Chapter Five
In the Castle
"Seriously, though, we have to play Hufflepuff instead of Slytherin because Malfoy got a boo boo?" Fred asks.
"That's what Wood said." I say, twirling my spoon in my pudding.
"Well, at least it should be an easy game. So long as the weather holds up." George looks on the bright side. "And we won't have to deal with their cheating asses for a little bit longer."
"I guess you're right, George." Fred says. He sets down his fork and pushes away his plate. "Well, I'm done. You all good?" We nod. "Alright. Let's head back to the common room. I really need to start working on Lupin's paper."
"Same. We really shouldn't have spent that long at Hogsmeade." George agrees. We make our way to our dormitories. On the stairway, there's a huge crowd. We push through to see what is going on. Mona gasps.
"The Fat Lady! She's gone!" she cries. Percy comes pushing his way up the stairs, announcing that he was Head Boy. Dumbledore follows. They look around and Filch spots her, a few floors up. We all follow Dumbledore up the stairwell to talk to her.
"He's here! Sirius Black! He's in the castle!" She cries out, blubbering.
And the chaos begins.
Dumbledore ordered all the students to sleep in the Great Hall that night. The doors of Hogwarts were sealed and the teachers split up, some guarding and watching us, and others searching for Black.
I set my sleeping bag in the floor next to Fred. Other students fall asleep and Fred turns to face me.
"Why is it that something scary always happens on Halloween night?" he whispers to me before closing his eyes.