The angels dashed down the hallways of the
house after Alastor Moody, only to find that Draco had tricked them. In the
seconds that had been lost listening to him, Moody had disappeared down one of
the myriad hallways.
"Great. He could be anywhere in this-"
Gabi broke off as Zarya asked, "Hey, where's
Brandie?"
They looked around, but Brandie was nowhere
to be found.
Suddenly, Colleen looked pointedly in the
direction of the room they had just left Draco in, with a cheeky grin on her
face.
"I forgot to tell you guys… I put a nice
little charm on those ropes in there. When someone tries to untie them, they
end up getting tied up as well. I was hoping to catch Moody, but… it looks like
Brandie's somehow gotten herself tangled up as well."
Felicia started the laughter, but everyone
joined in. When they finished wiping tears of mirth from their eyes, Jacki had
a thought.
"We should split up. That way we can cover
more ground."
No one was averse to the idea, so they
quickly paired off. But, because Brandie was *missing*, Zarya had to go searching
alone…
***
Zarya silently traversed the hallways,
looking around for Moody. Suddenly, a tall figure leapt out of the shadows, and
she screamed.
"Moody! Get off me, you filthy--" Her words
were lost as a hand clapped itself over her mouth.
"It's okay, Zar. It's me. It's just me."
"Seamus?"