Freya

Hogwarts

"W - what?" Rae opened her eyes; there were lanterns above her and the floor was shaking - the Hogwarts Express was moving again and the lights had come back on. Ron and Hermione were kneeling next to her with Harry sitting beside her, and above them she saw Professor Lupin watching. Harry felt very sick; when he put up his hand to push his glasses back on, he was sweating furiously. Ron and Hermione both helped them back onto their seats. "Are you okay?" Hermione asked nervously. "Yes,"said Rae, looking quickly toward the door. The hooded creature had vanished. "What happened? Where's that - that thing? Who screamed?" cried Harry, "No one screamed," said both Ron and Hermione in a sync. Harry looked around the bright compartment. "But I too heard screaming " said Rae , a loud snap made them all jump. Professor Lupin was breaking an enormous slab of chocolate into pieces. "Here," he said to both Harry and Rae,handing both of them a particularly large piece. "Eat it. It'll help." Harry took the chocolate but didn't eat it.

"What was that thing?" he asked Lupin. "A dementor," said Lupin, who was now giving chocolate to everyone else. " Guardians of Azkaban" replied Rae Everyone stared at her. Professor Lupin crumpled up the empty chocolate wrapper and put it in his pocket. "Eat," he repeated. "It'll help. I need to speak to the driver, excuse me . . ." He strolled past Harry and Rae then disappeared into the corridor. "Are you sure you're okay, Harry ,Freya?" said Hermione, watching both of them anxiously. "I don't get it. . . . What happened?" said Harry, wiping more sweat off his face. "Well - that thing - the dementor - stood there and looked around (I mean, I think it did, I couldn't see its face) - and you - you -" "I thought you were having a fit or something," said Ron, who still looked scared. "You went sort of rigid and fell out of your seat and started twitching , then Freya pointed her wand towards it but she too fainted suddenly" "And Professor Lupin stepped over you, and walked toward the dementor, and pulled out his wand," said Hermione, "and he said, 'None of us is hiding Sirius Black under our cloaks. Go.' But the dementor didn't move, so Lupin muttered something, and a silvery thing shot out of his wand at it, and it turned around and sort of glided away. . . .", " He casted a patronous " said Rae still think about the shriek she heard.

"I felt weird," said Ron, shifting his shoulders uncomfortably. "Like I'd never be cheerful again. . . .","But didn't any of you - fall off your seats?" said Harry awkwardly. "No," said Ron, looking anxiously at Harry again.Harry didn't understand. Rae was still thinking about the events that unfolded before her. She couldn't understand the feelings of loss of control , the sudden coldness and overwhelming sense of loneliness caused by the dementor. Professor Lupin had come back. He paused as he entered, looked around, and said, with a small smile, "I haven't poisoned that chocolate, you know. . . .", Rae and Harry looked at each other and saw neither had eaten the chocolate then Harry took a bite and to his great surprise felt warmth spread suddenly to the tips of his fingers and toes. Rae just popped the piece into her mouth and felt relieved and normal again. "We'll be at Hogwarts in ten minutes," said Professor Lupin. "Are you all right, Harry ,Freya?". "Fine," he muttered, embarrassed whereas Rae nodded her head in response. They didn't talk much during the remainder of the journey. At long last, the train stopped at Hogsmeade station, and there was a great scramble to get outside.

It was freezing on the tiny platform, rain was driving down in icy sheets. "Firs' years this way!" called a familiar voice. Harry, Ron, and Hermione turned and saw the gigantic outline of Hagrid at the other end of the platform, beckoning the terrified-looking new students forward for their traditional journey across the lake. Hagrid then came towards the group," Miss Merlin please follow me ". Rae nodded and quietly walked along side the giant. She quietly sat on one of the boats along with first years. Soon the boat set sail , Rae could see the magnificent outline of the castel as the boat approached the shore.

Soon Rae along with the first years approached the great hall where the sorting had already started. She anxiously waited for her name to be called as she noticed the wired stares she received from others alongwith suspicious wispers. " Freya Merlin " , Professor McGonagall called out loudly. Freya sat on the chair as the hat was placed on top of her head. The hat began wishpering ' hmm , strange , Ambition a lot of courage too, hmm a curious mind , very loyal, hmm where should I put you ??.........GYRFFINDOR!", the whole Griffindor table erupted in cheers.

Freya slowly started walking towards the table as Professor McGonagall ushered Harry and Hermione towards her away from the chattering crowd , " you too Miss Merlin". They accompanied her across the entrance hall, up the marble staircase, and along a corridor. Once they were in her office, a small room with a large, welcoming fire, Professor McGonagall motioned Harry, Hermione and Rae to sit down. She settled herself behind her desk and said abruptly, "Professor Lupin sent an owl ahead to say that both of you were taken ill on the train." Before Harry could reply, there was a soft knock on the door and Madam Pomfrey, the nurse, came bustling in. Rae looked at her when suddenly she saw Harry's was turning red. " Are you alright?" She asked him looking confused wondering what could have caused such a reaction. " I am fine " Harry quickly replied followed by " I don't need anything!". Rae looked at him as he had suddenly grown another head. Harry was quick to notice her reaction he quickly replied " I am fine trust me". Rae gave him a quick nod as Madam Pomfrey approached them.

"Oh, it's you, is it?" said Madam Pomfrey, ignoring their previous chat bending down to stare closely at him. " No Miss Merlin also" corrected Professor McGonagall. The name Merlin didn't go unnoticed by Madam Pomfrey , she quickly glanced towards Rae. "It was a dementor, Poppy," said Professor McGonagall. They exchanged a dark look, and Madam Pomfrey clucked disapprovingly. "Setting dementors around a school," she muttered, pushing back Harry's hair and feeling his forehead. "They won't be the last one who collapses. Terrible things, they are, and the effect they have on people who are already delicate -" "I'm not delicate!" said Harry and Rae immediately. "Of course you're not," said Madam Pomfrey absentmindedly, now checking Rae. "What do they need?" said Professor McGonagall crisply. "Bed rest? Should, perhaps spend tonight in the hospital wing?".

"No!", " I am fine !" Said both Harry and Rae immediately. The idea of hospital was too much for Rae. "Well, they should have some chocolate, at the very least," said Madam Pomfrey, who was observing both of them carefully. " We already had some, said Harry. "Professor Lupin gave us some. He gave it to all of us" Rae continued. "Did he, now?" said Madam Pomfrey approvingly. "So we've finally got a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who knows his remedies?" "Are you sure you both feel all right?" Professor McGonagall said sharply. "Yes," Rae and Harry immediately replied. "Very well. Kindly wait outside while I have a quick word with Miss Granger about her course schedule, then we can go down to the feast together." Rae nodded , along with Harry went outside.

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