Cassie and Zach kept bickering through Friday. Dylan kept on trying to make forced conversation between them, without much success. On Friday morning, Cassie was visited by a snowy white owl. She looked older then the other owls that were dropping parcels to their owners, but she was still efficient.

"Hedwig!" Cassie cried. She grabbed for the note attached to her head, petted the owl, who flew out of the window. "She was my dad's owl. So, he gave her to me." Cassie explained, ripping open the letter. Dylan and Zach looked over her shoulder to read the note:

Dear Cassie,

I hope you're first week at Hogwarts has been as memorable as mine was. Your mother says hi and everything is fine at home. I wrote to one of my old teachers, Professor Hagrid, about you and he wants to meet you. Would you please stop by his cabin on Friday afternoon? It would mean a lot to me and Hagrid.

Congratulations on getting into Ravenclaw,

Dad

Cassie re-read the letter and tucked it away. "Well, I guess we're going to Hagrid's this afternoon." She said. Cassie turned to Dylan "Wanna come?"

"Why not? I have nothing else to do." Dylan said. "You wanna come too Zach?" she asked. Zach stared at Cassie.

"I don't think she wants me to." Zach said, looking at Cassie, who went red.

"Well, I don't care, if you want-"

"Guys stop it! We're all going to Hagrid's and will you two please make up?" Dylan asked desperately. Cassie and Zach glared daggers at each other and turned.

"Fine by me." Cassie said sourly

"Whatever." Zach sniffed

There first class that morning was Defense Against the Dark Arts. Melanie Weasley told them about the teacher, Professor Lilyvitch.

"She's a vampire!" Melanie said significantly. "So don't sit in the front seats incase she get a sudden urge to bite your neck." She warned as Aly came up to the Ravenclaw table.

"What are you doing Mel? Telling them about Professor Lilyvitch?" she asked. Melanie nodded.

"Yeah, I told them not to sit up front." She said seriously. Cassie laughed.

"You're not seriously telling us out Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher…is a vampire?" She laughed again. Aly and Melanie smirked.

"Well, don't come running to us when your neck is bleeding!" Aly said. "C'mon Mel, we have Herbology." They left for the greenhouses where Dylan, Cassie and Zach had a lesson yesterday. Cassie chortled.

"Don't listen to them. Last year they said that hippogriffs came from Mars."

Defense Against the Dark the Dark Arts was a memorable class. It was, by far, Dylan's favorite, even though she was O.K. at it. Dylan had to take Aly and Melanie's thesis that Professor Lilyvitch was a vampire into perspective when she first saw the professor. Lilyvitch had deep, waxy skin and deep purple eyes. Dylan had never seen anyone with purple eyes before.

"Good Morning," Lilyvitch said in a deep raspy voice. "I am Professor Lilyvitch. This year, in Defense Against the Dark Arts, we will learn the basic protective spells. Like Expelilarmus!" Lisa Homme's wand flew out of her grip, into the air and landed on Lilyvitch's desk. She returned Lisa's wand to her. "We will also learn some offence spells like Insert tickling spell here" Cassie doubled over laughing and clutching her stomach. "The tickling spell," Lilyvitch said, lifting the curse. Cassie sat up in her seat, red in the face and still holding her stomach. "Many wizards think of this as a showy kind of spell, one that they would use on a Zonko's or Weasley's Wizard Wheezes product. But it is highly affective if it is used right." Lilyvitch continued.

Today, they practiced on a simple spell (One that Zach had already memorized), the one Professor Lilyvitch used on Lisa. Zach was, of course, the first one to get it right. Jeff Martin's wand flew across the room, hitting Lane Troy in the head.

"Homework is to practice this spell; I want you to master it by next lesson!" Lilyvitch said at the end of the lesson as the class walked out the door.

"Well, she seems like a good teacher!" Dylan said brightly, trying to see if Zach and Cassie were still not talking to each other. They must have made up because Cassie spoke up.

"Yes, I don't think she's a vampire though. Mum told me that Rufus Scrimgeour, the Minister of Magic was a vampire. What do you think Zach?"

"Well, I dunno. It's too early to tell yet." He said. "Cassie what time should we be going to Hagrid's?" he asked.

"After Lunch." Cassie said, turning into the Great Hall. Right when she sat down, a tawny owl flew onto the table.

"It's the Daily Prophet." Cassie said, putting some money into the pouch and taking her news paper. "Dylan, here's the back pages, I don't care about them. Oh look! Some guy is claiming he knows were Snape is-"Cassie was too busy looking at the article about Snape that she didn't even notice the witch on the back pages. The headlines screamed

Not-So Mythical Monsters Host Reported Missing

Not-So Mythical Monsters host, Luna Potter, has been reported missing. She disappeared while she was tracking a 'Swamp Hopping Warzcopper' in the middle of the Albanian Forests were 25 years previously was the site Bertha Jorkins disappeared.

"We tell the public not to worry," A hurried looking Rufus Scrimgeor told The Daily Prophet this Thursday night. "We'll find Mrs. Potter in no time." Luna Potter, the wife of Harry Potter the 'Chosen One', is believed being held as a ransom by You-Know-Who in attempts of leading Harry Potter to his death.

"My father, who I am ashamed to say, was a Death Eater." A pompous Draco Malfoy said at his manor. "I myself am not a Death Eater but, I have heard enough of Death Eater meeting to say that this is probably an idea the Dark Lord would have. I do hope that Potter will be found soon."

The wizarding community is asked to inform the Ministry about anything relating to the disappearance of Luna Potter. Continued on page 56.

Dylan gasped as she finished the article.

"What's up Dylan?" Cassie asked. Dylan bit her lip. Should she tell Cassie?

"Um, it's nothing…Zach? Can I talk to you? Alone." Dylan pulled Zach outside of the Great Hall.

"Ow! Be gentle!" Zach complained. Dylan rolled her eyes and shoved the article under his nose. "Whoa, does Cassie know?"

"That's what I'm debating about! She probably dosen't know, but should I tell her?" It was Zach's turn to roll his eyes.

"Well, DUH! Of course you should tell her! It's her mum!" he said impatiently. "Can I go back to lunch now?" he asked

"How can you thing about food at a time like this? You're best friends mum just disappeared!" Dylan said exasperatedly.

"Then go tell her!" Zach said. He turned on his heels and walked back into the Great Hall. Dylan followed him and sat next to Cassie.

"What were you two talking about?" She asked suspiciously. Dylan looked at Zach, who edged her on. She took a deep breath.

"Cassie? Can we talk outside for a minute?" Dylan asked. She didn't want to cause a scene.

"Uhhhh…sure?" Cassie followed Dylan outside the Great Hall. "So…what's up?" she asked. Dylan handed her the article.

"You'd better read this first." She said, her voice shaking. Cassie looked at her before taking the paper. Her eyes scanned the page, her mouth opening wider every second. Dylan looked at her friend. Every second seemed to take a life time.

"I…I…mum." Cassie stammered. Tears started to well up in her eyes.

"Cassie, I'm really-"Dylan started to say, but Cassie tucked the article in her pocked and ran up the marble staircase to the Ravenclaw dormitories. Dylan's eyes followed her friends. She heard footsteps approaching her. It was Zach.

"I'm guessing she didn't take it well?" he asked meekly. Dylan sighed.

"Zach, I'm going to see if she's O.K." she said and started to follow Cassie up the stairs.