Disclaimer: don't own harry potter. I think that goes without saying.

A/N: omg! I am soo sorry I haven't updated. I've been working on this Lord of the Rings fic, but I realized that's not fair 2 all of you who aren't fans of LotR or the story, so I'm giving you another chapter, and hopefully more will ensue. Here're the thank yous:

Hyena: lol, I'm sorry! I'm glad you like the story, and I promise to try to update more frequently! Anyway, here's your chapter (hey, do I actually get the chocolate frog? )

Britni Puccio: er, yeah, I guess it is. Sorry about that. I'll try to do that in this chapter; no guarantees tho…

Taj Rowanoak: lol, I'm glad u like. Yeah, joyner's name was the first that came to my mind. Lol. C u on Monday.

Casey's-Girl895: lol, I'm glad you like it! yeah, I'm continuing. Well, there's a special reason…but it'll be revealed later in the story.

Arwennicole: hehe, thanks! Hey any chance of an update on 'The Journey':puppy dog face:

Essence of a Shadow: (luv the name!) lol, thanks.

Mystique Hottie8: er, yeah, I realized that. I think I fixed it. thanks!

egastin77: lol, thanks.

k00lgirl1808: lol, thanks. I will.

gboyary: lol, I'm glad you enjoy it. really? U didn't like the song:shrugs: I think it's pretty. Anyway, I changed it cuz when I read it over I thought it sounded pretty dumb in the story.

For Eva Johnny Cade Fan: lol, u bet!

MiniMarauders: lol, thanks.

Ficman: aaaw, thanks. That means a lot.

Spazzy's Girl: lol, zac's a wizard. But b/c he's smart, he does both skools. Wizard in fall, regular in summer (KWWL).

Recap:

'NO!' Ashley screamed. She jolted up in her bed, shaking and sweating. Her heart was beating so fast she had to struggle to breathe.

Amy had been awoken by the scream. 'Ash, are you okay? What happened?' Her friend rushed over.

'Nothing,' Ashley half-lied. 'Nothing, it was a dream.'

'More like a nightmare,' Amy commented.

Ashley forced a smile. 'Yeah…. It's okay, go back to bed. I'll be fine.'

'You sure?' Amy looked concerned.

Ashley nodded. 'Positive.'

As Amy went back to her bed, Ashley lay shakily down again, the dream playing over and over in her head. It wasn't the first time she'd dreamed about the murders. What's going on? she thought desperately.

Ashley awoke early the next morning sweating. She'd had the dream about the boy with the glasses again. The same scar. The same eyes. And that feeling...like she'd known him long ago. There had to be a connection.

Ashley shook her head to clear it. Stop it, she told herself firmly. You're never going to know, so there's no use thinking about it. She sighed. She wanted to know who the boy was so badly.

Trying desperately to push the thought from her mind, she called, 'Amy?'

'Yeah?' Amy's voice came from one of the showers.

'I'm gonna shower, okay?'

'Kay!'

Ashley drew herself up out of bed and walked over to her suitcase. She pulled out soap, conditioner, shampoo, and a change of clothes, then went into the bathroom.

The moment the hot water hit her body, Ashley blacked out just for two second, like she had struck her head on something. In that second, there was a flash of green light coming from…somewhere…in the middle of a thunderstorm. Lightning flashed all around…then one bolt froze and began shrinking…shrinking…shrinking…outlines of two babies manifested in the blackness…the lightning split into two bolts and struck each child…and then it was over.

Ashley swayed a moment, and grabbed onto the shower curtain to steady herself. 'Oh my gosh,' she whispered, recalling something from her first dream the previous night: "Lily…Take the twins and go!" There were two babies, the man spoke of twins, Ashley felt like the boy from her dreams was…her brother. There had to be a connection!

She quickly showered, dried herself off, then dressed in hip-hugger jeans, a pink tank-top, a kelly green zip-up hoodie, and white sneakers. She applied her make-up accordingly then bounded out of the bathroom. 'Amy!' she yelled.

Amy, however, was still in the shower. 'Yeah?' she said.

'Hurry up! I need to tell you something!'

'Kay!'

Ashley began pacing in front of the bathroom door. Someone knocked at the door. She groaned looked out the eye-hole. It was Zac. Ashley swung open the door. 'Omigosh!' she exclaimed. 'You do not know how glad I am to see you. Amy's taking forever in the shower and I really need to tell someone!'

Zac looked shocked for a moment. 'Okaaay,' he said. 'Can I come in first?' he asked tentatively.

Ashley blushed. 'Oh. Right.' She stepped aside and let her boyfriend through. 'Amy!' she shouted. 'Zac's here!'

'Alright!'

Ashley turned to Zac, who had seated himself on Ashley's bed. 'So…what's up?' he said.

Ash sat down beside him and began. 'Okay, so I was getting in the shower, like, ten minutes ago and—' she told him what had happened.

'So?' she said when Zac didn't say anything. 'What do you think?'

Zac's expression was strange and hard to read. He looked worried, yet also thoughtful. 'Well—' he started.

Ashley jumped up. 'It's insane, I know, but he could be the key to my past!'

'Who could?' Amy said, stepping out of the bathroom, dressed in khaki-jeans and a maroon USC Trojans sweatshirt, and her hair wrapped in a towel.

'Tell you in a minute,' Ash said quickly, demanded of Zac, 'Why aren't you saying anything?'

Zac sighed. 'Um, I just tried to but you interrupted me…'

Ashley blushed. 'Whoops,' she muttered. 'Sorry…go ahead…'

'Well, I think that it all fits together, but…' he bit his lip. 'I think you're looking too deep into it.'

Ashley frowned, looking slightly hurt, but then her face lit up. 'Wait a minute!' she cried. 'You said that there was a guy just like the guy from my dream who's famous at your school, didn't you.'

'Yeah.'

'So? Do you know him? Do you have his number? Can we call him? If I talked to him, then—'

'Whoa, slow down, Ash,' Zac stopped her. 'I said he was famous at my school, I never said he went there.'

'But you know his name, though, right?' Ashley pressed.

Zac looked more uncomfortable then ever. 'Uh, I don't really remember,' he mumbled.

Ashley groaned. 'You've got to be kidding me! He's famous for cryin' out loud! C'mon, Zac, please remember, this might be the only piece of my past I have!' Something in her eyes caught Zac's attention. There was a desperate pleading…surrounded by sadness, and a yearning to know something regarding her past.

He sighed. 'I think his name's Harry,' he said after a few seconds, tearing his eyes from hers.

Ashley threw her hands up in the air in frustration. 'Harry what?' she groaned. 'C'mon, Zac, pl—'

'Look, Ashley, just drop it, okay?' Zac interrupted abruptly, startling his girlfriend. 'I don't remember, alright? And I'm definitely not going to remember if you keep bugging me about it like this!' He sighed. 'Besides, you need to dry your hair; we're going to be late meeting Joyner downstairs.'

Ashley threw him an extremely hurt look, then walked away to blow-dry her hair.

Amy blew out a low whistle when her friend turned to blow-dryer on, so she wouldn't hear her. 'What was up with that?' she asked Zac.

Zac ran his hand through his hair. 'It's a long story, and really hard to explain. I don't feel like getting into it right now,' he muttered. He sighed. 'Ash's probably not going to talk to me for the rest of the day now…'

'Well,' Amy said tentatively, 'I kind of don't blame her. I think you really hurt her feelings.'

'Yeah, I know,' Zac grumbled.

'But what was she talking about anyway?' Amy asked curiously. 'I thought she knew all about her past…'

Zac bit his lip and glanced at Ashley, who had her back turned toward him. 'I think Ashley should be the one to tell you that,' he said slowly. 'I'm gonna go catch Derrik before he leaves, so you can ask her later.'

'Okay,' Amy said, sighing. 'Tell Derrik I said 'hi' and I'll see him later.'

'Will do. See you.'

'Bye.'

Zac left, and threw one last look at his girlfriend. She had turned around, and saw him leaving. Zac couldn't help but notice a single, shimmering line on her face…the path of a tear.

Alright, I know I promised I'd try to get to harry, but it's 12:41 and I really wanted to update 2night…my birthday's coming soon, so what I'm gonna try and do is update a chapter of each story! Lol. So you'll get another one in about a week (around March 3, cuz that's my b-day!)

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