The Maze (Harry Potter 4 and the maze runner)

Hide and seek

I felt a hand pulling me backwards, under foliage and vines, all I could hear was the sound of my own breath echoing loudly in my ear drums.

"He wants the Potter boy to himself, but Wormtail was supposed to finish Diggory off and he couldn't because they scarpered so he goes and cuts off his-"

"Please focus on the task ahead otherwise it will be your limb that will be parted from your torso" a familiar voice cut through the ominous silence. I battled with waves of loathe with hope. The sound of Severus Snape's voice became louder as he neared me.

"Look at this Snape, footprints" there was the sound of muttering, and then a bright flash of crimson lit up the air.

"If anyone else comes through these hedges, we'll know. Now move" Snape said. The sound of the boy he was talking to sounded suspiciously like Notts.

"But I thought we were supposed to-"

"If you'd prefer to stay and play dinner to the creatures within these hedges please, be my guest. If you last the hour I'll be impressed" Snape's wily words created a haughty silence.

"Leaving so soon are we?" A dark rich voice cut through Snape's murmuring tone. It was the sound of a women. From beside me, Cedric pinched my arm. The sound of heavy footsteps edged towards us.

" I was just educating Crabbe and Goyle here on the many beasts that lurk in these hedges. I recommend you stay, maybe you can finish them off for us, the skilled witch you are Bellatrix..."

"You just want rid of me don't you Snape?" Bellatrix laughed, a derisive cackle. I tried to pinpoint where I'd heard her name, but focused my attention onto the conversation.

"Nothing gets past you does it?" I imagined Snape smiling one of his triumphant smirks at her and felt hatred bubble up inside me.

"You foul-'' her words were interrupted by a snarl somewhere in the distance. A gaudy silence followed.

"We've searched everywhere, we can't find Potter" Crabbe spoke.

"He's clever, but just as arrogant. He'll turn up somewhere, try to do something stupidly heroic, and die in the attempt" Snape's surly voice again.

"And the Muggles?" Bellatrix questioned 

"The dark lord has a plan for them yet" there was the distinct pop of dissaparation that sucked the air. Bellatrix followed suit, Crabbe and Goyle left to trundle away. I reached for my wand, pushing it through the foliage, but Cedric grabbed at my wrist.

"We can take them" I hissed. Minho raised a brow at me from behind him.

"They'll know we were here" he gripped my wrist. I hesitated, watching them dissappear from view, before I beckoned out the others, minding the hex Snape had put on the seemingly open space before us.

"What now?" Cedric spared a worried glance.

"We have to wait out the night and then tell Alby everything we've seen and heard in the morning" Minho panted

"That's if we survive till then" Cedric eyes the sky. I looked at Minho who turned and began walking. Once again, we followed.