HP-Hogwarts Story So Far

Transcript Three

Morticia's Vision

 

"I'm soooo relieved! You know, he calmed down a lot when I told him I had asked Egreen, seems to know the family." Morticia smiles broadly. "Anyhow, the most important things are: I'm going to stay in Hogwarts, and I'm going to my first-ever ball with a reeeaaally cute boy." She blushes and giggles. "How much better could it ge-"

She breaks off and gasps, her hands clutching the table so hard that the knuckles can be seen through the skin. "That... room... the dream... Ceridwyn!" She shouts out. "I remember the drea-it's... it's happening!" Snape (who is in there in charge for the third years at the moment) frowns, gets up and walks to Morticia.

"What is it?" he asks.

"I'm in that room that I saw last night..." Morticia's voice is low and monotonous and she seems to be staring into nothingness.

"Tell us about it," Snape encourages her with unusual gentleness.

"There... there's this room and she's found it while walking around here in Hogwarts... There are two shadows... People's shadows. I'm next to her and those people talk, but I can't hear, I just watch them like they're a picture but I can't hear them!" Morticia gets up, her hands still clutching at the table. "The one farther to her... a man... he stumbles backwards... and she doesn't believe what she has heard, it must have been very bad, she's hiding her face in her hands! It must have scared her, and the man! She stumbles! The shadows, the man and the other, jerk around towards her, and I - I'm her! The man is fleeing toward the door... I can't see the other - yes!" Morticia shudders. "His hair... so long and black like a waterfall of darkness... and his eyes... like emeralds of fire!" She starts to sob. "What is he doing, why the wand - NO! PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!"

She screams high-pitched, clasps her head and sinks down to the floor, taking parts of the table decorations with her. Her eyes, which had been misted over, seem to gather focus again.

"She's dead!" She whispers and looks up to the students standing by with an expression beyond shock. "She's dead! Murdered! Here in Hogwarts!"

Snape kneels down beside her, taking her hand gently, but with a very worried expression. "A shadow of the past, maybe, Lagrand. We all know your family is very apt for -"

"No!" Tears stream down Morticia's face. "I SAW it! It just happ-" She swallows. "It's... it's Josslin!"

As soon as Morticia yells for Ceridwyn, she rushes to Morticia's side, picks her up in her lap, holds her and rocks her back and forth. "I'm here, It's ok, It's ok, you'll see, Josslin's fine.. don't worry just try to relax, I know that sounds stupid & crazy, but it WILL be ok. Shhh", She cradles Morticia in a very maternal way, "Shh, shh, it's all right, I promise, we'll make sure everything's ok. Marvo!"

Marvo comes over to Ceridwyn and bends down so that she can whisper and not let Morticia hear. "Go find Joss, and Dumbledore... quick!" Ceridwyn, still holding Morticia and trying to comfort her wonders if Joss really is ok...

Kat is very concerned. Joss is her best friend here. "Morticia are you sure" She exclaims. "Has it already happened or is it just what could happen. Where was she? Can we find the room? Where is Joss?"

Kat looks very upset by the whole thing too.

'Kathryn! Go find Dumbledore. He is in his office. The password is [ he closes his left eye ]... Phoenix Feather. Ceridwyn. You stay with Morticia, keep her calm. Snape. with me. we must find Joss!'

Professor Snape looks like he's going to explode with anger at the way Marvo has just spoken to him, but one look into Marvo's eyes and he nods.

They run out of the room and almost run into Nimue as she enters.

Kat looks at Marvo and is about to run. "Noooo. You go get Dumbledore. I'm the only one who can get into the Ravenclaw dorms...."

Kat pushes Marvo off in a different direction and heads for the common room.

By this time lots of people are crowding round the area, and then in comes Peesemould (still looking ill) and says "What's happening?"

As another student fills him in he sees Egreen bending down and comforting Morticia. He is muttering under his breath in a strange language. it seems to be helping her.

Morticia is still weeping and hugs Egreen. "I saw it! Tonight! I just didn't remember! And now it happened!" It is very hard to calm her down.

Achel rushes in. "Egreen, what happening. I was in Greenhouse si ... four .. when the plants went mad . I mean wilted .."