He landed on his feet, the swirling chaos of the void clouding his senses for a moment as he tried to figure out where he was. The air was musty and damp. The sound of water dripping and moving filled the dark space. Looking around, he made out the silhouette of a body flopped on the stone ground. Marinette! He scrambled over to her side, gently rolling her over to make sure she was ok. She groaned a little as she flopped into his hands.

His ring beeped loudly, making him jump slightly. He quietly transformed, letting Plagg collapse onto Marinette's belly.

"Hungry," was all the creature moaned, clutching dramatically at his stomach. Adrienne Shot his kwami an annoyed look.

"Quiet. Plagg. We don't know where we are right now. We don't want to draw attention to ourselves. So shh," he chided softly.

"Too late," announced Plagg, peering over Adrien's shoulder with eyes like saucers. Adrien turned to look at what Plagg saw, only to have his kwami yell, "No! Don't look! Stay very still!" Carefully Adrien shifted so his body was protecting Marinette's and froze.

Warm air heated his back as something large approached behind him. There was a slight hissing sound coming from whatever was coming closer. The smell was terrible as it breathed on his back. He jumped a little as something wet dripped onto his shoulder. It felt like an eternity as he knelt there, hunched over Marinette with an oversized monster loomed inches from his body. As suddenly as it had approached, it pulled away with a final loud hiss in his ear. As he heard it moving away, he hazarded a glance over his shoulder to see a large snake-like creature slithering into a hole in a large wall decorated with a facial relief of a wizard.

Shivering, he looked around the room for a way out. It must be on the far side of the cavern, across the bridge lined with snake head statues. He nudged Marinette again, hoping she would stir.

"We have to get out of here, Plagg. Any ideas?" he asked. Plagg shrugged, keeping his eyes on the hole where the oversized snake had slithered. Suddenly, he bolted, slipping into Adrien's shirt to hide. Startled, Adrien looked around to see a young red-haired girl walking slowly across the bridge to the middle of the room. She just stared unseeing at the wizard's face on the wall. She held a well-worn book in her hands.

Adrien slid his arms under Marinette and dragged her back to the wall, hiding them in the shadows in order to avoid being seen. He held her in his lap, watching the scene unfold before them.

"This is Harry Potter, isn't it?" he whispered to Plagg, who peered out the edge of his shirt. Again the kwami shrugged impassively.

Before long, the boy in question appeared and a tall teenaged figure appeared in the room with him, monologuing about how he had escaped with the help of Ginny who lay on the floor. The whole cavern filled with a strange musical sound - causing Adrien to shiver while goosebumps covered his body. A large bird, red and golden in colour, with a tail that was on fire, swooped into the room, a ragged looking hat in his talons. A phoenix!

When the giant snake reappeared, Adrien turned himself around again to protect himself and Marinette. The sounds behind him were loud: hissing, and screeching, and yelling. In his arms, he felt Marinette shift slightly, her eyes cracking open with a puzzled look at him. He pressed his finger to her lips to tell her to be quiet. Nodding, she sat up and tucked herself into him so her face was hidden against his chest. There was no way he was going to let her look at that beast.

Together they huddled in silence as the battle raged behind them, even when the snake was defeated and the sounds of flapping wings carried the voices away. It was when the room was deadly silent that Adrien dared to look.

On the ground lay the giant monster, blood pooling around his face where Harry had stabbed it with his sword. It was a gruesome sight. Marinette looked a little green when she stared at it.

"How do we get out of here?" she whispered, grabbing his hand.

In silence, they walked across the pathway and clamoured over a heaping pile of stones that nearly blocked the doorway. On the other side, they were stuck, uncertain of how to escape the chamber.

There was the sound of wings again from above, and Adrien looked up to see the flaming redbird again. It landed on the stone pile, cocking his head slightly to gaze at them curiously. Marinette's hand clenched his tightly as they stood under its scrutinizing stare. Suddenly, the bird spread its brilliant wings and shoved off the stones, swooping over them and grabbing them with his talons. They both let out startled yelps as the bird beat its wings and they rose high into the air.

Nose twitching with the familiar sensation of allergies, Adrien tried to fight off the need to sneeze as they disappeared into a small space before being dropped onto the cold tiled floor of a bathroom. With a final inquisitive blink, the Phoenix left them alone. Adrien couldn't keep it in anymore and let out a series of violent sneezes. Marinette shot him a sympathetic smile.

"Poor kitty," she murmured.

"Who's a kitty?" droned a soft voice behind them. Startled, the pair of them reached for each other before quickly turning around to face a ghost. She was young and wearing glasses, a sad look etched on her ethereal face.

"I am," croaked Adrien. She peered at him more closely.

"You don't look like a cat. You look like a boy."

"Right now, you are right. Do you know where I can find some food?" he asked, getting to his feet and pulling Marinette up beside him. "I'm too hungry to be a cat right now."

The ghost contemplated for a moment before agreeing to lead them to the meal hall where they could find food.

The hallways of the school were huge and countless. Adrien was very thankful for their ghost guide, even though she had a habit of vanishing through walls instead of taking a route they could easily follow. She gestured to a great hall behind a huge wooden door before fading back into the wall.

There were teenagers everywhere, scurrying and bustling, voices raised with stressful excitement over the events of the day. Adrien pulled Marinette through the door with him, scanning the room full of tables and benches. Finding some laden with fruit and cheeses, they tried to make their way inconspicuously through the chaos to the table. Grabbing handfuls of whatever they could grab, Adrien shoved chunks of cheese into his pocket for an eagerly waiting Plagg. Quietly, they slipped back out the room, down the main hall and out into the courtyard. When they found a semi-private space to hide, they ate the food they had taken as quickly as they could.


Marinette cautiously watched the students running around them. Hogwarts was bigger and more imposing than she had envisioned it. Chewing the apple she had taken slowly, she glanced over at Adrien who was doing the same. They definitely didn't belong here, their lack of uniforms sticking out in the crowd. Better, she supposed, than being in their superhero costumes.

"Any more cheese?" she heard Plagg call from Adrien's pocket. She pressed her lips together in an attempt to swallow the giggle that threatened to bubble out when she caught Adrien's death stare at his shirt.

"Seriously, Plagg? You ate enough cheese to feed like a whole classroom." His voice was full of sheer annoyance.

"And?" was the sassy response from the pocket. Adrien just groaned and threw his hands into the air.

"Hey! Who are you?!" shouted a voice from farther down the courtyard. Marinette stiffened, sharing a quick nervous look with her partner before turning to see what the noise was about. Fully anticipating being called out for not belonging, Marinette was a little surprised to see students staring at another person.

BookWorm.

Their adversary was walking slowly towards them with determination, wild eyes focused intently on where they sat, book open in her hands. She looked very dishevelled, her once carefully coiffed hair now sticking out in all directions all over her head as if she had been hit with electricity. Her skirt was gone, revealing dark leggings underneath. Dirt stains covered her once white collared blouse.

Marinette rose slowly to her feet, feeling Adrien do the same, as the woman moved closer and closer. Students behind BookWorm were yelling, wands raised.

"Give me the Miraculous," the woman seethed. Marinette just rolled her eyes.

"Honestly, I'm not really sure how you think you are going to get them now that your precious skirt is gone," she quipped in response. Without her text limbs, BookWorm really didn't have too much in the way of offensive power.

The woman glared and started to mutter.

Behind her, Adrien called for Plagg, flashing brightly as he transformed again into Chat Noir. She felt him step closer to her, a hand on her arm in anticipation. Turning her face slightly towards him, she uttered a single, "Go." She felt his muscles coil, ready to attack the woman, only to unexpectedly lose balance and start to fall when the ground underneath them dissipated into a gaping maw, swallowing them up as they yelped in surprise.

"You think I'm helpless!?" screamed BookWorm as they sunk into the void.

Chat cussed under his breath, grabbing Marinette's arms and dragging her close to him as the swirling whoosh of BookWorm's portal enveloped them.

"Not again!" Chat said in frustration. "This has to end!" She nodded against him, arms holding on tight as she squeezed her eyes shut against the nauseating tumbling sensation. "Next time, I'm going full-attack as soon as I see her." She nodded again.

It didn't take long for them to land again, crashing into a nighttime meadow with a tangle of arms and legs. They rolled to a stop, Chat's body pressing her heavily into the ground. He flushed and jumped back, hopping to his feet with an awkward chuckle.

"Sorry," he muttered as she dragged herself to stand beside him. She just smiled. There could be worse things in the world than being squashed by a handsome boy. Twirling around slowly, Marinette tried to figure out where they were now. It looked like an empty field of weeds and wildflowers, the dark shape of a barn off in the distance slightly. Above them, a full moon shone brightly down on where they stood. She could slightly make out what looked like a dirt road in the moonlight, running alongside the field.

"Where do you think we are now?" she asked Chat, who just frowned slightly with a shrug. She watched as his cat ears pivoted to listen behind them. "What is it?" she whispered.

"I think," he paused, listening again. "Motorcycles?"

It wasn't long until two motorbikes sputtered into view, huge clouds of dust kicking up behind them. They skidded to a halt when they caught sight of the teens in the field, and Marinette felt Chat step slightly in front of her in his usual protective stance. Always her champion.

"Hey! You there!" called a male voice from the road as both of the riders dismounted and started running towards them. Marinette was surprised to see they were young - teenagers not much older than themselves - both dressed in button-down shirts and wearing nice pants. The first one was tall with dark hair, carefully cut short in a similar style to that of his blond-haired companion.

"What are you doing here?" called the other teen as they got close enough to see clearly in the moonlight.

They promptly froze when they spotted Chat's mask and cat ears.

"Who are you?" the first one gasped, a look of curiosity mixed with fear flashing through his face.