The Tales of Hogwarts

Ginny Weasly II

Ginny was out of breath. Her back slid slowly down the cold wall and she waited for a sign. Anything. Filch was getting closer. She would be expelled for sure. She quickly shuffled sideways along the wall and hid behind a suit of armour. And then terrible thoughts raced through her mind. What if Luna had been caught. What if Filch had found Dean. She shivered but she couldn't worry about that right now she had to save herself.

"I know somebody's round here somewhere." Ginny could here Filch telling Mrs Norris, "Come on out." Filch was just round the corner, this suit of armour wouldn't hold her. She had to make a break for it. Filch had her trapped. She was in a dead end corridor on the second floor. And at that she made a quick sprit for the door at the end of the corridor. And then, suddenly, the path in front of her changed. The floor changed into a staircase and the carpet coiled up to look like a snake.

"You goes there ?" The carpet hissed. But there was no time to answer. Ginny ran down the newly opened hole in the ground and down the stone steps the ceiling closing behind.

Darkness. Ginny could not see anything. She fiddled with her wand, almost panicking then clearly said, "Lumos !"

Slowly the room was revealed to her. It was a room not unlike one of the teachers offices, it's walls were dark green as were many of the objects in the room. The desk however was black and on it sat a plaque that read clearly. 'Salazar Slytherin."

Her eyes fixed on the plaque for several minutes before she looked at the rest of the room. The walls, like Dumbledore's office were covered in pictures of people. They were however painted and did not move. The room also had many paintings and statues of snakes. She paused for a second then turned back to the way she had came in. It was sealed. Her eyes looked around madly for an exit and she found one. In the fireplace stood a pot of floo-powder.

She made for the fireplace then paused. She wanted proof that she had found the office of Salazar Slytherin. And at that she picked up the plaque and made her way to the fireplace.

"Griffindor Common room." She said clearly throwing the powder down.

Her body and every thing around her swirled round and round until she thought she was going to be sick then it stopped.

"Ginny !" Hermione yelled suddenly confused. She had been doing her potions homework when the red head appeared in the fireplace.

"Oh, Hi Hermione." Ginny said stepping out of the fire and quickly hiding the plaque behind her back. "I got lost and Floo-powder seemed the only way back." Ginny said staring at the clock. It was half past one in the morning. Hermione yawned.

"I'm going to bed now anyway," Hermione said putting her books away. "Goodnight."

Ginny landed in the chair and sighed. And just as her eyes seemed to trick her into falling asleep the door of the common room flew open.

"Ginny." Came Dean's voice, "We thought you'd been caught ." He added before sitting down next to her. "What the hell is that ?"

Ginny twirled the plaque around in her hand. "This dean is the new game."

Dean frowned, "What as if after hours catch isn't dangerous enough."

"Your right," Ginny added, "It isn't. I've not a new game. Office raid."