Ch 4, peeps! I really think this chapter is the best yet so enjoy! MEEEEEP!
How could I not notice having someone like that in my house? I wondered on the way back to the common room. Thinking back, I remembered seeing a shiny prefect's badge on her bag's strap. She must be older than me, probably a fifth year. That's how, I reasoned with myself. I really didn't care right then, anyway. I just wanted to go to bed. I strode up to the suit of armor guarding our tower.
"Hello, young Ravenclaw! Would you like to answer a riddle before you turn in, or shall you just give me the password?"
"Niffler Juice."
"No, I'm sorry, the password changed yesterday." I cursed under my breath, remembering my short absence and wondered what else had changed.
"Kneazle Blubber."
"Nope."
"Bobotubers."
"Sorry."
"Lemon Fizzy."
"Try again."
"Draco Dormiens Nunqam Titillandus!"
"Uh- Excuse me?"
I sighed. "Never tickle a sleeping dragon! It's our school's motto!"
The statue looked alarmed at this (well, alarmed for a statue.) "Oh, my. Well, why don't you just try answering a riddle? Then maybe I'll give you the password. You are, after all, a Ravenclaw." I blew out through my clenched teeth.
"Fine. But I'm tired. Just- make it quick, okay?"
The armor nodded. "Hmm, let's see… How about, what while raging inside us keeps us alive, but when released is dangerous to us and everyone else?" I thought for a minute.
"That's a bad one," I said, scowling. "It could be anything."
Just then the Slytherin boy I hated, Daniel, strode up into the chamber. "Well, well, well," he snarled, "What is a little Ravenclaw girl like you doing up at this hour?"
"It's only six," I retorted, trying to think. It could be anger, but it isn't good for us, doesn't keep us alive… "That riddle is really bad," I told the suit of armor.
"Oh well, it's all I've got," it said airily.
"Get into your common room now, or I shall have to write you up," sneered nasty Daniel.
"Shut up," I mumbled, thinking hard. He wouldn't care if I told him I'd been asleep in the hospital all weekend and didn't know the new password.
"What did you say?" he asked, rising an eyebrow.
"I said, shut up!" I repeated, spinning to face him. In seconds I'd be in anyway, and it wouldn't really matter-
My legs buckled underneath me, completely unable to move. I struggled to sit, pulling myself up with my hands, turning to see Daniel's leering face.
"Dear, dear, disobeying a prefect, are we?" His wand was pointed at me. "We'll add that to the list of grievances."
"I don't know my password," I spat, struggling against my invisible ropes. My wand was in my back pocket, if I could just flip over enough to reach it-
"I'm waiting," sang the statue.
I struggled more, twisting my arm into an uncomfortable position. "What the heck are you doing in front of my common room?" I spat, trying to keep him standing there. He grinned nastily. "I can go anywhere I please. My job is to keep the school safe from silly little troublemakers like you."
My hand closed around something solid. I pumped a mental fist in the air and whipped my wand from behind my back, shouting the first thing that came to mind. "Expelliarmous!" Daniel's wand flew out of his hand and down the steps with a clatter. I stopped writhing, released from my invisible ropes. I got to my feet, pointing my wand at Daniel. "If you go to retrieve your wand," I warned him in what I hoped was a menacing voice, "I will hit you with something… very bad." Sectumsempra came to mind, but I wasn't sure what would happen and I didn't feel like accidentally killing someone. Daniel laughed nervously. "Silly gir-"
"Petrificus Totalus!" I turned from him, not bothering to watch what accompanied the muted thud I heard behind me.
The suit of armor clicked at me as if it had a tongue, but waited patiently for me to come up with the answer. "Okay, okay, here's a hint," it sighed, exasperated, after I has crossed my arms and began tapping my foot. "It's really inside us, well, you, and it's… red."
"Blood," I answered at once. The armor stepped aside for me. "Finally!"
I scowled. "That was stupid."
"Blood is a biohazard," pointed out the suit. I rolled my eyes and proceeded towards the door when I remembered something. I spun, ran back to the frozen Daniel and kicked him down the stairs before running and diving through the hole to our common room, laughing to myself.