We Are Not Alone

"Look at All Those Freaks"

   Phil entered the train with Dan, and was bombarded with sights. There were older boys playing with a Frisbee, but it had fangs! A girl his age was eating a chocolate frog, but the frog jumped around!

  "Do you want to find  seats?" Dan asked, and Phil nodded, still holding onto his hand. All of the compartments were filled up, except for one at the back. Phil recognized Cadence and Lauren sitting all alone.

   "....much rather snog Tennant," Lauren finished up saying. The boys stood in the doorway.

  "Mind if we sit here?" Phil asked. Lauren squealed and hugged the boys while Cadence remained seated, rolling her eyes. Lauren sat back down next to her girlfriend.

  "You aren't jealous, are you?" Lauren teased. Cadence playfully shoved Lauren.

  "No way! I just have antisocial tendencies," Cadence explained.

  "Right," Lauren responded, sarcastically.

  "So, I heard Tennant, are we having a debate about Doctor Who?" Dan said, and Phil gasped in excitement.

   "We were talking about who would we rather snog, Matt Smith or David Tennant," Cadence said.

  "OBVIOUSLY Tennant!" Dan sighed. Phil spun around to Dan, in mock shock.

  "How dare you? Matt Smith is WAYYYY hotter!" Phil argued.

  *Le time skip*

    In the middle of a game of Exploding Snap, a knock was heard from outside their compartment. A snide boy with curly brown hair swaggered in, with a shorter boy with shorter brown hair.

  "Oi! No faggots allowed on the train!" The curly haired boy yelled. Lauren stood up, making Cadence, (who was laying on her lap) to fall onto the seat.

  "Really? I heard trolls weren't allowed in the castle, how'd you get in? Did your mummy make everyone at Hogwarts die when they looked at her face?" Lauren yelled, firing comebacks.

   "STUPEFY!" The curly haired boy yelled, causing Lauren to be immobilized.

  "LAUREN!" Cadence yelled, rushing over to comfort her.

  "Ah, I see another pair of faggots," the boy said, gesturing towards Dan and Phil. Phil cowered against Dan.

  "Go away.We don't want any trouble," Dan warned, protecting Phil.

  "Cru....!" But the curly haired boy was suddenly silent. His lips were moving, but no sound came out. The other boy made a run for it, abandoning his friend. He followed soon after.  A man walked into the compartment. He was a bit big around the stomach, and had a warm smile.

  "Were those boys harassing you?" Phil assumed that he was a teacher.

  "Yes, sir. They immobilized my friend, Lauren," Phil said.

  "She'll be back to normal in a minute or two. Those two are P.J Liguori and Chris Kendall. They have the dirtiest records I've ever seen. Aye, you probably want to know who I am. The name's Horace, but of course you'll only address me as Professor Slughorn. I'm the potions teacher," he explained.

   "Just holler if they return, but I know these boys, and they shouldn't," and with that, he left, compartment, leaving Dan, Phil, Lauren, and Cadence to worry about P.J and Chris.