 Bursts in cuz we have permission... Fluttery Pegasi
The seven year old was done. She flew down the dungeon corridor and up the stairs. The second flight of stairs she managed to take at a still rather swift pace and that had only taken her to the castle lobby...
Did castles have lobbies?
The third flight of stairs killed her. And there were more stairs beyond that! And the pictures were watching her and shouting things like "What are you doing here, kid?" and "Why is there a child in Hogwarts?"
They were very rude pictures.
Still clutching the two dolls and the fancy black, gold and silver stick tucked in her pocket, the girl dove into a random room to hide. There was a closed door inside the room, like a closet or something. That was even better! Kid Haddie practically dove through the door and shut it behind her so only a tiny crack was open that she could peek through. Which she did, checking to see if they had followed her.
Then she realized this wasn't a closet and she wasn't alone. There was a woman in here too. Errrr.... "I'm hiding," she explained. "Who are you?"
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