**** Disclaimer in Part One ****  

A/N  Azkaban is a wizard prison.  Roughly the equivalent of Alcatraz.  Or Van Demnon's Land.

Only three chapters left! 

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Hermione and Rogue reached the window in a state of excitement and nervousness.  Freedom was close, they were covered in oatmeal and they really wanted to get home and put this misery behind them. 

"At least we know where the hell we are."  Rogue commented at Hermione who was looking out the window. 

"It's at least a 20 foot drop from the window Rogue. Take your clothes off." 

"What?" 

"We'll have to make a rope out of them, the drop to the floor will break our legs.  So we need to take the clothes off, and your shoelaces." 

Rogue just shrugged and the girls striped to their skivvies.  Within a few minutes they had their rope and were looking for a place to tie it off at.   "Let's move that desk, we can turn it on it's end and tie off the rope on a leg." 

The two worked quickly and soon were preparing to climb out the window.  "I'll go first. If something happens, you can jump and I swear I'll catch you," Rogue told her.   

"Sure."  Hermione said, pleased for once Rogue wasn't worried about her skin.     

Rogue grabbed the robe and quickly climbed down.  Her high impact physical education class was clearly paying off. Hermione quickly wiggled out of the window and scurried down the makeshift rope.  She wasn't as nimble as Rogue, but she managed herself pretty well. Soon enough the scantily clad girls were on the ground, free from the prison.  "I wish I had my bloody wand" Hermione moaned. 

            "So do I."  Rogue muttered. Standing in front of them were Scott, Jean and Storm.   

            "What happened to your clothes?"  Jean asked in an amused tone. 

            "Long story.  So, can we have some clothes please?"  Hermione asked, a tad impatiently. 

            "Well, there are some blankets back in the Blackbird.  We've got to go after the others and get the haglets rounded up." Scott broke in. 

            "Lovely to see you again girls.  Knew you had it in you to get yourselves out.  You'll have to give me a full account later" Storm smiled calmly.   

            "Where are Logan and the English guy?"  Rogue asked. 

            "Looking for you."  Scott answered. 

            "You let them off together?  God we'll be bringing them back with us in a matchbox I expect."  Hermione said.  

            "Come on, let's get back to the plane."  Rogue waved at Hermione and the two girls dashed off in the direction that Scott had indicated. 

            "Should we go back after them?"  Rogue asked worriedly. 

            "I don't know" Hermione said, a frown of concern creasing her face "it didn't seem like the best idea to send them out together.  Wouldn't surprise me if they got themselves caught by acting like idiots." 

            "Too true.  Where are your friends?"  Rogue asked. 

            "Knowing them, they'll be here pretty soon."       

            The two had no sooner wrapped themselves in blankets when the distinct sound of two racing brooms making a quick land could be heard.   

            "It's the naked avengers Ron, take a look."  Harry grinned at the two girls. 

            "If only we'd gotten here a few seconds ago!" 

            "Shut up Ron."  Hermione rolled her eyes.   

            "Ouch.  And after we came all this way to rescue the two of you.  You're breaking my heart here" Ron quipped. 

            "Hermione catch" Harry said as a small wooden object flew through the air. 

            "Thanks Harry!"  The young witch said as she caught her wand.  She quickly transfigured the blankets she and Rogue were wearing into clothing. 

            "Where's everybody else?"  Rogue asked. 

            "Dumbledore and McGonaggall came out here and they're back at the mansion.  They're the top people at out school."  Harry explained. 

            "And all the X-Men are out here?"  Hermoine asked slowly. 

            "Yes."  Ron answered. 

            "It could be a trap.  We only saw four of the haglets when we were there.  And we know for a fact there are many more."  Hermione continued. 

            "Harry and Ron, why don't you two fly to the factory and Rogue and I will return to the mansion." 

            "How are we going to keep in contact?"   Harry asked.

            "There are probably headsets in the Blackbird" Rogue cut in and raced off to get them.  She returned a few moments later. They're not too hard to use.  Have either of you used one?" 

            Ron looked fascinated at the devices.  "I know how they work I think" Harry said.   

            Rogue explained how they worked and coached the three wizards on how to use them before giving a pair to Ron.  "The factory can't be that far from here, the Haglets would want to be close between the three places."  She said. 

            "Alright, so fly low, the night will give you cover.  And let us know immediately what you find!" Hermione said urgently. 

            She broke a thick branch off of a tree and conjured an extra long broomstick for herself and Rogue.  "What's that for?"  Ron asked staring at a pair of handlebars that were midway back on the broom. 

            "They're for Rogue, she's never flown before Ron."  Hermione started. "Now let's go, we haven't got much time!" 

            "Rogue this broom is perfectly safe, all you have to do is hold onto the handlebars."  Hermoine told her friend. 

            Rogue looked doubtful.  "Look on the bright side, at least you can tell the others at school that you flew on a broomstick." Harry tried to cheer her.

            Rogue grinned at that and mounted the broom behind Hermione.  She and Ron tested the headsets before the girls flew off for the mansion and the boys headed for the factory. 

Elsewhere in the Perilous Night……..

            Severus Snape was absolutely fuming.  He'd been informed that he had a crush on one of his own students by a witch who was like his mother, he'd been yelled at, lost Hermione, and been ordered around by a Boy Scout.  To top it off, he was stuck with the big burly blunderer at his side trying to locate the girls.    "Would you hurry up there English, you're slowing us down." 

            "I hardly think that matters.  You blundering about like a great dirty git is going to get us caught." 

            "I am not blundering." Logan shot back, much louder than he should have. 

            "Oh stuff it.  You're so bloody immature.  You can't admit when you're wrong." 

            "That's cause I ain't fucking wrong bub.  I wasn't the one who was dragging girls out of their bed later than necessary in the fist place.  You pissed what's her name off, then Marie went with her and it's your damn fault!"  Logan shouted. 

            "I wasn't in charge of blood security!" Snape hissed at the burly mutant. 

            The men continued arguing and didn't realize when they'd walked right up to the south wall of the prison.  Their arguing had brought a curious haglet to the source of noise. Fortunatly for Logan and Snape, it was the dumbest of the lot. 

            "Boo!"  Civ shouted at the two men.  Snape whirled around quick as lightning and shouted 'Expelaramous!" at the haglet, sending her flying through the air.   She hit the ground with a thud and started crying. 

            Logan walked up to the foul creature and pulled her up by the front color of her cloak.  "If you don't tell me where Rogue is, I'm going to gut you." he said as the claws on his left hand shot out. 

            "Oh, you're being rude and an asshole. I like that in a man" Civ said in a taunting voice. 

            "Logan don't kill her, she may be useful locating Hermione."  Snape reasoned. 

            "And Rogue."  Logan growled. 

            "Fine, and Rogue.  Happy now?"  Snape snapped. 

            Snape muttered an incantation and thin cords shot out of his wand and bound the haglets' hands together.  The two men advanced on her and she looked delighted about it. 

            "Where are they?"  Snape asked coldly. 

            "If you show me your goods, I'll take you too them." 

            "What? Are you mad?" 

            "No, it's just been, such a long time" the haglet admitted with a frustrated sigh.  

            "Which one?"  Snape enquired. 

            "Either."  Civ said with a lascivious grin on her face. 

            "I'll do it you big baby." Logan said to Snape. "I know you'd probably die of embarrassment over a chic, even a fuckin' bitchy one seeing that you have no dick."

            "I will not indulge in this idiotic scheme. And for your information, I have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of."  Severus said venomously. 

            "You probably magically enhance it" Logan grinned wickedly. 

            Before anyone knew it, Logan was dropping his drawers, at the same time Snape did.  The haglet Civ, whistled lewdly to both men, who for some reason started finding the ground very interesting. 

            "Take us to the girls."  Snape commanded, recovering himself. 

            Cackling to herself, Civ began to move forward, still bound to Snape's wand.  The trio entered the dungeon to find a strange sight.  A locked cell, an upturned desk and clothes hanging out the window. 

            "What the fuck?"  Logan launched himself at the haglet, but was suddenly immobilized by a strong pair of arms. 

            "Don't kill her." 

            "Why the fuck not?" 

            "Because I'm going to"Snape spat as he himself dived at the haglet, who found this all very funny and was laughing hysterically, well she was until Severus began choking her. 

            A cold force filled the room and Logan and Snape looked up in time to see three powerful haglets dive at them and drag them towards the cell.  Bindie unlocked it, and snatching Snape's wand, she stepped aside as the other haglets threw the men into the cell. 

            "Well, well.  Two escape, and we have two new arrivals.  What an interesting turn of events."  The haglet queen spoke. 

            "As for you," she said glaring at Civ who was still sprawled on the ground "I'm shipping you to Azkaban immediately.  You are an idiot and a disgrace to the name of haglets everywhere." 

            Civ looked stunned before she turned her attention back to Logan and Snape.  "It was worth it," she said as she was hauled out of the room.  

            Bindie walked up to her new prisoners. "Now boys, try to behave.  You're going to be in there for a very, very long time."  The only answer was Logan and Snape glaring daggers at each other.  

            "It was nice of you to come and take the place of the little monsters.  But I assure you we will get them back, and you can watch them die together."  She grinned evilly before leaving the building.  Soon the other two haglets reentered the room to guard the new prisoners.  

            "This is all your fucking fault" Logan began at the same time Snape said "You bloody bastard, you got us into this mess."  The men glared at each other before heading to opposite ends of the cell.  Each had the feeling that they were in for a long night. And neither knew how they were going to get out of the mess that the other bastard had got them into.  The other thought they shared was thinking about the two girls who had escaped.  They could at least take solace in the fact that they were not here and hope that they got back to the mansion quickly.  Otherwise, things would get ugly. 

TBC……