It wasn't Mrs. Norris. It was Neville. He was curled up on the floor, fast asleep, but jerked suddenly awake as they crept nearer.

"Thank goodness you found me! I've been out here for hours, I couldn't remember the new password to get in to bed."

"Keep your voice down, Neville. The password's 'Pig snout' but it won't help you now, the Fat Lady's gone off somewhere."

"How's your arm?" said Harry.

"Fine," said Neville, showing them. "Madam Pomfrey mended it in about a minute."

"Good - well, look, Neville, we've got to be somewhere, we'll see you later --"

"Don't leave me!" said Neville, scrambling to his feet, "I don't want to stay here alone, the Bloody Baron's been past twice already."

Ron looked at his watch and then glared furiously at Hermione and Neville.

"If either of you get us caught, I'll never rest until I've learned that Curse of the Bogies Quirrell told us about, and used it on you."

Hermione opened her mouth, perhaps to tell Ron exactly how to use the Curse of the Bogies, but Harry hissed at her to be quiet and beckoned them all forward.

After a bit of walking alone in the dark halls, Harry froze in his tracks. "What is it, Harry?" Ron asked leaning over Harry's shoulder. "I hear something," he whispered. They all froze and listened straining their ears in the inky darkness. There was the sound of arposhing footsteps. "Run," Harry mumbled. He didn't have to say that twice becouse all four of them were running down the hall before you could say hexed. The footsteps seemed to grow loved breaking into a run. They were being chased.

"Wait please!" There was a small shout bearly above a whisper. They all stood still. It hadn't been Flinch chasing them. Harry turned around to see the silhouette of Amelia standing a few feet away. She was still in her school robes.

"Oh thank god I found you. I wasn't able to answer the riddle to get in I have been looking around for hours trying to find a teacher, perfect, or anyone really that would help. Anyone but Peeves though." Amelia mumbled that last part. "What are you four doing here?

"Neville forgot the password and this one got locked out trying to stop us from sneaking out," Ron glared at Hermione who stuck her tongue out at him. Amelia smiled that was the most childish thing she had seen Hermione do since they met.

"Well, then wherever you're going I'm coming with you!" 

Ron groaned.