The Tales of Hogwarts

Harry Potter VIII

"Hey Cho," Harry said in a sudden burst of confidence, "How've you been." Cho turned to face Harry her eyes were bloodshot and her face looked pale.

"I've just been ill that's all." She said then turned back to the blank space that she was staring into.

"So I take it you don't want to dance then." Harry said sitting next to her.

"I'd like to be alone right now." Cho said, without even looking at him and that's when Harry saw it. Cho had a small tattoo on her shoulder. Harry recognised it from somewhere but he could put his finger on it. It was a small heart with a green outline and the word "Repio" written underneath it.

"Harry Potter sir !" Came the squeaky voice that interrupted Harry's dead end conversation. It was dobby, "Harry Potter sir, Professor Lupin wishes to see you in the small room over there." The house-elf said as he pointed at the room in which Harry had entered when the Goblet of Fire had chosen him to be in the triwizard tournament. Harry wasted no time. If Lupin needed to see him it was important.

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The room looked just as it always had when Harry entered it. With one change. There was now a trap door in the centre of the room with a bunch of spells written on it. Harry stared around the Lupin absent room for a moment and then four house-elves joined him, Dobby Winky and two he had never met before.

"Dobby, where's Lupin ?" Harry asked. But he would never find out because just as the words finished coming out of his mouth the two house elves he didn't know lifted the trap down and Dobby and Winky pushed him down the hole.

Harry had no idea how long he had fell for but it had to be over a minute. He hit the soft floor below with a nice squelching noise and stared blankly into the darkness.

"Hello ?" Harry said into the Darkness but their was no reply. Apparently Harry was alone. 'Sodding House elves.' Harry thought to himself as he got to his feet and then he realised what he was sat on. A large pile of dead rats and mice.

"Yuck." Harry muttered into the silence.

"Yuck indeed," Came the snake like voice from the shadows. Harry knew the voice well. It was lord Voldemort.