Chapter 8: Harry's Excursion
Harry, Ginny, Fred, and George sat in the twins' room. Ginny was lying over the side of the bed, her head almost touching the floor. George was searching in his dresser for something, and Fred was drinking a butterbeer. Harry looked around at the Weasley's and stood up. "I can't just sit here waiting for something to happen!" Harry paced back and forth across the bedroom. Ginny sat up and looked at Harry. Harry stopped. "I'm gonna go find Lupin." Harry walked down the hallway towards Lupin's room. As soon as he opened the door a cloud of smoke filled his lungs. It was a strange smell. One he had not yet encountered before. It was tangy and peppery. It sort of smelled like a wet dog. All Harry knew was he was definitely not supposed to be associated with it. "Pro. cough. Professor Lupin? Are you in here?" Harry walked further into the room but left the door open. "Oh my god dude! Scoobs! Look at that kid's glasses! That is, like, totally awesome," A tall, skinny man wearing a green shirt and brown pants came into focus. He was sitting on a bed with a huge dog. "Rowsers! Schcooby Dooby Doooo!" The dog seemed to be laughing. Both the man and the dog were eating large foot-long sandwiches. Harry rubbed his eyes and stared, open-mouthed. Where is Lupin, he thought. Harry turned and left the room closing the door. The hallway seemed to be ten times longer than usual. There were far more doors as well. What is going on here, he thought looking around. Harry walked to the door across the hall and opened it.
It was very dark inside the door. In fact, he wasn't even in a bedroom in the mansion. He seemed to be outside. Harry propped the door open with a rock. It was eerily quiet. There was a lake to one side and a forest to the other. It did not look like any place Harry had ever been to before. Harry was about to turn back and leave when a naked woman ran by into the forest screaming. She seemed to be running from something. Harry backed up. A very large man was walking behind her. He was dressed all in black, wearing a hockey mask, and holding the largest sword Harry had ever seen. He walked past Harry without even acknowledging him. Harry assumed it was time to leave this door too, when another, shorter man was running after the larger man. He was wearing a brown hat and a sweater. He was very skinny and on one of his hands there were claw-like fingers. "Come back here! She's mine!" the skinny man screamed. Harry backed up further when the skinny man stopped and stared right at Harry. "Welcome to my world, bitch!" The man laughed and walked toward him. Harry turned and ran, slamming the door behind him. Where am I, Harry thought. He walked to yet another door and pulled it open.
Inside this door is was a room filled with computers. The room was empty except for one person in the far corner, typing away. It was a boy. He looked a few years younger than Harry. He had sleek black hair and was terribly white. "Um, excuse me?" Harry cleared his throat. The boy spun around in his chair. "Who are you?" The boy studied Harry. "Not one of the People I presume." "The 'People'?" Harry looked confused. "No of course not. How did you get in here?" The boy crossed his arms. A door to the right flung open and the largest man next to Hagrid stood holding a can of caviar. "Master Fowl?" The huge man looked from Harry to the boy. "What." That was enough for Harry. He spun around to leave when he tripped over a cord and fell flat on his face.
"Harry?" Harry opened his eyes and saw Ginny slapping his face. He closed his eyes and sat there adjusting. All of a sudden a huge waterfall slapped his face. At least, that's what it felt like. He opened his eyes and realized that Ginny had poured a glass of water on him. He sat up and shook the water off his face like a dog. "Harry you blacked out," Ginny put her hand over her mouth giggling. A huge cloud of smoke blew in Harry's face and he realized he was in Fred and George's bedroom again. "How did I get back here? Did I fall?" Harry looked over at Fred and George who seemed to be smoking something from a large tube. "Harry you've been. hahahaha. in here for almost 20 minutes. You. snort. hahaha. you haven't left once. Remember?" Ginny burst out laughing. Harry put his head in his hands. Then it all came back. He had been smoking that strange tube minutes ago. It was a bong! He knew that. "Whew. Right," Harry stood up and walked over to Fred and George where he picked up the bong and took a hit.
Harry, Ginny, Fred, and George sat in the twins' room. Ginny was lying over the side of the bed, her head almost touching the floor. George was searching in his dresser for something, and Fred was drinking a butterbeer. Harry looked around at the Weasley's and stood up. "I can't just sit here waiting for something to happen!" Harry paced back and forth across the bedroom. Ginny sat up and looked at Harry. Harry stopped. "I'm gonna go find Lupin." Harry walked down the hallway towards Lupin's room. As soon as he opened the door a cloud of smoke filled his lungs. It was a strange smell. One he had not yet encountered before. It was tangy and peppery. It sort of smelled like a wet dog. All Harry knew was he was definitely not supposed to be associated with it. "Pro. cough. Professor Lupin? Are you in here?" Harry walked further into the room but left the door open. "Oh my god dude! Scoobs! Look at that kid's glasses! That is, like, totally awesome," A tall, skinny man wearing a green shirt and brown pants came into focus. He was sitting on a bed with a huge dog. "Rowsers! Schcooby Dooby Doooo!" The dog seemed to be laughing. Both the man and the dog were eating large foot-long sandwiches. Harry rubbed his eyes and stared, open-mouthed. Where is Lupin, he thought. Harry turned and left the room closing the door. The hallway seemed to be ten times longer than usual. There were far more doors as well. What is going on here, he thought looking around. Harry walked to the door across the hall and opened it.
It was very dark inside the door. In fact, he wasn't even in a bedroom in the mansion. He seemed to be outside. Harry propped the door open with a rock. It was eerily quiet. There was a lake to one side and a forest to the other. It did not look like any place Harry had ever been to before. Harry was about to turn back and leave when a naked woman ran by into the forest screaming. She seemed to be running from something. Harry backed up. A very large man was walking behind her. He was dressed all in black, wearing a hockey mask, and holding the largest sword Harry had ever seen. He walked past Harry without even acknowledging him. Harry assumed it was time to leave this door too, when another, shorter man was running after the larger man. He was wearing a brown hat and a sweater. He was very skinny and on one of his hands there were claw-like fingers. "Come back here! She's mine!" the skinny man screamed. Harry backed up further when the skinny man stopped and stared right at Harry. "Welcome to my world, bitch!" The man laughed and walked toward him. Harry turned and ran, slamming the door behind him. Where am I, Harry thought. He walked to yet another door and pulled it open.
Inside this door is was a room filled with computers. The room was empty except for one person in the far corner, typing away. It was a boy. He looked a few years younger than Harry. He had sleek black hair and was terribly white. "Um, excuse me?" Harry cleared his throat. The boy spun around in his chair. "Who are you?" The boy studied Harry. "Not one of the People I presume." "The 'People'?" Harry looked confused. "No of course not. How did you get in here?" The boy crossed his arms. A door to the right flung open and the largest man next to Hagrid stood holding a can of caviar. "Master Fowl?" The huge man looked from Harry to the boy. "What." That was enough for Harry. He spun around to leave when he tripped over a cord and fell flat on his face.
"Harry?" Harry opened his eyes and saw Ginny slapping his face. He closed his eyes and sat there adjusting. All of a sudden a huge waterfall slapped his face. At least, that's what it felt like. He opened his eyes and realized that Ginny had poured a glass of water on him. He sat up and shook the water off his face like a dog. "Harry you blacked out," Ginny put her hand over her mouth giggling. A huge cloud of smoke blew in Harry's face and he realized he was in Fred and George's bedroom again. "How did I get back here? Did I fall?" Harry looked over at Fred and George who seemed to be smoking something from a large tube. "Harry you've been. hahahaha. in here for almost 20 minutes. You. snort. hahaha. you haven't left once. Remember?" Ginny burst out laughing. Harry put his head in his hands. Then it all came back. He had been smoking that strange tube minutes ago. It was a bong! He knew that. "Whew. Right," Harry stood up and walked over to Fred and George where he picked up the bong and took a hit.