Chapter 20: ~The Ferret's Cries~
Harry, Ron, and Hermione awoke to a high-pitched screaming. Chloe sat up and looked at her watch and laughed. "Seven O' Clock on the dot."
"Who is that?" Hermione asked concerned.
"I don't know." Chloe said innocently.
Harry looked at her slyly, "We better get dressed and check it out."
The four clamored to get the clothing that mysteriously appeared over night (Harry, Ron, and Hermione suspected that Dobby had brought them down. Chloe knew different but wasn't going to ruin their wonderful imaginations.)
When, they were all ready, they headed for the screaming. As they got closer to the scream they weren't surprised to see other students flocking to the scene. So with their hair tussled and not brushed teeth the schools' population was on the move. On a great trek to see who or what was screaming so loud.
As the crowd approached the Hospital Wing, there was no doubt where the sound was coming from. As everyone stepped closer and closer to the door it snapped open. Snape walked out of it and it SLAMMED shut. "Everyone will go back to their Dormitories!" When, nobody moved, "NOW! Except for you Ms. Lauren!" Chloe looked up at the steaming Snape. "GET your ASS in here at this MOMENT!" She rolled her eyes.
"I'll meet you guys in the Great Hall." Chloe waved of the trio as she entered the screaming Wing. "What did I DO NOW?" She hissed at the steaming Snape.
"I KNOW YOU AND YOUR FRIEND HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS!" Snape yelled over the screaming Malfoy. "Can't you shut him up?" He growl at Madame Pomfrey.
"Well," Madame Pomfrey growled, "I would do something...if I had seen something LIKE THIS BEFORE! I thought you said you could find out what happened to him!"
"I'm working on it!" Snape barked.
"Well," Madame Pomfrey screamed, "I'm working on it TOO!" At that moment Malfoy passed out and silence came over the room again!
"Thank GOD!" Snape gasped as he looked around at Malfoy to see what Madame Pomfrey had done to shut him up. As he turned he noticed Chloe wasn't in his sight but as soon as he turned FULLY he noticed what had stopped him from screaming.
Chloe was standing face to face with Malfoy and Malfoy looked scared out of his wits. "Shut up you or I'll give you something to scream about. You understand?" Malfoy nodded and crawled under his sheets quivering.
"So you did have something to do with it Missy?" Madame Pomfrey observed.
"No," Chloe sighed, "I wish I had though. He's scared out of his wits. If I had that power I'd use it on bigger prey." She winked in her uncle's direction.
"Then, who did it? Was is you friend Danielle?" Snape prodded.
"It's Dana, and no! We were upstairs all night. We have witnesses and alibis." Chloe crossed her arms.
"Okay then who did? I know you're in cahoots with that Potter kid, did he do it?"
"No, he didn't and neither did any of my other friends because we aren't in Slytherin and we don't have the password to get into the Dorms. Even if we did, how would we get to the dorm without being caught by Filch or Peeves?" Chloe rolled off her explanations to point fingers anywhere but are herself. "How's that?"
"Fine," Snape put his face into his hand and rubbed his temples with his thumb and pinky finger. "Please go tell your friend, Darla, that I won't be able to start her lessons today. She's waiting in my office."
"It's Dana." Chloe growled.
"Whatever," Snape sighed as Chloe ran out the door, slamming behind her. The slam sent a vibration through the air and Malfoy started to scream again.
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Chloe ran down the halls of Hogwarts. Laughing to herself, about how easy it was to turn the blame away from Dana and herself. She ran straight to Snape's Office where a couple black flame candles were lit and nothing else.
Chloe bashed open the door, "Dana?"
"Yes," Dana called from a dark corner. She slowly walked out into the open, she was wearing a black cloak that the blue light sent waves of sapphire up and down it.
"Cool threads, where'd you get it?" Chloe pondered checking it out.
"It's a Dark Synthesizer 900," Dana twirled, "it shields me from lit sunrays. Like on really cloudy days. As long as I have this cloak on, and covering myself fully, I could stand outside."
"Cool," Chloe nodded with approval, "It suits you in the dreariness of this Dungeon."
"I know," Dana looked around, "I like the dungeon."
'Then," Chloe started, "Why did they give you a dorm in a tower?"
"I think they're still under the impression that a vampire can turn into a bat and fly away." Chloe laughed and Dana smiled. "So why brings you to the awful office of Professor Snape the Angry?"
"He's pre-occupied at the moment," Chloe said seriously, "With Malfoy, his crying like a baby wolf wanting his mommy."
"Oh well," Dana smiled. "But that was fun last night, too bad he passed out before I could do anything REALLY drastic with him." Chloe laughed.
"Yeah," Chloe chuckled, "Could you hear the screams this morning? Our tricks have NEVER worked that well."
"I KNOW!" They grabbed their sides as they ached from so much laughter.
"Okay," Chloe wiped tears from her eyes. "I have to get going. We're going to Hogsmeade today."
"I wish I could come." Dana looked down at her feet, "Too bad I can't come."
"I wish you could come," Chloe tried to comfort Dana but saw the sadness in her face, "Fine, I'll stay here with you. We can explore, as long as you wear that cloak your okay in school, right?"
"No," Dana objected, "You go. I don't want both of us to suffer. I'll explore by myself today!"
"Are you sure?" Chloe asked heading for the door.
"Yeah," Dana nodded not moving.
"Well," Chloe gave a weak smile, "See you tonight."
Harry, Ron, and Hermione awoke to a high-pitched screaming. Chloe sat up and looked at her watch and laughed. "Seven O' Clock on the dot."
"Who is that?" Hermione asked concerned.
"I don't know." Chloe said innocently.
Harry looked at her slyly, "We better get dressed and check it out."
The four clamored to get the clothing that mysteriously appeared over night (Harry, Ron, and Hermione suspected that Dobby had brought them down. Chloe knew different but wasn't going to ruin their wonderful imaginations.)
When, they were all ready, they headed for the screaming. As they got closer to the scream they weren't surprised to see other students flocking to the scene. So with their hair tussled and not brushed teeth the schools' population was on the move. On a great trek to see who or what was screaming so loud.
As the crowd approached the Hospital Wing, there was no doubt where the sound was coming from. As everyone stepped closer and closer to the door it snapped open. Snape walked out of it and it SLAMMED shut. "Everyone will go back to their Dormitories!" When, nobody moved, "NOW! Except for you Ms. Lauren!" Chloe looked up at the steaming Snape. "GET your ASS in here at this MOMENT!" She rolled her eyes.
"I'll meet you guys in the Great Hall." Chloe waved of the trio as she entered the screaming Wing. "What did I DO NOW?" She hissed at the steaming Snape.
"I KNOW YOU AND YOUR FRIEND HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS!" Snape yelled over the screaming Malfoy. "Can't you shut him up?" He growl at Madame Pomfrey.
"Well," Madame Pomfrey growled, "I would do something...if I had seen something LIKE THIS BEFORE! I thought you said you could find out what happened to him!"
"I'm working on it!" Snape barked.
"Well," Madame Pomfrey screamed, "I'm working on it TOO!" At that moment Malfoy passed out and silence came over the room again!
"Thank GOD!" Snape gasped as he looked around at Malfoy to see what Madame Pomfrey had done to shut him up. As he turned he noticed Chloe wasn't in his sight but as soon as he turned FULLY he noticed what had stopped him from screaming.
Chloe was standing face to face with Malfoy and Malfoy looked scared out of his wits. "Shut up you or I'll give you something to scream about. You understand?" Malfoy nodded and crawled under his sheets quivering.
"So you did have something to do with it Missy?" Madame Pomfrey observed.
"No," Chloe sighed, "I wish I had though. He's scared out of his wits. If I had that power I'd use it on bigger prey." She winked in her uncle's direction.
"Then, who did it? Was is you friend Danielle?" Snape prodded.
"It's Dana, and no! We were upstairs all night. We have witnesses and alibis." Chloe crossed her arms.
"Okay then who did? I know you're in cahoots with that Potter kid, did he do it?"
"No, he didn't and neither did any of my other friends because we aren't in Slytherin and we don't have the password to get into the Dorms. Even if we did, how would we get to the dorm without being caught by Filch or Peeves?" Chloe rolled off her explanations to point fingers anywhere but are herself. "How's that?"
"Fine," Snape put his face into his hand and rubbed his temples with his thumb and pinky finger. "Please go tell your friend, Darla, that I won't be able to start her lessons today. She's waiting in my office."
"It's Dana." Chloe growled.
"Whatever," Snape sighed as Chloe ran out the door, slamming behind her. The slam sent a vibration through the air and Malfoy started to scream again.
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Chloe ran down the halls of Hogwarts. Laughing to herself, about how easy it was to turn the blame away from Dana and herself. She ran straight to Snape's Office where a couple black flame candles were lit and nothing else.
Chloe bashed open the door, "Dana?"
"Yes," Dana called from a dark corner. She slowly walked out into the open, she was wearing a black cloak that the blue light sent waves of sapphire up and down it.
"Cool threads, where'd you get it?" Chloe pondered checking it out.
"It's a Dark Synthesizer 900," Dana twirled, "it shields me from lit sunrays. Like on really cloudy days. As long as I have this cloak on, and covering myself fully, I could stand outside."
"Cool," Chloe nodded with approval, "It suits you in the dreariness of this Dungeon."
"I know," Dana looked around, "I like the dungeon."
'Then," Chloe started, "Why did they give you a dorm in a tower?"
"I think they're still under the impression that a vampire can turn into a bat and fly away." Chloe laughed and Dana smiled. "So why brings you to the awful office of Professor Snape the Angry?"
"He's pre-occupied at the moment," Chloe said seriously, "With Malfoy, his crying like a baby wolf wanting his mommy."
"Oh well," Dana smiled. "But that was fun last night, too bad he passed out before I could do anything REALLY drastic with him." Chloe laughed.
"Yeah," Chloe chuckled, "Could you hear the screams this morning? Our tricks have NEVER worked that well."
"I KNOW!" They grabbed their sides as they ached from so much laughter.
"Okay," Chloe wiped tears from her eyes. "I have to get going. We're going to Hogsmeade today."
"I wish I could come." Dana looked down at her feet, "Too bad I can't come."
"I wish you could come," Chloe tried to comfort Dana but saw the sadness in her face, "Fine, I'll stay here with you. We can explore, as long as you wear that cloak your okay in school, right?"
"No," Dana objected, "You go. I don't want both of us to suffer. I'll explore by myself today!"
"Are you sure?" Chloe asked heading for the door.
"Yeah," Dana nodded not moving.
"Well," Chloe gave a weak smile, "See you tonight."