Pt. 16

"There's more than those two Professor McGonagall," Cho whispered so softly it was almost impossible to pick up on what she said. Her eyes were wide and cold as she went on with more. "A few first years, more seconds than first, even more thirds than seconds." she went on and on before naming a few.

"What about Pansy?" my heart sank deep with fear. If this happened to her I wouldn't know what to do. My baby would be dead, a ghost forever.

"She's not dead. yet," Cho mumbled as she chewed on her thumb. She looked nervous, like she knew something and she wanted to say it. Something's stopping her though, something powerful.

"Do you know who's behind all this?" Hermoine asked calmly, strolling gradually towards her. She stroked her hair lovingly, as if she was trying to coax it out of her.

Silent tears sprang from within Cho. Her bottom lip quivered violently as she leaned into Hermoine's body, embracing her with a sad hug. Her hair stuck to her fade, which was turning a darker shade of white.

"I can't say," the words quietly came from her lips as she pushed away freely from Granger. She put her head down in shame and cupped her hands together with force. Guilt was written all over her face, but she's too weak to be the head of it. Someone else was in charge.

"Why is that Ms. Chang?" Professor McGonagall gave her a sharp tongue, ignoring the emotions inside her. I presume she thinks someone has to take over.

"I promised," she pursed her lips together like a child. Her eyes were taken off of us and to the surroundings. She was lost in her head. She wasn't the normal Cho Chang from before. Someone, somehow changed her. changed her to something different and fragile, more than before.

Then out of nowhere, my mind spoke for me, "Ok."