Chapter 10 of Year 2: "The Beast Inside Of Him"

Apologies for not writing for a while. I have not had time with everything I am dealing with at the moment.
Enjoy the chapter! :)

*Tasman*
I tried to avoid being with my "friends." Julie, Daniel, Susan and Vera were arguing all the time.
"Guys. Enough already!" I screamed after they had yet another argument about Dan's involvement with the Pet Squad.
"Tasman, did we not make it clear to you to stay out of it?" Susie asked.
"Hold on a minute. We are constantly in danger, and you guys argue 24/7. Malfoy is just waiting for it, so that he could get to us when we are not together."
"How does he know exactly where we are every single time, then?" Vera questioned.
"The Trace. He can trace our wands, like the Ministry can" I answered.
"We don't know what Dan tells the Pet Squad. Especially Umbridge" Julie huffed
"I told you, I don't tell them anything. I am telling the truth!" Dan argued.
"Yeah right." Susie replied.
"That's it. I've had enough. I am going my own way. You guys can argue to your heart's content." I said and walked out of the Common Room.

*Julie*
"We better not leave her alone. You know what happened last time." I spoke to the group.
"She and Hermione sorted the portal out. She will be fine." Dan said
"Daniel, you're just saying that for her to get caught by Malfoy, don't you?" Susie asked.
"No!" He argued back.

*Tasman*
I ran downstairs and out of the castle. I went down by the lake and sat down to reflect on everything.
I looked at my own reflection in the shining light of the water. Then..... I saw something.... A figure darting at me from the sky.
"Woah!" I shouted as I moved out of the way.
"We meet again." Malfoy said.
"Back off, Malfoy. I know a ton of spells and I am not afraid to use them!" I replied.
"Fire what you want, but I am here for your mother's locket."
"Locket? What locket? You do know that I have not seen my mother since I was a baby, right? How the hell would I know anything about her, let alone about a locket?!" I replied
"Levicorpus" He said while pointing his wand at me.
I was lifted into the air and was tossing about in wild ways.
He ended the spell when I was above the lake. Malfoy froze the lake's surface. I swam up and beat my hands on the layer of ice that kept the water's surface as tough as metal. I used my wand to poke a hole through the ice and beat my hands on it to break it enough to climb out.
"You.... Will...Pay... For.... This. Lacero Spina!" I said while pointing my wand at him and shivering violently.
Malfoy fell to the ground. This spell causes the bones to crack and make them weaker for a short period of time, but is an extremely painful spell.
"You little rat. Incarcerous!" He replied
Ropes bound my hands and feet, and gag around my mouth, and a blindfold on my eyes.
I can't contact Julie or anyone. How do I get out of this? I thought as Malfoy apparated us out of the castle grounds to the Malfoy Manor.

*Susan*
"We have been fighting for 6 hours now. Has anyone not noticed that Tazzy has been gone for so long?" I asked worriedly.
"She wanted to be on her own. If that's what she wants, let's not force her to be with us" Julie replied.
"Are you KIDDING me?! For God's sake, Julie! She's in danger just like any of us." I raged back while holding back tears. I was worried sick about Tazzy, she's been gone for so long.

*Harietta*
I was hiding in the corner of the room, staying away from the group. Then, I heard something. A faint sound of screaming in my head. The girl's voice was quiet, faint and gentle. Someone is in trouble. But who?
"You okay, Harietta?" Oliver asked
"Y.... Yeah. I just feel tired."
"Harietta, come on. Something is wrong. Tell me." He asked and sat beside me and put his arm around my shoulder.
"I hear faint screaming in my head. Very faint."
"You hear someone screaming in your head? Is this person saying anything?"
"No, just screaming." I replied
"NOO!" I screamed and collapsed to the ground, covering my ears.
"What is happening?" Susie ran over and knelt beside me.
"It's okay Susan. I've got this covered. Make sure that those three don't tear their heads off." I said.
"Okay." She replied and ran back to the chaotic trio.
"The screaming.... It's getting more intense. Come on!" I said and I ran out of the Common Room. Oliver went running after me.
"What is going on, Harietta? Tell me!" Oliver begged.

*Oliver*
I wonder about what is happening with Harietta. I reached for her hand and held it. Her very small hand was shaking with fear. Her eyes..... Were filled with an emptier expression than my Professor Binn's history of magic lesson notes. Her body was moving robotically, and her eyes were darting from one side to the other.
I sat her down on the staircase. And then.....
"Professor McGonagall" I said as she walked out of the door.
"What's happening, Mr Goldenworth?"
"It's Harietta.... She..... She's hearing someone screaming in her head. And then, she herself screamed "NO" out loud. What is going in?"
"It is possible that she has a psychological connection with someone, and she's hearing them." McGonagall replied
"Like Julie, Vera and Susan?"
"Yes"

*Harietta*
I got up rapidly and ran out of the castle, and Oliver followed.
"Harietta, what in the world is going on?" He asked baffled.
"Stop asking me all of those questions and come on.... " I replied and collapsed into his arms.

*Oliver*
"Harietta" I said as I caught her and laid her on the ground. We were now near the Great Lake. Harietta's eyes opened wide sharply.
"Oliver?" Harietta asked in a quiet and unsteady voice.
"Are you okay, Harietta?“ I replied and helped her to sit up.
"I don't know.... It's like I'm feeling someone's physical and mental suffering. The screaming.... It's louder. It sounds like.... NO!"
She screamed again, holding her head as she collapsed to the ground.
'It's..... It's..... It's Tazzy."
"Where is she?!" I questioned loudly in concern
"I don't know. Wait, the only place she could be and be screaming like this is Malfoy Manor... This way!" she replied, holding onto her head. 

She led the way through the Forbidden Forest and through a small village until we happened upon a horror movie manor. 

*Harietta*
"I am going to cast a spell on both of us." I said

"Why?" Oliver replied in surprise.

"We have got to keep quiet. This spell allows us to talk to one another without anyone else hearing our conversations. Duplex silentium!" I whispered loudly. 

"Where in the world did you learn this spell?" Oliver asked

"I read a story book in which a character uses the spell. I was compelled to do a little research on it" I replied as I navigated the quiet and empty hallways of the manor as the screams in my head became almost unbearable.

*Oliver*
Neither of us have ever been here before.... However, she navigated the wild maze of corridors like she knew exactly where she was going. Her face began to turn as white as snow, and her body shook violently every few minutes. Her physiological response to being here was intense and I began to worry for her.
"Harietta, stop! You look like a snowman, that's how pale you are. Being here is making you sick" I said while I stepped in front of her, and placed both of my hands on her shoulders.
"No. I'm not leaving. Tazzy is near... I can... I can feel it..." Harietta replied as she broke free from my grip to continue walking.

*Harietta*
I will not leave my best friend in a place like this. But, Oliver was right. I felt worse than deeper into the Manor we ventured. I felt physically sick from the amount of dark magic that surrounded us. But, I just heard something. Sounded like something being hit and kicked. I looked at Oliver.
"What is that sound?" I asked.
"I don't know, Harietta. Sounds like someone trying to escape from something. Let's take a look!" he responded in a hopeful tone.

We ran over to the source of the banging to find Tazzy completely gagged and bound, only able to kick and punch the walls out of anger and frustration.
"Alohomora!" I said while pointing my Cherry wood wand at the lock.
"Finite Incantatem!" Oliver shouted, pointing at Tazzy. All of her ropes and gags vanished from sight.
"Thank you, both of you. Now, let's teleport out of here" she thanked us in a cheerful tone of voice. She took out her wand and pointed it into the ceiling. We suddenly found ourselves at the Hogwarts courtyard.

*Tasman*
"Guys, I can't thank you enough. Today was just... Traumatising." I spoke while giving them both a group hug. I couldn't be more thankful for getting be out of the Manor.
"It's okay, Tazzy. That's what friends are for." Oliver replied
We walked up the Grand Staircase into our Common Room, and... The tried are still arguing. Even Vera had enough.
"Tazzy!" they all exclaimed and ran over for a hug.
"What's happened?" Susie asked worriedly. I could tell that she. Was worried sick about me this whole time. Her eyes were fixed on an anxious expression and her face was pale from worry.
As Oliver, Harietta and I explained the ordeal... Professor McGonagall walked into the Common Room and looked at all of us.
"Tasman, is everything okay? Susan Sharmons informed me of your
disappearance. I was about to contact the Ministry to send Mr and Mrs Weasley and Mr Potter our to find you." she asked, and she seemed as anxious about me as Susie.
"I'm okay, Professor McGonagall. Honest! Thanks for Harietta and Oliver, I'm safe. Just a bit shook up." I replied, giving her a reassuring smile.
"All of you have been through a lot of difficult and dangerous times throughout this past year and a half. Professor Sprout and I would like to have a conversation with you tomorrow after classes are finished about what you all have been through, and what we can do to support you, as we know that dangerous situations like this can leave scars" she explained.
We stood there in shock. Did Professor McGonagall just say she wanted to support us? She's so reserved and distant from other students that we were taken aback a little.
"Of course, Professor. We'll see you after class tomorrow." I answered while I tried to hold back being surprised.
"I recognise that this is a shock to all of you, especially that I may seem out of touch with a lot of students. But we want to ensure that we can be of support and help. Professor Holly (a made up professor of Arithmancy) is also like to extend that offer to you, and will also be there. Now, off to bed, and we'll see you tomorrow evening. "
"Thank you... Professor..." I answered, while holding all my suspicious expression.
When Professor McGonagall left the Common Room, Susan, Oliver and I discussed this sudden change in McGonagall's attitude. Something felt off, but we couldn't put our finger on what caused this sudden difference in McGonagall's attitude towards us, or students in general.

While it felt like a trap, we attended the meeting the next evening. And all professors who attended were supportive. I explained how the events of the day before left me feeling, and professors (as well as my friends) were very understanding of how I felt. I just couldn't help feeling anxious, on edge and constantly worried. I never slept the night before, still shook up from the events that took place. And struggled with sleep that night as well, knowing that the same thing could happen while we slept kept me up all night.

• Finally finished this chapter! More chapters coming soon! 

Chapter 4 of Year 2: "Danger of the Diagon Alley"

Hey guys! I've started college again so I'm sorry for the delay with the chapters. It's been busy, busy, busy! Hope you'll enjoy this chapter!

*Daniel*
It was the time for the annual trip for school supplies down to the Diagon Alley. With Julie already owning all the books from Florish and Botts under the sun, she just needed to buy a new Gryffindor robe and some other clothing and writing supplies.
"Julie, hurry up! It doesn't take thirty minutes to pick out a school skirt!" Susie angrily shouted across the shop.Her voice was still a bit shaky and her body was sometimes still crippling underneath the pressure to support her walking and standing. The attack took a big toll on her. She wasn't able to use her arms and fingers properly for a few weeks. This prevented her from dong what she loved: painting. She couldn't hold on to the brush a few seconds before dropping it. Her legs malfunctioned for a week and a half. I was just so glad that she was able to do these things now. I smiled and was thankful that I didn't have a school skirt buying dilemma.
"Hold on, Susie! No need to go all Umbridge on me!" She casually replied.
I laughed and Susie gave out a sigh of disappointment and rolled her eyes.
"Talking of her, how are we going to deal with her this year?" I asked.
"Use the old and tested tactic: attack and run!" Julie replied
Susie smiled. She was still quite weak. The doctor said that she'd make a speedy recovery in time for school. And she did.

*Susan*
I had to sit down on the small leather seat next to the changing room. After the Crucio curse, I felt my head spinning like a wheel on a Muggle bus everyday in the morning and in the evenings. It was around 11am. I sometimes felt like a disc on a DJ turn table. My bones weren't functioning for a while and sometimes, I still felt like something was crushing them one by one. Slowly beating on them and turning them to mush. From time to time, I couldn't hold anything in my hand for longer than a few minutes before the fingers felt like jelly. I put the bag on the floor and rested my arms for a while.
"Just a few minutes so I could try it on!" Julie replied and went into the changing room. I nodded and Dan sighed and shook his head in disappointment. I smiled at his reaction. I've never seen him that annoyed.

"I'm taking this one!" Julie announced after a few minutes. 

"I thought she's never say that! Shopaholic!" Dan replied with a sigh of relief. Julie paid for the skirts and we went out to Diagon Alley again. 

*Julie* 

"Oliver!" I exclaimed when I spotted Oliver coming out of Olivanders. 

"Hey Julie!" He replied

"Julie!" Vera ran up when she saw us all. 

"Hi Vera! Long time no see! Oliver this is Vera, and my siblings Susan and Dan!" I introduced Oliver all of them. 

"I thought you were the only child?" Oliver replied 

"It's a very long story. We'll explain on the Hogwarts Express. We will meet you at the Kings Cross Station in two weeks ?" Susan replied

"Sure. Wooah!" he replied and screamed as the ground began to shake. Sounds of blasts and explosions came from nearby. 

"Let's get inside." Dan said and everyone from the Alley ran inside to hide from the incoming blasts. 

*Oliver* 

"What's going on?" I asked with curiosity. 

Julie an Susan walked over to the window. 

"Death Eaters!" Julie whispered to Susan but I managed to hear. 

"Death Eaters? I asked quietly  

"The guys that attacked our town a few weeks ago, Oliver." Susan replied 

"Everyone to the ground!" Shopkeeper yelled. We fell to the ground just in time because a green and black spell blast fired through the window and door and set the back of the Magical Menagerie on fire. 

*Susan* 

"That is it!" I angrily groaned

"Stay down, Susan! Don't be stupid as I was a few weeks ago. Plus, your bones are still pretty brittle! Don't even think of going anywhere!" Julie hissed to me as as I began to get up. 

I considered what she said and nodded. I went down to the floor again.
Then, a few Death Eaters came in.
"We are looking for Susan Sharmons. Come out wherever you are for we know you're here!"
We sat still, frozen. We looked at each other with fear.
"Come out, Susan! Or we'll knock this shop down"
I got up and quickly shot a Stupefy at them.
"Susan!" Julie hissed quietly,
"What was I suppose to do? Let them knock down the Menagerie?" I hissed back
Julie got up and pointed her wand at the Death Eaters and so did Dan. Oliver looked at us, confused.
"Just stay down, Oliver." I whispered. He nodded in approval.

*Dan*
One of the Death Eaters fired a few Stupefys at us, knocking Jules over.
"What do we do?!" I asked Susan.
"What do you think? Return fire, that's what we do!" She replied.

"Come here you three!" A female voice spoke. That voice... Was familiar. 

"Narcissa Malfoy!" I gasped 

"Who??" Julie asked 

"Explain later! Guys, fire Stupefy Maxima together. Now! One, two, three!" I commanded. We fired the jinx and the entire room glowed in the red light of the spell. After a brief moment, the storm over the Diagon Alley let up. The Death Eaters have been banished. Everyone in the Magical Menagerie let out a sigh of relief. 

"Good job you three!" Oliver complimented. 

"Thanks Oliver! Time to head back home. We've got to prepare for some new classes." Julie said

"We'll, I'm not planning on staying in the Divination or the new class 'the Magical Book Recognition and Banishment of Cursed Books class. Way too boring and Divination isn't certainly my area" Susie replied

"I'm gonna try out the new 45 Minute classes like the Book Recognition, the advanced removal of difficult hexes and charms class where Finite Incantatem isn't enough, advanced transfiguration class to learn to be an animagus, the Apparition classes. Guys they are allowing second years to try and master Apparition classes! It's a chance to master advanced magical skills! Julie excitingly commented. 

"I'm going to try out the Apparition classes and the advanced transfiguration with Julie. But I'm also trying out the Advanced Introduction to Muggle Theology!" Vera commented 

"I'm also having a go at the Muggle Technology class and the Muggle Arts! Susie replied

"Is this what this year is going to be like?" I asked 

"Have you been hibernating, Dan? Yes, of course! The Hogwarts letter when we were in our hometown mentioned it but in fine hand writing!" Julie answered 

I nodded in approval of information. 

"All those classes seem so confusing. I'll be sticking to the old fashioned timetable!" I shrugged. 

"You'll be missing out on learning some of the fantastic magical skills!" Vera replied in shock

"It's because he's not that skilled. His studying skills and putting them into practise simply aren't Dan's fun side of things!" Julie explained 

"Speak for yourself. I'm perfectly capable of mastering that stuff. It's just I don't want to at this time!" I huffed

"Right...." Julie wondered 

"Enough you two!" Susie interrupted 

"Do they always fight?" Oliver asked

"Mostly. They can even argue during a major battle!" She replied, nodding in response 

"Susie! It was you who starts the whole thing in the DoM. Stop blaming us!" They replied

We laughed. We remembered the incident from June. 

I hope you've enjoyed this chapter and yet again, I solemnly apologise for the delay. 

Nat x 

Chapter 9 of Year 2: "Storm Chaser"

Title derived from song title. Enjoy!

*Julie*
After the masquerade, we became weary of essentially everyone. Our close knit group stuck together as much as possible. Harietta, Oliver and Tazzy stuck around each other as they were all in the same year.
"Julie! Bloody hell, wake up!" my older sister woke me up.
"All right, all right!" I yawned as I awoken. I blinked a few times to let my attention come to the room.
"What's up Susie? It's Saturday...." I asked, taking in a deep breath through another yawn.
"Something odd is going on." She replied
I thought I jumped out of my skin.
"What's going on?" I asked when I sat upright, getting myself out of the covers.
"Hogwarts is incredibly quiet. I mean, we are not yet on Christmas holidays, and the place is empty. Have you not noticed that our dorm is empty?" She replied
I gazed around the dorm and noticed exactly what she was saying.
"Hogwarts is empty! No one in the Great Hall, no one in other dorms.... I spoke to the other portraits and they all said they have not seen a single person going in or out of the dorms! Something incredibly odd is going on here."
"Where's the rest of our bunch?" I asked.
"In the main dorm area, waiting for us." She replied
"You woke them up already? Why have you not woken me up along with them?"
"I thought it might motivate you to get up and get yourself dressed more quickly"

*Susan*
When she was FINALLY ready, we walked downstairs to join Dan, Harietta, Tazzy and Oliver.
"So we have a situation brewing. Let's hope we can find out what is going on" Dan said
"Dan.... Quick question. I have SEEN you with the Umbridge's Pet Squad last night. And you were with a bunch of Death Eaters. This in NOT one of your schemes to get us all into Malfoy's hands, is it?" Oliver pointed out
Dan's soft gaze has turned sharp and shot at Oliver.
"Guys. He is a traitor! I swear I have seen him with that bunch of morons last night!"
"I believe you Oliver. You'd never lie. Dan on the other hand..." Julie said.

*Tazzy*
"STOP FIGHTING! We're in a middle of a Hogwarts wide Crisis and you are arguing?!" I screamed
"Shut up! He betrayed us before. Tasman, stay out of it" Susan hissed at me.
"I'll stay out of your way for good. See you later." I spoke coldly and ran out of the dorm. I was on the mission to find the source of the crisis.... But did not know where to start.
"This place is a ghost town. Let's hope I can find out something to help me find them!" I thought

The silence of the corridors became deeper and more distressing as I went further down into the center of the school.
"Lumos!" I whispered and my wand lit of brightly.
"I need to go and find Harry, Ron and Hermione. They will be able to give me pointers." I thought to myself and followed the empty corridor towards the statue that leads out of the school and directly to the MoM (aka Ministry of Magic.)
"Twilight Rays" I spoke the new password and the statue gently moved. I walked into the passage way. I walked just a tiny bit of the way in when I heard.
"Get back here Tasman! Master Malfoy wants you!" my childhood friend shouted. I began to run quicker and quicker and Emma chased me down the dark tunnel. I tripped and fell to the ground.
"Levicorpus!" she shouted and I was lifted into the air.
"Let me go Emma!" I pleaded
"Master Malfoy would like for me to bring you to him. I shall not deny his request." She replied with a callous smile.
"Okay! Depulso!" I said and the small pillar next to Emma crumbled down, falling on top of her. The spell that held me in the air ended and I ran further down the tunnel and eventually I found the ministry of magic.

Looked behind me to see if she was behind me as more times that I looked forward. I was terrified. But, I became confident that I'd lose her in that fortified crowd of witches and wizards.
I walked up to the desk.
"Good morning, young lady. May I be of assistance?" An older woman spoke from behind the desk.
"Hi! Yes, my name's Tasman. I am looking to speak to Mrs Hermione Weasley. It is an emergency" I replied.
"Of course! She has moved to floor five, room 245. She, along with Mr Potter and Mr Weasley now work in the same room. Follow the path to the elevators that you see at the other end of this corridor *she pointed at a left hand side corridor* and turn right after you get off at floor 5. Please be aware that Department of Mysteries is now located on that floor too." She replied
"Thank you so much! I appreciate all your help" I said my goodbye and went on my way, though she looked SURPRISINGLY like me.
I looked back and she simultaneously looked at me. I smiled and went further away and into the lift.

Upon arrival to the fifth floor, I began fearing for what was going on at Hogwarts. And particularly my friends whom I have left arguing.

*Julie*
"Where in the hell did Tazzy go?! Susan...." I screamed at the top of my lungs after hours of arguments.
"I don't know Julie. All I can think of is if she's okay. She's on her own with Death Eaters and Pet Squad lurking around each corner." she answered worriedly.

*Tazzy*
I knocked on the door of room 245 in hopes that ANYONE would answer.
"Come in!" Hermione shouted. I pressed the handle and opened the door.
"Good morning!" Hermione spoke again.
"Good morning, Mrs Weasley. My name is Tasman. I am Julie's friend" I replied
"Please, sit down!"
I walked over to the desk and sat down on this leathery chair she pointed at.
"So, how can I help?" She asked
"We have a situation at Hogwarts. EVERYONE is gone! It's a ghost town. Susie woke me up early to tell me about this strange occurrence."
"It is strange indeed, Tasman. Tasman, I hope that you don't mind me asking, but you have a strange looking scar on your left wrist..." She answered
I hid my wrist quickly to cover it up.
"Yes... well, I was young when a group of dark wizards attacked my home, looking for something. They attacked me to get my mum and dad to talk as to where that thing was."
"I see... Well, I am asking because in the Hall of Prophecy down the corridor, there is a prophecy about a girl with a scar. It speaks of the girl finding whatever Death Eaters were after all those years ago. I believe it is you" she replied
I took a deep breath in
"Well, I am the only person in the school with a scar on my left wrist. But right now, we need your help, Mrs Weasley."
"Yes, of course."

Ron barged into the room.
"Hermione, we have a situation brewing! Hogwarts is a.... oh hello. Sorry to interrupt." he said
"Typical of you, Ronald. Why not just damn knock if you hear a conversation? It's not rocket science" She replied with a straight face.
Ron laughed
"And who are you?" Ron asked
"Ronald!" Hermione hissed
"It's okay Mrs Weasley. Mr Weasley, my name is Tasman Coleman."
Ron dropped whatever he was holding.
"Tasman.... You're the girl I have found the prophecy about just an hour ago!"
"So, it is her." Hermione wondered.
"Okay! We have a situation at Hogwarts. Are you able to help?!" I asked a tiny bit frustrated
"Yes. We'll meet you at the Entrance Courtyard." Hermione answered
"And please, call us by our first names" Ron spoke
"Of course, Ron. I'll see you there!" I said and left.

*Hermione*
"So, we have just had the very Tasman we were looking for for all those years." I said
"Yes, Hermione. This girl has an important future, according to the prophecy." Ron answered
"I am aware, Ron. Malfoy will stop at nothing to catch her. That thing he's looking for is of importance. Like whatever Julie's thing he is looking for is"
"We need to be watchful of things at Hogwarts. It's important we keep watch"
"Yes, Hermione. I am aware!"
"Ronald Weasley"
"Sorry"

*Tasman*

I walked through the pathway to the statue. Being mindful of what Hermione said about the prophecy and that I had an uncanny resemblance to the woman from the front desk, I had my wand out. And for good reason as...

"Stupefy!" I heard and I flipped backwards as the glowing red bolt of spell energy hit me. I have landed on my feet. 

"Iona?" I asked as I recognised the voice. 

"Tasman, Tasman. My master is very much interested in your capture. Lets make this easy for both of us." She replied with a smirk on her face with the wand pointed at my head. She picked me up single handedly. With the cold hand holding me, and the wand pointed at my skull, I couldn't get away. 

But I could use my wand as a distraction. I used a non verbal spell to blast a hole in the wall near us. She jumped out and I ran across the pathway to the castle. 

I went straight for the meet up with Harry, Ron and Hermione at the entrance courtyard. 

"Wow, this place is a ghost town" Ron commented as I walked out of the castle. 

"Really? I couldn't see it with my own two eyes." Hermione commented with a quirky smile. 

"Alright you two. Lets get to work!" Harry commented as I approached them. 

"Hello Tasman." Hermione greeted me. 

"Hi. There has to be some sort of a magical gateway that sent them all somewhere so I and Julie would be an easy catch. A dark portal. I can sense its energy. I think I can sense it down in the Great Hall." I replied.
"Lead the way." Harry spoke.

As we walked through the Great Hall, there was something else that bothered me. It was the arguments my friends were having. But, I needed to not distract myself from the task at hand.
"Here it is." I announced.
"In that door? Isn't this where they keep the trophies?" Ron asked
"Yes." I answered and attempted to open the door.
"Locked. Stand back!!" I turned to the trio and turned back "Bombarda!" I yelled.

There was a swirling, cloud-like hole spiralling further into the room.
"Guys. I am going to need you to stay guard. I've already had adventures from the Death Eaters today. Someone needs to guard the portal so none of them get in." I spoke without  turning towards them.
"Harry, Ron, stay behind. I'll go in with her" Hermione commanded.
"Absolutely." Harry replied.

Hermione and I walked into the spirals of the dark portal. It was really cold inside. Freezer cold, almost. The swirls led down the stairs.
"Have you seen anything like this, Hermione?" I asked, with a lowered tone of voice.
"No, we haven't. Though we heard it was possible to create such portals." She answered.

As we walked, we have realised that it is a never ending portal. There were people hanging by their wrists and ankles from the edges.
"Hermione, we need to reverse this. This is a spell that created it. And since it seems like dark magic, two spells at the same time seem necessary."
Hermione nodded "Yes, you're right. Dark magic is at play here. Do you know Lumos Totalem spell?"
"Yeah. I used it at the beginning of the year."
"Good. I will use a non-verbal spell to loosen the magic of the portal. It's you who needs to cast Lumos Totalem to break the spell completely."
"Okay, I will go down to find the centre of the portal. The heart of any portal holds the most magic, dark or good. See you soon!" I replied and I ran further into the portal. After a long, long run... I finally arrived at the heart of the portal.

I tapped my wand to create a wave of light to send Hermione a signal to get the portal breaking into action.

*Hermione*
"Here is the signal. She must've gotten to the heart of the portal." I thought and moved my wand in up and down, and side to side motions to create the non-verbal spell. As I completed the spell, I felt the cold lifting, which means the spell loosened the portal.

*Tazzy*
"Hermione must have completed the spell. Okay, my turn now. Lumos Totalem!" I said and the whole room filled with spell-breaking light. The portal started to break one part a time.

*Harry*
"Ron, look. It's Lumos Totalem. Either Hermione or Tasman have cast it to break the spell of the portal!" I said to Ron.
"Yes, Harry. Watch out!" Ron replied and pulled me to the ground. a wave of dark clouds came over the Great Hall.
"Death Eaters" I said and got up. I held my wand up and shouted "Lumos Totalem"
The spell dispersed the Death Eaters within a heartbeat.
"Good job, Harry." Ron complimented.
"Cheers Ron" I replied

*Tazzy"
I ran out of the portal centre, as it began to disappear. I found Hermione and we ran as fast as we could to get out of the portal disappearing on us.
"There they are!" Ron shouted.
"Are you guys okay?" Harry asked.
I nodded "We are. But where is everybody else?" I asked.
"Look." Hermione pointed out.
"Well done to both you. And thank you." Professor McGonagall
I smiled and looked at Hermione. She smiled back.
"Right, I better go and see what my crazy group of friends are up to. Hopefully, they're not arguing like they were this morning." I said and ran up to the doors.

*Hermione*
"One extraordinary girl, that one" I said
"Yes. She was a little grey mouse at the beginning of the year. And now.... She's completely different." Minerva replied.
"And she is who the prophecy speaks of." Harry said
"What prophecy, Potter?" Minerva asked him.
"There is a prophecy in the Hall of Prophecy at the Department of Mysteries about a girl named Tasman with a scar on her left wrist. And she does. That bunch of kids have different prophecies about them." Ron replied.
"They're all extraordinary. That whole group. Julie and her brother and sister, that boy Oliver, who also has a prophecy about him as well. That whole bunch of kids is special. Though Daniel seems to like to dabble with dark magic, as Julie said. Even that quiet girl Vera has some sort of destiny, according to the prophecy about her." Harry explained.
"We need to keep an eye on all of them, as we cannot let anything happen to them." McGonagall said
"Come on Minerva, have you seen them? They fight like little tigers. They do come up for help when they need us, but they do very well on their own too. They have a spell knowledge that I even didn't have at their age. And that says a lot!" I explained.

*Julie*
"Where is she, it is so late!" I said in dismay as the time was approaching 11pm.
"Chocolate Frogs" I heard a faint voice from behind the portrait and....
"Tazzy!" Susie said and went to hug her.
"Hey guys." she said through deep gasps.
"Tazzy, where have you been? It's been so long since you've left the common room" Oliver asked
"Well.... I and the Golden Trio got to the bottom of the problem and everyone is now back where they were before the portal sucked them out."
"What portal?" Daniel asked.
"In the Quidditch trophy room, there was a dark magic portal. It sucked everyone from the building into its almost never ending dark corridors. We managed to get rid of it. An interesting thing to note is that there is a receptionist at the Ministry of Magic that looks almost like my double."
"Perhaps its your relative? Maybe your long lost mother or her sister?" I questioned.
"I think my parents died when our home was attacked when I was very, very young." I answered.
"You too? Is this friendship a coincidence?" Daniel asked.
"What do you mean?" I replied
"My parents were attacked when I was young and have not seen them since." Vera explained.
"Our home was attacked when I was young, and I was put up for adoption, separated from my sisters" Dan answered
"Same here." Susie said
"I don't know much about my family history, but I think there is something strange about me living with my grandparents." Oliver replied.

*Tazzy*
Wait, what did I just hear? All of us were either separated from our parents or attacked when we were young? Is it a coincidence we are all friends?
"Okay.... This is weird." I said and looked around at our little group.
"You said it, Tazzy. We have a strange coincidence happening here."
"Harietta, what about you?" Julie asked
"I grew up in an orphanage. Like Oliver, I have no clue of how I ended up there,"
I looked at the others in confusion

Hope you've enjoyed this chapter. I'll be writing a lot more, so watch this space! :)

Chapter 8 of Year 2: "Welcome To The Masquerade"

Title and story inspired by a song. Can you guess what it is and who the artist is?

*Julie*
"Good morning students!" Professor McGonagall spoke loudly at the magical intercom

"Good morning professor!" We replied in unison.
"Today marks a breakthrough in the magical universe. The Minister for Magic and the British Prime Minister, Sir James Hillnight (made up name and minister) have been in talks. They have agreed that, because of the secrecy the wizarding world has been in for all those years, that it is the end of it. Wizards and witches are no longer persecuted in the Muggle communities and we can go out to them, and freely mention we are witches and wizards. You can now bring your Muggle parents into the Diagon Alley, but not yet to the schools. You are now allowed to use magic outside of school, in Muggle or wizarding worlds, at any age. Use of Unforgivable Curses will be prosecuted at the highest order" She spoken with dignity and stood completely upright. 

"This is wonderful! We can now protect Muggles and ourselves in case of an attack outside of school!" I said with gladness.
"Jules, my old school have invited me and all of you to a masquerade ball for charity tonight. Would you be up for it?" Oliver asked

"Tazzy, that is a great idea!" Susie replied.
"Just to mention, the Minister for Magic has now aligned our school holidays with the Muggle world. No class today!" McGonagall jumped in to the intercom.

"Let's go to the ball! We need to have dresses and suits, though! And masks, masks are a required part of the masquerade ball!" Julie said.
"We can go Diagon Alley and buy some!" Daniel replied
"Daniel... It's a Muggle ball not a Wizarding Christmas ball! We can't have wizard robes, we need to attempt to be like them at least! We would look like little idiots." I replied
"Fine." he huffed back.

*Tazzy*

We went to Edinburgh City Center to buy some pretty awesome dresses and suits.
"This is exciting! My first real Muggle event! I can't wait!" I said in delight
"Masquerade balls are quite fun. They're expecting it to be a ceilidh as well, so that is pretty exciting as well" Julie replied
"A ceilidh?" Dan asked
"A ceilidh is a traditional Scottish dance event. You get taught dances during primary and high school" I replied
"This is thrilling!" Susie said
"I know. I am super excited myself!
I looked at a person who walked past us. His energy was very negative. And I have seen a wand sticking out of his back pocket.
"Guys, that guy gave me the creeps. I will not put my finger on it, but he might be one of the Death Eaters! He has a wand!" I said without drawing breath
"Tazzy, calm down! Dan replied
"Dan, seriously! He could be! Let's be vigilant about it at the masquerade tonight." Susie replied
We nodded as we walked to the train station to get to Julie's town. Julie has no clue of what had happened in the shop with the man that walked past us.

*Dan*
When we arrived at Julie and Oliver's high school, I noticed just how different it is to Hogwarts. Everything was so... old fashioned. Although, technology is far more advanced in the Muggle world than in the magical world. WAY forward.
"Do these stairs move like in Hogwarts?" I asked after seeing stairs going up by themselves.
"Haha, no no! They are escalators. You stand on a step and they take you to the next floor in a linear way." Julie giggled.
"Okay!"

*Tazzy*
"Oh my gosh, this place is amazing! It puts Hogwarts decor to shame!" I said while looking around the hall. The hall was decorated with a lot of amazing decorations. People's costumes were amazing, The masks people worse were gob smacking. The music that was playing was really funky. Kinda sounded country to me at first.
"Anyone up for checking out the raffle table?" Julie asked
"Sure!" We answered in unison.
We walked over to the raffle table. There were loads of things I have never seen before. But one thing that caught my eye was a book. In a leather jacket, titled "Wizards Cause Chaos" by Amaryl Destiny Pollins. A witch living in a Muggle community for about 50 years.
"Guys, look!" I said and pointed out the book.
"That is my ticket number!" Dan replied.

After Dan exchanged the ticket for the book, we immediately went into a quieter corner to look at it. The book had detailed chaos that the wizarding world had caused in the Muggle world and why the whole decision to allow magic in the Muggle world is a bad idea.
"Holy crap, this book is totally anti magic, and coming from a witch , too!" Julie said.
"A famous one at that. Thing is, my mother knows Amaryl. And I know for a fact that Amaryl has NOT written a book in about 4 years and this book was released this year!" Susan replied.
"I think someone either had her under the Imperio curse." Dan suggested.
"Someone PLANTED it here. And I think it might be the guy from the shop earlier...." I said.
"I TOLD YOU IT WAS A NOBODY!" Dan exclaimed.
"Daniel!" Julie and Susan hissed.
"I'm gonna go to the bathroom real quick!" I said and left without warning.

I felt strong negative energy in the air but went into the bathroom.
I stood and looked at myself in the mirror. There, I noticed a dark, hooded figure through the open cubicle door.
"All right, come out." I demanded.
The hooded figure stepped out of the shadows of the cubicle and took their hood off.
"Malfoy. I should have known." I said
"Well done kid. Where is Julie and her two siblings?" He asked
"I'm not gonna tell you! Stupefy!" I yelled and he was  thrown back into the cubicle.
"You little girl." he said and pointed his wand at me and moved it up. I was dangling in mid-air. He then pushed his wand towards me and I was thrown into the mirror, shattering it in the process.
"Tell me where she is...." He said as I got up, with loads of bleeding coming from my face, neck and hands.
"As if. Sectumsempra!" I yelled, and moving my wand in a slash. Malfoy had immediately fell to the ground and began bleeding.
"You... I will get you for this." He said from painful panting.

I ran out of the bathroom, leaving trails of blood behind with each step.
I cast a non verbal healing charm to stop the bleeding. Sure, it left scars. But glass and bleeding were gone.
"Stupefy" Malfoy yelled from behind me. I hit the nearby wall with brutal force.
He came up and pointed a wand to my neck.
"You will pay for that spell."
I could not move. I could barely see what was going on. I was disorientated.

*Susie*
"Guys, where is Tazzy? She had missed the whole ceilidh!" Julie asked.
"Wait..." Oliver said.

*Oliver*
It was as if I could hear Taz scream from a mile with perfect clarity.
"Oliver?" someone asked. I don't know who, as I was paying attention to the screaming.
"OLIVER!" Julie yelled
"Sorry. I can hear Tazzy screaming. I can hear it. Come on!"
"You ain't going anywhere." three guys from the table came up and pointed wands at us.
"No wonder we are alone in the room. Death Eaters have returned." Dan said. Now, five of them surrounded us.

*Tasman*
I cast a silent Conflagration charm to set him on fire. I managed to get up and get away from the scene, as I had no other choice. When I came back to the hall, all of my friends were surrounded by Death Eaters and Malfoy appeared behind me.
"That's frigging it. LUMOS TOTALEM!" I yelled. The intense light from the wand dispersed all of the death eaters and Malfoy.
"Tazzy! Oh my goodness, what had happened to you?" Susan asked
"Malfoy threw me at a mirror in the bathroom and at a wall with the Levicorpus and Stupefy charms. I'm okay. Are you guys okay?" I asked back
"We're fine! Let's get out of here!" Oliver replied and we left the school. I was limping on the way home because of hitting the wall and still pain from the mirror shards.

Hope you've enjoyed this chapter. I promise to post more. I have been really busy and in mental chaos. 

Chapter 7 of Year 2: "Envelope Mystery"

Sorry about the delay guys! I've been SWAMPED with stuff. Have been in and out of hospital, college getting way too stressful, mental health deteriorated quickly and all sorts of  other stuff.

*Susan*
As we woke up the next morning, the sun was just starting to climb the sky.
"September..." I yawned.
"Wake up sleepy head! You do realise you'll be learning Apparition first thing?" Julie answered.
"Yes! I'm excited about that. I am only worried what will happen today. A day at Hogwarts is never a day without any drama. Like last night!" I answered
"Lighten up, you! It's as if anything would happen!" Vera said,
"Uh, I hate to remind you that there would not be a day in Hogwarts without drama!" I replied

After changing and washing, I walked downstairs. Dan and Oliver were playing Exploding Snap and Vera and Julie were going over the 45 Minute Advanced Magical Defense material.
"Morning, Susie!" someone said from behind me.
"Tasman!" I said and hugged her. I haven't seen Tasman since I was six.
"How are you, it's been ages!"
"Still recovering from the attack I emailed you about"
"Are you okay?" She asked
"Yeah. Still a little wobbly on the bone front, but okay in general. How's your mom?" I replied
"Not too well, actually. That Umbridge woman hates her, and does everything she can to try and kill her. Since Avada Kedavra has been completely banned, and the wands don't respond to it, Umbridge has been using other Unforgivable Curses to make her life hell. She is in hospital for Crucio bodily damage" She explained
"I'm sorry. Umbridge is a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher here. We've had a few problems with her last year!" Vera joined in
"She nearly killed Julie for attacking her last year!" I said
"Monster." Tasman said

"Ahem, ahem. Susan and Tasman see me in my office!" Umbridge's annoyingly high pitched voice resounded from a hidden speaker.
"Right." We said together.
"Oliver, Dan, Harietta, huddle!" I said
We huddled up.
"We will come with you, and hide behind the door. If we hear any screams or shouts, barge in and attack. We cannot let her have the satisfaction." Julie said
"Then, we all run and scatter. It's much harder to keep track if you don't know who she's chasing!" I said
"Plan!" We all said together and left.

On the Grand Staircase.

*Tasman*
"Okay guys, stay a little bit away from us, so she doesn't suspect that you're with us" I said to the others.
"Good idea" Julie said and they waited until Susan and I were on the landing before they started moving.

As we walked into her office, the screeching noise of the cats on the walls gave me the urge to destroy all the plates.
"Good morning girls!" The high pitched voice of the monster came out.
"Good morning, professor. Would you mind telling us, why are we here?" Susan asked calmly.
"You are here...." She said and used her wand to create a a bubble shape. The bubble shape was a glass cage.
"Let us go, you monster!" I screamed

*Julie*
"There's the scream..." Vera said
"Let's go!" We said together

As we barged into the room, Umbridge has imprisoned Tasman and Susie in a glass cage, which I recognised immediately.
"Don't get close!" I shouted
"Why?" Julie asked
"It's a cage that tightens with every step closer we make." I answered.
"Quick, I know what to do!" Vera said and very quickly cast a non verbal spell to free them.
"How..." Oliver asked
"Simple. It was a non verbal cage spell. A nonverbal spell works to counteract it. A verbal spell would have an opposite effect!" I replied.

*Tasman*
"Thanks Vera!" I said
"Yeah, thank you so much!" Susie agreed
"No worries. Time to go. Umbridge is in her confiscation area. It won't be long until she's outta there!" Dan said

We ran out of the office.
"What do we do?" I asked
"Simple. Carpe Retractum" Susie replied and pointed her wand at the ceiling of the Grand Staircase. As she was pulled away from the floor to hang in the air on a red bolt of light coming from her wand, we did the same.

"There you are, little children" Umbridge groaned
"What's wrong professor? Tired of us hanging around?" Susie said
"Susie, I have a plan, but it's dangerous!" I said
"Don't even think about it!" Dan said.
"It's our only hope! Finite Incantatem" I said and began to fall.
"Levicorpus!." I whispered and pointed my wand at Umbridge.
Umbridge was lifted off the ground, over the gap and I finished the spell.
"Carpe Retractum" I said and my was hanging in the air on a red bolt of light, pointed at a railing. I caught Umbridge's wand as it fell.

When she ended up on the ground, I sighed.
I jumped over the railing and finished the spell. I hated heights, so doing something like that was a moment of utter fear.
"Tasman!" Julie yelled at the top of her lungs out of relief and hugged me when she came downstairs.
"You are madly brilliant, do you know that? That was mad and scary, but flipping brilliant!" Julie asked
"Thanks. I knew it'd work."
"Tazzy!" Susie shouted. She liked to call me Tazzy
"Don't ever do that again. I admit, it was brilliant but you had us hanging on a thread of fear" she said
"You and your puns, Susie!"
"What?"
"Hanging by a thread..."
"Ah, right."
We giggled.

We went downstairs to check on Umbridge. She laid on the floor motionless. But, she violently got up (how did she survive a fall like THAT? I mean, that was right from the top of the staircase!)
"You little....!"
I gave her a cheeky smirk before we all went to our first period class.

*Oliver*
After lunch, we all gathered in the Common Room.
"That was an amazing morning!" Julie excitingly said.
"I know. Advanced Potions and Advanced Magical Defense were the bomb!" Susie answered

*Tazzy*
Susan walked up to the table.
"What's this?" She asked as she lifted up a piece of an envelope.
"It's a torn piece of an envelope. I wonder why it's here." I replied
"There is a note with it! Tasman, your challenge is to find all the pieces of the envelope."
"Oh, that is McGonagall's challenge for me. I need to find all the pieces of the envelope to learn how to use the new spell she created. I better get on it!"
"Someone should go with you!" Dan said without drawing breath,
"Why?" I asked
"Oh, you know, after this morning..."
"I'll be alright Dan, It's not something like attacking Umbridge or anything"
"Wait.... Why won't McGonagall just teach you the spell. That's what she ALWAYS does. Something is not right here....!" Susie said
"It's alright Susan. I'll be alright. I better get on it!" I replied and walked out of the Common Room and went onto finding the missing three pieces of the envelope.

It was strange to find the staircase completely empty. It was lunch break after all. As I picked up the second part of the envelope, I felt a gentle tap on the shoulder. I turned around.
"Professor McGonagall!" I said
"My goodness, am I glad to have found you." She replied, with a blank expression on her face.
"What's wrong, Professor?"
"Follow me!" She commanded
I nodded and followed her up the staircase. She opened the door that led to Umbridge's office.
"Professor, why are we going in here?"
Silence.
"Professor?"

Then, I have seen the great, ugly brute that Umbridge was walk out to the door in her -just as ugly- pink dress and fluffy, hell pink hat.
"Professor!" I shouted at McGonagall.
"No need for this, child. She's under my control!" McGonagall said
"The Imperio Curse...." I answered
"Correct, little girl."

I tried to run away from the scene, but Umbridge managed to grip my wrist.
"Let me go!" I yelled at Umbridge
"After what you've done to me this morning? Not a chance"
She dragged me into her office and locked it, locking McGonagall out. She also ended the spell as she locked the door.
"What... is..... going.... on?" I heard her ask  through the walls.

"Umbridge, what is it that you're planning to do with me?" I asked her, annoyed
"You will see!" She said cast a spell at the floor. I was consumed by a trap door. There was a dark slide, that led me somewhere. I don't know where.
I was enclosed in a room. An empty, dark room, lit by a single candle.
There were no doors or windows to the room. It was just an empty, dark box.

*Susan*
It was now 9 o'clock at night.
"Guys, I am worried." I said to the others.
"Is she still not back?" Julie asked
"No. She went out at lunch. She wasn't in class, or at dinner. I am really worried."
Then McGonagall walked in.
"Professor!" Vera exclaimed.
"What is wrong, Vera?" McGonagall asked
"Professor, Tazzy is missing. We haven't seen her since lunch. She wasn't in class, we haven't seen her at dinner or she hasn't shown up at all in the Common Room since. Do you know where she is? She went out on your envelope quest." Vera replied
"Hold on, what envelope quest?" McGonagall inquired, obviously confused.
"Here" I said, giving her the note she sent with the piece of envelope.
McGonagall looked at it intensely.
"This is my handwriting but I have no clue of what it is about. I've never sent her out on any quest. I would have taught her the spell."
"See! I told you!" Dan said.
"Professor, can you tell us what you've been doing at lunch?" Julie asked
"Julie!" I hissed.
"It's okay Susan. That is a very good question. I don't know. All I know is that I was at Professor Umbridge's office at 12:13. Why?" She answered
I looked at the others. They nodded. We all knew what had happened and we ran out of the Common Room and into Umbridge's office. No one was in.

*Julie*
"Okay, no one is here." I said
"Yeah, but Tazzy's scrunchie is here. And I can bet Umbridge was here." Susan replied
Dan walked up Umbridge's desk.
"Guys listen! 'Now that I have captured her, the others will come to get her. I will be ready for them!'" He read out.
"It's a trap! I knew it. What do we do? We don't have a clue of where she is keeping her."
"But, I might..." McGonagall said, walking out of the shadows.
"Professor."
"I remembered something. At around 12:15, I remember being myself again. I heard something happening inside Professor Umbridge's office. Wasn't sure of what it was, but I definitely heard the floor creaking and as if it was opening up." She explained
"So, there MUST be a trap door of some sorts in one of the floors. Open-able with magic!"
"And I think I know where it is." Dan said and stomped on the part of the floor he thought is the trap door.
"The floor sounds very different here!" He continued
"It very much does! Everyone, stand back!" I shouted.
Everyone stood back as far as they could.
"Bombarda!" I yelled
The part of the floor exploded, revealing a secret passage.
"Okay. We've found a passage. Now, what?" Oliver asked
"One of us, and one of us only goes in" I replied.
"I'll do it." Susan said, standing tall
"You know her a lot more than we do. Go on. We will find a way to you!" Dan answered.
"Good luck!" I said to her

*Susan*
I jumped in. The passageway was dark and damp. It was a spiral that led further and further into darkness. Further down.
I dropped onto hard floor in a dark, windowless and door-less room, with a single candle to keep light.
"Susie?" I heard Tazzy's gentle voice coming from a corner.
"Tazzy" I said and hugged her.
"How did you....?"
"Long story. We have got to find a way out."
"There isn't. This place has no windows or doors. It's just a box!" She explained
"Or is it?" I asked
"What do you mean?"
"It COULD just be an illusion. Finite Incantatem!"

The spell rushed through the room, revealing a door, a window and...
"Umbridge!" We shouted, backing up against the window.
"Well done for figuring out it was just an illusion. But I have a bone to peck with you" She said
"Um, no. Stupefy!" I yelled and Umbridge went flying through the air, hitting head first against the wall.
We ran across to the door.
"Alohomora!" Tazzy shouted
The door opened and we stormed out, trying to find our way
"How do we find a way out?" Susie asked
I put my wand in my left palm.
"Point Me!" I said
The wand spun in my hand and pointed north.
"Let's go." I said and we ran along the cold, dark corridor. We have realised that we were in the dungeons.

We have seen the great lights of the entrance hall and we sighed with a huge relief.
"We do well as a team, Taz!" I said
"Totally, Susie!" I replied and high-fived her.
"Tazzy!!" Everyone else exclaimed
Group hug.

Professor McGonagall came up to us.
"Professor..." Tazzy said
"I am glad you're safe. I have not sent you on an assignment like this" she replied
"I know. It made sense when I've seen the blank expression on your face when you led me to Umbridge's office. You were under the Impero curse." I said

We have all went to bed that night. But none of us slept.

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Chapter 6 of Year 2: "The Great Hall Panic!"

Hi guys! Sorry about the delay. I've been super busy with college and personal issues that delayed me writing this as I could not see past another day at a few points of Autumn and the first part of December.
Enjoy!
Listening to "Nothing Left" by Delain. You might see the inspiration from the song running through the chapter. The song (especially the music) gives me a sense of danger and suspense.

*Julie*
We walked through the Great Hall to the Gryffindor table where we sat down. Susan was still shivering and coughing from the river incident and her hair was still quite damp. I hugged her tightly.
"Thanks Julie!" She said
"It's alright, Susan!" I replied.
"I hope that this year will be a bit calmer than last year." Dan hoped.
"Something tells me that last year was just the beginning." Susan replied

*Harietta*
Then, the Great Hall door blasted open with Death Eaters coming from both the door and the windows.
"Everyone, under the tables, now!" Professor McGonagall ordered from the podium.
We immediately did as she asked, no arguing there.

*Susan*
"Hey, Sharmon kids. Come out. We know you're here!" Draco called out
"What do we do?!" Julie whispered.
"Stay down just now... Then we do whatever it takes to get them out of here!" I whispered back
"Come out, come out. Wherever you are!" He continued.
"Don't move!" Me and Julie whispered.
"What do you think we're gonna do? Do the can-can?!" Dan asked
"Shusht! They're coming this way!" Julie hissed and we put our heads to the ground as we heard Death Eater footsteps going past.

People from the back of the hall crawled out of the Great Hall through the door. We crawled forward to listen into their plans.
"We will find them next time, master!" a female voice I knew so incredibly well spoke.
"No way!" I gasped quietly
"What?" Daniel whispered
"It's Caitlin Taylor! A childhood friend of mine!"
"Looks like he has more friends than we first thought!" Julie answered
"Yep, and looks like Caitlin has gone off her head!" I answered

"Master, what do we do?" Caitlin asked Malfoy
"We leave it for now. We will be come back soon!" he commanded and they disappeared into the black clouds of intense smoke like they appeared in the Hall of Prophesy.
We laid on the ground, frightened to even go out in case they appeared again.

*Julie*
"Do you think it's safe?" Harietta asked
"I'd say yes, Harietta." I replied and crawled out from underneath the table I was hiding under.
"I don't know.... I feel an incredible force of negative magic in the air." I continued
"Julie.... They are gone!" Dan replied
"I know! But there is something not right..."
"Julie, come on! Stop making everyone panic! Honestly, drama-mama!" Dan giggled
"Enough, you two!" Susie replied
"Spoil sport. Let them have a go at each other!" Vera laughed.

We were going out of the Great Hall after the sorting hat ceremony and the feast. I knew that the dark magic has not left Hogwarts.
"Stop you four!" Malfoy jumped in front of us.
"You don't learn a lesson, do you?!" I replied
"Come on, let's show them what 2nd year Hogwarts students are made of!" Susan shouted

*Susan*
Then, the magical lights from the ceiling went down. The darkness was petrifying.
"Hey, I thought magical lights don't go out like Muggle ones do!" Dan shouted
"They don't! Someone must have used a light-extinguishing spell" Julie said
"Nox?" Dan asked
"It extinguishes light from a Lumos spell, you nitwit!" Julie replied
"Alright, alright! I get it!" Dan replied
"Can we squabble about spell later, like when are safe?" I asked
"OK, ok! So, what do we do? It's not like we can turn the lights back on! This isn't Muggle lighting!" Dan said
"Yep, I know. We must try to get the lights back on and protect ourselves!" Jules replied
"Em, Julie, should it not be the other way around? I mean, if we don't protect ourselves we will be overtaken by the forces of evil?!" Dan asked his twin sister
"Yes. Well...."

Then, an unfamiliar feeling of empty space had suddenly overtaken me. Like, there was no one there!
"Susan, help!" Harietta screamed in terror.
"What is happening?!" I asked myself.
Silence fell over the room. It was so motionless and quiet, that you could hear the loud sound of crickets from the garden outside.
I stood there, shocked and petrified. The silence was too scary for words.
"HELP!" Harietta yelled in the distance.

Everything in my head clicked. I knew what was going on, but I had no idea n which direction the Death Eaters along with my siblings and friends have gone. I ran out of the Great Hall and into the front courtyard, where a huge circle of Death Eaters waited outside.
"Tell us, where the Pendant of Traeh is!" Malfoy asked
"So, that is what they want! And my adoptive parents were right....!" I whispered to myself.
"I don't know where it is? How am I supposed to know where it is when I don't even know what it looks like?!" I replied
"You know perfectly well, don't you?" Caitlin asked.
"Caitlin, you KNOW that I don't. We've been inseparable friends since from our childhood."
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever!" She replied

"I've had it with this darkness. Lumos Totalem!" I shouted.
*Lumos Totalem is fan spell I created, the spell is a super powerful, super dense variation of the Lumos Spell. It is hurtful to the Death Eaters and disperses them. To Hogwarts students and to anyone, that is not a Death Eater, the spell is no more than a short burst of really intense light. It affects the Death Eater marks, by causing them to burn, to slither about (like we've seen that they can in the Goblet of Fire, causes the Dark Mark on the arm to burst with light, which can petrify them -almost like the Petrificus Totalus spell for Death Eaters-*
Within seconds, the light from my wand burst out, and the Death Eaters and Draco Malfoy disappeared into nothingness. The magical lights from the Great Hall and the surrounding areas came back to normal.
"Susan, thank you!" Harietta ran over and hugged me. she was at least head smaller than me and such a sweet girl.
"It's ok, Harietta! Don't worry!" I replied
"Yeah, thanks Susan!" Julie, Dan, Vera and Oliver said together.
"Yeah, what happened to you?" I questioned
"The Death Eaters apprehended us and moved us to the Entrance Courtyard." Vera answered.
"Days! We have so make sure that we don't get caught out in the dark again!" I replied.
"How did you know about that spell?" Dan asked
"I read about it in my Advanced Spells Book for the 45 minute Advanced Magical Defense Class." I replied
"Amazing! Wish could learn that..." Dan answered
"Um, Dan, you DECIDED not to take any of those advanced classes!" Julie said
"I'll be fine!" He replied
"Alright, suit yourself!" Julie answered.

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Chapter 5 of Year 2: "Hogwarts Train Party Crashers"

I am SO sorry for the delay of this chapter! I have been so incredibly busy with college work, church activities and other things that I just did not have time!
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A few days later, we boarded the Hogwarts train. Vera, Dan, Susan and I found an empty carriage to sit in. Dan brought the game of Exploding Snap but after all the 'explosive' events we've been through in the months that passed, we have decided to keep from playing.
"Oh come on! Just one game!" Dan begged as I read the new spell book and Susan decided to practice a few spells she learned.
"Vermiculus!" she whispered and turned Dan's box of Exploding Wizard Cards into a worm.
"Susie!" He groaned. It was his favourite box.
We laughed out loud. On the other hand, Dan was mortified as he could not get his cards back to normal.
"Alright, alright! Finite incantatem!" Susie smiled and turned the worm into the set of cards that it originally was.
"Is there anymore space here? Everywhere else is over capacity!" Oliver asked.
"Sure. There's space for plenty more!" Susie replied
Oliver brought his new friend in along with him as they sat down.
"Hi! I'm Harietta Flemming!" the sweet, platinum blond hair girl said as she sat down next to me and Susie.
"Hey! I'm Susie. This is Dan, Vera and Julie." Susan introduced us all.
"Pleasure to meet you, Harietta!" I greeted her.
"Julie! My mum told me how you, your siblings and the Potter Trio have fought Malfoy in the DoM!" Harietta explained
"Your mum?" I asked
"Yeah. Lillian Flemming. She works with Hermione Granger." Harietta answered.

Then, the train violently stopped. Everything had gone cold, dark and gloomy, with the bright moonlight peeking through the window. That had made things twice as spooky.
"What's going on?" Dan asked.
"This is not a Dementor attack. Otherwise, we would feel no emotion whatsoever. And I feel pretty happy but freaked out right now!" I replied.
"Explain, how do you know that? Mum told me about Dementors before but she never told me that!" Harietta asked
"Simple. Julie's a book worm and a library basher." Dan answered, plainly.
"Just because you detest the library so much, we actually have to drag you in!" Susie huffed back at him.
"Hey, no over exaggeration, OK?" He groaned
"It's the truth that you can't admit. You should be ashamed, Daniel!" I giggled.
"Right. Guys..... We are in a middle of a spooky we-might-get-attacked-anytime situation and all you do is argue over how much you guys like the library? Where ARE your priorities?" Oliver asked
"You're right. Come on, let's find out what's going on!" Susie got up and went outside the carriage.

*Susan*
Now everyone that was outside of their carriages were panicking. None of them had an exact idea of what was going on.
I walked up to the window, to see black cloudy trails flying around the train.
"Death Eaters. How am I not surprised?" I asked and walked further up the corridor.

I walked over to the central carriages, where the pets are kept while travelling. The carriage was unsurprisingly dark but very quiet. The train suddenly moved forward and back, causing me to fall over. I kept the grip on my wand extremely tight to ensure that I was ready to fight whoever of whatever came. One of the cloudy trails flew in, revealing Barty Crouch Jr and Malfoy. 

"Well, hello there. Did your friends leave you all alone?" Barty asked in a cutie wee voice. 

"Apparently so, Crouch. Or should I call you Couch?" I asked calmly. 

"Haha. Very funny, Sue" he replied snappily.

"Don't you DARE to call me Sue. Stupefy!" I fired. 

Crouch flew all the way to the back of the carriage. 

"Levicorpus" Malfoy spoke, with his wand pointed at me. 

I was listed off the ground. With the memory of the attack in the forest of Sargent family home, I tossed about angrily. 

Malfoy without looking at me waked up to the door and let go of the spell when I was over the water. When I fell in, I panicked as I hated deep, open waters. Even swimming in the sea made me fear for my life. I sunk deeper and deeper into the freezing cold river and I had no other choice but to try to swim. I sunk deeper and deeper still, but managed to case the bubblehead charm so I wouldn't drown. 

"Julie, Julie, can you hear me!!!!" I thought

*Julie*

"I fell down to the ground as I heard Susan's desperate cry. 

"Julie, Julie, can you hear me!!!!" I heard in my head 

"I can hear you! What's happening?!?!" I thought and shouted 

"Who is she talking to?" Oliver and Harietta asked

"Her sister, Susan. They have a mental connection with each other" Dan explained 

"Help me out. Please! Malfoy just tossed me overboard with Levicorpus into the river! HELP ME OUT, I'M SCARED TO DEATH OF DEEP OPEN WATERS!" Julie screamed. 

"Don't worry. We're on our way!" I replied 

"What's going on?" Oliver asked 

"We must help Susie. Malfoy just threw her overboard with the Levicorpus spell." 

I explained without taking in air 

"Let's go!" Vera commanded. So, we all left our carriage and went up to the animal carriage. 

*Vera*

"So, what do we do?" Julie asked 

"Guys. I've got an idea. But you need to agree to it!" I said 

"OK. Go for it" they replied 

"I'm gonna go after Julie into the deep open. I'm a competent swimmer so I should be up on the surface with her in a matter of seconds. If she sank deeper, you do not worry about me when I don't come back up after those few seconds. Meanwhile, you need to be able to stay up here and ensure safety for others on board." I explained

"You're going in to the river? No way, you're not!" Oliver replied 

"Oli, I'll be alright. All I need is the Bubblehead Charm. I won't drown." I said and ran off into the tracks and jumped into the river. 

*Julie*

"Is she nuts?" Harietta asked

"Nope, and our priority right now is to help the others. Lets go!" I said and they walked back to be with the others. 

*Vera* 

I swam deep into the heart of the river, looking for Susie. But, I couldn't find her. 

"Susan?" I asked through the bubblehead charm. 

But, I spotted her on the river bed. She wasn't moving. And no breath protection. The bubblehead charm must have somehow ended. 

I grabbed her hand and pushed the water with the other. It wasn't easy. 

I took my wand out. 

"Carpe Retractum!" I shouted. The spell's light hung onto a hook they I knew was there on the bridge and we were pulled up. With Susie on my back, I tried to climb up the wall of the bridge. As a competent climber, blinding walls wasn't difficult. But, climbing it with Susan on my back was. 

Yet, we made it to the top of the wall and  I carried her on my back into the animal carriage. 

I laid her on the floor of the carriage.  

"Susan, can you hear me? Susan? Susan!" I kept asking, desperately. I felt her pulse and heart beat. They were there, but very faint. 

I then remembered a nonverbal spell mum taught me from infancy. A spell that helped to resuscitate people. I used my wand to move it in 8's and wavy lines in the pattern mum taught me. And it worked!

"Susie!" I exclaimed

"Vera... What happened?" She asked slowly. 

"It would seem that your Bubblehead Charm stopped working after a while that you were underwater. It's ok, everything's ok." I hugged her. 

"Who brought me out? Was it you?" She asked 

"Yep. Don't stress, everything is ok.  The Death Eaters are gone and we're on our way to Hogwarts " I explained as I helped her to get up and walk to our carriage. 

"Susie!" Julie exclaimed and hugged her as she saw Susie. 

"I'm ok, Jules. I'm ok. Thanks to Vera" Susie replied

"Thanks Vera. Susie and I owe you big time!" She hugged me and said

"It's ok. Anything for a friend" I smiled 

We sat down and talked all the rest of the way to Hogwarts. 

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