Chapter 9 - Needles, Halloween and An Unnecessary Troll

With the three entering class, Louis being invisible as always, they noticed the cat that was perched on top of the teachers desk. " Hey you two, " Louis called out lowly, catching their attention as they turned back to face him, " Guess who's on the table? " He asked with a smirk pointing to the cat perched on the desk. Richard soon caught on as not long after, " No way! I thought she would be an eagle! But I will take a cat. " Richard says with slight disappointment.

Annie caught on and knowing who it was, gave the Professor turned cat a small bow before heading to their desk at the back of the class. " I don't get why'd you'd give it a bow, all it'll do is attract more unneeded attention with what we already have. " Louis states knowing how well known the family name is and how powerful it is by itself. " He is right you know, it is pure luck that no teacher has yet to notice the bows you give, no offence,but you know how much we hate Arse kissers. " Knowing that they mean well, Annie nods her head in understanding and sighs a breath in defeat.

As if by chance, the last two students just happened to be Harry potter, and Ron. ' They seriously need to work on their timing ' " Good, professor McGonagall isn't here yet. ' Ron exhaled in relief. ' You thought wrongly blabber mouth. ' Just as he said those words, the cat on the desk jumped off and began shifting in the air. The cat was McGonagall. " That boy needs to control his mouth in the future. " Richard states, the other two nod in agreement.

" Now children, we'll be turning a piece of wood, into a needle. " ' Well isn't that lovely ' " Let us begin. " The class was relatively fine, until sounds of grunts and groans in frustration filled the room not long after. " This is ridiculous! Why can't this piece of wood turn into a needle! " One of the Gryffindor students exclaims in frustration.

Annie and Richard had added fine details and intricate designs on their transformed needles. Following which, Louis was already finished, added a few things here and there, and was done in a matter of seconds.

" Louie...Are you kidding me? " Richard whisper yells, " What do you need dear Richie? " Louis asks in a fake sweetness to his cousin. " What is so important that I had to get my reading time interrupted? I just got to the good part as well. " a gulp could be heard in the loud classroom. " What Richie wants to say, is that the point of a school, is to socialize with others and make new friends. " Annie speaks for Richard.

" Yes, I am aware of that and the purpose of mother and father sending me here. " She nods her head in response, " but I have already accomplished all that is needed. I've socialized, made new friends haven't I? " stumped at his way of thinking, both can only shake their heads in disappointment, " Their meant to be people Louie, not animals or creatures the like. People, do you understand? " Richard says trying to get the point across.

" Frankly, yes I get the point. but I don't really want to make friends with people capable of backstabbing, killing mercilessly and plotting revenge against each other " " He does technically have a point Richie " Annie states in agreement.

" Oh you two are hopeless! "

Classes came and went. Days passed and soon Halloween had fallen into play. Louis spent his free time in the forbidden forest exploring the areas nearby with the creatures and animals. He also spent most mornings reading books from the library in the suitcase when he wanted peace and quiet. Richard followed him to the forest on most days, taking down notes for his researches and studies. Annie spent her time in the school library when she had nothing better to do, or request for one of the centaurs Louis made friends with for a sword fight when she found herself slacking in her training.

In the dining hall, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin all sat in their seats. While the celebrations took place, with ghosts and the like, flying around and distracting kids by making noises. They soon left not long after, for they had a different agenda to attend too. " Your not allowed to go. " Richard says to Louis, knowing what he was thinking.

Halfway through he meal, the doors to the dining room burst open unexpectedly. Professor Quirell, the DADA teacher, came running into the room screaming out unrecognisable words.

Once Dumbledore calmed the frantic person down a couple of notches, he had regained the ability to speak fluent words once again. " T-T-trolls, T-troll in the dungeons! " He finally managed to get out. " Wow, our defense against the dark arts professor has come screaming and running into the corridor about a troll, he could defeat. Whatever will we do? Let's all just take our seats like ducks and wait for the troll to enter the dining hall and eat us all. " Louis mumbles under his breath, only to be heard by Richard and Annie only for them to laugh quietly at his words.

As it was so, the students were to be brought back to their houses by their houses prefects as ordered by Dumbledore. As the Gryffindor students were being led out, Louis caught sight of Ron and Harry breaking off from the group, heading to the direction the girls bathroom was by chance. " Hey Richie, Ann, I'm going to go an a little adventure by myself if you don't mind. Don't worry, I'll be back soon. " With that, he turned invisible and followed the two boys, leaving Annie and Richard behind. " I'll bet five sickles he gets assistance from Bandit on the off chance he meets the troll, " Annie bets. " Your on. " Richard proclaims to his cousin.

While his two cousins were betting on Louis, the boy himself was still following Golden boy and red head having worried looks on their faces.

' If the girl isn't with them, they should be looking for her. That, or their looking for the troll for some weird reason. ' Louis mentally states as he watches the boys enter the girls bathroom. " Yup, looking for the girl it is. " Thus, he follows suit.

The sight he was greeted with in the toilet, was one that would be burned into his eyeballs for months.

The troll smelled as if it had not washed itself for years, with flies circling around its head. It's teeth were a horrifying shade of yellow. The colour of the skin looked a shade of green that one had on their face before puking. ' I'm going to need serious help from mom after this year ends. ' Louis mentally notes in his mind, as he watches the three students ' face ' the troll with bravery. ' Yah, there is no way they are going to get out of here without the bathroom caving in on them. '

' Wingardium Leviosa ' he points his wand at a sink that was destroyed by the troll earlier, and flings it to its head. The sink smashed into pieces the moment it collided with the trolls head. Seeming unfazed by the object, the troll turned around looking for the source of the sink. " Run you idiots! " Louis whisper yells to the trio seemingly dumbfounded by what they witnessed.

Shaking themselves out of their stupor, the proceed to run out of the bathroom and into the hallways confused as to what had happened while Louis hangs back in the bathroom, " Okay....Now all that's left to do is deal with this oaf. " He states, lifting his wand up, he casts his spell, ' Destructo Explono ' the rags that the troll wears, which wand is directed at, explodes leaving the troll, to scream in agony at the amount of damage it took, " I am so going to regret this. Bandit? Mind helping me out for a midge? " He asks his niffler hidden in the pockets of his robe.

As the vial shatters upon impact, the liquid coats the troll completely, it disappears a few seconds after. With the troll out of the girls bathroom, Louis fixes it back to its original state before apparating to where the troll is currently located. ' Thank goodness I keep my projects with me for emergency cases. That teleportation potion me and Richie made sure is effective, considering all that's needed for it to activate is by thinking of the location one wants the target to appear while shaking it is really useful. I'll need to stock up more if that is the case. Now off to the forbidden forest. '

As soon as he apparates to the forbidden forest, Dumbledore and the professors appear in the hallway where the girls bathroom is located, and where the trio stayed outside still dumbfounded as to what happened. " Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Weasely! Why are you not in the Gryffindor common room with the rest of the students and here where the troll is nearby!? " Professor McGonagall exclaims to the three.

While the three try their best to explain their unforeseen circ.u.mstance to the worried professors, excluding Professor Snape, Louis was with the troll in the forbidden forest with his forest friends nearby. " Now, I doubt the troll can tell us who released it, do you mind if I tested something out? " Louis asks the centaurs nearby.

" We don't see why not Louis, but we do request you put a barrier around the area, the stars are not agreeable with the events that have occurred today. " The leader says.