Chapter 5
Snape started talking about different potions they would be learning that year.
All of a sudden in the middle of Snape's speech, a little boy walked in the class, trembling.
"Probably a first year." whispered Ron. Harry nodded.
"Excuse me Professor Snape," he said.
"What is it?" snapped Snape.
"Professor Binns had me bring this note over; I'm not sure what it's for."
Snape grabbed the note out of the boy's hands and read it silently.
"Pack your things!" said Snape. "All of you. And you!" He added to the little boy. "You come with us."
"What's going on, Professor?" asked Hermione."
"Quiet Granger! Pack and go to the Great Hall! Go!"
All the students squeezed out of the class and started walking toward the Great Hall. Silent whispers went throughout the crowd; they were all wondering what was going on.
"Do you think it has to do with the Sixth Year Ball?" asked Hermione.
"There's a Sixth Year Ball?" asked Savannah. They ignored her.
"I don't know. Do you think Snape would be so mad if it was about the Sixth Year Ball?" asked Harry.
"Snape gets mad about everything." said Ron.
"Good point. Look, it can't be about the Sixth Year Ball. Ginny and a bunch of younger people are here. It must be something important." said Hermione.
The normal 4 tables in the Great Hall had been moved, and there were many chairs instead.
"Come on!" said Savannah running to the nearest four chairs she could find.
"I apologize for the inconvenience!" started Dumbledore. "But a problem has occurred in the castle. There is a murderer on the loose." Many gasps came. "Do not think he is another Sirius Black, a man who was misunderstood." His eyes twinkled in the direction of Harry. "He is much worse! He was a Death Eater, but! But he left Lord Voldemort to become a great ruler on his own."
"Who is he?" someone yelled.
"Richard Valgith."
"Who's that?" whispered Savannah.
"Valgith, Valgith, I know that name!" said Hermione. "Richard Valgith, Richard Valgith, that's it! He's the Samuel Valgith's father! He's the Head Boy's dad!"