Harry woke up silently at 2am to the sound of his personal alarm clock. He
was the only one that could hear it buzz and Harry jumped up and turned it
off. He looked across the room and saw Colin's bed was already empty. He
reached for his glasses and put them on. He carefully slid out of bed and
got dressed silently, not sure what they were going to be doing. He looked
around and grabbed his wand from his robes, shoving it in his back pocket.
He walked across the room and opened the door that led out to the common
room. He walked down the steps and saw the five of them standing there
around a table talking.
"Harry!" Hermione exclaimed, smiling.
"And what the hell is this!?" yelled Colin, looking at Oliver.
At the yelling, Hermione and Katie looked at the door that led from the dormitories, hoping no one woke up.
"Look, Colin, he already knows everything!" Oliver argued, "There's no point pretending he doesn't!"
Colin automatically pulled out his wand.
"We can fix that. I've been practising the forget spell all week." He said, walking towards Harry. Harry looked at Oliver frantically. Oliver walked over quickly and reached for Colin's shoulder, but Colin turned quickly and grabbed his hand and kicked him in the stomach, sending him backwards. Lindsay caught him, but held him back.
"There's no other way, Oliver!" she yelled, trying to hold onto him. Oliver grabbed her arm and put pressure on it, making her let go.
He got up and ran at Colin, who was raising his wand. Before he could do anything, he saw Hermione's hand come up and grab Colin's wand first, and he felt another pair of hands on him. One on his chest and one on his arm, holding him back. He looked over and it was Katie. She looked at him and he heard Colin yelling at Hermione to give his wand back.
"Now how the hell are we supposed to do this if we're already at each other's throats!?" Hermione yelled out. Harry's eyes widened. He had never heard Hermione use any profanities before, and never thought he would.
Oliver heard Katie's soft voice in his ear.
"Calm down." She said, "Just breathe for a minute."
Oliver glared at Colin. Colin just stared back with his same challenging face.
"Whatever." Colin said. He walked up the stairs to the dormitories again.
"You don't think he'll do anything rash do you?" Oliver asked Lindsay.
"What? You mean like tell someone?" Lindsay asked. She received a nod. She shook her head.
"Probably not. You're family too, so you should know as well as I." She replied. Oliver looked at her for a minute and then watched where Colin had just walked. Harry stood there beside Hermione blankly, as if the last few events had been a dream or something.
"Okay, lets run over this one more time." Oliver said and they all gathered around a piece of paper, the blueprint from before. They ran through it smoothly. Harry had a problem with their escape. They were supposed to fly away on the new brooms.
"What if our fingerprints get on it?" Harry asked.
"Stuff it, Potter." Lindsay said. "We're going to wear undetectable clothing and gloves."
Harry looked at Lindsay weakly. Oliver gave Lindsay a glare and then they all ran through the rest of it.
"I'm going to go talk to Colin." Said Lindsay. Hermione looked at them and nodded. "I'll go too." Hermione added. The two headed up the stairs, leaving Oliver, Katie and Harry all alone in the room.
"Remember, Harry." Oliver said, "We're taking a risk on letting you in on this. You do anything wrong, we'll never trust you with anything again."
Katie looked at Harry with seriousness. She sighed and stretched.
"Well, I'm off to bed." She said.
"I'll walk you there?" Oliver said. Katie nodded. Harry smirked, the boys and girls dormitories not being that far away from each other. The two left, and Harry packed up the blueprints and went upstairs. Colin wasn't there again and he noticed his trunk was open. Harry looked around frantically, but he could tell no one was there. He sighed and sat on the floor, waiting for them to return…they never did.
"Harry!" Hermione exclaimed, smiling.
"And what the hell is this!?" yelled Colin, looking at Oliver.
At the yelling, Hermione and Katie looked at the door that led from the dormitories, hoping no one woke up.
"Look, Colin, he already knows everything!" Oliver argued, "There's no point pretending he doesn't!"
Colin automatically pulled out his wand.
"We can fix that. I've been practising the forget spell all week." He said, walking towards Harry. Harry looked at Oliver frantically. Oliver walked over quickly and reached for Colin's shoulder, but Colin turned quickly and grabbed his hand and kicked him in the stomach, sending him backwards. Lindsay caught him, but held him back.
"There's no other way, Oliver!" she yelled, trying to hold onto him. Oliver grabbed her arm and put pressure on it, making her let go.
He got up and ran at Colin, who was raising his wand. Before he could do anything, he saw Hermione's hand come up and grab Colin's wand first, and he felt another pair of hands on him. One on his chest and one on his arm, holding him back. He looked over and it was Katie. She looked at him and he heard Colin yelling at Hermione to give his wand back.
"Now how the hell are we supposed to do this if we're already at each other's throats!?" Hermione yelled out. Harry's eyes widened. He had never heard Hermione use any profanities before, and never thought he would.
Oliver heard Katie's soft voice in his ear.
"Calm down." She said, "Just breathe for a minute."
Oliver glared at Colin. Colin just stared back with his same challenging face.
"Whatever." Colin said. He walked up the stairs to the dormitories again.
"You don't think he'll do anything rash do you?" Oliver asked Lindsay.
"What? You mean like tell someone?" Lindsay asked. She received a nod. She shook her head.
"Probably not. You're family too, so you should know as well as I." She replied. Oliver looked at her for a minute and then watched where Colin had just walked. Harry stood there beside Hermione blankly, as if the last few events had been a dream or something.
"Okay, lets run over this one more time." Oliver said and they all gathered around a piece of paper, the blueprint from before. They ran through it smoothly. Harry had a problem with their escape. They were supposed to fly away on the new brooms.
"What if our fingerprints get on it?" Harry asked.
"Stuff it, Potter." Lindsay said. "We're going to wear undetectable clothing and gloves."
Harry looked at Lindsay weakly. Oliver gave Lindsay a glare and then they all ran through the rest of it.
"I'm going to go talk to Colin." Said Lindsay. Hermione looked at them and nodded. "I'll go too." Hermione added. The two headed up the stairs, leaving Oliver, Katie and Harry all alone in the room.
"Remember, Harry." Oliver said, "We're taking a risk on letting you in on this. You do anything wrong, we'll never trust you with anything again."
Katie looked at Harry with seriousness. She sighed and stretched.
"Well, I'm off to bed." She said.
"I'll walk you there?" Oliver said. Katie nodded. Harry smirked, the boys and girls dormitories not being that far away from each other. The two left, and Harry packed up the blueprints and went upstairs. Colin wasn't there again and he noticed his trunk was open. Harry looked around frantically, but he could tell no one was there. He sighed and sat on the floor, waiting for them to return…they never did.