Harry Potter Murder Mystery
By Lauren Hillman
A QUICK NOTE BEFORE CHAPTER FOUR BEGINS! I just want to thank the couple of people who wrote reviews, it really inspired me to keep writing and to keep going. Thanks! Also, I hope that you like this chapter, I hope it isn't getting too repetitive! Ok, thanks! And please keep reviewing as you like. Constructive criticism much welcomed!
Chapter Four ~ The Announcement
So, the group traveled on. As they moved up the stairs in which they assumed the late Donald had fallen, small tokens of his were noticed. A bit of cloth, a piece of paper, a book here and there.
"See? He must have fallen down the stairs," said Hermione.
"Would it be likely that they used the Avada Kedavra curse though?" asked Harry. "I mean, now that we look at it it could have just been an accident."
"But the note..." said Hermione.
"True. Oh look, there's Madam Pince," said Harry.
"Thank goodness! A teacher!" But Hermione could not finish her sentence.
Madam Pince was slumped over her desk. Ron tentatively walked over and poked her.
He looked up, pale and shaking, and said, "She's..uh..dead."
Harry rushed over. "I knew it! The murderer must have used the Avada Kedavra curse. There's no blood here."
"Hey, what's this?" asked Ginny.
She was standing next to Harry, and was pointing to a piece of paper attached to Madam Pince's hand with a string.
Ginny untied it and was just about to read it out loud when, once again, the candles burned out of their own accord.
"Ok! When we find this bloody murderer I'm going to tell him a thing or two about lights," snarled Ginny in an irritated voice.
"Wait! We have this wand!" said Harry. Then, he muttered "Lumos" and a thin strip of light came out of the wand.
So, Ginny read the note out loud.
"...and the little girl searched for hours and hours
looking for the mysterious unicorn. Going all
over the castle, she finally found the unicorn tied
to a table in the great hall."
Ginny had started laughing. "I guess our murderer has a likeness for children's books." Then she seriously said, "What is this about? It's...so...random."
Hermione took the note, and her being the smartest of all of them said, "Wait. It's a page torn from a book. There must be something in it that tells us something." She scanned the paper until, with a triumphant cry she said, "The Great Hall! 'Tied to a table in the great hall.' I bet it's telling us to go to the Great Hall."
"You expect me to follow he orders of a mental murderer? I don't know about you, but I don't think so," came Malfoy's drawl somewhere behind them.
The rest of them agreed.
"How about we make our way to the great hall, but in the process look for teachers?" suggested Ron.
It was the best idea they had so they decided to do just that. All of sudden (and to Ginny's approval, the lights DID NOT go out) there was a strange crackling noise.
"What the?" muttered Ron.
"It's the speakers! You know, the ones that tell us when to go to class and all," said Fred.
Then, a rather normal man's voice came over the speaker and said quietly, "You think you'll ignore my warning and just look for teachers, eh? The only problem is, all of your teachers are dead. So I suggest you just come to the Great Hall like I said."
The voice went dead. All of a sudden, there was a crashing noise. Everyone looked around and saw that bookshelves were toppling over one by one. And Hermione was right under one of them, about to be crushed under the weight of the books...
*Chapter 5 ~ Coming In Maybe Two Days! Thanks for Reading!*
A QUICK NOTE BEFORE CHAPTER FOUR BEGINS! I just want to thank the couple of people who wrote reviews, it really inspired me to keep writing and to keep going. Thanks! Also, I hope that you like this chapter, I hope it isn't getting too repetitive! Ok, thanks! And please keep reviewing as you like. Constructive criticism much welcomed!
Chapter Four ~ The Announcement
So, the group traveled on. As they moved up the stairs in which they assumed the late Donald had fallen, small tokens of his were noticed. A bit of cloth, a piece of paper, a book here and there.
"See? He must have fallen down the stairs," said Hermione.
"Would it be likely that they used the Avada Kedavra curse though?" asked Harry. "I mean, now that we look at it it could have just been an accident."
"But the note..." said Hermione.
"True. Oh look, there's Madam Pince," said Harry.
"Thank goodness! A teacher!" But Hermione could not finish her sentence.
Madam Pince was slumped over her desk. Ron tentatively walked over and poked her.
He looked up, pale and shaking, and said, "She's..uh..dead."
Harry rushed over. "I knew it! The murderer must have used the Avada Kedavra curse. There's no blood here."
"Hey, what's this?" asked Ginny.
She was standing next to Harry, and was pointing to a piece of paper attached to Madam Pince's hand with a string.
Ginny untied it and was just about to read it out loud when, once again, the candles burned out of their own accord.
"Ok! When we find this bloody murderer I'm going to tell him a thing or two about lights," snarled Ginny in an irritated voice.
"Wait! We have this wand!" said Harry. Then, he muttered "Lumos" and a thin strip of light came out of the wand.
So, Ginny read the note out loud.
"...and the little girl searched for hours and hours
looking for the mysterious unicorn. Going all
over the castle, she finally found the unicorn tied
to a table in the great hall."
Ginny had started laughing. "I guess our murderer has a likeness for children's books." Then she seriously said, "What is this about? It's...so...random."
Hermione took the note, and her being the smartest of all of them said, "Wait. It's a page torn from a book. There must be something in it that tells us something." She scanned the paper until, with a triumphant cry she said, "The Great Hall! 'Tied to a table in the great hall.' I bet it's telling us to go to the Great Hall."
"You expect me to follow he orders of a mental murderer? I don't know about you, but I don't think so," came Malfoy's drawl somewhere behind them.
The rest of them agreed.
"How about we make our way to the great hall, but in the process look for teachers?" suggested Ron.
It was the best idea they had so they decided to do just that. All of sudden (and to Ginny's approval, the lights DID NOT go out) there was a strange crackling noise.
"What the?" muttered Ron.
"It's the speakers! You know, the ones that tell us when to go to class and all," said Fred.
Then, a rather normal man's voice came over the speaker and said quietly, "You think you'll ignore my warning and just look for teachers, eh? The only problem is, all of your teachers are dead. So I suggest you just come to the Great Hall like I said."
The voice went dead. All of a sudden, there was a crashing noise. Everyone looked around and saw that bookshelves were toppling over one by one. And Hermione was right under one of them, about to be crushed under the weight of the books...
*Chapter 5 ~ Coming In Maybe Two Days! Thanks for Reading!*
