The Maze (Harry Potter 4 and the maze runner)

The meeting

The boys ran through the maze as if they knew every nook and cranny. I made a mental note to tell Fred and George, but the idea of ever escaping whatever this place was seemed unfathomable.

Feeling slightly nauseated, I thought back to what they'd said. If they didn't know who Hagrid was they definitely didn't know about Hogwarts, which begged the question as to whether there were Muggles trapped here too, or if we were entirely some place else. 

We turned the corner into an opening, where a dozen boys were milling around an accommodation which looked similar to the Burrow. My heart ached at the thought of Ron and Ginny and Mrs Weasley, but I dismissed the thought from my head and followed the boys out of the maze. I gripped my wand tightly, my eyes passing over unfamiliar faces.

"Get Alby. Tell him it's urgent" the dark haired boy murmured. I spun around and beckoned Cedric over.

" They're Muggles aren't they?" he said looking concerned. I looked ahead as a dark-skinned boy approached us ahead.

"Harry...where do you think we are?". I ignored his words and the pain they brought about in my scar, as the boy approaching us stuck out a hand.

" I'm Alby, leader of the Glade here..." I grasped his hand quickly letting go.

" This is Cedric Diggory, and I'm...I'm Harry Potter" I paused a beat, waiting for the predictable response.

Cedric cocked his head. "He doesn't know who you are"

" Should I?" I looked back towards Alby and the path behind him.

"Maybe, maybe not. What is this place?" I asked, eyeing the gargantuan walls that encased the glade.

"I'll answer your questions later...first lets get that leg looked at, maybe get some sleep too".

"We don't have time for that" I tried to put into words what I knew these Muggles wouldn't understand  "listen-

"We have all the time in the world" he interrupted " we've been trapped here for three years, what's another night going to do?" .

Alby beckoned us to follow, I grabbed Cedric's sleeve and pulled him with me, trying to dissipate his shock with my stoicism.

"What does he mean they've been-"

"Cedric, there's obviously some very dark magic at work here. Maybe there under some sort of charm, we've got to let things play out" I interrupted.

"You'll get your answers shanks. First let our medjacks look at that cut" Alby cut in. I shot a meaningful glance at Cedric and parted ways him, pulling my wand out as I followed him.