The Grindelwalds 3

Penelope Is Next Part 17

Luzia and Penelope left America and went through the portkey at Hogwarts. Luzia and Penelope smelt a horrible smell as soon as they arrived.

"Eww! What is that?" Penelope screamed.

"Shhh, don't wake everyone up, we are early." Luzia snapped at her. "I'm sure it's nothing."

Luzia walked up the stairs and into the Gryffindor common room and the smell got stronger.

"What even smells like this? It smells of something awful." Penelope added.

"It smells like a backed up drain."

"I wonder what is causing it."

*Hoot hoot*

Luzia's owl was at the window of the common room.

"I'll let him in." Penelope said. She ran to the window and opened it so the owl could come inside and deliver the letter. "He has a letter tied to him."

Luzia came over and took the letter off the owls leg and opened it. It said it was addressed to Penelope.

"It's for you." Luzia told her.

Penelope opened the letter and read it in her head. It said,

Dear Penelope Grindelwald, 

I am writing to you because you have been chosen for a very important task. Please meet me in Hogsmeade at 10:00am today for your important task, please come alone.

See you there.

"What does it say?" Luzia asked.

"Nothing, just something random."

"Can I see it?"

"No, it's just from Felix, asking about how we are. It's nothing really." She said quickly.

"Oh, are you going to write a reply?"

"No, I'm sure he'll understand that we are busy. Let's go downstairs for breakfast." Penelope said. "And besides, if we get there early enough, we might be able to ask a teacher why school smells so gross."

Luzia and Penelope sanitized their hands once they left the painting and went down stairs to the Great Hall.

To Luzia's surprise, Professor McGonagall, Professor Ittle, Professor Church and Professor Richard Villarreal were all sat at the teachers table and no other students were there.

"Why do you think Richard is there?" Penelope whispered to Luzia. "Isn't he supposed to be pretending to be dead or something?"

"I guess teachers are allowed to know he is alive, just not kids."

Luzia walked into the Great Hall and as soon as she did all 4 adults started at her. Professor McGonagall stood up. "Luzia Grindelwald?"

"Yes miss."

"Is Penelope with you?"

"Yes miss." Penelope said as she entered the room.

"Minerva, shouldn't we hide Richard?" Professor Ittle asked her. "They are supposed to think he is- "

"The Grindelwalds know he is alive, Marshall."

"Ok Minerva, just be carful."

"You two, come here." Professor McGonagall told the girls.

Luzia and Penelope rushed to the front of the Great Hall.

"Why are you here at this time?"

"No reason, it just smells really bad in the corridors and in the common room."  Luzia told the teachers.