By: Super Girl
Authors Note: Not many reviews there. Oh well, I hope I get more this time. (hint, hint) Well, if your wondering what's going on in this chapter, your going to have to read it. Please review, no flaming!
Disclaimer: The characters, setting, and names are J. K. Rowling's. The plot is my idea.
© Super Girl, 2001
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"Godric Gryffindor"
Hermione stared at her surroundings. She had never seen such a fascinating place. Now, that she had looked around her and took notice in everything, she noticed how carefully designed the place was. In the center of the carpet was the picture of a lion. Under the name, 'Godric Gryffindor', was a large portrait of him. On the left wall was a large portrait of all the founders and on the opposite wall, was self portraits of each founder.
"Wow," breathed Seamus. That really summed up the entire room.
People started looking our, examine the desk, looking at the books.
"Hey, there is a map here," Parvarti Patil said. Hermione rushed over to the desk, Seamus at her heels.
"It's an ancient map. A map of Hogwarts!" Hermione breathed. She stared at the map. It showed the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, the entrance to the 'cursed room' they had been in. It was all here.
Seamus inspected the map. People had already started pushing on various places of the wall, seeing if they could find another escape route.
Hermione moved along the bookshelf. In her opinion, the books were fascinating. There were some all about the founders, books about exactly how Hogwarts was created, there was even a book entirely on the Sorting Hat.
Hermione pulled out a book and started leafing through its pages. The pages were very old, the edges looked as if they had been really burnt like Pirate's Maps. The pages had very old pictures because the people in them made very jerky movements. Hermione studied the pages before one caught her eye.
The four Hogwart's founders created secret rooms, hidden in the depths
Of the school. Of course, these mysterious rooms are simply myths and
Ideas, as there has been no evidence of rooms of such.
But, in later study of the school there have been found two of the rooms.
Rowana Ravenclaw's room and Helga Hufflepuff's room has been found,
Which proves this theory is correct. Searches have been conducted and
There are no sightings of Godric Gryffindor's and Salazar Slytherin's room.
These rooms are said to be magical and filled with the deepest secrets of
The powerful two of the Hogwart's four.
Enchantments of many kinds have been casted on the rooms, as believed.
Hermione couldn't finish the rest. The page had been torn. She turned toward Seamus who was still inspecting the map.
"This is the ancient room of Godric Gryffindor," Hermione hissed at him.
A look of utter bewilderment flashed across his face. "this room is filled with spells and such. Something could happen. I read about enchanted rooms. Carpets could be come piles of quick sand out of protection. We have got to get out of here!"
Seamus stared at her. "In this map, the entrance to this place is in the prefects bathroom. If we hit the right part of his portrait and escape route should open up for us."
Hermione nodded and rolled the map up. Underneath the map was a large scroll of parchment. She picked it up.
Salazar has decided to ban those who are muggle-born. Rowena, Helga and
I pleaded against it. He popped out of site and has not been seen for two
months. He came back. The first words out of his mouth were, that he
agreed to allow mudbloods but he has created a terror in the school. A
terror that will only be unleashed when his heir came to learn. I sat in my
room the night he told me about and created my own room. Apparently,
so did everyone else.
Hermione gasped and dropped the parchment as if it burnt her. She stared at it for a few minutes before sticking the map in through the neck of her robes.
"Lets go," she said to Seamus. She signaled for everyone to find a secret spot to push on the portrait to find the way out. Quickly everyone began pressing against the portrait
Hermione stood on Seamus shoulders to reach the top. She began pressing every available spot. Nothing. Was the map lying?
Suddenly, behind her, Hermione heard a stone on the far end of the room move back. She turned her head. Their 'clones' were sliding down the path.
Hermione, furiously began hitting every available spot. Nothing.
People were running across the room, running to catch them. They grabbed Seamus around the middle but he was still holding onto her knees. She grabbed the portrait frame to hold onto and again kept trying to find the spot to push. They almost had Seamus. Hermione holding on for dear life with one hand, the other finding the spot.
Suddenly, with the great tug the people pulled Seamus back, he was holding onto her. But her hand had found the spot and suddenly.....
TO BE CONTINUED
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Authors Note: It may be short but, ya know, short but sweet! Please review if your kind! No flaming!