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Harry lay fast asleep in his bed. He didn't even hear the steady thumping approaching Hogwarts again. In the entrance hall remained Professors Flitwick, Trelawney, Snape and Vector cleaning up the blood that Grendel had left behind. They didn't hear the rumbling sound approaching the entrance hall either. The doors to the hall flung open again, and between them stood a female creature that was slightly smaller than Grendel, his mother. Professor Flitwick stood mere feet away from the door way that Grendel's mom made her appearance in. As comprehension dawned on Flitwick's face he stood unable to move consumed by fear. He didn't even realize she had reached for him until he was midway to her mouth. Flitwick screamed in fear, but the screaming quickly stopped as she swallowed him in one gulp. Grendel's mom grabbed frantically for Grendel's arm, dodging spells left and right. She grabbed it and ran from the castle.
Harry awakened to the sounds of screams in the distance. He pulled on his cloak and ran to waken Hermione and Ron who hastily followed him back to the entrance hall once again. Upon arriving at the top of the stairs Harry noted the distraught face on Dumbledore's face, he looked like he would break into tears at any moment.
"What has happened Albus?" Hermione asked urgently as the trio approached him.
"It seems that Grendel's mother was not pleased by her son bleeding to death and came back to claim his missing limb and to seek vengeance," Dumbledore stated solemnly.
"Who were the casualties?" Ron questioned in a strong tone.
"There was only one. Professor Flitwick, my good friend and trusted staff member. He will be sorely missed," Dumbledore said quivering ever so slightly.
"Don't worry sir," Harry interjected, "I will go to make sure this never happens again."
Harry lay fast asleep in his bed. He didn't even hear the steady thumping approaching Hogwarts again. In the entrance hall remained Professors Flitwick, Trelawney, Snape and Vector cleaning up the blood that Grendel had left behind. They didn't hear the rumbling sound approaching the entrance hall either. The doors to the hall flung open again, and between them stood a female creature that was slightly smaller than Grendel, his mother. Professor Flitwick stood mere feet away from the door way that Grendel's mom made her appearance in. As comprehension dawned on Flitwick's face he stood unable to move consumed by fear. He didn't even realize she had reached for him until he was midway to her mouth. Flitwick screamed in fear, but the screaming quickly stopped as she swallowed him in one gulp. Grendel's mom grabbed frantically for Grendel's arm, dodging spells left and right. She grabbed it and ran from the castle.
Harry awakened to the sounds of screams in the distance. He pulled on his cloak and ran to waken Hermione and Ron who hastily followed him back to the entrance hall once again. Upon arriving at the top of the stairs Harry noted the distraught face on Dumbledore's face, he looked like he would break into tears at any moment.
"What has happened Albus?" Hermione asked urgently as the trio approached him.
"It seems that Grendel's mother was not pleased by her son bleeding to death and came back to claim his missing limb and to seek vengeance," Dumbledore stated solemnly.
"Who were the casualties?" Ron questioned in a strong tone.
"There was only one. Professor Flitwick, my good friend and trusted staff member. He will be sorely missed," Dumbledore said quivering ever so slightly.
"Don't worry sir," Harry interjected, "I will go to make sure this never happens again."
