Mrs. Weasley
handed Scabbers
to Ron just before the Hogwarts Express
hissed
its departure signal. Meanwhile, Raja and the
Weasley twins
were on a
serious mission—
Operation: Slytherin Inspection.
Striding down the train in
full theatrical mode,
Raja made grand gestures as he peered into compartments.
"Behold, noble knights! We seek
the elusive Ferret Prince.
"
Fred nodded solemnly. "Aye,
the Malfoy Species is rare, yet its ego is plentiful.
"
George grinned. "Keep your wands ready! If threatened,
we must retaliate with extreme mischief.
"
They flung open a
Slytherin compartment
dramatically, only to find Malfoy and his goons
mid-sneer.
"What do you want, Kumara?" Malfoy drawled.
Fred " how dare,
you misbegotten spawn of the underworld!"
George " You're in the presence of
Future Wizard King.
"
Raja waved his hand to control the Twins and assure them its alright.
Raja grinned. "Just checking if your
inherited arrogance
survived the summer. Looks
fully intact!
"
Malfoy's Visibly irritated and sneer faltered, and Raja
bowed mockingly
before sweeping away
like a victorious king.
Back in their compartment,
a rather disheveled man
lay
asleep
, snoring softly. His suitcase read:
"Professor R. J. Lupin."
Hermione whispered, "He must be our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."
Ron poked the air. "You sure? Because
he looks like he lost a fight with a laundry basket.
"
Harry, meanwhile, was still ranting about
blowing up Aunt Marge,
earning Ron's admiration and Hermione's disapproval.
The train
jerked to a stop.
The air grew
freezing cold.
Then, the
shadows moved.
A
Dementor
glided into their compartment attacked Harry.
Harry collapsed, hearing a woman's scream.
Then, in a flash—
"
EXPECTO PATRONUM!
"
A
massive Western Black Dragon
burst forth from Raja's wand, roaring furiously.
The Dementor was
slammed out of the train
before the Dragon Patronus
swooped through every compartment, hurling the creatures off the train like garbage.
The train shook as Raja
stood atop the compartment
, his
cloak billowing in the wind,
channeling raw magical power.
Fred & George, distributing chocolate,
announced like carnival barkers:
"Ladies and Gentlemen,
recover from near-soul-sucking-death with our signature chocolate milkshake!
Special order by
His Majesty, King Rudra!
"
Lupin, now awake, peered out.
"Who...? Who did that?"
The twins
gestured at Raja,
who was still
heroically maintaining the Patronus.
Lupin stared.
"Oh, Merlin's socks..."
As the students boarded the
horseless carriages
, Raja patted his on the side. "Good horse."
Harry blinked. "Raja... there's
no horse.
"
The
invisible Thestral
nickered
and nudged Raja's shoulder.
Harry gawked.
"WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?!"
Raja simply smiled. "
Wisdom beyond your years, Potter.
"
The Great Hall was
alive with chatter
as Dumbledore
gave his welcome speech.
Professor Lupin
was introduced as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
Hagrid
was announced as the new
Care of Magical Creatures
teacher.
Azkaban Dementors
would be guarding the school (
which no one was happy about
).
Then Dumbledore
smiled knowingly.
"Before we proceed, I must acknowledge an
extraordinary act of bravery.
One of our students repelled
every Dementor
from the Hogwarts Express
with a Mighty Dragon Patronus of legends.
"
Raja
stood up, basking in the attention.
Dumbledore raised his hands. "I hereby award
25 points to House Slytherin!
"
Malfoy
choked on air.
Professor
Trelawney
, a
frazzled bundle of scarves and mysticism
,
floated
into the room, knocking over a table.
"
Welcome, my dear students!
" she sang. "
Open your minds to the Beyond!
"
The class
tried
not to giggle.
Trelawney questions Neville about his grandmother's well-being, implying something ominous.
Then came
tea-leaf readings.
Ron
examined His cup.
"Well, there's a **wonky cross... trials and suffering... a sun, which is happiness... sooo..."
He shrugged.
"You're gonna suffer... but you'll be happy about it?"
Trelawney
snatched Harry's cup
and
gasped dramatically.
"OH NO! The Grim! A harbinger of DEATH!"
The class
shuddered.
Then, she picked up
Raja's cup.
Trelawney
gasped.
Her eyes rolled
back
as she
collapsed to her knees.
The entire class
froze.
"OH!
REINCARNATED MAGIC GOD!
" she shrieked. "
Bless this poor soul! May your presence in this mortal world elevate us lowly beings!
"
The class
descended into chaos.
Raja, ever the
drama king
,
stood up slowly, basking in the attention.
"Arise,
beautiful soul.
" His voice
boomed.
"My
mission
is to
guide the misguided, punish the wicked, and bring balance to magic.
"
He struck a
heroic pose.
"I WILL BE
KING OF WIZARDS.
"
A
spotlight seemingly appeared from nowhere.
Hermione
facepalmed.
Ron
burst into applause.
Harry muttered, "I swear to Merlin,
this guy was born to be famous.
"
Meanwhile,
Malfoy was in the corner, shaking.
"WHY. DOES. HE. KEEP. WINNING?!"
Trelawney, still in awe,
proclaimed to the class:
"
He is DIVINITY! The prophecy shall unfold!
"
At this point,
even the ghosts were watching.
As they left the classroom, Neville, still
dazed,
whispered, "Raja...
are you actually a god?
"
Raja smirked. "Only time will tell " and Handed a Potion bottle for Neville and asked him to drink and he did without asking any questions.
Ron clapped a hand on his shoulder. "Mate, if you're
not
a god, you're doing a
great impression of one.
" "What Potion did you give Neville" as they walk and talk.
As they
walked through Hogwarts
, whispers followed them.
The
legend of Raja Kumara
had reached
new heights.
And the school year had only just begun.
To Be Continued...