The Battle For Hogwarts

Dumbledore's Army

Chapter 2: Dumbledore's Army

"Harry! The Gryffindor 4th years are here!" Ginny calls out. 

"The 4th years? Weren't they told to stay in the common rooms?" he calls back. 

"We can't just hang back, Harry." you reply. 

"Where are the others?" he asks. 

"They're in the Hall." you answer. 

"Did you take the other houses too?" Ginny asks.

Oh no! The other houses! You think. I forgot about them!

"They're still in their common rooms." you nervously say.

"We need all the help we can get. Go retrieve them especially the members of Dumbledore's Army."

"Watch out!" Harry shouts. 

A Dementor picks you up and gives you the famous "kiss". A great sadness and depression overwhelms you. The thoughts enter your head with the voice of You-Know-Who. 

"No! Don't listen to it!" he shouts. 

You'll never make it! You're a failure! Weakling! You can never defeat me! She will never love you! She hates you! Everyone hates you! Worthless scum! You. Are. Nothing!

"EXPECTO PATRONUM!!!" he yells and fortunately, it was powerful enough to make all the Dementors in the area retreat.

The Dementor drops you onto the ground and a chill runs down your spine, leaving you frozen in place, tears falling down your eyes.

"Hello? Can you hear me?" he comes over. 

The words are messed up and your ears are ringing but you understood him well.

"H-h-harry, h-h-h-help me. I-I-I-I'm f-freezing." you reply. 

"You'll be ok. You have a strong will to survive and a pure soul."

"I-I n-never knew I h-had a p-pure soul."

"Can you get up?"

You stand, your knees wobbling and your legs shaking but you're on your feet. 

"Can you run?"

"I-I guess I c-could jog."

"Get the other houses as fast as you can, no rush."

"Take the dragon." Ginny says as she pulls the Horntail by the reins.
"Have you ever ridden a dragon?"

"It's m-my 4th year s-so no?"

"It'll be fine. Just hang on to one of its spines."

You got on and do as he says. The Horntail starts flapping it's wings and then you were flying.
"You know Ginny, that was the first dragon I've ever fought." Harry tells her.

"I was there too, Harry." she replies.

"Oh right."

You reach the Ravenclaw tower and peek through the window. The 4th years are still there.
You tap on the window.

"Hey, what's happening out there?" the Ravenclaw answering the window asks. "And why are you on a dragon?"

"Long story, Ame. We need your help. Tell your Ravenclaw friends to fight with us." you tell her.
"Well if I get to ride the dragon, I'm in!"

"Not my dragon, Ame."

"Oh alright." she closes the window and turns around. You see the whole Ravenclaw room look at her and that was your signal to go.

*SCREECH*

An owl with a letter lands on the dragon.

"Athena! What's this?"

You pet her and read the letter.

It read: "Dear owner of this owl,

Thanks to your owl, I was saved from a wild nundu I have failed to tame. Soon, I'll make sure to be more careful. Luckily, I speak a little bit of owl and she was a bit flustered. Something about a war? You must've asked her to look for help. Because of this occurrence, I am sending this little token of appreciation and support. It has been enchanted to call one of my strongest creatures with a flip. Use it well and goodluck, great student. P.S. your owl is a beautiful Athene noctua. You have good taste. 

Signed,
Newton Artemis Fido Lurch Scamander"

You look at the token. It was a heavily detailed coin with an engraving of what seems like a beautiful draconian figure. 

One of his strongest creatures? Who is this Newton? You ask yourself. 

You keep it in your pocket and hang on again as the Horntail flies down to the front of the main gate.

"Oh! Get off that dragon, child!" Professor McGonagall exclaims. 

"It's me, professor." you tell her. 

"Oh thank Albus it's you. It seems as if the other 4th years have rampaged around the castle."

"Ravenclaw students?"

"Yes precisely. How did you know?"

"I told them to run around and help, professor."

"Gryffindor is enough, but Ravenclaw as well??? Unacceptable!"

"Professor, Harry told me to get them."

"Oh that Potter! Well if it was his orders then let it be."

"He also asked for Hufflepuff and Slytherin."

"Oh dear. It seems we really do need the whole school. You get Slytherin and I'll get Hufflepuff. They're in the dungeons."

"Where's Sna-"

Professor McGonagall runs off into the building, ignoring the question. You run after her but she soon disappears from sight. It seems you're on your own. You head to the dungeons in search of the Slytherin common room when suddenly you bump into Ame. 

"Ame! Where have you been?"

"I was looking for you! Have you gotten Dumbledore's Army?"

"I'm about to go to Slytherin for most of them. Professor McGonagall went to get Hufflepuff."
"You know you can't enter Slytherin unless you speak parseltongue, right?"

"And that is why I've been learning."

"You cannot learn parseltongue. It's impossible!"

"It's near impossible."

To be continued