I never in a million years saw this coming , Millicent thought to herself as she walked down the dark corridor to professor McGonagall's office. The cloak she borrowed swung around her like a cape. I must get one closer to my size after I talk to her, this one is much to big on me. It's practically falling off.

As she approached the large statue of the phoenix at the end of the corridor she sighed and looked up at it here goes nothing. She cleared her throat and with all her courage muttered, "Gryffindor" the statue didn't move .

Millicent glared at it. She cleared her throat again. "Gryffindor" she said just a bit louder. She crossed her arms did Phil and Georgia tell me the wrong password? She wondered Or is it because…. No it couldn't be . Millicent found her self scared to even think her secret in fear some one would read it from her mind. She looked at the phoenix pleadingly. "I'll just try something else then" she told it. "tabby cat" nothing happened , "transfiguration" still nothing. Think what else do you know about her she thought to herself Come on Millicent. Then she sighed and searched the hallway for anyone, someone. They wouldn't help me any way she thought weather they knew or not!

Once more she looked at the phoenix and as a new thought came to her mind she smiled. " Albus Dumbledore" she said clearly with lots of confidence. Slowly the statue began to move and, as she climbed the stairs she smiled and wondered why she hadn't tried that one first.