Huh? What was that! A shadow was cast along the corridor. I followed the shadow to its owner and found a familiar creature. Captivated by the being I followed, almost in a trance. Stopping in synch with the creature my eyes stayed on its fur, ginger in colour. With an almost silk like movement it turned around, its golden and amber eyes gleamed from the shadows, watching me. I took a moment to gaze around the room, where was I? I did not recognise the floor I was on and was wondering why I had followed the cat in the first place and why had it seemed so...familiar? I heard it calling for me and I looked to it with a start. It was scratching the wall with its claws and purring, almost like it was waiting for something amazing to happen. I sighed to myself knowing I had to get to sleep soon. Please oh please let me find a place to sleep tonight! I felt like chanting the thought over and over again as I paced back and forth in front of the purring and scratching cat…or the wall. As if by magic (which was probably the case) the wall shook and a doorway appeared. After deciding on following my instinct I reached for the door handle of the door and entered into what lay before me. Before adjusting to the unknown I was vaguely aware of my guide leaving. I drank the sight in; it was a huge bedroom with a bed that took up more than half the space, complete with frills and trims. I gaped in awe and realised that I was one heck of a lucky witch. Without hesitation, as I was too weary to ponder it, I jumped onto the bed and found myself drifting off into a deep slumber.
"Beep! Beep! Beep!" OW! I landed with a thud onto the floor. For a fleeting second I forgot about school and my timetable that I still had not collected as I examined the room I was in. Where am I? How did…Oh My Gosh! This is it! This is the 'Room of Requirement'! I felt like dancing. I love mysteries and I love them even better when I solve them. Harry and Ron had promised to show me the room, but I felt special knowing that I had found the room for myself. This was the room where 'Dumbledore's army' trained!
I skipped towards the mirror in the room and opened a drawer to find a brush. I quickly brushed my hair into a tidy ponytail, grabbed my handbag and ran to the door. If I intended to get my timetable and appear like I had slept in the Slytherin dormitories I was going to have to run. The alarm clock had woken me up at 5 am, which left me half an hour to find the Slytherin common room. I quickly but quietly ran through the corridors of the castle, praying that I didn't bump into anyone…but it seemed my good luck had run out. Bang! 'Far out! Get off of me you moron!' I looked up from the ground I was now currently laying on to see Malfoy saddling me with a shocked expression on his face. What the…??? 'Blondie? What are you…?' A shade of pink spread on his face and then it was my turn to be shocked, 'Are you blushing?' He jumped off of me so swiftly, that the release of weight on me left me momentarily gasping. 'I would never do something so weak!' I laughed at his come back as I got off the floor, he sucked! 'You do know you have poor come back skills, don't you? I could teach you some better ones if you wanted. You know, just so you're prepared next time. 'I winked at him playfully. He froze where he stood and eyed me carefully, 'I call upon you again, pick your bag up, and walk to me.' My Gawd! This was only his second command session this year and I was already getting annoyed. His secret better be big! I picked up my bag and walked towards him, hoping he wasn't going to make me do something stupid. He nodded and his face looked relieved for a moment. 'You are to forget what just happened and follow me.' Oh yeah, this year was definitely going to be fun. I smirked at him when I was sure he wasn't watching. As soon as I find the others I have to tell them about Malfoy…and find out what Harry knows. My face took on a serious expression as I started following Malfoy. After a while of walking we stopped in front of two doors that looked like the entranceway to dungeons. 'Serpentine!' I was startled by the sudden noise after walking fifteen minutes in silence. "Well it's about bloody time! I was beginning to wonder if you two had run off together last night." My eyes grew wide at the portrait on the door's comment. Both of us? He didn't return either? I wonder why…The doors opened to reveal not my anticipated doom and gloom dungeon but a rather comfortable looking room decorated with green and silver. Without warning Malfoy turned to face me. "Okay, the girls' dormitories are on the left. You should be able to find your room from there. It's the one with the green door and the silver serpent door knob. Breakfast starts in another 20 minutes and Pansy's probably going to wake up in 20 minutes, so you'd better hurry." I stared at him, what else was I meant to do? Here I thought he was the most annoying little brat in the world and here he was, proving me wrong. The times are quite dark and controversial though. I simply nodded in reply and ran in the direction he stated. I thought I saw a reflection of a smirk behind me from one of the common room's many mirrors but shrugged I it off.
I entered the new hallway and stopped short…every door was green and every door had a silver serpent door knob. MALFOY! I decided to quietly check each room for Pansy. I hoped madly that the first door opened to the right room. I froze immediately at the sight of two pig-like boys in nothing but boxer shorts lying on their beds snoring. CRAP! I'm in SO much trouble! I was in the boy's dorm, another place where I really shouldn't be in. I retraced my steps back out into the common as quietly as possible to find a laughing blonde boy sitting lazily on one of the couches. "Oh that was such sweet revenge." I was trying hard not to think about how good it would feel if I threw my bag at his face and cast a spell to make it stick there…no that would be such a waste of a good bag. He caught my smile and raised his eyebrow sceptically, "Don't tell me you enjoyed the sight? Which door did you open?" YES! I have an edge on him…this should be fun. I smile wryly before answering, "Let's just say I've grown more attracted to Mr. Zachary." I still didn't understand why he got so jealous…was he that thick and big-headed? Malfoy's face turned a brilliant shade of red as he barged past me and into the boy's corridor. Right…now to actually find my room!