Albus Severus Potter and The Darkness of Hogwarts

CHAPTER ONE, TRAIN NIGHTMARE

A SMELL FROM JUST OUTSIDE THE CABINS DOOR LIT ALBUS' SENSES UP. AS HE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT THE SMELL COULD BE, A RATTLING CAME FROM THE SAME AREA. THEN IT STRUCK HIM, IT WAS THE SWEET TROLLEY. AS QUICK AS HE COULD, HE THRUST THE DOORS OPEN AND WAVED HIS HANDS FRANTICALLY, TRYING TO GET THE TROLLEY ATTENDANTS ATTENTION.

"WHAT CAN I GET YOU MR. POTTER?" SHE ASKED WHILST SIGHING.

"THREE LICORICE WANDS, TWO PACKETS OF BERTIE BOTT'S EVERY FLAVOUR JELLY BEANS, AND FIVE CHOCOLATE FROGS PLEASE."

"BE CAREFULL, LAST YEAR I SPENT MONTHS TRYING TO CATCH ALL OF THEM!" SHE SAID JOKINGLY, ALTHOUGH SHE DIDN'T LOOK THE LEAST BIT AMUSED.

ALBUS RE-ENTERED THE ALMOST EMPTY CABIN, HIS HANDS FULL OF SWEETS. IT WAS ONLY HIM AND FLIN LONGBOTTOM IN THERE.

SUDDENLY THE TRAIN STOPPED.

"WHAT'S HAPPENING?" ALBUS ASKED CURIOUSLY.

"DON'T WORRY ALBIE," FLIN SAID, EYEING THE SWEETS, "IT'S PROBABLY THE LEAST OF OUR WORRIES AT THE MOMENT. AS FOR THOSE SWEETS..."FLIN DRIFTED OFF INTO A DAYDREAM.

ALBUS PEERED OUT THE WINDOW CURIOUSLY, ALL OF A SUDDEN HIS BODY FELT AS IF HE WAS SWAYING TO ONE SIDE, THEN ANOTHER AND THE SWAYING KEPT GOING. HE LOOKED AT FLIN.

"I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE LEAST OF OUR WORRIES, FLIN."

JUST SECONDS LATER THE TWO BOYS HEARD SHRIEKING AND THEN SUDDENLY DARKNESS FELL UPON THE TRAIN.