Chapter two
"Security program seventy-five? Time Vortex? What rubbish is this? It's just a box." Ron said.
"It's not a box, Ron, the man said it was a time machine." Hermione said.
"Doctor, why has security program seventy-five been activated?" Clara asked.
"If the Tardis is in danger, or feels it is in danger, it will shoot off into the Time Vortex by itself. But it will also take the pilot with it, and the pilot's surroundings. So, since I'm the pilot, the Tardis is going to take this so called 'school of magic' and send it into the Time Vortex along with itself." The Doctor said.
"Then what do we do, Doctor?" Clara asked.
"I don't know, I never thought security program seventy-five would activate." The Doctor said. The Tardis groaned, and more lightning bolts struck. "But for the current moment, I suggest we all get into the castle, and hope for the best." The Doctor said. Everyone then ran into the castle, and into a large hall, when Professor McGonagall went to the doors, got out her wand, and pointed it to her throat.
"All students and staff get into Hogwarts or the Great Hall immediately!" She said, her voice magnified to one hundred times its original volume. More people came into the Great Hall. Suddenly, a large flash of white light struck around Hogwarts, throwing everyone in the Great Hall on the floor or into the wall. Outside, a large lightning bolt shot up from Hogwarts, before it came crashing down, and struck the castle, creating a massive bang, before leaving nothing where Hogwarts once stood. Inside, the Doctor looked up from a table he was thrown behind.
"Clara? Clara? Clara!" He called.
"I'm over here." Clara said, crawling out from under a different table. The Doctor went to her, and helped her up.
"Are you all right?" He asked.
"I feel fine. What happened?" Clara asked.
"I don't know yet, but I guarantee we'll find out soon." The Doctor said. Meanwhile, Harry was on the floor over by the golden doors to the Great Hall.
"Ginny." He muttered. His eyes then snapped open. "Ginny!" He called, getting up and running out the Great Hall. He ran into a smaller room, then into a set of staircases. He saw a girl with long red hair lying on one of the stairs, and ran to her. "Ginny." He said. The girl's eyes fluttered open.
"Harry. What happened?" She asked.
"I don't know. But I know a man who might." Harry said, helping Ginny up. Meanwhile, Hermione was lying on the floor in the Great Hall, her arm outstretched to Ron's, who was a few feet from her. They both opened their eyes.
"Hermione, are you all right?" Ron asked.
"Yes, Ron." Hermione said. The Doctor looked around the Great Hall. Everyone else was regaining consciousness, and there was no physical injury on any of them. The Doctor spotted Professor McGonagall, and went to her.
"Excuse me, what was it, Professor McGinagall? McGonagall, sorry, um, do you still have my sonic screwdriver?" The Doctor asked.
"Oh, here." Professor McGonagall said, handing the Doctor his screwdriver. "I'm sorry I had to keep hold of it for a while, but I needed to check for any signs of dark magic on it." Professor McGonagall said.
"Yes, thanks." The Doctor said before he turned around and turned his screwdriver on. A green light flashed from it and a buzzing noise emitted. The Doctor turned his screwdriver off, flicked his wrist and the screwdriver extended. "Oh no." The Doctor said before he ran out the Great Hall, and out the castle.
"Doctor!" Clara said, before she ran after him, followed by Professor McGonagall. Outside, red and purple streaks of energy had formed around the school in the sky. The Doctor looked around.
"We're in big trouble." The Doctor said. Hogwarts was floating through a large, tunnel like formation of the red and purple energy.
"Where are we?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"We're in the Time Vortex." The Doctor said.
"But you can get us out, right? With the Tardis?" Clara asked.
"Unfortunately, the Tardis hasn't got enough power to take the castle with it. If I had some rift energy, and looped it around the Tardis and Hogwarts, I could be able to tow the castle through the Time Vortex, but I don't." The Doctor said. Five minutes later, the Doctor was in the Great Hall, along with everyone who was in the castle, trying to get some attention. "Now, can I please just…OI!" The Doctor shouted. No one bothered to pay him any attention, all of them fussing about what had happened. The Doctor got out his screwdriver and pointed it up into the air, and turned it on. A pierce loud, ear splitting scream echoed from the screwdriver, shutting everyone up, and making them put their fingers to their ears. The Doctor turned his screwdriver off. "Now then! First things first! We all need to be calm and relaxed! Second, if we want to get home, then you have to listen to me!" The Doctor shouted.
"Why should we? Who are you anyway?" Ginny asked.
"At this current moment, I'm your only way out of here." The Doctor said.
"What do we do?" Harry asked.
"Well, first of all, I need a records book about this school. Anyone know where such a book is?" The Doctor asked. Everyone murmured.
"In the library, I can take you there." Hermione said.
"Right, good." The Doctor said before he followed Hermione out the Great Hall. As they walked up the stairs to the library, the Doctor was admiring the stonework.
"If you are a muggle, how can you travel in time?" Hermione asked.
"I'm not a muggle, I'm a Time Lord." The Doctor said.
"All right, if you're not going to answer properly." Hermione said.
"No, I am, really. I've got two hearts, I'm not a human." The Doctor said.
"What? You really are an alien?" Hermione asked.
"Yep. And I'll prove it to you when all this is over." The Doctor said before he and Hermione walked into a large library. "Oh, now this is nice!" The Doctor exclaimed. Hermione went to a shelf and got down a large red book. "Ah, thank you." The Doctor said, taking the book and flicking through it at an impossible to read speed.
"I thought you wanted to read it." Hermione said.
"I did, the founders of this castle are Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin, and all the Hogwarts houses are named after them." The Doctor said.
"Ok, so you did read it." Hermione said.
"Anyway, I've now got the knowledge I needed, so now I can get onto stage two of my plan." The Doctor said.
"You have a plan?" Hermione asked.
"Well, it's more of a thing." The Doctor said.
"A thing?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, a thing, a plan like thing, respect the thing." The Doctor said before he ran out the library.