Author here!! I had to re-write this chapter because the original got lost.

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗩

Everyone was scared, of course they were going to be, a "murderer" was in their school. They were sealing the school, and making everyone sleep in the Great Hall.

When (Y/N) entered the Great Hall, she saw everyone from the other houses laying in sleeping bags. She knew it was time to put up her 'I'm not scared' persona to help others stay calm.

Harry, (Y/N), Ron and Hermione set their sleeping bags next to each other, Ron's sleeping bag was next to Harry's, Hermione's was next to (Y/N)'s and Harry's and (Y/N)'s were next to each other.

Ron was scared, you could tell by the look on his face.

"Relax Ron, nothing bad is going to happen." (Y/N) calmly stated.

"Nothing bad is going to happen? A murderer is on the loose." Ron whisper yelled.

"Yeah but you're acting as if he's going to do something. Now that everyone knows he's here and all the staff are searching for him, he's not going to do anything. If he was smart enough to find a way to break out of Azkaban, he's definitely smart enough to not attack until later." She explained.

"I agree with (Y/N)," Harry said.

"Everyone off to bed now!" Percy yelled, he wanted to help so Dumbledore tasked him with making sure everyone was asleep.

Everyone was asleep, but (Y/N) couldn't sleep for some reason. She rolled over to face Harry, and couldn't help but admire how beautiful he looked when he was asleep.

"It's rude to stare." Harry softly chuckled.

(Y/N) cheeks grew red with embarrassment, "sorry." She mumbled.

"It's fine, if I were you, I would stare at me too." She quietly laughed at his words.

"Harry, I hate to admit it, but I'm scared." She sighed, looking into his now open eyes.

Even though his vision was blurry, he could still see her beautiful face. He took her hand in his, and held it tight squeezing it reassuringly.

"It's okay to be scared, you don't need to pretend you aren't so other people feel safe." He whispered.

"I know," she sighed. She blushed when she realised Harry was holding her hand, his hand felt nice against hers. "Thank you Harry."

He just smiled at her on response, not letting go of her hand. (Y/N) drifted off to sleep, feeling safer after what Harry told her.

"I've searched the Astronomy Tower and the Owlery sir, there's nothing there." Filch tells Dumbledore as he enters the Great Hall.

"Thank you." Dumbledore replies.

"Third floor is clear too sir." Professor Flitwick says.

"Very good." Dumbledore acknowledges.

"I've done the dungeons Headmaster, no sign of Black, nor anyway else in the castle." Snape informs Dumbledore.

"I didn't really expect him to linger." Dumbledore states.

"Remarkable feet, don't you think? To enter Hogwarts Castle on one's own completely undetected?" Snape adds

"Quite remarkable." Dumbledore agrees

"Any theories on how he might've managed?" Snape asks.

"Many. Each as unlikely as the next."

"You may recall prior to the start of term, I expressed concerns about you appointment of Professor-"

"Not a single Professor inside this castle would help Sirius Black to enter it." Dumbledore states firmly. "I'm quite convinced the castle is safe, and I'm more than willing to send the students back to their houses."

"What about Potter? Should he be warned?" Snape questions.

Harry shut his eyes, making it look like he was asleep as her heard their voices over his head.

"Perhaps. But for now, let him sleep." Dumbledore says, looking down at Harry and (Y/N)'s connected hands. "For in dreams, we enter a world that's I'm entirely our own. Let them swim in the deepest ocean or glide over the highest cloud."