Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Alice in Wonderland or else I'd play with the Cheshire cat all the time….
Chapter three: It's in the water.
As Snape was contemplating in transfiguration, a bigger problem was adding up outside. The Rabbit stood trembling at the edges of the lake.
Alas, Hogwarts Lake. A lake filled with odd creatures, a tribe of Merpeople, a giant squid, occasionally a perverted ghost and a thousand years worth of fecal matter from the school sewage system. Needless to say, if the students really knew where it all went when they flushed, they wouldn't be swimming in the Lake that afternoon or ever for that matter.
Myrtle was rather curious as to why a strange liquid had been dumped down her toilet several times, but was more curious as to why she felt like venturing out of the lake on the grounds. Oh she hoped she didn't run into Peeves. She rose to the water's edge of the lake and peered out at a Rabbit in a waistcoat.
"Hello. You're almost running late." The Rabbit spoke. Having lived in the castle for over 50 years, Myrtle was pretty used to having weird shit happen.
"Late for what?"
"Can't answer that. We must wait for the others now. Oh how dreadfully late they are." The Rabbit took out a brass pocket watch and tapped his hind foot impatiently. It was then Goyle decided to be funny and shove Malfoy into the lake, who inadvertently swallowed some water which had trace amounts of the bizarre liquid in it, who then splashed water violently at the two lumbering idiots who were cackling with their mouths open.
"There they are." The Rabbit clapped his hand- er… Paws together as the three fell unconscious. After all, it was only to work it's effect on those chosen by it. He hopped over and dragged them into a rabbit hole not too far off and stuffed the bodies in. He motioned to Myrtle who shrugged.
"Beats getting flushed every hour." She shrugged as she jumped in.
Neville Longbottom peered out from the reeds in the water, having hidden when he heard Malfoy coming. He was already searching for a plant, but still. What the hell was going on? He made to move, stepped on a slick stone in the water and fell foward, swallowing some water as he went. The Rabbit heard this, hopped over and saw his fifth guest floating in the water. After shoving Neville into the hole, the Rabbit cast his eye over the edges of the lake, trying to determine if any more people he needed were present. He flipped open his pocketwatch when he was satisfied that there were none.
"Oh dear, it appears this has made me late to gather the others." The Rabbit sighed. His work just never was done, was it? But first he needed to deliver something to the Gryffindor common room.
Snape bounced along in Potter's bag all the way up to the Gryffindor dormitory where the bag was unceremoniously thrown on the bed, nearly crushing him. Potter himself had kicked off his shoes, taken off his robe, loosened his tie and was already wandering down to the common room. Snape vaguely thought about telling him off about homework. He had more important things though. Where was the White Rabbit?
Almost as soon as he thought it, the Rabbit appeared.
"You need to hurry up!" The Rabbit scolded as he hopped up on the bed and placed a mushroom on the dresser behind the gaggle of photo frames. "We're running late." He added as he picked through the bag to find the hookah and proceeded to place it and him on the mushroom.
"You always seem to be running late Rabbit. What are we late for anyways?"
"You'll find out soon enough! For the forces of Darkness are gathering in Wonderland at this second! Oh dear, I really haven't the time to tell you the whole story now. Just get him to the Forbidden Forest by midnight tomorrow! Preferably before!" With that, the Rabbit hopped off the bed and disappeared, leaving Snape vowing never to smoke that hookah so much in one day.
Reviews please? It lets me know how I'm doing. Oh and before I forget, I want to hear some votes on who the March Hare should be. Your Choices are;
Mundungus
Lupin
Moody
Neville.
Thanks for reading so far!