Ara Malfoy ( A HP fanfic)

Chapter Eight

Ara was the first to be out of her class, History of Magic, Witches and Wizards, after what felt like a lifetime, she didn't really like History unless it was about a famous witch or wizard.

She walked hastily through the crammed corridors curious to know how to sneak into the restricted section, she knew she had to be very careful as not to get caught. Her father would not be happy to find out his daughter had been kicked out of the best school of witchcraft and wizardry.

"There you are!" Theo called as Ara turned the corner. "Where have you been!"

"Sorry, professor White made us redo some work!" Ara replied .

"Ok well here it is, the thing that is going to help you," Theo told her whilst handing her a box that read 'This helped me a lot~Harry Potter'

"Harry Potter!" Ara exclaimed a bit to loudly as a group of Hufflepuffs stared at her.

"Shhh, don't worry about that just open it but try to hide it," Theo said covering the box.

"My father told me all about Harry Potter," Ara told him.

Theo sighed and grabbed the box from Ara, he took of the lid gently to reveal a very old looking cloak.

"A cloak!" Ara shouted, the group of Hufflepuffs looked again.

"Shhhh!" Theo said.

"How is a ruddy old cloak going to help?" Ara exclaimed again trying to keep her voice down.

"Trust me," Theo whispered as he slowly put the cloak on his arm.

Ara gasped as Theo's arm suddenly disappeared to reveal the gravel below them. She took the cloak away and tested it on her own, once again her arm disappeared. Her face soon went from horror to delight when she realised Theo's plan was brilliant.

"Amazing! This is going to be easy!" Ara shouted unable to hold back her excitement.

The Hufflepuffs even stopped talking this time to stare at the strange little first years.

Theo laughed and dragged Ara away.

"I will be your lookout!" He announced to Ara in the corridor.

"I don't need a lookout," Ara moaned.

"Oh please, it will be fun!" Theo begged desperately wanting to be part of Aras mini adventure.

"Fine," Ara groaned, "Meet me outside the Gryffindor common room at midnight."

"Yes!" Theo said as Ara started to walk away.

"On the dot!" She called her voice echoing the corridors.

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The fat lady painting suddenly swung open as Theo crept out to see Ara there waiting with the cloak.

"Have you got a lantern?" She asked him quietly.

"Of course."

The two first year's tiptoed down the cold stone corridors terrified to turn every corner expecting to see the old caretaker whom they know would report them right away to the headmaster.

"I need to cough," Theo whispered.

"Are you serious," Ara replied in a loud whisper under the darkness of the musky smelling cloak. "Do it quietly."

Theo covered his mouth as he made tiny coughing sounds luckily not loud enough for anyone to hear..... so they thought.

All of a sudden loud whispers started to come from up ahead, in panic the two students scurried to a curtain. Ara peeked her head around just being able to see through the tiny holes of the cloak. It was Scorpius and two other boys.

"Scorpius!" She said shocked.

"Ara!" He also said in a shocked tone.

"What on earth are you doing lurking around the corridors at this time of night?" He exclaimed.

"I could ask you the same thing," She replied, crossing her arms.

"Well I can't be bothered with this so let's just pretend we didn't see each other heh."

Scorpius marched of, his friends plodding behind him.

"Ara come on I do want to go to sleep tonight ya know," Theo whispered as he tugged Ara back under the cloak, "You can't risk being found."

They finally reached the library which looked awfully different at night time although she wouldn't admit it, Ara thought it was rather spooky.

The wooden door creaked as they opened it, they paused and listened to see if anyone was coming.

They creeped inside and walked straight into the restricted section, now all she had to do was find the book she needed.

Some book's snored, some books flicked to random pages and some even flew to different spots on the shelf.

"Ah hah," She said as a specific title caught her eye in the dusky lantern light.

"This is it!" Ara called to Theo.

"Great now let's get out of here" he replied with relief.

But in his haste to leave, the small boy knocked a pile of books over.

They ran as fast as they could as they heard the fast footsteps approach the library.  Through the empty halls down the staircase and to the Gryffindor common room.

"You clumsy boy!" Ara told him panting, her cheeks going rosey red.

More footsteps started to echo the corridor both of them quickly said the password, "Pig Snout, Pig Snout!"

"That was a close one!" Theo gasped as they both burst out into a quiet laugh, letting all there adrenaline leave there body.

The two exhausted students slumped onto an armchair where they both fell straight into a deep sleep.