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Chapter 10: The third floor corridor on the left hand side
"PROFESSOR BLACK!" James yelled as he rushed into Sirius' office. "Professor Black, come and see! Athena is a.."
"Mermaid. Yeah, I know. I saw her swimming in the lake while you are unconscious." Sirius said calmly.
"How..who.what.." James sputtered.
"She is a natural Animagus." Sirius explained.
"I know that already," James said impatiently. " I thought that she has wings and that's it. Now she has a tail when she is in the water!"
Sirius shrugged helplessly. "I can't quite explain it either, her ability is highly unusual. I have never seen this kind of ability in my entire life. How's Athena now?"
"Still in the lake, Elizabeth and the others are trying to talk her to come out of the water." James said flatly.
***
"Come on, Athena, we don't care if you are a mermaid or a werewolf or whatever. You are our friend, and that's what we care about." Elizabeth said, squatting with her legs close together at the side of the lake. Eric, Damon and Lethe stood besides her, staring at Athena's golden fish tail.
"Yeah, if we don't care about you, we will not be standing here talking to you." Eric added.
"You may be still my friends but what about Malfoy? And Mom? She will freak out." Athena said softly.
"To the hell with Malfoy. If he teases you, let him. He is just jealous that you have such cool abilities." Damon reassured.
"I'm flattered." Athena said dryly.
"No, I mean it! Every witches and wizards wish that they can fly like you." Damon said.
"In fact, we are pretty envy your abilities." Lethe admitted.
Athena went silent.
"Look, if your mother does disown you, you can stay at Hogwarts during Christmas and come to stay with me during summer. I am sure that Mom and Dad don't mind to have you in the house, you are so...so..." Lethe could not find the right word.
"Gentle?" Eric asked.
"Yeah! And polite." Lethe said happily.
"But I doubt that Athena's mom will disown her." Eric said. "I mean, if she really does, that means that she doesn't love Athena at all. Ah!" He gave a short scream when Damon stomped on his foot. "What did you do that for?"
Damon glared at Eric and his eyes traveled from Eric himself to Athena, who looked as if she was going to cry.
"Oops." Eric said. "Sorry, I inherit this from my Mom. I just say what's in my mind without even bother about other people's feelings."
Athena looked even more upset and she responded by just dived into the lake.
"Is it because of what I said?" Eric and Lethe asked Damon and Elizabeth in unison.
"I don't know." Elizabeth and Damon replied.
"I think we should go, we are making things worse." Damon said in defeat. The rest nodded in agreement.
"I am going to get the teachers, maybe they can get Athena out." Elizabeth said thoughtfully and left with the rest of the Gryffindors.
****
Malfoy looked behind the bushes near the lake at the Gryffindors with interest. So, Athena is now a mermaid too? He smiled evilly. Since she was so powerful, why don't he played a little trick on her by sending her to the third floor corridor on the left hand side? He heard his Father, who used to be a Death-Eater (yes, I think Draco will follow Lucius' footsteps) until Voldemort was defeated, said that Albus Dumbledore's tomb was right here, in Hogwarts. At the third floor corridor on the left hand side. Sending Athena there will be quite an entertainment. Besides, he needs to have his revenge on her for embarrassing him in front of his Slytherin friends that morning. He waited until the Gryffindors left the lake, and took out a parchment, inkbottle, and quill.
He sat down and thought about what to write. "Let's see, I heard that her father died before she was born so she doesn't know what was he like.... of course!"
He wrote on the parchment:
"Athena, want to know or even see your father? Go to the third floor corridor on the left hand side." He paused for a while. "Hmm....something is missing. Ah!" He added:
"But be careful, it is very dangerous."
He grinned proudly. "Maybe I should be a fiction writer." Oh, how mad Athena is going to be when she finds out that it is all his doing!
He stood up and poked his head out of the bushes. Once he was certain that the coast was clear and Athena had her upper body out of the water again, he crumpled the parchment, aimed and threw it to Athena. The parchment hit Athena on the head and she cursed badly. (don't ask me, maybe she learns how to curse from Madam Hooch) She smoothened the parchment on the side of the lake and read. Her face turned from natural to excite then to pale. She swallowed, threw the parchment aside, got herself out of the water, and waited patiently for her tail to turn back into legs. She stood up when the transformation was done, and walked away, marching straight to the castle.
Malfoy grinned. There she goes, to the third floor corridor. Wonder how did she react when she find out that it was just a tomb of a wizard.
What Malfoy didn't realize was that the third floor corridor on the both sides was full of danger and he was sending Athena to her doom.
***
"Athena! It's Mandy! Come out of the cold water, will you?!" Madeline yelled when she arrived with the Wood twins a few minutes after Athena had left.
No response.
"Where is she?" Elizabeth asked to herself.
"Maybe she came out of the water." James suggested.
"Or maybe she is too upset to see us." Madeline said flatly.
"Wait a minute, what is that?" Elizabeth asked, pointing at something floating at the lake. She took out her wand. "Accio!" She said and the thing flew to her hand at once. "It's a parchment." She said and read. Her face went deadly pale.
"What is it? What's on the parchment?" James asked.
Elizabeth didn't respond, she just passed the parchment to Madeline. Madeline read it and shrieked, "OH NO! ANYWHERE BUT THERE! WHO THE HELL WROTE THIS?!"
"What?!" James said anxiously. "Is there something wrong?!"
"Athena... must have gone to the third floor corridor... on the left hand side." Elizabeth whispered with her voice trembled badly.
James began to look as pale as Elizabeth.
Madeline clutched the parchment with one hand and her other hand ruffled her short hair in frustration. "That's it, that's it! I am going to get Poppy, Severus, Georgia and Hagrid!" She said breathlessly and stared at the twins. "You two, get back to your dormitories!" She snapped and run back to the castle.
"Something is terribly wrong around here." Elizabeth said to James.
***
"What?! The third floor corridor on the left hand side?!" Georgia exclaimed in her office.
"Oh my goodness!" Poppy gasped, her hand flew to her mouth.
"Who the hell write the note?" Snape demanded. Madeline passed the parchment to him and he examined it. "Malfoy." He whispered.
"WHAT?!" The rest of the teachers bellowed.
"Malfoy, I recognized his L anywhere." Snape growled. "That student of mine, I don't care if his father Draco is my favorite student or his grandfather Lucius is my best friend, he is sending Athena to her death!"
"Whatever! The important thing is to find Athena! Mandy, send an owl to Minerva! Only she knows how to get past her own passageway and she is Athena's mother after all! The rest come with me! Hagrid, you too! You are the one who know how to get past the dragon! And I need to get Professor Flitwick! Come on!" Georgia ordered and the rest thundered after her out of the office.
***
Professor McGonagall put down her book and sighed. She couldn't concentrate. Something must be wrong, really wrong. She stood up and stared out of the window. She wondered how's Athena. Is she enjoying a Quidditch game right now? Or making a potion in Snape's dungeon? Or doing her homework in the Gryffindor Common Room? She missed her terribly. She wished that an owl would appear right now with Athena's letter.
A tawny owl screeched to get her attention. "My, my prayers are sure loud today." Professor McGonagall smiled and let the owl in. "But why is this owl sending me mails? Where's Bubo?" She took the letter and the owl flew away.
She opened the envelope and read:
Minerva,
Don't bother about how I get hold of your address, just come back to Hogwarts NOW. Athena is missing, she must has gone to the third floor corridor on the left had side. You know, where You-Know-Who(Not Voldemort) fake You-Know-What is. I AM NOT JOKING. I will explain everything when you are here.
Mandy
Professor McGonagall clutched the letter tightly, she felt dizzy and she tried to keep her balance. "Oh no, not there. She will die over there." She whispered with her voice shook. She changed into her witch attire as quick as lightning and apparated to Hogwarts.
Who cares about the dark wizards?! Now her daughter's life is at stake!
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Chapter 10: The third floor corridor on the left hand side
"PROFESSOR BLACK!" James yelled as he rushed into Sirius' office. "Professor Black, come and see! Athena is a.."
"Mermaid. Yeah, I know. I saw her swimming in the lake while you are unconscious." Sirius said calmly.
"How..who.what.." James sputtered.
"She is a natural Animagus." Sirius explained.
"I know that already," James said impatiently. " I thought that she has wings and that's it. Now she has a tail when she is in the water!"
Sirius shrugged helplessly. "I can't quite explain it either, her ability is highly unusual. I have never seen this kind of ability in my entire life. How's Athena now?"
"Still in the lake, Elizabeth and the others are trying to talk her to come out of the water." James said flatly.
***
"Come on, Athena, we don't care if you are a mermaid or a werewolf or whatever. You are our friend, and that's what we care about." Elizabeth said, squatting with her legs close together at the side of the lake. Eric, Damon and Lethe stood besides her, staring at Athena's golden fish tail.
"Yeah, if we don't care about you, we will not be standing here talking to you." Eric added.
"You may be still my friends but what about Malfoy? And Mom? She will freak out." Athena said softly.
"To the hell with Malfoy. If he teases you, let him. He is just jealous that you have such cool abilities." Damon reassured.
"I'm flattered." Athena said dryly.
"No, I mean it! Every witches and wizards wish that they can fly like you." Damon said.
"In fact, we are pretty envy your abilities." Lethe admitted.
Athena went silent.
"Look, if your mother does disown you, you can stay at Hogwarts during Christmas and come to stay with me during summer. I am sure that Mom and Dad don't mind to have you in the house, you are so...so..." Lethe could not find the right word.
"Gentle?" Eric asked.
"Yeah! And polite." Lethe said happily.
"But I doubt that Athena's mom will disown her." Eric said. "I mean, if she really does, that means that she doesn't love Athena at all. Ah!" He gave a short scream when Damon stomped on his foot. "What did you do that for?"
Damon glared at Eric and his eyes traveled from Eric himself to Athena, who looked as if she was going to cry.
"Oops." Eric said. "Sorry, I inherit this from my Mom. I just say what's in my mind without even bother about other people's feelings."
Athena looked even more upset and she responded by just dived into the lake.
"Is it because of what I said?" Eric and Lethe asked Damon and Elizabeth in unison.
"I don't know." Elizabeth and Damon replied.
"I think we should go, we are making things worse." Damon said in defeat. The rest nodded in agreement.
"I am going to get the teachers, maybe they can get Athena out." Elizabeth said thoughtfully and left with the rest of the Gryffindors.
****
Malfoy looked behind the bushes near the lake at the Gryffindors with interest. So, Athena is now a mermaid too? He smiled evilly. Since she was so powerful, why don't he played a little trick on her by sending her to the third floor corridor on the left hand side? He heard his Father, who used to be a Death-Eater (yes, I think Draco will follow Lucius' footsteps) until Voldemort was defeated, said that Albus Dumbledore's tomb was right here, in Hogwarts. At the third floor corridor on the left hand side. Sending Athena there will be quite an entertainment. Besides, he needs to have his revenge on her for embarrassing him in front of his Slytherin friends that morning. He waited until the Gryffindors left the lake, and took out a parchment, inkbottle, and quill.
He sat down and thought about what to write. "Let's see, I heard that her father died before she was born so she doesn't know what was he like.... of course!"
He wrote on the parchment:
"Athena, want to know or even see your father? Go to the third floor corridor on the left hand side." He paused for a while. "Hmm....something is missing. Ah!" He added:
"But be careful, it is very dangerous."
He grinned proudly. "Maybe I should be a fiction writer." Oh, how mad Athena is going to be when she finds out that it is all his doing!
He stood up and poked his head out of the bushes. Once he was certain that the coast was clear and Athena had her upper body out of the water again, he crumpled the parchment, aimed and threw it to Athena. The parchment hit Athena on the head and she cursed badly. (don't ask me, maybe she learns how to curse from Madam Hooch) She smoothened the parchment on the side of the lake and read. Her face turned from natural to excite then to pale. She swallowed, threw the parchment aside, got herself out of the water, and waited patiently for her tail to turn back into legs. She stood up when the transformation was done, and walked away, marching straight to the castle.
Malfoy grinned. There she goes, to the third floor corridor. Wonder how did she react when she find out that it was just a tomb of a wizard.
What Malfoy didn't realize was that the third floor corridor on the both sides was full of danger and he was sending Athena to her doom.
***
"Athena! It's Mandy! Come out of the cold water, will you?!" Madeline yelled when she arrived with the Wood twins a few minutes after Athena had left.
No response.
"Where is she?" Elizabeth asked to herself.
"Maybe she came out of the water." James suggested.
"Or maybe she is too upset to see us." Madeline said flatly.
"Wait a minute, what is that?" Elizabeth asked, pointing at something floating at the lake. She took out her wand. "Accio!" She said and the thing flew to her hand at once. "It's a parchment." She said and read. Her face went deadly pale.
"What is it? What's on the parchment?" James asked.
Elizabeth didn't respond, she just passed the parchment to Madeline. Madeline read it and shrieked, "OH NO! ANYWHERE BUT THERE! WHO THE HELL WROTE THIS?!"
"What?!" James said anxiously. "Is there something wrong?!"
"Athena... must have gone to the third floor corridor... on the left hand side." Elizabeth whispered with her voice trembled badly.
James began to look as pale as Elizabeth.
Madeline clutched the parchment with one hand and her other hand ruffled her short hair in frustration. "That's it, that's it! I am going to get Poppy, Severus, Georgia and Hagrid!" She said breathlessly and stared at the twins. "You two, get back to your dormitories!" She snapped and run back to the castle.
"Something is terribly wrong around here." Elizabeth said to James.
***
"What?! The third floor corridor on the left hand side?!" Georgia exclaimed in her office.
"Oh my goodness!" Poppy gasped, her hand flew to her mouth.
"Who the hell write the note?" Snape demanded. Madeline passed the parchment to him and he examined it. "Malfoy." He whispered.
"WHAT?!" The rest of the teachers bellowed.
"Malfoy, I recognized his L anywhere." Snape growled. "That student of mine, I don't care if his father Draco is my favorite student or his grandfather Lucius is my best friend, he is sending Athena to her death!"
"Whatever! The important thing is to find Athena! Mandy, send an owl to Minerva! Only she knows how to get past her own passageway and she is Athena's mother after all! The rest come with me! Hagrid, you too! You are the one who know how to get past the dragon! And I need to get Professor Flitwick! Come on!" Georgia ordered and the rest thundered after her out of the office.
***
Professor McGonagall put down her book and sighed. She couldn't concentrate. Something must be wrong, really wrong. She stood up and stared out of the window. She wondered how's Athena. Is she enjoying a Quidditch game right now? Or making a potion in Snape's dungeon? Or doing her homework in the Gryffindor Common Room? She missed her terribly. She wished that an owl would appear right now with Athena's letter.
A tawny owl screeched to get her attention. "My, my prayers are sure loud today." Professor McGonagall smiled and let the owl in. "But why is this owl sending me mails? Where's Bubo?" She took the letter and the owl flew away.
She opened the envelope and read:
Minerva,
Don't bother about how I get hold of your address, just come back to Hogwarts NOW. Athena is missing, she must has gone to the third floor corridor on the left had side. You know, where You-Know-Who(Not Voldemort) fake You-Know-What is. I AM NOT JOKING. I will explain everything when you are here.
Mandy
Professor McGonagall clutched the letter tightly, she felt dizzy and she tried to keep her balance. "Oh no, not there. She will die over there." She whispered with her voice shook. She changed into her witch attire as quick as lightning and apparated to Hogwarts.
Who cares about the dark wizards?! Now her daughter's life is at stake!
