Ginny screamed, but quickly stopped when Nikki slapped her.

The girls walked down a hall… and walked… and walked… and walked….

All that walking and they hadn't even seen another student! Every few seconds, Ginny would exclaim, "Harry Potter Land!" Nikki opted to walk in a dazed silence.

Inevitably, a burst of energy found its way into Ginny and she began (almost literally) bouncing off walls. "And we'll get to meet Ron and Hermione and Malfoy and Dumbledore and Snape and maybe Sirius and – oh! – Lupin and Blaise and we'll find out whether he's a boy or a girl and Neville and Cho…" Nikki clapped a hand over Ginny's mouth.

"Forget someone?" she asked.

Ginny looked thoughtful, then the lights came on… sort of. "McGonagall!"

Nikki hit her friend upside the head. "Harry!"

Ginny's eyes narrowed. "Harry who?"

Nikki laughed. "Harry Potter, you idiot!"

Nose wrinkling in annoyance, Ginny turned and stomped around the corner. A second later she fell back out from behind the corner. Nikki peeked around the corner and discovered a very peeved-looking, greasy man.

"See," Ginny said matter-of-factly. "Snape."

Nikki couldn't help joking, "See Snape run."

Ginny nodded enthusiastically as she gazed up at Snape. "He looks constipated."

Nikki ended up leaning on the wall to keep from falling to the ground laughing. "Consternated," she gasped out.

Ginny squinted. "Consterp..."

"Consternated," Nikki corrected. She glanced up at Snape and the laughter died away in her throat. She gulped.

"Are you finished?" Snape snapped.

Nikki wanted to start backing away from the man, but Ginny hopped right up from the ground and stuck out her hand. "Hey there, Greasy Git! I'm Ginny Jones; this is Nikki Black. Nice to meet you!" Snape glared disdainfully at Ginny's hand but she didn't seem to notice. "We're not from Harry Potter Land, so if you could please take us to Dumbledore, we'd like to be sorted and given wands and all that junk. That is, unless we're Muggles, of course, but I highly doubt that."

Ginny kept on chattering and walked down the hall by herself. Snape gave her an annoyed glance and then turned to Nikki. "What is she talking about?" he asked.

Nikki shrugged. How the heck was she supposed to explain falling through a portal in the ground to Snape, of all people? "We do need to talk to Dumbledore, though."

Snape's sharp black eyes studied her for a moment. "I suppose you do. You're not students, although I cannot say that I regret never being able to teach her." He frowned at Ginny again. "Come with me."

Nikki shivered and motioned for Ginny, who was still going on and on, to walk with her. After a few minutes, it appeared that Snape could not take any more of Ginny's babbling. That, or he just felt the need to cast a silencing charm on somebody.

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