.:: Lost In The Dungeons ::. (anyone+everyone)

[blackkat13]

I had given up trying to see in the pitch black of the dungeons, just as I had immediately given up attempting to feel my way along with my hand on the wall. Too slimy for my taste. The blackness pressed in on me, blocking off in different patterns like the clearly visible pixels on an ancient TV.

I didn't have a clue why I was down here, oh wait, yes I did. I didn't want to be around the light and my friends who I knew would only bug me with the usual questions: 'what's wrong?', 'are you okay?' and 'why are you so depressed?' being some of the few that would swamp me immediately in my enterance to the common room or anywhere with too much light or people. I knew no one in Slytherin so I was positive that I'd be far away from the questions I would prefer not to answer.

My progress was slow as I made my way deeper so into the dungeons, I could hear the plip-plop of some substance dripping from another and shuddered slightly. Even though it was a much wanted and needed escape from the world of light, I couldn't help but feel a quick stab of fear whenever my mind played tricks on me, making me hear things that weren't there. I hoped my mind was playing tricks at least. I pushed the thoughts of the trickery of the mind into the back of my head as the real reason why I was down here swamped me. I gulped suddenly, as I felt the beginings of tears working up in my eyes. No I wouldn't think about that. I wouldn't.

I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end as a sound behind me made itself known to my ears, I froze my breath freezing in fear as my heart began to race, thumping hard against my ribcage with every beat. Now I knew I wasn't alone in the dungeons anymore. Not exactly a good thought when I didn't know who or. . . what was behind me. Not a good feeling at all.

[dragonguy93]

Tom had just got out of potions class and then got lost in the dungeon, it was chilly in there and Tom was only wearing his school uniform, he was glad the class had ended, but he had no idea how to get out of this dungeon, it was so dark and you could just feel something on the walls, Tom stepped through the halls, deeper into the dungeon, he stepped into something but it was too dark to see what, a wave of fear of being stuck forever struck Tom and he started to run in panic, suddenly he ran into someone and they both fell down, but it is too dark to see who.

[blackkat13]

I yelped as I was suddenly tackled to the ground. My fears had been proven correct, I wasn't alone in the dungeon. Whoever it was they were too heavy for me to push them off totally so I was stuck lying on my stomach with them on my back on the cold dungeon floor. After a few moments I realized I wasn't being eaten or something gross like that, but that didn't halt my still racing heart as it beat a taboo on my rib cage once again. I couldn't free my arms that I had caught myself on before their weight had brought my arms to collapse underneath me. It wasn't that they were heavy it was just that they were so sudden I wasn't prepared. I was very proud of how strong I was compared to most girls, but there's just somethings you can't help. I closed my eyes dejectedly, there was no reason for me to strain them so, there was no way I was going to see who it was in this crushing darkness.

[dragonguy93]

When Tom fell he also hit his head on the nearby wall, after being half-unconscious for awhile, his senses started working properly again, he realized what had happened, he had a bad headache and he thought what kind of monster did he ran into now, he pulled himself up and even through the darkness, he could understand that it was a person he ran into "Sorry, i got lost and panicked and kinda ran all randomly crazy like, my name is Thomas you can call me Tom, do you know how to get out of this place" He held out his hand to help her up.

[blackkat13]

I sighed with relief as he finally got up. Rolling onto my back and sitting up I rubbed my own head as he introduced himself after his apology. At least now I knew I hadn't run into some sort of denizen of the dark that was said to lurk down in the dungeons from centuries and dark wizards past. I opened my eyes, which were now as used to the dark as they could possibly be, allowing me to see a thin outline of where Tom ended and the real darkness began.

"It's alright, I think we were both a bit freaked. By the way I'm Kat. Nice to meet you Tom, though I'd prefer we would've met in a less. . ." I spared a glance around me as I took the offered hand, letting him help me up, "slimy place."

If only I knew that darn light spell that I'd seen some of the older students use. I hadn't paid attention and now I was paying for it. Joy. I dusted my jeans off as best as I could, I didn't really know if they were dirty at all, it was just something to do as I tried to think of a way out. I frowned, knowing that he couldn't see my expression and not caring anymore.

"As to how to get out of here. . . I have no idea what-so-ever." I wasn't going to lie to him, I was pretty much as good as lost. No more than ever we needed an older student. Preferably one with a light. I placed my hand on the wall as a wave of hopelessness hit me. We were pretty much stuck until one of us remembered where we were. And knowing my crummy memory. I wouldn't remember until the next day. Which I hoped would be me waking up not in the cold and very slimy dungeons. I wondered if anyone would find us if we shot out red sparks from our wands like we did when we got lost in the maze. But who would be there to see the sparks?

[dragonguy93]

"I can do the light spell, but i am not good enough to do it with someone else's wand and i left my wand at my common room, it's Lumos if you want to try it though" Tom's head was still hurting a lot, if only he could heal it, but that kind of magic is too complicated and he didn't have a wand with him, he could feel some blood coming out of his head in the place where he hit against the wall, the wound seemed to be small and non life-threatening, but it would be better if he could get to the hospital wing as fast as possible. "I think my head is bleeding, my guess is that we should get out of here fast, who knew trio's dungeons are so vast, i think i need my head checked in the hospital wing, are you okay"

[blackkat13]

Oh right, it was Lumos. Duh. I knew that. Quickly I pulled my dark cherry wood wand out of my pocket and making a brisk flick of my wrist. I whispered Lumos into the dark. My efforts were rewarded with a bright light emitting from the tip of my wand. I had done it! And who said first years weren't resourceful? I noticed that Tom was about my age and form the look of it, his head was hurt. Must've been when he fell on me he must've hit the wall or something. I aimed the light at his skull, dismayed to see the sick reflection of red matted in his hair. He was bleeding and I'd have to get him to the hospital wing.

"No I'm alright, except for a few bruises and scratches, I'm just fine. You are bleeding, the hospital wing is probably the best choice at the moment." I swung the light of my wand around, feeling slightly sick from looking at his wound. It didn't look that bad, just a bit bloody, but I had issues with blood, guts, and gore of all shapes and sizes. It didn't sit well with me at all. I was right the walls were covered in some spots a moldy fungus type thing that was a pukish green in color. Ick, I'd stuck my hand in that.

"Too bad we don't have a finding charm or something to scout ahead and save us some time." I whispered to Tom as I scanned the dungeon halls on either side of us for any sign of human life. I didn't know why I was whispering, I guess it just seemed the smartest thing to do, not that if there were anything lurking around it wouldn't have already found us by now, I just wanted to be safe. I tightened my grip on my wand, a left turn looked promising since I had been heading right when Tom tackled me, left should start us in our back tracking.

[dragonguy93]

"Yeah, i think it's best do go back the way u came, cause i was running so randomly, i don't remember much of it" Some blood started dripping on the floor "We better get going, before this turns into something serious, nice way to meet eh, remind me later to never come in these halls of death again except for Potions ofcourse, anyway what year are you you cant be any older than a 2nd year" The hallway turned into crossroads soon and since Tom didn't know which way to go "Where now?" Tom asked with a little scared voice, fear of being stuck here came back, while more blood started dripping from his hair do the ground"

[blackkat13]

"I'm fourteen and a first year in Gryffindor." I said the last part with a hint of pride in my voice at being a Gryffindor, The Gryffindor house established centuries upon centuries ago by none other than Godric Gryffindor was based on courage and adventure, daring and compassion. I was very proud with my house placement and I was determined to show everyone that Gryffindor was where I belonged.
"What about you?"

I stopped when we came to yet another crossroads, holding my wand up high above my head I couldn't help but hear the sickening plip-plop of blood falling to the stone floor. We had to get out of here. . . and fast. Before Tom's condition got worse. I looked around for any clue that would show where I had come from, I knew had stayed pretty close to the wall so that was where I looked. There! Some of the sludge had slipped from the wall onto the floor and I had distinctly remembered that I had stepped in something slimy along the way to where I met Tom. This had to be it. There was a footprint in the sludge and matching it to my own shoe, I breathed a sigh of relief. It matched perfectly.

I straightened, walking back over to where Tom stood. I could feel his fear emitting off him in great waves and I knew exactly how he felt. I was completely freaked out as well. I knew that if I accepted my fear and looked as freaked out as I really was, we wouldn't get very far. I'd have to the leader, I had the only wand and I was a Gryffindor. I could do this. I hoped.

"Come on it's this way Tom," I said, motioning with my wand to the turn off to the left and I started walking a bit forward to prove my point, "Stay close, you don't want to lose me." As if there were any other choice to be had.

[dragonguy93]

"I'm a first year too, I am a hufflepuff" When he came to hogwarts he wanted to be griffindor, but this situation is proof that he is not courageous enough to be griffindor, he was glad that Kat found the right way to go, eh was glad that someone brave like her was helping him, without her he would've surely wandered around the dungeons for the rest of his life, that's probably exaggerating. They went the way Kat showed to go, more blood dripped on the ground and Tom was getting worried about that. "Does the wound seem bad" he asked just for the hope she would say no.

[blackkat13]

"That's cool." I was distracted by how strangely the signs leading us back to the surface were, it was all too coincidental. All to perfectly set. I was starting to get a bit suspicious, I knew I hadn't stepped in so many of those sludge piles. And yet I had seen my foot print in around five already. Curious, very curious.

I was of want just to lie to him and tel him he would be perfectly fine, that it was just a scratch, but anything that bleed so profusely wasn't at all very good. Although it wasn't necessarily bad either. I decided just to tell him the truth and avoid beating around the bush. I wasn't very tactful, but then again not many Gryffindors were these days. I wasn't looking to please anyone, so I just told him what was on my mind.

"I'm afraid I don't know Tom. It's definitely no scratch considering how much you're bleeding. We best hurry to the Hospital Wing."

I didn't want to alarm him unduly about my suspicions for the reasons as to why we were making such great time, I was thinking something else was in the dungeon with us. And hopefully it was friendly. Though with my luck as it was it probably wasn't. I racked my brains, trying to think what creatures would live in such a place. But I drew up nothing except for spell remainders from past dark wizards. Which was only more so scary, considering the one and only Lord Voldemort was on of those dark wizards. I shuddered a bit, more from fear than the dampness, and pressed on. I could only hope that Tom didn't notice how obvious our signs were appearing, if he freaked out and ran he'd get us both killed, that is if the creature or person or spell wanted us dead in the first place. Oh I really hoped it was friendly.

[dragonguy93]

Tom thought that all this is a little weird, maybe he is in some kind of dream world cause of his injury, the thought that all this might be a dream world felt a little bit of wonderful,crazy and scary. Things seemed to be suspicious, but Tom tried to hold his cool and not freak out, he made clear to himself that dream world or not he couldn't take the chance of believing in it and started thinking about the hospital wing again. He had to be brave now, like he was back home when he got lost in the woods for 2 days. "Things are suspicious don't you think, it's a little bit convenient that you stepped into so many sludge piles, by the way thanks for not lieing about my head injury, I just hope i will get to the hospital wing before i run out of blood" more blood dripped on the floor, a wave of courage ran through Tom's body.

[blackkat13]

I faltered at how easily he had read my mind, stopping for a moment to examine another sludge pile with, sure enough, my footprint in it. I looked over my shoulder at him, still a bit unnerved, he was pretty smart for someone who had ran randomly through the dungeons. We were at another crossroads I noticed and I almost felt that we were being led somewhere. Last time I come down HERE.

"I've noticed the same thing." I said in little louder than a whisper, I didn't need to speak loudly for him to hear me, it was as silent as death in here- you could've heard a pin drop.

I shrugged in reply to his thanks for being truthful, that was just me and I wasn't going to change for anyone else. I wondered who could be leading us around, that and how they made so many piles of sludge with my footprints on them, unless it was the same- an idea swam before my eyes. I walked up to the closest pile of sludge and stepped on it, over lapping the first footprint and stepped again, cutting across both footprints with another one. That would stop anything from reusing that sludge pile without our knowledge. If someone had been doing that in the first place, which they probably hadn't but better safe than sorry.

[dragonguy93]

Blood dripping from his hair Tom was eager to get to the hospital wing, he just wished to have his wand with him, that would make him more confident, he didn't let go of the sudden wave of courage and excitement. "Maybe a teacher who can't come to help us right now, is making this trail far away for us to follow from far away, what do you think, i hope it isn't some kind of dark wizard,i would think they wouldn't risk coming here" said Tom confidently. There was another crossroad and another foot print. "I think it's prity clear you didn't step into all that slime, i mean your feet would've been a lot more slimier"

[blackkat13]

I grimaced as I wiped my shoe on the wall. Too gross. I wasn't too convinced by his theory about the teacher attempting to help us out, but that was just me. And I was a bit of a pessimist. Okay not totally, but I had this bad feeling about it. Maybe it was just the evil that used to lurk in the dungeon that was throwing my radar off or maybe my radar was all wonky because the evil that was said to have USED to lurk in the dungeon wasn't gone completely. Either way I was feeling the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end and I had this creepy 'watched' feeling. If you've ever felt it you'll understand how horribly freaky it was.

"Um. . . I sure hope you're right. But to the more narcotic side, I don't think it would be a dark wizard/witch. If anything it would be a spell remainder from a past evil wizard/witch."

I felt the need to add 'witch' not all dark beings were male ya'know. Girls can be just as evil and corrupted. There I went again, I had this thing about girls being able to do anything a guy could do. And I felt very strongly about it. Another reason for my Independence when I had thought I was a muggle, I beat up half of the guys in my class for saying that girls couldn't do anything that guys could. Well they never were sexist again, that's for sure.

[dragonguy93]

"Well, whatever it is we need to get out of it as soon as possible, i wouldn't want to stay here forever" said Tom right after another left turn, they should have a you are here map in the dungeons, would make this a lot easier, the dungeons seemed to be going going, Tom and Kat have been walking for atleast a hour now. All fear, excitement and courage had left Tom's body for now and only the will to escape this place was left, boredom took over as another few drops of blood dripped to the ground.

[blackkat13]

Suddenly I felt the watched feeling growing weaker and weaker until could feel it no more. There was something in the air I noticed as I sniffed a bit. It wasn't the dank of the dungeons thats for sure. I rushed forward and smiled with pleasure.

"Look Tom!" I exclaimed, smiling all the while as I quickly said 'nox' and my wand went out, and to my obvious excitement we weren't left in the pitch blackness of the dungeons, for a thin ray of light snaked it's way down the corridor in front of us. We had made it to the exit.

I rushed forward, not noticing the forbidding feeling that pressed in behind me in my swift walk to the light. There was a flash and I yelped, tripped, my legs stuck together, immobilized and I fell down, just barely catching myself as I did so. Not good. Not good at all. I inwardly cursed my stupidity as I ordered my legs repeatedly to move.

[dragonguy93]

Tom and Kat made it to the exit, Kate turned of the light on her wand. Tom was happy to see the exit and quickly wanted to make it to the hospital wing, he rushed after Kat who was a little front of him. There was suddenly a flash of light Kat fell down cursing. Tom didn't remember anything after that and then suddenly they were in a wooden room in the castle somewhere, both magically tied up alone in the room, the head wound was magically healed though.

[blackkat13]

My eyes flickered open slowly, at some time I must've lost consciousness. All I remembered was being in the dungeon with Tom when we found the exit, I tripped. . . and that was it. I sat up straight, throwing my head about wildly when I noticed I wasn't in the dungeons anymore. I went to jump to my feet but found them and my hands stuck together as if by some magical force.

"WHAT THE HECK?!"-was what I had meant to scream, but it came out as more of a "Mmphrm!"

I was close to panicking, what happened? I noticed subconsciously that Tom was sitting next to me tied up similarly. We were in what looked like a normal room, empty except for us it seemed. Quickly I racked my brain for the possibilities of why we would be tied up in a room somewhere- I hoped- in Hogwarts. I struggled inanely, there was no point in my mad struggling, but I couldn't just sit and do nothing. That wasn't the Gryffindor way. No matter how hard I struggled the magic held. But I wasn't giving up- no way was I giving up.

I struggled harder still, wondering who or what would capture and imprison two fourteen year old first years. I wasn't so sure who would, or why for that matter, maybe it was because I was a muggle-born, but I didn't know what Tom was. Frankly, I wasn't one to care. But I supposed some people did.