"Gone?" I asked Steph as Binns dismissed us. "But, we just saw her this morning- she wasn't any ghost."
"Hey, at least," Steph said jokingly, "We don't have to take another mid-term exam!"
"Steeepph," I said. "We need to look this up in the library or something."
"Yeah. We're gonna find a, McGonnagal gone? Look here! book? Sure," Steph said, rolling her eyes.
"Well, we should ask Dumbledore or Hagrid," I said. "They've got to know something."
"Where are they? We're supposed to go to somewhere, aren't we?"
"We've got nowhere to go but to ask them," I said. "Come on!"
We ran to Dumbledore. "Proffesor Dumbledore," I said. "Where is Professor McGonnagal?"
Dumbledore was shocked. "Wh-" he said. "She died in the summer."
"No!" Steph said, stomping her foot. "She's here. She's here, I know it! We saw her this morning!"
"That was her ghost, girls," Dumbledore said.
"No it wasn't," I said. "Ghosts go through things. She didn't! Ghosts are paley white-ish. She wasn't! She couldn't fly, either, like ghosts can."
"She doesn't want people to know," he admitted. "Now, don't tell anyone about this, and run along to wherever you're supposed to be."
"We're supposed to go to Professor McGonnagal's class for a mid-term exam! We went to her class every day before now," Steph said.
Dumbledore stood there, shocked. "Just... go in the library and see what you can find," he said.
"Come on, Steph," I whispered, and grabbed her arm.
She let me drag her away from Dumbledore. "The library won't help," she said. "We've got to visit Hagrid."
I nodded.
We quickly watched if anyone was watching. Then we ran out and knocked on Hagrid's door. "Hello, m'girls," Hagrid said. "H'might I help ya?"
He let us inside his cabin. "Have you heard anything about Professor McGonnagal?" I asked. "Did she die?"
"I've heard she died in the summer, but I'm not too sure; haven't seen her ghost; she promised she would still be here if she died," Hagrid said, scratching his chin.
"Where was she last?" Steph asked.
"Umm... I dunno; stairs I think," Hagrid said.
"Okay. Thanks," I said. Steph and I ran outside to the stairs, and walked up stairs to the highest floor; which was forbidden.