Everyone drifted to their chosen locations. Pickles was out patrolling the halls, and averly had chosen to stick near the Library for the time being.
As Pickles neared the owlery, she heard movement. She arrived in time to see a dark figure with a wand raised, pointing at Rubywinged. Before she could move, she heard the dreaded words "Avada Kedavra!" and a stream of green light emit from the cloaked person's wand. Rubywinged chose that second to roll over in her sleep, the curse barely missing her, but knocking a chuck of stone into her side. She woke, screaming, as Pickles attempted to corner the cloaked figure.
"Stupefy!"
The red bolt of light missed, and the figure flew away neatly. Pickles helped Rubywinged to the hospital wing, promising to watch her for the rest of the night.
It wasn't long after this when averly, sitting in the Library and reading by wand light, heard a sound, as if someone were choking. She hurried about, checking the sleepers, until she found Christopher. Unfortunately, by the time she got to him, he was stone cold dead. "Oh, no," she breathed.
As Pickles and Rubywinged were crossing in front of the Great Hall, a chill filled the air. Pickles pulled her wand out, worried. She left Rubywinged at the stairs, and opened the door to the Great Hall in time to see a Dementor touch the lips of Missy. "Expecto Patronum!" she cried, shooing off the Dementors, but it was too late. Missy was gone.
The next morning, everyone assembled in the Great Hall. Pickles and averly looked as if they hadn't slept the rest of the night, and Rubywinged was still quite shaken up.
"Rubywinged was almost killed by a killing curse last night," Pickles announced. "And Missy has lost her soul to the dementors. She was Percy Weasley, one of the Weasley family members. She will be missed."
averly spoke up. "I found Christopher dead," she said softly. "From everything I can tell, it looks like someone poisoned him. And his wand is missing."
"And Rachel is missing. I found this by her pillow," Ammer noted, holding up a single feather.
"I could've sworn I saw her being carried off by some sort of bird," Siniri commented. "But I thought I was dreaming. I guess not?"
Pickles and averly looked at each other and shrugged. "Well, she's not here, but she's obviously not dead. Perhaps she will come back?"