Becky stood confusedly by a trashcan in an abandoned corridor.
"Hey Becky, What are ya up to?" asked Kimi, skipping down the halls to greet her. Becky looked up and sighed.
"I can't tell you, it's Ravenclaw business," said Becky as she continued to stare in the trash can. Kimi rolled her eyes.
"Come on! I let you see the inside of the Slytherin Common Room. You still owe me. Spit it out, girl!" Becky frowned uneasily.
"Fine. The entrance into the Ravenclaw common room is a portkey. I can't figure out if it's the moldy sub, the week old pasta, or the. Well, I don't know what that was,"
"That's sick, why would the portkey be something this gross?" Kimi cried in disgust.
"Well, would you touch this on your own free will?" when Kimi shook her head Becky continued, "Then I guess they found a good portkey!" she snickered.
"This isn't just some trick to get me to touch one of these is it?"
"No way, I'm lost. I need help. Besides, I wouldn't play a trick on you, today. You have all of Slytherin on your side!"
"True," said Kimi with a smirk. She looked down at the pasta. "I'm gunna regret this." she stuck out her finger and quickly poked the pasta, when nothing happened she quickly wiped her finger on her robes, "Sick!" Kimi then noticed that Becky was gone, guessing that she had found the portkey she poked the sub and was instantly transported. She looked around at where she was.
"I'm guessing it wasn't the sub either," called Becky from behind her, "we are in Potions class," The door was locked since it was after class hours. They had no way out since the last break in Snape had put a hex over his lock. Becky began to feel around the walls hoping to find a passageway in this old castle. Kim joined in. They both touched a certain brick and were transported again, only this time to a much stranger place. They were inside the Gryffindor boys bathroom. Ron and Harry were coming out of the showers followed by Oliver Wood who was going over the plans for the next quidditch match.
"Oliver. In a towel." Becky's eyes were as wide as watermelons by now, staring at Oliver. They were hiding behind a curtain, hoping to find a time for a get away. Suddenly as Kimi was going to make a run for it she spotted Ron. They spent five minutes gazing at them blissfully.
"Fancy seeing you here!" whispered a voice from behind them. They whirled around to see the transparent figure of Moaning Myrtle.
"Myrtle, do you always spy on guys while they are changing? First the prefects now the Gryffindor boys!" called Becky in a low yell.
"You're one to talk, you're the ones in here gazing at Ron and Oliver in towels! Besides, I'm dead! I deserve a little happiness too!"
"Can you help us out of here without being seen? Create a distraction or something. You owe us, remember when we got rid of Peeves when he was bugging you at Christmas?" Myrtle frowned.
"Fine, but be quick, the Hufflepuff boys should be getting back from quidditch practice soon," she gave a snicker.
"Poor soul, don't go for a Hufflepuff, your too good for them," said Becky who hates hufflepuffs with a passion. Moaning Myrtle swooshed out from behind the curtain they were hiding behind and with a quick motion she snapped the towel off Harry (which none of them were expecting, Becky and Kimi thought they would go blind and had to cover their eyes asap) and flew off with it laughing, Harry quickly covered himself with his hands and they chased after her for the towel.
"Now's our chance!" shouted Kim, grabbing Becky's arm and dragging her out the door to the common room, There were a few people in there but when Kurstin noticed them in there she quickly got everyone's attention by showing off her latest drawing, and motioned with the jerk of her head for them to hurry and go.
They ran out of the common room and past the portrait hole before the Fat Lady could even tell they were there let alone that they weren't in Gryffindor. They panted as they turned the corner out of the sight of the Fat Lady and sunk to the ground in the hallway.
"Becky, next time you want help getting into your house, ask Flitwick!" Kimi shouted when she caught her breathe. Suddenly they noticed a pair of shoes in front of them and to their displeasure the person wearing them was none other than Filch. His cat, Mrs. Norris, rubbed against his leg with great pleasure having caught another bunch out after hours.
"So Ms. Quiddle," he said while looking at Becky, "What would you two be doing out after curfew?"
"I forgot my hat in the library so I asked Kimi if she would come with me to go and get it. On the way back the staircases changed and we got lost and ended up here. When we went to get it, it wasn't past curfew. We have been wondering around for a while. I'm sorry." Becky finished her grandest lie with the puppy dog eyes and the bottom lip out. Filch hated that face. He sneered at her and after a few seconds cracked down.
"Well, it does seem like an honest mistake. I guess you won't get detention this time but be warned, next time, no matter what happened, you are getting to work, Clear?" said Filch, his cat hissing from disappointment.
"Crystal, sir!" said Kimi. Filch marched off with his cat at his heels. When he was out of sight they rejoiced.
"Go ahead Becky!"
"Well, I am the clever Ravenclaw! Besides, my sister taught me how to lie." Becky snickered. They parted ways at the staircases, one going to Ravenclaw (Becky finally remembered the entrance is a brick on the wall in one of the east corridors) and the other to Slytherin.
Filch walked over to report to Dumbledore before he went off the sleep. Mrs. Norris had left him to prowl the halls in search of rule- breaking students. Filch held his lantern up so he could see Dumbledore's face.
"All is well I suppose?" questioned the headmaster.
"Well, I did have a run in with Becky Quiddle and Kimi Vanderbilt. They had a good excuse for being out and they said sorry and."
"They used the face didn't they, Mr. Filch?" Dumbledore gave a short chuckle, "Funny how a simple, pathetic, face could tame the great caretaker of Hogwarts," he gave another chuckle.
"Sorry. I let them off with a warning."
"I'll talk to them tomorrow." said the headmaster, turning around to return to his bed. His bed robes swooshed behind him.
"I still don't get how a sweet Ravenclaw and a crafty Slytherin could be such friends," said Filch. Dumbledore turned around to face him.
"Well, Ravenclaw and Slytherin do have one thing in common. They are the cleverest of the houses. Better watch them," Dumbledore smiled in the faint light of the lantern, "Ravenclaw and Slytherin combined could be dangerous." and with those last words, he turned on for the night.
"Hey Becky, What are ya up to?" asked Kimi, skipping down the halls to greet her. Becky looked up and sighed.
"I can't tell you, it's Ravenclaw business," said Becky as she continued to stare in the trash can. Kimi rolled her eyes.
"Come on! I let you see the inside of the Slytherin Common Room. You still owe me. Spit it out, girl!" Becky frowned uneasily.
"Fine. The entrance into the Ravenclaw common room is a portkey. I can't figure out if it's the moldy sub, the week old pasta, or the. Well, I don't know what that was,"
"That's sick, why would the portkey be something this gross?" Kimi cried in disgust.
"Well, would you touch this on your own free will?" when Kimi shook her head Becky continued, "Then I guess they found a good portkey!" she snickered.
"This isn't just some trick to get me to touch one of these is it?"
"No way, I'm lost. I need help. Besides, I wouldn't play a trick on you, today. You have all of Slytherin on your side!"
"True," said Kimi with a smirk. She looked down at the pasta. "I'm gunna regret this." she stuck out her finger and quickly poked the pasta, when nothing happened she quickly wiped her finger on her robes, "Sick!" Kimi then noticed that Becky was gone, guessing that she had found the portkey she poked the sub and was instantly transported. She looked around at where she was.
"I'm guessing it wasn't the sub either," called Becky from behind her, "we are in Potions class," The door was locked since it was after class hours. They had no way out since the last break in Snape had put a hex over his lock. Becky began to feel around the walls hoping to find a passageway in this old castle. Kim joined in. They both touched a certain brick and were transported again, only this time to a much stranger place. They were inside the Gryffindor boys bathroom. Ron and Harry were coming out of the showers followed by Oliver Wood who was going over the plans for the next quidditch match.
"Oliver. In a towel." Becky's eyes were as wide as watermelons by now, staring at Oliver. They were hiding behind a curtain, hoping to find a time for a get away. Suddenly as Kimi was going to make a run for it she spotted Ron. They spent five minutes gazing at them blissfully.
"Fancy seeing you here!" whispered a voice from behind them. They whirled around to see the transparent figure of Moaning Myrtle.
"Myrtle, do you always spy on guys while they are changing? First the prefects now the Gryffindor boys!" called Becky in a low yell.
"You're one to talk, you're the ones in here gazing at Ron and Oliver in towels! Besides, I'm dead! I deserve a little happiness too!"
"Can you help us out of here without being seen? Create a distraction or something. You owe us, remember when we got rid of Peeves when he was bugging you at Christmas?" Myrtle frowned.
"Fine, but be quick, the Hufflepuff boys should be getting back from quidditch practice soon," she gave a snicker.
"Poor soul, don't go for a Hufflepuff, your too good for them," said Becky who hates hufflepuffs with a passion. Moaning Myrtle swooshed out from behind the curtain they were hiding behind and with a quick motion she snapped the towel off Harry (which none of them were expecting, Becky and Kimi thought they would go blind and had to cover their eyes asap) and flew off with it laughing, Harry quickly covered himself with his hands and they chased after her for the towel.
"Now's our chance!" shouted Kim, grabbing Becky's arm and dragging her out the door to the common room, There were a few people in there but when Kurstin noticed them in there she quickly got everyone's attention by showing off her latest drawing, and motioned with the jerk of her head for them to hurry and go.
They ran out of the common room and past the portrait hole before the Fat Lady could even tell they were there let alone that they weren't in Gryffindor. They panted as they turned the corner out of the sight of the Fat Lady and sunk to the ground in the hallway.
"Becky, next time you want help getting into your house, ask Flitwick!" Kimi shouted when she caught her breathe. Suddenly they noticed a pair of shoes in front of them and to their displeasure the person wearing them was none other than Filch. His cat, Mrs. Norris, rubbed against his leg with great pleasure having caught another bunch out after hours.
"So Ms. Quiddle," he said while looking at Becky, "What would you two be doing out after curfew?"
"I forgot my hat in the library so I asked Kimi if she would come with me to go and get it. On the way back the staircases changed and we got lost and ended up here. When we went to get it, it wasn't past curfew. We have been wondering around for a while. I'm sorry." Becky finished her grandest lie with the puppy dog eyes and the bottom lip out. Filch hated that face. He sneered at her and after a few seconds cracked down.
"Well, it does seem like an honest mistake. I guess you won't get detention this time but be warned, next time, no matter what happened, you are getting to work, Clear?" said Filch, his cat hissing from disappointment.
"Crystal, sir!" said Kimi. Filch marched off with his cat at his heels. When he was out of sight they rejoiced.
"Go ahead Becky!"
"Well, I am the clever Ravenclaw! Besides, my sister taught me how to lie." Becky snickered. They parted ways at the staircases, one going to Ravenclaw (Becky finally remembered the entrance is a brick on the wall in one of the east corridors) and the other to Slytherin.
Filch walked over to report to Dumbledore before he went off the sleep. Mrs. Norris had left him to prowl the halls in search of rule- breaking students. Filch held his lantern up so he could see Dumbledore's face.
"All is well I suppose?" questioned the headmaster.
"Well, I did have a run in with Becky Quiddle and Kimi Vanderbilt. They had a good excuse for being out and they said sorry and."
"They used the face didn't they, Mr. Filch?" Dumbledore gave a short chuckle, "Funny how a simple, pathetic, face could tame the great caretaker of Hogwarts," he gave another chuckle.
"Sorry. I let them off with a warning."
"I'll talk to them tomorrow." said the headmaster, turning around to return to his bed. His bed robes swooshed behind him.
"I still don't get how a sweet Ravenclaw and a crafty Slytherin could be such friends," said Filch. Dumbledore turned around to face him.
"Well, Ravenclaw and Slytherin do have one thing in common. They are the cleverest of the houses. Better watch them," Dumbledore smiled in the faint light of the lantern, "Ravenclaw and Slytherin combined could be dangerous." and with those last words, he turned on for the night.