Sorry I didn't update yesterday. I rewrote this chapter several times to get it right. And it was family movie night. I know, excuses, excuses. Anyways, ENJOY!

Chapter 8

Hermione's POV

The next month went on. Rachel and Gar had been sneaking out every other night. We had no idea what they were up too, so we didn't want to follow them just yet. I finally did the background checks on the new students, and everything checked out. Rachel seemed to be ignoring everyone but Gar more often, and it was starting to bother me. Half the time she wasn't even reading, which if she was I would understand. Some of the time she was sitting on her bed mumbling to herself. No matter what, her and Gar never failed to sneak out every night. Somehow, they managed to get out the window and out of sight before one of us could get to the window. It was becoming frustrating. But if we tried to follow them without a plan, we'd probably never find them.

Raven's POV

Hermione seemed to be ranting to herself while I meditated, and it was becoming annoying. But I learned to tune it out; I'd have to living with Beast Boy and Cyborg. Seriously. Then, as if on cue, beast boy came up and knocked on the door.

"Is everyone decent?"

"Yes." Hermione said while I completely ignored him. He opened the door and looked at me as if my curtains weren't drawn.

"Rachel, Dumbledore wants to talk to us." I wonder what he wanted now.

"Okay." Was all I said. Beast Boy was growing on me. Bt there was no way I would let him know that. I secretly wanted to get to know him better. But I didn't know how to go about these sudden craving to get to know him. Then we somehow got to Dumbledore's office while I was lost in thought.

"Nice of you to join us. Now, first thing's first; has anyone become suspicious of you?" Dumbledore asked.

"Not that we know of." Robin answered. I was still watching out for Hermione, but somehow I doubted that she didn't suspect anything.

"Good. I don't want anyone to know just yet. Now let's get to the point of this meeting" Dumbledore said. "There are rumors going around about something in the forbidden forest. I don't know what it is, but I hope you can find out."

"So you want us to patrol the forest tonight?" Said Robin.
"Yes. Get going after dinner. Go on and eat." Said Dumbledore. And so we did. Of coarse, I wasn't hungry, so I had some herbal tea.

Hermione's POV

I didn't see the others again until dinner. But I could tell there was something that Gar and Rachel weren't telling us. I was dying to find out. But I couldn't just ask. But they disappeared again after dinner. This was getting frustrating.

Raven's POV

After dinner, we suited up and headed to Hagrid's hut. When the others showed up, we headed to the forest.

"Look for anything out of the ordinary." Robin said. We already knew not to make a sound. We walked on. Then I sensed something. I looked over to Beast Boy to see if he sensed it too. He looked on edge.

"Beast Boy, do you sense that too?" I asked. He just nodded. Robin looked at us.

"What is it?" he said, in full on leader mode.

"Something's…off." Beast Boy said.

"What?" Robin asked. I looked at Beast Boy.

"I don't know." I said. This was getting freaky. For me, that was saying something. Then Beast Boy's ear twitched.

"Something's growling at us." He said. Then I heard it. It was getting louder. That was when I sensed it. It was a demon. Not a powerful one. It was probably a servant to another one.

"It's a demon." I said. Then it showed it's self. It attacked, and we fought.

Hermione's POV

I heard an explosion and looked out my window. The other girls were asleep, and Rachel was still nowhere to be found. What I saw surprised me. It was coming from the forest. I saw flashes of green, black, and blue. Then I heard a few more faint explosions. What was going on out there?! I quickly ran to awaken the boys, but I found them in the common room.

"Did you see those lights?" I asked. They nodded.

"We heard the explosions to. We were going to investigate."

"Wait. I think that might be a bit dangerous." I said. Not a second later we heard a sonic boom, and everything was quiet. I ran up to my window. Nothing. It was over.

Raven's POV

We ended the demon quickly. He wasn't powerful, but he wasn't weak. We hurried back to the school to report to Dumbledore. And made our way to his office.

"Enter." Dumbledore said.

"We found out what was in the forest." Robin said.

"It was a demon. Not powerful, but not weak." I finished.

"Of coarse. I know for a fact that you've dealt with a much more powerful demon." He said smiling.

"But why would a demon be lurking out there?" Asked Cyborg.

"Maybe it was sent by Voldemort." Said Robin.

"Why would Voldemort send one that was so easy to take down?" Asked Cyborg.

"Yes. Why would such a powerful wizard send something so not powerful? I do not understand." Said Starfire.

"Voldemort is not one you can understand. I'll worry about this. You can go off to bed." Said Dumbledore. And we did after he thanked us and said good night.

When Beast Boy and I got to the common room, we were surprised to find that some people were awake. Were we that loud?

"Where have you been?" Said Hermione.

"You missed some explosions and a light show going on out side! Must've been a nasty fight." Said Ron.

"We saw it." Beast boy said. Hermione looked like she was about to ask us where we were again so I told her part of the truth.

"We were in Dumbledore's office."

"Why were you in there?" Ron asked.

"That's none of your business." I said.

"Come on guys, we need to get some sleep." Harry said before anyone could say anything else. We said our goodnights and left for our dorms.

Okay. There you have it. I no it was long. And possibly boring, but just bear with me. It'll get better. Review! I would like at least 1 review before I update again. And don't say I don't get updates cuz I don't have readers! 137 hits!