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Chapter Three

Beyond The Iron Door

Cho got up and walked to the door.

"Don't open it." The Bodiless Man cautioned. Cho spared him a glare, but he did actually look scared so she paused for a moment.

The door as she could see was solid metal. Heavy hinges held it to the stone, there was a single handle, and a thick stubby iron bar on a hinge that could be shoved into a slot to lock the door. Simple and sturdy. Cho glanced back at Neville who had gotten to his elbows and was watching her.

"I think we should wait." Neville said, he shot a quick glance at the man.

"Wait for what?" She asked. The only way there were getting out of here was by themselves. Unless Dumbledore or someone else knew where they were. Maybe it was best to sit quiet for a moment. Wait and see how things pan out before charging off into something that could be dangerous for herself and for Neville.

Neville was quiet for a moment and then shrugged. "Be careful." He said, slowly getting into a sitting position.

"You shouldn't be trying to exert yourself." Cho cautioned. She nearly winced watching him. She knew how it felt to have a concussion, years in Quidditch tended to cause all sorts of injuries, and Neville was either plain stupid, had a high tolerance for pain, or was acting foolishly stubborn. But for some reason it gave her a surge of determination, if Neville could ignore the pain of his injuries, then she could at least push away the fear.

If there was a way out of this place, then she could get him to a real healer. Then everything would be alright. Cho squared her shoulders and took a deep breath. "Be careful." She said to him, grinning slightly as she realized she had echoed his words.

"I'm just sitting up. Its no big deal." Neville replied, his voice strained, but he returned her grin.

'Aw, isn't this a cute sight." Snarled the Man. He glared at Neville. "This is your fault, boy. You brought us here."

Neville just stared back at the man, after a moment Neville looked away.

Cho turned to the man. "Why don't you just shut up! You're know where we are, but you're the one not offering any suggestions as to how to get the hell out of here. So just shut up!" She snapped.

The man laughed. "Your funeral kid." He said, a smug look on his face.

Cho continued to glare at him, feeling her face burn with anger. "If there's something dangerous out there. You're the one who won't be able to run away." Cho said, relishing the words. The man stopped looking smug and looked a little scared, which didn't help Cho as she turned to the door. What if there really was something dangerous out there? She clenched her wand in her hands and took a deep breath.

She reached out and pulled the door. It opened smoothly and quietly, revealing a long, dark, and empty hall. Cho glanced back at Neville who was craning his neck to see what lay outside the door.

"It's just a hall." She said, raising her wand. "Lumos." The light flashed from the tip of her wand and flooded the dark hall with white light. Cho quickly looked at her surroundings. Smooth gray tiled flooring, the same smooth stone bricks in the walls, and the ceiling that seemed to extend forever overhead.

Cho felt a building fear as she looked up. How far did it go up? Anything could be hiding in the darkness of the ceiling. Taking another deep breath and taking another quick glance back into the Tower Cho headed into the hall. Her footsteps echoed upon the smooth tiles, echoing strangely down the hall. She could hear her breathing, heavy and labored in her ears, the sound of her robes rustling.

The darkness seemed to be crowding her. It seemed to drink up the light from her wand, leaving only a small pool of light around her and seeming to make the entire hall seem to be nothing but infinite darkness. Cho closed her eyes for a moment, fighting down the urge to flee and forcing herself to take a step forward. They needed to get out of here.

She place a hand upon the wall of the hall, there was no infinite darkness, only a dark hall. There was nothing to fear, it was only lack of light. Cho grinned momentarily, she had given up begin afraid of the dark when she was a kid and now wasn't the best time to try and relearn that old fear.

She didn't know how far she had walked. It had been one step at a time, forcing each foot to move and then the next. Cho looked back, the outline of the door was visible behind her, light a rectangle of light in the black of the hall. It was smaller and looked to be distant. Cho looked forward and saw only darkness. How long did the hall extend?

After a few more steps she saw another door. Sighting with relief, she quickly moved to it, grabbing the latch and pulling it open.

Light, white and blinding seared her eyes. She let out a cry of surprised, clamping her hands over her eyes. What was this? She then felt a wave of moist heat, it sent shivers across her skin. She hadn't realized how cold the hall had been, until the hot air touched her skin.

Cho began blinking rapidly, spots of light still flashing in her eyes. It would take a moment for her eyes to adjust to the suddenly brilliance beyond the door.

That's when she heard the snarl and the suddenly scraping of claws upon tile. Cho squinted into the room and saw...something moving, quickly and in her direction. Cho began screaming.

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Well, you read the chapter (hopefully), what do y'think? What will Cho do? What's gonna happen next? The Plot thickens and our Heroes face new challenges.

Introducing the Response Section. Mainly because I feel like it.

Stroppy-Teenager: Cool, I perked your interest. All I have to say is things will be revealed, later. Maybe in the next story, maybe in the one after that (Oh, there will be more! SERIES!!! insert knowing laugh). But all the threads I'm weaving go together ... somehow ... I'm still trying to figure that one out too.

DarkLordLongbottom: What's Ex. mean? For example or except? Wait a minute while I read bio... What?! You don't like the HG/HP shipping? I'm flabbergasted! But they're meant for each other! Her with her bossy, know-it-all attitude and He with his recklessly brave, short fused temper! So, I'm guessing Ex. means except. But as I've said before, "I have Plans", capital bold wording, relationships and otherwise. Thanks for reading previous stories, though, I grin with joy.

Until Next Chapter!