Hogwarts Chapter 7
Albus, Rose, Lily, and Hugo ran out of the castle and down to Hagrid's hut. They silently argued who was going to knock, which was pretty stupid as Fang, Hagrid's dog howled at the door.
Hugo pushed past the other three and knocked four times on the door. Nothing happened. Lily and Hugo looked at each other, confused. Hagrid ALWAYS answered when someone knocked.
"Maybe we should leave," Albus whispered, "and come back another time." Rose shook her head, "No, I want to see the inside!" Albus glared at her. "What are we supposed to do? Get in through the window?" Rose shrank slightly under Albus' cold stare.
"I think we should go in, Hugo." Lily said grabbing Hugo's arm.
"No, not yet. We should knock again. Hagrid probably didn't hear over Fang's howls." Lily nodded and stepped forward. They could still hear Fang barking. She knocked three times.
Nothing happened. Rose and Albus cast worried glances behind Lily and Hugo's backs. "Okay this is getting out of control! Someone knock again, if nobody answers we'll smash the door down." Hugo said. That would attract too much attention, Hugo," Said Albus.
Rose grabbed Albus' hand and they backed away in fright.
Hugo and Lily both knocked on the wooden door together, five times, hard. Nothing whatsoever happened. "Okay Lily I don't care what you say but I'm Busting this door open." Hugo said.
Lily looked at Hugo calmly. "I agree with you. On three!" Hugo nodded and they crouched into a ready position. "Three…" Hugo began. "Two..." Lily continued. "ONE!" Lily and Hugo screamed, but before they could run and bust the door open, Rose and Albus pulled them back looking frightened.
"What?" asked Hugo, annoyed. Albus shushed him. "I think I hear something." He whispered. Rose and Lily looked around, listening closely. They didn't hear anything suspicious, just the wind whistling in their ears. Lily turned to Albus. "Why? What did you hear?"
Albus shook his head. "I guess it was just Fang but I heard a sad whimper. Like someone needed help or comfort." Hugo looked at Lily, Lily looked at Rose, and Rose looked at Albus. There was a slight pause.
"So now what do we do?" Lily asked finally. "Go in through the window?" Albus and Rose nodded. Lily turned to Hugo. He looked at her, and then nodded. "Okay, Hugo can you give me a lift?" Lily asked him. "Sure, let's just hope you aren't very heavy." Lily laughed and held up her arms so Hugo could lift her high enough for her to reach the windowsill.
Hugo lifted her high up and Lily looked inside the wide window.
There was Fang howling and whimpering on the floor, but there was someone else as well, someone with a handsome blonde head, and cold grey eyes. Scorpius Malfoy was in Hagrid's hut, backed into a corner, his face white and terrified.
