Mahi wielded her wand quickly and forced it upon the ghost's chest. "Who
requested you of this task?" she demanded.
The ghost's eyes darted quickly to Mahi and then Kitsune. "WHO SENT YOU?" Mahi demanded once again.
The ghost swallowed hard, but said nothing. "Statio tranque pheirios," Mahi muttered, moving her wand in circles about the ghost's head quickly.
Kitsune turned to Mahi with a puzzled expression. In return, Mahi poked the ghost sharply. Her finger didn't go through the ghost, but stopped at the femme's surface. "I wasn't lying about that freezing spell." She giggled.
"But where's Dumbledore?" Kitsune inquired, her laughter subsiding.
"I'm positive the ghost's master has done something with him. Chances are he's safe. After all, Dumbledore's the only one who can officially close the school; the master needs him," Mahi concluded. "We're going to have to get the ghost to Mrs. Pod quick."
"Why Mrs. Pod?" Kitsune asked.
"There's some special herb that ghosts are deathly afraid of," Mahi answered. "We need a large box and that herb to line it."
"Okay," Kitsune said, ready to put the plan in action. "Deathly?"
"Whatever," Mahi giggled. "Livingly then." The two pulled the ghost from Dumbledore's bed with no effort at all.
"To answer your question earlier," Kitsune continued as they made their way to the greenhouse, "I don't know of anyone in particular who would want to shut down Hogwarts. I mean, Filch hates cleaning up after the students; and I can't say the potions master, Mr. Lerroiq is on the best terms with Dumbledore-or anyone for that matter."
The two laid the ghost down gently and knocked on the greenhouse door. Mrs. Pod wiped dirt off her hands and opened the door. "Hello girls," she said. "Oh my word!" Mrs. Pod saw the petrified ghost.
"It was in Dumbledore's bed and Mahi froze it," Kitsune explained.
"We need a special herb that repels ghosts," Mahi pleaded. "I- I can't put my finger on it. And also a box of sorts."
"You mean Apparaweed?" Mrs. Pod queried, her surprise subsiding.
"That's it!" Mahi said. "I can't believe I forgot that."
"All right, girls," Mrs. Pod declared. "I'll need you two to go to Filch's office and get a box just big enough to hold the ghost."
Kitsune and Mahi laid the ghost on the floor. "Can you whip up a Hand Pass? I don't want to get caught on the basement floor without a pass," Kitsune said.
Mrs. Pod reached for Kitsune's outstretched hand and murmured a few words. Sparks flew from the tip of her wand and a tingling sensation ran up Kitsune's arm.
"Thank you," Mahi said politely.
"Come on." Kitsune nudged Mahi to get moving.
The two walked briskly down the corridor and stopped at the opposite end. "This place creeps me out," Mahi whispered.
"Me too," Kitsune mumbled. They descended down the tight spiral staircase to the dank basement floor.
Mahi knocked on the door to Filch's office with a shudder. A latch window opened and Filch peered through the bars menacingly.
"What?" he shrieked.
"We need a box. We have a pass," Kitsune said.
"Let me see," Filch mumbled.
Kitsune held her hand to the window and said, "Activate."
Mrs. Pod's face appeared in a swirling green aura in Kitsune's hand. "Ovid Filch, this is Ceres Pod. Please give these girls a box six by two feet. My sincerest thanks for your cooperation."
The aura disappeared along with Mrs. Pod's face. "Baka, haven't you caused me enough trouble?" Filch rambled. The window latched shut and grumbles could be heard from his office.
"Ovid?" Kitsune giggled. Mahi smiled.
A larger latch window opened on the bottom of the door and the top of a box appeared. Mahi slipped it out and the window slammed shut.
The two girls carried the box back up the spiral staircase to Mrs. Pod's greenhouse.
Mrs. Pod had a large pile of a fluffy weed in the center of the greenhouse. "Mr. Ovid Filch fulfilled your request," Kitsune announced. Kitsune and Mahi stifled a giggle.
"Don't you tease him," Mrs. Pod leapt to his defense. "He's had a very hard time."
Kitsune rolled her eyes and opened the box. The three of them began shoving in the fluffy weed. "The lining needs to be an inch thick all the way around," Mrs. Pod said in between handfuls.
After lining the box, Mrs. Pod laid the ghost in gently. She sealed the corners with a quick charm and sat down to rest.
[A/N: Kind of loose ending, but oh well.. I'm attempting to make the chapters longer and more "exciting." Eesh, exciting. And I might introduce a male character later. ;D AND I've deleted the html thingies! Yay!]
The ghost's eyes darted quickly to Mahi and then Kitsune. "WHO SENT YOU?" Mahi demanded once again.
The ghost swallowed hard, but said nothing. "Statio tranque pheirios," Mahi muttered, moving her wand in circles about the ghost's head quickly.
Kitsune turned to Mahi with a puzzled expression. In return, Mahi poked the ghost sharply. Her finger didn't go through the ghost, but stopped at the femme's surface. "I wasn't lying about that freezing spell." She giggled.
"But where's Dumbledore?" Kitsune inquired, her laughter subsiding.
"I'm positive the ghost's master has done something with him. Chances are he's safe. After all, Dumbledore's the only one who can officially close the school; the master needs him," Mahi concluded. "We're going to have to get the ghost to Mrs. Pod quick."
"Why Mrs. Pod?" Kitsune asked.
"There's some special herb that ghosts are deathly afraid of," Mahi answered. "We need a large box and that herb to line it."
"Okay," Kitsune said, ready to put the plan in action. "Deathly?"
"Whatever," Mahi giggled. "Livingly then." The two pulled the ghost from Dumbledore's bed with no effort at all.
"To answer your question earlier," Kitsune continued as they made their way to the greenhouse, "I don't know of anyone in particular who would want to shut down Hogwarts. I mean, Filch hates cleaning up after the students; and I can't say the potions master, Mr. Lerroiq is on the best terms with Dumbledore-or anyone for that matter."
The two laid the ghost down gently and knocked on the greenhouse door. Mrs. Pod wiped dirt off her hands and opened the door. "Hello girls," she said. "Oh my word!" Mrs. Pod saw the petrified ghost.
"It was in Dumbledore's bed and Mahi froze it," Kitsune explained.
"We need a special herb that repels ghosts," Mahi pleaded. "I- I can't put my finger on it. And also a box of sorts."
"You mean Apparaweed?" Mrs. Pod queried, her surprise subsiding.
"That's it!" Mahi said. "I can't believe I forgot that."
"All right, girls," Mrs. Pod declared. "I'll need you two to go to Filch's office and get a box just big enough to hold the ghost."
Kitsune and Mahi laid the ghost on the floor. "Can you whip up a Hand Pass? I don't want to get caught on the basement floor without a pass," Kitsune said.
Mrs. Pod reached for Kitsune's outstretched hand and murmured a few words. Sparks flew from the tip of her wand and a tingling sensation ran up Kitsune's arm.
"Thank you," Mahi said politely.
"Come on." Kitsune nudged Mahi to get moving.
The two walked briskly down the corridor and stopped at the opposite end. "This place creeps me out," Mahi whispered.
"Me too," Kitsune mumbled. They descended down the tight spiral staircase to the dank basement floor.
Mahi knocked on the door to Filch's office with a shudder. A latch window opened and Filch peered through the bars menacingly.
"What?" he shrieked.
"We need a box. We have a pass," Kitsune said.
"Let me see," Filch mumbled.
Kitsune held her hand to the window and said, "Activate."
Mrs. Pod's face appeared in a swirling green aura in Kitsune's hand. "Ovid Filch, this is Ceres Pod. Please give these girls a box six by two feet. My sincerest thanks for your cooperation."
The aura disappeared along with Mrs. Pod's face. "Baka, haven't you caused me enough trouble?" Filch rambled. The window latched shut and grumbles could be heard from his office.
"Ovid?" Kitsune giggled. Mahi smiled.
A larger latch window opened on the bottom of the door and the top of a box appeared. Mahi slipped it out and the window slammed shut.
The two girls carried the box back up the spiral staircase to Mrs. Pod's greenhouse.
Mrs. Pod had a large pile of a fluffy weed in the center of the greenhouse. "Mr. Ovid Filch fulfilled your request," Kitsune announced. Kitsune and Mahi stifled a giggle.
"Don't you tease him," Mrs. Pod leapt to his defense. "He's had a very hard time."
Kitsune rolled her eyes and opened the box. The three of them began shoving in the fluffy weed. "The lining needs to be an inch thick all the way around," Mrs. Pod said in between handfuls.
After lining the box, Mrs. Pod laid the ghost in gently. She sealed the corners with a quick charm and sat down to rest.
[A/N: Kind of loose ending, but oh well.. I'm attempting to make the chapters longer and more "exciting." Eesh, exciting. And I might introduce a male character later. ;D AND I've deleted the html thingies! Yay!]