Amanda's P.O.V

We tied up the guards using a multitude of scarves Emily had knitted before. 

"Now what should we do with you?", Annabeth asked.

"I say we skin them alive!", Fernando jumped up at his new idea.

"Shut up you idiot!", Emily yelled, "They can still hear us! We need to focus."

"I've got this," I stepped up to them. 

"So tell me boys, what's going on here?"

"We'll never tell you!", said the biggest of the five.

I laughed darkly. "Then I guess you'll have to pay for it. Emily, your knitting needle! I know you have it so don't say no."

"Amanda, no! We can't kill them!", Emily screamed horrified at what I could do with those needles. 

"Now!", I shouted with a red glint in my eyes.

She timidly handed them to me and hid in Albus's head. I was screaming SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!!!!!!!!!! in my head but I had to keep this up. I could see I was intimating two of the smaller and seemingly younger ones but the others were smirking. One chortled and I quickly turned towards him.
I got as close to his face as I could and whispered, "So you think my choice of weapon is humerus? Well how about I show you how I used them?" I grabbed his arm and stabbed the pointy end against his upper arm to make it bleed. He looked shocked and screamed in horror.

"Okay now that we have that established. Let's see who want's to talk first? What about you?" I pointed to the smallest one. "Why are you all here?"

He looked around to his fellow guard members for a nod of approval or yells of disgust. The only reaction he got was silence.
"W-we obviously are guarding some-!", he started when another intervened. "Shut up, you! I'll tell them cause you can't remember even basic moves!"
"We'll show you but you'll have to untie me," he said with a bit of a smirk.
I thought a little bit and said, "How about no? Just tell me where you were taking my dear friend here and then we'll let you go,"
"A trap door on the floor above us!", The smallest shouted but quickly regretted it.
I leaned close to him and whispered into his ear, "Be a little more specific,"
"Underneath a portrait of Salazar,"
"You're free to go! Thank you for your corporation and I'll know if you tell anyone of this. Trust me it won't be pretty,
"As for the rest of you," I turned toward the rest of them, "You all will be our escorts!"
"And who the hell said we were gonna do that for a twelve year old?", the largest one grunted, "I don't know about the rest of you but I'm leaving you all. Oh, and just so you know, Jackson, he will know about this,". He had a wicked grin on his face while saying that. And Jackson looked whiter than snow.
He cut the rope with an om nom sound.  He ran away before we could register what was going on. 
   "If anyone else tries that, they get stabbed with a knitting needle."  Quite honestly i wouldn't know what to do if the rest of them had a lick of sense.

"Well let's go find a painting!", Fernando jumped up like a child getting ice cream.  I left the Albus and Emily to guard the rest of the Guards while Anna, Fernando and I went on the expedition.  We walked around in this unfamiliar dark space.  Each hallway we went through looked exactly the same.  the walls were painted an obsidian purple with only one light one the ceiling.  It must've been powered by magic.  

After fifteen minutes of useless exploring, we found the picture of Salazar Slytherin sneering down at us.  "Ugh," he looked disgusted, "Not a pureblood among you.  You're all tainted!"  We ignored him and found the trapdoor.  Annabeth shuddered, "This feels wrong."  

"I know it.  I feel it too." I expressed truthfully.  I looked next to me and I saw Fernando looking as if he was going to throw up.  I took his hand and looked at him.  He blushed then looked away but he walked with confidence now.  

We walked down the rest of the steps to hear a group of people chanting something.  

"Aperire portal, o potentissime!  Aperire portal, o potentissime!  Aperire portal, o potentissime!"  As they chanted they spun in a circle around a table.

We tried to get a better look at the chanters but they all wore unfamiliar masks.  When the circle turned again, I saw an all too familiar mask, the Puppet mask.  I squeezed Fernando's hand tighter as I saw Luke was involved in all of this.  

Annabeth looked scared out of her mind.  "We have to get out of here.  Now!"

We ran as quietly as we could out of the hidden basement and tried to find our way back to where we left Albus and Emily.  The Guards looked annoyed at the most like they were told to babysit and weren't getting paid.  

"We have to go.  I know the way out," Annabeth shook in fear and anticipation.  

We followed her quickly.  I don't think anybody would want to stay there.  I looked down to think and realized that I hadn't let go af Fernando's hand.  I quickly let go in embarrassment but he didn't seem to notice.  The campsite seemed untouched and we packed up anything that hadn't been already.  We followed the map to an airport and got home using the airplane tickets and my dad's credit card.  We soon parted ways and knew that we would not see each other until our second year of school would begin in a week.

Hey guys and gals!  I know I have been inactive for a while but don't think I'm not working behind the scenes!  The next book should be coming up at Hogwarts 2!

Bye!

-actress57