A Bitter Silence (Version two of 'Silence is Music?')

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The compartment door slid open and the person stared at me for a while, I didn't bother looking up, no, I couldn't feel anything or see or hear.

The person sat next to me on the floor.

" Are you alright?" They, I think it was a she asked.

I looked up, Cho Chang, a Ravenclaw girl in the year above us patted my shoulder.

I have her a 'what do you think?' look, and she smiled slightly.

"You're Harmony, right?" I nodded, spying a tornadoes badge on her cloak.

"Yeah, I support The Tornadoes, who do you?"

I gestured to my falcon's badge and she laughed.

"Let us win, and if we can't win, let us break a few heads!" She said in a deep voice, I smiled a little, the motto always cheers me up.

Suddenly, the door slid open again, but this time it was Ronald.

"Seeking pity from other girls now? Instead of snogging Malfoy? Disgusting!"

Cho made a move to get up, but I stopped her.

I stood slowly, wiping the tears from my eyes, I motioned for the girl to leave.

Soon it was just me an Ronald.

"You wanna fight?"

I simply nodded.

He continued to goad me.

"Stinking Slytherin, steals my parents instead of going off to her pure blood maniac family, huh, spoilt kid, I've seen your vault, I've meet your batty old aunt, you're nothing but a coward and a thief and a liar! Just like your stinking parents!"

I stopped glaring at him for a split second to find my skin heating up, my icy blue eyes aflame and my wand in my hand.

He stepped forward a little, still teasing me, I felt boiling all over, my anger bubbling up inside, my skin threatening to turn red.

And then I burst into flame.

Quite literally, fire and all.

It seemed to be coming from my locket, but I didn't care, didn't feel the heat, just saw red.

"Liar, liar, pants on fire."

I felt the fire spreading, until I exploded, literally.

And then I felt my body somewhere else, on a cold stone floor.

But I was still there, without my body, maybe, invisible as well, but still freaking there.

I surveyed the chaos my exploding body had caused, there were huge burn marks all over the place, and sera had flown away.

Ronald was blown back against the wall, he picked himself up and ran to the door. "Mad!" He yelled, "Evil!"

I stayed in the compartment until the train stopped, when I stepped through the wall as though I was a ghost and went straight to Dumbledore's office.

I stood in front of him for a while when I realised that my body was on the floor next to him.

I suddenly felt his mind knock in mine, legilimens.

"Harmony," his voice said in my head, "you seem to be in the wrong place as you're body.

"I know sir."

"Hmm, try summoning it as you did with you're wand at the start of the year."

I scrunched up my invisible eyes and 'summoned' my body.

With a pop, I was back in my skin.

"Well, that was interesting." He mumbled.

Ronald appeared at the open door, and scowled at me.

"Well then, Ron and Harmony, give me an explanation for why one of my train compartments has exploded."

"Well, I was standing in the compartment talking to Harmony, when she exploded."

"Not the best description Ron, but if we take a look into the penseive, all will be revealed."

I instantly put my wand to my temple, and drew out my memory.

Ronald stared, open mouthed.

Dumbledore cast the silvery substance into the bowl, and we leant in to see the truth.

Past me stood up as Cho went out.......

When we emerged, Ron was blushing and I heard him swear under his breath.

"I swear, sir, it's like she's Voldemort's niece or something!"

I tried to cover my grin with an offended expression, but failed miserably.

When Ronald left (with five points off Gryffindor and a detention) we burst out laughing, only stopping when Phineus Nigellius Black yelled at us.

Dumbledore wiped a tear from his eye and, referring to my exploding habit, said "a great way to end a party."