The flames danced gaily along the stone walls of the school as the moon
shone into the corridors through the arched glass windows giving it an
eerie feeling and look. The Hogwarts school at night did not look very
inviting, it seemed almost deserted now, especially, with every student
banished to their common rooms until further notice. Empty, bare branches
clashed together, clicking wood on wood while tips of branches scratched
against the glass like finger nails due to the billowing wind. The six
girls could feel the warm flickering glows against their skin as they made
their way down the desolate corridors, yes no figures could be spotted. The
only sound to be heard was a slight click of a heel every now and then from
their school shoes. George on the other hand was freezing as he followed
nothing except the never-ending flame-lit corridors following the sound of
heels yet not knowing the owner. He crossed his arms across his chest,
pulling his shoulders in and hiding hid hands in the folded edges of his
elbows.
"Ow! Rosalina, that was my foot!" Amber scolded quietly as she added a little jump in her step to show her pain.
"That wasn't me, I'm over here next to Kali." She countered in defense of herself and her innocence.
"It was me." Abby slunked back as she rose a guilty hand under the cloak causing it to rise and to reveal Madison's shoes for a second before Kali shoved Abby's hand back down to her side.
"Now one raise any limbs from here on out!" Kali ordered from her 'station' at the head of the group. There was a slight murmur of agreements from the rest of the herd.
George perked his ears up at the sound of familiar voices from slightly down the hallway. He squinted his eyes almost shut when he spotted a black buckled shoe and the beginning of a white sock. His spirits rose as he began to run forward towards the spot where he had seen the shoe hoping his tired mind wasn't playing tricks on him. A soon he found himself friends with the floor.
The girls felt a huge bump come from behind sending them to stone ground and the invisibility cloak off to the side. Madison was on Abby who laid across the legs of Kali whose head rested upon Megan's back who's fall was broken by Amber, Rosalina was the only one to make a full impact on the floor. George sat up right rubbing the back of his now throbbing head and opened his eyes to see the girls and gave out a laugh.
"At least I know I'm not losing my marbles." He chuckled before wincing from a slight shooting pain.
"George! What are you doing here?" Madison questioned as she spotted him.
"What? No hug?" He wondered with an innocent puppy-dog face as he received a hug from her. "I woke up when you guys snuck out and I saw the door shut so I followed. Well, I didn't know what I was following, but still."
"Maybe we should get going, Filly needs us and if we just continue to sit here, we're going to be found." Amber stated as she made a grab for the invisibility cloak before freezing at the sound of footsteps making their way down the hallway.
"Yeah, miss goody-two-shoes has a point," Rosalina nodded as she tilted her hat Amber with a questioning look as the rest began to stand.
"Shh, did you guys hear that?" Megan wondered as she strained her ears at the footsteps as they began to get louder.
"Everybody get under here." Amber ordered as she tossed the cloak over, now seven of them and blending in to the stone as they pushed up against the wall and started to inch further down the hallway.
Soon Oliver had come in to view as he patrolled the corridors, wand in hand. Amber made a reach for him, but was held back by Kali and Madison. George had his arms around Madison's waist, holding her against his chest with a light grin. Oliver felt a soft tug on the sleeve of his sweater and looked to where he had felt it, but saw nothing.
Amber threw off the cloak and grabbed Oliver's arm causing him to jump and spin, holding his wand at the ready before lowering it. His face relaxed along with his muscles as he spotted Amber, a small smile crossing his lips.
"Oliver, come with us." She whispered in his ear as she took hold of his hand and pulled the cloak over them.
"Great, now there's eight of us. Lets see if we don't get spotted now!" Rosalina exhaled heavily, slightly perturbed.
They passed a slight crack in the wall and soon slowed to a stop, first initiated by Amber. Kali raised a hand to the chilling wall and ran her fingers across the jagged stone, her fingers coming back slightly wet.
"Kali! You're bleeding!" Megan exclaimed as she pointed to Kali's fingers. They drew their attention to her fingers that contained crimson red liquid. It slowly began to trail down from the tips of her fingers and to the palm of her hand before she wiped it from her hand onto her cloak.
"It's not my blood." She replied, her heart stopping for a second, "We need to open that passageway." She stated as she pointed at the crack and throwing the cloak off to the side revealing everyone. Amber grabbed a hold of Oliver's hand as Madison broke free of George's grasp and attempted to help Kali, Rosalina, Megan and Abby open the passage.
Soon the slab of stone skidded out of the way, scratching the floor like nails on a chalk board. Everyone covered their ears at the sound, their eardrums feeling as though they might explode at any given minute.
"I bet no one heard that . . ." Abby sighed, wiping her brow, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Wha?" She questioned as she caught the look on everyone's face. They paled together, eyes widening. Madison drove her head against George's warm and strong chest as he tightened his grip around her. Amber brought a quiet hand to her gaping mouth while Rosalina grabbed her stomach. Megan nearly fell to the floor, her hand catching the side of the wall.
"My god . ." Oliver gasped as he surveyed the lightly lit part of the passage with his wide eyes.
Abby felt her dinner jump in her stomach as her eyes caught sight of a trail of slimy wet crimson blood traveled in an eerie squiggle up to a large pool, a frail and limp body floating in the center. Everyone's eyes followed the trail, Kali wanting to faint at the sight.
"Filly . . no . ." Kali cried, her eyes watering, an empty hole growing in her heart at the sight of her freshly dead friend.
Eerie-lit eyes floated bodiless behind her body in the dank darkness behind her lifeless body. A vicious and maniacal laughter filled the passage as the disturbed voice spoke. "Welcome."
~*~*~A/N: Ok, I hope that sort of helped make up for my absence, yes I know, cliff-hanger! But just you wait! It will get better . . .time to face up to the nightmare! Please review so I know how it's going for you all. Also, my author's note will be removed once the story is complete so it will shrink a chapter due to loss of the Author's note, not to confuse any of you. Thanks for staying with me!~*~*~*~
"Ow! Rosalina, that was my foot!" Amber scolded quietly as she added a little jump in her step to show her pain.
"That wasn't me, I'm over here next to Kali." She countered in defense of herself and her innocence.
"It was me." Abby slunked back as she rose a guilty hand under the cloak causing it to rise and to reveal Madison's shoes for a second before Kali shoved Abby's hand back down to her side.
"Now one raise any limbs from here on out!" Kali ordered from her 'station' at the head of the group. There was a slight murmur of agreements from the rest of the herd.
George perked his ears up at the sound of familiar voices from slightly down the hallway. He squinted his eyes almost shut when he spotted a black buckled shoe and the beginning of a white sock. His spirits rose as he began to run forward towards the spot where he had seen the shoe hoping his tired mind wasn't playing tricks on him. A soon he found himself friends with the floor.
The girls felt a huge bump come from behind sending them to stone ground and the invisibility cloak off to the side. Madison was on Abby who laid across the legs of Kali whose head rested upon Megan's back who's fall was broken by Amber, Rosalina was the only one to make a full impact on the floor. George sat up right rubbing the back of his now throbbing head and opened his eyes to see the girls and gave out a laugh.
"At least I know I'm not losing my marbles." He chuckled before wincing from a slight shooting pain.
"George! What are you doing here?" Madison questioned as she spotted him.
"What? No hug?" He wondered with an innocent puppy-dog face as he received a hug from her. "I woke up when you guys snuck out and I saw the door shut so I followed. Well, I didn't know what I was following, but still."
"Maybe we should get going, Filly needs us and if we just continue to sit here, we're going to be found." Amber stated as she made a grab for the invisibility cloak before freezing at the sound of footsteps making their way down the hallway.
"Yeah, miss goody-two-shoes has a point," Rosalina nodded as she tilted her hat Amber with a questioning look as the rest began to stand.
"Shh, did you guys hear that?" Megan wondered as she strained her ears at the footsteps as they began to get louder.
"Everybody get under here." Amber ordered as she tossed the cloak over, now seven of them and blending in to the stone as they pushed up against the wall and started to inch further down the hallway.
Soon Oliver had come in to view as he patrolled the corridors, wand in hand. Amber made a reach for him, but was held back by Kali and Madison. George had his arms around Madison's waist, holding her against his chest with a light grin. Oliver felt a soft tug on the sleeve of his sweater and looked to where he had felt it, but saw nothing.
Amber threw off the cloak and grabbed Oliver's arm causing him to jump and spin, holding his wand at the ready before lowering it. His face relaxed along with his muscles as he spotted Amber, a small smile crossing his lips.
"Oliver, come with us." She whispered in his ear as she took hold of his hand and pulled the cloak over them.
"Great, now there's eight of us. Lets see if we don't get spotted now!" Rosalina exhaled heavily, slightly perturbed.
They passed a slight crack in the wall and soon slowed to a stop, first initiated by Amber. Kali raised a hand to the chilling wall and ran her fingers across the jagged stone, her fingers coming back slightly wet.
"Kali! You're bleeding!" Megan exclaimed as she pointed to Kali's fingers. They drew their attention to her fingers that contained crimson red liquid. It slowly began to trail down from the tips of her fingers and to the palm of her hand before she wiped it from her hand onto her cloak.
"It's not my blood." She replied, her heart stopping for a second, "We need to open that passageway." She stated as she pointed at the crack and throwing the cloak off to the side revealing everyone. Amber grabbed a hold of Oliver's hand as Madison broke free of George's grasp and attempted to help Kali, Rosalina, Megan and Abby open the passage.
Soon the slab of stone skidded out of the way, scratching the floor like nails on a chalk board. Everyone covered their ears at the sound, their eardrums feeling as though they might explode at any given minute.
"I bet no one heard that . . ." Abby sighed, wiping her brow, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Wha?" She questioned as she caught the look on everyone's face. They paled together, eyes widening. Madison drove her head against George's warm and strong chest as he tightened his grip around her. Amber brought a quiet hand to her gaping mouth while Rosalina grabbed her stomach. Megan nearly fell to the floor, her hand catching the side of the wall.
"My god . ." Oliver gasped as he surveyed the lightly lit part of the passage with his wide eyes.
Abby felt her dinner jump in her stomach as her eyes caught sight of a trail of slimy wet crimson blood traveled in an eerie squiggle up to a large pool, a frail and limp body floating in the center. Everyone's eyes followed the trail, Kali wanting to faint at the sight.
"Filly . . no . ." Kali cried, her eyes watering, an empty hole growing in her heart at the sight of her freshly dead friend.
Eerie-lit eyes floated bodiless behind her body in the dank darkness behind her lifeless body. A vicious and maniacal laughter filled the passage as the disturbed voice spoke. "Welcome."
~*~*~A/N: Ok, I hope that sort of helped make up for my absence, yes I know, cliff-hanger! But just you wait! It will get better . . .time to face up to the nightmare! Please review so I know how it's going for you all. Also, my author's note will be removed once the story is complete so it will shrink a chapter due to loss of the Author's note, not to confuse any of you. Thanks for staying with me!~*~*~*~