Chapter Seven: Blamed
There was water all over the floor of the dungeons; Kurt grimaced as his new shoes squelched.
"Looks like Moaning Myrtle broke a pipe, whatever happened must have freaked her out," Hermione said, water splashing as she walked.
"Who's Moaning Myrtle?" Mercedes asked.
"The ghost that haunts the old girl's bathroom, she... oh quiet!" Hermione held a finger to her lips. There were voices coming from around the corner
"What are you boys doing down here?" Coach Sylvester was yelling.
"We're going to Potions!" Harry was trying to explain. Blaine and Ron were heard backing up what he said.
"Let the boys explain why they were here instead of in the Great Hall," Professor Schue's voice was gentle.
"They couldn't possibly have anything to do with this," Dumbledore said sensibly.
"We went to the Quidditch Field, just to get in some practice," Blaine calmly said, "we didn't have anything to do with this I swear."
Kurt couldn't help but peek around the corner, to see what Blaine was talking about. "Oh, my god," he whispered to Hermione and Mercedes, "there's writing on the wall. It looks like…
Hermione moved into his spot, so she could see as well. "That's blood!" she said, horrified. "It says the Chamber of Secrets has been opened, mudbloods beware."
"What's the Chamber of Secrets?" Mercedes asked.
"How should I know?" Hermione hissed, turning her attention back to the conversation between the Professors and the boys.
"… should be expelled!" Sylvester shouted.
"Oh, Coach. They're just kids!" Dumbledore exclaimed, "Harry, you and your friends should return to Gryffindor Tower. Professor Schue?"
"I'll take them, Headmaster," Schue said, his voice nearing where Kurt and the girls were hiding.
"Go, go," Kurt pushed Hermione and Mercedes back the way they had come, out of the dungeons.
"So what happened?" Hermione asked. They were all back in the common room, sitting on the couches surrounding the fireplace. The other Gryffindors must have gone to bed already as the room was otherwise abandoned.
Harry sighed, adjusting the cushion behind him, "Alright, we had finished out in the Quidditch field and were heading to class. It was weird that Hogwarts was deserted, but just figured everyone was already in class. Ron and I had Potions and Blaine had a free period, so we headed down to the dungeon. Like you saw, there was water all over the ground. We went around the corner and there was Mrs. Norris hanging on the wall."
"Wait, who's Mrs. Norris?" Kurt interrupted.
Hermione explained, "She's the caretaker's cat."
"As I was saying, Mrs. Norris was hanging on the wall, and there was writing on the wall in blood. 'The Chamber of Secrets has been opened, mudbloods beware.' By that point Ron was freaking out and the professors chose that moment to come along."
"Of course they thought we had done it. The caretaker guy came and ran off with his poor cat." Blaine took over the story. "I guess you guys heard the rest."