Chapter 2

Instructions

Chapter 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I stare into the gloomy darkness. I have no idea where to go. I don't even know where the trophy room is. Daphne's a week older, so she isn't much help... but... I do have another sister: Celeste Greengrass. I have no idea where her dorm room is, but I have to try. Otherwise, well, may Hell swallow me whole into the darkness. "Cel?" I murmur quietly, "Are you awake?" A figure moves to the doorway. "What do you want? Who are you?" "It's me, Audrey," I swallow nervously, "Do you know where the trophy room is?" "Why are you going to the trophy room in the middle of the night?" She asks me, concerned. "Uh... I think my friends there," I reply. "First years are crazy," I hear her mutter, "Tell you what: you go back to your dorm room, and she'll probably be back. Good night." She moves away form the door, and I stand there helplessly. She's hopefully right. I guess it's worth a try, so I start heading back. I take a few deep breaths before entering. I hope that, by all the gods, this works. I push the door open. The lights are on, and Autumn's standing there, a worried look on her face. "Autumn. Autumn!" I cry. She looks at me, then rushes forward, and we start interrogating each other. "Where the hell have you been-" "-been all over looking for you-" "-do you know how worried I've been-" "-and Malfoy was no help at all-" "-so just never do that again-" "-and I thought you were in detention!" We both shout in unison. We look at each other, and Autumn's brow furrows, "You talked to Malfoy?!" "Yes, why?" "So he knew all along where you were, where I was, what we were doing?" "Pretty much sums it up," I say. She groans. "Let's go to sleep." "Sure." After the lights go off, I stare at the darkness. Normally, I don't have trouble going to sleep, but now I feel unsettled. "Thanks, Celeste," I whisper to the darkness. She was right after all. All I can think of now is how much I hope Draco Malfoy doesn't tell my parents. Or Celeste. Don't be stupid, your sister wouldn't do that. May be Daphne, but not Cel, I think. But if they do, then, I swear, Hell will truly swallow me, and that will be the very end... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I pull out my wand, and start firing spells. Hogwarts is in chaos, spells flying everywhere, death becoming more and more common. I see cloaked figures. Death Eaters. I see my sisters, fighting for their lives. I scream as a spell hits Astoria, and sprint towards her. "Audrey... " She breaths weakly, and then her eyes see nothing at all, staring eternally into the dark sky. I start sobbing, my shoulders shaking. Daphne's nowhere to be seen. Someone rushes over, screaming. "Audrey, watch out!" It's Autumn, but it's too late; I'm going to die. Only, Autumn pushes my out of the way, and we both fall down. I reach over to her, when I realize she's dead, too. She died to save me. I scream in agony and grab a weapon, anything. I want to die. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That's when I wake up in cold sweat.