Let The Games Begin [Aurors]

[Nuka Murphy]

Raphael and Jasce had made their way to Hogwarts only a few days prior to the party and spent those days finding the most discreet ways into the castle. They weren't sure if Mal had clued the Headmaster in on this little game, but they had to operate like the Aurors wouldn't know they weren't a real threat, just in case.

They had very different modes of operation. Jasce had a lot more experience, too. Once on campus, they used the Disillusionment Charm to hide themselves, slipping into the castle.

"Don't get hasty. The ghosts here are just as likely to catch you as the Aurors," Jasce whispered, "We're just going to see how far in we can get," he reminded the younger male.

"Oui, d'accord," Raphael whispered back, "Let us be about this then," he said and started forward.

They could hear the sounds of the party getting underway and slipped from the passage they entered and reached the entrance hall. Jasce went towards the dining hall, knowing some ways up near there he could get to without entering the hall itself, where the party seemed to be happening, while Raphael made his way toward the grand stairs, but with full intentions of passing and going more in the direction of the bring across planning to head towards what the map had called the Transfiguration Court.

Jasce, however, had picked the more challenging route, it seemed, because parked in the center of the landing leading towards the Great Hall was Nuka, sitting on a chair in her nice outfit for the event, a flask not so well tucked into her top and a book in hand. Jasce swore under his breath, not having expected an Auror already, but the second his foot touched the top of the landing, Nuka's book snapped shut, and he froze. She looked up, looked around, and stood. She couldn't see him, not yet, but she felt something different.

"You'll do yourself a lot of favors if you stop playing games, whoever you are," She said, drawing her wand from the pocket of her pants, "Party crashing was so last century."

When she turned more towards the other direction, Jasce began to move again, putting all his years at doing this to work to make not a single sound, halfway holding his breath. Just him being here had her on alert, and he didn't imagine she was sober with that flask being there, what would the others be like? He glanced back to see her pull out some notebook and start writing and used that as a chance to flee up the stairs and head towards the Faculty Tower. What he didn't know was that notebook was the enchanted notebook all the Aurors had.

Nuka wrote, 'We've got someone here. They seem to just be sneaking around for now, but keep your eyes out.' She put the notebook back in her pocket before looking around, squinting. She hadn't heard the doors open, so... she turned and started towards the stairs as well.