Room 22

Room 22

Pansy Parkinson's diary

May 22, 2:20 A.M

Just Yesterday I think I experienced a ghostly encounter like never before. Poor Draco, they say he haunts this room. I don't know how he dyed, but this introduction to my story.

My stay started out fine. I did think it was funny when I found that my room number was also Draco double lucky number (the room number is 22, Draco's lucky number was two). I had heard many stories, but paid no attention. I should not have done that.

At about midnight I almost thought I heard the wind almost seemed to say, "Pansy, you know who I am. Help!" I ignored it until it wasn't only the wind, a familiar voice seemingly in the room, joined in. It took me a few moments to recognize the voice. It was the voice of Draco Malfoy.

"What can I do to help someone like you, Draco?" I whispered. Then I just barely saw this thin misty figure. It wasn't even a whole person, just a few white beams of light that I somehow managed to determine as Draco.

"Follow me." He led me through several winding corridors and a few flights of stairs until I found myself in the basement. I can't remember anything too well after that, but I do remember that what I saw scared me half to death.

When I turned around I no longer saw Draco's ghost, but a ghostly figured of myself screaming, seemingly at someone upstairs.

Hermione Granger's Diary

June 24, 8:40 PM

I don't think I'll be able to forget my last stay at the Leaky Cauldron in room 22. It all started out normal as most things do, but it didn't end that way. I had heard many tales of a very strange ghost lurking in that room, but paid no mind.

On the first hour of June 23 I suddenly woke up from my sleep. It's rare that I do things like that. I saw in the mirror the figure of a man, he appeared to be just making sure he didn't look too bad. It took me some time to find that he was my old enemy at Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy.

The strange is that when I found out who it was the image from the mirror disappeared and was replaced with him standing near where I lay. "Never expected to see you here," he said, rather plainly.

He didn't seem as mean as he had been at Hogwarts. I couldn't even seem to do anything but stare, as if in cold fear for quite a while. Then a chill, not quite your normal description of cold, fell over me. It was a chill that seemed to not just sink to the bone, without making your skin freeze first.

With that I found myself following the ghostly image to the attic. All I can remember seeing is a picture of a young Lucious Malfoy smiling and hearing Draco's voice say, "Now you know even my family had it's good qualities.

Then when I turned around I saw myself in a burning building. I couldn't stand watching ghosts anymore, so I left back to my room.

Ron Weasly's Diary

July 23, 7:50 AM

In the events leading back the past day I find many memories that I will not be able to forget. There is only one thing that I remember that I probably won't remember forever, and that is that Pansy Parkinson dyed yesterday.

I can say that I'll remember about her death. She saw how her own death. She had been in a fight with her boyfriend and he had pushed her done the stairs. She dyed screaming at him.

It's the awaking of today that I will remember best. I was at the Leaky Cauldron in room 22 when it all started. I hadn't been able to sleep all night. Then I saw leaning over me the face of Draco Malfoy. I couldn't even scream or gasp; all I could do was sit there and stare.

Before I knew it he had told me to follow him and against my will I had. He led me to the end of a dark corridor. All I can remember is that what I saw shocked me.

I turned around and saw an apparition of myself. I was corned by a dark wizard with a wand. I had a clue what that meant, and when I could no longer see it I muttered so no one could hear me, "Thank you, Draco."

To Be Continued . . .

Author's note: I got the idea for this story while watching Haunted History. I watch that show from time to time. On the mirror part of it, a little revision and it really happened. Perhaps the reason I wrote this is because I have seen a ghost before.

Disclaimer: Everything belongs to J.K Rowling.