D/C: If you recognize it. I don't own it. Kapeesh?

Chapter 12
Michelle

If there is one thing I love more than anything else. It's sleep. The one thing that was interrupted by an owl. I opened the letter and saw it was from Chello. I had to meet her in our spot.

I changed into a pair of black pants and a black t-shirt. I ran downstairs into the common room to find Ethan and Pete playing chess. I grabbed Ethan's wrist and dragged him to the stairs by the boys' dormitory. "I need your invisibility cloak." I said, whispering so we wouldn't be over heard.

"Alright." Ethan said, and ran upstairs to grab the cloak. When he brought it down, I thanked him. I stuffed it in my bag, along with some parchment, quills, ink, the usual boring stuff. I got out into the corridor and put the cloak on and went up to the owlery.

Chello looked around, seeing who had come in. I shut the door and took off Ethan's cloak. "There. Not a soul knows." I said, putting up my long blonde hair. "So, what's up?" I asked sitting in one of the chairs.

"Walter the Wizard… It's… Scary."

"He's just a new version of Voldemort…" I was one of the only Slytherins that actually said his name, but eventually I'd be calling him the Dark Lord as well. "We know enough spells that we can protect ourselves. Plus, I'm sure that the older students wouldn't let the younger students just… die."

"DON'T SAY HIS NAME!" Chelsea shrieked. Then she lowered her voice again. "It's just that… I don't know… They say he's intending to kill one person… And I don't know who it is… And I mean, what if it's someone we know?"

"Out of ALL the people in the world, you really think it'll be one of the people we know?"

"It's a possibility."

"Like… slim to none!"

"But what if it's the slim and not the none."

"You are overreacting Chello." I said, leaning back in the chair.

"Or maybe you are under reacting Shell!"

"Or maybe we're both reacting perfectly for the house we're in." I said, my snake-like side was coming out. "I'm sorry. That was really mean…"

"It's alright." Chelsea said, "It's just your Slytherin instinct… Or something like that."

It seemed like she was kind of distant today. I wasn't going to mention it though, I didn't know what was going on. "So…."

"So… what? There's a dangerous wizard on the loose and no one seems to be worried but me!"

"Chello… It's gonna be alright…"

"What if he comes to Hogwarts? What if he kills someone HERE? Hogwarts is supposed to be safe! But Sirius Black got in! Dumbledore got killed by Death Eaters! The Dark Mark was over the castle! You can't say that's not weird."

I didn't say anything, I had been one of the ones who knew about the Dark Mark before it showed up, I wasn't going to say anything though. I had made an Unbreakable Vow with Draco. And I didn't feel like dying.

"And you have no comment about that I see…"

"Well… I try not to think of the negative things. Mostly around this school I hang out with Ethan, Pete, and the girls. And Pete is the head of our year in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Especially in the creature area because-" I cut myself off. I was not going to give Pete away.

"Because why?"

"I don't remember what I was going to say…"

"Oh… I see…"

I didn't know what to say. Chello and I were like opposites on this. I didn't care. It wasn't that big a deal to me. Yet Chello was freaking out about Walter. What kind of threat is the name Walter? That's what I have to ask. But that's another reason he doesn't bother me. Walter? What kind of a name is that?

Chello looked at me, "You aren't freaked out at all?"

"Nope. Come on, how am I supposed to be scared of a guy with the name Walter?"

She shook her head, "Your mom's name is Samantha. And that's almost as threatening as Walter. Yet she's a total bitch!"

"Hey. Samantha is way more threatening than Walter." I said, my mom was probably worse than Walter and Voldemort combined. No one believed me on that. Except my brother. That's what I had forgotten to do. "Sorry Chello. I have to go. I promised Ryan I'd write to him!" I said, I threw Ethan's invisibility cloak on and ran back to the Slytherin Common Room, where I sat on the couch next to Ethan, and handed him his cloak. "Thanks Ethan."

"Not a problem Shell."

"Well I'll be back later."

I went up to the girls' dormitory and wrote a letter for Ryan.

Ryan,

Sorry I didn't write sooner. But stuff came up. We're helping Pete prepare for the full moon. And then there's this Walter dude… Everyone is flipping out. Especially Chelsea. It bothers me. I'm sitting here, just doing my monthly routine. Like, if Snape doesn't get the potion prepared in time I have to find the knot in the Whomping Willow. Why me you ask? Well, because I'm the smallest person that knows… But that's okay. Because Snape has the potion just about ready.

But how's Mom treating you? Hopefully better than she usually treats us. Is she like… one of those people who change their behavior based on who they're with? That would be great for you. Well. Send my love to Dad.

XoXo
Shell

I folded the letter, and wrote "Ryan" on the front, I walked up to the owlery. I saw Meeka. "Meeka! You big oaf! Get down here." She flew down instantly. I attached the letter to her leg, "Bring this directly to Ryan. No detours." I then put her on the ledge and she flew towards my darling home.

I walked back to the Slytherin Common Room, where I sat with Ethan and Pete. Pete was beginning to look pale. There were 4 days til the full moon. We'd get him his potion on Thursday night.

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