Albus stared at Rose, his eyes wide as quaffles. "Golden cup?"
"Yes, I remember mum telling me about destroying a golden Hufflepuff cup. It was one of Voldemort's soul objects; um I believe they were called something like vortruxes, no... horcruxes! But I did read something the other day about a silver goblet that had the ability to refill it's self. But, it seems like were meddling in something that's not our business." Rose pondered, speaking quickly.
"NOT OUR BUISNESS?" Holly roared, "We know that. Professor Salon could be a betraying the school and we just keep it to our selves? In my old muggle school, there was a girl I knew who stole other students' homework and turned it in. I still regret not telling a teacher about it. No one did!"
"Okay, we'll tell McGonagall, but not yet. We need to have more proof. And besides today is HALLOWEEN, lets do something fun. We could finish homework and go to lunch."
"No way! In what world is homework, fun?" Albus said.
"Fine, maybe we could go down to the library and get some Halloween stories." Rose said.
"That would be fun!" Holly and Scorpious said.
"Wait..." Albus murmured. "Can I show you something first?"
"What?" Rose asked
"Follow me." Albus commanded, Holly and Scorpious stood up and obeyed right away, but Rose thought about it then stood up. To their surprise, he led them right into the boy's dormitories.
"What are we up here for?" Holly asked but Albus didn't answer.
Instead he pulled out his trunk from under his bed, and opened it up revealing a thin, silvery fabric. "What is it?" Scorpious asked as soon as Albus took it out of the trunk.
"That's an invisibility cloak! One of the three Deathly Hallows! Mum has told me all about those. That belonged to your dad, didn't it?" Rose said rather quickly. "Dad says that he, my mum and your dad were constantly using it for their adventures. It was apparently essential."
"Yes. It arrived a week ago... I thought it would be best to wait till later to show you." Albus said as he swung the cloak around his shoulders and he was invisible! "Wow!"
"It really works!" Holly exclaimed eagerly.
"Yeah it does... Maybe, possibly, we could find books about a certain golden cup, in a certain section of the library..." Rose started innocently.
"What? Rose Weasley is breaking the rules!" Scorpious said teasing.
"I never thought this day would come. Oh no, I told my self I wouldn't cry!" Holly said equally wryly, and pretending to break down in tears.
"Yes, I am breaking a rule. Do you have a problem with that?"
"No, no, of course not. We are very supportive of the idea. It is just very surprising. Anyway, aren't we going to the library?" Albus asked.
"Oh, yes, lets get going." Holly responded. They stood up and carefully put the cloak away. The four Gryffindors then walked out of the dormitory, and followed Rose, who knew her way to the library by heart to read Halloween stories.
When they got to the library they slumped on chairs and a table next to a portrait of Agrippa. Rose whispered, "I'll be right back."
"Why are you whisp-." But Albus was cut off by a very feeble, elderly, women snapping at him, " Shhh! This is a library! Oh hello Rosie. How are you?"
"Good, how are you? Sorry about my friends."
"Oh, its fine since they are your friends. Well goodbye." And the lady walked away straightening some spines of books making them equally lined up.
"Who was that?" Scorpious whispered violently.
"That, Scorpious, was Madam Pince, the librarian. She is very nice of me, because, I am quiet and careful with the books. If I wasn't here you," Rose said pointing at Albus "Would be I trouble."
"Sorry," Albus mumbled. "Could we read the stories now?"
"Yes." And Rose flew off to find a few books.
"Wow, that story was scary!" Holly said. The four friends were now up in the Gryffindor common room reading.
"I know. I almost um lost my cool there!" Scorpious agreed.
"ALMOST," Rose laughed, "You did 'lose your cool there'. You shrieked like the banshee in the story! Good thing we took them up here, or else Madam Pince would have banned us from the library!"
"Yes, definitely," Albus said, "What time is it?"
"It is," Holly said looking at her green wristwatch, "6:38. We should probably go to dinner soon."
"Okay. Lets go return these books to the library." Rose suggested. They left to the library, returned the books and left to dinner, but stopped because they noticed a large group of teachers, whispering in an abandoned classroom.
"Are we sure the cup is protected? I mean a student won't be able to find it?" The divination teacher, Professor Patil asked.
"Yes it is very well protected Parvati," Professor McGonagall said, "The problem is if any student happens to over here one of these conversations!"
"Well if they do chances are, they are not going to understand any part of this." Professor Froe said.
"Well Peter, sadly there is quite a few books about the Yen family in the library." Madam Pince replied.
"What does the Yen family have to do with anything?" Professor Longbottom asked.
"Dzou Yen was a well know Chinese alchemist. He was very powerful. He created the golden cup. After he died it was passed down, his family until, this summer, Kay Yen, gave it to Hogwarts to protect." Professor McGonagall explained.
"Oh, really," Professor Binns said, "I knew his Great, Great, Great, well you get the point, Grandson."
"Interesting," Professor McGonagall said clearly not interested, "So Ima, will you be able to take the books on Yen family or about alchemy in general from the library?"
"Well the books take up quite a big portion of the library. But I will do my best after the feast." Madam Pince said.
"Thank you Ima." Professor McGonagall said, acknowledging her. At this Albus, Scorpious, Rose and Holly rushed out of the room and hurried to the library. When they reached the library they parted into different directions and started hunting down any books they could find but then they heard the sour, strict voice of Madam Pince saying, "What are you kids doing here?"
"Oh, nothing. We were just heading down to the feast." Albus lied.
"Well you better get going now!" She barked. Albus, nodded and they all ran toward the exit. But then he heard her voice again but sweeter and kinder, "Oh Rosie, I was wondering if you wanted to come for tea at my office, on Tuesday."
"Oh, sure. Thank you for inviting me. What time?" Rose said a little shocked she was being invited to tea.
"How about 3:00?" Madam Pince said.
"Um, fine." Rose replied.
"Great see you soon."
"This is delicious!" Rose moaned, her mouth full of pudding.
"I know! Try this baked pumpkin, it is really good!" Holly said. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the feast and having a very good time. Students were stuffing themselves and ghosts wandered around trying to scare students.
When the feast was over Albus started to feel his eyes closing. He slumped right onto his bed when he got into the dormitory.
Albus woke up and rolled around, hoping he didn't have classes that day and fortunately he didn't. Scorpious was not in his bed, which was rather strange. He put on his day clothes and walked down to the common room where he found his three friends scribbling some notes down, and had quite a few scrolls of parchment lying around the table. Albus noticed there were a few books open too. "Good morning." He said.
"Oh, good morning Albus. We were thinking of going to the library after breakfast, to find more about this Dzou Yen." Holly told Albus.
"Well, didn't Madam Pince take all of those books out last night?"
"Oh, yeah. We forgot about that. So, you want to go down to breakfast?" Rose said.
"That sounds good." The four children started to walk down to breakfast and were in a perfectly cheery mood until they heard McGonagall's voice saying, "So, they are all off the shelves?"
"Yes. All, stowed away in my office." Madam Pince's voice rang.
"Perfect." McGonagall said showing great gratitude. Albus, Scorpious, Rose, and Holly sighed silently at this and headed fir the great hall. Albus ate everything rather quickly and the Gryffindors headed right back up to the common room and quickly mumbled the new password, (jelly toad). And were silent until Rose said, "Wait, you've got an invisibility cloak!"
"Um, yes, why?" Albus asked staring at Rose very confused.
"No, listen Madam Pince invited me for tea on Tuesday in her office. While I talk to her, you three find the books under the cloak. After that you use the duplicating charm, which is complicated, we can practice, get the books and get out."
"Brilliant! But why can't you just ask Madam Pince for the books? I mean she adores you." Albus asked
"Well, wouldn't that sound, suspicious?" Rose said.
"Oh, well probably. We should go to the library and get a spell book so we can learn the duplicating charm. But of course we'll take the books up to the common room." Albus replied.
"Let's get going then." Holly said. They stood up and walked toward the library.
When they made it to the library they got all seven copies of the Standard Book of Spells Grades 1-7 By Miranda Goshawk and The Encyclopedia of Spells By Mable Moon. Once they checked them out, they rushed up to the common room. Holly looked through books 1 and 2, Albus looked through grades 3 and 4, Scorpious looked through grades 5 and 6 and Rose looked through grade 7 and the Encyclopedia of Spells.
After they spent about thirty minutes researching they slowly began to give up, but then Scorpious finally said, "Found it! See here, it's a sixth year spell, pronounced, Geminio. It seems complicated. We should start by trying to duplicate a needle."
They got their wands out and practiced the wand movement, then saying the spell. And then they practiced saying it a few times, like they had done in class when they were taught other spells. When they had it mastered on the needle they tried a quill, then went on to a tissue box, which, luckily, went quite well. And finally they practiced on books. It went okay but some pages were mixed around and covers were twisted. Rose's was best, but, unfortunately, she wouldn't be performing the charm so, Holly's would be the one performing most of the charms.
As Tuesday came closer and closer they practiced harder and worked on being able to all stand under the invisibility cloak. Once they had mastered everything Albus felt very prepared, though right before 3:00 o'clock on Tuesday, Albus felt a certain churning in his stomach, which, he knew meant he was nervous, but he was nothing compared to Rose who was trembling, and would not stop saying, "Why did I think of this? I am horrible!"
At 2:50, Rose (reluctantly), Albus, Holly, and Scorpious stood up and got the cloak and started toward the library. Rose, who was obviously stalling, said they should try a new way. They agreed, but only because, Rose threatened to use the jelly legs jinx on them. They passed many new paintings including an ocean, a frosted cake, and a frothy bubble bath.
When they got to the library, they pulled on the cloak and Holly, quavering, walked into Madam Pince's office. Rose said wavering, "Hi, Madam Pince."
"Hi Rose," Madam Pince said filling to teacups with tea and putting in sugar cubes, "Do you want a scone too?"
"Um yes, please." Rose said, sitting down on her chair. Albus noticed a small safe in a corner. Rose seemed to have noticed it to because she said, "I hope you don't mind me asking, but what's in the safe?"
"Oh, yes... A few... inappropriate books in the library Professor McGonagall, wanted me to take out," She said. "I actually just took them out last week." Albus then knew in there were the books, but Holly thought faster than him. She kicked him in the shin and hissed, "Use the unlocking charm."
"Oh." He replied dumbly. Albus went up to the safe and made sure Madam Pince wasn't looking. "Alohamora." He mumbled but the safe didn't open. Holly then tried it and again it failed. Scorpious tried then and it didn't open. Rose noticed and nodded toward the door for them to leave and then she lied, "One second Madam Pince, I have to use the lavatory."
She caught up with them outside and said, "Wait for me here." They muttered their Okays and she went back into her office. Albus, Scorpious and Holly got in between some bookshelves and pulled off the cloak. Then they waited...
The four upset Gryffindors walked toward the Gryffindor common room again going the long way.
"After all that we didn't even get the books!" Scorpious yelled.
"I know! We needed those books!" Albus said sadly.
They continued walking but Albus noticed something very strange. It was a blank wall. No paintings on it. They seemed to notice it too. He and his friends stopped and looked at it, but it was no longer a blank wall, there was a black, vine like door forming on it.
CLIFFHANGER! I am very sorry for not updating. I hope this was long enough. I have many reasons for my lack of updating, the main one being I am now in LOVE with the Hunger Games. I love the series. My amazing friend Sarah (A.K.A Hailey Potter), and I saw the movie and I am on the second book. I really love the series, of course not as much as I love Harry Potter but… I still recommend the series majorly! Oh by the way please vote on a poll I put up on my profile. And I am also going to be putting three to five links of what I think Holly, Rose and Scorpious look like, what Albus looks like is up to you. If you have any picture recommendations please leave them in your review. Thank you! Please review!