laughed.

"So, Al, who are you bringing as your date?" he said, happy that he would be Rose's date. Al sighed.

"I don't know...James has Elizabeth, you have Rose...I really don't know." he sighed sadly. Rose nudged him.

"I think it takes a real man to go single. Besides, maybe there are some girls that might spark your interest" she said winking, as Al flushed a light red. Scorpius snickered as Al glared at him, his eyes saying: Dude! Why aren't you on my side?! Rose looked up. I'll be right back. I'm going to go to the bathroom." she looked at Al with a mischievous glint. "And don't try ANYTHING funny!" she warned, walking out. Al looked at Scorpius, an evil teasing look forming in his eyes.

"So...you and Rose, huh? You never did tell me what happened in your room?" he reminded casually, causing Scorpius to flush.

"Er...it was nothing...she was crying and I held her..." he said trailing off, avoiding eye contact with Al. The younger Potter boy rolled his eyes.

"Riiiiight.....man, you totally like her." he stated, his voice sounding certain. Scorpius flushed even harder at the fact that Al knew.

"Pfft....I-I don't like her....ok, fine, I do like her...but I just don't know if she likes me back. Happy? And our friendship is too valuable to risk if we ever went out." he whispered. The door handle rattled and the two boys jumped apart, trying to look casual.

"What happened? You guys look like you're about to explode..." Rose commented while looking back and forth between them, her red hair moving side to side. Scorpius looked at her.

"It's nothing......ok? Oh look, here comes the trolley!" Scorpius exclaimed, immediately changing the subject, feeling extremely relieved.

"James," Elizabeth said, in a sugar-sweet voice. James looked at her knowingly and sighed.

"What do you want?" he rolled his eyes. The surprise that Elizabeth's face showed would have normally made anyone think she was surprised; but James could see right through her.

"Why, whatever do you mean James?" she asked, a hint of impatience in her voice. James smirked.

"You just want something. I can see right through you Lizzie" he said, shaking his head from side to side.

"Ok, fine. You caught me, I need something. Ok, so I know for a fact that Scorpius likes Rose, right? You following me, Potter?" she snapped, noticing that James had a blank look on his face. The brown haired boy shook his head and nodded.

"Right...but what's in it for me?" he took a look at her face and jumped up. "Oh no! Oh no, no, no, no, no! You are NOT playing Cupid with those two. Elizabeth Katie Wood! You get that idea out of your darling little mind now!" he said, with a warning glare. Elizabeth just huffed.

"Oh come on! Where's your sense of romance? Compassion? Are you really that heartless James?" she whispered looking down, her black hair covering her eyes. James sighed and weighed his options...

"Oh, alright! BUT! You do all the Cupid stuff! I'm just here to help!" he added quickly before she pulled him into one of his crazy schemes. The crazy black haired girl squealed and pulled him into a hug. Suddenly there was a knock on the compartment door. James pulled away and opened it.

"Hello there children. Would you like to buy something?" the trolley woman asked. Elizabeth got her money out and started to pick some snacks. She turned to James, her auburn eyes glistening with excitement.

"You want anything James?" she asked, finally remembering him. James shook his head.

"I'll share with you Liz; if that's ok of course!" James advised.

Elizabeth nodded. "Alright. Here's the money." And with that, she took her arm-full of goodies and dumped them on the seat opposite of them. James and Elizabeth glanced at each other; there was a challenging smirk on the girl's face.

"Ready?" he questioned, getting ready to jump off his seat.

"Set..." she paused, her fingers twitching.

"GO!" and with that said, they both dived and grabbed as much as they could. James smirked.

"And of course, I'm the winner!" he said triumphantly. Elizabeth rolled her eyes.

"Yay!" she said sarcastically, and turned her head towards the compartment door. Out there, was yelling. James and Elizabeth ran outside. They found a little girl crying. Elizabeth saw her twitching and whipped her head around. "What in the world did you do to this poor little girl?" she screeched, attracting attention from all other compartments. The 5th year boy smirked and turned around.

"It's called the Crutacious curse dummy!" he rumbled, pulling out his wand. "And your next sweet pea," he smirked, pulling out his wand. Elizabeth, who was quick also, pulled out her want.

"CRUCIO!" he cried.

"EXPILLARMOUS!" she shrieked and knocked the wand out of his hand and onto the floor. The 5th year boy looked amazed and bent to go pick up his wand. "DON'T EVEN TRY ANYTHING!" she barked, slapping the boy in the face. "IS THIS YOUR IDEA OF FUN?! HURTING KIDS WITH THE UNSPEAKABLE CURSES AND JUST LAUGHING IN THEIR FACES?! WELL NEWS FLASH FOR YOU...er, what's your name again?"

"Crawley, ma'am," he squeaked.

"Shannon's brother?" he nodded, "...right....WELL NEWS FLASH FOR YOU CRAWLEY! DO THAT ONE MORE TIME AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS! GO THAT PUNK?" she barked again. Crawley seemed to shrink and nodded, and scampered out. Elizabeth took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She knelt down to where the little girl was. "You ok sweetie?" she asked kindly, offering a hand.

"Yes, thank you!" she whispered, her face torn and scarred. "May I see my face?" she asked, still whispering. The students winced as she took Elizabeth's mirror and started to feel her face and all the scars and blemishes. "So...this is what I've become..." she croaked, tears pooling her aqua blue eyes. Elizabeth felt something in her eyes and was surprised to find tears. The girl was beautiful. She had silvery blonde hair and a button nose. She had dimples and high cheekbones. Her figure was marvelous, and it wasn't difficult to see that many guys had drooled over her.

"What's your name sweetie?" Elizabeth asked her voice thick. The girl looked up.

"Maggie, Maggie Spindlier," she said. Elizabeth hugged the girl tightly and patted her head. She saw Maggie look down as she saw the guys looking at her in disgust and the girls looking at her in horror.

"DON'T YOU BLOKES HAVE ANYTHING ELSE BETTER TO DO?!" she roared, scaring half the students and they ran away. Maggie let go.

"Thank you for helping me," she said her voice full of gratitude. "But I better go..." she said hugging her before trudging off. Elizabeth sighed and watched her leave. She turned back to James.

"Have my snacks. I'm not in the mood to eat," she whispered and walked away.

ok, so there's chapter 5!!