All Aboard!
Your short week at the Burrow had been full of studying with Hermione and brushing up your quidditch skills, you were considering trying to win the quidditch cup your last year at Hogwarts! It was so different not having to be so reliable… maybe that wasn't the right word, it was nice to not be needed so much and have a break to be a kid again.
But once you were at kings cross station it felt different, you never thought you'd walk through here again. Everyone seems to be having the same thoughts, the five of you walk slowly. Hermione and Ron lead the way with Ginny, Harry, and you trailing behind.
Harry and Ron convinced Mrs. Weasley to stay with Fred and George. You were very surprised that they were able to convince her but in that same breath she did almost lose her sons.
You had no issues boarding the train until you got to the train cars, only four people fit per cabin.
“Come on, we can go to the next cabin.” Hermione tugs your arm. We walk to the next cabin and sit together.
Hermione is wearing her Gryffindor sweater and you’re wearing your Ravenclaw sweater with jeans, it was a sharp contrast to the slytherin pure-bloods across from you. Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zambini and Theodore Nott sat in the cabin across from you.
We locked eyes with them.
“Damn Granger, you actually look happy to be here.” Blaise opens their cabin door and speaks.
Hermione looks him up and down, “I am excited to finish my education.”
Draco looks around and Theodore pulls Blaise back.
“Why are you pulling him?” you ask.
“We’ll get into more trouble than you're worth.” Draco says as he tugs Blaise, “Zambini I am not against force.”
Blaise frowns “Have you heard all the restrictions?” Blaise whispers.
I shake my head, Hermione nods.
“Look out for us, please.” We nod and Blaise sits with Draco and Theodore and they shut the cabin door.
You look at Hermione and shut our door, “What restrictions?”
Hermione shakes her head, she sits across from you, “I heard some things, I thought that they were maybe baseless rumors.”
“Clearly not.” You state.
“Yeah, now I have something confirming them,” Hermione takes a deep breath. “They’re blaming the Slytherins for the war, people who were not arrested are on house arrest until its decided otherwise.”
“How are they deciding otherwise?”
“It's completely convoluted really. Take Malfoy for example, his Mother testified against his father. His father is in Azkaban and she’s on house arrest. However, she is only on house arrest while Draco is at school. So if he returns for holidays she will be allowed to travel.”
“That's weird”
“It's supposedly so they don't try to visit anyone in Azkaban, but in that same breath Zambini’s mother is also on house arrest following the recent death of her new husband.”
“Are they restricting students?”
Hermione sighs, “That’s a bit worse. Weekly after classes on Fridays, all Slytherins have to go to the great hall and be interrogated by Aurors.”
“What for?”
“To ensure they’re not trying to start another revolution.”
“I have a feeling that's not all,” you look at Hermione.
“It’s not, their common room is monitored 24/7 and they are apparently getting trackers put in them.”
You gasp. “What?”
“Well that one is supposedly for those Slytherins who have romantic partners in other houses and do not want to stay in their common room.”
“I wouldn’t want to stay there either.” you shake your head.
You and Hermione are cut off when you hear someone walk down the aisle. Aurors board the train and stand between your cabin and the Slytherins. The cabin doors are forced open and an Auror enters your cabin.
“State your names.” the tall man asks. Well he more so orders.
You and Hermione Comply.
“They’re not on the list.” The Auror walks to the boys cabin,
“Blonde State your name.” The Auror Faces Draco.
“Draco Lucius Malfoy.” Draco stands.
“You are on the list,” The Auror Raises his wand and casts a spell that hits Draco in his chest and he collapses. The Aurors standing on the side toss Draco into our cabin as they work on the other two boys.
Draco falls on you and instinctively you pull him onto your bench. You look at Hermione, eyes wide. She shakes her head at you. Saying stay put.
Draco shudders as whatever was casted at him works through his body. Blaise is tossed at Hermione and she pulls him up to her as the spells work their way through him.
Soon Theo was tossed in and we tried to sit him on the floor of the cabin leading against the wall.
You look over at Draco next to you and see the tendrils of green magic pulsing through his veins. The Aurors move on to the next set of cabins.
“Hermione, this is not good.” You say, you kneel in front of Draco and take his head in your hands. “I’ve seen only one other case of this, his body is rejecting whatever magic this is.”
Hermione looks to you “Is there something we can do?”
“Let’s move Nott onto your bench and lay Malfoy down.” You direct.
Hermione and you lift Nott and lean him onto Zambini.
“Lift his legs, this will help improve circulation. Do you think you can get a wet rag or something similar?” You ask.
Hermione nods and sets out of the cabin to find the closest washroom.
Draco opens his eyes, you can see the green magic in the corners of his eyes.
“Calm down Malfoy.”
“Weaver? What’s wrong with me?” Malfoy tries to sit up, but you push him back down.
“Whatever they hit you with is affecting you negatively, your body is rejecting it. I don’t have my wand, but Hermione went to grab a towel.”
Draco groans as the magic courses through him.
“Hold my hand and focus on me okay.” You interlocked hands.