"Danger?" asked Ron "But what kind of…" He trailed of, his eyes widening
"Oh, now you realise." Said Harry
"Every one, follow me, we are all going to proceed to the Great Hall in an orderly fashion." Said Hermione, beckoning everyone to follow her. The sleepy students all obeyed, too tired to do anything else. As they walked through the silent corridors, their foot steps echoing off the walls, Harry could help feeling a sense of dread and fear of what was about to come. When they reached the great hall, he expected to see all of the teachers up and organising but when they entered there was no teachers in sight. The other houses had apparently woken up as well, for they were also in the hall. They all looked at each other silently, unconsciously moving closer. Hermione took on the reigns of the adult figure immediately.
"Now we don't want anyone to panic, now I expect that none of you will wonder after I have left to see where the teachers are. Just lie down and try to get back to sleep" She conjured a line of sleeping bags with a swish of his wand and left in search of the teachers that had not shown up.
Harry and Ron followed Hermione as she walked away from the confused bunch. They knew where they were heading, to Dumbledore's office. They walked unusually silently, so as not to disturb the eerie atmosphere that had been created. Finally, after whispering each type of sweet they could think of, the gargoyle leaped aside at the words "cherry pops". Stepping onto the dark rotating stair case, Harry, Ron and Hermione exchanged looks of anticipation.
When they opened the grand oak door, they found something they certainly had not been expecting. Each one of their teachers was suspended mid air, and were floating as though submerged in water. Their faces were death white and their eyes had also adopted the colour.
"What's going on?" said Harry, walking towards one of the teachers
"You don't want to know." Replied Bellatrix