Professor Dombledore sent all the Gryffindor's to the Great Hall. They were joined with the other houses in a few minutes.
"The teachers and I need to conduct a thorough search of the castle," Professor Dumbledore told them as Professors McGonagall and Flitwick closed all doors into the hall. "I'm afraid that, for your own safety, you will have to spend the night here. I want the prefects to stand guard over the entrances to the hall and I am leaving the Head Boy and Girl in charge. Any disturbance should be reported to me immediately," he added to Percy, who was looking immensely proud and important. "Send word with one of the ghosts."
Professor Dumbledore paused, about to leave the hall, and said, "Oh, yes, you'll be needing..."
One casual wave of his wand and the long tables flew to the edges of the hall and stood themselves against the walls; another wave, and the floor was covered with hundreds of squashy purple sleeping bags.
"Sleep well," said Professor Dumbledore, closing the door behind him.
The hall immediately began to buzz excitedly; the Gryffindors were telling the rest of the school what had just happened.
"Everyone into their sleeping bags!" shouted Percy. "Come on, now, no more talking! Lights out in ten minutes!"
Harry, Vi, Hermione and Ron went to sleep in one corner. They found Fred and George sleeping there too.
"Do you think Black's in the castle?" Hermione asked.
"Can we please stop talking about him?" Vi said.
"I reckon he's lost track of time. He knows we all were in the Hall for Halloween." Ron said.
"But what if he didn't want Harry? What if he wanted something else?" Vi said. Fred, George, Harry, Ron and Hermione were just staring at her. "What?" She asked.
"What did you just say do you have any clue?" Fred asked her.
"Just forget it....." Vi said. The hall was full of theories and questions like..
"Maybe he knows how to Apparate," said a Ravenclaw a few feet away, "Just appear out of thin air, you know."
"Disguised himself, probably," said a Hufflepuff fifth year.
"He could've flown in," suggested Dean Thomas.
"Honestly, am I and Vi the only people who's ever bothered to read Hogwarts, A History?" said
Hermione crossly to Harry and Ron.
"Probably," said Ron. "Why?"
"Because the castle's protected by more than walls, you know," said Hermione. "There are all sorts of enchantments on it, to stop people entering by stealth. You can't just Apparate in here. And I'd like to see the disguise that could fool those Dementors. They're guarding every single entrance to the grounds. They'd have seen him fly in too. And Filch knows all the secret passages, they'll have them covered..."
"The lights are going out now!" Percy shouted. "I want everyone in their sleeping bags and no more talking!"
The candles all went out at once.
"Good night Harry." Vi said.
"Good night Vi." Harry said. Vi fell asleep in five minutes. Once in every hour one teacher used to come in and check if everything was fine.
Fred was sleeping next to Vi. He slowly started to stroke her hair. Harry noticed this.
"Looks like someone is having fun." Harry said.
"What no." Fred said. Harry chuckled.
"Come on. I know." Harry said.
"Know what?" Fred asked.
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Violet Lily Potter. Book 1.
Fanfiction*warning* It's a bit slow at first but it will get interesting soon. What if Harry had a twin sister but didn't know? What if his twin was saved only because of him? In this story this is exactly what happens. They meet on the train to Hogwarts in t...
