Chapter Seven-

"I hate Lockhart. He is such a stick in the mud!" I exclaimed as I tried to help Neville of the ceiling.

"This is a good academic experience that the Professor thought he'd convey onto us." Hermione argued weakly as she tried to get a pixie out of her hair.

"Did you see Lockhart run out of here? He has no idea what he is doing!" Ron exclaimed.

Hermione grumbled, but did not protest.

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"I… I hear something in the walls!" Harry said, and the three of us followed him as he ran down the corridor.

"Harry…" Hermione panted. "I don't hear anything."

Before Harry could answer, we came to a stop in front of the girls bathroom.

It was a mess. There were words on the walls written in blood, Mrs. Norris was hanging from the wall, dead, and there was water everywhere. It looked so familiar!

Filch came down the hall, screaming his lungs out at us.

Dumbledore stopped him and we took the cat to Professor Lockhart's office.

"The cat is not dead. It is petrified."

"Those stupid kids did it, I swear! Potter saw my pamphlet! He knows I'm a squib! I demand justice!"

"Mr. Filch, this is no ordinary magic. It is extremely dark. No second year could have done it."

"Yes," Snape said. "They could not have done magic this extreme. This is a case of the wrong place at the wrong time. Of course, what they were doing there is another question entirely…"

I could see Harry debating whether or not he should tell Snape.

"Nothing, sir."

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I followed Justin as he ran from the dueling club room. I could feel my very blood boiling. I seriously hope he didn't think he could get away with calling my best friend a liar.

"Hey Justin!" I called. Just as he turned around, I punched him in the face.

"Harry was trying to save you, you half-brained hippogriff!"

"Now now, no fighting, children." Nearly headless Nick said as he floated in front of us.

I was going for another punch when I saw Justin's face melt into a mask of horror as he turned to stone. I turned to look at Nick, but instead saw leering yellow eyes.

Everything went black.

AN: Cliffhanger! Sorry this one is so short, I wanted to end it there. Read and Review!