Iris Potter Watching the Movies {ON HOLD TILL 2027}

Three-Headed Sentinel

[The four are walking up a staircase in the Grand Staircase tower. A railing pulls in, Hermione looks, but continues walking.]

Ron: I'm telling you, it's spooky. She knows more about you than you do.

Iris: Who doesn't?

Aries: Yeah. It's my Iris we are talking about.

The future generation smiles at the trust their father/father figure/uncle has in their mother/mother figure/aunt.

[The staircase shudders and begins to move. The four grab the railings.]

Sirius dramatically clutches his chest on the right side, "Don't give me these heart attacks! Or I might die before year ends!"

"The heart is on your left side, idiot.", Remus deadpans.

Ron: Ahh!

[Hermione gasps]

Iris: What's happening?

Hermione: The staircases change, remember? [The staircase stops, leading to a corridor.]

Iris: [taps Ron and Aries] Let's go this way.

Aries: Of course, Iris-petal.

Iris smiles at the cute nickname her star has given her since first year.

Iris: What?

(A/N: Iris flowers are associated with death according to google. So it makes sense. She is mistress of death, even if she does not like it.)

Ron: Cut it out, before the staircase moves again.

[They all open a door and walk into a spooky, dark and deserted corridor.]

Iris: Does anyone feel like...we shouldn't be here?

Molly gasps, "It's the third floor!"

Aries: We're not supposed to be here. This is the 3rd floor. It's forbidden.

[Suddenly, a flame lights on a tall stone support. At that moment, Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris, comes running in and meows. The group jumps.]

"RUN!"

Iris: Let's go.

[Mrs. Norris meows]

Ron: It's Filch's cat!

Iris: Run!

[The quartet run through the corridor, flames are lit up on the stone supports, one by one, as they run past. They get to the end of the corridor, to a door.]

Iris: Quick! Let's hide though that door!

[Iris grabs the handle, but it's locked.]

Iris: It's locked!

Cho Chang, who is an unwavering supporter of Dumbledore, scoffs, "Are you stupid? You could use the unlocking spell."

The Potter-Black and Aries glare at her for insulting their mother/soulmate. Iris rolls her eyes at the Asian girl,  "I was a first year, Chang. And you are saying it like living with those muggles would be helpful."

Ron: That's it, we're done for!

Hermione: Oh, move over! [pushes through and pulls out her wand, aiming it at the lock] Alohomora. [The door's lock lifts up magically and it opens.] Get in. [They bustle in.]

Ron: Alohomora?

Hermione: Standard book of spells, Chapter 7.

[Filch arrives at the start of the corridor with a light. Mrs. Norris looks at him.]

Filch: Anyone here, my sweet? [Mrs. Norris meows] Come on. [they leave the corridor.]

Everyone sighs in relief.

Aries: Filch is gone.

Ron: Probably thinks this door's locked.

Hermione: It was locked.

Iris/Aries: And for good reason. [Ron and Hermione turn to stand with them. There is a massively huge three headed dog sleeping in front of them. The dog begins to wake. It growls, yawns, and growls more...noticing the intruders.]

"RUN!"

All: AHHHHHHH! [The four bolt, running out of the door. They turn quickly to shut the door and battle against the dog. They get the door shut and run.]

[They return to the Gryffindor Common Room. They are breathless.]

Ron: What do they think they're doing?? Keeping a thing like that locked up in a school.

"Yeah, Dumbledore's gone barmy."

Hermione: You don't use your eyes, do you? Didn't you see what it was standing on?

Ron: I wasn't looking at its feet! I was a bit preoccupied with its heads. Or maybe you didn't notice, there were three! [they begin to climb the stairs to the dorms.]

Aries: It was standing on a trap door. Which means it wasn't there by accident. It's guarding something.

"Guarding something?"

Iris: Guarding something?

Hermione: That's right. Now, if you three don't mind, I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed... or worse, expelled! [turns and leaves, shutting the door to her dormitory.]

"How is getting expelled worse than being killed?"

"Don't know, but anyone who thinks that has gotten Hermionephobia."

"HEY!"

Ron: She needs to sort out her priorities!

[Iris and Aries nod in agreement]