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Chapter 40

On their way to the Hufflepuff dormitory, Rachelle and Tiffany ran into Bita – literally. They were turning a corner at the same time Bita was, so Rachelle and Bita crashed into each other. When they recovered, Rachelle grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her roughly.

"BITA. HE'S HERE," she said urgently.

"Really?" Bita said. "IT'S ABOUT TIME. HE'S REALLY LATE."

"Bita…do you know who I'm talking about?" Rachelle asked.

"Maybe…is it one of the lemons?"

"AHHHHHHHH! Bita, she's talking about Zastrin," Tiffany said, trying to be patient.

"Ohhh! We should avoid him," Bita said, smiling proudly at her idea.

"Avoid who?" came the voice of Hermione, walking towards them from down the hall.

"Oh no…" Rachelle said, quietly so that only Bita and Tiffany could hear.

"We should lie," Tiffany whispered back quickly.

"Yeah," Rachelle agreed.

"Zastrin!" Bita said loudly across the hall, in answer to Hermione.

Hermione's eyes grew very wide and she broke into a jog.

"Is he…here?" she asked quietly when she reached them.

Tiffany and Rachelle glared at Bita.

"Yes, he's here," Tiffany answered.

"Did you have a vision?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah…kind of…I saw him here, on the grounds," Tiffany said.

"But we don't know what he looks like, how do you know it was Zastrin?" Rachelle asked.

"Well, it was just a kind of blob thing, but I just know it symbolized him," Tiffany explained.

"Oh," said Rachelle.

"What are we going to do?" Hermione asked.

"You're going to go to lunch and pretend you never spoke to us," Tiffany said bluntly.

"Then you're going to go get yourselves killed!" Hermione snapped back.

"We'll be fine, he can't get us as long as we're in the castle," Rachelle told her.

Just then, Professor McGonagall's voice sounded on the overhead speakers and the four girls looked up and the nearest one.

"Attention, all staff and students: Please evacuate the castle in an orderly way and stand outside on the grounds until I say it's safe to return inside. There is a possible danger somewhere in the castle and it would be for the best if you all went outside. Thank you."

The Odds stared at each other in horror.