The unexpected

Chapter 4

While sprinting out of the classroom after the class is dismissed, Sabine is being held back by Hermione.

'Sabine, what's wrong??'
Hermione asks while following het into the schoolhalls.
'Didn't you see everyone staring at me?! I'm gonna find out why I didn't get sorted the normal way so that everyone stops treating me like i'm some form of evil.'
She aggressively turns around so she's facing Hermione again.
'Follow me.'
Sabine starts walking towards headmaster Dumbledore's office. Hermione follows her.

They walk up to the large doors, closing the office. Sabine carefully puts her ear against the carved wood, trying to hear something from inside of Dumbledore's office.

'Just what i thought.'
She whispers.
'They're here.'

She now got Hermione curious. The girl also puts het ear against the wooden door, trying to hear what Sabine is hearing. But nothing.
'Well, I don't hear anything.'
She confirms, crossing her arms and giving a know-it-all look.

'Shushhsjjj!'
Sabine immediately whispers, putting her finger infront of her lips.
But it was too late.
The doors swung open and in the doorway stood Dumbledore.
Snape and McGonnagal were right behind him.
Snape holding up his wand as if ready to kill.
McGonnagal just looking shocked.

Sabine and Hermione jumped back. Looking up at the tall, old man standing before them. A judgemental look coming from his body-language.

'And may i ask what you two are doing here?'
His dusty, old voice sounds.

'Headmaster Dumbledore... w-we we were just stopping by to ask a question, but we've figured it out already. Apologies.'
Hermione gives the man a quick angelic smile and drags Sabine with her, out of the hall.
Sabine almost trips over her own feet.

'How did you know they were there?!'
Hermione puts both her hands on Sabine's shoulders and 'softly' shakes her a bit.

'Had a feeling. Now stop shaking me!'
Sabine bluntly pushes Hermione's hands off her shoulder.
'Sorry.' She immediately apologizes after.

Hermione gives her a nod, signing it's fine.
They decide to go back to Sabine's dorm.
On their way they bump into Percy, who is loudly having a discussion with a younger student about something he did while roaming the halls.
Percy notices Sabine there.
'Thank god, saved by the bell! Sabine! Please tell this...' he gives the young boy a filthy look.
'Boy... that what he did is not okay, and i'm right!'

Sabine just giggles on the inside, but tries to hide it.
How dramatic boys can be.
'I'll just let you boys figure it out on your own.'
Quietly laughing her and Hermione keep walking.

'How dramatic was that?'
Hermione says laughing when they're moved a bit further from them.
'Pfff, tell me about it.'
They both laugh and enter Sabine's dorm as they've reached it.

Hermione sits down on the bed.
Sabine hangs up her robe and sits down next to her.
'Back there at dumbledore's office... you didn't hear them talking?'
Hermione nods.
'Hm, interesting. Okay.'
A silent pause fell over the room.
Hermione was awkwardly looking at her shoes, tapping the tips of them against eachother. Sabine was looking around her own dorm as if she had never been there.
The two than looked at eachother and busted out in awkward laughing.
'Welp, i must go. I have a potions essay to write.'
Hermione says as she stands up to put her robe back on.
'Yeah, me too. I'll walk you out.'
Sabine gets up and opens the door for Hermione.
'We should hangout some other time.'
'Totally.' Sabine forces a little smile onto her face. She likes Hermione though, but now she just feels like being alone for awhile.
Hermione widely smiles at her before turning around and disappearing round the corner. With a sigh she closes the door.

It's midnight.
It's dark. Almost silent.
The only sound there is coming from the rain ticking on the window. Even a little thunder every now and then.

Sabine is tumbling and turning wildly in her bed. Having another nightmare.
She hears voices.
A woman screams;

'Please, no!'
'Please don't do this to us!'

The images flash before her eyes.
The woman is kneeling on the floor of a strange-looking building.
Something what seems to be her husband behind her. Standing.
Wand ready.
'You'll have to get through me first.'

The flashes keep changing, but the sound of screaming and crying does not leave.
A shadow steps into the room.
Flash.
Features of a man's face quickly come across.
The vision is blurry. Everything is hard to see.
This shadow seems to be holding something, but whatever it is. It is not to make up from the flashes.

'Obliviate!'
That voice. She knows that voice.
'I said obliviate!'
'Why doesn't it work?!'
The woman who's sitting on the floor is still crying. Her dark hair draped across her face. The guy also still standing behind her.
'Avada kedavra!'