The next month went in a rush. Lizzie found herself swamped with school work, the tournament in which Harry was mysteriously entered, and trying to keep in touch with her family and friends from the states. Jake somehow managed to date two more girls, and thankfully Malfoy was trying to keep his distance. When they had to be together, Lizzie could feel his eyes surveying her, but she refused to make eye contact. Lizzie was feeling so stressed, and she needed something to get her mind off things…but the only thing that could help is dancing, and she was pretty sure there wasn't a dance studio hidden in Hogwarts.

Lizzie hurried out of her Ancient Runes class that was definitely her least favorite class. I need a nap. She wanted to skip her next class, but she slowly made her way to her potions class. She quickly slipped past Malfoy who was waiting at the door. She put her books down and flopped down in her seat.

"Guess whose birthday is tomorrow?"

Lizzie groaned, "I was hoping you didn't find out about that."

Harry laughed as he took the seat next to you, "So you have any special plans?"

Lizzie smiled, "Nope, just the normal…classes, dinner, homework, then maybe if I have time, hanging out with the friends."

"Oh you'll have time. I'll make sure of it!"

"Settle down class" Snape said. Lizzie rolled her eyes; this is going to be a long class.

That hour and a half felt like a day to Lizzie. Finally, it ended. She started to pick up her things, but Snape stopped her, "Miss Adams, you need to stay after class."

Lizzie groaned, "Perfect"

Snape waited for everyone to leave before he started talking, "Alright Miss Adams, I'm worried about you."

"What?" Does Snape actually care about me? What is with this world I am in…the supposed bad guys are now good.

"Don't interrupt me. You grades have been slipping, they are average right now, and I know you have the potential to be better than Granger."

"Yeah right."

"Your attitude has also taken a turn for the worse." He said in a sinister voice.

Lizzie was feeling horrible, "I'm just really stressed, and I'm not in a good mood at all…and with everything piling on top of each other…it's just too much. I have to go. Thanks for your concern." She quickly finished, and she hurried out the door. As soon as she left the room she ran into Malfoy.

"What." Lizzie was feeling horrible right now, and she didn't want to talk to anybody.

"Go to our tree after dinner." He said and then walked away. Uh, great. I can't deal with this. Lizzie should have headed to the library to finish her homework for the night, but instead she headed to her room to take a nap.

"Lizzie, wake up." Hermione gently said, "It's time for dinner." Lizzie tried to shrug her off, she just wanted to sleep. "Come on Lizzie." Lizzie grudgingly accepted. "Is everything ok?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah…I just need a break from all this."

"Does this have to do with Malfoy?" Lizzie stopped in her tracks.

"W- What?" she stuttered.

"Ok, Lizzie, I'm not blind. There is something between you two…whatever it is." Lizzie just continued walking; she didn't want to talk about it. Thankfully, Hermione followed suite. I guess it wouldn't hurt to see what he wants.

They made it down to dinner, and Lizzie was starting to feel better. When she finally sat down, everyone started to ask her about her birthday and what she wanted. "You guys don't have to give me gifts!"

"But we want to!" Harry said.

"No, I forbid it." Lizzie said while laughing; she was starting to feel better, "Hanging out with you guys will be a present in itself." They all finished dinner and started to head up to the common room. Lizzie debated whether to go to the tree or not, and decided she should. She excused herself from the group and made her way outside.

Lizzie slowly made her way over to the tree, and she saw that he wasn't there. Of course he's not here…what was I thinking? She was about to leave when something shiny and blue caught her eye. Whatever it was, it was almost hidden at the base of the tree. She went to see what it was and saw that it was a present. She saw that there was a card on top addressed to her.

Lizzie,

I don't know if you want to hear from me or not, but Jake told me your birthday was coming up, and I had to get something for you. I don't know what's going on with you, but you seem sad. If you ever need to get away from everyone then you should go to the third floor. Walk along the corridor three times thinking of what you want most, and you should know what to do after that…I hope you find whatever you need to make you happy again.

Happy Birthday

It didn't say who it was from, but Lizzie was positive she knew who it was from, and that brought a smile to her lips. She reached for the gift and was about to open it, but decided to wait for tomorrow…the letter was enough to make her smile for today. She took the gift and started to walk back to the castle.

"You're not going to open it?" She heard that and turned around but didn't see anyone. Then a realization came to her…he was in the tree. She walked under and looked up, and sure enough he was there.

"I figured I'd wait till tomorrow."

He hopped down and continued to walk to the castle with her. "That makes sense." They continued to walk in silence, until they had to go their separate ways. "Have a good birthday." He ended.

He walked away after that, but before he was out of site she called out, "Thanks." He turned around and gave her one of his rare smiles…it's funny how fast he can make me happy.

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