CHAPTER 2: Dreams and Death

That night, Hope tossed and turned in a fitful sleep, nightmare after nightmare tortured her and in the morning, she was groggy and tired. People all around her were jabbering... " Did you hear about last night?" " No, what happened?" " Some girl was screaming deathly high-pitched shrieks as if being killed or watching someone being killed." And when Frizz and Hermione got to the table, neither of them would look at her. Orlando sat down across from her and said, "Were you okay last night?" Hope stared at him dumbfounded and asked," What do you mean?" " You were screaming last night," he replied. "I'm sorry," she said. "It's not your fault, Hope," Hermione said uncertainly. " You were probably having a nightmare or something of the sort."

Hope sat there quietly thinking over what she had just found out. Was there a reason she was having these nightmares? Did they have some sort of meaning? Were they a warning of danger? Was she just hallucinating? Was she going crazy? All these thoughts started swimming through her head so bad that she got a terrible headache. "I think I need to see the nurse," she said. " I'll take you up there," said Orlando. " To make sure you get there okay."

They started up the stairs and walked up and up. As they came around the corner, none other was standing there but Draco Malfoy. " Taking your girlfriend out on a date, Orli?" he sneered. " I know that this is the only place you can afford to take her to." " You're gonna get it now, Malfoy!" Orlando shouted as he whipped out his wand but Hope got there first. She shouted, " TARENTANGULLA!!!!!!" Malfoy's legs started to go jelly-like and he wobbled around the hall, leaving their path clear.

Suddenly, Hope tumbled forward. Orlando turned to see Malfoy, having done the counter-curse, standing there menacingly. He raised his wand high and shouted something that should not have come out of his mouth. "AVADA KADAVERA!!!" sending the green light straight at Hope. She looked up, gasped, and was blasted backwards by the curse.