"Right In Front Of You" Chapter 13: Disguised Flower

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Seamus woke up pretty early the next morning, nightmares terrorizing his mind. All he dreamed about was what Harry had done to Ginny, & it wouldn't leave him. Deciding to try to plage these thoughts out of his mind, he went for a walk. He was being pretty quiet as he walked out of the castle, a trick he had learned from Snape. "Being slick & quiet can scare quite a many number of people," he had told him during on of their lessons, when Seamus had asked how he always managed to sneak up on his students. Now, it was helping him out, as he slipped through the main doors & towards the lake. He had no idea that he was slowly being followed.

Soon enough, he made it out to the lake. During his years at Hogwarts, he found the lake calming if something had happened to him. As he took in the beauty of the lake, someone had wrapped their arms around him. Hoping it was Ginny, he turned around, but it was Lavender. "Hey Seamie," she cooed, looking up at him. 'Ugh, I hate it when she calls me that,' he thought to himself, than chuckled, thinking when he actually liked it. "Hey Lav," he replied, wanting out of her arms. She noticed his awkwardness & asked, "What's wrong, Seamie? Don't you like being with me?" Pulling away from her, he said, "Look Lav, I just need to be by myself right now, alright?" She looked up at him with a hurt look that looked almost...fake, & said, "I always made you feel better. What's wrong with me helping you now?" "If you really want to help me Lavender, leave me alone. I need to think right now." She looked up at him disgusted & sneered, "Fine; you could just tell me that you want to break up. I mean, I would have understood, but you're naturally a bloody bloke, right? Well, you won't have to deal with me anymore, Finnigan. Have a nice life." Before he could do anything, she scoffed & stomped off. He almost went after her...almost being the key word. For some reason, his feet wouldn't go after her, & for the first time in his life, he didn't force them.

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"That ass!" Lavender whispered furiously to herself, striding through the dark Hogwarts' corridors. 'I'll show him; I'll get him back,' she thought to herself as she walked further & further into the school. If you were there with her, you wouldn't have known this peculiar part of the castle, but she knew it all too well. Soon enough, she reached a portrait of a curled-up sea serpent, apparently sleeping. "Wake up, Gorgon! I need to get in!" she exclaimed, a pissed-off look gracing her features. The serpent woke up & said groggily, "Alright, say the password & let me sleep already." "Snrobelggum eht llik," she replied, waiting for the portrait to swing open. Finally it did, relieving a circular portal that she walked through, the portrait slamming behind her. Walking in, she called, "Come out already! I want to have payback, & I want it now!" Suddenly, a cold voice that would send shivers down your spine answered, "Don't worry Lavender; there's no need to yell. Let's continue planning, & we can add your payback in it. The time to act will come up soon, so we should be ready soon."

*A/N: Now, you know that Lavender doesn't appear who she is. Who is that mysterious voice? What's the plan? Find this out & more if you REVIEW! LOL =)*