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DucksRMagical Joined: 28 December 2006 Posts: 2535 Location: Going through LeakyCon withdrawal	Posted: Wednesday 23 September 2009 09 03 52 pm    Post subject: Re: Albus potter and the Path Left Untrodden in topic:Albus potter and the Path Left Untrodden Chapter 2: Football Albus Severus Potter awoke to a high pitched shriek. He sat up quickly in bed and listened. It was coming from downstairs and sounded exactly like his little sister, Lily. He groaned and got out of bed. It would be pointless for him to try and go back to sleep. Lily had been impossible to deal with ever since Albus returned home from Hogwarts. She was incredibly excited about the fact that she was going to go to Hogwarts in the fall. Therefore, Lily had been constantly asking Albus about Hogwarts and the questions were usually ones Albus did not know the answer to or did not want to answer. Albus quickly changed his clothes and ran downstairs. It was a mystery as to what Lily was shrieking about now. His mum probably told her some new piece of information about Hogwarts. "Al!" Lily shoved a piece of parchment in Albus's face, "It came! It came! My Hogwarts letter came!" So that was what the shrieking was about, Albus thought. Lily had been waiting for that letter all summer. Every morning she'd watch the window waiting for the post owl to arrive. "Congratulations, Lily," Albus grinned at her and continued his walk down to the kitchen. Lily ran ahead of him and was literally dancing around the room by the time Albus arrived. "Lily!" James shouted, "One does not shriek and dance like a lunatic when one receives their Hogwarts letter." "Oh, really, James?" Ginny smirked at him, "Weren't you the one to stand on top of the table and do some sort of dance?" James blushed. "Er, no." "Oh, don't be ashamed, James," Albus grinned as he sat down next to his brother, "At least you didn't shriek like a girl." "Yeah, that was you," James laughed. "I did not!" Albus shouted, "I acted perfectly normal!" "Normal for a girl," James replied. "Stop it, James," Ginny scolded as she set a bowl of oatmeal and a few envelopes in front of Albus, "You got some post as well, Al." Albus picked up the pile of letters and opened the top one. It was the usual book list as well as his Hogsmeade permission slip. "Here, Mum," he handed her the slip, "You'll have to sign that." Ginny took the parchment. "I can't believe you're a third year, Al. You're growing up so fast." "Mum!" Albus groaned. "I can't believe it either," James sighed, "Ickle Al is getting so big!" "James!" Albus smacked him. "Mum, Al hit me!" James shouted. "Behave yourselves, boys," Ginny said without looking at them. Albus opened the other envelope. It was from Matt. [i]Dear Albus, My parents said you could come visit on the 16th for a few days. They're going to take us to Diagon Alley too. Let me know if you can come! Your friend, Matt[/i] "Mum!" Albus shouted, "Can I go to Matt's house on the 16th?" Ginny read the letter over Albus's shoulder. "Sure. We'll meet you in Diagon Alley and get James and Lily's stuff then." Albus grinned. He was very excited about going to Matt's house. He had never been there. He hoped that John and Kaden would be able to go as well. They hadn't seen each other in about a month, when Albus and Rose had had their birthday party. "Thanks, Mum." "Mum!" Lily whined, "I wanted to go to Diagon Alley today!" "Sorry, Lily," Ginny replied, "I'd rather get everyone's supplies at once." "I don't want to wait!" "Lily, you have to wait," Ginny sighed. Albus turned to James and they smirked at each other. Lily still hadn't grown out of her whiny phase. It got rather annoying. Albus hoped that she wouldn't be like that at Hogwarts. ****** The next few days passed very slowly. Albus was anxious to get away from Lily. She asked him no less than fifty times how the sorting was done and Albus replied with fifty 'I can't tell yous'. Eventually the sixteenth arrived and Albus sat in the drawing room waiting for Matt and his parents to show up. Kaden was with him. He had arrived a few hours earlier and they had spent their time trying to stay away from Lily. "You know, Kaden, you were as irritating as Lily a year ago," Albus pointed out. "Was not," Kaden replied, "And I've matured." "Yeah, sure," Albus rolled his eyes. The two boys looked up when they heard a loud crack. Matt's entire family had Apparated into the drawing room. Ginny walked into the room and greeted Matt's parents. "Matt!" Albus grinned, "I am so glad to see you. I can't wait to get away from Lily." "Oh, Al, be nice," Ginny sighed. "What? She's irritating," Albus shrugged, "Bye, Mum." "Goodbye, Al, I'll see you in a few days," she gave Albus a hug. "All right," Mr. Eckerton said, "Albus, you can Apparate with Amy. Kaden, you can Apparate with my wife." Albus nodded and stepped over to Amy. She wrapped him in a hug and the two of them disappeared with a crack. They reappeared in the middle of a large field. There was a log house in the distance. "This doesn't look like a house," Kaden announced as he stepped away from Matt's mum. "It's not," Matt said as he pointed to the log house, "That's my house." "Oh," Kaden replied as they started towards the house, "Why didn't we just Apparate into it?" "My parents put anti-Apparition wards on the house," Matt explained. "Why?" Kaden asked. "I don't want to get into it," Matt muttered. Kaden groaned. "I thought you were done keeping secrets from me." "There are some things I don't tell anyone, Kaden," Matt sighed. Albus smirked and shook his head. Some things never change. Kaden still didn't know how to keep his mouth shut. Matt's house was the only one in the area. Albus couldn't see any other buildings besides a shed behind the house. There were fields surrounding the house and a low fence surrounding the property. Beyond the fence was farmland. Matt's dad unlocked the door and Albus followed him inside. He stopped in the entryway and looked around. The place was about as different as a house could be from Grimmauld Place. It was open and airy and decorated in a modern yet rustic way. From the doorway, Albus could see the kitchen straight ahead, the dining room next to it, and the living room next to the door. On the other side of the door was a set of stairs leading upstairs. Albus continued walking into the living room and saw a corridor next to the kitchen that lead to a few more rooms. Albus liked it instantly. It had a homey feel to it like the Burrow did. Except it was much cleaner. Matt had said his mum was kind of a neat freak, but Albus wasn't expecting it to be this neat. "Great house, Matt," Albus grinned. "Yeah," Kaden agreed, "But it's too neat. We're going to have to change that." "My mum likes it neat," Matt said, "She'll make you clean up whatever you mess up." "I'll go get John now," Mr. Eckerton announced, "You can come, Matt. I'll be able to Apparate both of you." "Ok. I'll be right back, Albus," Matt said and left the house with his dad. "You can just wait in the living room," Mrs. Eckerton gestured for Albus and Kaden to turn to their left. Albus nodded and sat down on one of the couches. It was quite comfortable. Kaden sat down next to him and put his feet up on the coffee table, earning a stern gaze from Mrs. Eckerton. Kaden sheepishly removed his feet from the table. Amy sat down on a chair and pulled a book off the table. She opened it and began reading. It was some sort of potions book. Kaden tilted his head and read the title. "Do you like potions?" he asked. "Yeah," Amy replied, "I'm studying to be a Healer." "That's great!" Kaden exclaimed, "I like potions too. Albus thinks I'm insane. Well, so do Matt and John." "There aren't many people who appreciate brewing," Amy replied, "But I'm glad you like it." "Me, too," Kaden said. Amy set her book down. "So, Albus, how has your summer been?" "Good," Albus said, "Well, Lily is driving me mad because she got her Hogwarts letter the other day." "I still remember when I got my letter to the Australian School of Sorcery-" "The what?" Kaden asked. "The Australian School of Sorcery," Amy repeated, "The school of magic in Australia. I went there for three years. Then we moved here." "You lived in Australia?" Kaden gaped. "Er, yeah," Amy looked at him strangely, "You didn't know that?" "Nope. Matt never told me," Kaden turned to Albus, "Did he tell you?" "Yeah, my first year," Albus replied, "I never really noticed that he didn't tell you." "Well, he didn't," Kaden muttered, "But it would explain the funny accent he's got." Albus stifled his laughter. "Er, yeah." The three of them sat quietly for another few minutes. Kaden began to laugh and it became louder and louder until Albus turned to look at him. "What?" Albus asked. "The Australian School of Sorcery," Kaden laughed, "A, S, S. Ass!" Albus groaned. Leave it to Kaden to figure that out. Amy laughed. "You know, that's what Teddy said when he first heard about it." The front door opened and Matt and John ran inside followed by Mr. Eckerton. John paused in the entryway and looked around. "Whoa," he grinned, "This house is bloody brilliant!" "Thanks," Matt said and the two of them entered the living room. "What are you three laughing at?" "My old school," Amy smirked, "Kaden figured out its acronym." "Oh, ASS," Matt laughed, "Yeah, I laughed about that for days when I figured it out." "Well, I've got to get to work," Amy stood up, "I'll try and stop by for dinner sometime this week." "Bye, Amy," Mr. Eckerton gave her a hug. "Bye, Dad." "So, I'll show you the upstairs," Matt said after Amy left. Albus grabbed his bag and followed Matt upstairs. John and Kaden thundered behind them. Once they reached the top, Matt led them to the door on the left along the back wall. "This is my room," Matt announced as they entered. Albus stepped inside and looked around. The carpet was blue and the walls were white. It was messier than the rest of the house, but nowhere near as messy as James's room. There was a Chudley Cannons bedspread on the bed and multiple posters on the wall. "Nice bed," John smirked, "Nice to see the Cannons can still sell merchandise. If only they devoted that effort to their playing...." "Shut it, John," Matt replied, "The Cannons have been playing better this season." "Oh, yeah, they did get three goals in their game against Puddlemere," John said, "Too bad Puddlemere had a hundred times that many goals." Matt groaned. "Come on, I'll show you the other rooms." Albus followed Matt out of the room and down the corridor. The next door was a bathroom and the one after that was Amy's room. The last door was alongside a different wall and Matt gestured for them to step inside. "This is the library," Matt announced, "We'll be sleeping here." "Sounds like Rose's dream come true," John laughed. The library was twice the size of Matt's room. Bookshelves covered all the walls and there were a few desks sitting in the middle of the room. A squashy looking couch was sitting below one of the windows and there were a few armchairs in various places. There were also four cots in the middle, but Albus doubted they were normally there. Albus tossed his bag down on a cot as John and Kaden did the same. Kaden started wandering around the room and looking at the various books. "I don't think I've ever been in a house with this many books," Kaden said. "There's even more in Dad's study." "You should see Rose's house," Albus commented. "You've got a lot of books about magical creatures," Kaden pointed out. "Yeah, well, that's what Dad's into." "Especially werewolves," Kaden went on, "There's a whole row of them." "Yeah, you can probably guess why," Matt mumbled. "So," Albus changed the subject, "How was your trip to New York?" The discomfort that had been on Matt's face moments before disappeared. "It was brilliant! We had so much fun." "And how was the airplane?" John asked eagerly. Matt laughed. "Just like every other one I've been on." "Anything else new with anyone?" Albus asked. "Bethany thinks she's a witch," Kaden announced, "She found a stick outside and has been pretending to cast spells." "Bet your grandpa loved that," Albus laughed. "He turned a lovely shade of purple," Kaden laughed. "I'd pay to see that," John replied. Albus and Kaden laughed. "I wouldn't suggest being anywhere near my Uncle Vernon when he turns purple," Albus put in. "Did I tell you that my dad's getting a promotion?" Matt asked. Albus turned to him. "Nope. What kind of promotion?" "The head of the Department of the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures is retiring at the end of the year," Matt explained, "And he's recommending my dad for the position. It's not final, but it'll most likely happen." "That old bloke is finally retiring?" Albus asked, "He's been there for decades." "Yeah. Dad wasn't sure he wanted the promotion, but after thinking about it, he decided to take it if it's offered to him," Matt continued. "Why wouldn't he want it?" John asked. "Well, that's what he did in Australia. And he hated it towards the end. But he thinks it'll be better up here." "From what you've told us, everything is better up here," Albus said. "What does your dad do now?" Kaden asked. "He works in Werewolf Support Services." Kaden nodded. "You know, that is kind of funny, considering...." Matt rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I know. The general public didn't really think it was that funny when we were living in Australia." "And that's why you moved?" Kaden asked. "Pretty much, yeah," Matt said quietly, "But I like Hogwarts, so I don't really care that we had to move." "How about you, Albus?" John asked, "Anything exciting happening in the most famous wizarding family?" Albus rolled his eyes. If anyone besides his friends referred to his family that way, he probably would have hexed them. "Actually," Albus began, surprised that he had momentarily forgotten about it, "I do have some interesting news about the Hogwarts staff." "What is it?" John asked eagerly, "Is Slughorn finally retiring for good?" "No," Albus laughed, "I don't think that will ever happen." "Then what is it?" Matt asked. "My dad's not teaching Defense this year," Albus answered. Harry had broken the news to Albus, James, and Lily a few weeks ago. Albus was disappointed, but not really surprised. He had been surprised that Harry had stayed for more than a year. Matt, John, and Kaden gaped at him. "What?" John asked, "Are you serious?" "Yeah," Albus nodded. "Why?" Matt asked, "He's a brilliant teacher." "He thinks he needs to focus more on his Auror job," Albus explained, "He wants to fully devote his time to finding Willinson and Washburn." "Oh, well, that makes sense," Matt replied. "Who's replacing him?" John asked. "Dunno," Albus shrugged, "Dad didn't tell me. He said he wants me to develop my own opinions of the teacher." "I wonder if we'll ever have the exact same staff for two years in a row," John commented, "I mean, first year they were all new to us. Last year we got Cedonia. And this year we've got some new Defense teacher." "I just hope whoever the new teacher is, that they're nice," Matt said, "So what do you lot want to do? We've got a few hours until dinner." "Hmm," Albus mused, "Want to play Quidditch? That field would be excellent for it." Matt groaned. "That's the one thing we can't do. The Muggle farmer is often out tending to his fields and he'd see us." "I've got an idea," Kaden grinned mischievously and dug around in his bag. He pulled out a football. "Let's play football." The boys decided it was as good an idea as any and they ran downstairs. Albus had limited experience with football. He had watched a couple matches and played it a few times, but that was it. He didn't think John had ever played and he wasn't sure about Matt. John was skeptical about the fun of football, but he was willing to give it a try. "Where are you boys going?" Mrs. Eckerton shouted from the kitchen as they ran to the back door. "We're going to play football," Matt said as he pulled the door open. "Be careful!" Mrs. Eckerton replied. Albus followed Matt down the deck stairs and into the field. He stood next to Matt and John and all three of them turned to Kaden, who had set the ball on the ground and had one foot on it. "Have any of you played football before?" Kaden asked. "A few times," Albus answered. "Nope," John said. "When I was younger, I played a bit," Matt replied, "But I was never any good." Kaden sighed. "All right. Why don't we just play two on two. John and I versus Albus and Matt." The other three boys nodded. Kaden pointed out two different trees that would serve as makeshift goals. He next explained the rules of the game and they began playing. Albus found the concept very similar to that of his Chaser position in Quidditch, only he couldn't use his hands. That was very odd. He had trouble keeping the ball near his feet and even more trouble aiming it to Matt. Half the time Kaden would steal it and he wouldn't even get a chance to pass it. John was hardly any better than Albus. He never managed to kick the ball where he aimed it, but Kaden's superior skill seemed to compensate for John's lack of skill. The two of them (well, Kaden) had scored more goals than Albus and Matt. Matt seemed to be able to aim the ball, but he wound up tripping over it a lot. He did manage to score a few goals, though. All in all, Albus thought it was kind of fun. It wasn't something he desired to be on an official team of, but it was fun to play informally. Not nearly as exciting as Quidditch, though. "John!" Albus shouted as John picked up the ball and took off across the field, "You can't touch the ball!" "I'm turning the game into Quidditch-football!" John shouted and threw the ball at the goal, "See, we've got another point now!" Kaden groaned and kicked the ball back into play. "That's cheating, John! And we're winning, so we don't need to cheat!" "I don't care!" John grinned and picked the ball up again. Kaden tackled John and tried to wrestle the ball out of his arms. John tried to escape, but Kaden was holding onto his leg. "Now it's Quidditch-football-wrestling," Albus said to Matt as the two of them walked towards their wrestling friends. "Albus! Help! Your cousin is Muggle dueling with me!" "Well, we are playing a Muggle sport, John," Albus smirked and yanked the football out of his hands. "Hey!" Kaden shouted and grabbed Albus's leg, "Give that back!" Albus stumbled and fell onto the ground. He held the ball out of Kaden's reach and Kaden tackled him. John, now free of Kaden's wrath, grabbed Matt's leg and pulled him into the mix. "Hey!" Matt shouted, "I didn't take the football!" "Doesn't matter," John grinned, "We're not going to let you stand there while we're Muggle dueling each other." "Got it!" Kaden shouted a few minutes later. He held the football up over his head. "And I declare John and I the winners!" Albus stood up and shook his head. John and Matt stood up after him. John looked quite triumphant at the win, even though he hadn't really contributed to it. "Congratulations," Matt smirked, "You beat a clumsy wizard and a Chaser at football." "Any win is a good win," Kaden grinned. "Boys!" Mrs. Eckerton shouted from the window, "Dinner is ready!" Albus grinned as he walked towards the house. As much as he enjoyed his own house, it was fun to spend a few days with Matt and his other friends. Plus, the girls weren't there. They had never really had time away from Rose and Amanda and it was kind of fun. Not that he didn't enjoy their company, there were just things they couldn't really do around Rose and Amanda. Like turn a football match into a wrestling match, for example. "What did you boys do?" Mrs. Eckerton exclaimed as they entered the house, "You're filthy! I want you all to go shower before you eat!" "Just like home," Kaden commented, "You're a lot like my mum." "Well, I'll take that as a compliment," Mrs. Eckerton smiled.
DucksRMagical Joined: 28 December 2006 Posts: 2535 Location: Going through LeakyCon withdrawal	Posted: Wednesday 27 August 2008 12 35 19 pm    Post subject: Re: Albus Potter and the Tracks They Left Behind in topic:Albus Potter and the Tracks They Left Behind Sorry about the cliffie. But the chapter was kind of long, so I had to split it up. Here's the rest of Albus's little adventure. As always, comments, questions, and general reviews are always appreciated! Chapter 18: Locked Out Albus had to admit, the thought did cross his mind every once in a while. But really, it wasn't very realistic. Yes, the Marauders had done it, but they were lucky it had worked out all right. There was a reason that hardly anyone could become an Animagus and why you had to be registered with the Ministry. Plus, they were only second years. The Marauders hadn't done it until their fifth year. They were exceptionally smart, too. Well, three of them were. Albus didn't think he was anywhere near being good enough at Transfiguration to pull it off. Rose was probably the only one of them who had a chance at succeeding. And even though Rose did not hesitate to break rules when she needed to, there was no way she would agree to this. "Oh come on, John, we can't be Animagi." "Why not?" John asked, "The Marauders did it." "They were really smart," Albus explained, "I'm definitely not that smart. And what did you get on your last Transfiguration test? A 50 or something?" "55, thank you," John corrected him, "And we'd figure it out. Rose could help us." "But this isn't as simple as figuring out a spell for class!" Albus shouted, "It's dangerous. What if we can't change back? What if we get stuck halfway? Rose doesn't know everything. Even she would have trouble with this." "It's worth the risk," John said adamantly, "I don't care if I mess up a few times. I'll just try again." "That's the thing. Sometimes when you mess up, you don't get the chance to try again. My dad explained this all to me over the summer. He talked to me about becoming an Animagus as soon as school was over last year because he knew the thought would cross my mind. He'll know if I try and he won't let me do it. I'd consider trying when we're older, but definitely not right now." John sighed, "It would be great if we could, though. I mean, we would be the ultimate new Marauders then. Imagine if we could even change into the same animals the Marauders were. I fancy myself as a dog." "I could see that," Albus agreed, relieved that John seemed to accept the fact that Albus wasn't going to budge on the issue. "I don't know if I'd be a stag, though. Maybe a fox or something, I dunno." "Can you see Kaden as a rat?" John asked, grinning. Albus smirked, "Not really. He'd probably be one of those yappy dogs, not a big cool dog like you'd be, but a tiny chihuahua or something that's always barking and jumping." "Definitely," John laughed, "It couldn't hurt to research Animagi, though. I mean, if anyone asks we could say it's for extra credit." "My dad would see right through that one," Albus told him. "Doesn't matter," Matt said quietly. He had been exceptionally quiet ever since John had first mentioned the idea. "You can't become Animagi with me on the full moon." "Why?" John asked. "We know it's dangerous. I don't care." "It's not that. You think I haven't thought about you lot becoming Animagi? That my parents haven't thought about doing it? Amy? They have. My parents have ever since we found out Wolfsbane didn't work for me. Amy has ever since she first saw me after a transformation. My parents actually started working on it. But then they decided to have me do the Wolfsbane study instead. You see, if anyone is with me as an Animagus on the full moon, I won't hurt myself and it'll seem like the potion actually worked. It'll mess up the study big time. My parents decided it would be better for me to find a potion that would work than to have to rely on other people's Animagus abilities. They even forbade Amy from trying it, she wasn't very happy." Albus hadn't thought about that. He was actually a little relieved. He didn't want to become an Animagus behind his dad's back. It was one thing to steal the Invisibility Cloak for a couple days, but to sneak around as an animal every full moon? That was just too secretive for Albus's liking. He hoped that John would give up on the idea now. "But if the study ever ends without finding me a potion that works, I won't stop you from trying." "Sounds fair," John replied, "How long does the study go?" "No idea. Probably at least another two years. It all depends on how many different forms of Wolfsbane people come up with," Matt closed his eyes and leaned his head against the wall again. "Headache still there?" Albus asked. Matt nodded without opening his eyes. "Let's hurry up, then. Where should we put the parchment?" "Room behind the stairs," Matt shakily stood up. "That way Madam Pomfrey doesn't see it." "We'll do it, you stay here," John gently pushed his friend back onto the floor. "How much parchment should we put down?" "How much did you bring?" "About a half roll," Albus pulled a partially used roll of parchment out of his cloak. "All of it, then. Chances are most of it will get ripped." Albus nodded and stood up. He walked over to the stairs with John following and saw the small room Matt was talking about. It was also filled with various broken pieces of furniture. "We shouldn't have done this tonight. I didn't even think about the moon." "Me neither," John shook his head as he bent down to move some of the furniture aside. "But it's not as bad as the time with the detention. I think he'll be ok." "Yeah. He can sleep all tomorrow if he wants," Albus commented as he ripped pieces off the roll of parchment. "Him and me both," John yawned. "Wasn't expecting the tunnel to be that long." "Me neither, but it is a long way from the grounds to Hogsmeade, so it makes sense." Albus finished ripping the parchment and the two boys each took a stack to affix to the floor. It took them a few minutes and once they were done, the room was covered in pieces of parchment. "I can see why he didn't want Madam Pomfrey to see," John laughed as he re-lit his wand. "It would definitely raise some questions," Albus lit his own wand. "Let's just hope this works. I can't see any other way to safely get a werewolf's paw print." The two boys took one more look at the parchment coated room and then went back to the large main room. Matt was right where they left him, leaning against a partially broken chair. Albus nudged him awake. "Finished?" Matt yawned. "Yup, let's get back to the castle," Albus helped his friend up and the three of them left the shack. The trip back through the tunnel took a lot longer than when they were going to the shack. All three boys were incredibly tired and the thrill had worn off for Albus and John. Albus glanced at his watch as they neared the end of the tunnel and saw that it was nearly 1:30. He was very glad they had done this on a weekend. "It's harder getting out than getting in," Matt said tiredly as he removed the wards. "Whoever goes first has to dodge the branches and then push the knot on the trunk for the other two." Albus and John looked at each other, for both of them knew Matt was too exhausted to be able to dodge the branches properly. "I'll do it," Albus told him, "I'm making you get the rat." Albus climbed up the wall and crawled out of the hole. He was immediately hit in the shoulder with one of the flailing branches. "Ouch!" he shouted as he groped the trunk for the knot. His hand made contact with it and the branches immediately froze. "You can come out now," he whispered through the passageway. Albus stood aside and pulled the Invisibility Cloak out of his cloak. Matt appeared out of the hole first and shuddered as the moonlight hit him. John was right behind him and the two of them got under the cloak with Albus once Matt re-set the wards. "You ok?" John asked Albus once they were back on the path leading to the castle. "Yeah. Just got me in the shoulder," Albus replied. His shoulder stung and he could feel some blood dripping down his arm, but he couldn't go see Madam Pomfrey. She would know immediately what gave him the wound and would no doubt insist on knowing what they were up to. The boys trudged along through the cold night air. Albus looked up to the sky and saw that thick clouds were moving in. It would probably snow soon. Of course, Albus would be much too tired the next day to enjoy it, so it didn't much matter. It was worth it, though. Within a few days they would have one of the four paw prints needed to unlock the secrets of the new map. A little while later they reached the castle doors. Albus glanced quickly at the Map and saw that Filch was up on the sixth floor and Peeves was in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. No one else was wandering around. Albus grasped the handle of the door and pushed. It did not budge. He tried again, but no luck. "Filch must've remembered to lock it!" Albus muttered. "Try one of those spells Rose taught you," John suggested. Albus nodded and pointed his wand at the handle. He muttered a spell but the door remained locked. He tried a few more, but none of them worked. "I think we're locked out!" Albus said in a panicked tone. "We're locked out?" John questioned and pushed the door himself, "What do we do now?" "What do you mean we're locked out?" Matt groaned, "It was just unlocked a couple hours ago!" "I know it was," Albus replied anxiously, "Filch must've locked it!" "We can't stay out here all night!" Matt's voice cracked, "We'll freeze!" Albus swallowed hard as panic filled his body. What were they going to do now? Albus had been worrying mostly about getting out of the castle and into the tunnel without getting caught that the thought of being locked out hadn't even crossed his mind. I mean, what were the chances of the doors being unlocked when they left and locked when they came back? But what would they do? They couldn't stay out here, it was freezing and would snow soon. All three of them were shivering. "Any chance either of you knows how to conjure a Patronus?" Albus asked, thinking of the only way he knew to contact Rose and Amanda. "Are you mad?" John asked. "We're only second years." "Well, have you got any bright ideas on how to tell Rose and Amanda we're locked out?" John thought for a minute before answering, "You could break into the broom shed and steal a broom. Then fly it up to Gryffindor Tower." "Now you're mad. I'll get seen by someone. What if one of the professors is looking out their window? Or one of the students?" "Wear the Invisibility Cloak," John replied. "Then you two will get seen. And if I'm wearing the Cloak then Rose and Amanda won't see me." "Oh, right," John sighed. "How about Hagrid?" "Then we'll get in trouble," Albus reminded him, although unless they didn't think of something else soon, they would have to go to Hagrid's. "Well, we've got to think of something soon. He's got to get away from the moon," John gestured to Matt who was leaning against the door and breathing heavily. "The moon's almost covered by clouds," Albus pointed out, "And then we'll just have to worry about being snowed on." "Wonderful," John groaned. "Maybe we can curl up in piles of snow like wolves do and keep warm that way." "Very funny," Albus said flatly. He was really starting to get worried now. What would happen if they did go to Hagrid's? They'd surely get in trouble, but how much? Would they just get detention or would it be worse? Points would be taken away for sure, and that would not go over well with the other Gryffindors. "Hey, wait!" John's face brightened a bit, "What about the Shrieking Shack? We could just go back there and spend the night. Then we'll sneak back in tomorrow morning after Filch has unlocked the doors again." "That's...that's," Albus thought about this for a moment. "Not actually a bad idea. We'll be inside and we won't get caught." John grinned. "Let's go," he poked Matt in the side. "What?" Matt opened his eyes. "We're going back to the Shack," John explained. "Great," Matt said sarcastically, "I get to spend another night there. You two couldn't come up with a different idea?" "Nope," John answered, "I'd say it was pretty brilliant myself, so unless you've got a better one, we're going." Matt sighed, "Oh, fine. But we're not making a habit of this." "Me and Albus aren't," John laughed, "But you already do." "Oh, shut it," Matt groaned, "Let's just go." Albus couldn't help but feel a tiny bit excited about spending the night in the Shack. It would definitely be the worst thing he had ever done, as far as breaking rules was concerned. He also felt nervous about it. What if they did get caught? What if Rose and Amanda started to get worried and told someone about their plan? Albus pushed that thought out of his mind. Rose wouldn't do that, would she? She would if she thought they were in trouble. But they weren't in that big of trouble. The three of them would spend the night in the shack and that would be that. When morning came they would sneak back into the castle and no one would be the wiser. This might actually be kind of fun, it was thrilling and a tad bit dangerous. Something the Marauders would have done. Who knows, maybe they even had done it on occasion. The trip back to the shack, though exhausting, was uneventful. John, like Albus, had a look of excitement in his eyes when the three of them entered the shack once more. Matt looked like he didn't care where they were, as long as there was some place he could sleep. "This is pretty cool," John grinned, "Spending the night in Hogsmeade." "It's going to be cold, though," Matt shivered, "There aren't any heating charms in here." "Warmer than outside," Albus commented as he stowed the cloak back in his robes. "Are there any lights in here?" "Nope," Matt replied. "We'll just have to keep our wands lit." "What do you want to do now?" John asked with a look of mischief on his face, "So many possibilities in this place...." "How about we go to bed?" Matt suggested sarcastically. Albus, although excited about spending the night in the shack, was extremely tired and all he wanted to do was sleep. "Are there any beds here?" "One," Matt answered. He led Albus and John up the stairs and into the only bedroom. There was one large bed and a wardrobe, both surprisingly still intact. "They're charmed to be indestructible," Matt answered Albus's questioning look. John hopped onto the bed and started jumping on it. "Now we're talking! This bed is excellent for jumping." "Can't say I've ever tried it before," Matt joined him on the bed and started jumping as well. "You're right, it is quite nice for jumping." Albus jumped up with them and agreed. The bed was good for jumping. Even better than James's. James, Albus, and Lily had spent many hours jumping on James's bed, always to be interrupted and yelled at by their mother. The boys continued jumping on the bed and goofing off for a couple minutes. Albus smirked to himself as he remembered a story his Aunt Hermione had told him about monkeys jumping on a bed. "What's so funny?" John asked. "Just wondering who'll be the first to fall off and break his head," Albus laughed. "What?" John asked and Matt started to laugh as well. "It's a Muggle story," Albus explained and proceeded to tell John the story of the monkeys. "It's amazing what Muggles come up with for stories," John shook his head and jumped off the bed, landing on his feet like a cat. "I don't think any of us are going to break our heads." "Mine feels like it's broken," Matt announced as he jumped off the bed. He didn't land as gracefully as John and fell on his arm. "Ow!" Albus jumped down next to him. "You ok?" "Yeah," Matt pointed his lit wand at his arm. "No blood." "Good," John replied. "We should probably go to bed now," Albus suggested, "We've got to be up early so we can sneak back in before a lot of people wake up." "There's more blankets in the wardrobe," Matt yawned as he got back on the bed and curled up beneath the blanket that was already on the bed. Albus and John each grabbed a couple blankets and got into the bed alongside Matt. It was a good thing the bed was so big, Albus thought. It was much bigger than the four-poster beds in Gryffindor. "He's already asleep," John commented as he lay down. "Good," Albus replied, "Maybe his headache will go away. Good night." "'Night." ****** Albus woke up the next morning to slivers of light shining through the boarded up windows. Boarded up windows? There weren't boarded up windows in the dormitory. Albus's eyes shot open and he glanced around at his surroundings. Oh, right. The memories of the previous night flooded Albus as he realized that he was in the Shrieking Shack. Albus sat up and yawned. He felt more tired this morning than he had the previous night. One look at his watch told him why. It was only seven o'clock, he had only gotten about four hours of sleep. Just as well, Albus thought. They had to get back to the castle quickly anyway, if they wanted to sneak back in without anyone noticing. Albus nudged John awake and winced. He pulled up the sleeve of his robe and saw that the cut from the Whomping Willow looked thoroughly disgusting. It was probably infected and would require a trip to the hospital wing. Albus shook John with his uninjured arm. "John, wake up!" "No, lemme sleep," John groaned and turned away from Albus. "Get up or we'll get caught," Albus pushed him again. "Don't care," John murmured. "I'll push you out of bed," Albus warned. John muttered something incoherent and didn't move. "You asked for it," Albus muttered and rolled John over to the edge of the bed. He gave him one final nudge and John fell off the edge of the bed with a loud thump. "What the hell?" John shouted, sitting up with a dazed look on his face. "I told you to get up," Albus leaned over the bed and laughed. "We've got to get back to the castle or someone's going to see us come out of the tree." "Oh, fine," John grumbled, "But I'm going back to bed once we get back." "You and me both," Albus agreed and got out of bed. He picked up the spare blankets and stowed them back in the wardrobe so Madam Pomfrey wouldn't get suspicious. "You going to push him off the bed too?" John pointed to Matt's sleeping form as he stood up. "No," Albus replied simply. "Where's the justice?" John muttered. Albus grinned and shook Matt awake. "We've got to get back to the castle. We'll sleep more there." Matt groaned and got out of bed. "I think I'd rather just stay here." "I wouldn't suggest it," John responded, "Albus pushed me off the bed when I didn't get up. Can you believe that?" Matt laughed and looked from John to Albus and back again. "Yes." The boys left the shack quickly and started the long journey back to the Whomping Willow. All three of them were dragging and Albus was very glad that he didn't have any classes today. He had homework, but he wasn't even going to think about that until he got at least another six hours sleep. One quick check of the map told him that the coast was clear before they emerged from the tree. The three of them donned the Invisibility Cloak as soon as Matt was finished warding the tree and they set off for the castle. Since it was still early, the only one on the grounds was Hagrid. There was several more inches of snow and by the time they boys were back at the castle doors, their robes were wet and they were shivering. Halfway to the castle, it had started sowing again. "Rose and Amanda are in the Great Hall," Albus pointed to their two dots on the map. "But hardly anyone else is, and no one's in the Entrance Hall, so I think we're good." Albus pushed the doors open and the three invisible boys slipped inside. Albus immediately pulled the wet cloak off of them and hid it in his robes. "We should probably go talk to Rose and Amanda." "I've got to go see Madam Pomfrey sometime," Matt told them, "My arm still hurts, look." He pulled the sleeve of his robes up and showed them his black and blue arm. "I don't think it's broken, but it still hurts." "My shoulder still hurts," Albus replied, "I guess I'll have to go, too." At that moment, Rose and Amanda left the Great Hall and stopped a couple feet away from the boys. John pointed to where they were and Albus turned around. Both girls had a combination of relief and anger on their faces. Rose was fuming by the time she stomped over to Albus. "Where. Were. You," she demanded. "Er," Albus mumbled. He never liked being on the receiving end of his cousin's anger. "Room, now," Rose seethed and stalked off towards the stairs with Amanda at her side. Albus, John, and Matt followed wordlessly. All ideas of going to the Hospital Wing were driven from Albus's mind. Of course, after seeing Rose, he would much rather have been bombarded with questions about his shoulder than going to the Room with his cousin. Nobody said a word until they were in the Room. Albus, John, and Matt sat side by side on the couch, but Rose and Amanda remained standing in front of them. "Explain yourselves!" Rose shouted. "We-" Albus began. Rose cut him off, "You know what? I think I'll tell you about our night first! We were plenty worried about the three of you sneaking off to the Shack in the middle of the night, but it had to be done. What other choice did we have? It was safer than the alternative. How else were you going to get the paw print? I thought the plan would work. We had it all set. You three would sneak down there and put the parchment on the floor and then sneak back up. Simple." Rose stopped and began to pace around the room. "There were all kinds of things that could've gone wrong," Amanda picked up where Rose left off. "Filch, for one. Or one of the teachers. Peeves, even. Or how about when you got onto the grounds? There are all sorts of animals wandering around at night. Not to mention the Whomping Willow itself." "So what were we supposed to think when you three never showed up?!" Rose raised her voice even higher, if that was possible. "If you had been caught by Filch or a teacher, you would've came back to Gryffindor eventually! BUT YOU NEVER DID!" "But Rose-" John pleaded. Albus sent him a warning look. He knew it was never good to interrupt Rose when she was on a rampage. "Shut up, John! We thought some kind of animal had you! Or even worse, that Washburn had come back for the Hallows and found you and kidnapped you or something! Then you sneak back into the castle this morning, looking like you've just been at a party or something! "You kept us up all night worrying, when you probably just decided to have some fun last night. You know I was this close to telling Uncle Harry this morning. I wanted to last night, but Amanda convinced me to wait until morning. Of course now I wish I hadn't waited. Maybe a couple detentions would teach you not to stay out all night!" "Rose," Albus said tentatively, "Just let us explain." "Go ahead, Albus," Rose glared at him. "Convince me that what you did last night wasn't just stupidity." "We got locked out," Albus explained, "The doors to the castle weren't locked when we left, but Filch must've locked them after we were out of the castle. I tried all the charms you taught me, but none of them worked. So we decided to spend the night in the Shrieking Shack. And you're right, it was kind of fun." Rose and Amanda stared at him, dumbstruck. Neither of them said a word for the next minute. Albus and the other boys didn't dare say a word either. "Well," Rose said quietly, "Er, that does explain things. I'm, uh, sorry I yelled at you." "It's all right," Albus assured her. "But Albus?" Rose began, "You could've just gone to the Owlery and sent me a quick note telling me that you were locked out. Then we would've at least known what was going on." Albus, John, and Matt turned to look at each other. Albus felt his cheeks turning red. Of course! Why hadn't he thought of that? The only means of communication Albus had thought of was a Patronus. But the answer was there all along, a simple owl. He could have just made a quick trip to the owlery before they went back to the Shack. "We're idiots," John muttered softly. "Yes, but you're our idiots," Rose laughed. "Now, are you going to tell us about your little adventure?" Albus, John, and Matt spent the next half hour relaying every detail of their trips to the Shrieking Shack the previous night. Rose and Amanda both found it very entertaining, especially the part about Albus pushing John off the bed. After they were done telling the story, all five of them went to the hospital wing so Albus and Matt could get their wounds healed. Madam Pomfrey was sitting at her desk when they arrived and the ward was completely deserted of other patients. She took one look at the Gryffindors and came bustling out from behind the desk. "You lot again? What have you gotten yourselves into this time?" "Just these two," John pointed at Albus and Matt. Madam Pomfrey took one hard look at Matt and announced, "You were outside last night. Was someone giving you detention?" "Er, no." Madam Pomfrey looked at him for a few seconds longer and sighed, "Go sit down on a bed, both of you." Albus and Matt sat down on one of the beds and Madam Pomfrey returned a few moments later with a tray laden with potions. She told Matt to drink them all, which he did. "My arm's all bruised, too," Matt pulled up his sleeve, "I tripped over a book." Madam Pomfrey clucked her tongue and pulled out her wand. She had his arm healed in an instant. "I trust you'll get some sleep today? Or do I have to make you stay here?" "I'll sleep, I promise," Matt replied quickly. "What about you?" the nurse turned to Albus. "Hurt my shoulder," Albus answered, not elaborating on the subject. He pulled up his sleeve to reveal his injured shoulder. Madam Pomfrey studied it for a moment, then she cleaned it. Albus winced as the potion she used on it stung. The nurse looked at the injury for a little while longer and she looked from Albus to Matt and back again. "I know how you got that," she replied. "Er," Albus stuttered. Great, after all that, they were still going to get in trouble. "Whatever you boys did last night, don't do it again," Madam Pomfrey said sternly, looking Albus and then Matt in the eye, "I won't tell Professor Longbottom this time, or your father," she said to Albus, "But next time I will." Albus breathed a sigh of relief as Madam Pomfrey healed his shoulder with one swift wave of her wand. He'd have no trouble keeping his word to the nurse. There was no way that he was going to repeat last night. Well, unless they needed to for the map. But he'd try hard not to get hit by the Whomping Willow next time. "You're all set," Madam Pomfrey announced, "Now go get some sleep, both of you." Albus nodded as he stood up. He would have no problem doing that. He was practically falling asleep as he walked. The group went back to the common room and the boys immediately headed for their dormitory. Albus changed into his pajamas and climbed into his warm four-poster bed, feeling very satisfied that they hadn't been caught at all.