Disclaimer: All recognizable characters belong to J.K.Rowling and not me. Tamara Black and Jonathan Black belong to Emerald Bubbles and Romunus and Karri Lupin belong to Heather the Weredingo. I have permission to use these characters in my story. Ann-Marie Lucas belongs to me. Enjoy and please review. I like reviews!
Ten little Hogwartians
Ann-Marie Lucas, Tamara Black and Romunus Lupin were best friends and had just finished their 1st years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Everyone else had left to go home including the staff leaving the above-mentioned three plus seven other alone in the castle. The other seven were Professor Dumbledore, Madam Pomfry the school nurse and the families of the above mentioned three. Tamara's parents Professor McGonagall and Sirius Black were helping Romunus's father, Remus Lupin tidy up while Ann-Marie's uncle, Hagrid and Tamara's brother, Jonathan, did a last minute check to make sure nobody was hiding anywhere. They finally finished their jobs and met in the foyer. Dumbledore open the door and turning to Ann-Marie said
"Ladies first."
"Thank-you Professor." Ann-Marie answered but as she moved out the door she hit an invisible wall, which effectively threw her onto her back.
"What happened Ann-Marie? Are you alright?" Dumbledore asked looking surprised
"I'm fine." Ann-Marie grumbled getting to her feet and rubbing her posterior "But there is some sort of barrier over the door." Dumbledore stepped forward and extended his hand till it touched the barrier.
"She's right. There is a barrier here preventing us getting out." The headmaster then tried several spells to remove the barrier but they all failed.
"We seem to be trapped." he finally said and Hagrid's stomach let out a gurgle.
"Sorry I missed lunch." Hagrid said looking embarrassed as Ann-Marie laughed
"I'll go and get some food from the kitchen shall I?" she said disappearing down the corridor.
"Lets put our trunks in the staff bedrooms and we will all sleep in them until we figure out a way to get out." Within 10 minutes all the trunks were in the correct bedrooms and everyone returned to the front hall. Ann-Marie turned up a few seconds later with a plate of sandwiches and some strange news.
"The house elves are all gone!" The entire group looked stunned except Hagrid who grabbed a sandwich from the plate. Three bites later the meaning of what his niece had said sunk in and Hagrid also looked stunned. Ann-Marie looked at her uncle and muttered
"Dimwit." She narrowly avoided a swatting as the group all took sandwiches and adjourned to the Great Hall.