prompt for January 22nd - Harry Potter/Sneakers
Prompt for January 22:
In the meantime...
"How did you guys get in here?"
Mother shrugs. "Probably the same way you did."
"Cut to the chase, in less literal terms," Carl adds. "Figured since we weren't really helping with the bank stuff, and you'd mentioned this place, we'd see if we could guess where you were headed. How'd that work out, anyway?"
Harry considers not saying anything - he knows how upset Carl was with the plan he, Ron and Hermione concocted, and this really isn't the time to revive the argument - but explaining is probably faster than letting the issue sit. "We got what we were after. Barely."
"Good that you managed that, at least."
"You do know this... probably isn't the safest place to be, right now."
"Oh, we know," Bishop says. "We're good at staying out of people's way."
"That may not be enough, if things get..." Harry pauses and weighs his options. While he could make strong arguments against the idea, they're kind of feeble in the necessity of the moment. And as much as these guys have been criticising his every move since October, they have nothing else to help them, in here.
So he hands the Invisibility Cloak to Carl and says, "Here, I'll do you one better."
"...You sure about this?"
"I have other options, for keeping people off my trail. And I know this building a lot better than you do. That probably won't fit all of you, but it'll make it harder for anyone who shouldn't to know you're here."
Crease gives Harry the look he usually saves for when Mother's about to spout off something particularly mad. "Are you certain you'll remember your other options?"
"If I don't, Hermione probably will." He ignores the eye-rolling that line brings on. "Anyway... I should go. Things to take care of, and all that."
"Good luck," Mother says. "And thanks."
"Thank you. We might not have managed out there, without your help." And with that, he hurries off in the direction of the Ravenclaw tower, hoping Luna hasn't got too far ahead.
In the meantime...
"How did you guys get in here?"
Mother shrugs. "Probably the same way you did."
"Cut to the chase, in less literal terms," Carl adds. "Figured since we weren't really helping with the bank stuff, and you'd mentioned this place, we'd see if we could guess where you were headed. How'd that work out, anyway?"
Harry considers not saying anything - he knows how upset Carl was with the plan he, Ron and Hermione concocted, and this really isn't the time to revive the argument - but explaining is probably faster than letting the issue sit. "We got what we were after. Barely."
"Good that you managed that, at least."
"You do know this... probably isn't the safest place to be, right now."
"Oh, we know," Bishop says. "We're good at staying out of people's way."
"That may not be enough, if things get..." Harry pauses and weighs his options. While he could make strong arguments against the idea, they're kind of feeble in the necessity of the moment. And as much as these guys have been criticising his every move since October, they have nothing else to help them, in here.
So he hands the Invisibility Cloak to Carl and says, "Here, I'll do you one better."
"...You sure about this?"
"I have other options, for keeping people off my trail. And I know this building a lot better than you do. That probably won't fit all of you, but it'll make it harder for anyone who shouldn't to know you're here."
Crease gives Harry the look he usually saves for when Mother's about to spout off something particularly mad. "Are you certain you'll remember your other options?"
"If I don't, Hermione probably will." He ignores the eye-rolling that line brings on. "Anyway... I should go. Things to take care of, and all that."
"Good luck," Mother says. "And thanks."
"Thank you. We might not have managed out there, without your help." And with that, he hurries off in the direction of the Ravenclaw tower, hoping Luna hasn't got too far ahead.