To the lake

Laurie, Tash and I returned to our dorm. Sam went back to her dorm and said that she would wait until we gave her the sign.

I read through the note several times and turned to Laurie.



"What do you think this could mean?" I asked her.

"Well, I think this means that we need to be ready for whatever she has in store for us. I know that she has already trashed the den and that she also told Prof. Malfoy about our 'Shinanigans'."

"I personally think this means that we should kick her butt." Tash piped up from her bed.



I sat on my bed and thought for a moment. Fiddling with my watch, I made a decision.

"We're most likely going to have to turn ourselves in. This war can't go on forever. I mean, do we really want to end up like Prof. Malfoy and Prof. Potter?"

Tash and Laurie looked at eachother.

"Are you being serious?" They asked me in unison.

"I was just wondering. Please don't kill me."



The clock on the wall chimed a quarter to the hour.
I got off my bed and threw on my robe, and put my wand in its pocket, where I could get it out when I needed it.
"Showtime." Tash said, sounding extremely evil.

We ran from the Ravenclaw tower to Gryffindor tower, where we found Sam locked outside the commonroom.
"Forgot the password again?" Laurie asked, cocking an eyebrow and laughing.
"No." Sam said with indignation, arms crossed.
We raised our eyebrows at her, and almost immediately, her composure cracked.
"Fine. I forgot the password."
"Come on you," I said, pulling her up from the ground. "It's time to go and meet with the Devil."

We walked down the steps of the school and when we reached the runes atop the hill with the paths going to the Owlery or the Lake, I checked my map.
"Luella and her clones are there, along with my sister."
"That's great." Sam said, her voice heavy with sarcasm.
"At least there are no teachers there." Tash pointed out.
Laurie pulled the map towards her.
"But look. If we conjure up a picture," she said as she did that. "Zofka looks different." Her eyes scanned the map quickly. She found Zofka's spot hidden in the trees. "They've got an illusion of Zofka so that they can get her to scoot off and find the principle if need be."
"Don't worry," Tash said, looking slightly mischievous. "I have my own reinforcements." She pointed to three spots in the trees. "I got Stan, Chicken and Titch to hide in the case we needed some help."
"Stan? Chicken? Titch?" I asked, confused.
"Those are Helen, Alice and Phoebe's nicknames." Sam said, knowledgedly.
"Right. Let's just go."