I woke up, and sat up. I just sat there in the dark thinking about nothing in particular, just thinking. what did the dream mean? Selph still hadn't told me. I crawled out of bed, and got dressed, then went down to the Hall. Selph was also up. we were the only two.
"I've figured it out. has the dream changed?"
"yeah, tonight it was different."
"shoot, then you'd better. know. sit." we sat down at the Gryffindor table. "it means, that eventually, this 'Matt' you'll meet him, and whatever happened, happens." my eyes got big. that meant, eventually, Shelby, Erica, and Selph, would no longer talk to me, sit with me, help me.
"but!" I looked up sharply. there's more.
"we caught it at a good time, hopefully, so maybe we can change it. what happened tonight?"
I relayed the dream to her, and she started looking worried all over again.
"oh shit. that's not good. DAMN! what to do, what to do! WHAT TA DOOOOOOOO!" she half collapsed on the table. there was a long pause.
"it's useless. completely useless. hopeless. impossible. inconceivable. preposterous. useless. oh Kay, whatta we gonna do." she looked at me and her eyes were full of sympathy, something that rarely happens.
"Selph, will you try to not listen to him?"
"what if I wake up one morning and hate you? or more likely, you'll do something to annoy me, and I'll just make a big deal about it. oh Kay. this truly sucks."

"you, Sephiroth Stiletto Clearwater, my very own sister, has given up hope?!" she nodded sulkily. If she's given up, what hope was there for me?
"Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!" Erica and Shelby ran down to meet us.
"we heard the whole thing." Shelby said
"Selph! how could you!"
"because she knows it's useless." I said. they all looked at me.
"Kay, how can you give up too?"
"Erica, Shelby, you wouldn't understand why I'm giving up because Selph is because you don't have Selph for a sister. if you did you would understand. Selph wouldn't give up on any old thing. She only gives up when she is positive that the outcome is already determined and it is too late to change. I trust in that fact and this year," I paused. I didn't know what I would do without them. I took a deep breath and continued. "I'll just have to live without you guys and hopefully by the end of the year it'll be over. "
"oh, but you're so wrong Kay. so wrong." a cold, sneering voice said behind me. one I recognized immediately as...Matt. I whipped around and met the cold, sneering face that matched the voice to the finest point.
"Kay, is this Matt?"
"why, yes I am. you predict dreams well, Sephiroth."
"feh, to me, that means nothing. leave my sister alone!"
"YEAH! LEAVE KAY ALONE!" Erica shouted.
"OGOPOGO WILL GET YOU!" Shelby bellowed.
a curious look crossed Matt's face when Shelby said this.
"who's this 'Ogopogo'?" he asked.
me, Erica, and Selph started laughing.
"TELL 'IM!" I gasped.
"well, do you want the musical version or the regular?" Shelby grinned.
"uh, regular."
"Ok. Ogopogo is a water monster who lives in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. Do you wanna hear the song now?"
"sure." the three of us cracked up again.
"His mother was and earwig;
His father was a whale;
a little bit of head and hardly any tail;
And Ogopogo is his name!" she sang.
"oh. and this-thing-is going to get me if I don't leave Kay alone?"
"yes."
"how are you sure?"
"er-"
"that's what I thought. I'll leave you now, I just wanted to meet you before I had to split you apart." and with a little pop, he disappeared.
"I tried. I really thought it would work." Shelby said.
"that's okay. Ogopogo is still cool. even if he can't save me." I smiled for the last time.
It was later that day, that everything went down the drain. we were sitting in potions class. and, as usual, one of my other friends was asking me a question about a potion. (I like know, all the answers to these ?'s)
"Kay, I need some help." Selph called me away.
"hm? oh, you're doing this all wrong."
"whatta mean? all wrong?"
"yeah, you added the unicorn hair before the toad guts, you're suppose to do it afterward."
"well, excuse me for being imperfect, your Highness." I was about to snap a reply back, but then I remembered. that was it. so, Matt made my sister go first. great. I went back to my seat and just sat there. I answered questions, and helped people, but with a little less enthusiasm. I don't think anyone noticed though. after potions, was Transfiguration, my worst subject. the one I always asked Selph for help in. now, I started to worry. not only was he going for my social life, but also my grades would drop because of depression and lack of the help I need.
"Selph! wait up!" I called. maybe she just had a slight irritation. that I could deal with. she turned.
"oh, hey Kay, what's up? sorry I snapped at you in potions, something-awe, screw it." she smiled. I breathed a sigh of relief. Selph still knew she was my friend. I just had to watch what I say.
"will you still help me in Transfiguration?"
"of course. where's Erica and Shelby?"
"I dunno. haven't seen 'em."
"HERE! we're behind you the whole time." Erica ran up behind us with Shelby close at hand.
"we'll try not to be too mean."
"and I'll watch what I say." maybe that's the purpose of this exercise... but who is Matt and why would he such a bizarre thing?