Inside they found a desk and closet and a fireplace unlit. It was unnusually cold in the room. As they searched, Ron tripped over something in the dark.

"Ouch... Hello, what's this?" Ron said. It appeared to be a chest like the one they had seen at quidditch practice and games. Only this chest looked different. The chains wrapped around it were not appealing, nor was the symbol on the front bearing what looked like a black snitch.

"Well... Let's have a look." Ron said. Before Harry could stop him it was too late. Ron had allready done the Alohamora spell, and all the chains fell to the ground. At that momment the door opened. Who, but anybody else stood there then....... Hermione.

"I sware, You lot would be in so much trouble if I weren't around." She said. She stood there with a very disapproving look on her face.

"We were only having a bit of fun, honest. Right Harry?"

"Yeah, well until that chest came open."

"What? The chest opened?"

"Yeah, but it's empty."

"Well, hurry up and lock it up before you two go and get expelled or something." Hermoine said. Before anyone could do anything a black blur speeded past them and out the door.

"What was that? A bat?" Ron asked.

"No, that was no bat. That was the snitch only it was black." Harry replied.

"Hold on, let me see that chest. Ah... I see.... Yes it's right here on the chains that you unbounded. A spell holding the Dark Snitch in this chest. Honeslty, don't you two read?"

"Hermoine this is no time to make fun. What do we do?" Ron asked. "There's only one thing we can do. Ron, Hermoine, get a broom. I have mine with me."

"Uh... Harry, I am not to good on a broom." Hermoine said.

"Wands will do us no good tonight Hermoine." Harry replied.

Each mounted a broomstick. Harry was the first to take off, and then Ron. Then it was Hermoine's turn. Okay, it's time for me to fly on this rickedy thing. The broom shook under her and away the broom went. But Hermoine did not fly with it. She had fallen on her bottom with a thud.Guess it's up to them now. Hermoine thought.

Harry was flying as fast as he could through the school of Hogwarts hoping not to be seen by Snape or Filch or his cat. He was at full speed when finally he saw it. Ron couldn't keep up with Harry, but did stay a length behind in case anything would happen. This Dark Snitch did not move like the golden one he had caught in games. No this Dark Snitch seemed to move in shadow and darkness. Whenever light would allow Harry to see it. The Dark Snitch seemed to move or fade out of the light.

Crash! The Dark Snitch smashed through a window and Harry followed. He could see the Dark Snitch was heading for the Forbidden Forest and Harry was going to do whatever he could do stop it. The night sky was empty except for the full moon. In a small moment Harry lost sight of the Dark Snitch. Then there was a howl in the night from somewhere unkown. The moomlight shinned accross the field and Harry saw it. The Dark Snitch was almost at the Forbidden forest. Harry dove and spiraled. He was flying miraclously upside down. He reached into the pitch black where the Dark Snitch had seemed to fade to at the very edge of the forest and stopped.

In Harry's hand was the Dark Snitch. It did not have golden wings like the golden one, but rather black bat like one's. Harry kept it held clenched to his fist. He rode back to the castle window that had been broke. In the window stood Madam Hooch and Ron with Hermoine. He came back in and the Teacher repaired the window with a repairo spell. "Did you ah... catch it, Potter?" Madam Hooch asked.

Harry kept his hand clenched but held out his hand to show the black ball in his hand. "Oh deer. Well if you would return it to it's case please."

They did what they were told, but Harry was still curious.

"Excuse me Madam Hooch. What was that?"

"That snitch I made to be uncatchable, but it is, or was only uncatchable at night. Now goodnight, before I dock any house points from your house."

The end!