Let's Go Exploring

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“Lumos.”

Doreen’s wand flared at the tip, illuminating the stone passageway. Her suspicions were confirmed: she hadn’t been in this one before. She had thought she had found every hidden room and passage in Hogwarts, but after almost six years, the castle kept surprising her. She hadn’t even gotten very far into the Forbidden Forest yet. Of course, that adventure could be saved for next year. Even then, she might put it off.

It was a bit odd, when she thought about it. Normally, she would have loved to go traipsing through the Forest. Sneak some food from the kitchen, pack her wand and a warm coat – she had just the one; it made her look a little like a very female, redheaded Napoleon – and spend a night wandering about. In fact, she thought she probably should have done it already. The only thing stopping her was what should have sent her eagerly in: company. She didn’t want to drag Darrin into danger – or more danger than they normally faced – and she was half-sure that if she went into the forest, he would want to go in with her, or after her.

So this is friendship, she thought, glancing over her shoulder. Funny. It feels a lot like being with Fitz. Maybe I’m not in love with that guy after all. That should relieve my parents for all sorts of reasons.

“So, what do you think?” she asked, her voice echoing slightly in the dark hall. She hoped no one would hear her outside, but then adventures were always a little more fun when there was an added element of danger. “Worth the trouble of sneaking out here? That was a great distraction you pulled, by the way.” She turned her attention back to the front. “I vote we press on.” Not that their friendship was a democracy; if he wanted to stay behind, she would just carry on without him.

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Lets Go Exploring...

"Lumos..."

The soft whispering of her voice sent shivers dancing up his spine. There was no way Darrin could miss this. This was what the boy lived for. Excitement! It was all about stepping into some random dark cave or passage and getting into some kind of danger to make the whole journey worth it. In fact, Darrin had been looking at this passageway for a couple weeks, but he had been way to busy studying for his finals. He was really glad that Doreen was here with him. She was a wonderful exploring buddy, which made his time out here so much funner. Even if they didn't find anything interesting. 

“So, what do you think?" When she spoke again Darrin moved away from the crevice he had been inspecting with his own shimmering wand and thought about how to answer. “Worth the trouble of sneaking out here? That was a great distraction you pulled, by the way.” At the mention of his amazing work of magic to distract Filch he grinned a silly smile that spread all the way across his face. It made him proud to know that he still had some nifty tricks that he hadn't used yet. 

"Well you know," he stated triumphantly."The best distractions are the ones they can't figure are trying to actually distract them. It was only great because it actually worked." He laughed and walked over to her slipping his arm round her shoulders. "You must already know my answer my dear. I vote we go to wherever it leads and never come back! HAHAHAHA!"

He was joking of course. Being a bit over dramatic as usual. With that exclamation he slipped away from Doreen and began to walk deeper into the passageway. "And no one will ever know we were here. You know, unless some troll comes in and tries to eat us or something. That would be freaken awesome! I'd totally knock him in the back of the head and Lights Out! he'd be waking up with a throbbing headache."

What you think about me says a lot about you.

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Doreen caught a glimpse of Darrin’s grin just before she turned her attention forward, and it made her a bit more – all right, much more – excited. She liked being able to make him smile, partly because he was one of the few people at Hogwarts who could make her smile genuinely.

“Never come back?” she asked, jostling him a little. “Unless this place leads to the kitchens or Hogsmeade so we can get food, that sounds not well thought out at all.” Fun, sure, but not well thought out. Besides, someone might come looking for them. “Of course, I suppose we could sneak out like little rats and steal food at night, when no one else is watching…”

He stepped ahead of her, then, and Doreen hurried to keep up. There was no way she would let him take all the glory, although it was probably his turn. Maybe he could get a little; the darkness and potential for cramped spaces made her a little more generous.

“You really think you could just hit a troll on the head and get away with it,” she said, rolling her eyes. “One person has done that, that I know of, and he had a pipe or something. Did you hear about that, in first year?” The story had been a little fuzzy when she did hear it, and the details had only faded over time, although she did remember her excitement that there had been an actual troll in the school and her disappointment that she hadn’t seen it.

“Anyway, you’re crazy if you think I’d let you face down a troll by yourself. Do you know how boring the sidelines are?” She slipped ahead of him, but just barely. If a troll or anything else did turn up, she wasn’t willing to be a human shield unless he absolutely needed it.

The passage twisted and turned, but not as much as others she’d seen. “This had better not just be to a peephole into the girls’ bathroom again,” she said. “That was the worst adventure ever.” Or it had been until Darrin had given her the idea to sneak little snakes into the hole.