Snape didn't notice their presence until one of the dunces tripped and he heard the loud thump as someone hit the side of the shrieking shack.
The kids outside burst into another fit of laughter as Snape suddenly alarmed parted the curtains and looked through the window.
The Weasley twins orange hair winked in the morning sun as the boys crept along to the other side of the shack.
How like those two to be out and about during class.
Snape had been in enough tough predicaments to keep from panicking. He knew he had about 2 minutes before the two boys found the hidden side entrance and would no doubt come up here to explore. With a quick side sweep of the room Snape assessed the best possible hiding places. Behind the sagging old couch in the corner?
No.
Behind the door
Unlikely
Just as Snape began to vaguely consider jumping out the window his trained eyes saw it, hidden by a dusty red curtain was a small closet. Snape heard the sound of feet and whispers and without a second thought swept himself into the closet and quietly closed the door.
The closet smelled of must and pine and Snape stepped in something wet as he crouched to the ground. Thank goodness it only turned out to be a leak in the roof… Almost as soon as Snape pushed himself into that closet the two Weasley boys showed up.
Snape watched with immense anger as they set about looking around the room and making themselves at home.
He only had so much time to practice before nightfall.
Severus gave an awful sneer alone in the dark closet, oh how they would pay in class next week. Suddenly in all his anger Snape's ear caught a part of the boy's conversation. "Hey, Fred did you bring a travelling cloak?"
With sudden realization Snape scanned the floor of the closet, his cloak was missing. "No,.. why?" Fred must have found Snapes cloak hanging on the handle of the door because Suddenly the room got very quite as the boys looked around for who ever was there with them.
Even after years of being a double agent he had never gotten used to that awful pang of panic when you knew you were about to be caught. However Snapes racing thoughts were stopped as something very sudden came about him.
"Ahh." Snape had to cover his mouth as he felt a burning sensation in his left arm.
"Hey Fred didya hear that?" But by then their voices were already fading as Snape had just instinctively grabbed his arm.
Later he thought he might have had the creak of the closet door open as he left but by then he was already in the in-between. Suddenly Snape felt his legs hit the ground and opening his eyes he saw he was standing in a vacant field.
But the games weren't supposed to start until tonight?