Chp.8- Secrets
A/N- Ok, I have to say this before I start, I'm really excited about this chapter.
Disclaimer- I own Sam, kind of own Meaghan (since I made her character into my story, but she is based on my friend), Liliana Riddle owns Amanda, Inyuyasha's Faelle, and Wormtail91 owns Matt. Of course, J.K. Rowling owns all the ones you recognize from the books. Story time!
Dumbledore made some announcements, they sang the school song, and were sent to bed. The small group of new friends got up from the table and followed some prefects to their dormitories. They barely noticed where they were going, and soon they got to a statue of the house's founder, Rowena Ravenclaw.
"Raven's claw," said one of the prefects. (Simple, no?)
Everyone clambered into the common room. Sam was about to climb the girls' staircase with her friends (minus Matt) when Professor Flitwick, the head of Ravenclaw stopped her.
"Samantha Scully?" he squeaked, "Professor Dumbledore would like to see you."
Amanda and Josie looked at Sam curiously, and then continued up. Sam followed Professor Flitwick to two gargoyles, where they met Professor McGonagall and Harry. The two 11 year olds shot each other quizzical looks.
"Licorice Wands," said Professor McGonagall.
To Sam's surprise the gargoyles sprung to life and revealed a revolving staircase. They went up it and one of the professors knocked on the door. Harry and Sam entered and the teachers left.
"Harry, Samantha, sit down," Professor Dumbledore said, motioning to two chairs in front of his desk. The two sat down, wondering why they where there.
"There is something I need to tell you two before the term begins. You are brother and sister."
A/N- dun-dun-DUN! Yeah, I'd leave the story here, but I'm nice. Enjoy the rest of the chapter.
"Think she did something wrong?" Amanda asked Josie.
"You actually think Sam could get in trouble? The worst thing she probably ever did, other than knocking out Malfoy, was chew gum in lunch," Josie answered.
"Good point, but what happened? I mean Dumbledore's office? On the first day!"
"Could you two shut up? Some of us are trying to sleep. We have classes tomorrow!" came the voice of Padma Patil.
"Well, sorry!" said Josie sarcastically. "We'll let you get your beauty rest. Let's go down to the common room."
"What!"
"You're kidding, right?"
"I assure you that I am not," Dumbledore said calmly, "You're name, Samantha, is actually Cassandra. We thought that you had died along with your parents, but apparently we were wrong."
"Ok, so I was dead, but I wasn't?" Sam asked looking at Dumbledore incredulously.
"Not exactly, you weren't dead. You were just… missing. Now, there will be enough time for questions later, but you two should be getting to bed. You have classes tomorrow. Good night."
"Good night," Sam (Cassie?) and Harry said to Dumbledore.
They walked down the staircase in silence, too stunned to speak. At the end they parted with a "good night". Sam wasn't paying attention to where she was going, and almost walked off one of the sets stairs. She caught herself just in time. She walked through the door that was in front of her into a corridor. She heard Mrs. Norris, Filch's, the caretaker, cat. It was then that she realized she was in the forbidden corridor that Dumbledore had said not to go to. She ran from the cat's stare. Reaching the only door at the end of the hall, she tried to open it. It was locked. She panicked as she heard Filch. Then she remembered a spell she had learned over the summer.
"Alohomora!" she whispered.
The door opened and she rushed inside. She slammed it shut and turned around. She stood there for several minutes, shaking, until she heard that she wasn't alone in the room. She looked up after seeing a dog's huge paw over a trapdoor, and saw…
'No, this is impossible!' Sam thought. 'You can't have a three headed dog!'
She composed herself and got herself out of there before the dog got her. Thankfully, Filch and Mrs. Norris were gone. Sam raced to the common room, fearful of what was meant by what she had just seen.
Sam burst into the common room, interrupting Amanda and Josie's conversation about what Sam had done.
"You guys are still awake," Sam said in surprise.
"Yeah, so?" Josie challenged.
"Nothing, it's just I didn't think you'd be awake."
"So what'd you do?" prompted Amanda.
"Oh, that. Erm… it's nothing. But as I was coming back I went the wrong way and…" Sam told them what had happened.
"Do you think it was hiding something?" she finished, talking about the trapdoor.
"Hmm, it could be, but…what?" Amanda said.
A/N- Ok, that was chap.9! Did you like the secret thingamabober? And I had Fluffy in there too. His name is totally wrong, though. He should be something fiercer. Well, Hagrid's kind of…well, everyone knows how he is. To all those who review, thanx, and please do R&R. Also, read stories by Inyuyasha's Faelle, Liliana Riddle (if she ever posts them), and FormerlyKnownAs-Cap'nSpaghetti . Oh yeah, and A. Dee, and Stardust3 ANNOYED W/AUG.2ND. They all have got good stories. Oh yeah, and Wormtail91 too.