Alright, so this is my first story on . I've got about 7 chapters written so far, but I won't post them all at once. I'll update every week or so, just to space it out. Let me know what you guys think! Any sort of review is much apperciated!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling, this is merely fanfiction.
Boom, Scrape, Lurch
It was loud.
The noise, it was deafening. It woke them up, every single one. First there was this boom, like a thunderstorm exploded. It shook the entire castle, rattling windows and shaking pictures off the walls. Then there was this horrible scraping noise, like nails on a chalkboard.
It seemed like everyone was screaming, or yelling, or running about; out the dorms, down the hall, up the stairs. But it couldn't drown out that awful noise.
Then the lurch.
It made everyone fall face first. The scraping became louder, and it didn't take long for them to realize that the castle was in motion.
The teachers tried to calm the students, but they were just as shocked and terrified. What was going on? What the hell was going on?
Nothing worked. They all felt it. It was moving faster now, gaining speed. The brave souls who dared look out the windows confirmed this. The landscape was nothing but a blur now.
The Headmaster seemed to drum up enough nerve to order everyone into the Great Hall. No sooner had the last student been ushered in when there was yet another gigantic lurch.
Again everybody fell as the scraping noise reached a crescendo. The Headmaster ordered everybody to stay on the floor and cover there ears. There was nothing more they could do.
It was slowing down. Then, with another ear-splitting boom, it stopped.
Nobody moved. Everyone was silent, wondering what would happen next.
Then the Headmaster spoke.
"Remain calm and get up. Slowly."
They did as they were told. Many were covering there bloody noses as they stood on shaky legs. They looked at eachother, not sure what to say. It was the quietest the castle had ever been.
"Somebody check where we are." The Headmaster said, turning to his staff as they brushed themselves off.
But a student had already took it upon himself to check.
"Hey! We've run over the Quidditch Field!"
Students rushed toward the many windows to see if he was right.
"We have!"
"You'd think we've moved a lot farther than a couple of kilometers..."
"How are we going to play Quidditch?"
The teachers looked relieved. The Headmiaster himself couldn't help but sigh. So they just seemed to move into the middle of the Quidditch Field. He could deal with that.
"Wait, is that another castle?"
Now the students were trying to climb over eachother to get a better look. The staff's relief quickly turned to confusion as they exchanged worried looks. It turned into terror when they heard the students' reactions.
"No way!"
"It's another Hogwarts!"
"Does this mean Quidditch is canceled?"
He needed to see this for himself.
"Excuse me." He said, gently pushing aside the children who were blocking the nearest window.
They were right were the Quidditch Field used to be, that much he could tell. But what was that about another castle?
"I don't see another castle..." He said, more to himself than anyone else.
"You have to look really hard," a Hufflepuff third-year told him. She pointed to the right. "Over that way."
He looked. And through the hazy, night sky was the unmistakable silhouette of Hogwarts.
The Headmaster was speechless. He turned to look at his staff, who were looking at him expectantly. He didn't have a clue why there was another Hogwarts where their Hogwarts used to be. He didn't know how they ended up running over the Quidditch stands. He had no idea what to do. He had no answers.
Suddenly the noise died down. Everyone turned to him, waiting for instructions. He had none. He was completely and utterly dumb-founded.
A student raised his hand. He just looked at him, his mouth slightly agape.
The student didn't wait to be called on.
"So seriously, is Quidditch canceled or not?"
Alright, so kind of boring, I know, and not very long. But it'll get more interesting, I promise. Every week (I'll try and shoot for every Sunday) I'll add a new chapter. Please let me know what you think! Bad? Good? Any sort of feedback would make me happy! :D