FIRST BLOOD

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It was Ron who saw it first, probably because he was at the front with Hermione, who was in a hurry to take a shower and head to the library.

"Neville, did you leave the door open?" Ron asked as he pointed at the gaping door.

a feeling of dread suddenly washed through Troy's body; he pushed Ron aside and rushed inside. Then he froze at the door... This time, Ron pushed him aside as his friends walked into the room. Then all of them gasped with surprise.

Everything within the room was in chaos, the mattress had been overturned, sheets were tossed aside, all their trunks were opened, and everything was spilled on the floor.

Troy sensed it even before he checked his stuff. Riptide was missing.

He dashed forward and began rummaging through the jumbled items. His heart was now pumping madly as he hoped against hope that he would be wrong. A few minutes later, his worst fears were confirmed. Riptide was nowhere to be found.

The commotion had attracted a crowd of students who were on their way to their rooms, a small group had gathered at the first-year door. Someone must have alerted Percy, his voice could be heard as he cleared a way for himself.

"Step aside, step aside, it's the house prefect here."

Moments later, he appeared at the door, and even he seemed confused by the scene.

"What the hell happened here? " Percy asked no one in particular. No one answered him. All five friends were kneeling on the floor, shoving their stuff back into their trunks.

Hermione, who had not yet left, got up from where she was helping his friends sort through their stuff.

"Someone scattered all their stuff," Hermione answered indicating the mess all over the room.

"Is anything missing?" Percy asked with a worried voice.

" Nothing from me," said Seamus who had finally collected all his stuff. Nobody seemed to have lost anything except Troy

He wasn't even halfway through collecting his stuff. Hermione and Harry had to chip in and help him. Troy was lost in deep thoughts. Why had he left Riptide? It wasn't as if the sword was that bulky to carry.

Troy guessed that the whole invasion was only made in such of the sword. The culprit was certainly a Gryffindor who did not know which trunk belonged to Troy, so being in haste not to get caught, he had rummaged through everything.

Another point occurred to Troy. Whoever it was, it had to be someone who was not affected by the mist. Riptide always appeared to be a harmless pen to any mortal who looked at it. Thus, the thief had to be immune to it, seeing that it was the only thing missing.

"If nothing is missing, this is probably just a bad joke, do you know who might have done it" Percy inquired.

"No, probably someone trying to compete with Fred and George," Ron answered his brother.

Harry and Hermione had however noticed the downcast mood on Troy's face. They were smart enough not to say a thing though. It would only place Troy in trouble if Percy learned that he had carried a weapon into the dormitory.

Seeing that no serious crime had been done Percy turned to go

"I will get to the bottom of this" Percy declared as he cleared the crowd of students from the door.

" I have to go guys," Hermione excused herself. "I will be down in the library in a while," she said, looking at Troy and then Harry before leaving.

Troy fell on his bed that had now been remade by Hermione's help. He needed to inform his parents of what was happening.

Since the moment he had laid his eyes on the hellhound, he had realized that a dangerous situation was slowly forming. Hellhounds never just came on their own. They had to be summoned. And the summoner was here in Hogwarts. He or she was also certainly responsible for Riptide's disappearance since it was the only thing that could scare the hound

" Guys, I am off to the owlery, I need to send a letter, anyone coming?.Ron asked, Seamus and Neville, stood."Thank goodness I almost forgot again. granny would kill me with howlers if I didn't write back". the three left and Harry stood up and locked the door.

" Is it gone, " Harry whispered even though no one was nearby.

" Yes," Troy answered with a small voice." I knew it even before I checked it. I should have never left it. damn, father is going to kill me for this." Troy cursed.

He got up in a rush and went to his trunk. Reaching within its hidden compartment, he withdrew two golden coins. They appeared similar to wizard gold but with distinct features.

" What is that "Harry asked, getting closer to take a look.

" They are called golden drachma. It is the Olympian currency. I want to pay to send an iris message to my parents.

Troy reached again into his trunk and produced a little bubble bottle. he Blew a bubble and created a rainbow, then he threw the drachma and said" goddess of the rainbow, please accept my offering.

For a while nothing happened then a small image began to appear mid-air, Troy began to feel relief but it all came crashing the next second. The image was almost fully formed when it suddenly disappeared.

"What's wrong?" Harry, who had been staring in awe, asked, seeing the disappointment on his friend's face.

"I don't know," Troy said, blowing another bubble and trying again. The same incident recurred. Every time the image of his parents was nearly fully formed, it would snuff like a candle in a blizzard.

After a few more tries with no success, Troy tossed both the bottle and the drachma in his trunk and shut it. "something is very wrong Harry. I know it" Troy said, falling on his bed in resignation.

"what does that mean, Harry asked with concern in his eyes." is it related to that monster? Last night? Troy was quiet for a while, his eyes scanning the ceiling in thoughts.

"I think the hellhound is just a small part of the picture" Troy answers still staring at the ceiling

"I don't care about the picture, if that animal Is coming back, we need to inform Dumbledore. someone might get hurt" Harry said with a rush of emotion.

"And how will you prove your claims Harry huh? Don't forget that most people can't see through the mist. " Troy countered sitting up.

"So we should do nothing huh?" Harry asked, getting angry "are you saying we just wait until? Someone. Get hurt or worse.

Troy was quiet for a while before speaking." I didn't say we do nothing, I meant...

Whatever Troy meant, Harry never found out. just at that moment, a blood-curdling scream came from the direction of the common room. Both friends fought for the door just as Mcgonagall meet them halfway on the stairs. "Get back into your rooms right now". the professor yelled to the students who had gone out of their dorms to find the source of the scream

"Now,!" Harry and Troy jumped back into their room. Just as the door crashed and they had the lock click. Macgonagall had magically shut them by reinforcing the door with a spell.

There are very few things that rival the anxiety of not knowing what is going on around you. Especially when you are certain that something is going on. That is what Troy was experiencing, and judging by Harry's restless pacing, he was taking it worse than him.

"what is going on, what about those who are not in the dormitory? What will happen to them?" Harry asked a torrent of questions before sense finally caught up with him. He was asking someone who was also asking the same questions.

" It can't be good. I suppose the teachers will take care of them. Dumbledore is out there also."Troy said reassuringly.

" But what in hell is happening? "Harry inquired, still pacing restlessly.

" from the sounds of it, it seems like the hound is back," Troy answered with certainty in his voice. He could feel it.

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