Zandra came back to school sporting a new hairdo and new robes.
"I am so glad to be back," she said, "Christmas was MURDER! Absolute MURDER!"
"Tell us about it," Sammy said.
"Well, first of all, my mother was never home! She works for The Daily Prophet, and they have a lot of news going on."
"Second of all, my father seems to be all wrapped up in some secret thing."
"Secret?" Deirdre asked.
"Yes, and I think it has something to do with……………"
"With what? With who?" Sammy asked.
"Lord Voldemort."
Deirdre nearly choked.
"Lord Voldemort? Why do you call him Lord Voldemort? Wasn't he evil?"
Zandra sighed. "Deirdre, my friend, you have a lot to learn."
"You see," Sammy said patiently, "There are many people who in the past served Voldemort. Some of them still believe he is not really gone. Some are waiting for his return."
"My father being one of them," Zandra said.
Sammy grew quiet.
"Edward is one of them too."
"Really?!"
"Yes," Sammy said, "My parents aren't supposed to know. You guys aren't supposed to know. So don't mention anything, ok?"
Zandra and Deirdre promised not to mention anything.
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Zandra, Deirdre, and Sammy made their way to Mr. Bane's potions class.
"Good morning," Mr. Banes said to everyone, "We will be starting class now, so I beseech you to keep quiet while I give my lecture."
"Today," Mr. Banes said in his soft voice, "We will learn about an important herb. We will learn about wormwood. Does anyone know what wormwood is used for?"
The class was silent.
"Anyone?" Mr. Banes said.
Deirdre raised her hand.
"Ah, Ms. White. Please enlighten us."
"Wormwood," Deirdre began, "Is used to make absinthe, a hallucinogenic liqueur. Its many harmful symptoms include delirium, paralysis, convulsions, brain damage, renal failure, and death."
"Excellent," Mr. Banes said, "Couldn't have said it better my self. I see someone read during the Christmas break. Ten points will be awarded to Hydra for this."
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Divination class was next. It was very boring. Defense against the dark arts was ok. Charms class seemed to go on forever. Then it was time for Demonology. The kids learned about different types of vampires and how to get rid of them.
During transfiguration, the kids took a lot of complicated notes and listened to Ms. Riley as she gave a looooong lecture.
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During lunch, Edward sat with Zandra, Deirdre, and Sammy. It was blatantly obvious that Zandra had a huge crush on Edward. Nobody could have blamed her. Edward was very good looking.
"So," Edward said, "How were your classes?"
"Pretty good," Sammy said, "Deirdre totally showed off today in potions."
"Really?" Edward said, "What did you do?"
"I just showed the class what I knew about wormwood."
Edward smiled. "I taught you that," he said.
"Yeah," Deirdre said.
"Well," Edward, "My classes went fine. Lots of homework, though, so I best get going at it."
He got up and left.
Zandra sighed. "I….love him guys."
Sammy laughed hysterically. Deirdre just smiled.
Zandra punched him. "It IS NOT FUNNY!" she shouted, "I'm being serious." She stormed off.
"Teenagers," Sammy said, shaking his head.
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After going to their flying class, and doing their homework, Deirdre and Sammy realized they had a lot of free time left.
"What to do? What to do?"
Sammy gave Deirdre a mischievous grin and said, "Want to go look around?"
Deirdre shrugged. What harm could possibly come from that?
So they left the Hydra common room and went exploring. They didn't find anything interesting. But then they spotted Zandra walking by herself.
"Zandra!" Sammy hissed.
Zandra turned around. "Oh, its YOU."
"Zandra," Sammy began, "I'm terribly sorry for making you mad. Forgive me, please?"
Zandra sighed. "There really is no use in being mad at you."
"Thanks."
Zandra said, "Now are you two exploring? Let an expert show you how its gone."
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Zandra certainly knew her way around Ranivans. She knew the secret passages. She led Sammy and Deirdre into a secret passage that would lead them to an office. Horfin's office.
"Wow, his office is huge," Sammy said.
Just then, they saw that the door was going to be opened.
"Hide, in the passage!" Zandra hissed.
Horfin, Nurse Evergreen, and Ms. Riley entered the room.
"Dragma, are you sure?" Horfin was saying.
"YES! The sorcerer's stone is hidden in Hogwarts!"
"But why?" Nurse Evergreen asked.
"Headmaster Dumbledore is powerful. That is why," Horfin said.
"But……….what if you know who isn't totally gone? What if he's coming back?" Ms. Riley asked.
"Lets not worry about it now."
Zandra whispered, "Lets leave. They will never know we were here."
