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Outside, it was very cold, and a brisk wind swayed the leaf-less trees. It was snowing ever so lightly. Lani made her way up her relatively long driveway and up her short road. Her house was the one with the most property in the area, and right behind a man-made tree line, there was a sidewalk that was good for long walks.

An hour later, Lani was just turning for home when she heard quick footsteps from behind her. She held back a very strong urge to whip out her wand and just spun around to face whoever it was.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she recognized the face of her ex-best and only friend, Anna Moore. Anna had chestnut brown hair down to her waist, and black eyes. Lani and Anna had gotten into a fight over something very silly before Lani had left for Hogwarts, and they hadn't spoken since.

Lani was about to stop and see what Anna wanted but then decided that she probably didn't even mean to talk to her. That was until Anna started calling her name.

What does she want?

Who?

Shut up James or I'll jinx you into next week.

He, thankfully left.

"What," Lani snapped irritably at her ex-friend.

"Why are you so cheery?" Anna said sarcastically. "I came here... to- to apologize." She said quickly.

"Huh?" That caught Lani off-guard, but she really didn't even remember why she was mad at Anna. was it something about school? sports...? Ahhh, whatever. If I can't even remember why I'm mad at her, then there's no use staying mad.

"I'm not mad at you, I'm sorry too..."

"Really?" Anna looked genuinely surprised, but happy none-the-less. "So... Friends?"

"Friends," Lani agreed.

"Want me to walk with you?" Anna asked, picking the seams out of her gloves. Lani and Anna lived two houses away from each other.

"Sure," said, as she kicked at a loose rock on the ground. She noticed that it was starting to get a little dark out.

"So....." Anna said, pulling at a particularly stubborn seam on her gloves. "Where have you bee all year?"

Lani stopped mid-step. The rock she had just kicked flew into the road and a passing car ran over it.

"What?" Anna questioned, giving up on destroying her gloves.

"Oh...er... n-nothing," Lani stuttered, as she started walking, avoiding eye contact with Anna. "Er... I'm going to a boarding school now," She said slowly

"Oh..."

Then it hit her, I can't have any muggle friends right now, it's too dangerous. Voldemort will kill her and her family just to spite me.

"I can't be your friend right now," Lani said bluntly.

"W-what?" Anna questioned, though her black eyes were notoriously difficult to read emotions from, it was clear that she was hurt.

I can tell her, right? I mean, it's for her own safety. I can't get in trouble for that, right? and if I do, dad can always put a memory charm on her. I can trust her with a secret.

Tell who what?

I heard Uncle Fred and George have a new dangerous treat that they need a guenie-pig for. I think you would be perfect, Lani thought-spoke to her brother, and he left.

Anna started to run away towards her house. "Wait!" Lani shouted, but Anna kept going. Lani ran to catch up with her, and when she finally did, grabbed her arm and stopped her from running.

"That's not what I meant, " Lani said sincerely. "It's that - can you keep a secret?"

Anna nodded, wiping a single tear from her face. Lani noticed that the sun was beginning to set.

"Okay, now please hear me out, this is going to sound like something worthy of the insane asylum, but.. I'm a- a- "

There was a loud pop from a tree near Lani's house, which was now one house away.


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