Chapter 10

Huddled underneath the invisibility cloak, Harry, Ron, and Hermione waited with baited breath for Professor Grene to leave her office.

"Come on, Hermione," whispered Ron irritably, "how long are we going to wait like this?"

"As long as it takes," she snapped. "Stop complaining, it's my feet that you keep stepping on."

"Ron's right, Hermione; we've been waiting nearly an half an hour."

"Yeah," agreed Ron. "Just admit that you're wrong so that we can go back to the common room."

"I'm not wrong," she seethed. "Just wait."

A scant few seconds later, Professor Grene stepped into the hall. They waited for her to walk on a bit before following her. It was awkward underneath the cloak; they all hunched down, trying to avoid tangling their arms and legs as they tailed her all the way down to the dungeons. Hermione shot the boys an "I-told-you-so" look when Professor Grene knocked gently on Snape's door.

Ron rolled his eyes as they waited for her go inside. When the door closed, Harry asked, "How are we going to know what's going on inside?"

Rummaging in his pocket, Ron pulled out a rubbery black disc, about the size of a saucer. He nudged them toward the wall and stuck it onto the rough stone.

"What's that?" questioned Hermione.

"Portable peep-hole," explained Ron. "Fred and George came up with them. They're right useful." He tapped the disc with his wand and muttered "reveal." The tiny thing clouded over for a moment before presenting them with a clear picture of what was happening inside the room.