ᵉⁿᵍˡⁱˢʰ nevermore [Draco Malfoy]

01

One last glance at the many people on the busy train track, then Leonor turned and walked back to the compartment where she had stowed her suitcase ten minutes ago. At the moment, the Hogwarts Express was still empty, but that would soon change.

Somehow that was to be expected. Same as last year, and pretty much the same as Leonor's first year.

Going to Hogwarts for the first time, the train ride and of course the selection process. Not to mention the visit to Diagon Alley to buy school supplies.

How excited Leonor had been. As the day of departure approached, she became even more excited, but in a good way. She and her father finally arrived at the station on time on September eleventh, but as soon as they boarded the train, it was always like this. Behave yourself, be hardworking, and always do your best, her father said as he said goodbye to get to the office quickly. Last year, he hadn't even come to walk her to the train. Just like today.

The train would leave in exactly thirty-four minutes, heralding the start of the third year of school.

Apart from the fact that Leonor was one of the few students who had come alone, there was something that was actually important at the moment. An escape from Azkaban. And if that wasn't bad enough, it was Sirius Black who had escaped. A mass murderer and a great follower of the Dark Lord.

At the end of the article, which was supposed to keep the citizens up to date with events, which was not the case as the Ministry did not reveal everything, as Leonor knew first hand, she put the Daily Prophet aside, panting. Without Rita Skeeter, the circulation would definitely be lower. The woman knew how to attract new readers and keep old ones. With lies, exaggerations and lurid embellishments.