Chapter ten ✉ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The drizzle rain of morning dew creeped up along the dormitory windows, pattering like fingers, gentle on a drum against the window sill. My eyes, blurred open as I looked up at the ceiling, only the noises of gentle snore and pitters of rain to be heard. Sitting up lazily in my bed, it took a few seconds to remember what had happened last night. But, I wasn't the only one awake. "Lucy" a voice whispered from a bunk. I peered down to see Lavender, out of her bunk on the other side of the room, night gown on, torch in hand. "Why the torch?" I asked, looking over at the early light, spilling into the room. "Matters not.." I answered myself after seeing her immediate silence. She finally spoke up, her voice was barely a whisper so I had to lean in farther to hear. "I'm sneaking out-" she said nervously, waiting for my reaction "to..to-find that-that monster" there was a twinkle in her eyes. "c-coming?" she added hopefully "I don't want to go alone.." No..I thought to myself. No trouble in my first days, if I can, forever..but something twisting in my mouth said "Yes..I'll come" Apparently, Lavender didn't wait for an answer. She set her torch down, kicked my slippers to me with her foot and backed into the doorway. Sighing, I reached over and slipped both feet into them, pulled my gown farther up, and headed to the door as well. The common room was silent, warm and the fire was still blazing gently, sparks shooting out. The armchair sat empty. We silently walked to the end of the warm rug and opened the doors, careful not to make a sound. The rest of the castle was a bit dark, the torches were fading a bit and the flames were dying. Though dim light, we could just make out the stairway. Suddenly, a noise made us jump, turn and duck low. Another figure was creeping up, slowly enough to make the person appear tall. A teacher? No..we were doomed. The face however, was somehow recognizable. The person was a girl, long brown hair that reached till her knees, glasses, planted on two beautiful brown eyes, light skin and a necklace, dangling from her neck. She wasn't holding a torch. "Who-" she began, stepping backwards a bit. But I recognized her. The girl from the train. Eleanor, her name was. "You..are" she said, beginning to recognize me too. We hadn't said much on the train, except 'hi' and 'your name is?' But as for now, it seemed as if we knew each other for a second. "Lucy" I said, reaching my hand out "Eleanor Peters, call me Elle" she replied with a smile, reaching to shake it. But another noise crashed, before she could reach for my hand.. Something, was also reaching for us, coming in an uneasy swagger...
THIS CHAPTER MAKES ME SWEAT *sweat face* Thanks so much to: @HOPPYHOPSCOTCHFANN & @Hysterical_Ravenclaw plus me for being in this chapter!! If you weren't here, do not worry, you will come more often soon!! It is just REALLY hard for me to include you all at once :(
