When Darkness Rises

Nott and Stephen?

Four days later and everyone is busy. Charlie and Snape are teaching classes like normal, for the most part. Draco and his three minions are throwing themselves into school work. They have enlisted a couple people as spies the previous day. These two have classes with Gryffindors. Low numbers keeps the suspicion low, at least, that's their reasoning.

Harry is given food but he refuses to eat. The vampire side of him knows something is wrong with the meals. Slowly, his thirst is growing. He sleeps nearly constantly.

In the Great Hall at lunch on Tuesday, Spy Astoria is sharing some information she overheard...

"So, I heard Parvati Patil tell Lavender Brown that she seen Ron go into the Whomping Willow. Then, that Parvati didn't see him again for another two hours..." Astoria is cut off by Draco's waving hand.

"Do you think they will be keeping him in the Shrieking Shack?" The dark veela asks Pansy.

Blaise cuts in, "That's way too damn obvious."

Others nod in agreement.

"Oh! I know!" Nott jumps up. "Come on!" He hurries out of the Great Hall .... And straight to the library, his lithe frame disappearing behind the shelves.

Draco, Pansy, Blaise, Pike, and Astoria follow him... Only to freeze when they see him in the arms of Stephen Cornfoot, a well built, sandy haired Ravenclaw. He kisses the top of Theodore's dark haired head.

"What do y'all need?" Nott leans back to answer him while looking him in the eye.

"We need to know about the blueprints for Hogsmeade."

The group each gave their best 'what?' expressions.

"Why?" Stephen leans against a sturdy table in the middle of the aisle.

"We are looking for place that Harry could be hidden." Draco pipes up.

"Oh, let me see..." The Ravenclaw takes off to a different part of the library.

"Were did you find him?" Pansy asks.

"In a tree. His animagus is a raven." Nott leans against the previously mentioned table. "He is a good guy."

"And we both happened to be gay. Here we go." Cornfoot sits a large book on the table.

They skim through the pages for a minute before stopping. Each had their head cocked.

"I didn't know there was a bunker." A fairly large cellar with three levels is shown on the pages.  Astoria runs her finger over the outlines.

"Yea, it was built when Hogsmeade was. It was used for storage and safety purposes. Now it has been forgotten. Well not by everyone. I didn't remember it until now." Stephen smiles. "You have a lead."