Chapter 25

"What do you mean who is he?" Nichole asked.

"You're smiling and it's creeping us out," Sammi said. Candi nodded her head in agreement; it was true seeing someone that happy was scary.

"So who is he?" Candi asked.

"Nobody," Nichole said quietly trying to stop smiling but she couldn't.

"Did you kiss him?" Sammi asked. Nichole didn't answer.

"Oh my god!!! You totally kissed him! Candi shouted.

Rachael backed into the table and broke a lamp, her eyes were closed but her eyelids were moving rapidly like they would in REM sleep. Images were flashing before Rachael's eyes, the seemed random and were hard to comprehend. Rachael couldn't keep her balance and fell against the wall but not to the ground, Raven and Candi had caught her. Rachael passed out for a few seconds and woke up on the couch.

"How did you know they kissed?" Rachael asked as she rubbed her eyes. Everybody in the room was shocked especially Nichole, how was it that everybody always knew her business. Rachael could remember some of the flashes she had just witnessed, one of which was waking up on this couch and Jane asking if she needed anything.

"Do you need anything?" Jane asked her friend. Rachael paused for a second, she realised it wasn't her imagination; she had witnessed the future and seen flashes of her past. This realisation made her a little worried though, she had seen a vision of Nichole and she was sure she didn't like what she saw.

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"Albus, I think we should put a memory charm on them and the send the girls back to their muggle school," Minerva sighed.

"No, the girls stay," Albus Dumbledore said firmly.

"But they're causing chaos and it's only going to escalate," the woman argued.

"There are bigger things at stake Minerva, this isn't just about a few young girls learning magic. It's about protecting the magically kind, and they don't even know it."

"What could the possibly do?"

"There has been a long standing prophecy about a few muggle girls, the majority of it was lost in the Dark Ages in a fire. The main idea is that some girl posses a genetic default, which makes her stronger then ever she knows herself." Dumbledore told his co-worker in confidence.

"You think one of these girls can conquer 'you-know-who?" McGonagall whispered.

"Maybe not alone but her power will be needed, whatever it may be," the great wizard sighed.

"What are we going to do with them today then Albus?"

"Let them be, the have issues of their own to sort out and we need them to stay strong. You never know what is, right around the corner."

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Shortly after the vision incident Rachael asked Candi to go for a walk with her, which wasn't unusually at all and of course Candi agreed. Those two were always out and about talking away. Candi walked down a staircase before realising Rachael wasn't next to her anymore. Rachael like Candi was good with directions and they both walk about the same speed, which meant she had gotten lost on purpose. Candi wondered where Rachael went as she continued to walk; after all she needed the exercise (since she wasn't playing sport at the moment).

Rachael felt bad for ditching Candi, but it was the only way she could help Nichole. If she had left the common room alone, they would have known that something wasn't right, she unlike Candi never walked alone.

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After dinner all the girls went to their own rooms. Jane was exhausted, so she went to sleep straight after her head hit the pillow. Candi was very bored and had excess energy, she was walking randomly around her room listening o music and using up some of her free calls. Raven was daydreaming in the dark, while Sammi was worrying about Wood and wished she had a clearer memory. Nichole was in her room getting ready for the party, she put on a knee length silver dress before doing her hair and makeup.

Candi was prancing around her room on her phone when she heard a knock at the door, "Kimmy baby, I'll call you back. You stay out of trouble, okay?"

Candi opened her door and Rachael was standing there looking very worried, "I need your help."

When Nichole arrived, Justin was outside with some other guy already waiting for her, "hey you made it."

Nichole smiled and returned the greeting. Justin seemed enthusiastic as he opened the door and let her inside, "you look amazing." The other guy remained outside like a door man or something.

"You don't have to sound surprised," Nichole joked. Justin smiled and offered her a drink, following the rules of drinks and guys she willingly accepted.

Candi helped find a modest dress for Rachael, reassuring her that every thing was going to be okay. Rachael went to put on the pink knee length dress while Candi went to put on tinted moisturiser and eye makeup. Candi was being very careful not to put any on her rather new top, which wasn't that hard considering the total lack of material. It was rather cold outside but throughout the castle it was cosy, which was why both girls were wearing rather short mini skirts, Candi figured it was easier to blend. Rachael knew better, Candi just wanted to stand out like usually, which was most likely the reason behind her displaying her … assets?

Rachael was glad she knew Shaun; it made getting invited to this party a whole lot easier. Rachael and Candi got into the party without any trouble, a quick smile and a laugh and they were in. Rachael rolled her eyes when Candi pretended her leg was sore and leant over slightly to rub the back of her thigh, in the same second revealing more leg and cleavage.

Rachael liked Shaun, he seemed like a good guy… But she couldn't help but think about what Oliver Wood said; Oliver seemed to be trust worthy and also seemed to know what he was talking about. Also when McGonagall had found him on the couch, she hadn't at all seemed surprised at him being in a girl's room.

"Ohh," Candi said, getting distracted by a hottie in the corner.

Rachael was glad Candi was here with her, but sometimes that girl was just a little too easily distracted. Rachel elbowed Candi in the ribs, "Candi concentrate!"

"Sure," Candi agreed not really listening, "you should really see this guy he… IS WITH NICHOLE!!" The last bit startled Candi, which resulted in unplanned shouting.

Rachael jumped back startled by the loud noise, "where is she?"

Candi was to dumbfounded to put many words together, "she… he… believe…I…what… can't…no."

Rachael would have usually laughed but this was serious, she had to stop Nichole from drinking the spiked drinks. Rachael followed Candi's line of sight dragging the blonde next to her, Candi had almost recovered from the shock. Rachael walked past the drinks table and went momentarily limp. Luckily Candi was right next to her when Rachael fell in the right direction, right into Candi's arms, "Rachael?"

Rachael quickly woke up, "it was Shaun."

"What was Shaun?" Shaun asked from behind them, he had just arrived and didn't see Rachael pass out.

Candi smiled and laughed, "take my word for it, you really don't want to know. Just a tale of an ex of mine, I'm introducing a few new words into Rachael's vocabulary."

Shaun wasn't the gullible type, but he still believed Candi's story although he very much doubted that he wouldn't want to hear that story, it sounded interesting. It took a few minutes to shake of Shaun and continue to find Nichole but she wasn't where she was only a few minutes ago.

Rachael saw a large painting of a bird on the wall it looked very familiar, "Candi this way."

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Oh no what has Nichole gotten herself into??