Over at the Quidditch pitch everyone was getting worried about the fact the game hadn't started yet.

"Wonder what's taking so long," Aster said out-loud the question everyone was thinking.

"Maybe not all the players are here yet?" Dean Thomas suggested "I mean Jack's still not here is he?"

"I hope nothing bad's happened to him." Tooth said worried.

Just then Sandy got everyone's attention and pointed to the pitch where they could see Professor McGonagall coming in with a megaphone, looking worried.

"This match has been cancelled. Everyone please return to your house dormitories immediately!"

As she finished, Oliver Wood came running out of the Gryffindor changing rooms and started to complain about how this will make them lose the cup.

But she wasn't listening, instead, she looked to Harry and told him to follow her.

Getting a bad feeling the Guardians, Elisa, Annie, and Ron came down from the stands and came over to follow her as well.

"Yes… Perhaps you all should come too," she said and started to lead them all back towards the castle and up to the hospital wing.

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"I warn you," she said aiming this more towards the Guardians as they got in there "This might be a bit of a shock."

There lying on three beds all next to each other were Penelope Clearwater, Hermione and…

"JACK!" Tooth screamed and tried to see what was wrong with him.

"What happened?" North asked the teacher.

"I'm sure Mr Potter and his friends told you about these attacks," McGonagall said getting nods in reply "They were all found in the library," she continued "The girls with this," she showed everyone a small hand mirror "And Jack around the corner from them."

"But Jack's not a Muggle Born," Elisa said having trouble controlling herself so she didn't cry "Why would he be attacked?"

"That's what I'd like to know," McGonagall said aiming her eyes at Ron and Harry.

"Don't ask us Professor," Ron said not taking his eyes off of Hermione "All we know is, is that Jack was trying to work out what the monster is."

Elisa looked around "Where's Jack's bag? At breakfast he had a bag because he was going over some notes he wrote out about what he thought this thing is."

"There was no bag Miss Dale," McGonagall said.

There was a moment of silence before the Professor told the students to go to their common rooms allowing the Guardians to stay.

A few hours later after being given the Mandrake potion, Jack and Hermione went up to their common room accompanied by the Guardians to make sure they were safe.

"Why'd you do that Hermione?" Jack asked as they were almost there "I almost had that thing tell me who was doing this and then you and Penelope gasp and made me look in that dumb mirror."

"I wasn't the one holding the mirror Jack," Hermione said annoyed "She was. And she was the one who gasped."

Rolling his eyes Jack mumbled some words in Pixieish.

"So when you going to tell the teachers what this monster is mate?" Bunny asked curiously.

"In the morning," Jack said yawning a little. "I'm a bit tired at the moment."

They gave the password to the Fat Lady only to hear Lee Jordon's voice called out:

"Why don't they just throw all the Slytherin's out?!"

There were a few nods and murmurs of agreement at this.

Over in a chair in the corner Percy Weasley was looking pale and stunned.

"Percy's in shock" George told Harry quietly "That Ravenclaw girl Penelope Clearwater – she's a Prefect. I don't think he thought the monster would dare attack a Prefect."

"That's not what it is," Jack said as he came over grinning.

"Oh?" Fred asked smirking "And what is it then?"

"Well I'm not sure, but I have a good feeling there might be something going on between them."

It took a second for the twins to understand before big smiles came over their faces.

"Oh is there now?" Fred asked cunningly.

Jack was about to tell them not to tease their brother when Annie came running over and hugged him so hard he almost turned blue.

"Jack oh thank goodneess you're all better, Elisa's going to be so happy, oh but Jack why'd you have to go get attacked, because you that happening, the teachers just came up with all these new rules and they won't let us out of our common rooms after 6 o'clock or do anything on our own, or do anymore evening activities or…"

"Annie… Choking… Not breathing…" Jack managed to get out before she let go of him George catching him before he hit the floor.

"Now…" Jack said calmly once he got his breath back "Calmly, what are these new rules?"

"Basically what she said," Harry said sighing "No going out after 6, we need to be shepherded everywhere by a teacher now, no more Quidditch until further notice, and no more evening activities. And McGonagall said if these attacks don't stop the school will be closed."

"But I had a not-date-date with Elisa next week!" Jack said mad "How are we meant to do that now?"

"I think you're missing the bigger problem here Jack," Bunny said who was still there with North, Tooth, and Sandy.

"This school doesn't teach me anything I don't know already anyway. Besides…" Jack said waving it off "This is far more important."

"Well what about the rest of us?" Hermione said looking annoyed at this boy "Where are we meant to go and learn magic if the school is closed? We can't go home because at least 75% of students are Muggle Borns."

A sigh from Harry made Tooth look over to him "Something wrong honey?"

"It's just, this place seems more like home to me than the Dursley's ever did, and with it being closed that means I'll have to go back to them permanently." Harry explained "There was this kid from 50 years ago, who was basically in the same place I am now, and to stop the school from closing he turned in Hagrid."

"Do you think they suspect Hagrid now then?" Ron asked.

"I don't know, but we need to go talk to him, just to be sure." Harry said "I can't believe it's him this time but if he did do it last time he'll know how to get into the Chamber of Secrets and that's a start."

"But the new rules say we're not meant to leave our dormitories except for class," Annie said looking upset.

"We'll find a way to do it," Jack said smiling trying to make her happy again.

"Just don't do anything that puts you in anymore danger ok mate?" Bunny asked Jack who promised he wouldn't.

Suspicious at how easy that was, but taking it, the Guardians left.

"So when we going to see Hagrid, Harry?" he asked right away after they were gone.

"We? But you just promised them…" Harry began to say but was cut off my Jack pulling his hand out from behind his back to show crossed fingers.

"Crosses – doesn't count," he said "Beside 'A promise is only a promise if it is made in blood' remember?"

"Fine, just let me go get my father's cloak," Harry said and went up the stairs to the boy's dormitory.

"What's a cloak going to do to help us see Hagrid with no one noticing us?" Annie asked confused.

"Because fellow red-head," Fred said smiling patting her on the head which she waved off "It's a special cloak…"

"How would you know?" Ron asked raising an eyebrow.

"We saw you use it last year when you snuck out to save that dumb rock which was later destroyed 3 days later remember?" George asked.

"Plus we've borrowed it a few times to pull off some pranks," Jack said putting an end to it as Harry came back the cloak under his arms.

"It won't be big enough for all of us," Harry said looking at everyone who was around him.

"Ok, so who's going to go with Harry to see Hagrid?" Jack asked.

There was a few minutes of silence before Fred suggested Rock Paper Scissors.

In the end it was Ron and Jack that won once everyone else went to bed they put on the cloak and headed out to go see Hagrid.