𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟐

"Wake up!" someone hissed. I jolted up. 

"Ouch, Selene!" I heard George's voice whisper.

 "Wha-" I whispered. 

"You slept on the couch," Fred whispered. I looked to see Fred's wand lightened. 

"Come on," he said.

 "Where're we off to?" I mumbled. 

"To find Neville," George whispered.

 I was suddenly awake. "Neville?" I repeated. 

"Will you come or should we go alone?" Fred snapped. 

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" I said as I hurried to get up. I looked to see that I was still wearing my Hogwarts robe.

 "And guess what?" George asked - in a whisper - excitedly. 

"What?" I whispered as I searched for my wand. 

"We're going into the Forbidden Forest!" George replied in a whisper.

 I turned slowly to him. "What?" I asked loudly.

 "Shh!" Fred said, clapping a hand over my mouth. 

"Quiet!" George hissed. 

I shot his hand away. "You know what, fine!" I whispered. "Get it over with it! I want my brother just as bad as you may want going back into the horrid place!" 

George shrugged. "C'mon," he whispered. "Let's go." 

Avoiding anywhere near Mrs.Norris or Filch, we hurried into the Forbidden Forest.

"Should we try the Whomping Willow?" Fred whispered. I could hear George say, "Lumos!" and I followed it. 

"Lumos! No! Why in the name of Merlin would you want to-" but before I could finish my sentence, the two Weasley twins were already hurrying toward the Whomping Willow. Swearing under my breath, I followed them into the darkness. 

"You two never listen to me!" I whisper-yelled as I reached them. 

"Yup," they both said. 

"You're seriously going to go in there?" I asked. 

"Yup," they both repeated. 

"I-I'll stay out here then," I whispered. "To keep a watch," I added as I saw Fred give a puzzled look at me. 

"No," he said. 

"I can go back?" I asked hopefully. Don't get me wrong, I want to save Neville, but in broad daylight. 

"No," repeated Fred moodlessly. "You're coming in with us."

 My mouth dropped open. "Um, excuse me?" I asked. Fred looked at me.

 "What?" he asked. 

"Why should I come with you two?" I asked.

 "It's your brother we're saving not ours," George said crossley. 

"Well, alright!" I said as I threw my hands up. 

"Right through there," George said as he pointed inside the Whomping Willow. I shuddered. Was it really that worth it? 

I decided yes as we filed inside. I felt a sudden jerk. 

"Ouch, Fred!" I heard George moan.

 "That wasn't me, that was probably Selene!" Fred said. 

"Oh, sorry, George," I said. 

"Where in the sake of Merlin are we?" Fred asked. He peered out. "It looks like a house," he said. "With..." his voice trailed off. 

"Get out!" I said. Fred and George tumbled out. I looked around. 

"Why does it look so... familiar?" I asked.

 "Familiar?" echoed Fred and George. Realization hit me. 

"The Shrieking Shack!" I said. 

"The Shrieking Shack?" echoed Fred and George. 

"Yes!" I said impatiently. 

"Why would we be in the Shrieking Shack?" George asked. There was a sudden scream from up stairs.

 "I think we ought to check upstairs, don't you?" I asked.