Hogwarts Express: Time Travel

CXIII.The cave

CXIII. The cave

The next day, Annie found herself brooding in the common room, she skipped all of her classes that day, it was the last thing on her mind after all, sitting by the window, marauder's map in hand, mind faraway. She snapped out of her headspace when she ++-heard someone come through the portrait hole. Ron and Hermione

Ron: Thank Merlin, I thought you'd already left

Hermione: [Giving him a small glare] And whose fault is it we arrived here late?

Annie: Guys...

"You guys fight during the most inconvenient moments" grumbled Annie, remembering all the times she had to stop them from arguing in the middle of something important, or during their search for the Horcruxes... Ha, as if anyone could stop them from arguing. She had given up on trying a long time ago

Hermione rolled her eyes "We were not fighting... I was merely telling him, that it was entirely his fault that we arrived late that day" she huffed

"It was not! I was waiting for you" exclaimed Ron

"No you weren't, if you'd listened to me when I told you to come find me at the entrance hall, this would have been avoided" she argued

Ginny sighed banging her head to the table "Here we go again" she whined.

Ron: [Wincing, and giving her a sheepish smile] Sorry, no fighting

Hermione: Are you ready?

Annie: [Shrugging] As ready as I'll ever be.... I'll be fine guys

Hermione: I hope so

Annie hands the map to Ron, and the three exit the common room, Hermione and Ron walking Annie to Dumbledore's office.

"Who were you trying to convince?" scoffed Sirius, he could tell Annie had some worries about this sudden trip of theirs, but she was trying to assure Hermione and Ron that she was going to be alright even though she wasn't sure of it herself

"What do you mean?" asked a confused James as he tilted his head to the side to look at Sirius.

Sirius sighed before replying "Nothing... It's just, she doesn't sound too certain that things are going to be alright" he shrugged

Remus nodded in agreement "And as she should... To be honest... I have this odd feeling like something big is going to happen..." he shook his head scratching at the scar on the side of his face, adding "I don't know... I can just feel it"

"Must be a werewolf thingy" whispered Sirius

"Probably" nodded Remus

Regulus smiled at the due, silently whispering "That's cool"

Annie: Hermione, is the Room of Requirement unplottable?

Hermione: If one wants it to be. Why?

Annie: Just a thought. It would explain why I thought Draco was leaving the castle when he disappeared off the Map... He was going to the Room of Requirement.

Hermione: Of course, and that explains the Vanishing Cabinet as well!

"What happened to the whole 'I promise I'll stop stalking you'?" asked a grinned Draco

Annie pouted at his words "I wasn't stalking you and I kept true to my words... It's just was odd that you kept disappearing on the map and I wanted to know how... I left you alone, just as I promised" she huffed crossing her arms