Chapter 6 – Halloween


It was Halloween and everyone was in the Great Hall enjoying the absolutely amazing feast. Nikki went inside and walked straight to Harry and Ron, she wasn't looking very happy.

"What's wrong with you?" asked Ron.

"I just went to say hi to Parvati and she told me that Hermione was crying in the toilet on the first floor. Well...Start talking!" said Nikki, looking angry.

"I totally forgot. It's just that I had to finish my homework for Snape and it completely slipped my mind. I'm so sorry." said Harry.

"Okay. I can get that, but what's your excuse? You've already done your homework. Oh yeah, didn't Hermione do it for you?" said Nikki.

Ron didn't say a word, but was red in the face.

"I knew you weren't clever, but I didn't know you were this sly." said Nikki furiously. She left both of them to sit with Parvati and Lavenderon the other side of the Gryffindor table.

Suddenly Professor Quirrell,their Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher,came running into the Great Hall.

"Ttttroll in the dungeons!!! Ttttroll in the dungeons!!!" screamed Professor Quirrell, and then he fainted.

Everyone started screaming and shouting, people were running in every direction.

"I'm going to find Hermione. I'll see you later." said Nikki and she ran outside of the Great Hall.

"Everyone please calm down." said Professor Dumbledore.

Everyone stood still and completely silent.

"Can all the Prefects take their House back to your common room?" said Professor Dumbledore.

Everyone filed out of the Great Hall and went up to their common rooms.

"Ron." said Harry.

"What?" asked Ron.

"Hermione. She's still in the girl's toilets." said Harry.

"Lets go." said Ron.

They both ran to find Hermione.

"Hey. Did you see Nikki go to the common room?" asked Harry.

"No. You don't think?" asked Ron.

Nikki ran into the girl's toilets and started banging on all the doors.

"Hermione, you in here? It's me Nikki."

"Go away. Leave me alone."

"Hermione you need to get out of there and come with me to the common room. There's a troll in the castle somewhere. Please Hermione get out of there now."

"No! Just leave me alone and go."

"Hermione if you don't get out in three seconds I'm going to burst the door open. One. Two. Three. Alohamora!!"

The door unlocked and opened,revealing Hermione crying inside.

"Come on, let's get out of here."

"Nikki look behind you."

Nikki turned around and saw a fourteen foottroll standing in front of the way out.

"How are we going to get out now?" asked Hermione.

"Hermione hide somewhere while I find a way to distract him."

"Bloody Hell. He's massive Harry." whispered Ron from behind the troll.

"Harry, Ron is that you?" asked Hermione.

"Are you two okay?" asked Harry.

"We're fine. For now anyway." said Nikki.

Harry tried to distract the troll with Nikki and Ron's help.

"I'm going to find someone to help us. I'll be right back. Be careful."

"Don't worry we'll be fine. You go." said Harry.

When Nikki came back with Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape and Quirrell the troll was laying flat on the floor.

"What exactlyhappenedhere and what were you two thinking? Thatyou could defeat a full grown troll?" Professor McGonagall asked Harry and Ron.

"Professor it's not their fault. I thought I could try and capture the troll, but if it wasn't for Harry, Ron and Nikki I would be dead by now."

"Well Ms. Riddle ten points to Gryffindor for telling us as soon as you could. Now please go to your dorm and sleep." said Professor Snape.

"Yes Professor." said Nikki and made her way up to her dormitory.

"You two five points each for sheer dumb luck. Now both of you go to bed." said Professor McGonagall.

"Yes Professor." they both said and went after Nikki.

"Now Ms. Granger please next time think before such careless matters. You can go now." said Professor McGonagall.

"Sorry Professor." said Hermione.

When they all entered into the common room everyone was already upstairs and asleep.

"Goodnight." they said to each other.