Chapter twenty: Sneaking Into Hogsmeade

Lemo looked around the Gryffindor common room axiously,

"Do you think it's safe for us to be back in here? What if Keller is still here?"

"Yea..." Andrew replied sarcastically, "Keller will jump out from behind that couch and kill-"

Don poked his head out from behind the couch,

"Hey guys!"

Andrew screamed and jumped into Andy's arms. Who promptly dropped him.

"Don't do that Don!" Andrew said crossly.

"Yea," Andy agreed, "You scared Drew."

Andrew rolled his eyes,

"I wasn't scared..."

"Oh really! Who am I?" Lemo screamed and jumped into Barry's arms who luckily caught her, "Drop me," Lemo hissed. Barry dropped her.

"Ha ha," Drew said, "But that's not the point, no one managed to find Keller, so their making us suffer by banning Quidditch!"

"They just want us to be safe," Banana reasoned, "I wish they wouldn't..." She frowned.

"We had a routine..." Cheesy grumbled.

"Well this will cheer you up!" Emo pointed to the noticeboard, it was reminding them about the Hogsmeade trip, the next day. They all turned to Barry expecting him to be disappointed, instead he grinned,

"That's great!"

Lemo patted him on the shoulder,

"Barry you don't have to pretend around us..."

"No really," Barry shook his head, "I'm fine." Lemo raised a skeptical eyebrow, "No really!" Barry assured her.

And he was. Fine that is. The next morning after Lemo, Andy, Cheesy and Banana had linked arms and walked out of the common room, (they were having a B.L.A.C day - a day Cheesy had made up that was a fun-time-with-out-boyfriends day) with Andrew asking if he could book Andy for an hour at the Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer...Barry got out the Marauders Map and tapped it with his wand,
"I needa know the coast is clear!" He muttered.

Before him the map of Hogwarts spread before him, Barry let out a low whistle. Quickly he had located the One Eyed Witch passage on the map, grabbed his invisibility cloak and left the common room.

Fifteen minutes later, Barry entered the Three Broomsticks, a bar he had only been discribed in great detail by Lemo. He looked around, then took his invisibility cloak off and checked his watch. It was the time Andrew said he'd like to book Andy, Barry didn't think Andrew had much chance in pulling Andy away from Lemo's grip. Sure enough he spotted Andrew sitting in a corner alone, drinking a butterbeer. Barry shook his head,

"No luck booking Andy?" Barry sat down opposite him.

Andrew sighed,

"Does it look like it?"

Barry pretended to look around,

"Nope."

"Well, there you go." They sat in silence as Barry waited for Andrew to asked about how he got into Hogsmeade. Finally it clicked, "Wait a second, how the hell did you get in?"

"Invisibility cloak and this," Barry brought out the Marauders Map, "Check this out..."

Andrew casually skimmed over the map and was about to hand it back to Barry, when he paused; hand halfway over to Barry.

"This is Hogwarts!"

"Exactly..." Barry grinned.

Andrew's eyes grew wide,

"Does it show Hogsmeade!" He began flipping the folds of the paper over, "Maybe we could then find where their hiding Andy."

"Their at the Hogs Head..."

"So it does show Hogsmeade!"

"No...Drew, I just know Lemo's obsessed with that place."

"Well to the Hogs Head!"

"I don't think they'll want-"

Andrew grabbed him by the scruff of the neck,

"We're going!"

"Going..." Barry echoed.

Barry and Andrew entered the Hogs Head, only to find Lemo, Andy, Cheesy and Banana weren't there. Andrew groaned,

"Barry, their not here and I'm froze my ass off to get here!"

Barry frowned,

"Sorry Drew, I just thought I remembered Lemo saying she was going to be here...Wait, we'll ask the barman..." Barry strolled over to the bar, which was covered in dust, "Um...Excuse me?" Barry raised a timid hand to knock on the bar.

Suddenly a old man popped up from behind the bar,

"Yes?"

Barry jumped,

"Uhh...Sir...I was wondering...Did fours teenaged girls come in earlier?"

The barman nodded,

"Yep, infact you just missed them. Rowdy group, my best customers in five months though, so I ain't complaining..."

Barry turned back to Drew,

"We just-"

Andrew suddenly grabbed Barry and shoved him under the closest table, yanking the invisibility cloak over him.

"Andrew, what the fuck are you doing!"

McGonagall entered the room,

"You're right Fredrick, this pub isn't as chocker..."

Fredrick Cocoa entered the room followed by Hagrid,

"Yes, indeed it is...Over there, in the corner looks like a good spot..."

McGonagall spotted Andrew,

"Watson! What are you doing in here? Alone."

Andrew wrinkled his nose,

"Andy is having a day with the girls and Barry is stuck at the school, Professor."

"Oh yes, but what about Weasel?"

"With his Girlfriend."

"Roberts?"

"One of the girls."

"Shortbottom?"

"Too clumsy."

"Kently?"

"Two of the girls."

"Ranger?"

"I don't know where she is..."

"Parker?"

"With Jack."

"Jack?"

"I don't know him either."

McGonagall tapped her foot,

"Well...You know Watson, if you like looking like a loner. Then stay."

Andrew pretended to sound offended,

"Are you trying to get rid of me Professor?"

"Yep."

"I'm not leaving," He replied stubbornly.

McGonagall sniffed impatiently,

"I'll give you a detention!"

"I'll tell Mr. Cocoa what happened at Christmas in second year!"

McGonagall paled,

"Fine. Stay."

Cocoa looked puzzled,

"What happened?"

McGonagall stood behind Cocoa mouthing, 'twenty points for Gryffindor',

"Oh...It's a funny story, the house elves put a knut in the christmas cake and I bite into it. Professor McGonagall had to fix my broken tooth," Andrew faked a laugh.

Cocoa roared with laughter,

"I love hearing those kind of stories! Come along McGonagall, Hagrid!"

Andrew stared at Cocoa,

"Um...Okay..."

As soon as Barry saw their footsteps had moved away from the table by the door, he spoke,

"What kind of story was that!"

"A really bad one, that just earned Gryffindor twenty points."

Barry shook his head, only Andrew couldn't see because he had the cloak on,

"So shall we leave?"

Andrew hushed him,

"Listen..."

"To what?"

"What they're saying?"

Barry grabbed at Andrew's sleeve,

"I don't want to hear what a bunch of old people have to say about my crazy murderer of a godfather! Lets go!"

"You can hear them?"

"Nah I guessed Andrew, lets go! My legs are cramping!"

Andrew gasped,

"You're good! To guess that so accurately, it's a wonder you suck so bad at Divination..."

Barry groaned,

"How come you're so gullible? We're going now. Andy will probably be back at the common room now..."

"Lets go!"