Miranda Black and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Sirius Black's Daughter SEQUEL!)

Chapter 11 : A Night In The Hall and A Frightening Fall

Panic shot through the air like a bullet. People were screaming and shouting things like, 'Are you for real?', and 'Did he say Sirius Black!?'. I suddenly felt dizzy. My head was spinning and everything was going blurry. 

"Ginny." I said plainly. "Daniel." All of a sudden I heard Dumbledore's voice saying something. From what I could hear, he said 'Percy, lead them back to the Great Hall. Immediately." I felt two people grab my arms, and basically drag me back to the Hall. I felt myself being lent up against a wall, the two people still with a firm grip on my upper arm. I felt weak and vulnerable. I hated it.

Someone said my name softly, and they gave me a small poke in the cheek. I shook my head to clear it. It made me more dizzy but I could now make out what was happening. Harry was in front of me, trying to get me to focus on him. Ron was holding onto my left arm and Daniel was on my right. Hermione and Ginny were also there, standing just behind Harry, staring at me with worried eyes.

"I'm okay." I said to reassure everyone. They nodded, but I could see in their eyes that they were still worried.

"Can you stand?" Daniels asked. I shrugged. Daniel and Ron decided to test it, so they let go of me. I stood up, a little shaky, but I was fine. I opened my eyes wider. I could see that the whole school was now here. Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin looked very confused. I looked over to the doors, to see Professor Dumbledore rushing in. He started speaking. 

"The teachers and I need to conduct a thorough search of the castle," He paused and glanced at Professor's Flitwick and McGonagall, who were closing and locking all of the doors to the Great Hall, "I'm afraid that, for your own safety, you'll have to spend the night here. I want the Prefects to stand guard over the entrances to the hall, and I am leaving our Head Boy and Girl in charge. Any disturbance should be reported to me immediately. Send word with one of the ghosts." He turned on his heel and walked towards the main door, but stopped just before it.

"Oh, you'll be needing these." He waved his wand, and continued walking. I looked back to the hall, to see the tables gone, replaced with hundreds of purple, squishy sleeping bags and pillows. Everyone rushed excitedly to a sleeping bag. We managed to get a place right in the middle. I was in the middle, Daniel on my left, and Ginny on my right. Harry, Hermione and Ron were in front of us. Harry whispered something to his two best friends, before slowly shuffling closer to me, leaving Hermione and Ron.

"Are you alright?" he asked in a low voice. I nodded. 

"I don't really know what came over me...shock, I guess. But I'm fine, yeah," He gave me a small smile. 

"Good." he said, "He won't get us now. We're pretty well protected." He gestured towards the head boy and girl, wands at the ready, pacing back and forth. The prefects were there too, also armed with their wands, standing guard by the locked doors. I chuckled quietly. Harry, grinning, scooted back into his spot between Ron and Hermione. All around us people were asking the same thing, 'How did he get in?'. "Maybe he knows how to Apparate." I heard a small Ravenclaw girl say, "You know, disappear into thin air."

"He probably disguised himself!" said a fifth year Hufflepuff. 

"He could've flown in..." Dean Thomas suggested.

"Honestly, am I the only person who read Hogwarts : A History?" Hermione said crossly and loudly. 

"Probably." A few people said, including Ron. "Why?"

"Well, the castle is protected by more than walls, you know." Hermione explained, lots of eager students listening to her every word, "There's all sorts of enchantments on it to stop people entering by stealth. You can't just Apparate in here. And I'd like to see a disguise that could fool those Dementors...they're guarding every single entrance to the grounds. They'd have seen him fly in, too. And Filch knows all the secret passageways, so they'd have them covered..." Hermione stopped as she got interrupted by Percy Weasley yelling,