-Chapter six-

Long time no see...

After her meeting with Teran, she tried her best every day to ignore him or best never see him. A month had past then two then three, now getting closer to Christmas. Today was December 16th, the last day of school before the holidays. She had decided to stay at hogwarts for a change. Lee needed to go back home because of his grand-mothers health and Dixon couldn't stay because his mother had said so. It was just her and Kim and Lora. She told herself that maybe it was for the better to be away from the two boys for a while. But the fact that she would be staying here with Kim and Lora was an even less sure thing. She remembered the night she was to meet Teran, when she had promise to the girls that she would tell them both what happened afterwards, she remembered the next morning when she had refuse to tell them.

Flasback

The next morning when she woke up, her eyes felt horrible. She noticed that the only one still asleep was Chanelle, an other one of her room-mates. Kim and Lora must of when down to breakfast. After she had showered and got dressed, she walked down towards the great Hall. As soon as she walked inside, she had made it clear in her mind that she wouldn't look at Teran. Not once.

As she sat in front of her two goons, she realized that beside her sat Lora.

'Hey Ellie...' she greeted smiling.

'Hey...' she replied faintly. Kim ached her neck to meet Ellie's face as she was siting beside Lora. She looked even more eager then Lora.

'So....care to tell us what happened' whispered Kim. Ellie looked back at her friends, Lee and Dixon to make sure they were distracted then looked back at the girls.

'Nothing happened ok' she answered. They looked disappointed.

'Come on Ellie, something must've happen...I mean, since you entered the great hall, he won't stop staring at you...look' indicated Kim. She did keep her promise and didn't look.

'I don't want to talk about it ok' with that she got up and left. Sometimes they would try to make her tell them but went unsuccessfully. Because of this, even Lee and Dixon noticed that Ellie was becoming somewhat more distant from them...

end of flashback

She knew she wouldn't be able to keep the pressure any longer, it haunts her. As she walk into the great hall, she noticed that Lee and Dixon weren't there. She sat in front of her girl friends instead.

'Look Ellie, we know you don't want to tell us but at some point you're going to have to tell someone because this isn't only some secret its also jeopardizing your friendship with Dixon and Lee' explain Kim seriously. Ellie looked at the ground it seemed a lot more interesting.

'Ellie?...you know we won't tell, we've already kept one. Remember?' asked Lora. Ellie's head came back up, tiny rivers streamed from each side of her face. 'Oh Ellie....just tell us, you know when you tell someone it helps...so I've heard'

'Why can't life be easier...why can't love be easier' she said sorrowfully. Both girls looked at her sympathetically but also had a smile.

'Love?' asked Kim. Ellie hadn't realized what she had said, she had just said "love".

'Oh Kim....if you only knew' she sigh sadly. She put her face in her hands.

'Just tell the rest, then we'll help...you'll see' asked Lora lifting Ellie's head. At this point Ellie truly felt like "Romeo and Juliette", even though she is a witch it didn't kept her from reading some of the muggle novels. In that particular novel, two young loved each other but could never be together because of their family differences, which is the same case as her. In the end they die, she hoped it wouldn't get to that. She breathed in slowly.

'When I got to the prefects lounge, he was already there. All and all, I looked at him and he looked at me. I had time to see how he really looks like which is pretty good...but anyways after we got to the room of requirement, we each lain on the ground. I explained my situation and asked him if he was willing to help me then he accepted. I was sort of caught up in the moment so I wrapped my arms around his neck and buried my face in is shoulder saying over and over "thank you!" until I started crying. He lifted my head, he thought I was crying because he had done something wrong, I told him he didn't that I was crying because I was happy. He put his hands on my face, whipped the tears then I saw that his face was coming closer to mine' she stopped talking, taking a short break.

'He kissed you?!' asked Lora a wide smile on her face.

'No, before he had the chance to I spoke. I asked him what he had wanted to tell me and before he had time to said anything I shoved him in the corner of the room, with my cloak to hide and I went to "fake" sleep on the couch. Lee and Dixon got in, woke me up and bragged me to the common room...'

'But what happened to Teran?' asked Kim incredulous.

'I'm not done' both girls nodded in forgiveness. 'Anyways...I stopped suddenly, I told the guys that I had forgotten my bag in the room, so I went back. Teran was saying over and over how cunning I was, he approached towards me, took my hand, kissed it then said "I like the way you think". We went down into the dungeons, he turned back to face me. I told him that I was sorry to have cut him off when he had wanted to tell me what he had wanted, so I asked him again then....' she looked at her hands.

'Then WHAT!!!' asked Lora impatient. Ellie brought her head back up, she was smiling.

'Then he sigh deeply, took my head and kissed me. I hadn't realized at first, so I gave in. It seemed like an eternity. It was so passionate, so right so amazing....' she smile more to herself now. Both girls were wide eyed shock.

'Oh MY god!!!....I knew it!' squealed Kim. Ellie's smile soon wore off and both girls noticed. 'If it was "amazing" like you said then why are you so down....?'

'Because even though I like him a lot even maybe love him, I can't be with him. Do you know how much it hurts to want something so bad but you can't have it...just because of a stupid family name...' she whispered as a tear left her eye.

'Oh Ellie...we're so sorry...I mean, you can't help loving someone..its just is, if your parents can't see this then make them understand. I know you're stronger then this Ellie, you always were' said Lora softly. Ellie nodded, then smile weakly. She had to admit that they were right, it did feel better afterwards when you told someone. She got up and walked out the great hall. As she walked pass one of the unused classroom, she felt someone suddenly grabbing her by the sleeve, pulling her inside the classroom. She turned around to meet her kidnapper, it was Teran.

'Why did you do that?' she asked. He took her hand, which surprised her and brought her to a seat. She sat then looked at him.

'Long time no see...' he replied. She looked at the ground, he lifted her head the moment she had cast it down.

'Don't look down, look at me Ellie. You have been ignoring me for months and I'm sorry if I did something wrong...when I kissed you that night, I thought you would understand but I guess you don't. It hurt me, and if possible, I wouldn't mind an explanation' he said seriously.

'I'm sorry Teran...but as much as I want to be with you, we can't' she said tearfully. He looked at her for a while.

'Why were you crying in the great hall ?' he asked.

'Because of you....' He was shocked.

'Me?'

'You have no idea how much it pains me to want you so much but can't have you because of our situation...' He frowned.

'Situation...?'

'If either your father or my family ever heard that we were together then I wouldn't want to be in the middle of it, I don't want you to get hurt, it scares me...' He wrapped his arms around her, comforting her.

'We could keep it a secret?' he said. Her head came up.

'The things people do for love....' she whispered, sighing deeply. He smile, lifted her head towards him, kissed her softly.

'The things I do for you....' he whispered back. She smile his smile, wrapped her arms around him then got up. They walked back to the door, as she was ready to go through it he stopped her. She turned back, he was smiling.

'You know...' he said smoothly. '...we'll need a place so that we won't get caught' he still had that boyish grin on his face. Her hands went around his neck slowly, his smile widen.

'Same place as the last time...and since it the holidays and I'm here and you're here well...we can spend as much time as we want...alone' she said seductively. He brought his hands to the back of his neck, took her hands in his then kissed them softly.

'I like the way you think Potter' he said just as softly. His smile was now tender, he bowed then left. She was happy again, well she had never been this happy before but still this was...amazing, her word. Amazing. She sigh, a happy sigh then left to go back to the great hall. Even if she was with Teran now, a part of her still didn't quite felt right about this, it had happened so fast. She didn't really know all that much about him and he about her, well at lease when they were going to be together, they would have the chance to get to know each other. But still it felt a bit... rushed. She walked inside the great hall then sat beside Kim, Lora was no were to be seen.

'Where's Lora...and why do you have juice all over you?' Kim looked at her, she smile trying to keep from laughing.

'She went to meet someone' she answered, ignoring the other question. Ellie's brows bunched together.

'Meeting someone...who?!'

'Some ravenclaw boy' she said casually. Ellie's brows went up so fast that it hurt.

'I didn't know she had a boyfriend...'

'She didn't...it just recently happened. When you left, we were talking about the up coming ball in February when suddenly this owl brings her a letter. When she opened it, she got up so fast that she spilled pumpkin juice on me, that's why I'm very sticky...anyways she told me she had to go meet...um I forgot his name..its something like Phil Drew...um' she was drumming her fingers on the table, thinking.

'Phil Drumen' asked Ellie surprise.

'Ya that's him...anyways she said she had to meet him so that's why she ain't here'

'Oh....'

'So...why did you go and come back?' she asked, looking down her shirt disgustingly.

'Uh...I...I don't know, I guess I just needed some time alone...' she faltered. Kim eyed her suspiciously but didn't push on the matter.

'O-k...um...do you want to go outside and...I don't know, fight or something in the snow?' she asked getting up.

'Sure'

That day flew, and by the time she actually looked at the clock it was a carter past seven. She had gotten a letter from Teran around five, telling her to meet her tonight. She began reading a book on creatures and their ways of living and by the time she looked again it was five minutes till nine. She closed the book went inside the girls dormitory to get her invisibility cloak, then out she went. She got to the room of requirement not to long after she had left the tower. He was already there, in all his glamor. He was on the couch, his eyes were closed, he looked so innocent, so peaceful. Like he had sensed her present, his eyes opened but he didn't move. She made her way to the couch, climbed on him then wrapped her arms around him. As they lied in each others arms, he turned his head to her.

'Why did you asked me to help you...why not someone else?' he asked. She was a bit taken aback.

'You seemed to know about it, and I didn't want to disrupt Dumbledore so...and my friends don't know anything about it so it wouldn't help' He nodded in understanding. As he played with a lock of her hair he spoke again.

'What's the pendant called again?'

'The pendant of Konnen, it means Power. Our house elf told me' she answered, her eyes closed.

'What language is it from?' he asked. She shook her head subconsciously. Silent filled the air again, then all of the sudden something clicked in her head. Her upper body rose up briskly. He looked at her oddly.

'Oh my god..Teran, it's...it's...that's it, Konnen...we only have to find out which language it's from!!!' she yelled. 'You're a genius' she exclaimed, kissing his briskly. He looked at her shocked by her roughness. He grinned boyishly, not saying a word. She climbed off of him, paced the room in all excitement, mumbling things he couldn't make out.

'Ellie?' She kept on pacing, not hearing him. 'Ellie!' he said louder. She turned her head towards him with surprise. 'Forgot about me?' he asked getting off the couch. He walked towards her slowly. She wrapped her arms around his waist and looked into his eyes.

'I didn't forget...I'm just so happy that I have a chance of getting my dad back' she said softly, smiling with all her heart. He smile back and took one off her hands that were behind his back. 'I'll need to go, my father wanted to talk to me about something...' he explained pulling on her hand towards the door.

'Fine...' she said reluctantly.

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She walked along the stone wall. Her only source of light was her wand.

There were sounds that she could hear coming from afar but payed no attention to, it wasn't important. Finding the pendant was important.

'Ow!' she had hit something. Her emerald eyes traveled downwards to see what her foot had hit. It was a metal box. 'What?' she thought. She inspected the object carefully, noticing something written on it, it read:

Horis Ferghul, M.E

There was a parchment attached to it. Her wand came closer to make out what was written on it, it read:

May 7th 1805

Point place of the keeper of the pendant. Activation still unidentified.

Lock activation, red, green, red, red, black, black.

She knew what to do.

(a/n...Now, things are happening...Teran and Ellie, The mysterious Women in the cave...? Read the nest Chapter to know...well I have to write it first...R/R)