Chapter 7: Jade's Story

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"This is almost like the room of requirement! It's that good! Can we add on a plate of choco muffins?" I asked and Jade laughed. She waved her wand and a small plate of chocolate muffins appeared on the medium-sized table. I grabbed one immediately and Jade giggled. "You never stop eating! Though I feel like watermelon right now." I nodded. "Same here." I waved my wand and a plate of watermelon appeared. Jade took one and bit into it. "Hey! It has no seeds! Yum! I always hated watermelon seeds!" I laughed. So far, we placed down a plate of cookies, Muffins, Watermelon slices, Passionfruit juice and mango. But don't worry, they were all small plates. "So, what happened with your sister?" Jade asked. "Tell me about it!" I groaned, sipping a bit of my juice. "So, this is what happened." I launched into the story, telling her how Amber woke me up in the night and led me to a blank wall. Then how we had a fight and I left, figuring out I was locked out. Then I talked about not finding Amber and how I remembered to come to the Gryffindor common room. "OOOOOH!" She realised. "That makes sense."

"So what did you do in the library?" She smirked. "Well, I almost got caught by the freak of a Lavender Brown." I gaped. "Nooo." I gasped. "Yes. Well, this is what happened."

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I sneaked down the dark empty halls, hoping not to see anyone. With a small lantern in my hand and a quill in the other. "Library, Library, Library. I've only been here for a day and I still don't know where the library is!" I muttered. A small door loomed up in front of me and I realised that I was standing in front of the door to the library. "YES!" I whispered, pushing the door back. It creaked a little, but I didn't care. I stepped inside and the scent of fresh parchment reached my nose. "Ahhh." I walked down lane 1 looking for books about hogwarts teachers, magic objects and secret ways in hogwarts. A hogwarts history...Magical beasts...hogwarts elves...quidditch through the ages... Beedle and the bard...Darn this library! It has no books about WHAT I WANT! I went from lane to lane and still found nothing I needed. I knocked my head against the shelves and then I saw the library desk. Of course! Why didn't I think of it earlier? I rushed to the desk and looked at the drawers. I pulled each one open, finding nothing useful, until I found a locked drawer.

Dang it! I swore. It was locked, and there was no key. I gripped my hair, looking down, and once again, I saw something important. The bottom lining of the table was sticking out a little. I crouched down and poked it. It swayed back and forth. I pulled the lining back, and then I saw the key, lying down inside. I LOVE YOU KEY! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! I stuffed the key into the lock and turned it. The drawer sprang out of its box and that's when I saw the rolled-up parchment. I unrolled it down to the bottom, then saw big printed letters saying,

Restricted section

I slapped my face. Of course, there was a restricted section! I rolled up the parchment and put it back into the drawer. I locked it again and placed the key in the desk's golden lining. I stood up and looked around. Alright. Where is the restricted section? I'm an idiot. It's obviously at the back of the library, roped off. I went down a lane and stood in front of a whole new section which was roped off by a big, fat, red rope. I carefully climbed over the rope and looked around for my books. And then I saw the sign which said,

A HISTORY OF HOGWARTS AND ALL ITS SECRETS

I groaned. So now you appear! I went over and found everything I needed, ALL IN ONE PLACE! I pulled out 'A History of Hogwarts Teachers and its Students', 'Hogwarts Secrets', and 'Your Guide to Magic Objects and What They Do'. This was everything I wanted. I turned to leave but something caught my eye. A large book, sitting in the top corner of a bookshelf, covered in dust. I raised an eyebrow. Curious. "Wingardium Leviosa!" I whispered, and the dusty book flew into my hands. It was extremely heavy and thick. I suspected there were more than 2000 pages inside! I blew on the dusty cover and swiped the dust off with my hand. Then I gasped. "Dumbledore, Harry and...Dawn Evening's secrets and encounters..." I gasped. I carefully opened the thin pages, all the way to the back of the book. My eyes nearly fell out of my head as I saw the amount of pages there were in this book. 8000 pages!

I staggered, but held the books firmly, not wanting to drop them. I couldn't believe it! I sat down and lay my head on the bookshelf wall. "Who's there!?" Snapped a voice in the dark. My head shot up, eyes wide. I held my books firm and stood up slowly. The creaks of the woman's shoes told me that she was in lane 11. I tiptoed out into lane 1, completely on the other side of lane 11. Quietly, I made my way slowly toward the exit. "I know you're here somewhere!" She stalked. Now she was in lane 2! I rushed for the door and went through it, slamming it shut. "HEY! DETENTION! COME BACK AT ONCE!" Then I knew it. It was Lavender! "Alohomra!" I whispered, locking the door. Lavender pulled on the doorknob. "LET ME OUT! LET ME OUT AT ONCE!" I giggled and rushed down the hall successfully with my pile of books. "Bye Lavender! Hope you have a nice sleep!"

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I stared at Jade in silence. "Your escapade was SO much better." Jade giggled, taking a bite out of one of the muffins. "I agree," She said solemnly. I gave her a push. "Oh, shut up! Now, can we have a look at your books? I want to read them so much! Especially the 8000-page book."

"The one about Dawn, Harry and Dumbledore's secrets?" I nodded. She lifted the book up and I saw how extremely thick it was. I gaped. "THE THICKNESS IS LIKE THE SIZE OF MY HEAD BUT BIGGER!" 

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