Author's Note: Day 10! And this is also part of day 8! Just from a different point of view.

Prompts: (word) gruesome/(location) The Shrieking Shack

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The Shrieking Shack

Scorpius laughed as he and Albus scrambled down the expanse of lawn in front of the castle, headed with breakneck speed to the whomping willow which swayed innocently in a non-existent breeze. He couldn't believe that they had convinced her to go, not with how cowardly she was, but nevertheless she had set off taking a secret passage to Hogsmeade.

They had given her a few minutes before setting off themselves. Now they stood in front of the tree lobbing stones at the gnarled root that would immobilised the old and cranky piece of nature. When one of Albus's missiles finally struck true the pair whooped in delight and scurried forward.

They spent most of the journey hunched over, almost on hands and knees, but their delight at pulling such a great prank on Rose kept them quick and giddy. They had to make it there before she got up the nerve to open the door.

They broke through the rotten wooden door that covered the passage and stumbled into the basement of the shack. Both boys paused, listening carefully, and after ascertaining that Rose hadn't entered the building yet they crept up the stairs.

A flash of red could be seen through the window meaning that she was gearing up to enter. Scorpius signalled to Albus to go behind the door whilst Scorpius stood on the other side and together, they waited.

The door swung open and they could hear her breathing just outside, she sounded terrified. Which of course only made it funnier. Scorpius looked without turning and watched as her foot appeared over the threshold and he took that has his cue.

"RARGH!" he screamed calling on the most gruesome noise he could muster.

Her answering scream was music to their ears and as she lay shocked on the ground he and Albus laughed so hard that they couldn't stay standing. "I am going to kill you both!"

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