The Hidden War (adopted by Existential_Human They're Writing This Now)

Chapter 4

Slowly people start to walk around some bumping into each other, it's going to be a long train ride. The train is loud and Draco looks very annoyed every time we try to talk to anyone in the compartment another scream echoes through the train. I windlessly cast and muffle charm, the sound doesn't stop I'm not strong enough for that yet but I can make it quieter and Blaise nods in thanks. Draco sighing gently flopping his head onto my shoulder while Theo speaks up. "What house, Harry we all think we'll be in Slytherin." Theo asks and I shrug. "Ravenclaw or Slytherin. God forbid Hufflepuff and I'm not sure I could survive another day surrounded by my brother's fans." Theo nods slowly. "Ravenclaws are perfectly respectable you'd actually be surprised how good Huffelpuffs can be as foot soldiers if you're bother enough to be kind to them." And I smirk lightly. "Yes but th-they will also love my-my darling b-brother." And Draco sniggers at the sarcasm in my voice.

As if called my brother comes bursting in screams flooding into our compartment, quickly I cover my ears hissing lightly. "YO! Bro! I need some cash! I lost to many bets you got a couple?!" He shouts over the noise I shake my head quickly and he looks sad. "AWWW!" He then starts scramming like a child and I grab two Gallons out of my pocket handing them over he stops instantly and smiles walking off closing the door the muffle charm activating again. "He's like a baby." Crabbe mutters quietly his voice quiet and Blaise laughs nodding. "True." Draco mutters and I just shrug. "He was never taught not to do that. He was given everything and if he didn't get it he would scream and whoever had defied him would lose their job. No one's ever told him no." I whisper and Draco looks both proud and worried.

"That reminds me what 'lessons' did you dad mean?" I flinch lightly at Theo's question, and I sigh. "D-Don't call him th-that he's James or my f-father not dad and for the l-lessons that's just h-his way of sh-shoving bigoted 'l-light' rules down my throat." I answer laughing bitterly and Draco looks worried. "You mean like about the war?" I nod slowly and carefully. "Y-yup. He w-will scream a-about how terrible f-families like y-yours are while m-making families like the w-Weasleys seem amazing. Th-the only p-problem is th-that I've meet th-three of them wh-who don't a-agree and o-one that has no choice, Th-the twins think th-there is only p-power the same a-as me, a spell c-can be used in two w-ways no matter what it i-is. Ch-Charlie just doesn't a-agree with sh-shunning people f-for their p-past and Percy h-has no choice b-but to a-agree w-with them." I answer lightly but everyone looks slightly taken aback. "You sound so much older than us." Goyle whispers lightly and the rest nod in agreement.

"Hello boys!" An elderly woman shouts cheerily opening the door, she has a trollies filled with sweets and drinks. Draco and Blaise race up buying enough sweets to fill both of their arms. They walk back in dropping the sweets on the floor just as my brother walks up to the elderly lady asking if he can get anything free sh shakes her head and he asks. "Not even for the savour?" And she scowls waking the side if his head with a bottle of drink she had in her hand that a girl had just brought form the girls eyes grow wide and she starches it, licking the bottle. Draco gags in disgust and I shiver closing the door just a Cia takes a deep breath but the trolley lady just shoves a spoon into it making him gag and I close the door laughing. Softly and we all dig in I eat like twelve sugar quills and Draco laughs opens a box of barites every flavoured beans. And makes us grab one each, "Ok three, two, one. Go!" He shouts and we all bite down, Draco gags spitting his out while I hum happily. "Butter bear!" And he glares lightly flicking green bean off his pants. Theo laughs shouting "Blueberry! What about you Draco?" and Draco glares, "Snot." Blaise make a strangled notice spitting his out, "Vomit!" He screams indignantly, Crabbe and Goyle just smile saying "Strawberry." In unison and Draco along with Blaise looks unimpressed. We do this with four boxes till there is none left and it is time for us to get changed.

I walk back flopping down to see only Theo is ready the others still getting ready and Theo looks from left to right before rolling up his sleeve to show burn and knife scars on it, "You to right?" I nod showing my burn mark and he laughs bitterly rolling down his sleeve I do the same silently as Draco walks in. He looks from one of us to the other raising an eyebrow, I notice his slick back hair is gone and I like it better without all the gel. "Don't sl-slick back y-your hair i-it makes y-your forehead l-look big." And Theo laughs so hard he's crying and rolling around on the floor while Draco looks mildly amended. "If you say so." He mumbles sitting next to me as Blaise walks in followed by Crabbe and Goyle. We wait and chat for about ten minutes while cleaning up the rubbish, the train slowly pulls to a stop and I laugh gently as we head out all walking levitating our case while everyone else struggles to carry theirs that is except my brother who also levitates his dropping it at a house elf.