Chapter 5 - THE DEMENTORS OF AZKABAN

Daphne POV

I was shivering with fright as the lights shut off and the cabin went cold.

Damn the Ministry, sending dementors to a school? Are they out of their minds?

Recognizing dementors were present I instantly locked the cabin door and cast a warming charm on Tracey and I. Dammit, if only I could produce the patronus charm. I tried producing one but never succeeded. Apparently very few wizards could even produce the patronus spell, much less a corporeal patronus. I was praying that Astoria was okay. This was her first year at Hogwarts.

I then heard a scream pierce the train.

"ASTORIA!" I yelled as I got up, but was quickly pulled down and held back by Tracey.

"LET ME GO! I NEED TO SAVE TORI!"

I was crying while trying to break free from Tracey. Tracey's grip didn't slacken, in fact, it tightened even more. Tracey let loose some tears as she held me down.

All of a sudden there was a bright light in the corridor as the screaming stopped. I looked through the fogged glass window and saw a bright silvery glow from a compartment far down the hallway.

A patronus! Tori is saved!

I didn't dare hope and continued to pray for her safety. Tracey relaxed as I stopped struggling.

Suddenly another scream pierced the train, however this time it wasn't Tori's...this was...Grangers!

If Granger is being affected then is Harry…? NO!

All of a sudden Granger's screams stopped.

Oh god, what if Granger's soul got feasted, what if it is feasting on Harry now?

I felt even worse with the presence of the dementors lingering over. I then looked out and saw dozens and dozens of dementors fly towards the train. I glanced at Tracey and saw her terrified and crying in despair as they flew towards us.

Just when I thought we were about to be doomed, a bright silvery-white light pierced the sky and radiated across the entire grass field towards the dementors. Tracey and I stared in awe at what seemed to be a full body patronus. The light was so bright that it lit up our cabin. We watched as a stag patronus leaped forward in the sky and radiated powerful waves of light that expelled the dementors. It was beautiful, the sense of dread and coldness from the dementors immediately evaporating away.

I then looked for the origin of the patronus and saw two blurry figures standing on the rooftop of the last compartment of the train. They were too far away, I could not make out their faces. I let out a sigh of relief as the dementors got repelled.

The temperature started to go back to normal. I quickly canceled the warming charms. The windows became clear again as well. I was about to get up to go look for Tori when Tracey pulled me back down.

"She will be fine, after we reach Hogwarts you can find her and take her Madam Pomfrey, don't worry".

I reluctantly nodded and sat back down next to my best friend, but couldn't help twitch and think of leaving to find Tori.

As soon as we arrived in Hogwarts I said bye to Tracey and sprinted down the train hallway towards where I last heard Tori's scream. I reached her compartment slightly out of breath to find her happily eating a bar of chocolate. Before I can even respond she quickly leaped out of her seat and hugged me.

I hugged her back immediately, "Oh Tori, I was so worried when I heard your scream I… We are going to Madam Pomfrey straight after the sorting ceremony okay?"

Trying to avoid tears herself, Tori nodded her head.

"I wouldn't be here Sis if my Harry Potter did not show up". I pulled out of our hug immediately but left my hands resting on Tori's shoulders.

"What?" I gawked at Astoria.

A smile pierced Tori's face appeared, her compartment mates then chimed in.

"It's true, Harry Potter sprinted into our compartment with two dementors and chased them away with this big bright misty stag!" exclaimed a first year.

I was gobsmacked, I know that Harry slew a Basilisk, but a patronus?

And based on the first-years' description, a corporeal patronus?!

"Where did he go then?" I asked immediately.

"He left after we heard another scream, it seemed to come from the compartment at the end of the train".

Of course, Granger...but still...NO...it is not possible. If it was Harry who ran back down to the back to save Granger, then was it Harry who casted the full body patronus?

"Yeah did you see that stag in the sky, it chased away all the dementors!" yelled a first year.

"Harry Potter is so cool" squealed another first year.

I shook my head before helping Tori with her trunk and led her towards Hagrid at the station, only Hagrid was not alone. Standing next to him was another man and...Harry Potter! He was talking with Hagrid and the other man. Just when I wanted to approach him for saving my sister's life a burst of fire exploded around him and he vanished.

What just happened? Where did Harry go?

The man turned around noticing the distraught look on my face.

"Ah, are you perhaps a friend of Harry? I am professor Lupin, your new defense against the dark arts professor".

I nodded my head at the professor before I could even ask, Tori cut in.

"Where did Harry go?"

The professor smiled at my sister, "Ah that was Dumbledore's phoenix, it just took Harry to the Headmaster's office. The Headmaster wanted a word with Harry about his defense of the train from dementors".

My eyes widened at the confirmation, "So it was Harry that cast that full body patronus that chased the dementors away?"

The professor smiled and curtly nodded his head.

"Now if you will excuse me, I need to take care of some things before the feast, please do take care Miss…?"

"Greengrass, professor"

"Ah, please do take care, Miss Greengrass".

The professor then turned and left. I then left Tori with Hagrid as I went over to the carriages.

After the feast and the sorting, where Tori got placed in Slytherin just like me, I guided her outside of the hall towards the hospital wing. As soon as we got there Madam Pomfrey started force feeding Tori with potions. I chuckled, having drunk a couple of them before, I knew how bad they tasted. No doubt Tori was given a calming draught, wiggenweld potion and sleeping draught.

I then recalled back to a part in the Headmaster's speech, "...Hogwarts will lay host to the dementors of Azkaban…" I shuddered at the thought of being accidentally caught by one. Just when I was in the middle of my thoughts, a familiar messy black hair, emerald green eye boy came into the hospital wing.