Woah! That first paragraph! I love the imagery you used. I was so revolted by the place. Ew. Wow! Things are turning even darker! And i thought the previous chapter was dark. Ooh! Intense! Hope the Ministry will get there in time (for once). That's just so sad what Voldie's planning to do. He's one evil meanie. Great post! Loved it! Can't wait for more!
Kita

My Voldemort isn't a nice guy Hannah, this guy is actually going to kill a lot of people before this fic is actually over. I think Jo made a mistake in not making him the kind of guy that gets his hands dirty and she really never was too specific on the death tolls but I will be. He's evil, he should be dark and twisty and he will be when I write him. No mercy here ...

Thanx Hannah, I'm trying to make him unlike Voldemort the most evilest guy in the story, because as we all saw in DH he's not really. More like a lion with it's claws and teeth pulled. Just a big ol' puzzycat. I want people to feel sorry for Drackikins because then I'm going to make him do the cruelest thing anyone could imagine and then you can all really hate our favorite bouncing little ferret.

Hmm ... *looks at Teddy* *Teddy & Otts tie up Connie give her a blindfold and ask* Any last requests?

Thank you, but your description was better than mine. If you break it down and read it carefully I have a lot of cliche in it. I also did expend more text on elaborating on the dungeon so ... yours was better.

Okay. Watch me.

Thank you for the compliments Kita. As for the Ministry *ahem* I am not at present allowed to divulge anything on the matters of Ministry affairs as this operation is still pending ... *ahem* <--That was Percy Weasley.

But yes, this story is going to get so dark, so very fast, I hope you all brought candles. That's all I can say. ♥

This story is going for a doozy and the train chapters are long and comin' at cha.

YouTube - Karen Carpenter sings "Johnny Angel"

♥

“Avada Kedavra!” the witch yelled and a bright blast of green light exploded leaving a train porter dead.

“He was a squib, you didn’t need to …” a girl cried. “Mr. Sanders.”

Bellatrix slapped the girl hard across the face.

“Silence lamb.”

In another part of the train there was a giant explosion that rocked the whole train almost causing a derailment but for the magic charms protecting it.

“You’re crazy if you think you’re taking me alive!” a boy exclaimed.

Ottery heard the boy’s voice and ran out of his compartment, “No! Teddy don’t!”

The brown haired boy had a gleeful grin on his face a stick of dynamite in one hand a lit match in the other and every intention to bring them together.

“Candles aren’t going to stop me muggle lover,” the Death Eater exclaimed. “Avada K--”

Ottery kicked the man in the bum and as the Death Eater turned to spell the dark haired boy, Teddy slammed himself into him and threw him out of the compartment flinging a lit stick of dynamite after him.

“What the hell did you do that for?” Ottery asked in a mad panic.

“Was that dynamite?” Colin asked.

“Well the TNT sure doesn’t stand for the channel,” his younger brother added both of them staring at Teddy with admiring eyes.

“Explosion!” Ottery exclaimed firing at the window. A shower of glass shards flew out of the compartment followed by Teddy who was climbing over the side of the train to the next compartment.

“Well don’t just stand there fellas let’s get out of here,” Ottery yelled at the Creevey brothers.

In seconds they were in the next compartment and everyone fell as another explosion rocked the train. The compartment they had just vacated and the hall passage were now minus walls but had the addition of a lovely view of the afternoon sky and the passing countryside.

“You crazy idiot you’re going to get us killed and this train derailed!” Ottery shouted.

“I just saved your scrawny hide, you twit,” Teddy complained.

“No, thank you. You just tried to blow me off the train along with the bloody train!”

“Could you blokes keep it down, please,” came a soft voice from someone wrapped in a cloak. A gray haired boy who was wearing his hat over his face.

“Oh, no!” Ottery yelled.

“What the hell are you doing here?” Teddy asked annoyance painted on his face, a stick of dynamite in one hand a lit match in the other and a tone of voice that would have curdled milk.

The gray haired boy yawned. “What’s it look like I’m doing? I’m here to save Ottery again,” he replied smiling wickedly.

Elsewhere on the train …

The boy stood over her protectively. “Please, she’s just a first year,” the boy exclaimed.

“She’s a mud blood you fool, and you’re a blood traitor, you can die with her,” the man named Foxx exclaimed.

Another figure walked into the room dressed in a black suit. A bald headed man who wore glasses of which the right monocle was square and green, and the left monocle red and round. He smoked a cigarette, holding a notepad while a quill flew around jotting things down on it.

“Who the devil are you?” the Death Eater asked.

“They call me Spider Robinson,” the man replied. “Want to see why?”

♥

Next: Bonnie Tyler, and how is a Raven like a writing desk? Kelly knows but she shouldn't say ... Oh the evil hasn't even begun ... and the death count ... will be deadly *leaves taking all the spoilers with him and the Death Eaters hit list but not before you can read some of the names*

Ronald Weasley ~ Blood Traitor
Hermione Granger ~ Mudblood
Ginny Weasley ~ Blood Traitor
Ottery St. Catchpole ~ Annoys Voldemort
Harry Potter ~ To be captured ALIVE!
Freddie Valentine ~ Mudblood
Madison *name smeared*

It pays to read all my fics, what?

I thought I posted here.

Sorry for not being around, Otty, but I was SO sure I had posted here. I mean, I read all the time, but I don't always review each time but... *smacks head in wall* Talk about being a bad reader, that's the one reason I don't comment on most of the fics I read. *hides from you*
She is evil, so VERY evil. *locks her up*
I LOVE<3 this bit. LOVE the convo, just love it. VERY well-written, good humour. Brilliant is NOT the word. Throw some adjectives at me, yo!
YUSS! =DD

Is it bad that I sniggered and then went to get my self some Fava Beans and nice glass of Chianti?

Go Teddy! He's my hero!


ooooooooooooh! who's the first year? who's trying to save her? Spider Robinson? whozat??

Excellent work my lovely!

You didn't say anything about my man, I'm not impressed. He has to make to through to be the battle scared hero!

Your not going to leave me like this. I'm not afraid of the dark, I just need to be able to move out of the way of these evil beings, and I need to see where I'm going on this train, there's pieces of it flying off all over the place. Forget candles! I think I want (for my last request)the Olympic Torch! No ththththank you. I don't need to know your secrets.

*prepares to hate some villians*


This is not gonna be pretty, is it?

Wow! I love all the action! Haha! The comment that Dennis made. It was so funny! Go Teddy for using dynamite! I can't believe he blew off a compartment! Loved Ottery's and Teddy's argument - as usual. Spider Robinson has a very unique taste. Wonder who he is? Hm... Great post! Loved it! Can't wait for more!
Kita

OttySt? <3
Where new chappie? =[



-waits-

YAY!!!! I finally caught up on one!!! *kills homework and busyness!*
I loved the updates!! and I am loving this story!!!

Teddy traversed the desert sands as the winds blew sand around him. He found it. In the sea of sands a simple bottle stuck in the ground. He opened it and read the missive inside.

Dear Readers:

No time for replies, I'm sorry. I'm in the middle of Nanowrimo, but here's a post. Thanks for sticking around Thea I love you all for reading and understanding. My readers PWN. I'll be back ... *loves and ♥*

~Otty

Teddy lit the paper on fire and continued to walk across the sea of sand.

♥

“My name’s Kitty, Kitty Hawk. You know like where they flew the first plane?”

Fenrir smiled wickedly at the young girl, she couldn’t be more than a third year, but there she was standing with all the pluck in the world as if she could take him down.

The werewolf bared his teeth, slavering on the floor. One little bite and she would be infected too. Just a tiny tear on that lovely porcelain flesh. How Fenrir loved to rend flesh apart. It took a lot of control not eviscerating everyone he came across. Still, Greyback enjoyed slashing and tearing flesh when he could. But, she was a tiny girl, brown hair done up in a ponytail, holding her wand in her trembling hand despite all her hubris.


♥

Hi Ottery! Hope you're having a great time with Nanowrimo! Way Cool! Loved this. No apologies needed, we're thankful for the posts. Kitty Hawk has a fascinating history. I'm anxious to read more.

The note was cute, but Greyback was scary Brilliant stuff!

How goes the Nano? Well I hope. Don't worry about the Beta, I think I've sorted it!

Wow! Talk about scary! And disgusting! Love the note. And the way Teddy found it. You can take as long as you like (just not too long).
Kita

Chapter: “Every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears … ”

Every now and then I fall apart,
*turn around bright eyes*
every now and then I fall apart,
and I need you now tonight,
and I need you more than ever
and if you only hold me tight
we’ll be holding on forever
and we’ll only be making it right
because we’ll never be wrong
… your love is like a shadow on me all of the time …

“Seamus, are you all right?” the boy asked. “Please be all right,” he cried silently as he held the boy in his arms, Seamus’ face pale and covered in ashes. Dean looked up angrily at the Death Eater. She merely took off her mask to smile at the boy.

“Boo!” she said and started laughing.

“I’m … all right,” Seamus answered, “just wanted to do this!” The boy’s wand suddenly shot up and he fired a stunning spell at the woman’s face sending her flying across the train car.

“Seamus, you’re all right.” Dean dropped his friend’s head and let it fall onto the floor.

“Ouch! What the … I just saved your life!”

“That’s for making me think you were wounded,” Dean complained. He took his wand out of his pocket. “Stupefy!” He fired at another Death Eater coming towards them. A group of first years were cowering in the compartment next to theirs as the boys argued in the hallway.

Pansy ran down the train compartments not bothering to look or stop or do anything. The Death Eaters knew one of their own, and what was more they were not attacking Slytherins all of whom were either too afraid or interested in keeping their own hides safe to interfere. She needed to find Draco. No one had told her about this. No one had told her they would be attacking the Hogwart’s Express.

Still lost in memories the boy had not noticed the rocking of the train that he had taken one of the compartments in the last train did not help. The door opened and he shivered caught by surprise. A dark cloaked figure stood there, her hands went up to her face and she pulled the cloak down and took the mask off.

“I’m sorry sweetie, I wish I could have been to see you off at the station but … you understand don’t you, Drackykins?”

“Mother, what the devil are you doing sneaking in here with a Death Eater’s mask on and …”

Narcissa’s full red lips curled in sneering joy, she had caught sight of Draco pointing his wand under his cloak. Her son was always ready to defend himself there was no sneaking up on him. She had been right to make Lucius send him to Hogwarts where he could learn under some of the best Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers (Narcissa’s memory of his first and fifth years notwithstanding) and there had been the boy’s old tutor too, his name escaped her.

“You’re not going to hex your mother are you darling?” She asked coyly.

“Don’t be daft, mum. But what are you doing here like this? If they find you …”

“When the Dark Lord commands you to do something, Draco,” and she left that sentence unfinished. It didn’t need an ending because both she and Draco knew there could only be a choice of one out of two, obedience or death.

The screams started coming in through the open door. Narcissa waved her wand without turning to look at the door and it shut and locked itself the drapes dropping down.

“You must be brave my son. You have to do what he’s asked of you. Do not hesitate. Do not … do not think on it too much. And remember always, there is Severus there to help you, and …”

“Mother,” the boy said, for indeed he was a boy, not yet a man set out to a task he did not want feeling that it was a punishment foisted on him for his father’s sins.

Narcissa ran her hand down his cheek lovingly, her only boy. She held him to her breast and kissed his head and Draco did not object to this private endearment. If he could he would have run to his mother for protection. If only she could protect him from the Dark Lord. But no one could. Not with his father in prison and he alone set on a task. Draco Malfoy was the head of the family now and he would do what was necessary to see that the Malfoy’s survived.

“Mother, who was that man that came to see you that day?” Draco had begun to ask but Narcissa had quieted him.

“You mustn’t worry about old friends Draco. They come to visit and most times you don’t care a whit for who they are or what they want. You’re off fencing with your friends or partying or muggle baiting …”

“But this is different, mother,” he persisted.

“Is it now, love? I don’t think so. What makes you ask about him anyways?” she queried worried about the line of questioning. Did blood call out to blood?

“No, I suppose not,” the boy relented. “Did you bring me …” he smiled as his mother took a box of chocolate dipped strawberry hearts with soft sugar sprinkles and gummy centers out of her robes. They were the boy’s favorites. “I love you, Mum, I can always count on you.”

“Oh, my Drackykins,” she held him close.

“Mother!” he objected but not too harshly as there were no other classmates to goad him.

♥

Drama, comedy, suspense, intrigue, and tenderness. Ok! A great post, and, I was able to breath through the whole post. Oh by the way, that song has been in my brain all wk. I just today was able to not sing it constanly, and then I read your post, thanks alot. actually the song is one of my favorites, and I love how well it's done, the video also. SS isn't the same without you and KellyBear hanging around posting on your stories. I hope all is going well for you, and continued well wishing for you. Thanks for the post and I'll be patiently waiting for your next one.

Ottery, are you trying to make me feel sorry for the amazing bouncing ferret?

Excellent chapter as always my dear! How goes the Nano?

=[
Evil woman! *pokes her like anything*
Awww. Love the friendly banter. Ahh, friendships. <3
Draco: You never know, lady.
Aww, such endearment. I love these two. At least for now. =DD
Oh, my WHAT? Otty St! That is SO not Narcissa... I always imagine her a little... you know .. curter? Well, loving, certainly, but not the "Drackykins" kind. But oh well, fan fiction is... fan fiction. xD


Update when you can.
&& best of luck for Wrimo.<3

Hey everyone, I'm still playing with my Nano. I'm not doing so good today. I'm not too worried, I'm only a few hundred words down from what my daily goal is. You have to average 3k words a day and *sighs* I'm a few hundred down. Nothing to worry, yesterday I was over by a few hundred so ... it's nothing major. If I'm a few thousand down that's something to worry about.

Neways, I'm going to do an update soon. I imagine you'd all like to know what's going on in the story so an up to date update from the last update, 'kay?

Thank you all for hanging in there. You all are sweet. Especially Maxie who is very busy I know ... and I know the rest of you are too. New story update soon too, if you all are good. Go read my Christmas story ... *fires the cannons* And again thank you all for reading and for your loyalty.

Jools, I got your story in my e-mail box. I'll give it a look see tonight. I'm sorry I haven't done it yet. Nano is eating up all my time ... but I will, tonight.

love you all, here or there invisible or visible, mods or not mods,

~

Chalk it up to it being Monday, and make tomorrow a better day. Maybe some of that expensive strawberry flavored coffee? Ready when you are, but happy to wait,(working hard on not worrying ) you're the one who knows whats best for you. It's a pleasure. I love your stories, and I'll be here, and at the Christmas Story. EVERYONE LOVES OTTERY

Really, sweetie, don't fret! I think I sorted it! I got myself over the hump. Thank- you for agreeing to do it, that helped me get over the hump.

I'm in awe of anyone who's nanoing, I don't think I could do it, I couldn't hit the world count everyday, I edit too much.

Connie is right, EVERYONE LOVES OTTERY

Awww. I wub you, Otty St.

Update when you can, just don't make us wait toooo much.
*shnuggggggggggggggles you lyk anything*

Update/Recap: Being a recounting of the proceedings of this massively long and seriously slow story which we hope will come to a speedy and adventurous conclusion ...

Our story finds our intrepid heroine Hermione in the throes of a book on subversive Hogwarts history. Harry is in the middle of a car chase with Sirius Black, chasing Death Eaters. Their merry chase leads them to a neighborhood street fight introducing the character of Nicholas Black, Sirius Black's son? *Still not telling*.

Ottery St. Catchpole is prisoner of Rodolphus LeStrange in Hong Kong. Lord Voldemort is planning an alliance with the Chinese Magical Triads. Tonks escorts Professor Dumbledore to see a new very dangerous face in the magical world, an old friend Sebastian Shaw. Dumbledore refuses to accept Sebastian's help because he employs the same tactics the Death Eaters do.

Meanwhile back at the Burrow, Ron moons about love, but for whom? Luna pops up looking for snoozlefoos. A naked werewolf pops up looking for trouble. This is Maxie Zeus. Harry confronts Nicholas about his identity. Somewhere in Paris a cute boy receives a mysterious phone call about saving an old friend? enemy? playful adversary? playful friend? *I'm not telling that either*.

Ottery receives a late night dinner guest in his cell, a girl he knows who mysteriously stops him from uttering her name before we can learn it. Dang you Ottery, and dang your pov! But worry not, it's soon coming.

Professor Snape gets visit from of Professor Dumbledore who informs him that HE will be the new DADA teacher ... major wowage didn't see that one coming did ya?

Harry ponders over the news of Nicholas Black. NOTE: We still don't know this to be fact. Death Eaters openly attack and kill a wizard with a muggle family. News of Sebastian Shaw's return spreads but, as of yet he has not acted. This isn't so for long.

Teddy flying over the city on a steam powered zeppelin confers with Tiffany, Ottery's secretary, that Sebastian is on the loose, Ottery's missing and Angel is on the prowl, though for what exactly I won't say. So don't ask Tiffany refuses Teddy's advances. *Pets Teddy*

Harry and Nicholas run into each other on the street and they have a war of words. Harry doesn't want to believe that Nicholas is Sirius' son. Is he? Nope. Not yet.

Nymphadora *gets stunned* I mean, Tonks and Lupin have a quiet chat at Cafe Mondrian about their 'not-happening-romance'. Meanwhile, outside the cafe the Abbot & Costello of Death Eaters try to take Nicholas hostage. As you all surely remember, that didn't work out so well for them.

A flying car and some broken walls later, I wrote Kelly a poem here, if you missed it. Ron and Luna lose Maxie Zeus, the naked werewolf boy. They wake up the Burrow and Fleur antagonizes Mama Weasley while flirting with Bill. Ron writes a letter and Luna and Ginny plan to save the day and Harry Potter in the mix.

Ottery is about to be executed when his savior appears. Harry still looses sleep over the whole Nicholas is he or isn't he? When he's woken up by the arrival of the Harry Potter Rescue Squad. We return to Ottery's triumphant rescue where Teddy is still not saving his but, there's the boulders, will they get away?

Narcissa slaps Sebastian and it is revealed that ... they were once lovers. OMG! Could Sebastian be Draco's pops? OMG! If you weren't asking this before you should do it now so you don't look foolish.

Teddy blows up stuff in his search for Ottery. Luna declares that even though it's not Waffle House they make good waffles. Hermione notices Ron being all attentive of Luna, tries to make him jealous by stating how Ottery & Luna were having 'dinner' together. It backfires. In an attempt to aid her, Ginny points out that Hermione got kissed by Ottery. Ron is not dissuaded and Hermione points out OTTERY did the kissing.

Death Eaters ruin the party and Maxie Zeus, our naked werewolf boy, is one as well, or is he?

Ottery's rescue continues, boy that was a long rescue and Ottery's true champion is revealed to be none other than Angel. The story continues with Lupin and Nicholas sitting down for dinner, Nick is staying at his friend's Lupin's house and he gets chided for a bit of thievery.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Luna are surrounded by Death Eaters. They fight. Something happens. Harry tries to kill Bellatrix but Ginny stops him. Thanks to Hermione's quick thinking they leave the cafe but Death Eaters can apparate. Once outside Luna slaps Maxie, Hermione gets tortured and Ron dies No not really I just wanted to scare the new readers. On the airship Arceus Ottery and Angel have a heart to heart falling out. Methinks the ottereth doth protest too much, Chuck Norris is Dumbledore Ginny firecracker in pants, emo Harry, Dumbledore saves the day in what would have been a flashback but I wrote this long chapter on the train instead.

On a dismal day the Hogwarts express prepares to leave. Teddy narrowly escapes Muggle authorities, while smuggling luggage, Draco arrives in style, Harry realizes he's just bait for the ministry, Hermione lets Ron in on the joke while a crow watches. *cough*metamorphmagus?*cough* Ahem, sorry *cough*spy? obviously*cough* Sorry *cough*animagi*cough*.

Harry boards the train, alone.

Luna, Neville join him but no one speaks of that summer I know what you did last summer Otts! Ernie offers to help Otts but a hunky Cormac saves the day.

Photos!: Insert Hunky Cormac

Teddy & Ottery are happy to see each other. The train cops come after Teds Cormac is after Hermione with love poetry?

Draco is lost in his thoughts about his visit to dad in jail. Voldemort orders a culling probably because his secret hideout is in the sewers The ministry finds out too late. Dun dun dun! Bellatrix kills a porter, no not Harry Porter *pokes* Teddy blows stuff up and not for the last time, Otty exclaims! They run into Angel who's after Ottery

The following hit list is revealed *adds more*:

Photos!: Voldemort's Death Wish List from Wal-Mart CONTAINS SPOILERS!

Ronald Weasley ~ Blood Traitor
Hermione Granger ~ Mudblood
Ginny Weasley ~ Blood Traitor
Ottery St. Catchpole ~ Annoys Voldemort
Harry Potter ~ To be captured ALIVE!
Freddie Valentine ~ Mudblood
Madison *name & reason smeared*
The porter ~ Squib
Maxie Zeus ~ Traitor?
Prince *winks* ~ Traitor?
Giovanni ~ Otty's friend & Annoying
Santa Claus ~ put Voldemort on bad list gave coal last 20 X-Mas's
Nicholas Black ~ Traitor? Not on train. Believed dead.
Remus Lupin ~ Order Member. Believed dead.
Seamus & Dean ~ out of sheer evilness

Ottery in real life begins to Nano yay I'm almost at 20k even if I have fallen behind We meet Kitty Hawk, Harry's new flame She kicks Greyback's bum, Ginny is reported to be next? Seamus dies! Noooooo! in Dean's arms Yeeeeeeeeeess! only he's not dead and he kicks DE bum! Pansy runs madly through the trains searching for Draco who sits alone until Mummy shows up. With treats. Draco has an assignment from Voldy all is lost. Draco wants to know about Sebastian and his mother never really knowing that Sebastian is secretly and we're all caught up.

So now ... onto the story:

“What the devil’s going on out there?” Cormac asked. Ottery had just run out of the compartment right in the middle of Cormac’s recitation of a love letter he’d written to Hermione. Ottery had been going on about how it wasn’t really subtle and then the dark haired boy ran out the door slamming it behind him.

Cormac walked to the door and looking out saw a dark cloaked figure holding a boy by his shirt front. Probably some Slytherin bully but when the figure turned their face Cormac could see a mask of death. Not one to think quickly the boy ran at the Death Eater his wand sticking out his back pocket, Cormac obviously oblivious to Professor Moody’s advice to Harry about blowing ones buttocks off.

The Death Eater fell to the ground as Cormac punched him again and again breaking the porcelain mask over the man’s face. Still, the person beneath it was no man, it was a boy not much older than he. Cormac cursed and looked at the other boy.

“Are you all right?”

The Hufflepuff nodded and smiled, “That was ace. Can you do it again?”
Cormac smiled back. “C’mon, lets go find a teacher or something. This is serious trouble.”

“Shouldn’t we bind him or something?” the boy asked.

“Yeah, you take care of that,” Cormac said going on ahead.

♥

“Kitty Hawk is it? Well my name’s Fenrir and I’m …” and here the Death Eater transformed into a werewolf right before the young girl’s eyes. As his body expanded, his muscles changed growing under his skin, his flesh expanding, large tufts of hair growing over his body, his mouth lengthening into a maw, his eyes coloring yellow and his figure gaunt. The girl merely smiled.

“You don’t impress me,” she said and as he threw out his hand to slash at her Kitty threw a vial of potion at him. Kitty stepped back faster than Fenrir had swiped and had missed the blow. The large wolf however had run into the girl’s potion. He fell back grabbing at his face howling and yelping in pain.

“It’s liquid Wolf’s bane,” she informed the cowering, screaming form of Fenrir Greyback.

“It burns you little …”

“Of course it does oaf, what did you think it was, holy water?” With that she kicked Fenrir between his legs and ran out of the compartment searching for help.

♥

Next on Human Nature: Someone's been sitting in my chair! & there's going to be hel to pay! or Fear the reaper!

Hoorah! An update!

And Neville's not on the death wish list

I'm liking Kitty Hawk! That girl is highly skilled!

And Cormac! In his PANTS?? I thought he was a Squeaky Clean?? Too pretty for me I'm afraid. Give me a geek any day! But hooray for him saving a Huffie

Brilliant! Good luck with the Nano

Ouch! Cormac's hand must look like ground beef now. Glad he saved the boy, he's probably a hero for life now.
HA! I knew I'd like Kitty Hawk. Sometimes big things come from small packages.
Ottery, I appreciate the update. That had to take a lot of time. Thank you for giving so much of yourself and your time, and thanks for a great post! Makes me feel quilty, that you spend so much time on us. 20k is a lot of writing, something to be proud of. Falling behind is scary though. Being that you're OtteryStCatchpole though I know you can do it. Your the greatest!:cheerpyr: