Jimmy, Arthur, and Sara hurried up the stairs. They found the 7TH floor and sprinted into the Fat Lady's corridor.

"Password?" The portrait asked.

"Um…" Jimmy and Sara didn't know the password.

"Brilliant Giehem!" Arthur said. The portrait opened at the sound of the password.

"'Brilliant Giehem'?" James asked. "Where'd you hear that rubbish?"

"The-Weasley-Touch does it again!" Arthur replied.

James stood there, a puzzled look on his face, as Arthur walked ahead.

There was a loud clatter of conversations in the common room. People were laughing, talking, and one boy had eaten a red, hot Bertie Botts Every Flavor Bean and was smoking at the ears. James, Arthur, and Sara hurried over toward the nearest corner and started talking.

"D'you reckon the Forbidden Forest is really as bad as everyone thinks?" James asked.

Arthur shook his head. "Can't be as bad. I mean why would it even be on the school grounds if it's that bad?"

"Who knows. But I think that we should obey the rules or we might get into mondo trouble." Sara said.

It soon was Hallows Eve and everyone was enjoying one thing or another. James and Arthur were playing Wizard's Chess. Arthur won 17 times in a row as he had inherited his father's skills. Tomorrow would be Halloween! As they made their way up the stairs to the boys' dormitories, James pondered about the Forbidden Forest.

"Is it really that bad?" he wondered.He pondered this until he fell asleep. He heard screams as he drifted thru his dream world. He wanted to help that person-or people-but as he ran toward the place he heard the screams, it got fainter and fainter. He ran as fast as he could but alas, he soon heard no more.

The he saw it—a light beckoning him forward. It led him right to a broom. He did not know why but he climbed onto the sleek handle and soared into the sky. Then, he saw it—a black Labrador. It pounced out of nowhere, and James was freefalling. With screams ringing everywhere, James knew no more…

James awoke suddenly. He looked around. Light was shining thru the windows. He glanced at his watch which read 11: 25 AM.

"Whew, looks like I slept in…" James muttered, realizing it was a bad dream. He put his robes on in a hurry. He hopped the last 10 steps on the stairs and sprinted into the common room. He looked and saw only Arthur was there. "Where's Sara?" He asked.

"She's still in the girls' dormitory." Arthur replied. They both walked down the staircase and walked toward a door to the Grand Staircase. "Oh great. The door's—hey. That bookcase looks a little weird!" He pointed to a bookcase. He pushed it and made a small hole for a kid to fit thru. "I think I can squeeze my way thru. I'll go thru and unlock the door on the other side. He hopped thru the hole and hurried around the corner. He hurried thru a door and found himself in a roomful of MONSTERS! "Uh oh…"

"ARTHUR! Can you see anything?" James called from the other side of the door.

"Yea…AND IT CAN SEE ME!" Arthur yelled. He randomly cast jinxes at the monsters. Soon, the monsters fled. Arthur hurried and unlocked the door. Sara had awoken and joined James at the door. They walked down the stairs with James in the lead. He led them straight to the oak doors. They walked outside, admiring how sunny it was. They walked thru the grounds to Hagrid's hut. A tall, wide man appeared at the door. He was twice the size of a normal man with a long, gray beard that was as tall and puffy as he was.

" 'Ello, good ter see you three. Please, come in. I was abou' ter serve some tea." Hagrid offered happily. A black boarhound barked excitedly as they came in.

"Hagrid, do you know anything about…" James paused. "The Forbidden Forest?"

Hagrid sighed. "If yer want ter know anthin' abou' th' Ferbidden Forest, it's that creatures and beasts roam everywhere in those woods." Hagrid answered taking a sip of tea. "The one thing they want most is music. Play 'em a tune and they won' attack. Not all of 'em like music tho'. Yeh gotta fight some of 'em. But most o' th' time, puts 'em right ter sleep."

James, Arthur, and Sara exchanged glances.

"I shouldn't 'ave told you tha'…" Hagrid said nervously.

Christmas soon arrived. They hurried to the common room on Christmas morning. James found a present from his dad. He pulled out the invisibility cloak his dad had used so many years ago.

To be cont'd…