Characters: Ernie Macmillian and Morag MacDougal Date: 6 September, 1997; Late Location: The halls of Hogwarts Warnings: None Summary: Ernie is doing his prefect rounds at curfew.
It was the first Friday of the school year and Ernie was patrolling his assigned halls just after curfew. Patrols tended to either be his favorite or least favorite part of doing prefect duties. Some nights it was quite a trip getting to catch all the students who thought they could otherwise get away with breaking the rules and sending them straight. Other nights it was just a pain in the arse. This was one of the pain-in-the-arse nights. This was one of the nights he just wanted to go back to his dorm room and relax.
Coming around a corner, he discovered Morag MacDougal in one of the castle's many circular alcoves, smoking. One of the windows was propped open to draw the smoke and the smell outside. Ernie wasn't sure what part of the scene bothered him most - the fact that it was Morag, or the fact that she was smoking, or the fact that she was smoking and he wasn't.
"Hey," he called, by way of warning, as he approached. "It's after curfew, you shouldn't be out here."