It's been so long. I feel I owe you an explanation but I have none to give.

Nope, you know the drill.


All four houses stood in the Great Hall. Chattering was bouncing off the walls as the students waited for their Head of Houses to explain what was happening. Some first years were crying but not making any sense. Prefects started to shout at the younger children to stop crying and for everyone to shut up. The Head Boy and Girl were trying to get the Prefects to stop shouting at the kids because it would make them cry even harder and louder and they didn't need the noise at the moment. Zack and Draco were walking around trying to find their friends. Sierra would have been with them but she wouldn't get out of her bed, even when they told her there would be food. Draco looked around until he saw Casey holding Jayce and Ginny as he tried to comfort them. Draco tapped Zack's shoulder and pointed at the three. Zack nodded and they made their way over.

"What happened, do you know?" Zack asked.

Draco walked over to Jayce and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. She rested her head on his shoulder and sighed softly.

"Sirius Black attacked the Fat Lady. It was rather dreadful." Casey murmured.

Zack nodded as he rubbed his nose on the side of his arm. The door flew opened and Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall walked in with a bunch of mats and blankets floating behind them. Professor Sprout walked in behind them with pillows.

"Silence!" Dumbledore cried and everyone instantly went quiet, "Due to recent events you will all sleep in here until everything is sorted out. So while you sleep and dream your little dreams, remember you are all safe."

The tension in the room flew away as everyone laid down on their mats. Just as the rest of the tension was about to leave the doors busted open a second time that night.

"Headmaster, I found this one running around the second and first floor." Filch was holding Jess by the back of her robes as she tried to fight against him. Snape walked over and grabbed her by the arm, "Where have you been?" he snapped. Jess looked up at him and just shook her head…

The door mocked her as the light faded from under the brown, large, wooden monster. All four walls started to close in on her while the darkness tried to swallow the closet. Silence engulfed the world once more, only the sound of crickets, mice, and Jess's stomach could be heard. She couldn't take it anymore, he had to be gone or at least away from the door. She stood up and shouted at the beast that had kept her in there for three days. Broom in one hand and a mop in the other she started to hit at the monster. It chipped away with a growl. Finally after its last creak of life it lay in a pile at her feet. She looked around and her breathing started to become faster and faster until she screamed in triumph. The fifth floor looked so big and bright compared to the small room she had lived in for the past few days. She had tons to do but first she needed to eat. There was a stash of candy Sierra hid in a suit of armor the year before around the first or second floor. She started to walk then broke out into a sprint once she hit the stairs. It felt weird to walk, as if she had been asleep for awhile.

"What does this mean Albus? What are we going to do?" McGonagall asked.

Jess pinned herself against the wall and tried to listen to them but a blanket floated past her freaking her out. It shocked her to see things floating at first but then she remembered where she was. They floated down the stairs and she followed them down to the first floor until Snape's voice flouted out of the dungeons. She took off the other way and into Filch.

"Naughty, naughty. Sneaking out of the Great Hall." He picked Jess up by the back of her robes and started to drag her to the Great Hall.

"No, Sirius Black. He's right there! HEY!" He was behind them before running left and out of sight.

Filch turned then gave her a shake, "How dare you make jokes!" he snapped. The doors to the Great Hall looked like another thing that wanted to keep her trapped behind it's cold clutches. He threw the doors open and the whole school looked at them. Snape walked briskly over to Jess and grabbed her right arm, "Where have you been?"…

Filch let her go so Snape could grab her other arm. Jess was just looked straight forward until she leaned into Snape's stomach and just started to shake.

"Everyone better move out of my way and there better be a made mat when I turn around!" He shouted behind him.

Everyone moved around while Katie and Shannen fixed a mat up. Snape pushed Jess fully onto her feet and walked her to the mat, "We'll talk about this in the morning." he muttered before making her lay down. "Sleep." Katie laid next to her on the mat over and poked her cheek. Jess looked over with a yawn she was so quiet and small looking it was scary.

"Are you alright?" Katie asked.

Jess shook her head then looked back up before slowly falling into a deep peaceful sleep. Shannen and Katie both climbed into their mats and followed slowly into dream land.

Albus and Snape were walking around the children until the stopped at Jess. Snape looked at Albus then to Jess.

"Tomorrow Severus. We'll see where she was. But for now we need to find Black or at least make sure he's not in the castle any more."

"Yes Headmaster." Snape said before briskly walking off.

Albus stood watching the children while Percy Weasley laid across from Katie.

"Hey Rogers, Katie." he whispered.

Katie opened her eyes and looked up, "What?"

"You got a boyfriend?"

"Yeah!" she snapped.

"Dump the bum and go for a stud."

Jess started to laugh then winced, "It hurts to laugh."

"I have a great Boyfriend, leave me alone!"

"Please Katie, love me."

"Pedophile." Zack coughed.

"SLEEP!" Albus shouted.


ALWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYSSSSSSSSS!