𝑆𝐸𝐶𝑂𝑁𝐷 𝐶𝐻𝐴𝑁𝐶𝐸𝑆 // 𝐽𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑃𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑖𝑐

Chapter 8: She Did Something Stupid

"This is so stupid," she laughed quietly to herself.

"Yeah, but it's fun too, init?" Felix responded, his eyes unable to focus on anything for more than two seconds.

"Very fun and very stupid," she thought, "I like it."

"Will you two be quiet," Vanessa spun around and snapped at them, "we can't get caught."

Nova and Felix eyed each other momentarily before they continued walking down the darkened corridor. Nova was unsure as to how she ended up sneaking around the castle, but she really couldn't be bothered to pick apart the faults and recklessness of this situation, she was all too intoxicated to string a coherent thought.

It was her, Felix and Vanessa— the people she had spent most of her night with. She had learned Felix and Vanessa both grew up together and that both of them are orphans — she also came to know a lot of other things about them after their heart to heart not long ago. Nova mainly let them talk, having been somewhat sensible and not spilled her every secret to them like they did to her.

Somehow their topic of conversation steered towards less heavy subjects and landed on Vanessa asking them if they want to leave the party, it was getting quieter by the minute and most people were calming down or passed out — only a few still swaying to the slower pace music. Felix and Nova had no protests, going along with Vanessa, one thing led to another and Vanessa told them she got her hands on some sticky blitz from her friends, they are like stink bombs except instead of letting a ghastly smell explode, a sticky substance covers wherever you set it off. At first Nova was apprehensive on using it, knowing it isn't a good idea, and Misty's voice in the back of her mind ordering her not to do anything stupid.

But here she is, getting closer and closer to the Gryffindor corridor without a regret in mind.

"You think Filch will catch us?" Felix said, ignoring the glare from Vanessa.

"He will if you don't shut it," Vanessa sneered, pursing her lips.

"You're too tense, Vee," Felix wrapped his arms around the girl, his feet unbalanced as he tried to stable himself, but Vanessa was sure to make him not fall to his arse. "You gotta relaxxx, doesn't she?"

Nova wasn't aware he was speaking to her until she heard no response from anyone else, she snapped her head up, "yeah relax, we won't get caught," she assured, "hopefully."

"Boooo! You are all too negative!" His head swung backwards as he raised his voice.

"Felix! You need to be quiet!" Vanessa hushed, hauling his top half higher so she can snake her arm around his waist, "you'll get us caught before we are even there!"

"When will we be there?" Nova questioned, staring dumbly around her and not having a clue as to where she is in the castle.

She looked to the other two, both having no response to her question.

"We aren't lost are we?" Nova had to stifle a laugh — of course they got fucking lost.

"Er. . ." Vanessa searched behind her, "I think we've missed a turn or something-"

And it was then they all heard the sound of a cat viciously hissing at their feet.