Here I am, just to show that I'm not dead. I hope you like this chapter, although it's short.
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The vampire-girl leaped toward Lise, and the teacher sprang in the way. The boggart changed into some unknown object, then at the teacher's cry of Riddikulus! it froze, allowing Professor Mesula to shove it back into the drawer from which it had come from. The class fell silent and they all stared at Lise, who looked like she was about to cry. A few seconds went by and no one said a word, then the teacher took charge once again.
"Alright, class! See you next week. Oh, and five points to everyone who tackled the boggart today. Good job, everyone!" she said as the class filed out of the room and spread out through the hallway, heading to their next class. A girl came up to the group and targeted Lise, much to her dismay.
"Hey, you're, like, that girl, right? Umm...Lise? Yeah, well, um, are you, like, afraid of vampires or something? 'Cause, really, that, like, wasn't very scary." The girl tilted her head, and gave Lise an expectant look. Lise stared at her feet. "And, like, anyway, why'd she look so much like you?" the girl finished up, with an even more expectant look. Lise turned away and hurried down the hall. The girl looked at her, shrugged, and walked away.
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Lise turned down many hallways until she found the second hall girl's bathroom. She pulled the door open, searched for anyone else inhabiting the bathroom, then cried out "Ebori! Nereme asona!"
From her perch on the bathroom toilet (where she had climbed after she heard someone coming) Lily listened intently. All she could hear were two voices, one Lise's, and one slightly lower, talking in some unknown language. Unknown to her, that is. All she could catch was something like "Nasumeto--sayas-caseu--" or something like that. They were talking so fast it was hard to pick out more than a few syllables. Lily's foot started slipping, and she silently as she could transferred her weight to her other one and pulled the slipping foot up out of where it was falling, which was into the toilet bowl. Luckily for her, Lise finished , and left Lily alone to try to hop down without slipping and killing herself on a toilet. That would've been worse than what had happened to Moaning Myrtle. She dashed out of the bathroom and toward the common room. Classes were over for a bit; they were taking a break for lunch. However, for now, Lily wasn't hungry in the slightest.
Lise was sitting in a couch in the common room, curled up slightly, staring at the currently unlit fireplace. Or rather, staring past the currently unlit fireplace. Her eyes were glazed and she looked like she was somewhere else entirely. Perhaps she was homesick? After all, the first few days of school that was customary for most, Lily had been told. Lily walked over to Lise and pulled her into a full sitting position by her arms, earning her a slight glare from Lise, who apparently was just now noticing her.
"Hey, Lise, are you going to go eat lunch? Everyone's in the Great Hall," Lily informed her.
"I'm not very hungry, but thank you anyway," was the short response she recieved.
Lily sat down beside her and faced her. She tilted her head to one side, for once revealing the gentle innocence she possessed but always hid, and said "You know, if there's something bothering you, you can tell me."
Lise looked up at her, a look of desperation crossing her face, and asked "Can you keep a secret?"
"Of course I can," Lily replied with a sweet smile still on her face.
"Lise leaned in closer to whisper something in Lily's ear."
All that could be heard except by Lily was a soft hiss, then Lily's eyes widened.
"You're really a....?"
"Yes."
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Heh. Cliffie again. But I have what comes next already, so if I get enough reviews, it goes up. If not, you'll all just have to wait.