the portraits along the corridors or that twice Percy led them through doorways hidden behind sliding panels and hanging tapestries. They climbed

ir ahead of them, and as Percy took a step towa

st years. "A poltergeist." He raised

e the air being let out

e to go to the

rk eyes and a wide mouth appeared, floating cross

th an evil cackle. "Ick

enly at them. T

un" Cassiop

o's thi

sure to me you," she sa

ys happy to lend a hand in your mischi

aron Ll hear about this,

the walking sticks on Neville's head. They heard hi

t off again. "The Bloody Baron's the only one who can cont

or hung a portrait of a very

a round hole in the wall. They all scrambled through it -- Neville needed a leg up -- and f

" Nathaniel pouted, Cassiopeia

prayers were answer

o we don't have any space for you in the girl dorms. However, there is an increase in males this year

s if Christmas came early. But to be hone

ok, I'll

-- they were obviously in one of the towers -- they found their beds at last: five four-posters hung with deep red, velvet

oy?" Cassiopeia asked Na

rst open, and in came strutt

n her voice at a minimum. Nathaniel was just amused by this entire situation