Amelia Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PART 1

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way to our common room.'
'I beg your pardon?' said the girl stiffly. 'Our common room? I'm a Ravenclaw.'

She walked away, looking suspiciously back at them.

'Thats Luna. She is quite nice, doesn't really like the people she thinks we are though,' whispered Amelia.

Harry and Ron hurried down the stone steps into the darkness, their footsteps echoing particularly loudly as Crabbe and Goyle's huge feet hit the floor, feeling that this wasn't going to be as easy as they had hoped. 

Amelia followed after them keeping a good pace the clike of her heels filling the hall.

'You can run in those bloody things too?'

Amelia rolled her eyes and didn't answer. Men could be so stupid.

The labyrinthine passages were deserted. They walked deeper and deeper under the school, constantly checking their watches to see how much time they had left. After a quarter of an hour, just when they were getting desperate, they heard a sudden movement ahead.

'Ha!' said Ron excitedly. 'There's one of them now!'

The figure was emerging from a side room. As they hurried nearer, however, their hearts sank. It wasn't a Slytherin, it was Percy.

'What're you doing down here?' said Ron in surprise.

Percy looked affronted.

'That,' he said stiffly, 'is none of your business. It's Crabbe, isn't it?'

'Wh– oh, yeah,' said Ron.

'Well, get off to your dormitories,' said Percy sternly. 'It's not safe to go wandering around dark corridors these days.'

'You are,' Ron pointed out.

'I,' said Percy, drawing himself up, 'am a Prefect. Nothing's about to attack me.'

A voice suddenly echoed behind Harry and Ron. Draco Malfoy was strolling towards them, and for the first time in his life, Harry was pleased to see him.

'There you are,' he drawled, looking at them. 'Have you two been pigging out in the Great Hall all this time? I've been looking for you, I want to show you something really funny. Oh hellow Pansy'

Amelia smiled. She had seen how Pansy followed Draco around like a love-sick puppy. This would be too easy.

Malfoy glanced witheringly at Percy.

'And what're you doing down here, Weasley?' he sneered.

Percy looked outraged.

'You want to show a bit more respect to a school Prefect!' he said. 'I don't like your attitude!'

Malfoy sneered and motioned Harry, Ron, and Amelia to follow him.

Harry almost said something apologetic to Percy but caught him-