Harry Potter Promise NR.11
Date: 9/18/2017,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... George get way more ideas from the muggle world than we give them credit for," he replied. "Now let's get to our positions." They all nodded seriously, and left the Hall, taking their groups with them. Harry and Ginny took the last group up to the Gryffindor Tower, Harry taking the walk to attempt to communicate with the castle itself. He had never consciously done it before, but as a Founder's heir, theoretically he thought it should be possible. He felt a presence in the back of his mind, and smiled slightly at the comforting feeling he got. Latching onto that sensation, he confirmed that no younger students were anywhere other than in their dorm rooms. Once he got that confirmation, he asked the castle to close off the rooms, so that no one could get out until he released them. He got something back that he was sure was an affirmative from the castle, telling him that all the students were in their rooms and the wards wouldn't allow them to leave. As an added measure, he also asked the castle to put up silencing wards, so that they wouldn't hear what was going on around them. When they reached the Gryffindor Tower, the Fat Lady peered at them suspiciously. "Gossip from the portraits indicates quite a lot of activity tonight," she said, looking at Harry. Harry shook his head and said the password. The Fat Lady didn't look happy, but swung open and allowed the group of students to enter. Harry positioned everyone around the windows, before he went to go grab the Marauder's ...
... Map. Several students were confused when he walked through what appeared to be a solid wall where the staircase to the dorms should be. Ginny just smiled, knowing that no wards the castle raised could stop her boyfriend from going where he wanted. Harry returned a few minutes later with the Map in his hands and his Invisibility Cloak in his pocket, just in case. He took out his wand and tapped the Map, murmuring, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." Several of the students gasped as lines began to form on the old piece of parchment. "What is that?" Hannah Abbott asked curiously, watching the lines turn into corridors and classrooms, and small dots begin to materialize. Harry looked up. "A family heirloom," he replied. "It's a map of Hogwarts that shows where people are in the castle." "That's awesome!" a fifth year Ravenclaw exclaimed. Harry smiled and nodded, before turning his concentration to the Map. "All right, we don't know who's coming, when, or where. Hopefully I'll be able to spot them on this whenever they do arrive, but we've got the most important areas covered." With people stationed at the Ravenclaw and Gryffindor towers, a group covering the Entrance Hall, one in the dungeons in case they received opposition from the worrisome Slytherins, and one covering the most convenient passage to Hogsmeade, he thought they were pretty well covered. They all waited in – mostly – silence, as the night drew later. Some students got a little impatient, but a few words ...