In Between Two Worlds (HP/PJO Crossover)

Chapter 86: Grim Defeat.

Professor Dumbledore sent all the Gryffindors back to the Great Hall, where we were joined ten minutes later by the students from Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, who all looked extremely confused.

"The teachers and I need to conduct a thorough search of the castle," Professor Dumbledore told us as Professors McGonagall and Flitwick closed all doors into the hall. "I'm afraid that, for your own safety, you will have to spend the night here. I want the prefects to stand guard over the entrances to the hall and I am leaving the Head Boy and Girl in charge. Any disturbance should be reported to me immediately," he added to Percy, who was looking immensely proud and important. "Send word with one of the ghosts."

Professor Dumbledore paused, about to leave the hall, and said, "Oh, yes, you'll be needing. . . "

One casual wave of his wand and the long tables flew to the edges of the hall and stood themselves against the walls; another wave, and the floor was covered with hundreds of squashy purple sleeping bags.

"Sleep well. Miss Gray, please follow me." said Professor Dumbeldore.

I looked at all of my friends around me then got up and followed Professor Dumbeldore our the door.

"Miss Gray. I know that you are highly trained and fully know about the events that landed Sirius Black in jail, so I am trusting you tonight to be on watch with the prefects and help the teachers and myself do a full sweep of the castle." Said Dumbeldore.

"Yes, sir. Thank you for trusting me." I said.

"Your welcome, Miss Gray. Now. Minerva you take the seventh floor, Severus take the sixth, Filius take the fifth, Pomona (Professor Sprout ~Liv💛) take the fourth, Remus take the third, Sybill take the second, I will take the first, and Miss Gray I trust you are capable of taking the secret passageways." He said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Yes, sir." I said. "I learned them all in my first year."

He and Uncle Rem chuckled.

"Once you are done, please join the prefects in patrolling the Great Hall." Said Dumbeldore.

I made my way through the first and second floors without a problem and then Uncle Rem helped me search all the secret passageways on the third. I made my way up to the fourth floor and into a little hollowed our room behind a tapestry when someone grabbed me from behind and put their hand over my mouth. I bit their hand stepped on their foot and spun around only to come face to face with Sirius Black.

"Please don't scream." He said quickly.

"I don't scream. When something threatens me I kill it." It was a little extreme but I wanted him to know that if I wanted to, I could kill him.

"That is very similar to the first thing your mother said to me."

"You-you knew my mom?" I said.

"We were best friends. But we don't have time to discuss that. I need to tell you the truth about what happened all those years ago."

"OK." I said.

"I'm innocent. I wasn't the secret keeper. There was a switch at the last minute. Peter Pettigrew gave up Lily and James' location. He was the one who got them and your mother killed. I-" I cut him off.

"Before you go any farther. My mother isn't dead. She faked her own death. And hearing this and that she was at the house the same night, I'm guessing she was working with Pettigrew."

"Well. Now we have two psychopaths to worry about. Great." I laughed. "Anyway. When they say that I killed him and all the muggles, Peter really preformed the spell. He transformed into his animagus, cut off his finger, and the crawled into the sewers with all the other rats. I was taken to jail without a trial and then spent twelve years in jail."