Ch. 12 The Plan
The next day they all gathered in the secret passageway on the 2nd floor to think of a plan.
"Come on guys! We really need to think of something!" Bethany shouted.
"People are going to keep getting attacked and they will close the school!" said Harry.
"Yeah, well I hope the next person that gets attacked is Kiara!" yelled Ron and Kiara stood up but Bethany pulled her back down and Harry held Ron back.
Bethany stopped and let go of Kiara. She thought.
"Oh my god." she said breathily. "I have a plan."
Everyone stopped talking and looked at her, wide eyed.
"Well," said Patrick, "tell us!"
"Yeah, of course." she said. "We set, kind of, a booby trap. One of us will wait in a corridor alone until the attacker comes. But really, they aren't alone, cause we'll be hiding or something. Then we jump out at the last minute and catch the attacker!" she said and she beamed.
They all just stared at her. After a minute, Ron said, "Bethany, that has got to be the stupidest idea you have ever had."
Bethany's grin faded off of her face. Then Ron added, "Lets do it!" and she beamed again. They all burst into loud chatter again until Bethany waved her hands to silence them.
"Quiet guys, someone will hear us. Anyways, now we just need a volunteer to be the person to wait in the corridor!" Bethany stated.
Everyone fell silent and she looked at each one of them in turn.
"Come on guys! It's not that bad. You just have to wait there. Nothing will happen. And we'll catch the attacker!" she said hopefully trying to attract volunteers.
"If it's not that bad then why don't you do it!" said Ruby.
Bethany's cheeks turned a rosy pink.
"Well we have to have someone do it, or the plan won't work." said Bethany.
Ron poked Kiara in the back with his wand and she stood up alarmed and angry.
"Kiara! Thank you for voulenteering! All you have to do is wait in the corridor until the attacker comes and we'll catch him before he does anything." Bethany grinned at her.
Kiara was appalled. She had not wanted to volunteer and she had not done it on purpose. She gave a nasty look at Ron, who smirked, but she did not say anything and she sat back down.
They decided that that night, they would go down to the corridor where the first person was attacked and wait there.
"But what happens if no one comes?" asked Ruby.
"Well then we keep coming back until someone does." said Harry before Bethany could answer.
"Yeah so meet us down in the dungeon tomarow night at midnight. The Gryffindors can wait in the common room until then. Then we'll just see you down there I guess." said Bethany.
"Don't forget your wands!" said Harry as they all climbed out of the secret passage.
They all went to bed feeling accomplished and they thought about how they would all be victorious in capturing the attacker and how they would all be in the Daily Prophet.
The next day they all gathered in the secret passageway on the 2nd floor to think of a plan.
"Come on guys! We really need to think of something!" Bethany shouted.
"People are going to keep getting attacked and they will close the school!" said Harry.
"Yeah, well I hope the next person that gets attacked is Kiara!" yelled Ron and Kiara stood up but Bethany pulled her back down and Harry held Ron back.
Bethany stopped and let go of Kiara. She thought.
"Oh my god." she said breathily. "I have a plan."
Everyone stopped talking and looked at her, wide eyed.
"Well," said Patrick, "tell us!"
"Yeah, of course." she said. "We set, kind of, a booby trap. One of us will wait in a corridor alone until the attacker comes. But really, they aren't alone, cause we'll be hiding or something. Then we jump out at the last minute and catch the attacker!" she said and she beamed.
They all just stared at her. After a minute, Ron said, "Bethany, that has got to be the stupidest idea you have ever had."
Bethany's grin faded off of her face. Then Ron added, "Lets do it!" and she beamed again. They all burst into loud chatter again until Bethany waved her hands to silence them.
"Quiet guys, someone will hear us. Anyways, now we just need a volunteer to be the person to wait in the corridor!" Bethany stated.
Everyone fell silent and she looked at each one of them in turn.
"Come on guys! It's not that bad. You just have to wait there. Nothing will happen. And we'll catch the attacker!" she said hopefully trying to attract volunteers.
"If it's not that bad then why don't you do it!" said Ruby.
Bethany's cheeks turned a rosy pink.
"Well we have to have someone do it, or the plan won't work." said Bethany.
Ron poked Kiara in the back with his wand and she stood up alarmed and angry.
"Kiara! Thank you for voulenteering! All you have to do is wait in the corridor until the attacker comes and we'll catch him before he does anything." Bethany grinned at her.
Kiara was appalled. She had not wanted to volunteer and she had not done it on purpose. She gave a nasty look at Ron, who smirked, but she did not say anything and she sat back down.
They decided that that night, they would go down to the corridor where the first person was attacked and wait there.
"But what happens if no one comes?" asked Ruby.
"Well then we keep coming back until someone does." said Harry before Bethany could answer.
"Yeah so meet us down in the dungeon tomarow night at midnight. The Gryffindors can wait in the common room until then. Then we'll just see you down there I guess." said Bethany.
"Don't forget your wands!" said Harry as they all climbed out of the secret passage.
They all went to bed feeling accomplished and they thought about how they would all be victorious in capturing the attacker and how they would all be in the Daily Prophet.