As Harry stepped out from behind the tapestry with his friends the figure turned a corner. "We had best get back grimmauld place and tell mad eye what's happening." Fred whispered and George nodded in agreement. "Ok" Hermione said "and I'm going to the library, I've just had an idea on the porridge". Harry nodded in agreement "Ok but be careful, me and Ron will follow that thing and find out who or what it is." The friends parted and Harry watched Fred and George pull a painting open like a door in the wall, climb in and close it. Hermione went past the painting in the direction of the library leaving Harry and Ron standing in the corridor. "Wands out" Harry said and the pair took out their wands and headed off to Dumbledores study. When they were near the office they looked around every corner to see where it was. At the final wall they saw the figure standing in front of the statue. It was about to say the password when Ron sneezed. It stopped in mid sentence and turned around. Harry and Ron pressed themselves against the wall. If it came back along the corridor it would see them around the corner. The figure drew out a hip flask and took a sip from it. Then it walked back along the corridor. Harry looked next to him and saw that Ron had vanished. Then he saw his friend signalling from a nearby classroom. Harry heard the footsteps draw closer and the Ron vanished from the door as the figure appeared behind him. "Harry" it said and Harry turned to see Dumbledore standing behind him. "Sir" he said "But I thought..". He stopped in mid sentence. "Harry is something wrong, Come up to my office" Dumbledore said placing his hand on Harrys shoulder and guiding the boy to the statue of the phoenix. "Sherbet Lemon" he said and they stepped onto the revolving staircase. It is strange that Harry had not wondered that something strange was going on. It is strange that you too might not know. Harry perhaps did not realise this because Dumbledore was acting normal again. Even if that was the strange thing happening. Either way when Harry stepped into Dumbledores office it was made clear that something strange was going on.