The Riddle: The Philosopher Stone ( Shifting Script/ Harry Potter Fan-fiction )

Chapter 36:

Me: " I was going to the bathroom from Professor Snape's tutoring session. I even have a note."

I lifted my note for Quirrell to see. He skimmed through it for a while and sighed

Professor Quirrell: " Right, um, please go ahead. Sorry to disturb you."

He then continued on his path as I was going down the supply cabinet hall. I finally saw the cabinet and looked around to see if anyone was going to look in my direction or even come near it. I finally made a quiet run for it and opened the door. I had very little time so I tried my best to quickly look at all the labels. After about thirty seconds, I saw the bottle of bat wings. I grabbed it and got out of the door to see the one person I did not want to see, Sage.

Sage: " Hazel? What are you doing? You're not supposed to be in there!"

She whisper-yelled at me. I widened my eyes and started stammering with my words.

Me: " I-um, oh, I have a...note from Professor Quir-I mean Snape to get a bottle from here. See?"

I held up the note with my hand slightly shaking from being nervous. She looked from me to the note then back at me.

Sage: " Uh-huh. Isn't this the same one from Potions today?"

I moved my head side to side slowly so it wouldn't seem like a lie to her. She nodded and then said

Sage: " Hazel, are you ignoring me? I don't remember if I even had a decent conversation with you since Christmas."

I then started to say something, but no words came out. I closed my mouth and took a deep breath. Remember Hazel, you can't tell Sage about this.

Me: " I- I've been really busy studying. For the O.W.L.S"

She looked at me hurt

Sage: " Why don't you study with me?"

Me: " Because i'm studying with Draco."

Oh my merlin Hazel, why the bloody hell would you just blurt that out. Sage looked stunned. I could see tears forming in her eyes.

Sage: " Wha-what happened to best friends first, boys second?"

She was right, we always chose each other first than boys. I was wrong here, but still, I wasn't. I just had to take the swing or else she and Harry, Ron, and Hermione would get hurt.

Me: " I...I have to go."

I started to walk away after shutting the door silently. She then yelled from a far distance behind me

Sage: " You're going to study with Malfoy right? Wow, what a great best friend you are. You completely forgot that I grew up with you, I was the one to help you through hard times, that I shared a birthday with you!"

I knew I hurt Sage, but I could feel my chest get heavy. I knew this was wrong. I looked back at her, she looked mad, yet a few tears were coming down her face. I looked back in front of me

Me: " I'm going to Snape's office."

I quickly went on my way until I felt a hand on my shoulder. I was even near the library, how did my plan blow? I heard a voice say

Snape: " Come with me young lady."

I went with Snape down to the dungeons, again, and kept wondering how it didn't work. I was finally in his classroom and he shut the door, hard.

Snape: " What. Were. You. Doing. In. My. Cabinet."

I sighed, looking at the ground. I finally had to spill everything. Because there was no way to explain this lying. He knew when anybody lied. Especially me.