Jack had been scrabbling around in the bushes behind the shack, trying to
find a hidden entrance, when he heard Freya calling his name. He rushed
out to find her tied up and screaming. Then she had disappeared along with
her captors. Jack, even in his state of drunken fear, knew what to do. He
ran down the hill and burst into the Three Broomsticks, almost tripping
over Professor Flitwick. He ran over to the table where Professor
Dumbledore was sitting with McGonagall and Snape.
'Professor!' he said, gasping for breath, 'Freya's... been...kidnapped'. 'Tell me exactly what happened Mr Mallory' said Dumbledore, in a gentle, yet commanding voice. 'We were up at the shrieking shack, I left her alone for a few minutes whilst I went to look round the side, then I heard her calling my name. She was tied up, screaming, surrounded by five guys, and then they all disappeared.' Professor McGonagall looked at him with piercing eyes, 'And what exactly were you doing at the shrieking shack Mr Mallory? I believe that I said earlier that it was out of bounds?' Jack looked slightly embarrassed. Maybe that safety speech hadn't been quite as useless as he first thought... 'I'm sorry Professor, I must have forgotten'.
Dumbledore and Snape both stood up. 'Mr Mallory, we shall ask further questions at a later point, but now it is imperative that all the students are taken back to the school..' He turned to face Professor Snape, who was grimacing, 'Severus, are you alright?' 'Perfectly fine, Headmaster. May I be excused? I have matters to attend to.' A look of understanding passed over Dumbledore's face. 'Very well, Severus.'
The Potions master swiftly sped out of the Three Broomsticks.
'Professor!' he said, gasping for breath, 'Freya's... been...kidnapped'. 'Tell me exactly what happened Mr Mallory' said Dumbledore, in a gentle, yet commanding voice. 'We were up at the shrieking shack, I left her alone for a few minutes whilst I went to look round the side, then I heard her calling my name. She was tied up, screaming, surrounded by five guys, and then they all disappeared.' Professor McGonagall looked at him with piercing eyes, 'And what exactly were you doing at the shrieking shack Mr Mallory? I believe that I said earlier that it was out of bounds?' Jack looked slightly embarrassed. Maybe that safety speech hadn't been quite as useless as he first thought... 'I'm sorry Professor, I must have forgotten'.
Dumbledore and Snape both stood up. 'Mr Mallory, we shall ask further questions at a later point, but now it is imperative that all the students are taken back to the school..' He turned to face Professor Snape, who was grimacing, 'Severus, are you alright?' 'Perfectly fine, Headmaster. May I be excused? I have matters to attend to.' A look of understanding passed over Dumbledore's face. 'Very well, Severus.'
The Potions master swiftly sped out of the Three Broomsticks.
