The Unlikely Heroes

Chapter 5

Confusion broke out once more amongst the group. It seemed that Help knew a lot about a lot of places. He probably traveled a lot before we met him, Beluga thought.

"Is this that magic school in the books?" Jimin wondered. "With Harry Potter?"

"Magic?" Bob asked.

"You're right, Jimin," Help replied. "It's from the Harry Potter books! There's even a peephole on the door."

Fear and Beluga were the closest to the door and raced to the peephole. Right outside was Harry Potter, thee Harry Potter, pacing in front of the Room of Requirement. When Harry glanced at the door, Fear and Beluga ducked down.

They soon found that Harry couldn't see them. Fear, Beluga, Bob, and Jimin went to bed, but Help stayed up (claiming he didn't need sleep). All slept peacefully and without a thought to the danger that lay ahead.

The next morning, Beluga made breakfast. The Room provided raw ingredients and tools, so all she had to do was make it. They sat down at the table and talked over breakfast.

"I have a few things to tell you guys," Help said.

"Do tell," Fear said excitedly.

"Well, for one thing, I'm the only one who can use the R.T. because it was entrusted to me. So, if one of you tries to take i-"

He was immediately interrupted by a huge crash. Part of the ceiling at the end of the hall broke and fell in on the beds. Everyone sprang up and grabbed their weapons, ready for battle. A loud laughing rang out from above.

"YOU THINK YOU CAN RUN FROM ME?" the voice thundered.

"Yes, I think we could," Beluga said smugly.

And that's what they did with an army scrambling to catch up. All damage in the castle would fix, so that wasn't a problem. Getting away was a bigger problem. They ran down the hallway and past Harry Potter.

"What's going on?!" Harry yelled.

"Just hold them off, would you?" Bob asked.

As asked, Harry held the monsters off. They group ran down the hall and took a sharp right. While racing down some stairs, they met Ron and Hermione.

"Help your friend!" Fear said over his shoulder.

Ron and Hermione were happy to help Harry. After setting some shield charms, they tried to catch up. Our friends were too quick. They were almost to the 1st floor! Just one more turn! But something wasn't right. The army was coming from both sides. They were trapped!

While trapped in a sharp corner, someone from the army cornering them threw something. It happened to be a shoe and hit Jimin on the head.

"Hey! Do you know how much time I took to make my hair lie flat this morning?" Jimin asked.

The soldier just chuckled. Too bad for him. An arrow nearly hit him (Fear smiled). They started closing in on them and forcing them into the corner. Help felt four hands touch his back. He immediately understood what they were communicating. It was time to go.

"SO! HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ESCAPE THIS TIME?" the voice said, triumph in his voice.

"I'm sure we'll find a way," Help replied with a grin.

And with that, they disappeared. A scream of rage was heard before they reappeared in a blank room. A very big room, Bob thought. At once everyone knew where they were. The Big White Space, where it all started.

Help explained that it was the safest place at the moment. They agreed and sat down to rest. After running through 6-7 floors of a humongous castle, you can get very tired.

"Just one question," Fear said.

"Yes?" Help replied.

"Who was that back there?" Fear asked.

Help hesitated about telling him. He wasn't sure, but they all wanted to know. All eyes were on him.

"Well," Help started.

"Yeah?" Beluga politely urged.

A silence pressed upon them.

"It was Kafazan."