new h o m e |Raychel|

[malfoy]

Isaac smiled lightly, following suit with his girlfriend. At this pace it might take them a while, but that was perfectly fine with him. He reached out in the water for his soon-to-be wife's hand, so they could drift back to shore together. Once the water was shallow enough, Isaac touched down onto the sand and began walking instead. As far as he knew, there were only six other passages to block off, but he wouldn't dream of saying he knew all of them.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella walked out onto the dry sand, letting go of Isaac's hand for a moment. She grabbed her wand and dried herself off using magic before slipping back into her robes. "Alright, which passages do you still have left to seal off?" Gabriella asked. She assumed this was a mission from the Order; they didn't want Isabelle to be able to get into Hogwarts.

[malfoy]

"The one through the hunchbacked witch, and couple of others throughout the corridors," Isaac responded as he dried himself and slipped back into his clothing. It was actually sort of fun to seal them off, even if it meant that troublemakers like himself would not be able to get up to the same amount of mischief. They had to keep Isabelle and the Death Eaters out at all costs, if they could penetrate the castle, all hope would be lost.

[igloogirl]

"Alright then," Gabriella replied, stuffing her wand into the pocket of her robes before slipping her hand into Isaac's once more. "Shall we?" she asked with a small smile. This was certainly one of the more fun assignments. Gabriella missed the castle; it would be nice to see all the secret passageways again.

[malfoy]

"Yes, we shall," said Isaac, giving Gabriella's hand a gentle squeeze. He set a leisurely pace back up to the castle, there was no need to rush, at least not just then. The castle was bound to be lonely, or perhaps not, the ghosts and the house elves never left. But it would be strange to not have all the people there. Nevertheless, Isaac was excited to go back inside, the castle was like his own home.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella smiled, keeping pace with Isaac back up to the castle. Even at their leisurely pace, it wasn't long before the two were at the front doors. Gabriella opened them easily by hand and slipped inside. "Wow, it's just as grand as ever," Gabriella said, looking around the entrance hall. She felt as though it had been a lifetime since she had been inside Hogwarts, while it had only really been a couple of months. But Hogwarts had always held a special place in Gabriella's heart, so she supposed she was bound to miss it.

[malfoy]

Isaac nodded in response. The castle was like a home to him, it would be weird to not go back in September. But this year, Vivienne would be starting her magical education. He had not really thought about their enormous age gap until now. It was only seven years, but it seemed more significant between an eleven-year-old and an eighteen-year-old. "Third floor, then," said Isaac, leading the way up the stairs, purposefully going at a human pace, just to take in the place while he could.

[igloogirl]

"Yup," Gabriella replied. She had only used the passage a couple of times, but it was certainly a good way to get to Hogsmeade undetected. They went up the stairs somewhat slowly, and Gabriella couldn't help but think that her siblings would be coming back here in September while she would be elsewhere. It was somewhat weird to think about.

[malfoy]

"It's a little sad to think about, Vivienne never getting the chance to use these," said Isaac as they reached the third floor. The statue was all the way at the end of the corridor, a more strategic place to be able to slip out unnoticed. He himself had been unable to use the passage midway through his sixth year, his shoulders had become too broad for the narrow opening, he would have gotten stuck. "Dissendium," Isaac muttered, tapping the statue with his wand. The top opened up, revealing the damp earth below.

[igloogirl]

"Yeah, they'll have to find different ways to sneak out, I suppose," Gabriella said with a slight smile as the passage opened to reveal a tunnel. "How shall we destroy it?" Gabriella asked, resisting the urge to crawl down the tunnel for old times sake, showing up in Honeyduke's.

[malfoy]

"I've been doing something that goes like so," said Isaac, waving his wand and tapping the side of the stone tunnel. He immediately took a few steps backward and motioned for Gabriella to join him. It would be a small explosion, but sufficient enough to cave in the passage. It almost made him sad, but Isaac knew that it was for the better. Hogwarts was supposed to be a safe haven, this would keep it that way.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella took a step back to be beside Isaac. There was a small explosion and Gabriella watched carefully as the ceiling of the tunnel collapsed onto the floor. It wasn't long before the tunnel was no longer passable. "Well done," Gabriella said with a nod to Isaac. It was sad that the passage was gone, but at least Hogwarts would be safer this way.

[malfoy]

"I should probably fill in the rest, just to make it a bit more sound," said Isaac with a bit of a frown. Muttering a spell under his breath, liquid concrete began to pour from the tip of his wand. He continued using the magic until it was filled completely, and with another wave of his wand it hardened. Isaac stepped away from the statue, thinking a moment, he was trying to remember if there were any other passages leading off the grounds on this floor. He could not recall any, although there was one from here that conveniently led to the staircase that would take you to the owlery, but he figured internal passages were fine to leave unblocked.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella merely watched as Isaac worked; his knowledge of pranks probably led him to coming up with better spells for this time of situation than she would have. "Where to next?" Gabriella asked once the passage was filled with concrete. She didn't know of any other passages on this floor, but there were a couple of others around the school.

[malfoy]

"I need to check one of the passages here, it's a bit of a maze, I've never found out if it goes outside," Isaac responded. One of the perks of being a vampire was that he could find passages by sound judging on the way the sound echoed in the corridors. No human he knew of could brag about being able to do that. Isaac gently took Gabriella's hand and began walking through the corridor, listening carefully.