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Jonathan was having a good morning. Though he was still having those dreams, they somehow gave him

comfort. He got up early and found Seth sitting at the table writing something. "Hey Seth?" "Yeah?" "What're

you doing?" "Writing something." "Oh." Jon went over to the refrigerator and began to get some things to make

breakfast. Seth had been acting a bit odd lately. He would disappear for a long time and quite a few times he

would come back with bruises and cuts on his arms and legs. At first Jon thought that Seth had a girlfriend but

the cuts sort of canceled that thought out. "Do you want eggs and bacon, or cereal?" Seth didn't answer but

went to the door. "I'm going to go mail this. And eggs are fine. Be right back." Once the door closed, the phone

rang. "Hello, home of Jonathan Peters and Seth Beggart. This is Jon speaking." There was a pause. "Hello," Jon

said again. "IsSeththere," someone asked very quickly. "Excuse me?" "Is Seth there," they asked again. "No, he

just left to mail something. He'll be back soon though. Would you like to leave a message?" "Oh no, never mind.

Thank you sir." Then the person hung up. Jon just shook his head muttering, "Kids" and continued to cook.

Seth finally got back fifteen minutes later. "What kept you," Jon asked getting some plates out. "I couldn't find a

mailbox," he mumbled. They ate a rather quiet meal until Jon remembered. "Oh yeah, someone called for you

earlier." "Really, who?" "Some teenager I think. He wouldn't leave a message but hung up quickly when I said

you were mailing a letter." "Oh, well maybe they'll call back soon," Seth said digging in.

Later they were cleaning the house when someone knocked on the door. Jon cleaned his hands on his pants

before answering. "Ryan, where've you been? We haven't seen you in awhile." "Hey Jon, how're things," Ryan

said walking in. "Ryan," Seth said handing out his hand. "Seth," he said shaking it. "So, what've you been up to,"

Jon asked. "Oh you know, this and that. Work." "Right, how's that going?" "Fine, it's good." "Want to help us

clean," Seth asked from the corner. "I don't want to intrude." "Oh no, you'll be doing us a world of good, right

Jon." "Yeah, as long as you're free." "Fine." So Ryan helped them clean up. He didn't want to but he did. Jon

could tell that Ryan didn't really want to help, but why did he concede so easily. Somehow he didn't seem the

type. 'Marauders Forever' "Marauders Forever," he whispered fondly. Both Ryan and Seth faced him rather

quickly. "What was that," Seth asked fast. "Nothing," he said. "But we heard you mumble something," Ryan said

walking closer. "It was nothing," he said and went back to work. Unknown to him, Ryan and Seth looked at

each other with questionable looks of hope in their eyes.

Rose came over later in the evening. She was having a bit of a strange day. She kept thinking about those

memories that she kept having. They just kept getting stranger and stranger. She might need to see a therapist

after all of the things she'd seen. Rose rang the doorbell and waited at the door. No one answered and she was

getting a little worried. It was when she was going to bust the door down that she noticed a small note on the

mat. She picked it up and read it.

Dear Rose,

Went out with the guys. Sorry about our plans.

Love Always,

Jonathan

Rose pocketed it and left. Instead of going straight home, she went to a nice little restaurant to eat. She had a

good meal and left after paying the bill. As she was walking past the alley, someone shoved her aside. A figure

came and stood before her. He seemed to be wearing a black cloak but she couldn't see his face or anything

else distinctive about him. "Give me your purse lady," he said. "No." "What was that?" "I said no, now leave me

alone." She was about to run for it, but the other person grabbed her arm and slowly took out a knife. They

slashed the cord and made a break for it. "No, get back here," she yelled and followed. Two more men that she

didn't see grabbed her. "Aren't you a pretty girl." "Let me go now!" Rose began to shake with intense fury.

Suddenly, a blue light came from nowhere and the men were pushed away by some weird force. Rose slowly

took deep breaths and began to run again. She slowly found herself going faster and faster before she finally

came to him. Slowly and silently she walked towards him. "Yeah I got some, now give it to me." "Okay, but I

have no clue why you want it." It was dark, but Rose didn't care. What was that man giving away? Now she

only wished she could have her purse back. It flew right into her hands. "Hey, where'd it go?" "Over there."

Rose looked down at the purse, back at the men and ran for it. "Get her!"

Jon, Seth and Ryan were back at the apartment. And they had all just had a bit to drink for no reason. "Okay, I

got one, one you'd never expect okay," Jon said. "Okay," the other two said eagerly. "Why'd the chicken cross

the road?" Seth and Ryan groaned. "No, its got a good ending. Now why'd the chicken cross the road?"

"Why?" "JON!" All three of them turned their heads to the window and ran to it. "Rose?" they noticed that she

was being followed by two strange looking men. Ryan and Seth shared a look, and then looked to Jon. "Let's

roll," Jon said. Quickly they all ran outside (Ryan and Seth touching something in their pockets) and went to find

her.

Rose ran and ran till she came to a park. "Get over here!" She ran faster and hid behind a tree. "I'll find you."

She silently prayed that he wouldn't find her. Jon and the others meanwhile were trying to catch up. Ryan looked

at something in his hand. "She's towards the park," he said pointing. They ran faster right before they heard a

yell. "Rose," Jon yelled. Once they got inside, they split up. Ryan went right, Seth went left and Jon went right

down the middle. Each of them called out her name and tried to find anything that could lead them to her. Of

course unknown to Jon, Seth and Ryan had a bit of a clear advantage. Yet in the end, it was Jon that had found

her first. He hid behind a Mahogany tree and waited. "Give me that," one of them men shouted. Rose slowly

handed him her purse and he snatched it from her. "Hey, you give that back now," Jon shouted. The two men

looked around. "Who said that," one asked. "You heard me, give that back to her." They still didn't see his face,

but they did see the outline of a person. "Jon?" "You can't talk to us like that," the other man said. Suddenly, the

wind began to pick up. "I said Give.It.Back," he said pointing his finger at them. A bright red light came from it

and struck the two men down. Rose slowly came out from where she was and went over to Jon. "Are they all

right?" Jon walked over and felt the men's pulses. "Yeah, they're just out." Jon walked over and hugged her

tight. "What was that," she asked. "I have no idea. Just some freak occurrence I guess." Ryan and Seth came

out from behind a playground set. "What happened," Seth asked. "I'll tell you later," Jon whispered. Jon and

Rose walked out of the park hand in hand with Seth and Ryan right behind. See, unknown to Rose and Jon,

they were watching the whole exchange. "Now we can really see where Harry gets it," Sirius said.

Wow. This chapter was fun to write. I had a bit of trouble with the drinking scene but it all came together at the end. Hope to have the next up by next weekend. Ciao.

Here's a small contest. Come up with an answer for Jon to give for the chicken joke. Best one gets posted at the beginning of the next chapter.