Luckily, the stairs didn't change, and we could follow Professor
McGonnagal safely and quietly. She was looking at potions and bottles. Then
ran out, and down the stairs. I guess the stairs were off, because the
whole time, they didn't change at all.
She went into Charms class next. "Wingardium Leviosa," she whispered quietly, and made everything float, then everything went back down again. She ran out again and went to Divination class. She looked around, at bottles and shapes… crystals and spheres.
She looked into a crystal; and saw herself being followed. "Followed?" she whispered. She didn't know what it was talking about, but it creeped her out.
She ran back into Gryffindor and checked on everyone. "Where's Steph and Roecca?" she said.
The invisibility had started wearing off, and she turned around and saw us. "What are you doing?" she asked.
"Following—following you—" Steph said nervously.
She took us to a room so they could talk in private. "People are saying you're dead," I explained. "We were looking for you and wanted to see what was going on."
McGonnagal shook her head and explained everything. "I told the teachers to say that. Everybody has been so dang rude and no witches or wizards have been co-operating very much. I had to escape. We haven't won Quidditch for over 8 years, Slytherin always took the reward. I lose students almost every year nowadays, and I'm getting older and older. I just had to escape the horror. I would hide sometimes, and not being able to escape. But now, I've been able to escape the tragic and horror of the students. I never thought they could do it, but I guess I was wrong. Snape helped me out, you know. He made me a potion; to help me look like a ghost and to have more speed to escape. I don't know if I'll come back, but I know it'll be hard."
"But Professor McGonnagal… we need you! You teach us transfiguration; this helps us a lot," Steph said.
"And you're a great leader!" I said.
She looked at us and smiled.
"Do you think I should come back?"
"Yes!" we said together.
"I'll think about it… run along now, get your rest…" she said, closing her eyes.
We went to Gryffindor and hopped in our beds. "Thanks, Jack," Steph whispered. "Couldn't have done it without ya!"
I giggled a little and went to sleep.
She went into Charms class next. "Wingardium Leviosa," she whispered quietly, and made everything float, then everything went back down again. She ran out again and went to Divination class. She looked around, at bottles and shapes… crystals and spheres.
She looked into a crystal; and saw herself being followed. "Followed?" she whispered. She didn't know what it was talking about, but it creeped her out.
She ran back into Gryffindor and checked on everyone. "Where's Steph and Roecca?" she said.
The invisibility had started wearing off, and she turned around and saw us. "What are you doing?" she asked.
"Following—following you—" Steph said nervously.
She took us to a room so they could talk in private. "People are saying you're dead," I explained. "We were looking for you and wanted to see what was going on."
McGonnagal shook her head and explained everything. "I told the teachers to say that. Everybody has been so dang rude and no witches or wizards have been co-operating very much. I had to escape. We haven't won Quidditch for over 8 years, Slytherin always took the reward. I lose students almost every year nowadays, and I'm getting older and older. I just had to escape the horror. I would hide sometimes, and not being able to escape. But now, I've been able to escape the tragic and horror of the students. I never thought they could do it, but I guess I was wrong. Snape helped me out, you know. He made me a potion; to help me look like a ghost and to have more speed to escape. I don't know if I'll come back, but I know it'll be hard."
"But Professor McGonnagal… we need you! You teach us transfiguration; this helps us a lot," Steph said.
"And you're a great leader!" I said.
She looked at us and smiled.
"Do you think I should come back?"
"Yes!" we said together.
"I'll think about it… run along now, get your rest…" she said, closing her eyes.
We went to Gryffindor and hopped in our beds. "Thanks, Jack," Steph whispered. "Couldn't have done it without ya!"
I giggled a little and went to sleep.
