Chapter One: The Screams

Hermione POV

It was a chilly night.

The corridors of Hogwarts were dark and silent. There was a single sound, the sound of faint footsteps. My faint footsteps; or… possibly the footsteps of Filch's cat. Nope, definitely mine.

"Lumos." I appeared before a blank wall. A breeze blew in. Cold, should I close it?Nah, probably not. Someone could hear it and I'd be in major, major trouble.

To a normal wizard, that would seem like nothing. Then again, wizards and witches are anything but normal. I thought about how many students pass by this very wall everyday and how many of them really know its secret. Zero, most likely. Excluding myself.

-flashback-

I entered Professor Dumbledore's office. There were endless stacks and shelves of ancient books. His desk was on the elevated platform. On the left of his desk, his Phoneix was watching me. I smiled at it,and it turned into ashes. Whoa, that couldn't have been my fault, can't it? Near it, stood an odd cabinet of small vials. I wondered what were in those. I just needed to know! I walked over to the cabinet and when I reached for it….

" HELLO HERMIONE!"

"You scared me, Professor. Sorry, I was just curious."

"Ahh well. Pumpkin juice?"
"No Sir, but thank you."

"You probably know why you're here and that's because you entered the library's Restricted Section."

"I-I-I…." "You ran out of books to read, am I right?" Dumbledore said, with a light chuckle. Smiling back at what Professor said, she replied, " Maybe. Actually, I was there to find something that might help me get an A+ on my next report for Transfiguration class and then…."

"And then what?" " I came across something called the Vault of Mystics in a really dusty book."

Professor Dumbledore suddenly became frozen and you could tell he was shocked, judging by the look on his face behind that white beard.

-end of flashback-

My flashback was interrupted by Professor Severus Snape. Snape was known to sneak up on you during his nightly checkups of the corridors. Even with a Marauder's map, it was difficult to fool him.

Harry POV

I woke up from another nightmare. I needed to walk around. I got up, and when I dropped my glasses, it made a sort of noise. It wasn't too loud, though. Anyway, Ron stood up and walked over to me. He looked like a drunkard. He pointed to me, then said

" YOU'VE GONE MENTAL! DON'T YOU BLOODY HELL DARE SAY SHE'S STOPPED LOVING ME. MY DARLING CUPCAKE WILL ALWAYS LOVE ME!"

I wasn't really shocked by this, he's always having nightmares or something. Sometimes, I just don't know what goes on with that boy. Ron just walked back to his bed, and snorted real loud. He moved and apparently, the bed wasn't big enough for him so he fell off.

I kept myself from laughing. Where's Colin Creevey the Camera Man when you need him? HAHAHA.

I picked up my glasses and opened my trunk. I grabbed the Invisibility Cloak and left the room. I walked the corridors when I heard a scream.

Hermione POV

"Miss Granger, what is your business in this very corridor at the middle of the night?"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I'm such an idiot for screaming like that.

Snape rolled his eyes and out of the darkness, Sir Nick the Headless appeared.

"Quiet down, lass. You'll scare us to death!"

"But aren't you already dead, Sir Nick?"

"Oh well, yes. Hahahah! Smart cookie you are. Good night, Miss Granger! You too, Snape."

Sir Nick went away as quickly as he came and the air felt less chilly in a way. Oh right, the window's open. I suddenly remembered that Professor Snape was there.

(A/N: Yeah sorry for so much POVs... This is my first story. I'll try to do better for the next ones...)