Draco stared at the portion of the wall Ginny had disappeared over. He slammed his fist into the stone wall before him. Damn.
He sighed. He figured he had about an hour to get to Ginny before something irreversible happened. He slammed his fist against the bricks again.
One moved.
Draco looked at it. If Draco had been familiar with Muggle movies he might have realized how much like Inigo Montoya he looked as he stared at the brick. Was this a trick? He pressed it and the brick moved back into place. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his pen knife and, forgetting he had a wand, wiggled out the brick.
Behind it was a folded peice of yellowing parchment.
Draco pulled it out and studied it. A smaller peice of paper fell out as he unfolded it. He picked up the peice and read the words written there.
"I Solemly swear I'm up to no good."
Suddenly the paper in his hands began to change. He looked down at the lines rapidly themselves on the page. He recognized the wall he stood outside. infront of the wall was a small set of foot prints labled Draco Malfoy.
He took a step to the right. So did the feet. He stepped to the left. Again the feet followed his lead.
He flipped the map open further. He quickly found Voldemort. He winced. Damn. Another set of feet caught his eye.
GInny.
He grinned and set off.
The map showed very detailed instructions to getting into the castle. He was in in a few minutes. He looked around then at the map when he couldn't quite get his bearings from the surrounding. He was in front of the entrance to the Hufflepuff tower. Ginny was due south of here.
He took a corner and froze at the sight of the being. Then he relaxed as he recognized the ghost. Nearly Headless Nick.
"Sir Nicholas?" Draco asked approaching him.
Nick turned. "Ah! YOung master Malfoy! We were wondering when you'd come back."
Something about the way he said it made Draco ask, "What makes you think I would come back?"
Nick smiled. "I have been around a bit. You and Miss Weasley are not the first to tread such a path."
"Speaking of which, how can GInny and I get out of here with minimal difficulty?"
"You are here for a reason. I doubt you'll go home til your task is done."
"I'm here because-"
"Your time turners touched?"
Draco looked up as Nick floated off. "Be careful Mister Malfoy."
