When Shawn heard Vita's little story, he had felt that something was off.
For one thing, he found it hard to bring himself to target that little brat Draco. The boy had been behaving quite well lately, after all.
For another, Voldemort really had used a similar tactic in the original story, making Draco a Death Eater and entrusting him with the important mission of assassinating Dumbledore.
In truth, Voldemort had never expected him to succeed. He had simply wanted to punish the Malfoy family. That was what Lucius got for losing the Notebook.
Still mulling it over, Shawn had just stepped onto the moving staircase when he heard a commotion overhead.
He was at the third-floor entrance, with the Fourth Floor right above him.
"Potter! Wandering around after curfew! Twenty points from Gryffindor."
Shawn smiled. No matter how busy Snape was, he never forgot to carry out the task Dumbledore had assigned him at school.
He paid no attention to Snape, who never tired of staging his own little productions of catching Harry out after curfew.
Shawn shook his head and continued downstairs.
He had just reached the first floor when the Communication Card in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and saw a message from Peeves: Come quick! I found the Grey Lady.
Without another word, Shawn broke into a run toward Ravenclaw Tower in another part of the castle. Faint rings even appeared behind him, propelling him forward as though he were flying.
A minute later, he reached the third level of Ravenclaw Tower and spotted Peeves, with his wide mouth and round eyes, scratching his head in a shifty-looking manner by the staircase entrance.
Seeing Shawn, he stuck out his little backside, pointed toward a courtyard in the middle of the tower, and shouted.
"Dark