*disclaimer* I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters mentioned, I am not JK Rowling.
Chapter One
Dun Dun Dun
Fawkes swooped down and sat on one of the burnt out candles floating in the air above the Great Hall. All of the students sat innocently eating the magnificent feast set out before them…some more innocently than others, but then that was the usual.
Fawkes was Dumbledore's unofficial spy. Always had been, always would be, and today Fawkes felt a change in the air…something was different…something was going to happen. The great bird shifted its weight from side to side on the large candle.
"What could be happening today that is any different from any other day?" Fawkes wondered. Suddenly the candle
she was standing on and all of the nearby candles dropped like weights from the sky. Several of them were lit and Fawkes knew that this would mean trouble.
Fawkes gave a shrill shriek of warning and flew hurriedly towards Dumbledore. By then, though, candles were dropping like flies and dodging them was becoming a problem…Students scurried away screaming and a mass panic lead to a great surge of people towards the door…
"It's locked!" someone cried in alarm and soon everyone was pounding and wailing on the door.
"Children now don't panic!" Professor McGonagall's voice rang out in the hall, but it was too late. Candles were
falling everywhere and the fire was spreading to the tables… soon the entire hall would be engulfed in flame. Fawkes did not know what to do.
The last candle fell and Fawkes watched hopelessly as it crashed to the ground among the others.
The ceiling which was bewitched to look like the night sky showed rain pouring down, but sadly it was only an illusion and beneath the realistic looking rain, the fire grew and spread.
Fawkes saw that nearly all of the students and teachers were heading to the doors and finding them all locked. They tried spell after spell but none would open the doors. Finally from the back of the huddle of people, somebody shouted the right spell and all of the doors unlocked and swung open.
Students whammed into each other in an effort to escape. Some were trampled in the horrible mass. Harry, Ron and Hermione struggled to stay together, but were finally broken apart and as Fawkes watched by helpless to stop it, Ron was thrown against a nearby door and knocked out cold.
The fire was now spreading faster than ever, many students looked as though they were going to be left behind, swallowed in the fiery inferno.
Only minutes later it was all over. Those who did not make it were trapped as of the great doors swung shut compelled by some horrid curse to lock the rest inside to die.
Ron was one of the lucky ones, he had fallen in front of the door and when it shut he got swept along with it and brought out to safety.
Fawkes had dove out of the hall just in time to hear them slam shut right behind her.
This was terribly wrong. How could something like this happen? These questions were being asked over and over again as hordes of crying people searched for friends and family among the masses.
The teachers immediately sent everyone to their houses and ordered the prefects to do a roll call once there. The professors then turned and tried to reopen the doors in an effort to save anyone still alive.
The doors remained shut, the fire did not spread out of them, there were many mysteries left unsolved.
Harry and Hermione found Ron and carried him between the two of them back to the common room. Apparently extra medical help had already been called for because many healers were already buzzing around the room making makeshift beds and helping ailing students.
Somewhere in the distance roll was being called and Hermione vaguely heard her name.
"Here!" she shouted over the noise. "I'm here!" Someone must have heard her because they went onto the next name on the list.
After all was finally said and done Harry and Hermione went up to bed and left Ron in the care of the healers.
In the middle of the night Harry was awoken by Fawkes. "What do you want?" Harry yawned sleepily before remembering the horror of the evening before. Fawkes nudged him again and beckoned him to follow her. Harry finally followed her and she led him straight to Dumbledore.
"Harry," Dumbledore started. "I need your help. You and your friends have solved things like this before. I want you, Hermione, and Ron to be my little aurors ok?"
"Alright." Harry replied sleepily. "What do you want me to do?"
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Harry returned to his bed and slept the night away. What Dumbledore had said haunted his dreams. The mission assigned to him would be tough, but Harry would pull through, he always did.
Soon it was morning and the peace was over…someone or something had bewitched the Great Hall to do those horrible things, now it was up to Harry and his friends to find the culprit before they struck again.
Harry dressed quickly, he was worried about Ron. He bounded down the stairs and swung around the corner just in time to see Hermione arrive at Ron's side.
It seemed that he was still unconscious and from where Harry he could see that Hermione was very upset…Harry watched silently, unnoticed by the grieving girl.
He had never seen Hermione like this before. A single tear slid down her cheek, but by the looks of her puffy, red eyes, it was only the most recent tear shed of many. Harry saw Hermione take Ron's still hand and whisper something to him.
Harry took a step closer and reached out and rested his hand on her shoulder. "Hermione, he'll be all right." Harry said softly and Hermione jumped a foot off the ground.
"Oh, oh, Harry, I, um, didn't notice you there." Hermione choked out. "Listen, we need to talk." She said and motioned towards a more private place. "Now."
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Behind the locked doors of the Great Hall the fire had stopped. Ginny Weasley awoke and groaned. Every part of her body ached.
"Where am I?" she wondered. Then the memory of the night before came clouding back and Ginny realized to her horror, she was trapped inside the Hall.
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Harry followed Hermione to a corner of the room, but just as she was about to say something, Fred and George rushed over.
"Harry, Hermione," Fred said quickly looking anxious.
"Have you guys seen Ginny anywhere?" George finished.
"No I haven't seen her since before the….." Harry's voice drifted off.
"Oh God no! Not Ginny now too!" Hermione uttered. She looked like she was about to break down. The two girls had become very close over all of the summers spent at the Weasley's.
"We've got to find her." Fred said shakily. "And we're probably going to need you're help." Harry took a deep breath. Another 'mission' to be accepted, but there didn't seem to be any other way.
"I'm in." Harry replied.
"Me too." Said Hermione. "Alright then," George murmured. "We'll meet you guys in the secret passage on the 4th floor, you know the one Harry, at 9:00 tonight, bring Ron too if he's up to it by then…"
A/N: Alright, now then. I am totally editing this story and I'd really appreciate it if you guys review, I'm putting forth quite a bit of effort and not getting like ANY reviews…sad.
Chapter One
Dun Dun Dun
Fawkes swooped down and sat on one of the burnt out candles floating in the air above the Great Hall. All of the students sat innocently eating the magnificent feast set out before them…some more innocently than others, but then that was the usual.
Fawkes was Dumbledore's unofficial spy. Always had been, always would be, and today Fawkes felt a change in the air…something was different…something was going to happen. The great bird shifted its weight from side to side on the large candle.
"What could be happening today that is any different from any other day?" Fawkes wondered. Suddenly the candle
she was standing on and all of the nearby candles dropped like weights from the sky. Several of them were lit and Fawkes knew that this would mean trouble.
Fawkes gave a shrill shriek of warning and flew hurriedly towards Dumbledore. By then, though, candles were dropping like flies and dodging them was becoming a problem…Students scurried away screaming and a mass panic lead to a great surge of people towards the door…
"It's locked!" someone cried in alarm and soon everyone was pounding and wailing on the door.
"Children now don't panic!" Professor McGonagall's voice rang out in the hall, but it was too late. Candles were
falling everywhere and the fire was spreading to the tables… soon the entire hall would be engulfed in flame. Fawkes did not know what to do.
The last candle fell and Fawkes watched hopelessly as it crashed to the ground among the others.
The ceiling which was bewitched to look like the night sky showed rain pouring down, but sadly it was only an illusion and beneath the realistic looking rain, the fire grew and spread.
Fawkes saw that nearly all of the students and teachers were heading to the doors and finding them all locked. They tried spell after spell but none would open the doors. Finally from the back of the huddle of people, somebody shouted the right spell and all of the doors unlocked and swung open.
Students whammed into each other in an effort to escape. Some were trampled in the horrible mass. Harry, Ron and Hermione struggled to stay together, but were finally broken apart and as Fawkes watched by helpless to stop it, Ron was thrown against a nearby door and knocked out cold.
The fire was now spreading faster than ever, many students looked as though they were going to be left behind, swallowed in the fiery inferno.
Only minutes later it was all over. Those who did not make it were trapped as of the great doors swung shut compelled by some horrid curse to lock the rest inside to die.
Ron was one of the lucky ones, he had fallen in front of the door and when it shut he got swept along with it and brought out to safety.
Fawkes had dove out of the hall just in time to hear them slam shut right behind her.
This was terribly wrong. How could something like this happen? These questions were being asked over and over again as hordes of crying people searched for friends and family among the masses.
The teachers immediately sent everyone to their houses and ordered the prefects to do a roll call once there. The professors then turned and tried to reopen the doors in an effort to save anyone still alive.
The doors remained shut, the fire did not spread out of them, there were many mysteries left unsolved.
Harry and Hermione found Ron and carried him between the two of them back to the common room. Apparently extra medical help had already been called for because many healers were already buzzing around the room making makeshift beds and helping ailing students.
Somewhere in the distance roll was being called and Hermione vaguely heard her name.
"Here!" she shouted over the noise. "I'm here!" Someone must have heard her because they went onto the next name on the list.
After all was finally said and done Harry and Hermione went up to bed and left Ron in the care of the healers.
In the middle of the night Harry was awoken by Fawkes. "What do you want?" Harry yawned sleepily before remembering the horror of the evening before. Fawkes nudged him again and beckoned him to follow her. Harry finally followed her and she led him straight to Dumbledore.
"Harry," Dumbledore started. "I need your help. You and your friends have solved things like this before. I want you, Hermione, and Ron to be my little aurors ok?"
"Alright." Harry replied sleepily. "What do you want me to do?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry returned to his bed and slept the night away. What Dumbledore had said haunted his dreams. The mission assigned to him would be tough, but Harry would pull through, he always did.
Soon it was morning and the peace was over…someone or something had bewitched the Great Hall to do those horrible things, now it was up to Harry and his friends to find the culprit before they struck again.
Harry dressed quickly, he was worried about Ron. He bounded down the stairs and swung around the corner just in time to see Hermione arrive at Ron's side.
It seemed that he was still unconscious and from where Harry he could see that Hermione was very upset…Harry watched silently, unnoticed by the grieving girl.
He had never seen Hermione like this before. A single tear slid down her cheek, but by the looks of her puffy, red eyes, it was only the most recent tear shed of many. Harry saw Hermione take Ron's still hand and whisper something to him.
Harry took a step closer and reached out and rested his hand on her shoulder. "Hermione, he'll be all right." Harry said softly and Hermione jumped a foot off the ground.
"Oh, oh, Harry, I, um, didn't notice you there." Hermione choked out. "Listen, we need to talk." She said and motioned towards a more private place. "Now."
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Behind the locked doors of the Great Hall the fire had stopped. Ginny Weasley awoke and groaned. Every part of her body ached.
"Where am I?" she wondered. Then the memory of the night before came clouding back and Ginny realized to her horror, she was trapped inside the Hall.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Harry followed Hermione to a corner of the room, but just as she was about to say something, Fred and George rushed over.
"Harry, Hermione," Fred said quickly looking anxious.
"Have you guys seen Ginny anywhere?" George finished.
"No I haven't seen her since before the….." Harry's voice drifted off.
"Oh God no! Not Ginny now too!" Hermione uttered. She looked like she was about to break down. The two girls had become very close over all of the summers spent at the Weasley's.
"We've got to find her." Fred said shakily. "And we're probably going to need you're help." Harry took a deep breath. Another 'mission' to be accepted, but there didn't seem to be any other way.
"I'm in." Harry replied.
"Me too." Said Hermione. "Alright then," George murmured. "We'll meet you guys in the secret passage on the 4th floor, you know the one Harry, at 9:00 tonight, bring Ron too if he's up to it by then…"
A/N: Alright, now then. I am totally editing this story and I'd really appreciate it if you guys review, I'm putting forth quite a bit of effort and not getting like ANY reviews…sad.