As quickly as the spinning had begun it suddenly stopped. This room was one that Christiana recognized. It was the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom at Hogwarts. Silently Lexi led her over to a group of girls about age 16 in the back of the room. It wasn't hard to guess who they were. It was Katie, Lily, and Lexi. Across the room Christiana recognized her father sitting with Remus, Sirius, and a boy she had never seen before.

"Alright class that's enough," came a cold voice from the front of the room.

Silence swept over the room.

"Today we will be briefly going over the unforgivable curses. This being the case I require your undivided attention," here the Professor paused and glanced across the room, as if he were daring anyone to speak. "Now as I am sure most of you know these three curses are illegal and will land you in Azkaban for life if you are caught performing one."

The room remained silent. Some of the students were taking notes, Christiana noticed that her mother was one of them, but most were just listening intently.

"The first curse we'll discuss is the Cruciatus Curse. Can any one tell me the uses of it?"

A hand went up in the back of the room. It belonged to a boy with silver blonde hair.

"Mr. Malfoy?"

"It's used as a torture device causing extreme pain."

"I wonder how he knows that. . ." Lexi whispered to Katie who giggled.

"Is there something you'd like to share with the class Miss Potter?" asked the Professor from the front of the room, his cold dark eyes landing on Lexi.

"No Professor Ormand, I think Lucius pretty much said it all," Lexi replied sweetly, "though I am surprised that he even knew the answer," she added sarcastically.

Professor Ormand merely glared at her and continued his lesson. Just when he had begun to speak of the killing curse there was a knock on the door.

"Excuse me class," he said exiting the room.

"Finally, I thought he'd never leave," said Lexi leaning back in her chair.

"You'll never guess what Sirius got you for your birthday Lex," said Katie.

"Lemme guess nothing?" said Lexi laughing, "He's completely broke."

"I'm not," said a voice in Lexi's ear.

"Shove it Arien, I'm in no mood to deal with you."

"Well that's too bad then isn't it," the boy called Arien said.

"What's too bad the fact that try as you might you have yet to find a girlfriend?" said Lexi menacingly.

"You would do well to watch what comes out of that pretty little mouth of yours."

"Are you hard of hearing or just stupid," said Lexi a little louder to try and catch Sirius's attention, "I said go AWAY!"

"As you wish," he sneered and made his way back to his group of friends.

"I swear if he comes near me one more time I'll kill him," said Lexi angrily.

"Calm down Lex don't worry about it," said Lily.

Suddenly Arien fell from his chair. None of the Gryffindors noticed however until Lucius Malfoy spoke.

"HE'S DEAD!"

The class became silent.

"What?"

"He can't be."

There's no way."

A crowd was now forming around Arien's body. Shocked students gazed in disbelief at the boy.

"YOU!" said Lucius rounding on Lexi.

"What?"

"You did this! I HEARD YOU SAY IT!"

"Lucius what are you talking about . . ." but Lexi never got to finish for without warning lunged at her and threw her against a glass case. The glass shattered cutting into Lexi's skin and ripping at her uniform.

Thankfully Professor Ormand entered again and the class silenced.

"What is going on?" he said surveying the room.

"She KILLED MY BROTHER!" shouted Lucius, while Lexi merely looked at him in shock.