Heirs to Something Greater (d.m)

9: Clock's Ticking

A/N: Hello, Lovelies! It's another chapter just for you! (No one is reading this besides G and I but... you know how it be)  P.S. I've had this song stuck in my head literally all day. Swipe for a hot surprise :)

"JULIET GET UP!"

I practically fell out of my bed when someone screamed at me. My hair was all over the place and I attempted to bring it out of my face. After Adeline had approached Fred we all returned to our dorms and went to bed for the night.

"What! What's happening??" I scrambled to get up as the two other girls rushed around the room grabbing their things. Maryann seemed especially distressed as she pulled her hair into a messy ponytail.

"Andrew forgot to water the Flutter-" Lottie started before Maryann interrupted her.

"We're gonna miss breakfast!" The dark-haired girl wailed as if it was the end of the world. Lottie rolled her eyes at her drama and returned to her own scrambling.

"How much time do we have?" I ran over to my own trunk and whipped out my robes.

"We're not sure, the clocks have all stopped," Lottie said while running to the mirror.

"What? Why would-"

"We're not sure but I heard that a Slytherin messed up a spell, since they're all the way in the dungeons the towers weren't affected. And they decided to tell everybody BUT any of the Hufflepuff prefects about the incident," Lottie answered my question before I could even ask it.

"I'm going to kill those Slytherins if we miss breakfast," Maryann practically growled as she slipped on her shoes. How had she gotten dressed so fast? She stood up and paused at the door before Lottie spoke without looking up.

"Go ahead!"

"Thanks Lottie, I love you," She said before sprinting out the door. I pulled my hair into a high bun, I'd have to take a shower soon.

Suddenly, a huge bump sounded from the left wall. A painting was about to fall from the action when Lottie dove to catch it, getting up to bang on the wooden walls.

"BOYS, CAN YOU NOT DESTROY THE WHOLE BASEMENT?" Lottie screamed in order to reach through the underground walls. I didn't know that we were next to the boy's dorms

"SORRY!" A muffled voice came from the other side and I recognised it to be Pierre's.

"We're neighbors to the boys' dorm?" I asked her, almost tripping as I pulled my skirt over my legs.

"Sadly, getting our own bathroom means we're next to one of the prefect's dorms. Cedric chose to share his room with McCoy, I couldn't tell you why he stands that boy," She rolled her eyes. I scoffed slightly at this, she was so crushing on Pierre, "Have something to say Jules?"

"Well it seems you two-"

"DON'T finish that sentence!" Lottie threatened as she finished tying her yellow and black tie.

"Alright, alright. I won't bring it up until you're ready to admit that he's kinda cute," I snickered to myself, barely dodging a flying pillow. Lottie scoffed and then continued to get ready, trying to cover up the smile that resided on her face.

I pulled up my socks and buckled my shoes before running to the mirror and adjusting everything. Finally, ending up hooking my robes to my uniform. I turned to see Lottie pulling her braids into a bun, I was surprised at how perfect they seemed to be even after sleeping. Even Maryann's hair seemed perfect when she left, whereas mine shot little flyaways everywhere.

Lottie and I grabbed our wands and textbooks, running out of our dorm to see the common room in chaos. Multiple people were running around in circles attempting to get ready.