Colin walked down the stone hallway. Over his ears he had a set of Muggle
earphones and was listening to some hard-rock Muggle music. He walked
through the crowd until he saw Hermione heading upstairs to where the
Gryffindor dormitories and common room were. He followed, taking off the
earphones and putting them around his neck. He saw her turn the corner to
go up the stairs and he caught up, still staying behind her. As the two
made their way up the stairs, Colin saw her go into the common room, the
Lady in the Pink Dress swinging to the side. Colin walked up to the same
portrait and said "Fiddlesticks.", the picture sliding to the side. He
walked through the tunnel to the cozy common room where he saw Hermione,
pulling something from her bag.
Colin walked up behind her and grabbed her shoulder, turning her around. Hermione tried to scream, but Colin covered her mouth with one hand and used his other hand to bring one finger to his lips, motioning for her to be quiet. She stopped and looked at him as Colin removed his hand.
"What was that for?" Hermione questioned.
"We all know you told Harry!" he yelled.
"He already knew everything!" Hermione yelled back.
"And where there were gaps, you filled them. Am I right?" Colin demanded, his face very serious and angry.
"Well, yes." she said truthfully.
"Why!?" Colin yelled, as if he didn't want to hear her say it.
"I think he can help us!" she exclaimed.
"You watch what you're saying, Hermione, or you might need to be silenced like Harry." Colin threatened.
"Silenced like Harry?" Hermione didn't understand "What do you mean?"
"His brain has to be cleared of the things you told him, and everything Katie told him." Colin explained.
"What!? No!" Hermione said strongly.
"It needs to be done. You and Katie have put us right back where we started." Colin said.
"You do anything to Harry I'm going straight to Dumbledore!" Hermione warned. Colin whipped out his wand and started to say something when Oliver appeared in the tunnel and said,
"Colin, Quit it." Colin looked at him and said "She'll go to Dumbledore!" Oliver shrugged.
"We'll see." He said calmly. Colin put his wand away and left.
"Oliver, this wasn't part of the deal!" Hermione yelled.
"Don't worry. I won't let them. But I don't think Harry should be in on this." Oliver said.
"Why not? He's smart and capable." Hermione argued.
"And he's also very honest." Oliver said, "That's not something we want for this."
"But, Oliver…" Hermione protested.
"But nothing. He's not joining in." Oliver said.
"We'll see." Said Hermione as Oliver turned and walked out.
Harry was awoken by a noise in the boy's dormitory. He looked up and saw Oliver, who doesn't sleep in the 4th year's dormitory (obviously), talking to Colin. Colin was wearing a black t-shirt and sweatpants. Oliver was wearing a white wife-beater and a pair of black tearaways. Oliver finished saying something and Colin jumped out of bed and they both left. Harry immediately jumped up and was about to head out the door when he thought of something. He quickly walked back, opened his trunk and pulled out the invisibility cloak. He put it over him and walked out the door. He saw Lindsay, Colin, Hermione, Katie and Oliver standing in the common room. Katie was telling Hermione something and then all of a sudden they all left. Harry of course followed.
He saw them walked down the corridor, like nothing could stop them. It was extremely dark so Colin whipped out his wand and said, "Lumos" and the tip of his wand lighted. They stopped at the end off a hallway that had a door that led out onto a balcony. They all went out it and stood there. Harry quickly tiptoed down the hall and went out onto the balcony with them to hear what they were saying.
"Are you sure this will work?" Oliver asked. Colin and Lindsay both nodded.
"They won't make anyone go to their classes if they see this." Lindsay said.
"Yeah, good thinking, Hermione." Katie said. Hermione smiled.
"Okay, here it goes." Lindsay said. She and Colin both pulled out their wands and brought their hands up so their two pointer fingers were touching. They put their wands in the air, waved them and said, "Morsmordre". In the sky, something flashed like a silent firework and in a moment, the 'Dark Mark' appeared. Harry's mouth opened wide.
They started back towards the common room quickly when they saw Filch up ahead. They at once split up and hid behind stone pillars.
"What're we going to do?" Lindsay said desperately.
"I know!" Katie exclaimed. She pulled out her wand, waved it and pointed in the direction of Filch and said "Tarantallegra". The moment she did this, Filch started to dance and ended up dancing down a separate hallway. They continued walking and saw Mrs. Norris, Filch's faithful cat. Oliver groaned.
"I hate that cat." He said. He pulled out his own wand and said, "Wingardium Leviosa" and Mrs. Norris rose up into the air. Oliver grinned at his own brilliance and shoved it hard in the side, it flying away from them and falling down the staircase.
"Good one." Colin said.
"I try." Oliver said jokingly. They continued to walk. Harry followed slowly behind.
When he eventually got to the common room, the fire was put out and no one was in sight. He walked up the stairs slowly and entered the dormitory extremely quietly. He wondered how they could all go through with such a thing. He took off the cloak and placed it neatly back in his trunk. He carefully went to the top of his bed. He took off his glasses and sat on the side of his bed.
From across the room, Colin watched as Harry put his feet up and pulled the covers over him, a glare on his face.
Colin walked up behind her and grabbed her shoulder, turning her around. Hermione tried to scream, but Colin covered her mouth with one hand and used his other hand to bring one finger to his lips, motioning for her to be quiet. She stopped and looked at him as Colin removed his hand.
"What was that for?" Hermione questioned.
"We all know you told Harry!" he yelled.
"He already knew everything!" Hermione yelled back.
"And where there were gaps, you filled them. Am I right?" Colin demanded, his face very serious and angry.
"Well, yes." she said truthfully.
"Why!?" Colin yelled, as if he didn't want to hear her say it.
"I think he can help us!" she exclaimed.
"You watch what you're saying, Hermione, or you might need to be silenced like Harry." Colin threatened.
"Silenced like Harry?" Hermione didn't understand "What do you mean?"
"His brain has to be cleared of the things you told him, and everything Katie told him." Colin explained.
"What!? No!" Hermione said strongly.
"It needs to be done. You and Katie have put us right back where we started." Colin said.
"You do anything to Harry I'm going straight to Dumbledore!" Hermione warned. Colin whipped out his wand and started to say something when Oliver appeared in the tunnel and said,
"Colin, Quit it." Colin looked at him and said "She'll go to Dumbledore!" Oliver shrugged.
"We'll see." He said calmly. Colin put his wand away and left.
"Oliver, this wasn't part of the deal!" Hermione yelled.
"Don't worry. I won't let them. But I don't think Harry should be in on this." Oliver said.
"Why not? He's smart and capable." Hermione argued.
"And he's also very honest." Oliver said, "That's not something we want for this."
"But, Oliver…" Hermione protested.
"But nothing. He's not joining in." Oliver said.
"We'll see." Said Hermione as Oliver turned and walked out.
Harry was awoken by a noise in the boy's dormitory. He looked up and saw Oliver, who doesn't sleep in the 4th year's dormitory (obviously), talking to Colin. Colin was wearing a black t-shirt and sweatpants. Oliver was wearing a white wife-beater and a pair of black tearaways. Oliver finished saying something and Colin jumped out of bed and they both left. Harry immediately jumped up and was about to head out the door when he thought of something. He quickly walked back, opened his trunk and pulled out the invisibility cloak. He put it over him and walked out the door. He saw Lindsay, Colin, Hermione, Katie and Oliver standing in the common room. Katie was telling Hermione something and then all of a sudden they all left. Harry of course followed.
He saw them walked down the corridor, like nothing could stop them. It was extremely dark so Colin whipped out his wand and said, "Lumos" and the tip of his wand lighted. They stopped at the end off a hallway that had a door that led out onto a balcony. They all went out it and stood there. Harry quickly tiptoed down the hall and went out onto the balcony with them to hear what they were saying.
"Are you sure this will work?" Oliver asked. Colin and Lindsay both nodded.
"They won't make anyone go to their classes if they see this." Lindsay said.
"Yeah, good thinking, Hermione." Katie said. Hermione smiled.
"Okay, here it goes." Lindsay said. She and Colin both pulled out their wands and brought their hands up so their two pointer fingers were touching. They put their wands in the air, waved them and said, "Morsmordre". In the sky, something flashed like a silent firework and in a moment, the 'Dark Mark' appeared. Harry's mouth opened wide.
They started back towards the common room quickly when they saw Filch up ahead. They at once split up and hid behind stone pillars.
"What're we going to do?" Lindsay said desperately.
"I know!" Katie exclaimed. She pulled out her wand, waved it and pointed in the direction of Filch and said "Tarantallegra". The moment she did this, Filch started to dance and ended up dancing down a separate hallway. They continued walking and saw Mrs. Norris, Filch's faithful cat. Oliver groaned.
"I hate that cat." He said. He pulled out his own wand and said, "Wingardium Leviosa" and Mrs. Norris rose up into the air. Oliver grinned at his own brilliance and shoved it hard in the side, it flying away from them and falling down the staircase.
"Good one." Colin said.
"I try." Oliver said jokingly. They continued to walk. Harry followed slowly behind.
When he eventually got to the common room, the fire was put out and no one was in sight. He walked up the stairs slowly and entered the dormitory extremely quietly. He wondered how they could all go through with such a thing. He took off the cloak and placed it neatly back in his trunk. He carefully went to the top of his bed. He took off his glasses and sat on the side of his bed.
From across the room, Colin watched as Harry put his feet up and pulled the covers over him, a glare on his face.