I'll be away over the weekend, so the next update won't be until Tuesday.
Later that morning, Marisa was wandering around on the second floor, whiling away the time before the Snow Leopards' meeting which was due to start in an hour. To her surprise, she saw Harry Potter walking decisively past. She raised her eyebrows: the only place nearby was the haunted girls' bathroom – and the place where Mrs. Norris had been attacked.
This was suspicious. There was no normal reason why Potter would be coming down here, and in a time like this it was definitely a good idea to find out what he was up to.
Discreetly, careful to stay a safe distance behind him, she followed him towards the haunted bathroom and waited outside the door, listening carefully.
She could hear voices: wasn't it Weasley and Granger? She listened more closely.
A clunk, a splash, and a gasp, and then Granger's voice: "Harry! You gave us such a fright – come in – how's your arm?"
Intrigued, Marisa listened more closely. She heard the words "Polyjuice Potion" and wondered exactly what that was. Apparently, it would force a confession out of Draco – Potter suspected him of being Slytherin's heir.
There was even more information: Potter had been visited by someone called "Dobby" in the middle of the night. Dobby was responsible for the Bludger, and the flying car incident at the beginning of the term, but actually wanted to save Potter's life. And the Chamber did exist, and it had been opened before.
This was better than she had dared to hope. She couldn't wait to find out what Leo thought of all of this. It was time to go, though. She had learnt all she could, and there was no sense in staying around to be caught.