𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐠𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬

Chapter 25

After dinner that evening, the four of them were in the Common Room, spread nervously apart from each other. 

Harry sat near the window, and no one bothered him anyway as he had lost One-Hundred points for Gryffindor. He didn't exactly care, though, very nervous already for his new adventure. 

He looked over to see Hermione was looking over some books. Lucifer was eating something beside her, no one knows what. 

Hermione wanted to see what he was putting in her mouth from time to time, but it tasted good and crunchy to her.

So, she didn't ask further and just enjoyed his offerings like a good girl.

But, Harry was going insane, he walked over towards them, "We'd better put the Cloak on here, and make sure it does indeed cover all four of us. If Filch spots one of our feet walking around on its own-" he was cut off by someone else talking.

"What are you doing?" The voice said from a corner of the room. Ron noticed it immediately to be Neville's voice.

Neville spun his chair around while stroking the back of his toad, Trevor. Lucifer struggled to hide his snorts of laughter at seeing him try to pull off the evil mastermind pose in his pyjamas, "Nothing, Longbottom...." But, Hermione didn't look convinced, and raised her eyebrows at him, "It's really nothing...."

"You're going out again," he said, hitting the nail on the head.

Harry glanced at the Grandfather clock by the door and saw they were wasting time. 

It also caused Lucifer to glance towards Hermione with some expectations, behind his eyes. 

"....." Hermione's face instantly became serious, then stared at this intruder, "We're not going out Neville.....So, just go back to your bed?" She asked very politely.

"You can't go out," But, Neville didn't waver at Hermione's attack, "y-y-you'll be c-c-caught again. Gryffindor will be in even more trouble!" he began to sound a little bit like Quirrell.

"You don't understand, Neville, this is important," Harry said, trying to get him to see his way of thinking.

It looked as though, to Lucifer at least, Neville had steeled himself to do something desperate, "I won't let you do it!" He ran to stand in front of the portrait hole, "I'll... I-I'll fight you!"

Ron was clearly frustrated with him, "Neville! Move out of the way, don't be stupid!"

"I'm not stupid!" But, Neville really wanted to gain 10 points from Dumbledore, then shouted the top of his lungs too, "I don't think you should be breaking any more rules! And you were the ones who told me to stand up to people!"

"Yes, but not us, you idiot!" Ron moved forward to try and reason with him more clearly, but Neville took this as an invitation of trying to start a fight.

"Go on then, try and hit me!" Neville raised his fists in anticipation."I'm ready!"

Lucifer nudged Hermione's arm and whispered for her to do something, the girl hurriedly stepped forward, then raised her wand. 

"I am sorry for this Neville, Petrificus totalus" Hermione casted one of her favourites, not wanting to lose even a single chance of impressing Lucifer, with her perfect skills.