…Death…

I clean up my notes and books. I lean back on Blaise's shoulder. I lift my eyes as Izzy sits down in front of us. Blaise hands her the test papers he made me do. She rifles through the papers. She gives Blaise a thumbs up.

She turns to me. "What on earth are you doing?" she mutters looking at my drawings. "I'm an outdoor creature. I'm not meant to be indoors. Ouch!" I whisper dramatically Blaise pinched my leg. Izzy snickers as she stands "Behave yourself Char."

I glare at her as she leaves. Blaise closes his book. "You pinched me." I whisper. He looks at me "I don't know what your talking about." I continued poking him as we left the library. "I want compensation." I demand as we turn into an empty hall. He rounds on me. "I do believe your sister told you to behave yourself." he says grabbing my waist.

I stare back defiantly. "You want compensation for a pinch." he stares into my eyes. "Yep, but you're taking to long." I reply as I kiss him. I wrap my arms around his neck pulling him closer. "Who is this a compensation for?" he asks. "I forgot." I reply dazedly. I lean back a bit so I can see his face. He was smirking "You initiated it, but you forgot."

I nod. "Maybe I can refresh your memory." he offers. I tilt my head up as he kisses me. He walks me backwards to the wall. He lifts me up, so I was level with him, and I wrap my legs around his waist.

We hear someone clear their throat. "When you're done can you let my niece down so I can talk to you in private." uncle Severus says in a lazy drawl. Blaise puts me down. I watch as uncle beckons Blaise into an empty classroom. He gives me a highly amused glance as he passes.

I think he put a silencer charm on the door because I can't hear anything. I wait by a window for their talk to end. I jump as the door opens. Uncle Severus leaves first, and Blaise follows. "What was that all about?" I ask as the sound of uncle Severus' footsteps vanishes. Blaise holds a finger to his lips. "It's a secret!" I gasp. Blaise grabs my hand, and we go on a walk through the castle.

My mind was still in a haze as I ate dinner that night. "Why hello Mrs. Wrackspurts." Luna hugs me as she sits down. "What's wrong today" she asks. "Nothing. Just forgot something." I reply.

I was just climbing through the portrait hole after my morning classes when I spotted Ginny and Dean arguing. I walk over by Izzy and sat on the floor. Their fight ended with them storming off in opposite directions. Ginny went upstairs. I follow her.

She was on her bed glaring at the ceiling. I pull out a comfy blanket Mrs. Weasley had knitted. I draped it on Ginny. Tears were pouring from the corners of her eyes. I she sat up and hugs me. I let her cry for a while. I wiped the last of the tears from her face. She went to go change. She came back and crawled underneath the covers. She fell asleep and I put the blanket up.

I gather my afternoon books and went downstairs. Ginny did not come down for the next 3 days. We finally convinced her to come downstairs to at least eat. The air was thick with tension. Ginny started to attend her classes again, and her and Dean officially broke up.

O.W.L.s were approaching so fast that I barely had time to think. Harry had detentions for attacking Draco, so Ginny took over the Quidditch team. She played splendidly. Luna had been commentating and it was hilarious.

I was just putting my things away for the next day when my DA member alarm went off. I threw Izzy and Ginny a glance. We went immediately. We made our way to the Room of Requirement. Luna joined us after a bit followed by Ron and Neville.

We watched as Draco emerged from the room. Death Eaters followed him out of the room. A fierce battle began. We fought our way through the darkness cloud Draco had made. No one was harmed and I even managed to take down a Death Eater and stun him.

"Charlotte Black! What in Merlin's beard are you doing here?" uncle Remus questions. I sense something bad. I grab Ginny's hand and rushed towards the grounds where we found Harry chasing the other Death Eaters.

Harry collapsed on the ground. Ginny led him back to the castle. There was no sound as they escaped. I went back to the castle. Dumbledore was dead. I sat on a courtyard bench staring at the night sky as the sun began to creep over the horizon. "Charlotte!" I heard mum cry. I sit up. Mum ran over to me. "You caused me so much worry. What were you thinking? Are you hurt?" she rambles as she perused my face. "I'm fine mum." I whisper. Dad walked over "Remus sent word that he found you and some classmates taking on Death Eaters by yourselves. We were very worried." he spoke in a very take-no-prisoners voice.

"But everyone's fine. We had some Felix Felicis. We're fine." I repeat. They finally nodded. I see a familiar phoenix flying away from Hogwarts and gasp. My parents follow my line of sight. I take off running. I find Harry and the other DA members around Dumbledore. A crowd was forming. People were crying. Ginny took Harry to the Hospital Wing, and the other DA members follow. I sat in a corner of the wing by myself. I listen as Harry filed everyone in.

A funeral was held, and the DA members sat together. Everyone raised their wands. I felt the tears on my cheeks. Everyone comforted each other as the funeral ended.

I sat on a bench in the courtyard. I watched the sky. Blaise sat beside me. He leaned his head against mine. "Did you know?" I asked. "No, he mentioned nothing like that. He merely just wanted me to not get him in trouble for the gifts I gave you." he responds. His voice came out in cracks. I look at him.

His eyes were red. I wiped away some of the lingering tears. He wraps me in a hug, more for his sake then mine. I wrap my arms around him.

The second term came to an end and I still made it through O.W.L.s without so much as hiccup. I sit in a train compartment watching the scenery go by. I hear the compartment door slide open. Blaise enters. I jump up. He opens his arms and I walk into them. I was shaking badly. He sits down and pulls me onto his lap. He strokes my hair calmly. "There's another war brewing out there. I can sense it." I mumble. Blaise places my head on his neck. "I sense it too." he whispers.