Leaenae Serpentis

Chapter 3

A whistle blew in the air. It was the final call letting students and parents know that it was almost time for the Hogwarts Express to leave for Hogwarts. And as always, a group of redheads arrive just in the nick of time. Saying quick goodbyes, all of the children rushed onto the train.

The golden trio try to find an empty compartment. But to their dismay, they are all full. Well, all except one. They find a compartment with just one man sleeping in the corner, head facing the window and face covered with hair. His clothes had patches throughout his robes.

“Who do you think he is?” Ron whispers.

“Professor R.J. Lupin,” replies Hermione.

“How do you know everything?” Ron takes a look at Hermione and then looks at Primmy, “how is it that she knows everything?”

Hermione points at the luggage above the sleeping professor and says in a tired voice, “It's on his suitcase, Ronald.”

“Oh,” was all Ron could muster up.

Primmy takes the seat next to their new professor. Ron and Hermione sit across from her. They give her questioning looks when Primmy starts poking the professor with the end of her wand. Professor Lupin responds by snoring.

“What? I wanted to see if he really was sleeping or just resting his eyes. I need to tell you guys something important.” Primmy locked the door to make sure nobody would interrupt them. She proceeded to tell them everything that Arthur had told her in private.

*Flashback*

As the rest of the Weasleys were still arguing, Arthur pulled Primmy underneath the stairs and immediately put up silencing wards.

“What do you know about Sirius Black,” he started questioning her.

She gave him a questioning look, “Only that he has escaped from Azkaban. Why?”

He took a deep breath before answering her, “We believe that he may be after you,” noticing her gaping mouth, he put his hands on her shoulders to calm her down and explain the rest to her. “Sirius Black was a notorious death eater working under You-Know-Who. He may come after you for revenge for his master. Primmy, you have to promise me that you won’t go looking for him.”

A moment after regaining her composure and gathering her thoughts, she answered with a question, “Why would I go look for someone who is trying to kill me.”

*Flashback Ends*

It was silent in the compartment. Hermione and Ron were sitting there stunned. They didn't know how to respond. The only sounds they were hearing were the train and the professor’s snoring. After a few minutes, Hermione finally spoke up.

“Please promise us that you will not go looking for him.”

Ron spoke up as well. “Yeah mate. Please tell us that you're not going to look for him.”

“What? Again, why would I go looking for someone that is trying to kill me? I value my life too much for this!”

“Have you told Ollie about this?” Hermione asked.

“No, not yet. I was hoping to do it once -” Primrose was interrupted by the sudden stop of the train. The temperature had rapidly dropped inside. The windows were freezing over. Everybody could see their breathe. Ron swore to have seen something moving outside. Primrose walked out into the corridor to see what was going on but the train shook and she fell back into the compartment. As she was getting up off the floor, she saw a bony hand opening the compartment. A cloaked figure stepped through and all of a sudden, it felt as if all of her emotions became null. Her vision began to fade as a bright light enveloped the compartment. The last thing she heard was a woman screaming her name.

Author's Note: So I'm facing another little crisis. I'm being pressured to go back to school by my family and boyfriend but I'm struggling to decide on what to do. I was thinking of switching to an EMT program and working my way through the medical field. Life is stressful which is why I’m taking so long with these chapters and I do apologize for that.