The other side of the Portal.

Carl had been holding his breath as he stepped through the Portal, half-expecting something horrible to happen. But no, everything was fine. It was just the sixth floor corridor of Hogwarts. Or was it? He looked around again. Everything was mirrored and not very clear (perhaps because of the fog?) and there was creepy stuff growing on the walls and the ground. On the other hand... there were people!

"Hey, guys." The Hufflepuff said and went over to them. He recognized Tenacius and the Ravenclaw Prefect and gave them and the other two students a small smile. "Is everyone okay? This place is creepy... Lumos." The tip of his wand lit up, but the light was very weak. He frowned. Did magic not work here or something?

This was becoming really creepy.