I need somewhere where I can relax, Elise thought urgently as she rushed towards the Room of Requirement with tears in her eyes. Pacing past the place where she knew the room was, she let her hair fall into her face to obscure her eyes.

She hadn't realized until she looked up that there was a white door where once there was only a wall. Pushing it open, she didn't look up until she was in the room. Unfortunately, she didn't realize that the door hadn't closed itself properly.

I need some place to really think without a lot of noise, Nigel thought as he walked passed the room of requirements. He turns suddenly and out of the blue a door appeared. He was shocked but curious so he opened the door and closed it behind him.

I need to get away, Tessa thought. She was pacing someplace on the seventh floor, not thinking of much other than getting away from the hustle and bustle of the school. Come to think of it, she never had liked hustle and bustle unless she was on top of it, and there was now way to be on top of it now.

Looking to her left, Tessa saw a tall door set into the wall of the corridor. That hadn't been there before, had it? No, surely she would have noticed it. Could it be what she thought it might be, that thing her parents had told stories about but never found for themselves?

It couldn't be. Tessa turned the knob.

Damon walked past another empty hallway, a place to think would be lovely, where could he and Taylor go without being caught? Then out of the corner of his eye he saw the door start to form. The Room of Requirement! It was perfect!

Tay came out of the Ravenclaw common room and walked around some. She saw Damon, "Hey." She waved to him.

Damon turned and looked at her, before looking to see if anyone was around he pointed to the door, "I think I found a place we can meet up without them finding us."

Tay nodded, "I dont know why i didnt think about it...." She laughed and smiled at him, "I miss you."

He smiled back, "I've missed you too." He handed her the scroll back, "Do you think they fell for it?"

Tay hugged him and kissed his cheek after slipping the scroll back into her pocket. Taylor nodded, "Yeah..... DAmon, I'm sorry for saying all those hurtful things and i am sorry for upsetting your girlfriend and my best friend...." She sighed then looked at him, "Am i really a brat?"

"Not by a long shot." He smiled at her, "Am I really just a jerk?" He sighed kissing her forehead, as he always did.

A smile played on her lips, "Oh i dont know.... that day in the garden....." She teased him, "No you arent a jerk." Taylor laughed and smiled. She pulled him into a hug. "Love you."

He chuckled as she pulled him into a hug, but not before looking around, he was still slightly on edge after all, someone could walk around the corner at any minute and see them, that he didn't want, "Love you too." He laid his head on top of hers.

Tay smiled at him, "Lets get in before we get caught out here." She sighed and gestured.

He nodded in agreement turning the knob to walk into the room his own father wasn't even able to find when he was at Hogwarts... or maybe he had... Damon really couldn't remember....

Michelle was running up the stairs. She kept running. She came to a halt when it felt like she had reached the seventh floor. Then she started walking in the corridor.

Slowly.

Softly.

I need to get away from here. I need to be with Jake. I need to go back home.

Chelle changed directions several times. She wasn't ready to go back yet.

I just need to cry.

She raised her head a little, enough to look at what was in front of her. There she saw a massive iron gate built into the wall. It had beautiful carvings on it. Chelle stopped crying. She went closer to the door.

This wasn't here before. What is it?

Her heart was pounding in her chest. She extended her right hand and placed it on the door. She could touch it. She could feel it. It was real.

It's worth the risk.

Chelle closed her eyes and turned the knob.

Alyssa arrived at the place where the Room of Requirement was supposed to be. She walked in front of it back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, concentrating on what she needed to find. She hoped that Louisa would join her soon.

Louisa hurried along the corridor. She expected to be there in front of the entrance before Alyssa, since this was her common room's floor and all, but alas the younger badger beat her to it. Slowing her pace as she spotted the girl, Louisa offered a small smile, "Hi Alyssa, ready to kick some Doxies' butts?" Heh. It wasn't a very cool mission for library technicians but a smart one - hire the students to do the dirty work for the librarian.

She fixed the bag's strand on her shoulder and faced the wall that was supposed to open up. "Let's think Doxycide solution and see what we'll get, okay?" With that she closed her eyes and started thinking... Doxycide solution Doxycide solution Doxycide solution Doxycide solution.

Alyssa smiled when Louisa joined her. "Yes let's get this done, and while we're thinking about it maybe gas masks because we don't know how toxic that solution is. We don't want to breath in toxic fumes." Alyssa suggested too.

'Doxycide solution, gas masks doxycide solution gas masks doxycide solution gas masks' Alyssa concentrated as hard as she could.

The irony perhaps that with his Common Room not being far away this Ravenclaw should be more familiar with this part of the castle. But other than the dorms, the Divinations tower, and the occasional visits to the Astronomy tower for seminars, he doesnt really hang around this place much. If he needed to talk to any Gryffindors it was almost always in the classrooms or outside.

Vickers knew there was that famed Room of Requirement; he found it during his first term at Hogwarts when he was exploring the castle with his uncle's map. And he made his way towards this blank wall both strange and slightly familiar now. He closed his eyes and willed the door to appear, feeling that barely imperceptible shift on the wall an arms length away. Opening his eyes he sees the door standing silently before him.

Reaching out he presses the door open to see.... a whole lotta stuff.

This was easily the largest stockroom he has ever seen.

It had everything that was usually found in a castle and in a school and then some. He was pretty sure if he delved further he would likely find a kitchen sink too. But he knew what the Room of Requirement was for, and right now, there really wasnt anything he required. Or does he? If he didnt really require anything shouldnt it be just a blank room? Or perhaps that is the true nature of the Room of Requirement-- it will only show you what you ask of it.

Satisfied he nodded silently to himself and turned around, back through the doorway and the corridor outside. And as soon as he cleared the threshold the door vanished behind him, once again a blank wall at the end of a silent corridor.

"Ah, here we are," he said with an air of excitement. It didn't take long before he realized that all she saw was a wall, and therefore she would not only NOT be impressed, but more likely be questioning his sanity.

"We're... we're at the Room of Requirement," he said quickly, words tumbling from his mouth. "It's a room that takes the form of anything you need it to do. To get in, you have to walk past it three times thinking of exactly what you need." He paused for a second to let this sink in. "So.. I'm going to think of the main bit of the evening, but I need you to think of your favorite snacks and what you'd like for dinner. Once you're done, the door should appear right in front of you." Hopefully that was clear enough, because he set off walking and left her to stand there and think up her favorite foods.

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"Ah, here we are," he said with an air of excitement. It didn't take long before he realized that all she saw was a wall, and therefore she would not only NOT be impressed, but more likely be questioning his sanity.

"We're... we're at the Room of Requirement," he said quickly, words tumbling from his mouth. "It's a room that takes the form of anything you need it to do. To get in, you have to walk past it three times thinking of exactly what you need." He paused for a second to let this sink in. "So.. I'm going to think of the main bit of the evening, but I need you to think of your favorite snacks and what you'd like for dinner. Once you're done, the door should appear right in front of you." Hopefully that was clear enough, because he set off walking and left her to stand there and think up her favorite foods.

Eh, here they are? Where exactly? Because all Kate could see was a wall, and a corridor. Just like any other corridor in the Castle, truth be told, so...unless he was seeing something she couldn't...

Her eyes were on him the moment he started to explain, because yes, this time an explanation was completely and absolutely necessary.

OH. That explains a lot.

All Kate wondered was what the main bit of the evening was, which made it difficult for her to focus on her likes. "Wait," she stopped him and took his hand, "Together." A smile met her lips. They will be going inside, right? So, if each thought different things on their own, well, she didn't know how that could work. It was only logical to be linked somehow.

Easier to focus too. The first thing on her mind was hot chocolate, though, and licorice wands and oranges, which made a great combination too. Minus the hot chocolate. But...for dinner? Actually, she was in the mood for pasta, so clearly, hot chocolate was out of the question because she wanted pasta far more than that.

It was three times they had to walk in front of it, right? How exciting!

His smile and sense of excitement both grew as the light of understanding reached her eyes before taking his hand. So she was going to walk with him, then. Of course. He should have known.

He led the way and set the pace at a slow trot, which would give them both enough time to think of everything they needed-- her of food, him of entertainment. After their third pass, he brought her to a halt and went to open the door. "Ready?" he asked.

And he opened the door.