Chapter 2- The Imperious Curse

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Harry and Ron walked down the staircase, on their way to Quidditch practice; as Ron was their Keeper. They were almost to the Quidditch Pitch when, "Oh shoot! I forgot my broom!" Ron shouted at Harry.

"Well," Harry pondered, "go back to Gryffindor Tower and get it. I'll meet you at practice. No offense, but I don't want to be late."

Ron started walking the other way. "RUN!" Harry shouted after him. He broke into a run to fetch his Nimbus Two Thousand.

Flint's p.o.v.:

"Humph. Get into Gryffindor Tower? That's easy!" Flint voiced his thoughts. He walked around Hogwarts trying to remember where Gryffindor Tower was.

He snuck up a staircase or two trying not to be seen since he'd graduated from Hogwarts three years ago. There! He found it: the portrait of the Fat Lady. "Let me in!" he shouted at her.

"Excuse me? I believe you've forgotten something" The Fat Lady proclaimed. "Huh?" Flint questioned. "Password?" she said, taken aback.

"What? Oh, who cares! Just let me in!"

The Fat Lady slyly smiled, crossed her arms, and said nothing. He shrugged and thought of another plan. "Hmmm." He thought aloud. Just then, a small, brown haired boy passed by. Flint held out a hand and stopped him.

"Hey, I forgot the password. Could you tell me?" He managed to say in the sweetest voice he could muster. "Oh, sure!" cried Neville feeling grateful to be of some help. He wasn't paying attention to who it was, he just felt really special.

He found his list of recent passwords and handed it to Flint right before he dashed off in the other direction. Neville just realized what he did and smacked himself on his forehead. "Oh man!"

Neville slumped away slowly and decided not to tell anyone since he just wasn't in the mood to be blamed for something he did out of stupidity. Flint trotted happily to the portrait and read aloud every password on the list.

After she still denied his entry he shouted, "WHY NOT! I'VE SAID EVERY PASSWORD ON THE LIST!" "Those aren't the passwords" she exclaimed quite plainly. He looked down at the list again and saw the title, 'Candies to get at Hogsmeade' Flint was so mad, he was about to explode.

Lost for words, he stomped away, mummbling. When he reached a turn in the hallway he heard quick footsteps coming his way. "Shoot!" He whispered to himself and jumped into a small closet next to him and watched through the crack.

Hey! It was that Ron Weasley he was after! Now was his chance. Flint quickly and quietly, put on the Invisibility cloak, and stepped out. Right after he heard Ron gasp "Bludger" as the password, he pointed his wand at him and whispered, "Imperio."

Ron stood still and Flint said in his head, 'Go inside.' Ron did so and Flint followed under the cloak. The portrait door closed behind them as Ron and Flint made their way into the boy's dormitories while passing an alone, studying Hermionie who didn't even notice Ron coming in (as she was buried in books).

Flint made Ron go through Harry's trunk just in case someone came in. Flint already had in mind what he was looking for: Harry's precious Firebolt. Unluckily for Flint, it wasn't there since he remembered, "Harry's at Quidditch practice, that's right! Dang it!" He added through gritted teeth.

Dissapointed, he and Ron walked out and into the common room where this time, Hermionie noticed Ron. "Hey Ron." Hermionie said glancing up at him then back down to her books. 'say hi' Flint commanded Ron in his head. "Hi" Ron said with no emotion.

Flint's face suddenly screwed up due to the fact that he was trying to remember what the instructions said, 'Get something valuable of Harry Potter's.' he glanced at Hermionie. "Perfect" he said. "What's that Ron?"

Questioned Hermionie.

But Ron didn't answer her. Instead, Flint commanded Ron to approach Hermionie, arms outstretched. "Ron. What are you doing?" Hermionie said with a puzzld look on her face. "Ron? Ron!" Hermionie tried to wriggle free of Ron's grasp.

With Hermionie restrained, Flint uncovered himself and smiled his ugly, wicked smile at her. Her eyes widened and she tried to scream but Ron covered her mouth. Flint yelled, "Flipendo!" Ron let go so that the Flipendo spell flew her against the wall.

She was knocked out and bleeding freely at the back of her head. Flint found some spare parchment, dipped her limp finger in her blood and used it to write:

Dear Harry Potter,

Come get your friends or you

may never see them again.

Flint then ordered Ron to fetch Harry's invisibility cloak. He did so and the three snuck out, Ron carrying an unconscious Hermionie. Flint led them out of the castle (while magically wiping the blood trail away behind him) to the place he knew all too well: Voldemort's hide-out.