Order of the Sphinx... Why should HP get to have all the fun?

Chapter 34: Almost Caught

What is this? An update I see?

Well, now that you've recovered from your shock, I'd like to state my usual disclaimer.

I do not own Harry Potter. I do not own Hogwarts or it's inhabitants or associated world.

I am not J.K Rowling either... as much as I wish it.

I'm just.... Me. Plain old little All Star

Chapter 34: Almost Caught

I felt like one of those idiots you saw in the movies; you know the ‘heroes’ dressed in all black- black jacket, black undershirt, black pants, boots and a beanie- as they tried to stalk towards their target. Though I’d wager not many of these ‘heroes’ had to stalk away from their home base as if they were infiltrating a bloody Nazi war camp. This should have been the easiest part, though apparently Snape and Filch had conspired together to make the castle fucking Alcatraz.

No student escaped the castle walls alive.

“Bloody Hell, I thought you said this was going to be easy,” Tom grumbled only to be given a filthy look by Kevin. Hamish ignored them both and looked intently down the hallway from his current position. I had to shake my head again in confusion as to how these new recruits were suddenly given temporary membership into the order.

Apparently, Hamish had confronted Jen and Will, explaining he knew they were up to something and wanted in. Jen and Will had desperately tried to hide it, and it quickly blew up into an epic all out screaming match between them. Tom and Kevin had entered the abandoned classroom by sheer accident, recognising Hamish’s voice then quickly put two and two together and joined the battle. Alice had walked in and joining in the tirade and it became worse. Will snapped and accidently spilled and then things shut down completely.

Will was still sleeping on the couch in the common room for it.

“I never said it would. Perhaps you told yourself that,” Alice snapped, her voice pretty quiet. Tom went to answer but Kevin thwacked him. I gritted my teeth and quickly ran across the open space of the hallway out the front doors. There was a pause, as was agreed, and then Kevin, Tom and Hamish ran across in quick succession, joining me in my spot where we planked against the cobblestoned floor of the front courtyard.

There was another pause, and then Ivy snuck across. Another pause, then Jen, Alice and Will ran across together. We all grouped then look anxiously back as Colin took one last look around before making a dash across the hall. When Colin reached us we all paused, holding our breaths for any incriminating movements. It was a few minutes before curfew, but all students had already retreated into their common rooms. The late January sky was full of snow clouds, already darker than usual for the time.

When nothing happened we all turned, then one at a time, we bolted across the courtyard then down the stone steps. Turning, we circled the edge of the castle. Passing the Whomping Willow we headed down the slope towards Hagrid’s house. Halfway down the hill we dashed off the path and into the thick forest, immersing ourselves as well as we could.

We wouldn’t make the same mistake as last time; the enemies were within the walls too.

Picking our way through the forest, we relied on what we could see with our own eyes, too afraid to cast Lumos charms lest we be discovered. We quickly reached the outskirts of the school grounds and the tell-tale shimmer of the school wards fell off of us. We rushed to Hogsmede, light beginning to fade from the sky at an ever increasing rate.

Slithering our way down the main street we aimed for the Three Broomsticks. Opening the door to the very crowded pub we melted into the crowd, making our way completely unnoticed towards the fireplace. No one even noticed as we flooed out of the tavern three at a time. It was too easy; no one noticed us in the Leaky Cauldron either.