This is chapter 10! I don't have anything to say since I said everything in my last chapter, so enjoy! :)

Gwen's POV

Cody and I stood by the school gates, watching Noah and Courtney's silouhettes disappear in the horizon. It was a snowy December morning. I thought my friends were lucky to go home for Christmas. Being the Minister's daughter really sucked.

"So," I said to Cody "Why are you here?"

"My parents are off visiting my grandparents in America," Cody said sadly "My grandfather is really sick, and they couldn't wait until the end of term to leave."

"Oh. Sorry about that."

Cody showed me a weak smile.

"It's okay, I guess," then his voice smoothed "We've got to look for Jason, remember? Tomorrow's Christmas Eve and we shouldn't waste a second."

"Hey, hey, hold on," I caught his arm "We don't even know if Jason is here."

"That's why we should start looking for him!" Cody cried impatiently.

"Relax, Cody. It's Christmas."

Cody sighed, and then stopped. We sat down in the Ravenclaw table. There weren't many kids from our grade around. The only ones I could see around were: Ezekiel, Izzy, Bridgette, DJ, and the Winterton twins. Jason was nowhere to be seen.

"Maybe he's in the Slytherin common room," I suggested.

I could see Cody was clearly worried about something. Probably it was just about Jason.

Since Courtney was home, we couldn't get The Daily Prophet, but we saw Izzy had one, and so we went over to the Gryffindor table.

"Are there any news about Bellatrix LeStrange?" Cody asked the psychotic redhead.

"Not really," she answered "Just the same things over and over again. She's somewhere in Middle England, but no one really knows where. There haven't been any signs of Death Eater communication, so the authorities believe she's working by her own. I wonder what is she looking for?"

"You tell us," I sighed.

Izzy eyed us, and then smiled.

"Are you guys in adventure again?" she asked.

"Not really," Cody answered "We're just looking for information about her."

"By the way, have you seen Jason recently?" I asked.

"Yeah, during breakfast," Izzy told us "I think he left on the train. By the way, can I investigate with you guys?"

I glanced at Cody, who shrugged his shoulders. I nodded.

"Yay!" Izzy cheered "I'm so glad about it! What are we doing now? Interviews? Sneaking into forbidden places? Or maybe ilegally-?"

"No," I cut her "We just need to go to the library."

Izzy's face fell, "Oh, okay then."

Seriously, Izzy creeped me out. She was nice and all, but she was so psycho and hyperactive just listening to her made me feel tired.

We went to the library. It was a huge place crowded with books, which was so colossal it made me feel like a microscopic spot in it.

"Okay, what are we looking for?" Izzy asked.

"Um...Bellatrix LeStrange, I think," Cody said "A History of Magic sixth grade book could do. My cousin is studying the Twentieth Century Wars. We could use another books, though."

We went to the History aisle. While Cody got a History of Magic textbook, I got another one about Death Eaters, and Izzy got one named Voldemort's Allies. We sat in the couches, ready to read, when Cody said, "Hey, when are we going to talk to Mr. Slughorn?"

"An interview! Yaay!" Izzy hollered.

"Yes, we're talking to Mr. Slughorn after lunch," I whispered "Izzy, keep your voice down. We're in the library.

"Oh...right," she said.

I had this funny feeling it was going to be hard to separate from Izzy during those holidays.

While I was reading, I could feel Cody glancing at me from time to time.

"What?" I finally asked a while later.

"Nothing," he lied, shrugging his shoulders, and continued reading.

I rose my eyebrows. That boy was definitely up to something.

We didn't find any significant stuff: Bellatrix was one of Voldemort's most loyal servants, had killed hundreds of wizards and is related to the Malfoys.

Cody and I decided to head back to the Ravenclaw tower, and I didn't really know how Izzy managed to follow us inside.

"You know you're not supposed to be here, right?" Cody told her.

"Nah, cranky old rules," Izzy said.

We found Owen sitting by the fireplace, along with some fifth graders sitting in couches and reading.

"Hey, big buddy," Cody greeted him.

"Oh, hi guys," he said "Wait, what is-?"

"Don't ask," I cut him.

"Oh!" Izzy cried "Zeke must be looking for me. Hey, guys, meet you at Lunchtime, kay? Then we'll go talk to Slughorn!"

"Okay..." Cody sighed.

I was glad Izzy stormed out of the room. At last, I could sit and do nothing but talk to Cody. Which ended up being nothing, since he didn't open his mouth.

"Hey, Cody," I mused "Is everything right?"

He turned to look at me, "Sure...yeah."

I rolled my eyes. What a big bad liar he was.

"I know it!" I cried "It's a girl. You're crushing on someone."

"Me?" he asked "Please."

"Yeah, right. You're crushing on someone. Is it Bridgette?"

"Nope."

"Is it Izzy?"

"Nope, because I'm not crushing on anyone."

I sighed. Maybe I should accept Cody was lucky enough not to like anyone. Maybe he'd be heartbroken if he did.

Cody's POV

You might ask me why have I been so silent and thoughtful today. Well, do you expect a heartbroken man to throw a party or something?

Because I was heartbroken.

That nasty Trent had been playing with Gwen's feelings. And I could do nothing about it. And if I ever told Gwen about my feelings, she would probably just laugh at me, thinking it was a very lame joke.

After lunch, we decided to go to the Slytherin dungeons.

I had this feeling we would regret so.

Am I leaving you in a cliffhanger? Sorry! :( I'll try to write as fast as I can, and it'll be extra good so my little reviewers LOVE it! Until then (which will be in 1 or 2 weeks) please R&R!

Plus, here's a sneak peek for next chapter: Some old Harry Potter characters are in it! :)