Chapter 4
As Leah exited the Common room, she wiped her forehead with her hand. That had been close, she told herself, very close. She moved her back to the wall and slid down it, eventually sitting on the floor. As she moved her head back to rest on the wall, Matthew appeared at the end of the corridor.
"What are you doing out here?" he asked, looking at Leah like she was mad.
"Ummm...don't really know, just had to get out of there...you know, everyone is always so bloody busy and stuff!" was the reply.
"Oh...ok then..." Matthew said, as he turned to the Fat Lady. "Manticore". He walked in without another word.
"Why can't she ever be here on time?" Leah muttered to herself, looking at her watch. It read 7.05pm. Just as she was about to nod off, she heard hurried footsteps down the corridor. Rhian slid into view, bag swinging on her shoulder, breathing as if she had just run a mile.
"Ran from Filch...stupid git!" she said in huffs. "I dodged the cat too!"
"OK...tell me when I smuggle you in here!"
"Do the boys still not know?"
"No...and hopefully they never will..." Leah chanted as she pulled a Gryffindor tie from her bag.
"I am not wearing that!" Rhian replied disgusted.
"Yes you are...just take your black robe off, hide it in your bag, put the tie on, and they'll all think you belong here!"
As Leah exited the Common room, she wiped her forehead with her hand. That had been close, she told herself, very close. She moved her back to the wall and slid down it, eventually sitting on the floor. As she moved her head back to rest on the wall, Matthew appeared at the end of the corridor.
"What are you doing out here?" he asked, looking at Leah like she was mad.
"Ummm...don't really know, just had to get out of there...you know, everyone is always so bloody busy and stuff!" was the reply.
"Oh...ok then..." Matthew said, as he turned to the Fat Lady. "Manticore". He walked in without another word.
"Why can't she ever be here on time?" Leah muttered to herself, looking at her watch. It read 7.05pm. Just as she was about to nod off, she heard hurried footsteps down the corridor. Rhian slid into view, bag swinging on her shoulder, breathing as if she had just run a mile.
"Ran from Filch...stupid git!" she said in huffs. "I dodged the cat too!"
"OK...tell me when I smuggle you in here!"
"Do the boys still not know?"
"No...and hopefully they never will..." Leah chanted as she pulled a Gryffindor tie from her bag.
"I am not wearing that!" Rhian replied disgusted.
"Yes you are...just take your black robe off, hide it in your bag, put the tie on, and they'll all think you belong here!"