Okay, so here you go. I take it ppl liked the little argument I put between Ethan and Dillon in the last chapter, so I'll have more humour in later chapters, I promise.

Chapter 10

Isabel

Dillon leaps in triumph. "See, Ethan? I told you Voldemort would die first!"

"Yeah, yeah," Ethan mutters, pulling five bucks out of his pocket and handing it to Dillon. Of course, seeing her love die distracts Lathenia momentarily, but it's long enough for Matt and Neriah to deliver the finishing blow. Everybody starts cheering for the four of them, and I run up to give Arkarian a big hug. He takes it a step further and kisses me. I return the kiss just as passionately, and a giggling Neriah comes over to break us apart.

"Come on, you two, let's go celebrate!" she says. I look into Arkarian's eyes, and I don't need to be a Truthseer to know what he's thinking.

"No thanks," I decline. "We'd rather be alone."

Neriah shrugs. "Suit yourselves," she says before joining the others and offering the same thing to them. I see Harry and Ginny decline as well, before going to my house.

I run over to them quickly, and Ginny spins around. "Just don't use my bed, and stay out of the living room," I tell them, and she laughs.

"Only if you promise not to tell Ron."

"Deal," I reply, and shake her hand. I run back to Arkarian, who raises an eyebrow. I laugh, and the two of us walk back to his chambers.

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Clara

Neriah brings the rest of us to a small café to celebrate our victory. After we're done there, she invites us back to her place for a party. "Shouldn't we wait for the other four?" I ask.

Neriah shrugs. "I'll tell Arkarian where we are, and one of us can go find Harry and Ginny to tell them. That way they can join us when they're ready."

Ron volunteers to find his sister and Harry, and I can't help but think that this is a bad idea. "Um, maybe I'll go with him," I offer. The two of us walk, and I ask Arkarian if he knows where they are.

Hang on, let me ask Isabel, he says, and then, She says they're at her place, and that she promised Ginny she wouldn't tell Ron.

Crap. Ron's with me right now, I tell him.

Um…can you convince him to split up in order to search easier?

I'll try. I turn to Ron. "Don't you think we should split up to cover more ground?" I ask hopefully.

He looks at me suspiciously. "Why don't you just ask somebody in your thoughts?"

Okay, let's see if I'm any better of a liar than I was a couple of days ago. "I already asked Arkarian, and neither he nor Isabel know. Nobody else would, either."

He seems satisfied by my answer, but then asks, "How will we know if somebody finds them?"

I think about it for a bit. "Well, if I find them, I'll just try and find you. If you find them, tell me through thoughts and I'll come find you. Where will you be looking?"

"Probably the place Harry is staying at."

Okay, so he'll be looking at Ethan's place. "Alright, if I find anything, I'll come get you."

He nods, and we split. I use my wings and go to the end of Isabel and Matt's street, walking the rest of the way. I finally get there, and knock on the door. Jimmy answers it, and I ask if he knows where Harry and Ginny are. He points me to Matt's room. I thank him, going upstairs.

Tentatively, I knock on the door. I hear some rustling inside, and I say, "It's okay, it's just me." A sigh of relief comes through the door and Ginny answers it, wrapped in a blanket.

"What's up, Clara?" she asks.

"Oh, nothing. Neriah wanted you guys to know that we'll be at her place, having a party, if you wanted to come."

Ginny looks behind her to where Harry is, and he nods. She turns back to me. "Sure, we'll come. Just give us a moment to get our clothes on."

That's that. Oh, I'm going to put Isabel's 18th birthday in here somewhere, and I need suggestions. Not only for gift ideas, but also for what the party should entail. Please send in your suggestions! I already know what Arkarian's giving her…