Chapter 21: ~Danger Afoot~
Chloe walked up the hill to Hogwarts Castle with the happy trio. Chloe frowned as they entered the giant shadow of the castle. She was weighed down with gifts for Dana. Chloe had brought her a bag full of Honeydukes candy, to keep on the perception that she could actually eat it. Then, she noticed something. Instead of the usual Hogwart's Crest on a green background flying at over the castle, it was a black background.
"Guys!" Chloe tried to point, unsuccessfully, "What does a black flag mean?"
"A what?" Ron asked confused.
"What flag?" Harry asked, never noticing a flag before. (No one actually noticed it! Until NOW...thank you ME!)
"A black FLAG!?" Hermione screamed. (Apparently someone else noticed it)
"Yes," Chloe nodded.
"Run to the castle." Hermione instructed and started to run. The others followed her hoping for an explanation. Which in time she did give them. She explained that Hogwart's has a flag system. (Who knew? Besides Hermione and I? Well, the people that wrote 'Hogwart's a History' did! She had to explain that to Ron and Harry. They made fun of her once again for reading it. Back...) "Green means normal, red means sickness, and black means DOOM!" Hermione explained.
"Doom? That's a little on the depressing side?" Ron pointed out.
"Yes," Harry agreed. "'Why couldn't it mean less normal than usual'?"
"'Danger afoot'?" Ron added, starting to lean against the closed Great Hall doors.
"'Run DO NOT walked to the castle'?" Harry continued to add.
"'Something's wrong'."
"'Alert'! See there are so many other possibilities." Chloe and Hermione rolled their eyes at the boys.
"It's not the meaning that's wrong!" Hermione almost yelled. "Something is wrong and we have to find a professor." Chloe and Hermione started to run down the deserted hallways. Harry and Ron decided to follow.
"Can't we drop our bags off first?" Ron complained. "They are ever so heavy."
"If you complain one more time," Chloe growled. "My foot will be ever so up your ass." Ron made a gulping sound but didn't say anything else.
They continued to run, but they got to the stairs. "We haven't come across anyone." Hermione thought out loud.
"Where is everyone?" Ron looked up at the stairs that were silent, not the sound of a footfall echoed against the walls.
"Something is terribly wrong." Chloe shivered as she noticed how cold it was. "Are you guys cold?"
They three looked around at each other. "No," the said in unison. Chloe shivered.
"This isn't good," Chloe teeth chattered. Then she whispered, "Dana!" She started running up the stairs in the direction of Dana's Tower Apartment. Chloe started to breathe harder as she got higher up the staircase. Finally she made it to Dana's door. She slammed her fist against it, "DANA! What's happening what's going on? DANA!"
The door slowly creaked open and Chloe rushed into the room. She dropped her bags and spun around in the sunlight spilling into the room. "Chloe are you blond? Shut the stupid DOOR!" A whisper came from the darkness. Chloe gently closed the door and a cold head covered her mouth. Chloe spun around as the lamps turned into a soft glow. Giving her Voldemort's voice a haunting radiance. Chloe tried to scream.
"No, no, no," Voldemort hissed softly. "Miss Chloe Lauren, we are not going to scream." Voldemort lead her backwards through Dana's apartment. "Now, Ms. Lauren you know what I want. Now, give it to me!" Chloe gathered the courage and bit his finger. He let out a scream and shook out his finger. Chloe made a quick move once he let go and was now facing the horrible humanoid creature. "Naughty, naughty," Voldemort wagged his finger at her.
Chloe growled, "Where's Dana?"
"Your vampire friend?" Voldemort sneered. "She's happily lying away in her coffin. In the pile of dust and a stake." Chloe lunged for him.
--*--*--*--
Chloe threw herself at the floor, "Shit!" Chloe looked up at the three shining faces that smiled at her. "Am I dead?"
"No," Hermione looked around. "I don't think these two would be in heaven."
Chloe rubbed her head, "Where are we?"
"In a carriage heading for Hogsmeade." Ron sent an evil glare towards Hermione, who smiled sweetly and fluttered her eyelashes.
Chloe looked around, "It looks like that doesn't it? What happened?"
"Well, you fell asleep," Harry shrugged. "We decided not to wake up until we got there. Then, you threw yourself at the floor."
"What did the floor ever do to you?" Ron glared at Chloe the caressed the floor.
"Stop that now," Hermione barked, gently kicking his hand.
"Fine," Ron acted hurt. "I was just sticking up for the floor. It looked like it needed someone."
"Stop him, I have a headache. I don't need to feel guilty about the floor." Chloe rubbed her head and looked out the window. Slowly raindrops rolled down the glass surface, as the carriage pulled into the city street of Hogsmeade.
A/N: Ok...it was a DREAM! She fell asleep! You can breathe again, breathe in and out...GOOD! ( Well, not to Hogsmeade yet...but a little thing to keep you minds working! Ok...BYE!
Chloe walked up the hill to Hogwarts Castle with the happy trio. Chloe frowned as they entered the giant shadow of the castle. She was weighed down with gifts for Dana. Chloe had brought her a bag full of Honeydukes candy, to keep on the perception that she could actually eat it. Then, she noticed something. Instead of the usual Hogwart's Crest on a green background flying at over the castle, it was a black background.
"Guys!" Chloe tried to point, unsuccessfully, "What does a black flag mean?"
"A what?" Ron asked confused.
"What flag?" Harry asked, never noticing a flag before. (No one actually noticed it! Until NOW...thank you ME!)
"A black FLAG!?" Hermione screamed. (Apparently someone else noticed it)
"Yes," Chloe nodded.
"Run to the castle." Hermione instructed and started to run. The others followed her hoping for an explanation. Which in time she did give them. She explained that Hogwart's has a flag system. (Who knew? Besides Hermione and I? Well, the people that wrote 'Hogwart's a History' did! She had to explain that to Ron and Harry. They made fun of her once again for reading it. Back...) "Green means normal, red means sickness, and black means DOOM!" Hermione explained.
"Doom? That's a little on the depressing side?" Ron pointed out.
"Yes," Harry agreed. "'Why couldn't it mean less normal than usual'?"
"'Danger afoot'?" Ron added, starting to lean against the closed Great Hall doors.
"'Run DO NOT walked to the castle'?" Harry continued to add.
"'Something's wrong'."
"'Alert'! See there are so many other possibilities." Chloe and Hermione rolled their eyes at the boys.
"It's not the meaning that's wrong!" Hermione almost yelled. "Something is wrong and we have to find a professor." Chloe and Hermione started to run down the deserted hallways. Harry and Ron decided to follow.
"Can't we drop our bags off first?" Ron complained. "They are ever so heavy."
"If you complain one more time," Chloe growled. "My foot will be ever so up your ass." Ron made a gulping sound but didn't say anything else.
They continued to run, but they got to the stairs. "We haven't come across anyone." Hermione thought out loud.
"Where is everyone?" Ron looked up at the stairs that were silent, not the sound of a footfall echoed against the walls.
"Something is terribly wrong." Chloe shivered as she noticed how cold it was. "Are you guys cold?"
They three looked around at each other. "No," the said in unison. Chloe shivered.
"This isn't good," Chloe teeth chattered. Then she whispered, "Dana!" She started running up the stairs in the direction of Dana's Tower Apartment. Chloe started to breathe harder as she got higher up the staircase. Finally she made it to Dana's door. She slammed her fist against it, "DANA! What's happening what's going on? DANA!"
The door slowly creaked open and Chloe rushed into the room. She dropped her bags and spun around in the sunlight spilling into the room. "Chloe are you blond? Shut the stupid DOOR!" A whisper came from the darkness. Chloe gently closed the door and a cold head covered her mouth. Chloe spun around as the lamps turned into a soft glow. Giving her Voldemort's voice a haunting radiance. Chloe tried to scream.
"No, no, no," Voldemort hissed softly. "Miss Chloe Lauren, we are not going to scream." Voldemort lead her backwards through Dana's apartment. "Now, Ms. Lauren you know what I want. Now, give it to me!" Chloe gathered the courage and bit his finger. He let out a scream and shook out his finger. Chloe made a quick move once he let go and was now facing the horrible humanoid creature. "Naughty, naughty," Voldemort wagged his finger at her.
Chloe growled, "Where's Dana?"
"Your vampire friend?" Voldemort sneered. "She's happily lying away in her coffin. In the pile of dust and a stake." Chloe lunged for him.
--*--*--*--
Chloe threw herself at the floor, "Shit!" Chloe looked up at the three shining faces that smiled at her. "Am I dead?"
"No," Hermione looked around. "I don't think these two would be in heaven."
Chloe rubbed her head, "Where are we?"
"In a carriage heading for Hogsmeade." Ron sent an evil glare towards Hermione, who smiled sweetly and fluttered her eyelashes.
Chloe looked around, "It looks like that doesn't it? What happened?"
"Well, you fell asleep," Harry shrugged. "We decided not to wake up until we got there. Then, you threw yourself at the floor."
"What did the floor ever do to you?" Ron glared at Chloe the caressed the floor.
"Stop that now," Hermione barked, gently kicking his hand.
"Fine," Ron acted hurt. "I was just sticking up for the floor. It looked like it needed someone."
"Stop him, I have a headache. I don't need to feel guilty about the floor." Chloe rubbed her head and looked out the window. Slowly raindrops rolled down the glass surface, as the carriage pulled into the city street of Hogsmeade.
A/N: Ok...it was a DREAM! She fell asleep! You can breathe again, breathe in and out...GOOD! ( Well, not to Hogsmeade yet...but a little thing to keep you minds working! Ok...BYE!