-1Chapter 5: Ghostly
Tom woke up confused about where he was. A girls arms were wound around his chest it took him a while to realize that half of his body was hanging over the edge of the couch. He gently shook off Becca and stood up. The events of the day before flowed through his mind as she wound through the sound equipment.
He grinned when he realized the Rupert and Maggie were gone. Just like him, he thought running his fingers through his hair. He decided to go and try to find some food before Becca woke up. He quietly closed the door behind him. It took him a while to find the fruit bowl portrait in the winding halls. When he finally did he loaded up his arms with food for him, Becca, and at least ten others.
When he got back though Becca wasn't there. He dropped his load of food and groaning left the room again. Almost immediately after he went into the hall Becca ran smack into him making him crash to the ground.
"Good morning." He groaned and she helped him off.
"Shhh!" Becca hissed. "Get the door open quick!"
Tom didn't have time to question her when from the other end of the hallway he saw Snape rounding the corner with Draco right on his heels.
They horridly pulled it open and it took them a while to realize that it looked different. All of the equipment was gone and replaced by a lot of squishy chairs and couches as well as a small kitchen and a huge window seat. Four doors led off from that room but they didn't have to explore it now as they heard something on the other side slam into the place that had previously been the door. They heard talking from the other side.
"I swear Professor! I saw her! She was flesh and blood!" Draco's voice whined.
"That's impossible." They heard Snape reply, "She died years ago. Ghosts cannot take on another body. You must have been imagining it."
"Then why did she run? And who was with her?"
"I never saw anything Malfoy. Maybe you just ate something odd or someone fed you hallucination potion."
"I swear Professor! She was real!"
"Come Mr. Malfoy. I have the antidote in my office."
They heard the two of them walking off down the hallway and sighed with relief. "What were you doing?" Tom asked finally when he thought the coast was clear.
"I was looking for you. I ran into Malfoy down near the great hall and he got all pale and scared and then went and got Snape. That's when I started to run."
"What did he mean by ghost? You don't think that you have look like someone from here too do you?"
She shrugged her shoulders, "Dunno."
They ate their food and just sat and talked for a while until they heard the slam of a door.