Chapter 4 - EXPECTO PATRONUM

Harry POV

For the three days, I decided to work on producing a patronus charm. That was in Godric's book on Craziest Charms. I picked to learn the spell as it seemed useful, I could send messages with it and fend of dementors, these dark creatures that I hope to never have to see.

Besides, I can use my wand as I was in the leaky cauldron. For the first two days, I could form the patronus mist well enough that it could shield me, however, I couldn't form my corporeal patronus. On the third day, right before Ron and Hermione came I finally managed to form my corporeal patronus. "Expecto Patronum!" The mist came out and started to take shape, it formed a beautiful stag.

I smiled at this and was about to send my patronus to run around to see how it looks when I heard a loud knock on my door. I quickly stopped the spell and with a flick of my wand, I banished all the books into my trunk and shut the lid. I guess those were the benefits of learning wandless magic, I could non-verbally cast my banishing charms with my wand more easily, with next to no effort, due to practicing the spell without a wand all summer.

As Godric said, "Magic is like a muscle, the more you practice, the stronger it gets".

I then put my wand away and ran over to open the door.

"Harry!" Hermione yelled as she pulled me into a bear hug.

After letting me go, I saw Ron, and went over and clapped him on the back.

"It's great to see the both of you!"

After meeting the rest of the Weasleys, I went out with Ron and Hermione to help them get their books. Hermione beamed at me when I told her that I am going to drop divination and take up another additional class, therefore I will be taking the maximum number of courses available.

"Yeah, I decided to take arithmancy and ancient runes instead mione".

Ron looked like his pet rat had died.

"Bloody hell mate, what's got into you?"

I turned to look at Ron, "Well I wanted to learn ancient runes, it seems pretty cool as it has to do with warding, you know like putting anti-apparition wards and other protective enchantments. It seems the course is best taken with arithmancy as well, so...sorry Ron, but we still got magic creatures together man".

Ron snorted and turned away, meanwhile Hermione looked so proud of me.

"Oh Harry, I am so happy that you are taking your studies more seriously! This is so great!"

Whilst they picked their books, I told them I would be back soon, "Hey Mione, Ron, I am going to getting some new robes, mine are too small now, and don't have a resizing charm".

"Okay Harry, be back soon!" said Hermione.

Ron scowled and muttered something about being rich. I then walked over to Madam Malkins to get fitted with new Hogwarts robes. Whilst there, I tried on a couple of robes before I decided on the acromantula silk robes. It was incredibly comfortable. I then paid for my new robes before heading back to Flourish and Blotts to meet up with Hermione and Ron. After meeting up with them, we started going back to the leaky cauldron.

We were in the middle of boarding the train on the platform nine and three-quarters when I promised Mr. Weasley for the thousandth time that I would not go looking for Sirius Black, the nutter that supposedly escaped Azkaban to try and kill me.

The three of us then boarded the train shortly after. Man the train is full today, on the way to our usual spot near the end of the train, I saw Daphne in a cabin. I smiled at her as we passed by, and she surprisingly smiled back as well.

She smiled back without trying to hide it!

I almost tripped over absolutely nothing after passing her cabin as I was dumbfounded by her smile.

"Harry, you okay?" Hermione asked with a look of concern on her face.

I focused on clearing my emotions as I locked my Occlumency in place.

"Yeah, I'm fine Mione"

Hermione skeptically looked away and did not ask much more. When we got to the end of the train, there was a mysterious man asleep in the cabin.

"Whos that?" blurted out Ron.

"Professor R.J. Lupin" replied Hermione shortly after.

"How does she know everything?"

I smiled at Ron's statement, he obviously did not see the words on the Professor's trunk above.

"It says on his trunk" replied Hermione again, just as quick as before.

I then turned around after closing the compartment door, "Do you think he will wake? I got something to tell you guys".

I waved my hand as I placed the Muffliato spell on the compartment. I then started explaining to both Hermione and Ron what I have been up to, I have not told them yet about Godric and the sword staying with me after the chamber.

I was in the middle of explaining when the train all of a sudden lurched to a stop. Ron looked out the window, he then shook with fear as the lights went out and the window started freezing.

Ron managed to squeak out "There is something out there!"

His and Hermione's breath then became visible as the temperature dropped. I turned around and instantly recognized the situation.

Merlin's Beard! There are fucking dementors here on the Hogwarts Express! The fuck is the Ministry thinking?

All of a sudden a scream pierced the express.

"Ron, Hermione, stay here, lock the door, under no circumstances you are to leave here, understand?"

Hermione tried to protest but I cut her off with a glare. She nodded slowly before I bolted outside, locked the door, and ran towards where the scream was coming I saw two dementors.

Merlin's beard, is that a first-year compartment?

I instantly locked in my Occlumency shields and calmed down before thinking of my Mum and Dad.

"Expecto Patronum!"

My stag then shot out of my wand towards the dementors. The dementors screamed and ran away as they collided with my glowing stag. After chasing off the dementors I looked over at whom the dementors have been affecting.

I was shocked when I recognized the familiar little brown haired girl. I was about to check if she was okay when I heard another scream. Wait this one sounded familiar… Hermione! Blast it she must have left her compartment.

"Lock this door and don't let anyone but me enter, understand? I need to help other people, I will be back!"

The other first years nodded their heads rapidly as I bolted back towards my compartment. There I saw a dementor feasting on Hermione. I became extremely angry when I saw the dementor.

"Wait Harry, Happy thoughts!" Godric yelled in my mind.

I tried to calm down quickly and cast my patronus when all of a sudden the dementor got repelled by a patronus. Although it was not a corporeal patronus, it was still effective and chased off that dementor. I then bolted into the compartment and saw a frightened Ron and professor Lupin lying Hermione down on the seats.

I then looked up past the professor and through the window and saw what must be dozens of dementors flying towards the train. I then walked out of the compartment and blasted open a hole in the roof of the train with the spell bombarda. I ignored the rubble from the roof and didn't wait for the dust to clear, I then climbed on top of the train.

"HARRY WAIT!" yelled the professor.

I jumped up and saw the dozens of dementors.

Now that my friends and everyone else were temporarily safe, I concentrated on my happy memory of my parents.

"EXPECTO PATRONUM!" I yelled out.

Out shot my stag, even brighter than before, the patronus shield then radiated outwards from the stag, covering the entire grass fields around. I don't know how long I held my patronus for, but I just let myself drown in the happiness of the memory as my patronus struck out and chased away the dozens of dementors. My stag lit up the entire sky as the bright waves from the patronus blasted away the dementors.

After recognizing that the dementors were gone, I canceled my patronus. I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding.

"Congratulations Harry, that was a full body patranous!" exclaimed Godric in my head.

No wonder not many wizards can do this, it is really draining on my magical core.

"With practice, you will get better, you could only perform it because of the strength training of your magical core that we did this summer through wandless magic exercises".

I then turned around only to see a gobsmacked professor.

"Tell him to close his jaw, the poor boy is going to catch flies" chuckled Godric.

I couldn't help grin, being far too happy after my patronus.

"Everything okay Professor?"

The professor then shook his before looking at me again.

"Professor Remus Lupin, Harry" he chuckled as he extended his hand.

"Harry sir, Harry Potter" I replied as I clasped his hand and shook it firmly.

The professor's grin widened even more.

"Well then Harry, do you think you can come back down inside the train? I would like to fix this hole you made".

I grinned back at the professor as we both got back inside. He then gave Ron some chocolate to give Hermione when she woke up.

"Professor, can I have some chocolate as well? There was a first year that was affected by the dementors on the train, it's why I ran out in the first place".

The professor smiled at me warmly, "Sure Harry, as your soon to be teacher Harry, I would ask you to please find whomever else was affected by the dementors and point them towards Madam Pomfrey once we are at Hogwarts".

I smiled at the professor, "Yes sir!"

After reaching and unlocking the first year compartment I quickly cast an enervate on the girl that passed out from the dementor.

"What, where am I, what happe- HARRY POTTER!" yelled the brown-haired first year.

Instantly the compartment went into an uproar, the other girls squealed in delight whilst the boys were too shocked to say anything.

"Hello again, are you alright? I didn't get your name last time" I calmly replied after the squeals died down.

The little girl blushed as she muttered out her name, "I am Astoria".

I smiled back at her and handed her some chocolate. Then I turned around and went outside the compartment, not wanting to stay the center of attention longer than necessary.

"Eat, the chocolate helps, but go see Madam Pomfrey once we reach Hogwarts, go after the sorting ceremony okay Astoria?"

She rapidly nodded her head. I then shut the compartment door and wandered down the rest of the train to see if anyone else needed chocolate.

Doran's Ring -

Hi everyone, I am relatively new to writing Fanfictions. I got inspired by reading so many Harry Potter fanfics over the last couple of months. I have written a couple of chapters so far, if there is anything I could improve or do better, please let me know! Reviews are welcomed!

I will try to maintain a consistent schedule for putting out chapters, perhaps weekly? I hope to complete this series!