Chapter 21: Silent Stalker
It was just before dinner, everyone was either in the Common Room doing the homework that got assigned to them, finishing it up or just hanging out in there. Other students were in The Great Hall waiting for the food to be served to them on the table.
Courtney was sitting in the common room reading the book 'The Fountainhead.' Her feet were hanging over the couch, and her main focus seemed to be in the book.
*
Ashley was sitting in her dorm room writing down some news that she was going to hang up on the Ravenclaw daily news bulletin board. Sighing she tore up the piece of paper, and grabbed another sheet and wrote it again. Her wording wasn't right, and when it did make sense it was too sloppy to read. Huffing slightly she looked over at the clock, noticing that it was soon time for supper.
*
Whitney and Meg were sitting in the Great Hall discussing the matters of life, and the matters of whatever else came across there minds to speak about.
"I think Squirrels are the reason we live." Grinned a very hyper Gryffindor. "I MEAN listen to this! They run around on four legs and hop!"
"Whit.that's a rabbit." Meg said slowly.
"Oh! Well, they still have four legs and they're the same thing. they can fly to. Like Icarus from Little Nemo." Whitney pointed out proudly.
"Uh, Whit.they are two totally different animals. One eats carrots one eats little acorns. Think about it. One's smaller one is bigger." Meg tried explaining the differences to Whitney.
"NO! Your wrong."
"No.fine. fine I'm wrong." Meg said, she knew there was no point in arguing with Whitney about the differences between the two totally different animals.
**
Stacie was sitting in her dormitory on her bed gazing out the window; the night was filled with stars that shimmered in the moonlit night. Lost in her thoughts she didn't bother to hear the snowy owl banging up against her window, when finally the white owl crashed through the window, and toppled on the floor, which startled Stacie.
"Oh.it's just an owl." Stacie said her voice full of relief. Curiously looking down at the blue colored envelope that was attached to the owl's leg; she picked it up and took off the letter, wondering whom it was addressed to. Looking at the front, she noticed in fancy writing it was for her. Turning the letter around, she slowly opened it, and calone came out of the letter, she quickly waved her hand in front of her face trying to drive away the smell. Opening the letter she read it:
Dear my beloved Stacie,
Oh how I love you so, we are meant to be together its destiny. I am your one and only, no one can take my place. You are the girl for me and I am the man for you. I watch you everyday in class, and I love the way you write and I love how you do your hair and I love the way you smell. You are very beautiful. I love you so much, I've loved you since the day I set my eyes on you. We are soul mates. STACIE AND R.M= LOVE.
Love, Your secret admirer, R.M
Stacie looked at the letter, R.M? Who is R.M? It's initials I know that much, could he be a Slytherin? Looking at the owl, and then looking over at the letter, her hands shaking slightly she tried to tell who the writing was perhaps it was just some sick joke. Scrunching her nose up a bit, she then sighed. This was no joke. She recognized the writing. She just had to make sure.
Grabbing a quill and a fainted color piece of paper she wrote on it. Very quickly.
Dear R.M,
I think I know who you are. You're scaring me though. You watch me all the time with my friends? I'm sorry but that's just scary and I don't appreciate the fact that you are obsessing over me. I find it flattering that you like me, but your letter is just no. Please leave me alone, and do not follow me around. You're Richard aren't are you?
Stacie.
Attaching the letter to the owl she sent it off, and quickly closed her windows. Then the curtains. Looking around suspiciously she left the dorm, and walked into the common room to find Courtney still reading her book.
"Hey Corky." Stacie said as she walked over to the couch Courtney was sitting at.
"Huh what?" A confused Courtney said, blinking a couple of times she looked up to see Stacie. "Oh, hey Stacie." Smiled the prefect, bending her knee's she made some room for her friend to sit down.
"Dinner starts in like 5 minutes. If we sprint down the hall we can miss the big blob of crowds walking into the great hall which would sound like a great plan dontcha think?" Stacie suggested, as she plopped down on the couch.
"Yeah, but I don't want to think. I'm to busy reading this great book. Besides, if we go late then we miss the crowds to!" Happily stated Courtney.
"True, but can we please go now? I mean I'm starving." Stacie said, she normally always agreed with whatever Courtney wanted to do with the whole being late to dinner thing.
"Well, that's a first. Let's go then." Courtney said kicking her legs up in the air and then standing up putting her book down on the couch. "No one better take my seat, or I'll break out into scary Courtney."
"Rawr"
"No it's more like hiss. Lions rawr, while snakes hiss." Courtney pointed out.
"Well you got a point."
Stacie and Courtney walked out of the common room, both of them whispering words that could not be heard as the entered the Great Hall, the chatter of students could be heard, both of them took there seats waiting for all there friends to show up.
Richard was watching Courtney and Stacie closely, hiding in the shadows he had a grin plastered on his face. Watching every laugh and smile Stacie made while listening to her voice.
"I can't believe that Jamie hurt Dobby, I mean. It's insulting and I had to deal with Whitney telling me that Dobby has feelings, and that we should all respect them and that she was going to toilet paper Jamie's house and then put gum in her hair.I kind of liked the idea to." Courtney said, but getting a look from two of her friends she quickly continued "But I convinced her not to so she isn't. Whitney and her love for Dobby is amusing."
"Yeah, I guess it's very amusing, yet it's really cute. I mean you should see what she does when she's bored. She hangs out with the house elves and helps them with there work, it's like she's part house elf, but then a full time student. If that made sense." Said the blonde, Ashley who was reading her book while listening to her friends communicate with one another.
"Jamie is a brat in my opinion, I mean she got mad at me for correcting her spelling when she asked me if she spelt it right." Shae said rolling her eyes.
"Stacie, how was your day today? Haven't talked to you since yesterday." Shae asked.
Stacie, who was thinking about the letter didn't respond to the question asked by Shae. The Slytherin had a look of worry and deep thought as an expression on her face.
"Stacie?" Asked Courtney poking her friend slightly hoping to get her attention.
"Huh what?" Stacie said quickly shaking her head, trying to forget what she was thinking about.
"Is something wrong?" Courtney asked, pushing away her plate and leaning on her left arm.
"No. Nothing is wrong." Stacie responded her voice filled with uncertainty.
"Come on, something has to be bugging you. You're never lost in thought like this and you rarely have the look you have on your face now."
"I'm serious everything is fine. Just thinking about things, that is all." She explained.
"Care to be more descriptive on what you are thinking about?" Suggested Courtney, waving her hand slightly in the air.
"I. no." Stacie responded quickly.
"Are you sure because I know you and I know when something is-"
"I'm fine Courtney. Seriously." "Why don't I believe that?" Courtney asked suspsiously, keeping her eye on Stacie.
"I don't know, but I'm fine."
"So, you could look me in the eyes and tell me everything is great, fine and chipper and nothing is bugging you what so ever."
"I. I can't talk about it." Stacie said quietly.
"Well, when you can talk about it, you know who to come to." Courtney said, worrying about what was bugging her friend.
"Yeah, I know thanks." Replied Stacie.
The rest of them were silent while they ate and soon dinner time was now over and everyone was making their way to the common rooms each one belonged in. The halls were soon emptied with no one in them except one figure slowly scanning the halls, it was Courtney. The prefect was making sure that everything was safe and tidied up, and that no one was causing any chaos, twirling her wand with her fingers she whistled slightly.
*
Nina and Whitney both were in the library, but they both had notes from one of their prefects that they could stay in there to study. Nina was helping Whitney with Muggle History while Whitney was pathetically trying to teach Nina about house elves.
*
Stacie lazily walked inside her dorm, dropping down the bag she had that was on her shoulder, and saw a note on her bed, a look of fear crossed her face. Hesitantly she walked over to the letter, and picked it up recognizing the handwriting.
"Oh.my.God." Stacie said quietly to herself, she quickly opened it and bugs came crawling out of the letter, she dropped it and let out a scream backing away from the letter, staring at it. She pushed herself up against the wall and slid down it. Wondering what to do next.
"Just read it Stacie." She told herself, slowly standing up, she walked slowly over to the letter afraid that another bug may jump out. Bending down, she picked up the letter and opened it, and it read:
My beloved Stacie,
I have been watching you. It was very smart on your part to not tell Courtney, because if you did. I would have had to make you pay. I don't want anything bad to happen to you Stacie. But if you disobey my rules then someone will pay. I love you very much Stacie and I long for us to be together. I can't wait to kiss you! Watching you always.
R.M
She bit her lip, and slowly walked over to her bed, her body was shaking out of fear and she was very nervous she didn't like the whole idea of her being by herself. Standing up she quickly left her room and ran down the stairs off in search of Courtney. Exiting the common Room she walked down the halls looking left to right to make sure no one was behind her or watching her.
"Courtney?" Nervously yelled Stacie looking around for Courtney not finding her she quickened up her pace to find her.
Courtney who just missed Stacie, entered the Slytherin common room and slowly made her way up to her and Stacie's dorm. She stopped when she felt a paper beneath her foot, and she slowly picked it up and turned it around, it wasn't a paper it was a picture of Stacie. Frowning she saw a slight trail pointing over to the direction of Richards room. Walking curiously over there she thought that maybe Stacie had dropped a few pictures of herself on the way upstairs to her dorm which wasn't possible since Stacie had all her pictures in a box and taped up. Slowly putting her hand to the door knob she turned it and opened the door. As the door opened she stepped inside and looked around looking at all the pictures of Stacie.
"Oh Holy." Courtney said her voice full of disgust, noticing that all the walls were covered with pictures of Stacie. Glaring around the room she quickly walked over to one of the walls and ripped two of the pictures down, and slowly backed away leaving the room looking for Stacie, she had to make sure that she was okay, and that no one was going to hurt her.
"COURTNEY!" Stacie said, finally walking into the common room again she was hugging herself looking around nervously, afraid that her stalker might come out and get her.
"Stacie?" Courtney said walking down the stairs rather quickly, she stood in front of Stacie. Noticing the worried look in Stacie's eyes, and the way Stacie's body movements were. She knew her friend was a bit freaked.
"Courtney, this guy it's Richard, he has been sending me letters, love letters telling me how much he loves me and that he has been watching me. He's stalking me Courtney. I'm scared. I'm so scared. I don't know what to do. I am not supposed to tell. You can't tell anyone Courtney you just can't." Stacie said, her voice in a whisper.
"I know, I saw his room it was filled with pictures, and things that you used to have in his room. It's really sick, and I really.really want to hurt him. I will hurt him. badly." Courtney muttered.
"Courtney no, he . he could be dangerous."
"Okay, well so can I! Just Stacie, don't go anywhere by yourself. No hanging around any mysterious guys that look like stalkers, none of that."
Stacie just nodded nervously, her eyes full of fear. Courtney quickly hugged Stacie and looked around, her eyes were like a hawk. Grabbing Stacie's hand she walked up the stairs to their dorm, and stood in the middle of the floor. Stacie sat on her bed.
"We have to tell Lissy."
"No!" Stacie said quickly jumping to her feet. "That is bad. Something bad could happen."
"How so? He probably doesn't even know you told me." Courtney said trying to push away her best friends fears.
Just then, a letter flew inside through the window and landed at Stacie's feet. Both of them stood there in silence looking down at the letter. Wondering if they should pick it up or not.
TBC
It was just before dinner, everyone was either in the Common Room doing the homework that got assigned to them, finishing it up or just hanging out in there. Other students were in The Great Hall waiting for the food to be served to them on the table.
Courtney was sitting in the common room reading the book 'The Fountainhead.' Her feet were hanging over the couch, and her main focus seemed to be in the book.
*
Ashley was sitting in her dorm room writing down some news that she was going to hang up on the Ravenclaw daily news bulletin board. Sighing she tore up the piece of paper, and grabbed another sheet and wrote it again. Her wording wasn't right, and when it did make sense it was too sloppy to read. Huffing slightly she looked over at the clock, noticing that it was soon time for supper.
*
Whitney and Meg were sitting in the Great Hall discussing the matters of life, and the matters of whatever else came across there minds to speak about.
"I think Squirrels are the reason we live." Grinned a very hyper Gryffindor. "I MEAN listen to this! They run around on four legs and hop!"
"Whit.that's a rabbit." Meg said slowly.
"Oh! Well, they still have four legs and they're the same thing. they can fly to. Like Icarus from Little Nemo." Whitney pointed out proudly.
"Uh, Whit.they are two totally different animals. One eats carrots one eats little acorns. Think about it. One's smaller one is bigger." Meg tried explaining the differences to Whitney.
"NO! Your wrong."
"No.fine. fine I'm wrong." Meg said, she knew there was no point in arguing with Whitney about the differences between the two totally different animals.
**
Stacie was sitting in her dormitory on her bed gazing out the window; the night was filled with stars that shimmered in the moonlit night. Lost in her thoughts she didn't bother to hear the snowy owl banging up against her window, when finally the white owl crashed through the window, and toppled on the floor, which startled Stacie.
"Oh.it's just an owl." Stacie said her voice full of relief. Curiously looking down at the blue colored envelope that was attached to the owl's leg; she picked it up and took off the letter, wondering whom it was addressed to. Looking at the front, she noticed in fancy writing it was for her. Turning the letter around, she slowly opened it, and calone came out of the letter, she quickly waved her hand in front of her face trying to drive away the smell. Opening the letter she read it:
Dear my beloved Stacie,
Oh how I love you so, we are meant to be together its destiny. I am your one and only, no one can take my place. You are the girl for me and I am the man for you. I watch you everyday in class, and I love the way you write and I love how you do your hair and I love the way you smell. You are very beautiful. I love you so much, I've loved you since the day I set my eyes on you. We are soul mates. STACIE AND R.M= LOVE.
Love, Your secret admirer, R.M
Stacie looked at the letter, R.M? Who is R.M? It's initials I know that much, could he be a Slytherin? Looking at the owl, and then looking over at the letter, her hands shaking slightly she tried to tell who the writing was perhaps it was just some sick joke. Scrunching her nose up a bit, she then sighed. This was no joke. She recognized the writing. She just had to make sure.
Grabbing a quill and a fainted color piece of paper she wrote on it. Very quickly.
Dear R.M,
I think I know who you are. You're scaring me though. You watch me all the time with my friends? I'm sorry but that's just scary and I don't appreciate the fact that you are obsessing over me. I find it flattering that you like me, but your letter is just no. Please leave me alone, and do not follow me around. You're Richard aren't are you?
Stacie.
Attaching the letter to the owl she sent it off, and quickly closed her windows. Then the curtains. Looking around suspiciously she left the dorm, and walked into the common room to find Courtney still reading her book.
"Hey Corky." Stacie said as she walked over to the couch Courtney was sitting at.
"Huh what?" A confused Courtney said, blinking a couple of times she looked up to see Stacie. "Oh, hey Stacie." Smiled the prefect, bending her knee's she made some room for her friend to sit down.
"Dinner starts in like 5 minutes. If we sprint down the hall we can miss the big blob of crowds walking into the great hall which would sound like a great plan dontcha think?" Stacie suggested, as she plopped down on the couch.
"Yeah, but I don't want to think. I'm to busy reading this great book. Besides, if we go late then we miss the crowds to!" Happily stated Courtney.
"True, but can we please go now? I mean I'm starving." Stacie said, she normally always agreed with whatever Courtney wanted to do with the whole being late to dinner thing.
"Well, that's a first. Let's go then." Courtney said kicking her legs up in the air and then standing up putting her book down on the couch. "No one better take my seat, or I'll break out into scary Courtney."
"Rawr"
"No it's more like hiss. Lions rawr, while snakes hiss." Courtney pointed out.
"Well you got a point."
Stacie and Courtney walked out of the common room, both of them whispering words that could not be heard as the entered the Great Hall, the chatter of students could be heard, both of them took there seats waiting for all there friends to show up.
Richard was watching Courtney and Stacie closely, hiding in the shadows he had a grin plastered on his face. Watching every laugh and smile Stacie made while listening to her voice.
"I can't believe that Jamie hurt Dobby, I mean. It's insulting and I had to deal with Whitney telling me that Dobby has feelings, and that we should all respect them and that she was going to toilet paper Jamie's house and then put gum in her hair.I kind of liked the idea to." Courtney said, but getting a look from two of her friends she quickly continued "But I convinced her not to so she isn't. Whitney and her love for Dobby is amusing."
"Yeah, I guess it's very amusing, yet it's really cute. I mean you should see what she does when she's bored. She hangs out with the house elves and helps them with there work, it's like she's part house elf, but then a full time student. If that made sense." Said the blonde, Ashley who was reading her book while listening to her friends communicate with one another.
"Jamie is a brat in my opinion, I mean she got mad at me for correcting her spelling when she asked me if she spelt it right." Shae said rolling her eyes.
"Stacie, how was your day today? Haven't talked to you since yesterday." Shae asked.
Stacie, who was thinking about the letter didn't respond to the question asked by Shae. The Slytherin had a look of worry and deep thought as an expression on her face.
"Stacie?" Asked Courtney poking her friend slightly hoping to get her attention.
"Huh what?" Stacie said quickly shaking her head, trying to forget what she was thinking about.
"Is something wrong?" Courtney asked, pushing away her plate and leaning on her left arm.
"No. Nothing is wrong." Stacie responded her voice filled with uncertainty.
"Come on, something has to be bugging you. You're never lost in thought like this and you rarely have the look you have on your face now."
"I'm serious everything is fine. Just thinking about things, that is all." She explained.
"Care to be more descriptive on what you are thinking about?" Suggested Courtney, waving her hand slightly in the air.
"I. no." Stacie responded quickly.
"Are you sure because I know you and I know when something is-"
"I'm fine Courtney. Seriously." "Why don't I believe that?" Courtney asked suspsiously, keeping her eye on Stacie.
"I don't know, but I'm fine."
"So, you could look me in the eyes and tell me everything is great, fine and chipper and nothing is bugging you what so ever."
"I. I can't talk about it." Stacie said quietly.
"Well, when you can talk about it, you know who to come to." Courtney said, worrying about what was bugging her friend.
"Yeah, I know thanks." Replied Stacie.
The rest of them were silent while they ate and soon dinner time was now over and everyone was making their way to the common rooms each one belonged in. The halls were soon emptied with no one in them except one figure slowly scanning the halls, it was Courtney. The prefect was making sure that everything was safe and tidied up, and that no one was causing any chaos, twirling her wand with her fingers she whistled slightly.
*
Nina and Whitney both were in the library, but they both had notes from one of their prefects that they could stay in there to study. Nina was helping Whitney with Muggle History while Whitney was pathetically trying to teach Nina about house elves.
*
Stacie lazily walked inside her dorm, dropping down the bag she had that was on her shoulder, and saw a note on her bed, a look of fear crossed her face. Hesitantly she walked over to the letter, and picked it up recognizing the handwriting.
"Oh.my.God." Stacie said quietly to herself, she quickly opened it and bugs came crawling out of the letter, she dropped it and let out a scream backing away from the letter, staring at it. She pushed herself up against the wall and slid down it. Wondering what to do next.
"Just read it Stacie." She told herself, slowly standing up, she walked slowly over to the letter afraid that another bug may jump out. Bending down, she picked up the letter and opened it, and it read:
My beloved Stacie,
I have been watching you. It was very smart on your part to not tell Courtney, because if you did. I would have had to make you pay. I don't want anything bad to happen to you Stacie. But if you disobey my rules then someone will pay. I love you very much Stacie and I long for us to be together. I can't wait to kiss you! Watching you always.
R.M
She bit her lip, and slowly walked over to her bed, her body was shaking out of fear and she was very nervous she didn't like the whole idea of her being by herself. Standing up she quickly left her room and ran down the stairs off in search of Courtney. Exiting the common Room she walked down the halls looking left to right to make sure no one was behind her or watching her.
"Courtney?" Nervously yelled Stacie looking around for Courtney not finding her she quickened up her pace to find her.
Courtney who just missed Stacie, entered the Slytherin common room and slowly made her way up to her and Stacie's dorm. She stopped when she felt a paper beneath her foot, and she slowly picked it up and turned it around, it wasn't a paper it was a picture of Stacie. Frowning she saw a slight trail pointing over to the direction of Richards room. Walking curiously over there she thought that maybe Stacie had dropped a few pictures of herself on the way upstairs to her dorm which wasn't possible since Stacie had all her pictures in a box and taped up. Slowly putting her hand to the door knob she turned it and opened the door. As the door opened she stepped inside and looked around looking at all the pictures of Stacie.
"Oh Holy." Courtney said her voice full of disgust, noticing that all the walls were covered with pictures of Stacie. Glaring around the room she quickly walked over to one of the walls and ripped two of the pictures down, and slowly backed away leaving the room looking for Stacie, she had to make sure that she was okay, and that no one was going to hurt her.
"COURTNEY!" Stacie said, finally walking into the common room again she was hugging herself looking around nervously, afraid that her stalker might come out and get her.
"Stacie?" Courtney said walking down the stairs rather quickly, she stood in front of Stacie. Noticing the worried look in Stacie's eyes, and the way Stacie's body movements were. She knew her friend was a bit freaked.
"Courtney, this guy it's Richard, he has been sending me letters, love letters telling me how much he loves me and that he has been watching me. He's stalking me Courtney. I'm scared. I'm so scared. I don't know what to do. I am not supposed to tell. You can't tell anyone Courtney you just can't." Stacie said, her voice in a whisper.
"I know, I saw his room it was filled with pictures, and things that you used to have in his room. It's really sick, and I really.really want to hurt him. I will hurt him. badly." Courtney muttered.
"Courtney no, he . he could be dangerous."
"Okay, well so can I! Just Stacie, don't go anywhere by yourself. No hanging around any mysterious guys that look like stalkers, none of that."
Stacie just nodded nervously, her eyes full of fear. Courtney quickly hugged Stacie and looked around, her eyes were like a hawk. Grabbing Stacie's hand she walked up the stairs to their dorm, and stood in the middle of the floor. Stacie sat on her bed.
"We have to tell Lissy."
"No!" Stacie said quickly jumping to her feet. "That is bad. Something bad could happen."
"How so? He probably doesn't even know you told me." Courtney said trying to push away her best friends fears.
Just then, a letter flew inside through the window and landed at Stacie's feet. Both of them stood there in silence looking down at the letter. Wondering if they should pick it up or not.
TBC