I'm not a hero

Train, training and Buckbeak

Adrian Potter was sitting in his train compartment with Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and some other bloke who had fallen asleep for some reason. Hermione had read the guy's suitcase and pointed out that his name was Remus Lupin. Once he was sure that the bloke had fallen asleep, he began telling Ron and Hermione what he had learned this summer.

"So Sirius Black is after you?" Ron blurted out in surprise

"Yes Ron…I did just say that" Adrian replied "anyway, that's apparently why they've set up the dementors around the school"

"I can't believe they did that" Hermione said "I mean dementors around a school, that's just asking for disaster."

"I know, but Fudge wouldn't listen to Dumbledore" Adrian shook his head in annoyance "I have no idea what the idiot was thinking. Probably wants to catch Black so he looks good in front of everyone"

"How did he escape Azkaban?" Ron asked "Nobody has ever escaped Azkaban, and he's a murderous raving lunatic." Suddenly the train stopped. "Why has the train stopped?"

"We can't be there already" Hermione said.

The compartment suddenly felt cold, the window began being covered in frost. Death was felt in the air, fear filled the minds of everyone in the compartment. Crookshanks made a hissing noise, Scabbers squeaked and hid.

"There's someone coming on" Ron looked out of the window.

A few moments later, the group heard something approaching. The compartment door slowly slid open, revealing a black, decaying hand. The owner of the hand was covered in a black cloak, the group quickly realised it was a dementor.

Lupin chose that moment to wake up, he jumped to his feet and aimed his wand at the dementor. He was about to get rid of it, but someone beat him to it. Remus's eyes widened as he saw a silver shield push the dementor away, a few moments later the owner of said shield stopped in front of the compartment.

"Hello Moony" Harry smiled

"Harry" Remus smiled "it's good to see you again"

"You two know each other?" Adrian asked, Harry looked at the golden trio for a second before looking back at Remus.

"Can we talk later? In private" Harry asked

"Of course" Remus nodded

"Great, oh, by the way I have the map"

"You do?!" Remus blurted out in surprise

"Yeah, managed to get it last year from a couple of red heads" Harry nodded "I'll see you later"

Later at school, Harry found himself called up to the headmasters office shortly after the sorting feast. He arrived in the office, accompanied by Professor Snape, when he arrived he found the golden trio sitting at the side of the office.

In front of him he saw McGonagall standing to the left of Dumbledore who was looking at him with a grandfatherly smile and an annoyingly bright twinkle in his blue eyes. Harry mentally groaned, he just knew that he'd get a headache at the end of this.

"Ah, Mr Potter, please take a seat" Dumbledore gestured to the chair in front of the desk, Snape moved to stand on Dumbledore's right, Harry slowly sat on the chair. He looked around the office one more time before looking at Dumbledore. "How are you Mr Potter?"

"I'm fine" Harry answered "yourself?"

"I am also fine" Dumbledore smiled "I would like to start off by congratulating you, once again, on another victory in the Japanese war duels"

"You've competed in another one?!" McGonagall blurted out in surprise "Why do you wish to participate in those vicious games?!"

"Thrill seeker" Harry shrugged