Modern Hogwarts

Shatter

Where am I?

Maggie rubbed her throbbing head and opened her eyes. She was in a room she had never seen before.

The stone ceiling was high and arched. There weren't any windows- none that she could see. She was surrounded by towers of clutter.

Is this a storage closet of some sort? How can anyone find anything in here?

Maggie gained feeling in her legs and realized she was sitting down. She looked at her arms and knees with wild curiosity: they were a translucent grey.

She tried to stand up, but it was as if it was her first attempt in her life. Her legs weren't strong enough to stand on. She reached out to lean on the clutter, but went straight through the pile and fell to the floor, not disturbing a thing.

Maggie could feel her own body, but nothing else. She tried picking a book up, buy her hand when straight through it as if it were air. Her entire sense of touch had been taken.

After trying and trying, and falling and falling, Maggie was finally able to stand up without falling to the textureless ground again. She started walking around, weaving her way through the clutter until she came to an open space.

Is this like a safe room? Am I even here? Did I collapse into a coma? Is this a dream? How did I get here? Why can't I remember how I got here?

There were a few beds and tables scattered around the clearing. As Maggie drew closer, she saw one of the beds was full.

Two people were in the bed, under the covers and facing opposite directions. It wasn't until Maggie got closer when she realized who it was: Teddy and Adrian.

Adrain's eyes were open, and he was staring off into space. Suddenly, he sat up. Maggie fled behind a clutter tower, afraid to be seen, and peered around to watch what was going on.

Teddy was still fast asleep. Adrian leaned down and kissed Teddy's cheek, then stroked his hair.

Ship: sailed. They're so cute! Maggie thought.

It wasn't until Adrian reached down over his side of the bed to pick his clothes up that Maggie realized they were both naked under the covers.

What kind of room is this?

Adrian stood up as he tightened his belt, then put his shirt on. He walked around the space until he found his wand, then headed for the door.

Maggie didn't know what else to do besides follow him.

She followed Adrian through and odd pattern of hallways and corridors she had never seen before. Half an hour later, Maggie finally realized where she was: Ravenclaw Tower.

Adrian hexed the enchanted knocker to get it to open, then snuck in.

Usually, Maggie felt at home in her own Common Room, but the tower sent a chill down her spine as she followed Adrian through the library and up the boys stairs.

He stopped at the fifth door and let himself in.

Well I've followed him this far, Maggie told herself to justify going into the boys dorms.

Adrian walked around the circular room, examining all the Fifth Year Ravenclaw boys in their beds. He stopped at the foot of the bed closest to the door, and smiled a blood-curdling smirk.

Jared!

Adrian pulled a string out of his pocket as he walked closer to Jared's head. He held the string over Jared's eyes and Maggie saw an emerald flicker appear on the end, an inch above Jared's forehead.