Professor Dumbledore sent all the Gryffindors back to the Great Hall, where they were joined ten minutes later by the students from Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, who all looked extremely confused.
Celeste could see Cedric looking around confused. He caught her eye and smiled at her and she smiled back with a wave.
"Ew." Tommy suddenly made his presence known, "It's like watching my sister eye fucking."
"Oh shove off." She replied pushing him. He chuckled at her before his face held concern.
"How are you feeling?" He asked.
She sighed, "I'm okay." She tried to sound convincing but he didn't buy it. Nevertheless he left it. She'd talk to him about it if it was really bothering her.
Celeste looked over to see Remus walking over to the other professors. When he spotted her he diverted his walk to her. He walked over to her quickly pulling her into a hug.
She chuckled at his protectiveness, "I'm okay, Moony."
"I know," He sighed, pulling away and looking down at her, "I just worry."
"I know you do." She smiled.
"Come to me if you're feeling stressed or upset about all this," He told her, "Okay?"
"I promise." She said, before remembering the chocolate bar she had in her pocket. She pulled it out and snapped a piece off for him.
"Here," She handed it to him, "For you to calm down and stop worrying about me."
He took it with a chuckle, "I'll always worry about you, Tiny." He said. She pouted at the name as he laughed.
"How would you like it if I called you lanky?" She said. He rolled his eyes before he had to leave to go over to the other professors. Celeste walked back over to Harry, Ron, Tommy and Hermione.
She walked into Harry's arms, needing a hug. He chuckled quietly and returned the hug. They were brought out of the comfort by Dumbledore who began to speak.
"The teachers and I need to conduct a thorough search of the castle," Professor Dumbledore told them as Professors McGonagall and Flitwick closed all doors into the hall.
"I'm afraid that, for your own safety, you will have to spend the night here. I want the prefects to stand guard over the entrances to the hall and I am leaving the Head Boy and Girl in charge. Any disturbance should be reported to me immediately," he added to Percy, who was looking immensely proud and important. "Send word with one of the ghosts."
Professor Dumbledore paused, about to leave the hall, and said, "Oh, yes, you'll be needing..."
One casual wave of his wand and the long tables flew to the edges of the hall and stood themselves against the walls; another wave, and the floor was covered with hundreds of squashy purple sleeping bags.
"Sleep well," said Professor Dumbledore, closing the door behind him.
The hall immediately began to buzz excitedly; the Gryffindors were telling the rest of the school what had just happened.
"Everyone into their sleeping bags!" shouted Percy. "Come on, now, no more talking! Lights out in ten minutes!"
"C'mon," Ron said to Harry, Celeste and Hermione; they seized four sleeping bags and dragged them into a corner. Tommy has wandered off to his friends; Alicia Spinet, Katie Bell and Simon Malcolm.
"Do you think Black's still in the castle?" Hermione whispered anxiously.
"Dumbledore obviously thinks he might be," said Ron.
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Anchor~ Harry James Potter
Fanfic-- A girl who was born on the eight month to the house of black and Solatto, the month after the boy who lived, should their prophecy's align into an even bigger catastrophe? Celeste Solatto was just a girl, Harry Potter was just a boy. The two cl...
