The Protector

Welcome Back to Hogwarts

We arrived at Hogwarts on time. Harry hadn't came back. I was worried for him. Hermione and Ron began to leave towards the castle when I called out to them, "Hey, I'm going to look for Harry."

"Alright," Hermione called back. "Stay safe."

I exited the train. Tons of students flocked out of their compartments. I nearly got swept behind with the crowd. I saw Hagrid corral all the first years.

Someone nudged past me. It was Pugface. I hadn't seen her since third year. Figured she would've at least made fun of me last year. She locked eyes with me before turning back to a kid I had never seen before and walking off.

I continued down the path until I came to a cart with all its window blinds pulled down. I was about to pull open the door when it opened itself. Draco came out. Before he could take a step down. I almost lost my breath. He looked good. Changed over the summer. "Hey."

He didn't say anything. He stepped off the train and began to walk off. I followed him, "Hey!" I grabbed his hand. It was cold. Rough. Not like it had been before.

He turned to me, "What?"

"What's with you? Didn't write to me all summer? Come back and you're acting like an asshole? What happened?"

"Mind your own business," Draco spat. "Your friends in the cart. Might want to check on him." He turned and walked off.

I tried not to get hurt by him or his words. I turned back and hopped onto the train. I opened the door. I couldn't see anything. Then it came to mind, Shit! He probably grabbed his invisibility cloak.

"Harry!" I called out. I took a step forward. When I did, I tripped on something or someone. I fell to the ground and groaned.

I heard the door open, "Bridget?"

"Hi Luna," I smiled up at her.

"Hold still," she spoke softly. "Something is right in front of you." She lifted the blanket off. It was Harry. I tripped on Harry.

I grabbed the invisibility cloak and stood up, "Harry! What were you thinking?"

"Thank you Luna," Harry got up too. "How'd you find us?"

"Your head is full of rackspurts," she commented. "Let go before the train leaves."

We were walking off the train within a few seconds. I grabbed Harry's hand right as we stepped on the platform. His face turned to me and that's when I noticed the blood. "Harry, what happened?"

"Your bloody douche boyfriend," he glared at me.

"Hey, I don't control him," I told Harry as we continued to walk after Luna. "And you shouldn't have been trying to find out information like that. He could've done much worse."

I walked up to Luna, "Thank you Luna. We really appreciate it."

"And sorry about the carriages," Harry walked next to her on the other side. "We didn't mean to make you miss them."

"Oh it's okay," Luna spoke. "It's just like helping a friend."

"We are friends," I smiled to her as we entered the Hogwarts gates.

"That's very thoughtful of you."

"I have been looking everywhere for you three," Flitwick pointed at us. "Now, what are your names so I can mark you off?"

"I thought you said you've been looking for us?" I asked.

"Besides, we've known you since first year," Harry agreed.