School… In The Muggle World

                                                                                     Ch. 9 – Confusion

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            Dean checked his watch for what seemed like the hundredth time but he knew if had only been six times.  He sighed in frustration when he saw that the time was 7:45 pm. 

            He looked around the mall for Rebecca but couldn't spot her which only annoyed him more.  SHE has asked HIM out, not the other way around.  She had set the time and now she was late.

            'Ok, if she's not here in fifteen minutes, I leave!' he thought to himself.

            He continued to look around at the many stores that were around him.  He liked observing people.  At Hogwarts everyone had two colours.  The standard thin line of light blue or pink for male and female, and then their magic level power, or their aura.  Watching muggles was very different.  They all had the same thin line for their gender but at the odd time, one would give off a few sparks of the yellow, the lowest magic level.  Squibs gave off an orange, just slightly above what a muggle could produce when they were in dire need or it.  When muggles were in dire need for their magic, which like squibs, they couldn't control or channel, their aura would flare.  It was an amazing thing to watch.

            The other thing Dean liked to look for were people like him.  People who could see magic.

            His mother had always told him how lucky he was to be able to do magic and 'see', as she called it, after he had received his letter from Hogwarts. 

            His mother's people were an old kind of people who were scattered across the earth.  They had been the lesser people of Atlantis.  They couldn't do the magic, but they could see it.  The higher people of Atlantis were the magic users, but because hey couldn't see magic they didn't know the big problems they were causing their city.  They drained too much magic from the land of the city that the land crumbled and was lost to the sea.  The lesser people saw the magic seeping out of the ground and left Atlantis a week before it fell.  Having never been able to use magic, they were able to adapt better to society then the wizards that had been able to escape the crumbling Atlantis.

            However, Dean was ashamed to admit that some of the Latl (lesser people of Atlantis), had been witch hunters during the witch burnings.

            His eyes scanned the mall when he did a double take.  Two things had caught his eye.  The first was a piece of jewelry which had magic radiating from it.  The second, however, was the person looking at the necklace.

            Most Lalts hid their aura, but the one looking at the necklace must have forgotten.  Dean quickly got up and walked over to them.

            He recognized the magic coming off the person as everyone radiated different magic, even muggles.  It was Smith, from the first day of school.

            Smith was something that had stumped Dean since he had seen Smith because Smith hid the gender aura.  Dean couldn't understand that though.

            "Interesting necklace, yea?" asked Dean.

            Smith quickly turned around and cleared its (A/N: I'm not giving away Smith's gender yet so I'll refer to Smith as 'it') throat.  "Mother's birthday soon."

            "Really?  'Cuz I've had my eye on it for a friend for awhile now.  Maybe you should find something else."

            Smith looked around and pleaded under its breathe, "Please, don't turn it into your Ministry?"

            "Why would I turn it into the British Government," asked Dean as he raised his eyebrows.

            "I know you're all wizards, you and your friends.  I also know you are a Latl, even though you are a wizard."

            "Well then, give the protection charm to your mother, Latl.  See you Monday."  Dean turned and walked away with a cheerful wave.

            Smith watched the boy walk away before following his advice and going to buy the necklace.

            Dean smiled again as he watched Smith enter the shop.  'Interesting.'

            "DEAN!" shrieked a voice.

            Dean winced and looked up.  Walking towards him was Rebecca.  He quickly looked back at his watch.  'Damn, if only she had waited four more minutes.'

            "Oh, hi Rebecca.  How are you?"

            "Great.  Sorry if I kept you waiting."  She pulled out a tub of lip gloss and started to apply it.  "I couldn't decide what to wear and then my brother got home late and he had to drive me here."

            "It's okay.  So, what do you want to do?"

            "Get to know you better."  With that said and a suggestive wink, Rebecca was dragging Dean across the mall to the movie theaters.

            ~

            Rayne knew if wasn't her fault that she couldn't remember what she had done yesterday afternoon but every time she tried to remember, the events just became fuzzier than before.

            Jeremy watched his sister through a creak in her bedroom door as she muttered to herself.  He knocked loudly startling her out of her thoughts.

            She turned towards the door.  "Yes?"

            Jeremy pushed the door open.  "You okay Rayne?"

            Rayne shrugged.  "I think so."  She sighed and tugged at a lock of her hair.  "Jer, have you ever felt like you have forgotten something, but it's important?"

            Jeremy stared at his twin.  "Nope, never."

            "Never mind.  Did you want something?"

            "Yeah, Saffron's on the phone.  Something about hot Indiana Jones."

            Rayne giggled.  She knew that Saffron liked her brother, well she thought Saffron did.  "Okay, thanks Jer."  She picked up her phone as Jeremy smiled at her and closed the door.

            "Hello?"

            "Hey Rainy Day," the voice on the phone said.

            "Hey Saff, what's up?"

            "The usually.  Wanna do something this weekend?"

            "Sure.  So… what do you want to do?"

            "There's this new movie out about old curses on families that witches during the burnings put on them.  You wanna see that?"

            'Witches?  Why does that remind me of something?  What ever.'  "Is there anything else Saff, I really don't feel like seeing that."

            "I'm sure we can find something.  I gotta go.  Debbie needs the phone to call her boy friend.  I wish she had gone away for university and not stay here."

            "You always say that but you know you'd miss her if she left."

            "So true.  Chow Rainy Day."

            "Bye Saffron."  Rebecca dropped her phone back into its cradle after pressing the off button.  'Might as well go to bed.'

            ~

            When Dean returned to 4 Privet Dr. later that night at 11:00 pm, he was past the thought of the consequences that would befall him if he were to strangle someone to death.  He was ready to deal with them if he could just kill Draco.  And, maybe Ginny since she had pretended to be his girlfriend.

            "Bad date?"

            Dean turned around and saw Harry and Ron sitting there. 

            "You could say that," he growled.  "Where's Malfoy?"

            "Our room," said Ron as he turned back to the chess board to find a way that he could check mate Harry.

            "He sleeping?" asked Dean as he slowly made his way up the stair case.

            "Who knows."

            Dean nodded his thanks and continued up the stairs.  He headed towards the room he shared and quickly opened the door.

            On Draco's bed was a lump that Dean hoped was sleeping.  Unfortunately, the blanket covering the lump covered the lumps aura.

            Dean tip toed to the bed and was preparing to wrap his hands around the lumps neck when a voice stopped him.

            Dean turned around to see Draco standing in the door way to the bathroom.

            "What are you doing on my bed?"

            Dean quickly got off.  "I was, umm…"

            "Right."  Draco walked over to his bed and pulled back the covers.  "Weasley?!?  What are you doing in my bed?"

            Ginny sat up and rubbed her eyes.  "What do you mean?  This is the girls' room."

            "No, it isn't Weasley.  Are you blind?"

            "Shut up Malfoy!"  Ginny stretched allowing her shirt to rise.  "Sorry Dean.  Night."  Ginny got off Draco's bed and gave Dean a kiss on the cheek.  "See you tomorrow."  She walked to the door and was halfway out when she turned around.  "Hey, Dean?"

            "Yeah Gin?"

            "How was your date?"

            Dean growled and through his pillow at her causing Ginny to duck and giggle before closing the door.

            "Your date was that bad?" asked Draco as he picked up his book.

            "I am really tempted to kill you at the moment Malfoy."

            "But don't you always want to kill me?"

            "Sorry Malfoy but I don't think about killing people all the time.  Someone else however…"
            "Are you suggesting something Thomas?" Draco growled as he set his book down.

            "Do you think I'm suggesting something Malfoy?  I mean, we all know about your father and his place at the Dark Lord's side."

            Draco growled again and leaped off his bed as Ginny came in again.

            "MALFOY!  Down boy!" she barked.

            ~

            Smith quickly left the mall after purchasing the necklace.  Smith walked towards the Smith house and quietly slipped inside.

            "Where were you brat?" asked Dena Smith.

            "At the mall.  Had to pick something up Dena."

            "Mom was worried.  Especially with all the wizards and witches at our school.  You have to be careful brat."

            "I know Dena.  You and mom don't have you worry.  I'll be fine.  They'll never know.  Well one of them does… sorta…"

            Dean looked shocked.  "What do you mean one of them knows?"

            "I mean one of the wizards is also a Latl.  But, don't to worry, he knows nothing of the plan."

            "How do you know?  One of his parents is most likely a Latl, they could have told him."

            "If he known he would have said something about it.  You and I both know that Dene, so leave it be."

            "What's in your jacket pocket?"  She looked over to where the jacket was on the table.

            "A necklace with magic properties.  Thought it might be useful."

            "Just think brat," said Dena, swirling her hair between her fingers, "this will all be over on Halloween and then we can forget about this."

            "Unless she tries again, Dene.  We all know that she has succeeded two times, he must be warned."

            "You must not say anything brat.  You know that more then anyone.  If it is meant to be then he will be fine.  If not the meisie will take over."

            "But how can you say that?" Smith yelled.  "It was read that he has to survive.  I have to tell him!"

            "It was also read that no one was to tell him brat so drop it!"

            ~

            "Just a little more time master," said a female voice.  "After that we will both have what we want!"

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A/N:  Well, that's it for now.  Hope you enjoyed it even though it was short.

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