Okay guys, After a very, very long time I have finally gotten myself unstuck. This is one of the last few chapters of this story that I will ever write! I'm so sorry it's been so long!
Chapter 16: Into the Basements
"Riley, you really need to stop making practice be so tiring!" Julia complained good-naturedly as we walked out of the locker rooms and straight into Celeste.
"Hey guys, ready to go?" Celeste asked excitedly.
"No, I'm hungry and Lauran isn't out here yet," I replied, "I think we should wait until after dinner to go into the basements."
"NO!" Julia, Celeste and Lauran, who had just walked out of the locker rooms, roared.
"I was just kidding," I laughed, "You try to make a joke these days…"
I set off walking at a brisk pace and they hurried to keep up. I hung a left and then turned right, winding my way through the many passages of the Quidditch Pitch. I walked past the Slytherin locker rooms and turned to the left at the Hufflepuff locker rooms and went down the small staircase there before turning sharply to the right and yanking open a door that led into a storage cupboard.
"Erm, I think you went the wrong way," Julia said slowly.
"No, we're in the right place," I replied, "It should be right about here!"
I pushed on the place on the wall where the brick was a slightly different color of red and the wall instantly opened up, revealing a long, dark, narrow passageway.
"Oh," Julia said, "I think we might want our wands out."
"No duh, Sherlock," Celeste muttered.
"Thank you Captain Obvious," Lauran added sarcastically.
"Lumos," I said simply and the end of my wand ignited.
I started to enter the corridor but Julia threw out a hand to stop me.
"So, we're going to enter a tunnel that's God only knows how old and could collapse at any given moment?" Julia asked.
"That pretty much covers it," I replied, "Only you forgot the fact that we are doing so on an empty stomach."
"Just wanted to get the facts straight," Julia replied, swallowing nervously.
"Oh, come on," Celeste said impatiently, "It's not like its booby trapped or anything!"
"Actually I wouldn't put booby trapping past James Potter," I replied in a tone that showed I was clearly proud of my grandfather, "He was a dodgy sort of chap, just my type."
"You arrogant prat," Lauran teased, though not unkindly and rather fondly.
"Yes, then shall we be going?" I asked, sweeping my arm as if to indicate setting out on an adventure.
"Yes, we shall," The other three replied in unison and off we went into the damp, moldy passageway.
"What do you think we'll find?" Julia asked nobody in particular.
The other girls made suggestions and I only half listened. I was thinking, something I had been doing a lot of lately. My sister was now beyond anybody's control but what if I was the one who made her that way? I had spent years agonizing my sister and I had enjoyed every second of it. But something she said made me stop and think, and think and think and think.
I want revenge on you. You tore our family apart and now I'm going to tear you apart
Surely it couldn't be true, but I couldn't help thinking 'what f it was?'
"Potter!" Celeste shouted, whapping me in the back of the head, look where you're going! You almost ran into a wall!"
"Huh, oh, sorry guys," I replied, finding my nose less than an inch away from a slimy stone wall, "I was thinking."
"Yeah, well pay better attention while you think," Celeste muttered, "We've reached the end of the passage and there's nothing here."
"That was a waste of time," Julia muttered, "Just think, you could have been landing yourself in detention with Olivia instead!"
"Don't jump to conclusions girls," I warned, leaning casually on the wall which swung open with a creak, "You might just be surprised."
"Wow, this was probably really cool back in the Marauder's day!" Lauran exclaimed, sitting on a half moth eaten couch.
"Yeah, but not so much anymore," Celeste grumbled, sinking into an ancient armchair, "What'd you find Riles?"
I picked up the strange looking hourglass from the table, "I'm not entirely sure. But let's go. I doubt there's any more to look at."
"Good thinking," Celeste jumped out of the chair, "I told you we should have eaten before coming."
"No you didn't," The rest of us chorused.
"Well, I was thinking it," Celeste muttered, leading the way out of the passageway, "That was a bit of a let down."
"I wouldn't say that," I replied absently, staring at the strange hourglass I had found and getting a strange feeling like I had seen it before, "We may have struck gold."
I bet none of you can guess how I'm going to end this. Well, if you can I'll dedicate the next chapter to you. Once again, sorry it's been so long! I haven't updated since February, and I think that was just an Author's note.
Love From,
MotherCrumpet
