wow... I'm back guys! Look, I'm really really sorry about my abscence. And I can't deny it might happen again. I swear to the gods I'll try not to let it happen to much though. :(

Anyways as a sorry gift... here is chapter 7 early! I really hope you guys enjoy it!

Also, this chapter isn't beta'd... so ya. :p

It was a day before Halloween, and Dean was sitting with his brother in the courtyard, a troubled look on his face. "I don't know man, Cas just seems to be really out of it lately."

"You think he's in trouble?" Sam questioned.

Dean thought about it, then shook his head, "I'm not sure, he hasn't said anything."

"Why don't you talk to him about it? See if there really is anything wrong?"

"You know Cas, he wouldn't say anything even if there was anything wrong!" Dean said with a bitter smile.

Sam sighed, "Then what are you going to do?"

Dean was silent for a moment, he was really worried about Cas; though Cas hadn't acted any different from usual, Dean could just tell something was wrong, and he wanted to help. "I really don't know Sammy."

The Doctor was, once again, walking towards the Slytherin Dungeons. He knew he was being an idiot, The Master won't say anything no matter how hard he begged, but he couldn't help himself.

He was just starting to walk down the stairs when he bumped into an old friend.

"River! How are you?" He exclaimed.

River beamed, "Doctor! Oh how I've missed you!" she gave him a hug, "I'm great thanks! I actually went on a trip to France with Bela and Irene, it was brilliant. How have you been my love?"

"Me? Oh I'm fine!" The Doctor lied.

River looked suspicious but she didn't say anything about it. Instead she asked, "So what are you doing down here?"

"Um… just looking for someone."

Rivers smile fell from her face, "You were looking for The Master weren't you?" The Doctor's look was as good as a confession. "Oh my love, why do you even bother? He isn't going to come back to you. You honestly should just forget about him." She said sadly.

The Doctor looked sharply at her, "I can't" he said seriously, "I care about him too much."

River just stared at him with pity.

He moved on, "Anyways I should ask you, have you heard any strange rumors traveling among the Slytherins?"

"No. Why? Something wrong?" River asked, her face puzzled.

"Nothing, nothing, just wondering… I should go, I promised I would help Amy study for her Astronomy quiz."

"Alright, tell Amy I said hello!"

But The Doctor had already run off, leaving River staring at the spot where he had been with a sad smile. "Oh my poor Doctor," she whispered, before going back to the Common Room.

John was looking over some tools in the Hidden Room. He could hear Castiel rummaging through the books behind him. He had been very welcoming when Sherlock and The Doctor introduced the quiet Hufflepuff as a new member of their little group, and he wanted him to be a friend.

"So.." John started, he could still hear Cas looking through the books.

"Yes?" Cas' asked.

"You're friends with Dean Winchester right?" John asked awkwardly. He honestly had no idea how to start a conversation. Sherlock is rubbing off on me, he thought with a wry grin.

Cas paused, "Yes… we are friends."

John noticed the way Cas' voice saddened a bit at the last part. He turned towards Cas, "Do you?" he halted as Cas turned towards him. Then he continued cautiously, "Do you like Dean?"

Cas bit his lip and blushed, before turning around abruptly. John's eyes widened then he smiled, "You like him a lot don't you?" Cas nodded without turning around. "it's alright you know, that you have a crush on him."

"But he doesn't feel the same," Cas whispered. He turned towards John, his sky blue eyes looked so sad, "And why would he?" Cas laughed bitterly, "I'm just some shy, nerdy Hufflepuff boy!"

"Not true" John said, he walked over to him and put his arm on Cas' shoulder, "Look what you are doing right now! You could have ignored everything going on around you, but you wanted to help! You are brave Cas." He smiled at him.

"Thank you, you are very kind." Cas said, "I can understand why Sherlock cares about you so much."

Now it was John's turn to blush, "no.. we aren't… that is… We aren't a couple!" he stammered. Cas smiled (a bit condescendingly, John thought) then turned back to looking through the books. John stared at his back for a bit before turning back to his own work. He isn't so bad, John thought with a smile.

The next day, Sherlock sat on a bench in the courtyard. The students around him were loud and cheerful, all of them joyful because it was Halloween. Sherlock was ignoring them all; he would have gone inside long ago (he never really cared for the holiday), except he had a strange feeling. Almost like something inside him was warning him of things to come. Something is going to happen, I can feel it, Sherlock thought. Suddenly, Sherlock heard a shout. He ran towards the noise, I knew it!

John was walking near the courtyard after class when he heard a yell. He immediately dropped his heavy bag and ran towards the yelling. He nearly gasped at what he saw: lying on the ground was a 1st year girl. She was unconscious and there was a bit of blood next to her head. Next to her stood Greg Lestrade and some professors. "What happened?" John asked.

Greg looked grim, "Apparently she just dropped. Her friends said she had a headache and then she fell, hit her head on the way down," he added.

"Had she taken something?" John questioned. Greg opened his mouth to answer when Sherlock spoke from behind them,

"Obviously not, she wouldn't be able to afford anything magical considering she is Muggleborn. And there would be no way for her to bring something non magical in here."

John turned around, "Sherlock! Where have you been?"

"Not important. May I take a look?" Sherlock asked Greg.

"I don't think the professors will allow that." Greg answered hesitantly.

"Just a quick look?" Sherlock pressed.

Greg sighed, "Fine, just five seconds!"

Sherlock had helped Greg last year when he had been getting howlers every day, (turns out his ex girlfriend had been sending them.) Ever since then he always felt like he owed Sherlock.

Sherlock immediately strolled over to the girl, looking at her quickly before leaning down and checking her pulse. John was wondering exactly what it all would accomplish when Sherlock stood up. "Thank you Lestrade." Then he waltzed away, calling over his shoulder, "I'll see you at the feast John!"

Sherlock was feeling smug. He knew he had been right, something had happened! Once he reached Ravenclaw Tower he went up to his bed and took out the note that he had found in the girls jacket.

Scrawled on it in black ink:

For the future Consulting Detective,

Tick tock

Goes the battle clock

He looked over both sides of the paper, noting it was just regular parchment you could buy anywhere, before analyzing the handwriting: slanted, left handed, small writing, written by someone in 3rd or 4th year. He put the note into a small box under his bed before locking it with spells that were definitely not taught to 4th years. He put the box under his bed then walked down to the Ravenclaw Tower. His mind reeling with the image of this note.

"Dean, please, he deserves some privacy!"

"I'm worried about him Sam! I want to find out if something's wrong" Dean hissed to his brother. He hadn't seen any change in Castiel's behavior and he became impatient, he finally decided he would follow Cas to see what was up.

Sam of course protested greatly, "He isn't a little kid, he can look after himself." Yet in the end, Sam went with his brother.

The two had followed Cas throughout the school, watching him go from class to class. Dean did feel really guilty but he pushed those thoughts away when he thought how, overall, he was just trying to help.

It was after all the classes were over when Dean and Sam saw something weird. Cas had left his DADA class and instead of going to the courtyard, the Great Hall, or the Hufflepuff Common Room, he walked towards a deserted hallway. Dean and Sam looked at each other with furrowed brows and silently trailed Cas. They hid behind a Suit of Armor when Cas stopped in front of an empty classroom. Cas looked both ways quickly then sighed before walking inside. Dean and Sam looked at each other, nodded quickly, then walked over to the door where Sam murmured a spell to hear what was going on inside.

They heard Cas speak, "… Do you think that 1st year girls injury had anything to do with what's going on?"

A boys cold voice answered sharply, "No, it has nothing to do with this."

"You sure Sherlock?" Dean recognized the voice as John Watson.

"Positive. Do you agree Doctor?" Sherlock said.

"Welllll…. It could just be a coincidence" The Doctor said.

Dean and Sam turned towards one another, what was going on? They wished they knew.

"Coincidences are never just merely that" they heard Cas say.

"Sometimes they are" Sherlock said, "Like the fact that when you arrived a Gryffindor and a Ravenclaw started listening in outside the door."

Dean and Sam quickly backed up when John opened the door.

"We can explain…" Sam started.

"Dean? Sam?" Cas said, he looked very confused.

"Ah, the Winchester brothers. What did you hear?" The Doctor said. He didn't look very happy.

"Not very much." Sam said quickly.

"Why are you here?" John inquired.

"My brother here is worried about Cas." Sam answered.

Cas turned towards Dean, "Dean?"

Dean sighed, "You've been acting weird lately Cas, and since you wouldn't tell me what was going on-"

"He followed you here. Naturally." Sherlock interrupted, rolling his eyes.

Dean turned towards him, "Sorry that I worry about my friends" he said sarcastically and more than a little bit defensively.

"You shouldn't have come." Cas said shaking his head.

"Well we did, and now that we are here… Can we find out what's going on?" Sam asked.

"Absolutely not!" The Doctor declared.

"This isn't your fight," John added.

"You sound like you are fighting a war." Dean mentioned.

"Might as well be one," he heard Sherlock mutter.

"We can help" Sam beseeched.

Dean turned to look at Cas who stayed quiet throughout everything, "Cas?"

Everyone looked at the small Hufflepuff. "Dean.. I.. I don't know" he looked more than a bit panicky at so many eyes turned towards him.

"Leave him alone" John said angrily at Dean, he moved towards Cas defensively.

"I'm just asking him something!" Dean protested.

"You made sure that everyone would look at him, even though you know that he has problems with people looking at him, so you could pressure him" Sherlock noted, staring at Dean frostily.

"I.. I wasn't… it was.." Dean stammered.

"Alright everyone calm!" The Doctor declared. "Now," he said quietly at Dean and Sam, "you two aren't going to go away unless you hear something right?" the two nodded. "Right…" he looked at everyone in the room.

Sherlock widened his eyes, "No Doctor! We are not letting them in!"

The Doctor ran his fingers through his hair, "I'm sorry Sherlock, I have to."

"Letting us in on what?" Dean asked perplexed.

The Doctor looked at him, "Have you two ever heard of a Vanishing Cabinet?"

Jim was very happy at what he was hearing.

"They left the spell on and I heard everything" Meg laughed. She was standing in Jims "office" in front of his desk. Jim was turned towards the wall, but Lucifer was looking right at her.

"You did well Meg." He said.

She smiled slightly before continuing, "The Winchester boys are working with them now, Holmes was pretty angry but Johnny boy calmed him down"

Jim didn't turn around but Sebastian gave Lucifer a look that told him to tell Meg to leave, which he promptly did.

Once Meg left Jim turned around, he had a large smile on his face. "This is getting to be rather fun isn't it?" he said in a sing-song voice.

Lucifer smiled, "I agree sir."

well... DEAN AND SAM ARE FINALLY IN ON IT! FINALLLLYYYYY! :D

I hope you guys enjoyed it... It feels like it's getting harder to write as it goes on.. more complicated.. though it might not seem like it. :P

Chapter 8 will be up next Friday as usual. :)