eight girls (Hogwarts life) ( short stories )

Ellie Kate Back , fourth year

4th year

violent wind stepped up my hair into the sky as me and Ellen stood waiting fro the bus. Ellen had her earphones in like usual , so probably not going to get or have a conversation with her , so I started walking up and down the length of the bus stop to pass the time. after half an hour wait the bus eventually decided to show up. surprisingly the bus was basically empty just me , Ellen , two other people both old men and the bus driver ,a thin woman in her late forties early fifties. Ellen like normal sat next tot he window music on and not paying attention to anything but her mind , me on the other hand felt something was very off and I did not like it one bit the feeling got stronger when the bus driver did not pull up to any other stops that had people who stuck their hand out for this bus. I tried to get Ellen's attention but noticed she has fallen asleep . my body got very tense and on edge , with my eyes dotting from the man sat on the set just before the last row next to the window , he looked about in his fifties had a knitted hat on and a black wind puff coat on from I can see , over the time on the bus he kept shifting his coat , set and eyes . I caught him looking at me and Ellen, most of the time at Ellen and with him moving sets he moved slowly from his side of the bus to the side me and Ellen are sat on , he currently is sat in the seat right behind Ellen. the other man is sat at the front of the bus in those seats that fold up , the space for wheel chairs or prams , he looked about in his late fifties early seventies and carried a dark wooden walking stick / cain. he kept his head down and didn't move. making me think he is asleep. and lastly the bus driver , she didn't stop at any bus stops , and she kept looking all over and is speeding making us take harsh corners and go bait flying when we hit a speed bump or a pot hole in the road. all of this starts to make my head race giving me a headache and making me feel sick and that I will through up any second. I looked out the window to see we are coming up to the stop I quickly shake Ellen awake. I make her collect her bags as I do the same with mine and before the bus pulls up me and Ellen are stood at the door holding onto the poles. I put Ellen in front of me , not knowing what these peoples plans are but that man at the back kept looking at her. BUT SORRY , LIKE NOWAY IS ANYTHING GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY SISTER UNDER MY WATCH . OKAY ! the bus slowed down as it started to pull into the stop I take a look to behind me scanning the seats , I stop the man at the back he has now moved to sit opposite the man in the side seats just behind us and the other man still looks a sleep , I take a look at the bus driver but she is now on full concentration on how to park the bus. soon the bus came to a halt and the doors opened with a squeak. I made sure Ellen got off first she said "thank you." to the bus driver while getting off , as I grabbed my bags and went to follow my sister the old man next to me and my left side , the one who I though was asleep , shoot his head up and caged my wrist in his old, wrinkly , harsh hand. I felt bile rise in my throat as my heart beat quickened , my breath caught in my lungs and tears pooling at my eyes. I roughly tugged my left arm hopping to get out his grip but no use . so I kicked him where the sun don't shine making him coil back into his seat , the other man on my right stood up and got very close to grabbing me but I Usain Bolted off the bus and into my sister. "what took you so long?" she asked as we started to walk to the train station.
"oh ... nothing just getting my bags , I dropped some." I panted out of breath , while trying to keep up with Ellen's walking pace.
on the train I was surprised when Tiffany and her mysterious boy joined me in my empty seats. soon the boy felt saying "I am going to go be with my friends" a gave her a peck on the cheek. Tiffany just nodded in response. once he felt I filled her in on all that happened on the bus journey here , she seemed interested and concerned , like she was really listening to me again. but it got ruined when the boy came back and told Tiffany to come with him, not please in sight. "she will be fine staying here with me you know?." I told him as I saw Tiffany start to collect her things. he looked at me , well more like through me we his ice cold eyes almost giving the effect of death and giving you shivers. " well I want her to come with me , what are you her mother or something?" he said plainly crossing his arms over his chest and started to lean down to be face to face with me.
"okay so you want her to come with you fine. but does she want to go with you ?" I replied in a challenging manner crossing my arms and standing up then moving closer to him. he didn't respond his jaw tightened and his look became more sinister , if that's possible , as he uncrossed his arms and stalked to wards me , making me step back when I could feel his breath on my face. he lifted his right hand and harshly pocked/prodded my forehead. "you think you're so clever , so brave and strong... eh !?" I backed away not saying anything , this seemed to make it go more wrong "eh .... ANSWER ME ! ..." he screamed in my face bit of his spit landing on my face. he grabbed both shoulders and shook my whole body , terror ran through me "what's wrong ? why gone all quiet now ? ... eh ?! " he shouted again in my face. my fight or flight sensor kicked in but for me I got neither fight or flight but the third one that normally gets missed out freeze. I just stood there frozen in place not knowing what to do. Tiffany grabbed his right shoulder and pulled him away from me , he picked up her bags and clasped the upper part of her right arm with his left , dragging her out the compartment. when we got to Hogwarts I just wanted to go home have a hug off my mum and sleep but no that is not in the cards for me , unfortunately. I saw the boy walk other to the Slytherin table and do the bro hand shake hug thing , you know? with basically all the boys who are on the quidditch team and those who aren't not he team I have seen around and know of for not the good reasons they mostly seemed to be older than me and Tiffany so either three, two or one years above us. I took a mental note of this and carried on to a spare seat at the Hufflepuff table. with an exception for one , a boy with black messy hair brown eyes and very pale skin , I recognised him from my Herbology class last year as we where and still are work bench partners , meaning two people per table and we sit at the same table, if I remember correctly his name is Aaron Romeo Grey. he doesn't really talk much but neither also he is really good a Herbology and his friends in class always make harmless jokes about that . his eyes caught mine looking at him and those other boys I smiled politely and lifted my left hand up in efforts for a little meek wave he just gave a little smile back and a small nod of his head . once I have found an empty seat I sat down and waited to be able to go to bed and sleep to try and for get all the event from today. but that didn't happen as guess what new defence agents the dark arts professor is here making the time in the hall longer. I think her name is 'Umbridge' or something. so the school year went from bad to worse like this Umbridge woman , not a nice person . she is taking over the school with dum rules and if you get caught she gives you lines to wright but makes you us her quill which engraves what ever you are writing on the paper to your hand and by engraves I mean like blood is coming out. oh also harry and his friends put together the (DA) Dumbledore's army , which I can proudly say I have joined.