CHAPTER 5: The power of the Crystal

" Malfoy cursed you with the killing curse. Miraculously, you survived the curse. And Dumbledore's not even sure how you did it," said Orlando. " Why would he want me dead though?" Hope asked, a tad confused. Orlando did not answer her question. He was thinking. What if the Malfoys were helping Voldemort? What if Voldemort wanted Hope dead? Maybe he was after her because she possessed something he wanted. Orlando looked at Hope. Then he noticed a small blue crystal hanging around her neck that he had not noticed before. " Hope, do you wear that crystal all the time?" " Yes," she said softly. " It was from my grandmother. She told me ' This crystal is one of the most powerful objects in the world. It can do anything but bring people back to life. But it can make people immortal,' then she died." "I think, Hope," said Orlando in a worried voice, " That Voldemort is after you. I think that the Malfoys are helping him and he wants your crystal. It could make him immortal."

Orlando turned to Dumbledore and explained everything to him. They both agreed that Hope needed constant protection. It was more dangerous then Dumbledore or Harry had thought. Because there was another Death Eater at Hogworts that no one but Draco Malfoy knew about. She was one of the students and her name was Morgen Eve Gueneve. She hated Hope with a passion and thought Hope was a good-for-nothing know-it-all.