Their worried faces couldn't possibly be disguised as Professor McGonagall
led the five down the hallways of the school. Lindsay, Hermione, Colin,
Katie and Oliver, in that order, walked single file with their heads down,
as if they were being led to their deaths. For all they knew they could
be.
As a bell rang, classes came out, seeing McGonagall leading them. They parted and curious whispers were sent through the hallway, watching the five students with wonder why they were being lead. Colin shot a spark at one of the laughing ones, but stopped at that person as McGonagall turned. They came across Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle.
"About time they gave them the electric chair," he laughed, "See you when you repeat the grade, losers!"
Colin wished he hadn't used that one free spark. McGonagall led them outside and up to a post where she said something and it opened, all five were lead down into the dark depths of it. Dumbledore's office was no longer a secret, as someone had told everyone what they had seen, and like all rumours, it was spread to every student in at least 15 minutes. Soon, they were lead into Dumbledore's actual office and faced him. It looked very much like his other one inside the school, but darker, only lit with candles.
"Ah," he said, turning, "The five."
McGonagall stood to the side of the room so the five, now stretched out horizontally across the office in front of his desk, were visible.
"I had been waiting for this moment," he smiled lightly and looked at them over his half-moon glasses. He watched them all seriously before his gaze turned towards Colin and Lindsay.
"Only a few days and already into trouble, hm?" he said. The two of them looked up at him in a half-glare, half-innocent look.
"For what reason are we here, sir?" Lindsay asked in her most innocent of voices.
"I think you know why," he said, "about that Dark Mark in the sky, who did that one?"
They all frowned as if they had no idea what he was talking about. Dumbledore frowned.
"I have a confirmation by Mr. Filch that you all were out of bed after hours the same night as the Dark Mark appeared." He said.
Hermione glanced over at Colin, Colin sending her a look to act calm, and she did so, looking a bit worried at the sound of the word 'Dark Mark'.
"So," said Katie, all of a sudden speaking, "You think we could have been in danger?"
Dumbledore's kind face morphed into a glaring one at Katie,
"No, Ms. Bell," he said, "I think you did it."
"You're accusing without proof?" asked Katie, Oliver being surprised by this.
"I told you that Mr. Filch saw you." Dumbledore snapped back.
"So maybe we were out of bed after hours," said Colin, "But why would that mean we were the ones who did it? Anyone in 15 miles could have done it."
"That's quite enough!" said McGonagall.
"No, that's alright." Said Dumbledore, "If they want to keep denying it, and we somehow find out, they'll just be in more trouble than they are now."
Hermione gulped, as did Oliver.
"You are dismissed." Said Dumbledore. Colin and Lindsay smiled, but the others still looked nervous as they all single-filed walked out of the room and up the stairs outside again.
"That went well," said Lindsay, smiling.
"Well!?" Oliver exclaimed, "They said they know!"
"Geez, Oliver," said Colin, "Don't have a seizure, they don't know anything, but you know, with your yelling they might soon enough."
Oliver glared embarrassingly and they walked along until they were sure they were alone, under the bleachers of the Quidditch field.
Colin hopped up so he was sitting on one bleacher, Lindsay reaching up and hanging off of it while Hermione sat and Katie leaned against a post, Oliver pacing.
"What're we gonna do?" Oliver said, half to himself.
"Calm down, Oliver," said Lindsay, "They have no proof yet."
"YET! Exactly!" exclaimed Oliver.
"Dun dun dunnnn," mumbled Colin.
"Shut up!" Oliver yelled.
"Oliver, its not that bad." Said Katie.
"Not that bad?" Oliver said, "He thinks we're up to something and that means he's gonna be watching us, and waiting for us to do something."
"Then we'll just have to be careful won't we?" said Lindsay.
Oliver looked down at Hermione who was biting on her fingernails nervously.
"This is still on for tonight." He said to her, sending her a comforting smile. She smiled back quickly and nervously, and looked back towards the ground.
"I was just thinking," she said, "They don't know about Harry."
As a bell rang, classes came out, seeing McGonagall leading them. They parted and curious whispers were sent through the hallway, watching the five students with wonder why they were being lead. Colin shot a spark at one of the laughing ones, but stopped at that person as McGonagall turned. They came across Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle.
"About time they gave them the electric chair," he laughed, "See you when you repeat the grade, losers!"
Colin wished he hadn't used that one free spark. McGonagall led them outside and up to a post where she said something and it opened, all five were lead down into the dark depths of it. Dumbledore's office was no longer a secret, as someone had told everyone what they had seen, and like all rumours, it was spread to every student in at least 15 minutes. Soon, they were lead into Dumbledore's actual office and faced him. It looked very much like his other one inside the school, but darker, only lit with candles.
"Ah," he said, turning, "The five."
McGonagall stood to the side of the room so the five, now stretched out horizontally across the office in front of his desk, were visible.
"I had been waiting for this moment," he smiled lightly and looked at them over his half-moon glasses. He watched them all seriously before his gaze turned towards Colin and Lindsay.
"Only a few days and already into trouble, hm?" he said. The two of them looked up at him in a half-glare, half-innocent look.
"For what reason are we here, sir?" Lindsay asked in her most innocent of voices.
"I think you know why," he said, "about that Dark Mark in the sky, who did that one?"
They all frowned as if they had no idea what he was talking about. Dumbledore frowned.
"I have a confirmation by Mr. Filch that you all were out of bed after hours the same night as the Dark Mark appeared." He said.
Hermione glanced over at Colin, Colin sending her a look to act calm, and she did so, looking a bit worried at the sound of the word 'Dark Mark'.
"So," said Katie, all of a sudden speaking, "You think we could have been in danger?"
Dumbledore's kind face morphed into a glaring one at Katie,
"No, Ms. Bell," he said, "I think you did it."
"You're accusing without proof?" asked Katie, Oliver being surprised by this.
"I told you that Mr. Filch saw you." Dumbledore snapped back.
"So maybe we were out of bed after hours," said Colin, "But why would that mean we were the ones who did it? Anyone in 15 miles could have done it."
"That's quite enough!" said McGonagall.
"No, that's alright." Said Dumbledore, "If they want to keep denying it, and we somehow find out, they'll just be in more trouble than they are now."
Hermione gulped, as did Oliver.
"You are dismissed." Said Dumbledore. Colin and Lindsay smiled, but the others still looked nervous as they all single-filed walked out of the room and up the stairs outside again.
"That went well," said Lindsay, smiling.
"Well!?" Oliver exclaimed, "They said they know!"
"Geez, Oliver," said Colin, "Don't have a seizure, they don't know anything, but you know, with your yelling they might soon enough."
Oliver glared embarrassingly and they walked along until they were sure they were alone, under the bleachers of the Quidditch field.
Colin hopped up so he was sitting on one bleacher, Lindsay reaching up and hanging off of it while Hermione sat and Katie leaned against a post, Oliver pacing.
"What're we gonna do?" Oliver said, half to himself.
"Calm down, Oliver," said Lindsay, "They have no proof yet."
"YET! Exactly!" exclaimed Oliver.
"Dun dun dunnnn," mumbled Colin.
"Shut up!" Oliver yelled.
"Oliver, its not that bad." Said Katie.
"Not that bad?" Oliver said, "He thinks we're up to something and that means he's gonna be watching us, and waiting for us to do something."
"Then we'll just have to be careful won't we?" said Lindsay.
Oliver looked down at Hermione who was biting on her fingernails nervously.
"This is still on for tonight." He said to her, sending her a comforting smile. She smiled back quickly and nervously, and looked back towards the ground.
"I was just thinking," she said, "They don't know about Harry."