Chapter Two

Nine

"Two," Nine was whispering to her, "McGonagall wants to meet all of the experiments, along with Newt, Heb, Mila, and Lix. We are meeting in the hospital wing. Some of the other teachers are there." Two got up and didn't bother changing because she just slept in her clothes. When she and Nine got out of her room, everyone else was there. They all trudged up to the hospital wing where McGonagall, Neville, and three others were waiting.

"So many of you," McGonagall commented. "Neville told me there were a lot of you, but not this many. Let's get down to introductions. You already met Neville. These are Rubeus Hagrid, Horace Slughorn, and Filius Flitwick." They all shook hands. "We need to make sure that only Cthulhu and Hades can help you break Kurt free from Collingwood."

"He also said that the Necronomicon would allow us to do it," Two responded.

"Well, we have been thinkin' 'bout somethin' else related to death that could help," Hagrid said. "Maybe the Deathly Hallows."

"Hagrid the only Hallow that can be found is Death's Invisibility Cloak," Slughorn remarked. "The Elder Wand was snapped by Harry, and he dropped the Resurrection Stone in the forest."

"Maybe Harry could help us," Flitwick piped up. "He had all of the Hallows, so he would be the Master of Death."

"Sorry Filius," Nine commented. "He doesn't have control over the dead."

"The Grim Reaper's scythe," One suggested.

"Too well hidden," B.W. replied from his curtained off bed. "Now can someone please remove the curtains from this bed so that way I can participate?" Tac jogged over and pulled back B.W.'s curtains. "Thank you. I would like to say that this conversation is being overheard by the Potter boys and the Malfoy kid."

"Ah come on," Albus complained. "We were just listening."

"Yeah we were curious," James agreed.

"Curiosity killed the cat," Lix commented.

"Do you three have anything meaningful to add?" Neville asked them.

"Well when we were bringing the girl up here, Albus and I noticed something strange," Scorpius explained. "The ghosts avoided her."

"Interesting," Four commented.

"Poppy!" McGonagall yelled.

"Yes," Madam Pomfrey responded.

"You were the only one that was really in contact with the girl. Did you notice anything strange?" Seven asked.

"Why yes, I did," Madam Pomfrey responded. "When I was in direct contact with her skin, I saw her memories. She might look 14, but she has memories from the 1500's."

"Peculiar," Nine commented. "The only creature that I know of that can pass on memories through contact is the Creeper from Jeepers Creepers."

Just then the bell tolled midnight. Megan sat right up and looked around. "Don't tell me the Creeper is here," she moaned in agony before collapsing back into sleep.

"Looks like she is familiar with it," B.W. commented.

"She has died multiple times from what I can tell," Madam Pomfrey stated. "Every time she is about 23. A strange creature kills her every time. Except for one time. That time she died at the age of 9."

"That makes sense," Nine commented. "The Creeper feeds every 23rd year. She must be tied to it somehow. And it is going to be the Creeper's next feeding cycle in about 2-3 months."

"So if we don't beat the Horsemen before then, we will have another problem to deal will at the same time?" Two asked.

"No," B.W. responded. "The Creeper is a minor version of Cthulhu, so he is on our side. Too bad he only feasts for 23 days. We could really use his efficient killing. There are few beings more efficient in combat than me. The Creeper is one of them."

"So what are you going to do?" McGonagall asked.

"Well, Heb and I have some of your equipment that detects paranormal activity in a person," Newt answered. "We could scan Megan to see what it is that ties her to the Creeper."

"Most muggle equipmen' doesn' work here," Hagrid remarked.

"It does if I modified it," Grant said, walking through the door. "I wanted to check up on everything since I am Kurt's second adult in command. It will take me a few days, but I can modify the equipment so the magic flowing through this place doesn't interfere with it."

"It is in our rooms," Heb told him.

Grant ran off to the rooms. "If you need me, I will be in the Room of Requirement!" he yelled back to them.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you all, Merry Christmas," Neville said.

"Right it is the holidays, I forgot," Nine remarked.

"Your presents should be in your room by tomorrow morning," McGonagall said. "James how many people are staying for the holidays in Gryffindor?"

"Only me, Lily, Rose, and Hugo Weasley," James responded.

"Good, I want all of you to go to the Gryffindor common room. Yes Albus and Scorpius as well," McGonagall commanded. "Get to know each other. Who knows, you all might have to work together to save the world?"

Side Note: Hagrid's speech is book accurate. It makes his character stand out more.