A Dog's Purpose Is Strange Magic Chapter 27
During the course of Bailey's brief interlude in the Hospital Wing much had occurred in the short span of her absence. Not only had Harry automatically been given status as a Seeker in the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, but he had somehow gotten himself roped into a duel with Draco Malfoy for this very evening.
Bailey inwardly shook her head after she was told that. Barely gone a few hours and already her boy were getting into trouble without her there.
Shame on her and him. Bailey needed to be more careful not to leave his side from now on. Nothing she could do to change it from here on out. All she can do now is stay by his side to make sure he didn't get seriously injured.
Now Bailey found herself trailing after her boy as he and Ron proceeded to sneak out of Gryffindor Tower for this so called wizard's duel. It's unfortunate that on the way out they ran into a bit of annoying interference.
A very aggravated Hermione Granger was already waiting for them near the portrait hole inside the Gryffindor common room sitting in one of the comfortable armchairs lying around in there. She tried to stop the boys, but her insistent yapping went through one ear and out the other, unheeded. She followed them out in what sounded like the hissing of an angry goose to Bailey. In Bailey's own personal experience it's preferable to keep as far a distance as possible away from angry geese, especially the protective mothers. She got to close to a nesting pair once and the female went off the deep end assuming that Bailey wanted to eat the eggs. Needless to say Bailey never went near that area again. Good thing too because that breeding pair continued nesting there the next season.
Hermione desired not to get into trouble, wanting to preserve the points she had gained for Gryffindor earlier. Much to her displeasure the portrait hole had closed while none of them had been looking with the Fat Lady having traveled to another portrait in the castle. So now whether Hermione liked it or not she was stuck with them until it was set and done. Tagging along is her only option.
Harry and Ron then received a second unwelcome addition to their hardy group the moment they stepped out of Gryffindor Tower.
Neville had been trapped out there for hours after leaving the Hospital Wing because he'd either forgotten the password or it had been switched on him. Bailey didn't know, she hadn't really paid any attention to that.
Bailey did step in for Neville when the others tried to leave the terrified boy behind. Bailey had basically planted her bottom on the floor refusing to move from Neville's side until the others agreed that he could come with them. Ron continued to complain until Harry pointed out how extremely stubborn Bailey could be at times and it's better to allow this rather than risk getting caught the longer they stood there out in the open.
So the now totaled group of five moved on.
Eventually they reached the room where the wizard's duel was to be held which is the trophy room.
Malfoy and his chosen second Crabbe weren't there yet.
Bailey raised her nose high, sniffing the air. She was confused when she couldn't pick up Malfoy's scent anywhere. Judging by how stale the air was no one had been in there for a few days, one at the very least.
They edged along the walls, keeping their eyes trained on the doors at either end of the room just in case Malfoy decided to play dirty and attempt a sneak attack on them. Harry wouldn't put it past Malfoy to have exactly that in mind.
The minutes crept by and still the two Slytherin's failed to make an appearance. The longer they waited there the more doubts Bailey had that Malfoy and Crabbe weren't coming at all. The suspicion simply kept on growing, leaving Bailey to speculation.
Something wasn't sitting right with Bailey. Why weren't they here yet?
These fears were soon proven to be very justified tenfold.
Bailey heard them coming before any of the others had a chance to. A noise in the next room made the humans jump, the mixed odors coming from the room was a key factor for Bailey to identify who it was.
Filch and his ill tempered cat Mrs. Norris. With barely any time to consider what to do Harry quickly took control getting everyone else to follow him out of there. The last person had left just as Filch came in. Trying to keep as quiet as possible, near scared to death, they began to creep down a long gallery full of suits of armor.
They might've made it without being discovered if Neville hadn't suddenly lost his nerve. He released a frightened squeak and broke into a run. He tripped accidentally knowing into Bailey. As a result she was pushed into one of the suits of armor, making it topple with booming clang.
To hell with being stealthy at this point.
"Run," yelled Harry.
The five of them sprinted down the gallery and then from one corridor to another. No one was even bothering to keep track. All they were thinking about was making sure Filch didn't catch them. Bailey soon lost track of where they were with all the twists and turns the group took.
Finally the group had to stop to catch their breath.
"I think we've lost him," panted Harry, whipping at the sweat on his forehead.
"I told you," gasped Hermione, clutching her aching chest.
"We've got tot get back to Gryffindor Tower, quickly as possible," Ron.
"Malfoy tricked you," deduced Hermione. "You realize that, don't you? He was never going to meet you. Filch knew someone was going to be in the trophy room, Malfoy must've tipped him off."
Nothing Harry could do about it now, but he was going to make sure that one day Malfoy got his.
"Let's go," he said.
Near to where they stood Peeves appeared from where he'd been causing mischief in a classroom for others to find after sunup. Quite unforgiving since his last encounter with Bailey, Peeves was all too keen to make trouble for them.
The five fled for their lives. In desperation the five dashed to the one place of safety they could find. They chose a random room to avoid capture.
All would realize too late that this is the one corridor had forbidden all to go.
Uh oh!
Authors Note:
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