"So what was Draco doing with that weird looking Cabinet? And who were all those people?" Harry asked. I immediately rolled my eyes resting my back on our seat.

"Greyback, a child predator, Dolohov, death eater, Narcissa, Draco's mom, Draco, a 16 year old boy," I said sighing.

"Don't you see? It was a ceremony, an initiation," He said turning to face me.

"Stop it Harry, I know where you're going with this" Hermione said placing her book down on her laps.

"It's happened, he's one of them"

"Harry, he is not a death eater," I said sighing once again.

"What would you-know-who want from Malfoy?" Ron joined in scoffing.

"Why do you trust Malfoy so much Evelyn?" He said furrowing his eyebrows at me.

"Because I know him"

"Yeah? What would he be doing at Borgin Burkes? Browsing for furniture? His father is a death eater it only makes sense-"

"My mother was a death eater too remember? Am I a death eater too? You're only making these accusations simply because you don't like him let's be honest. Every time something had happened, you blamed Draco. Remember back to when the chamber of secrets was open?"

"How can you be so sure he's not a death eater?"

"I don't know... I just do"

"...I need some air" He said taking a deep breath getting up to grab something before leaving the compartment. I sighed and picked my book back up and continued to read. There's no way Draco's a death eater now, what would Voldemort want from a 16 year old? Draco may be a total arse but he's not a murderer.

"Do you think there's a chance he really might be a death eater?" Ron asked furrowing his eyebrows.

"No, not at all" I replied not looking back up from my book.

"Well that would explain why he's a complete arse"

"Again, not at all"

"Blimey Evelyn, you and Draco got a lot closer ever since the Yule Ball"

A cloud of sudden black dust started to fill the air. My body tensed up remembering the death eaters and how they would take the form of clouds of dark mist. Everyone panicked at the sudden event coughing.

"What's going on?" Hermione asked coughing.

"I don't know" I replied covering my mouth coughing. The black dust soon started to settle down as so did the panicked voices of students. I looked outside our compartment to see a lot of the other students were looking around confused too.

"Probably just the first years messing around" Ron replied pulling me back inside the compartment, "Sit down, we'll be at Hogwarts soon,"

A few more minutes after, the train came to a stop, Harry still hasn't returned. Was he mad at me? Over such a little thing. As always, Hermione, Ron, and I waited until everyone had left the train to avoid the fuss of pushing through people.

"Where's Harry?" Hermione asked getting out of her seat.

"Probably already off the platform, come on" Ron replied nudging us to get off. He just got off without us? Was he actually that mad at me just because I stood up for Draco?

"Are you sure Ron?" I asked as the three of us stepped out of the train.

"I mean where else would he be?" As he spoke, the blinds on the windows to the train all closed. Just after Harry leaves, the whole black dust thing happens and he doesn't even come back to check up on us, I doubt he really just left.

"I think I left something on the train," I said turning to walk back on the train.

"Evelyn, you're going to be late" Hermione called out.

"It'll be quick. You guys go on without me" I said looking back at her before walking away. As I stepped back up the train I ran into Draco. He looked incredibly stressed, irritated.

"Draco? Are you alright?" I asked. He didn't reply and just brushed past me hitting my shoulder. Something was definitely up with him, he just doesn't seem the same as the past few years. What were the chances that this was because he really was a death eater.

Inside, at the very end of the train a blonde girl was staring at the floor examining it curiously. Luna Lovegood, of course, who else would take such interest in a train floor.

"Luna?" I called out walking towards her.

"Hello Evelyn" She replied turning to face me with a smile. She was wearing very strange glasses, one lens was blue and the other was pink. It was extremely oddly shaped too, just looked like something Luna would wear.

"What are you looking at?" I asked looking at the ground she was looking at.

"Wrackspurts"

"Wrackspurts?"

"They're invisible creatures. They float in your ears and make your brain go fuzzy. Right there, there's a whole lot of them" She said pointing towards the ground. I couldn't see anything there of course.

"Really?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows.

"Mhm," She nodded. If these 'Wrackspurts' were real then they could be preying on someone on the floor. The reason I can't see anyone on the floor, invisibility cloak. Of course, Harry went to spy on Draco but it didn't go well. I sighed taking out my wand and pointed it towards the ground where Luna said there were supposedly a group of 'Wrackspurts'.

"Finite!" I casted the spell to reveal Harry laying on the ground uncovering the invisibility cloak. He took a sharp breath and pulled himself back up panting looking at Luna and I. There was a little bit of blood around his nose, it looked like it was broken.

"Hello Harry" Luna said taking off her glasses.

"Evelyn, Luna, how'd you know where I was?"

"Wrackspurts, your head's full of them"

"What happened anyway?" I asked crossing my arms.

"Nothing, I just um.. Fell"

"You fell, breaking your nose having the invisibility cloak conveniently cover you so no one would find you and you'll be going back to London?"

"I'll tell you later, let's get off the train now before we really start heading back to London" He replied pushing me slightly off the train.

By the time we got there, the carriages had all left already and we had to walk all the way towards the gate of Hogwarts. The last carriage was far away but still within our sight. I looked at Harry raising my eyebrows annoyed we'd have to walk so darn much.

"Sorry for making you guys miss the carriages," He said quietly as we walked.

"Oh no it's alright. What were you doing on the train anyway?" Luna asked smiling at him.

"Nothing, he wasn't doing anything," I said taking a deep breath. Of course I know he was spying on Draco and he found out giving him the broken nose which, I'll make him pay for. I didn't want to argue with him and besides, truthfully I can't be too sure that Draco really isn't a death eater. Harry looked up at me for a moment before looking away towards the ground. He and I walked in silence while Luna skipped along the path smiling.

After a long walk, we saw the gates of Hogwarts in the distance. It was still opened and a few people were by the gates including Draco. There were a few more people there than there usually were, Aurors. I recognized them from the ministry right away.

"Oh, about time! I've been looking all over for you three" Profesor Flitwick exclaimed, "Names?"

"Profesor Flitwick you've known me for five years?" Harry said furrowing his eyebrows.

"No exceptions Potter"

"What's this cane here?" One of the Aurors muttered at Draco holding a black stick. It was Lucius's walking stick, it would make sense for him to have it since Lucius is now in Azkaban.

"It's not a cane, it's a walking stick" He spat.

"And why might you need a walking stick? You could use it as a weapon"

"I highly doubt you can use a walking stick as a weapon sir" I said walking up beside Draco as Harry and Luna followed.

"Miss Clermont, do you know this boy?" The auror asked straightening his back.

"Yes sir, I can vouch for him. It's a regular walking stick"

"Is there a problem here?" Snape asked walking up towards us.

"No sir" The Auror replied eyeing Snape and I. He furrowed his eyebrows at me as Draco snatched the walking stick out of his hand.

"Nice face Potter!" Draco spat before storming off as Snape followed him.

"Would you like me to fix it for you?" Luna asked taking her wand out of her pocket, "Personally I think you look a bit more... Devil-may-care this way but it's up to you"

"Um... Have you ever fixed a nose before?"

"No... But I've done several toes and how different are they really?"

"Ok, um, give it a go" He scoffed.

"Episkey!" Luna casted pointing her wand at Harry. He let out a loud groan and I quickly wrapped my arm around his shoulders helping him stand.

"How do I look?" He asked groaning looking back up at me. His nose was all fixed but bleeding pretty bad.

"Great as always," I said making him smile a little.

***

Harry and I parted with Luna as we walked inside the great hall. We had missed the sorting ceremony already and the feast had already begun. Harry held a thick piece of napkin against his nose which was now fully covered in blood.

"Hi Hermione, Ron" I greeted sitting down pulling Harry beside me.

"Where have you two been? What happened to his face?" She asked furrowing her eyebrows.

"Later, what did I miss?" Harry asked drinking pumpkin juice catching his breath.

"Sorting hat said we should be brave and strong during these struggling times. Easy for it to say, it's a hat innit?" Ron muttered with food in his mouth.

"Harry you still have some blood right here-" I said grabbing the bloody napkin out of his hands and dapping on the blood he had missed.

"Thanks," He said taking the napkin back and pulling away awkwardly.

"Very best of Evenings to you all-" Dumbledore spoke from the very front of the great hall.

"First of, let me introduce the newest member of our staff, Horace Slughorn. Professor Slughorn, I'm happy to say, has agreed to resume his career as the potions master" The students all started to clap as Profesor Slughorn stood up from his seat waving.

"Meanwhile the class defense against the dark arts will be taught by Profesor Snape" The students all broke into whispers except for the Slytherin house. The Slytherin students were all clapping and cheering for him except Draco. He was sitting further away from his friends resting his head on his hand staring aimlessly into the table.

"Now as you know, each and every one of you were searched upon your arrival tonight. And you have the right to know why. Once there was a young man, like you, sat in this very hall, walked this castle's corridors. He seemed to all the world, a student like any other. His name, Tom Riddle" The students all broke into another set of whispers.

"Today of course he's known all over the world by another name. Which is why as I stand looking out upon all of you tonight, I'm reminded of a sad fact that every day, every hour, this very minute, dark forces attempt to penetrate this castle's walls. But in the end, their greatest weapon, is you. Just something to think about now off to bed, pip pip"

Great way to scare of first year students if you ask me.