1 Chapter 11

"So that odd black cat is the reason behind the disappearances!?" exclaimed Alec.

"Apparently so-" sighed Jordan.

"We have to tell Dumbledore-" added Tony.

"We have no evidence Tony- what are we going to say? Jordan was sneaking around late at night and over heard Professor Bishop talking to a cat-?" reiterated Jeremiah.

"Exactly!" replied Tony, "we have to tell him. What the hell else is there to do? Try to find her out ourselves? I mean, we're talking a cat here-"

After continued arguments between the four, they finally decided that they were all going to keep their eyes peeled at all times. If they cross the cat, they were to follow her and see where she goes. It was obvious she was hiding out somewhere outside of Hogwarts, but where? There was only one logical answer- the forbidden forest. Which also lead to the decision of making late night searches through the forest when they can, Jordan in particular since obviously, he could take care of himself quite well.

That too still plagued Jordan. He hadn't any vague idea of what he might be. He only considered himself a monster, and was quite disgusted with himself over it, though he kept those feelings to himself. All these things had Jordan's spirits down a bit. He missed his mother dearly. Something I have neglected to tell you thus far, is the reason his brother and sisters were at home and not at school for the time being. His mother, had been killed, very shortly before this tale began. She was the rune translator for the Ministry of Magic. She was the best translator they'd ever had, but, one day there was an attack on the ministry, and several witches and wizards were killed, including Natalia Ortano. It had really made Jordan depressed, but he didn't want to go home, he wanted to stay at school, and try to keep his mind off all the sadness. So that was why he was at school while his fellow quadruplets were at home.

Later that day, Jordan had been out wandering the halls after his lessons, when he sauntered back into the nearly empty Common Room. He noticed someone sitting in a dark corner, still and silent. His brow raised slightly, and he decided to speak out.

"Hello… something wrong?" Jordan asked quietly.

"Good afternoon… and no, I am quite all right, thank you." Replied the figure, the voice was of a mans, though covered in dark cloaks, it was hard to see much of anything of his form, he finally turned towards the firelight, pulling back his hood. He was a young man, about Jordan's age. "The name is Kevin… you're Jordan right? Jordan Coole?"

"Yes, I am, and nice to meet you Kevin… but… how do you know who I am?" asked Jordan.

Kevin chuckled in response to that, "who DOESN'T know who you are? Mr. Quidditch Captain, top of your class, popular with all the ladies. Need I go on?"

Jordan rolled his eyes, chuckling with a sigh, "No, please don't."

For a little while they just talked about nothing, classes, teachers, friends. Jordan found Kevin pretty interesting. He thought it would be fun to hang out with him every now and then. Little did he know, this was just the beginning of making new friends. And "every now and then" would become all the time.