Me, Myself, and I

I can't believe I fell for your schemes

I'm smarter than that

So young and naive to believe that with me

You're a changed man

Foolish of me to compete

When you cheat with loose women

It took me some time but now i moved on

-Beyonce Knowles

It was Halloween in the trio's third year. Sirius Black was striking fear into anyone who thought about his very name. Dean and Seamus were sitting in the Great Hall, sharing laughs and eating lunch. All of a sudden, Carina stormed into the hall, eyes ablaze. Their eyes drifted to her before glancing at each other and grinning. She sat down fiercely and stabbed three pieces of chicken on to a plate.

Seamus and Dean looked at each other again, this time fearful. Dean placed his arm casually around her shoulders.

"Rina," Dean began tentatively, "would you mind terribly if we asked why you're massacring your lunch?"

"No, you can ask." She said between her teeth before taking a bite of chicken. For the third time, Seamus and Dean exchanged a look.

"Why are you massacring your lunch?" Asked Seamus, grabbing her wrist to stop her from taking another bite.

"Because Blaise Alexander Zabini is the biggest fucking prick this school has ever had." She said, still through clenched teeth. Seamus let go of her wrist, allowing her another angry bite of chicken.

"Did he break up with you or something?" Asked Seamus tactfully.

"Shut your gob, mate." Dean said, with a hint of a warning in his voice.

"What? It's not like we didn't warn her not to go out with him. He's a Slytherin, they're all the same." Seamus said dismissively.

"I broke up with him." She said simply, looking down at her chicken.

"What did he do?" Dean soothed.

"He didn't do anything yet. In fact," She said, looking at her watch, "he's probably doing it now."

"I'm lost." Said Seamus, taking another bite of his food. Dean rolled his eyes.

"She had a vision, idiot." Explained Dean before softening again as he looked back at Carina. "What did you see him do?"

"Snogging Daphne Greengrass. But what I didn't see was he ending it with me first so I ended it with him. He's a cheating arse." Carina growled.

"Well at least it's over. You don't have to swap spit with a snake anymore." Seamus said, trying to make light of the subject.

"Hey, Seamus." Dean said.

"Yeah?"

"Shut-up." Dean said and Carina loosened up ever so slightly. "Want to talk about it? We can go for a walk." He offered. Carina nodded and they left, leaving a bewildered Seamus behind them.

After they left the Great Hall, they proceeded out the front doors and onto the grounds. When they made it to the suspension bridge, Dean stopped and looked down at the small valley below. Carina stood next to him, hair blowing out of her face in the wind.

"I can't believe I went out with him." She whispered, laying her head on Dean's shoulder. "I mean, I've known him since we were kids but he's been such a prick since coming to Hogwarts. All he ever wanted to do was snog, now that I think about it. With everything else on my plate it's pointless to even attempt a relationship, especially with such a conceited arse."

"What else is on your plate?" Dean asked, curious. He hadn't really known that anything besides Blaise had been going on with her.

"Well Dumbledore has me watching Sirius Black's decisions. It's hard because I've never exactly met the man so it's harder to watch his choices. He's close by…but he keeps changing his mind and…oh my God." Her vision blurred for a moment and Dean knew from experience that she was having a vision.

"Carina, what is it?" He asked, putting both hands on her shoulders. "Rina? Rina, talk to me." Carina snapped back to attention, a look of fear swimming in her piercing eyes.

"We have to find professor Dumbledore." She said urgently. She turned on her heel and sprinted back to the castle, Dean following right behind her.

"What's happening?" Dean shouted.

"He's here, in the castle. He's going to try and break into the Gryffindor tower." She replied. They were almost at the astronomy tower when they ran into Professor Dumbledore.

"What is it, Carina?" He asked, a look of urgency on his wizened features. He understood after staring into her eyes for a few minutes. "Where?"

"Gryffindor tower." Carina panted. Dumbledore looked as if he was walking but it was at a much faster pace. He kept himself composed as Dean and Carina followed suit.

By the time they reached the portrait, they found most of the students there with mixed looks of shock and confusion. Percy Weasley, the Head Boy, was trying to get everyone to settle down with little success. There were three defined scratches on the portrait where the Fat Lady once sat. Dumbledore began shouting orders to teachers and ghosts while students were ushered to the Great Hall.

Dean looked down at Carina and saw how tired she looked. Sometimes big visions, like the one she'd just had, exhausted her. He wrapped both arms around her protectively and she fell into his chest.

"Do you need to go to the Hospital Wing?" He asked, concerned for his best friend. She shook her head and a single tear fell down her cheek.

"I should have seen him sooner." Was all she said as they walked down to the Great Hall.

"Everything is going to be okay." He said, wrapping his arm around her shoulder.