Chapter 3
The Secret Hideout
The next day was pretty much the same for Cassie, and the next, and the next. Before she knew it the week was over, and it was Saturday. The weekend had finally come, which meant, to Cassie, to go out and explore the campus.
Cassie woke on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.; she got dressed and walked down to the commonroom. To her surprise no one was there, they all must be down at breakfast, she thought. So, Cassie walked out of the commonroom and walked down the stairs toward the Dining Hall. She was just about to go down the stairs leading to the 4th floor when she ran into Adam. He had his backed turned to her, not moving or saying anything. Cassie smiled and said, "Good morning Adam." He didn't move or anything, "Adam, I said good morning." nothing, "Adam! Are you listening to me?" She put his hand on his shoulder and turned him around. Cassie jumped back with a gasp and a shriek. Adam was covered with blood, his hands his face, and his robes. "Adam, are you okay?" He gave her a small smile, "I'm fine." Cassie walked a little closer to him. "Adam, you're bleeding. That usually means that one is hurt." She said slowly. His smile grew, "Oh, this isn't my blood." He stepped aside, reviling a body, a dead body. Covered in blood, robes hiding his or hers face. Cassie shrieked once again; "Adam you, you didn't-"Adam started laughing; a cold hard laugh that didn't suit him at all. The laughing grew louder and louder. "No. Adam. No!" Cassie was screaming, "Adam!"
Cassie woke with a start, to find that someone was standing over her. They had blonde hair and blue eyes, with a sweet voice. "I'm not Adam, I'm Serena! Serena Spelling." Cassie sat up, "What?" Serena smiled and laughed, "You were talking in your sleep." Cassie got up out of bed slowly, "I was?" She said in a daze. "What time is it?" Serena looked outside. "Well, if we don't hurry we'll be late for breakfast. Umm I'm sorry I didn't catch your name?" "That's because I never gave it to you. I'm Cassie Jane Small." Serena smiled, "Hi Cassie Jane. I'm Serena!" "Um, you already told me your name." Cassie said confused. "Oh that's right I did." She laughed, "Come on, we're gonna be late for breakfast!"
Cassie got dressed and walked down to the commonroom with Serena. It was empty; everyone was down at breakfast already. They left the commonroom and walked down to the first floor to the Dinning Hall. They opened the doors and went in, she saw Adam, Driana, Lisbet and Cavenleigh sitting at the Iocose table. Cassie walked over to them followed by Serena. Adam noticed her first. "Cassie! Hey!" He said happily waving his hand. "Oh, and who is this?" Cassie didn't even get a chance to open her mouth when, "I'm Serena Spelling!" Serena exclaimed sitting in between Driana and Lisbet, forcing them apart. Cassie went sit on the right of Adam; Cavenleigh was on his left not saying a word. "I just transferred here from well, my house. I was home schooled from my 6th year until now. I'm a sophomore." She said helping herself to some toast and orange juice. Cassie took two pieces of toast some orange juice and a couple pieces of bacon. "Hi Adam. She finally said, Serena gave a mischievous smile and said, "Oh, so this is Adam." Cassie choked on her orange juice. Adam grinned, "So you told her about me eh?" Cassie blushed, "Well, er uhh. Not really." She finally said, Adam looked at her perplexed, "Not really?" He cocked his head, Serena once again spoke before Cassie could open her mouth, "She yelled out your name when she was sleeping this morning." Cassie blushed even more; she put her right hand over her face. Driana and Lisbet giggled, Cavenleigh merely grinned. "Dreaming of me?" He said, Cassie took her hand of her face and put her hands in her lap, twiddling her thumbs. "Well, you see it's like this umm I uh." Adam started to laugh, this time the laugh suited him. "It's okay Cassie, really." She blushed once more; "Well best be off to the library then." Driana said standing up, "Library?" Lisbet asked setting her fork down. "Yeah, got an essay to do, got to have it completed by Monday for Transfigurations." Lisbet gasped, "Oh that's right! Oh man, I better be going too see you guys." "Bye," Cassie and Adam said. They got up and left, off to the library. "See you later!" Serena yelled after them. "Hey," She said looking around, "where'd that other guy go off to?" Adam smiled, taking a sip of orange juice. "That's Cavenleigh for you. He probably went along with them." Cassie smiled, and took another bite of her toast.
After breakfast they headed up to the commonroom, Serena stopped outside of the Grand Hall. "I have to be going; I'm supposed to meet someone outside. It was nice meeting you Cassie, Adam." And without another word she left, Cassie waved and Adam said, "See ya." They soon reached a lime stone statue of a bottle-nosed dolphin; the Iocose animal. "Bubbles" Adam said, the statue hopped aside and they went in. Only one person was in the commonroom, a girl with short red hair and brown eyes. "Hey, Cassie you want go check out the campus?" She smiled, "Oh, I'd love to." "Okay, let me go get something I'll be right back." Adam said, running up the stairs leading to the boy's dormitory. Cassie looked around; she looked over to the short red haired girl, Hmmm, I wonder. She looks a little bit like Lisbet. Maybe they're sister. Cassie thought; she heard a rumbling sound, then "AGHHH!" a boy appeared at the bottom of the steps leading to the boy's dormitory. The girl with the short red hair stood up and ran over to him. "Oh, Devin." She said sounding annoyed; Cassie followed her. "Uh, are you okay?" Cassie said bending down her long blonde hair falling over her shoulders. The girl scoffed and helped him up. "He's fine! He's just a bit clumsy that's all." Cassie smiled, "I'm Cassie Jane." She held out her hand after putting her long blonde hair behind her ear. Devin stood there and looked at her, as if she were about to bite him. Cassie withdrew her hand slowly, slightly embarrassed. The red haired girl held her hand out, "I'm Ami Tomoe. This is Devin; don't mind him he acts strange all the time." Cassie giggled, "it's okay, I'm used to people acting weird." Ami smiled half-heartily, "Well, Devin is as strange as they come." Devin blushed and took out his wand, "Slineco!" Ami was still laughing but no sound came from her mouth. Then her face turned from a smile into a scowl. "Sometimes she talks too much!" Devin finally spoke up, his voice was soft he sounded like his voice hadn't changed yet. He had dusts black hair and blue eyes. Adam came rushing back down the stairs, "Ready Cassie?"
Cassie smiled, "Yup, what did you have to do?" She asked carefully, Adam said, "I was feeding my cat. He gets hungry you know." Cassie laughed, "Oh, this is Ami, and this is Devin." Ami waved as she took out her wand, taped her mouth, "I know Adam, and I've been going here for a year now; hello there Adam." Ami said, she had her voice back. "Devin is a freshman though." "I can speak for me' self Ami." He reproachfully, "I'm Devin." Adam smiled, "Hello Ami, nice to meet you Devin. Well, we better go Cassie." "Yeah, well it was nice meeting you Ami, Devin." Ami smiled brightly, "You too." Devin gave Cassie a said sort of smile, Cassie saw this but thought nothing of it.
"Cassie, come on! Close your eyes!" Adam said tugging Cassie out the main doors and onto the front lawn of UUM. In the dome it was a beautiful day, the sky was clear, the sun shone brightly, and the grass was greener then ever. "Why do I have to close my eyes?" Cassie asked laughing, "Where are we going?" Adam stopped, "We aren't going any further till you close your eyes." Adam said, "You have to listen to me; I am a prefect after all." Cassie laughed, "Fine, I'll close my eyes." Adam grabbed her arm and led her across the grounds. "We're almost there." Adam said after a few minutes. After another five minutes they stopped. "Okay, open your eyes." Adam said, Cassie grinned and opened her eyes. Her eyes widened in amazement, they were standing at the opening of a great cave. "It's my secret hideout, no one else knows about it." "Oh, it's wonderful." Cassie said. She turned to Adam.
"It's beau- Adam?" Adam had a blank look on his face, and behind him stood a tall figure hooded and cloaked so she couldn't see his face. Before she could say anything, the figure expanded his arm and Adam did the same, like he was his puppet.
"Adam?" Cassie said backing away her foot slipped, she looked behind her she was standing on the edge of a cliff. Then when she looked back around to Adam, he shoved her making her fall back over the cliff. "NO!"
She screamed, it grew dark around her then she landed, in water. Cassie sat up and looked around she was in the Great Hall, people around her were screaming and running; the Great Hall was filling up with water, "Avada Kedavra!" Came a familiar voice, then a blast of green light. Then a voice far off calling her, she closed her eyes and opened them once more, but now she was back in the Iocose common room.
Ami, Devon and Adam were standing in front of her, "What? Where?" Cassie asked in wonderment. "You're in the Iocose common room." Devon said. "Cassie I asked, are you ready?" Cassie looked over to Adam, Cassie smiled, "Yup, what did you have to do?" She asked carefully, Adam said, "I was feeding my cat. He gets hungry you know."
Cassie laughed then she stopped, that's weird, Cassie thought; "Oh, this is Ami, and this is Devin." Ami waved as she took out her wand, taped her mouth, "I know Adam, and I've been going here for a year now; hello there Adam." Ami said, she had her voice back. "Devin is a freshman though."
"I can speak for me' self Ami." He reproachfully, "I'm Devin." Adam smiled, "Hello Ami, nice to meet you Devin. Well, we better go Cassie." "Yeah, well it was nice meeting you Ami, Devin." Ami smiled brightly, "You too." Devin gave Cassie a said sort of smile, Cassie saw this but thought nothing of it. As they turned to leave Cassie couldn't help but think that that happened before. She shook her head, no it couldn't have.
"Cassie, come on! Close your eyes!" Adam said tugging Cassie out the main doors and onto the front lawn of UUM. In the dome it was a beautiful day, the sky was clear, the sun shone brightly, and the grass was greener then ever. Cassie walked slower, this all seemed familiar. "Why do I have to close my eyes?" Cassie asked laughing, "Where are we going?" Adam stopped, "We aren't going any further till you close your eyes." Adam said, "You have to listen to me; I am a prefect after all." Cassie frowned, it clicked. It had happened before, in her dream vision or whatever she just had, everything was happening the way it did. "Uh, Adam I'm but I got to be going!" She said hurriedly, walking quickly away from Adam. "But, hey Cassie!" Cassie picked up speed and ran to the doors of the Great Hall.
Cassie sighed once she got inside, "Why do I keep having these, visions?" She asked herself in a whisper. She looked around, she shook her head, and "You're losing it Cassie." "What you lose?" Cassie jerked her head up she jumped. "Oh, it's just you Serena." Serena smiled, "Hiya!" She said in her usual happy voice, "You lose something? I could help you find it." Cassie grinned, "No, I didn't lose anything. I was just thinking out loud." Cassie walked over to the stairs, Serena cocked her head "Well, then that's not thinking. It's talking," She followed Cassie, "So, you really weren't thinking, you were talking." Cassie rolled her eyes, "Whatever, I was talking to myself." Serena stopped, "Well, you were talking a loud, so really if you were talking to yourself you would have thought it? Don't you think?" Cassie turned around, "Could we please just drop it?" Serena frowned, "I was just saying-"Cassie turned and started to walk back up the stairs, "well, PLEASE don't. I've got enough on my mind already." Serena scoffed, "See if I ever help you look for something you lost again." And with that she walked away. Cassie put her hand to her forehead, "She's a ditz." She said to herself.
She walked into the Library, "Visions," She said quietly, "I need to find a book on visions." She walked around the library searching for books all about visions and seeing the future. She was busy looking at the books on the selves to see who see backed into. "Oh sorry, hi Devon." And sure enough there was Devon, turning red. "H-hi Cassie, what are y-you doing h-ere?" Cassie hid the books she had in her arms, "Oh just looking around, 'Potions for Love'?" She read the title of the book in Devon's arms, he gasped looked down and hid it behind his back. "Isn't from the restricted section?" Cassie said, Devon blushed; "Yeah, well Professor Mongo gave me permission to get it out. It's for a report for her class, potions you know; extra credit." Cassie smirked, "Oh, okay. Is Ami with you?" Devon shook his head, "No, she isn't. She's back in the Common room." Devon said side stepping as Cassie went to look behind his back. "Alright, well I better be going. Bye Devon." Cassie said and she checked out the books and left the library, she looked around to see if anybody was near, she head behind a pillar and watched as Devon came out of the library, he had the book tucked under his left arm, he scanned the corridor; he sighed. "Close one." Cassie heard him say quietly, and she watched as Devon walked quickly away and down the stairs, perhaps heading to Professor Mongo's class, Cassie thought. She came out from behind the pillar, "I wonder if there's a place I could read these in private. Away from everyone." She said walking around caring the three books she had checked out. "Not the girl's bathroom, hmm.Where to go where to go? "She sighed, and then she came upon an empty classroom. Cassie looked around to see if anyone was near. Then she went to open the door, "Locked," Cassie took out her wand, "Alohomora!" Cassie grinned, and opened the now unlocked door. She stepped in and closed it.
The Secret Hideout
The next day was pretty much the same for Cassie, and the next, and the next. Before she knew it the week was over, and it was Saturday. The weekend had finally come, which meant, to Cassie, to go out and explore the campus.
Cassie woke on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.; she got dressed and walked down to the commonroom. To her surprise no one was there, they all must be down at breakfast, she thought. So, Cassie walked out of the commonroom and walked down the stairs toward the Dining Hall. She was just about to go down the stairs leading to the 4th floor when she ran into Adam. He had his backed turned to her, not moving or saying anything. Cassie smiled and said, "Good morning Adam." He didn't move or anything, "Adam, I said good morning." nothing, "Adam! Are you listening to me?" She put his hand on his shoulder and turned him around. Cassie jumped back with a gasp and a shriek. Adam was covered with blood, his hands his face, and his robes. "Adam, are you okay?" He gave her a small smile, "I'm fine." Cassie walked a little closer to him. "Adam, you're bleeding. That usually means that one is hurt." She said slowly. His smile grew, "Oh, this isn't my blood." He stepped aside, reviling a body, a dead body. Covered in blood, robes hiding his or hers face. Cassie shrieked once again; "Adam you, you didn't-"Adam started laughing; a cold hard laugh that didn't suit him at all. The laughing grew louder and louder. "No. Adam. No!" Cassie was screaming, "Adam!"
Cassie woke with a start, to find that someone was standing over her. They had blonde hair and blue eyes, with a sweet voice. "I'm not Adam, I'm Serena! Serena Spelling." Cassie sat up, "What?" Serena smiled and laughed, "You were talking in your sleep." Cassie got up out of bed slowly, "I was?" She said in a daze. "What time is it?" Serena looked outside. "Well, if we don't hurry we'll be late for breakfast. Umm I'm sorry I didn't catch your name?" "That's because I never gave it to you. I'm Cassie Jane Small." Serena smiled, "Hi Cassie Jane. I'm Serena!" "Um, you already told me your name." Cassie said confused. "Oh that's right I did." She laughed, "Come on, we're gonna be late for breakfast!"
Cassie got dressed and walked down to the commonroom with Serena. It was empty; everyone was down at breakfast already. They left the commonroom and walked down to the first floor to the Dinning Hall. They opened the doors and went in, she saw Adam, Driana, Lisbet and Cavenleigh sitting at the Iocose table. Cassie walked over to them followed by Serena. Adam noticed her first. "Cassie! Hey!" He said happily waving his hand. "Oh, and who is this?" Cassie didn't even get a chance to open her mouth when, "I'm Serena Spelling!" Serena exclaimed sitting in between Driana and Lisbet, forcing them apart. Cassie went sit on the right of Adam; Cavenleigh was on his left not saying a word. "I just transferred here from well, my house. I was home schooled from my 6th year until now. I'm a sophomore." She said helping herself to some toast and orange juice. Cassie took two pieces of toast some orange juice and a couple pieces of bacon. "Hi Adam. She finally said, Serena gave a mischievous smile and said, "Oh, so this is Adam." Cassie choked on her orange juice. Adam grinned, "So you told her about me eh?" Cassie blushed, "Well, er uhh. Not really." She finally said, Adam looked at her perplexed, "Not really?" He cocked his head, Serena once again spoke before Cassie could open her mouth, "She yelled out your name when she was sleeping this morning." Cassie blushed even more; she put her right hand over her face. Driana and Lisbet giggled, Cavenleigh merely grinned. "Dreaming of me?" He said, Cassie took her hand of her face and put her hands in her lap, twiddling her thumbs. "Well, you see it's like this umm I uh." Adam started to laugh, this time the laugh suited him. "It's okay Cassie, really." She blushed once more; "Well best be off to the library then." Driana said standing up, "Library?" Lisbet asked setting her fork down. "Yeah, got an essay to do, got to have it completed by Monday for Transfigurations." Lisbet gasped, "Oh that's right! Oh man, I better be going too see you guys." "Bye," Cassie and Adam said. They got up and left, off to the library. "See you later!" Serena yelled after them. "Hey," She said looking around, "where'd that other guy go off to?" Adam smiled, taking a sip of orange juice. "That's Cavenleigh for you. He probably went along with them." Cassie smiled, and took another bite of her toast.
After breakfast they headed up to the commonroom, Serena stopped outside of the Grand Hall. "I have to be going; I'm supposed to meet someone outside. It was nice meeting you Cassie, Adam." And without another word she left, Cassie waved and Adam said, "See ya." They soon reached a lime stone statue of a bottle-nosed dolphin; the Iocose animal. "Bubbles" Adam said, the statue hopped aside and they went in. Only one person was in the commonroom, a girl with short red hair and brown eyes. "Hey, Cassie you want go check out the campus?" She smiled, "Oh, I'd love to." "Okay, let me go get something I'll be right back." Adam said, running up the stairs leading to the boy's dormitory. Cassie looked around; she looked over to the short red haired girl, Hmmm, I wonder. She looks a little bit like Lisbet. Maybe they're sister. Cassie thought; she heard a rumbling sound, then "AGHHH!" a boy appeared at the bottom of the steps leading to the boy's dormitory. The girl with the short red hair stood up and ran over to him. "Oh, Devin." She said sounding annoyed; Cassie followed her. "Uh, are you okay?" Cassie said bending down her long blonde hair falling over her shoulders. The girl scoffed and helped him up. "He's fine! He's just a bit clumsy that's all." Cassie smiled, "I'm Cassie Jane." She held out her hand after putting her long blonde hair behind her ear. Devin stood there and looked at her, as if she were about to bite him. Cassie withdrew her hand slowly, slightly embarrassed. The red haired girl held her hand out, "I'm Ami Tomoe. This is Devin; don't mind him he acts strange all the time." Cassie giggled, "it's okay, I'm used to people acting weird." Ami smiled half-heartily, "Well, Devin is as strange as they come." Devin blushed and took out his wand, "Slineco!" Ami was still laughing but no sound came from her mouth. Then her face turned from a smile into a scowl. "Sometimes she talks too much!" Devin finally spoke up, his voice was soft he sounded like his voice hadn't changed yet. He had dusts black hair and blue eyes. Adam came rushing back down the stairs, "Ready Cassie?"
Cassie smiled, "Yup, what did you have to do?" She asked carefully, Adam said, "I was feeding my cat. He gets hungry you know." Cassie laughed, "Oh, this is Ami, and this is Devin." Ami waved as she took out her wand, taped her mouth, "I know Adam, and I've been going here for a year now; hello there Adam." Ami said, she had her voice back. "Devin is a freshman though." "I can speak for me' self Ami." He reproachfully, "I'm Devin." Adam smiled, "Hello Ami, nice to meet you Devin. Well, we better go Cassie." "Yeah, well it was nice meeting you Ami, Devin." Ami smiled brightly, "You too." Devin gave Cassie a said sort of smile, Cassie saw this but thought nothing of it.
"Cassie, come on! Close your eyes!" Adam said tugging Cassie out the main doors and onto the front lawn of UUM. In the dome it was a beautiful day, the sky was clear, the sun shone brightly, and the grass was greener then ever. "Why do I have to close my eyes?" Cassie asked laughing, "Where are we going?" Adam stopped, "We aren't going any further till you close your eyes." Adam said, "You have to listen to me; I am a prefect after all." Cassie laughed, "Fine, I'll close my eyes." Adam grabbed her arm and led her across the grounds. "We're almost there." Adam said after a few minutes. After another five minutes they stopped. "Okay, open your eyes." Adam said, Cassie grinned and opened her eyes. Her eyes widened in amazement, they were standing at the opening of a great cave. "It's my secret hideout, no one else knows about it." "Oh, it's wonderful." Cassie said. She turned to Adam.
"It's beau- Adam?" Adam had a blank look on his face, and behind him stood a tall figure hooded and cloaked so she couldn't see his face. Before she could say anything, the figure expanded his arm and Adam did the same, like he was his puppet.
"Adam?" Cassie said backing away her foot slipped, she looked behind her she was standing on the edge of a cliff. Then when she looked back around to Adam, he shoved her making her fall back over the cliff. "NO!"
She screamed, it grew dark around her then she landed, in water. Cassie sat up and looked around she was in the Great Hall, people around her were screaming and running; the Great Hall was filling up with water, "Avada Kedavra!" Came a familiar voice, then a blast of green light. Then a voice far off calling her, she closed her eyes and opened them once more, but now she was back in the Iocose common room.
Ami, Devon and Adam were standing in front of her, "What? Where?" Cassie asked in wonderment. "You're in the Iocose common room." Devon said. "Cassie I asked, are you ready?" Cassie looked over to Adam, Cassie smiled, "Yup, what did you have to do?" She asked carefully, Adam said, "I was feeding my cat. He gets hungry you know."
Cassie laughed then she stopped, that's weird, Cassie thought; "Oh, this is Ami, and this is Devin." Ami waved as she took out her wand, taped her mouth, "I know Adam, and I've been going here for a year now; hello there Adam." Ami said, she had her voice back. "Devin is a freshman though."
"I can speak for me' self Ami." He reproachfully, "I'm Devin." Adam smiled, "Hello Ami, nice to meet you Devin. Well, we better go Cassie." "Yeah, well it was nice meeting you Ami, Devin." Ami smiled brightly, "You too." Devin gave Cassie a said sort of smile, Cassie saw this but thought nothing of it. As they turned to leave Cassie couldn't help but think that that happened before. She shook her head, no it couldn't have.
"Cassie, come on! Close your eyes!" Adam said tugging Cassie out the main doors and onto the front lawn of UUM. In the dome it was a beautiful day, the sky was clear, the sun shone brightly, and the grass was greener then ever. Cassie walked slower, this all seemed familiar. "Why do I have to close my eyes?" Cassie asked laughing, "Where are we going?" Adam stopped, "We aren't going any further till you close your eyes." Adam said, "You have to listen to me; I am a prefect after all." Cassie frowned, it clicked. It had happened before, in her dream vision or whatever she just had, everything was happening the way it did. "Uh, Adam I'm but I got to be going!" She said hurriedly, walking quickly away from Adam. "But, hey Cassie!" Cassie picked up speed and ran to the doors of the Great Hall.
Cassie sighed once she got inside, "Why do I keep having these, visions?" She asked herself in a whisper. She looked around, she shook her head, and "You're losing it Cassie." "What you lose?" Cassie jerked her head up she jumped. "Oh, it's just you Serena." Serena smiled, "Hiya!" She said in her usual happy voice, "You lose something? I could help you find it." Cassie grinned, "No, I didn't lose anything. I was just thinking out loud." Cassie walked over to the stairs, Serena cocked her head "Well, then that's not thinking. It's talking," She followed Cassie, "So, you really weren't thinking, you were talking." Cassie rolled her eyes, "Whatever, I was talking to myself." Serena stopped, "Well, you were talking a loud, so really if you were talking to yourself you would have thought it? Don't you think?" Cassie turned around, "Could we please just drop it?" Serena frowned, "I was just saying-"Cassie turned and started to walk back up the stairs, "well, PLEASE don't. I've got enough on my mind already." Serena scoffed, "See if I ever help you look for something you lost again." And with that she walked away. Cassie put her hand to her forehead, "She's a ditz." She said to herself.
She walked into the Library, "Visions," She said quietly, "I need to find a book on visions." She walked around the library searching for books all about visions and seeing the future. She was busy looking at the books on the selves to see who see backed into. "Oh sorry, hi Devon." And sure enough there was Devon, turning red. "H-hi Cassie, what are y-you doing h-ere?" Cassie hid the books she had in her arms, "Oh just looking around, 'Potions for Love'?" She read the title of the book in Devon's arms, he gasped looked down and hid it behind his back. "Isn't from the restricted section?" Cassie said, Devon blushed; "Yeah, well Professor Mongo gave me permission to get it out. It's for a report for her class, potions you know; extra credit." Cassie smirked, "Oh, okay. Is Ami with you?" Devon shook his head, "No, she isn't. She's back in the Common room." Devon said side stepping as Cassie went to look behind his back. "Alright, well I better be going. Bye Devon." Cassie said and she checked out the books and left the library, she looked around to see if anybody was near, she head behind a pillar and watched as Devon came out of the library, he had the book tucked under his left arm, he scanned the corridor; he sighed. "Close one." Cassie heard him say quietly, and she watched as Devon walked quickly away and down the stairs, perhaps heading to Professor Mongo's class, Cassie thought. She came out from behind the pillar, "I wonder if there's a place I could read these in private. Away from everyone." She said walking around caring the three books she had checked out. "Not the girl's bathroom, hmm.Where to go where to go? "She sighed, and then she came upon an empty classroom. Cassie looked around to see if anyone was near. Then she went to open the door, "Locked," Cassie took out her wand, "Alohomora!" Cassie grinned, and opened the now unlocked door. She stepped in and closed it.