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Year Two: Chapter Three

Natalie sat by the bedside of the petrified Hermione. If only she had been there, when it happened, then her Jedi skills would have come into play.

If only.

But she wasn't.

And now her best friend was petrified and it was all her fault. This just wasn't fair!

"You know you shouldn't sneak up on a person like that," she said as she felt two people move into the room and stand behind her. She could tell that it was Ron and Harry.

Ron and Harry were silent as they stood behind Natalie. They both wondered how she knew they were there, since there had been no way possible that she could have seen them.

"How'd you know we were here?" Ron asked, finally breaking the silence. "We were quiet."

"It's a secret," she said as she grabbed her books and stormed out of the hospital wing.

"What's with her?" Ron asked.

"I have no idea," Harry said.

Natalie sat starring off into space under her favorite tree after storming out of the hospital wing. She needed someone to talk to. Someone she could tell her secrets to.

Lately Ben had seemed to grow distant. She figured that Malfoy had something to do with it. But she couldn't blame Malfoy for everything. Yet, he was a good scapegoat.

Her grandpa had disappeared. Twain, Ben's owl, hadn't been able to deliver any letters to him for weeks. And that alone scared her, since her grandpa had never left them alone on earth before.

Hermione was petrified. No luck there.

Ron and Harry were too wrapped up in the Chamber of Secrets bit.

Dumbledore had been banished from the school for a while, so she couldn't go and talk to someone who at least knew that she wasn't from this planet. And talking to McGonagall was like talking to air. She was too strict at times.

Hagrid too was gone.

That meant she had no one to turn to.

"You are never alone young one," a voice softly said.

Natalie looked up. No one was around her.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"On Earth I could be called a guardian angel, but where you are from I'm more then a guardian angel."

The image of a man, dressed in Jedi robes, appeared before her. As she looked the spirit up and down, it quickly dawned on her who it was.

"Master Qui-Gon?" she whispered.

"Good, you know your history Natalie Skywalker. Or should I call you Jade?"

She smiled. "Either."

The image sat down on the ground beside her. "Young one, you need to cheer up."

"How?" she asked. "How can I do that when all I hold are terrible secrets?"

"Why didn't you tell anyone where the Chamber of Secrets was?"

"How'd you know that I knew?"

Qui-Gon simply looked at her.

"Oh, right, right. Forgot, the Force," she quickly said. "I don't know Master. I guess I was just scared."

"Where you scared or is it fear?"

Natalie thought about it for a second. "More fear then being scared."

"Fear of what?"

"My dreams."

Qui-Gon sighed. "Do you know why your grandfather turned to the Dark side?"

Natalie shook her head no. She knew that he had been Darth Vader, but she didn't know why or how he had become that monster.

"He did it because of fear. Fear of his dreams as well. Fear of your grandmother dying."

"Really?"

Qui-Gon nodded yes. "Now what lesson has your father and grandfather taught you that Master Yoda taught them both?"

"Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering; that is the dark side of things…" Natalie said reciting the words that had been told to her time and time again.

"Good. Remember that Natalie," Qui-Gon said beginning to fade away. "Remember that and confide in those you can trust."

"Wait! Will you come back and see me?"

"Don't worry," he said completely disappearing into the Force. "May the Force be with you, Natalie Skywalker."

"When are we going to go after them Master?" Liliana asked.

"When the time is right."

"When will we know?" she asked.

"We will first make our presence known here, before traveling to Earth to handle my former apprentice."

"Yes my Lord." Liliana said kneeling, before the dark figure.

"Now gather those who are still loyal to the Empire and bring them here."

"Yes my Lord."

AN: Look for several updates this week since I have the week off!