Out of The Shadows (Golden Trio Era) {1}

An Unwanted Visiter

On Halloween morning, baking pumpkin wafted through the air. Even better, Professor Flitwick announced in charms that he thought that they were ready to make objects fly. Flitwick partnered up the class, Harry was with Seamus, Ron with Hermione, and Mikayla was partnered with Neville. Dean Thomas handed out a feather to everyone. "Win-ngard-ium Levi-ios-sa" Neville trembled, he never really like this spell since Flitwick used it on his toad. "Neville take a deep breath, watch this, ok?" Mikayla asked and he nodded. Mikayla swish and flicked her wand as she said "Wingardium Leviosa." Her feather started to float upwards alongside Hermione Granger's feather. "Look class, Miss O'Brien and Miss Granger have done it." Hermione puffed out her chest in pride whilst Mikayla wished she was swallowed up by the floor so people would stop staring at her.

Ron told them what his Charm class entailed and as he insulted Hermione, she bumped past Harry on the verge of tears. "I think she heard you." Mikayla said sadly watching the girl disappear. This reminded her of two weeks ago when she was running away from her sister. Hermione didn't show up in the next class or all afternoon, Mikayla heard Parvati Patil tell Lavender, she's been in the first floor girls bathroom crying, on the way to dinner. "Ok, that's enough, I'm going to check on Hermione." Mikayla told the boys before rushing out of the Great Hall 10 minutes into the feast. She successfully made it to the bathroom, she knock on the only locked cubicle door, "Hermione?.." she spoke in a calm gentle tone, "It's Mikayla." Hermione wasn't talking back, "Hermione... I know you want to be left alone right now, believe me but it's so much better to talk. Plus I can't look like a loony talking to a wooden door for much longer." Mikayla heard a sad giggle come from the other end of the door.

Soon a disgusting smell filled the room, Mikayla turned around and saw in front of her a mountain troll. "Hermione, I need you to quietly lay on the floor and not make a sound. There's a mountain troll." Mikayla's voice was calm and instructive, the troll finally noticed her presence. The troll let out a loud roar where Mikayla screamed just as loud in response hoping someone nearby would hear her. "STAY QUIET HERMIONE AND CRAWL THROUGH TO THE LAST CUBICLE." Mikayla instructs before the troll swings his club breaking the first cubicle completely, barely missing Mikayla. Mikayla's mind went blank on how to protect herself, she ran under the trolls legs and tried to open the door so they could get out but it was locked. "HELP!" She screams again, keeping the trolls attention on her. The troll stumbles backward with force and breaks the remaining cubicles causing Hermione to scream. "Sinks!" Mikayla tells Hermione who crawls under the sink basins. Mikayla starts throwing wooden pieces that used to make up the cubicles at the troll. She was soon joined by Harry and Ron mimicking her actions. "Confuse it!" Mikayla shouts once the troll breaks the sink Hermione was under barely missing her. Mikayla grabbed the trolls club and lifted onto his shoulders, the troll didn't seem to notice, Harry mimicked her actions but accidently shoved his wand up it's nose which soon caused both of them being held by the ankles as the troll attempted to hit them with the club. Mikayla fell silent focusing on preventing herself from being hit by the club. She did hear or see much that happened once she was upside until the troll dropped her and Harry. They ran towards Ron as the troll hit the ground.

No one spoke for a minute due to the shock they have undergone. "Is it- dead?" Hermione asked breaking the silence the troll took a deep breath, "Nope, just knocked out." Mikayla informed her as Harry repossessed his wand, "Urgh- troll bogies." he grimaced wiping his wand on the trolls trousers. A slam followed by footsteps filled the corridor, Mikayla soon came back to earth, they are sooo getting expelled for this. McGonagall, Snape and Quirrell entered the destroyed girls bathroom. Mikayla has never seen someone look as rage-filled as McGonagall did at this moment. "What on earth were you thinking of?" Harry, Ron and Mikayla looked at each other with a who's gonna talk look. "You're lucky you weren't killed. Why aren't you in your dormitory?" The three of them were frozen, if they told the truth, McGonagall wouldn't believe them.

A small voice came out from underneath the sinks, "Please, Professor- they were looking for me." Mikayla had forgotten Hermione was in the room. "Miss Granger!" shock doesn't even begin to describe the look on McGonagall's face now. Hermione finally stood up, "I went looking for the troll because I- I thought I could deal with it on my own- you know, because I've read all about them." Ron dropped his wand in shock, Hermione Granger was lying straight to their head of house. "If they hadn't found me, I'd be dead now. Mikayla got here first, she told me to stay quiet and climb slowly underneath the cubicles as she diverted it away from me by making a lot of noise, then Harry stuck his wand up the trolls nose and Ron knocked it out with it's own club. They didn't have time to come and fetch anyone. It was about to finish me off when they arrived. But Mikayla did try screaming for help as part of her diversion." Harry, Ron and Mikayla acted as though the story wasn't new to them. "Well in that case.." McGonagall begins looking at the four Gryffindors that stared back at her. "Miss Granger, you foolish girl, how could you think of tackling a mountain troll on your own?" Hermione's head hung low in defeat, "Miss Granger, five points will be taken from Gryffindor for this. I'm very disappointed in you. If you're not hurt at all, you'd better get off to Gryffindor Tower. Students are finishing the feast in their houses." Hermione left. McGonagall turned to Harry, Mikayla and Ron, "Well, I still say you were lucky, but not many first-years could have taken on a full-grown mountain troll. You each win Gryffindor 5 points. Professor Dumbledore will be informed of this. You may go." They hurried out of the chamber and met Hermione waiting for them at the top of the stairs on the second floor. The four of them walked together, discussing McGonagall reaction to finding them. "Good of you to get us out of trouble like that." Mikayla thanked Hermione, "mind you, we did save her." Ron spoke as though Hermione couldn't hear him. "Mind you, she might've not needed saving if you hadn't insulted her." Harry responds in the same tone as Ron. "Well what are friends for." Ron responded looking at Hermione. The four of them raced back to the Gryffindor Tower as best friends. When they got into the common room, they realized how dirty they looked but they were all too hungry to care. They grabbed plates and joined the feast with the rest of the Gryffindors.