𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦, 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦
𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘫𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘺, 𝘫𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘺
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IN WHICH, a girl hiding her insecurities with a mask becomes a witch...
hundreds of sleeping bags scattered the hall, originally about a foot apart though most had pulled them in to be next to their friends despite percy hissing to not move the sleeping bags.
majority of the school was fast asleep by now, but you weren't used to being monitored before sleep and you didn't often sleep so early, so you were laying down, staring up at the ceiling.
you let your eyes flutter shut as footsteps entered, not particularly feeling like getting shouted at for still being awake.
"i've searched the astronomy tower and the owlery, sir. there's nothing there"
"ah, thank you"
another pair of footsteps storm in.
"the third floor's clear too, sir"
"very good"
"and i've done the dungeons headmaster, no sign of black, nor anywhere else in the castle" the familiar sound of snape's voice leaves you holding back a grimace.
"i didn't really expect him to linger" dumbledore says casually.
the small group of teachers stroll slowly passed the flurry of heads and feet.
"remarkable feat, don't you think? to enter the hogwarts castle in one's own.. completely undetected?"
"quite remarkable, yeah"
"any theories on how he might have managed it?"
"many. each as unlikely as the next"
"you may recall.. prior to the start of term i had expressed concerns.. about your appointment of professor-" "not a single professor inside this castle would help sirius black to enter it. i'm quite convinced the castle is safe..."
your eyebrows furrowed, could he be referring to lupin?
".. and i'm more than willing to send the students back to their houses"
