Chapter Twelve
*Still don't own Harry Potter or anything related to it*
Harry and Alice ran towards the sound of the gunshot, unlike everyone else who was running as far away as they could. Alice was the first to spot the man with the gun, a student wearing a blue sweater-vest over a white collared shirt and khakis and holding what looked to be some sort of pistol from that distance. Alice almost screamed. "That's Brandon! He sat behind me in Chem last semester. What the hell is he doing?! He's going to hurt someone." Harry and Alice were hiding behind a brick retaining wall about 50 yards from where Brandon was standing on top of a small hill. Police sirens could already be heard in the background.
What's really odd, Harry thought, is that he's not doing anything. He's just standing there, gun in hand, looking around. Almost like he's waiting for something – or someone. Harry was just about to suggest that he and Alice move a bit closer, when something caught his eye. Brandon was wearing something around his neck, and the sunlight had caught it in just the right way as to let it shine for a brief second. "Alice," Harry said. "Look at his necklace." Alice gasped. "It's a Portkey necklace, just like the others." "I've got to find out what's going on here," Harry said.
"So, explain the plan to me again?" Alice asked, pacing back and forth in Harry's bedroom. Harry smiled, it was cute when she was worried, and explained everything again. "I'm going to put on an Invisibility Cloak and sneak into the interview room while the police are talking to Brandon. That way, I can find out why he did what he did and see what exactly it has to do with that church group and the Portkeys." Harry put on the Invisibility Cloak to demonstrate to Alice how exactly it would work, and the look on her face was priceless. "Where'd the rest of you go?!" Harry busted out laughing, took off the Cloak and gave Alice a peck on the lips. "Don't worry, I'll be fine." Alice sighed as she watched him walk out the door and down the hallway.
The interview room was much smaller than Harry had anticipated. He had to squeeze in right behind the police officer, some big burly man with a mustache and 'Goose' printed on his name badge. Harry decided that choosing this moment to laugh at the irony of his name and appearance wasn't the best idea. He would remember to tell Alice about it later, if all went well. The only place Harry could stand without risking being bumped into was the eight or so inches between Officer Goose's tree-sized right arm and the wall opposite the door. Goose stood until Brandon entered the room, then they both sat down. The room was furnished with only a metal table and two very uncomfortable looking chairs, the kind that they have for you to sit in while you wait outside of a Principal's office. Brandon looked nervous, shifting in his chair and darting his eyes around the room, although there wasn't much to see. Harry wondered if Brandon could sense that he was there, and kept very still. "Brandon James, I'm Lieutenant Goose." Oh right, Harry thought to himself, because Lieutenant Goose sounds much less ridiculous than Officer Goose. He didn't have time to think much else about the Lt. because Brandon was already talking away. "I didn't mean to! I mean, I did, but I didn't!" Yeah, good thing this kid wasn't an English major. "Calm down, Brandon," Lt. Goose said, his hands resting on the table. He looked like he could break the table in half if he wanted to. "Let's start from the beginning. Where'd you get the gun?" "He gave it to me. He put me up to the whole thing. Said if I didn't, he wouldn't let me pledge Delta Phi next month. I know I shouldn't have, but he promised me no one would get hurt. Said his dad's a lawyer, would get me out of everything. Said it was all part of the plan." Who the hell is he talking about, Harry wondered. Apparently, Lt. Goose was wondering the exact same thing. "Who is he?"
Brandon gulped, looked down and the table, and said, "The Delta Phi President, Josh Owens."
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