It was just after dinner when Gabriel found his way back to the Ravenclaw common room. He wasn't set to leave for patrols for another hour and wanted to get an hour of Potions study in before the Final the following day. A quick review wouldn't go amiss, or so the Prefect thought. And he was getting more serious about Potions than he was other subjects. It was something he planned to take further after his education at Hogwarts.

Gabe had just stepped onto the seventh step, intending to go up to his dorm for privacy when he noticed the webs........on his face, because he'd stepped right into them.

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What?

Sputtering slightly, he tore them away from his eyes and mouth as he took several steps backward. Missing a step, Gabe stumbled, back hitting the wall. He grasped at whatever was close, trying not to fall down the stairs.

O.O!