Chapter 13

Halloween Fleeing

Things stayed the same pretty much until Halloween. I was still dating Theo, and Pansy was still limiting Draco's time with me.

Stupid jealous stalker.

Anyways, on Halloween day I was sitting talking to Theo in the common room when Draco walked in. I smirked.

I started to laugh at some crappy joke Theo told me. Sure, I enjoyed the dude's company, but…I still harboured a bit of a…thing, shall we say towards Draco.

Now's my chance to make him oozing jealous! I thought, taking Theo by the robes and kissing him…pretty deeply.

I swore I heard Draco growl as he walked out of the common room. I smirked.

He is so jealous. I thought as I said goodbye to Theo and started out of the common room for the Halloween feast.

On my way down to meet Sheila and Ivy, I ran into She-Cat, going the other way, holding her ukulele .

"Hey, She-Cat!" I said hugging my Hufflepuff friend.

"Hey, Han!" She-Cat said, slinging her ukulele over her shoulder by the yellow and black strap.

"Have you seen V and Sheila?" I asked.

"Yeah, they went into the bathroom five minutes ago." She-Cat said, following me to the Great Hall for the feast.

When we got into the Hall, the first person I saw was Scar.

"HEY, SCAR!" She-Cat and I yelled, me walking towards her and She-Cat running up and hugging her.

"She-Cat!" I shouted, blushing as I sat down. "Let's not smother her."

She-Cat let go of Scar and sat down with us at the Slytherin Table. Scar brushed her robes off as she sat. I looked confusedly at her.

"Why are you brushing yourself off?" I asked, cocking my head to the side.

"Oh, just a bug." Scar said, setting her hands to rest on the table.

"SPIDER!" She-Cat said in awe, pointing to the spider's web in the corner of a pillar.

"WHERE!" I screamed, sliding back somewhat, careful not to slide into Scar "I absolutely loathe spiders!" I added in reaction to the confused look on Scar's face.

She-Cat shot up and walked toward the pillar.

"Bugs' best friend!" Scar said wittily, causing me to smirk in her direction.

Dumbledore then stood up and called us to order. Food appeared on the plates and the feast began.

Scar tried sliding closer to me, but She-Cat seemed to stop staring at that damn spider and butted in between us.

Scar brushed her robe again "Ew." she hissed, causing me and She-Cat to look at her "Oh, just another bug!" she exclaimed, smiling.

I ate in silence, sneaking glances at Draco from time to time. He looked totally jealous!

Mission accomplished. I thought as I took a swig of pumpkin juice.

"Man!" She-Cat exclaimed, taking a large bite out of a leg of lamb. "The food's better this year than any other year!"

Scar smiled a little and nodded "Uh huh." she said before returning to her salad, laughing at She-Cat's other hilarious comments throughout the feast.

"So, She-Cat," I started, taking a look at She-Cat "how's the ukulele practice going?" I asked.

"Great!" She-Cat shouted, taking her ukulele and starting to play

Scar stood up "I'll be back." she announced "I have to…go to the little girl's room."

She-Cat and I nodded as Scar started for the door.

Scar never came back from the washroom. I never even saw her when I walked towards the dungeons when I saw the crowd outside Gryffindor Tower.

She-Cat and I walked through the crowd and saw Harry, Ron and Hermione standing under a large shredded canvas that the Fat Lady once occupied.

I gaped. What had happened?

"What's happened?" I asked, turning to my brother.

"Black was in the common room." Harry explained, taking hold of my shoulders.

"Sirius…" I gulped "…Black?"

Harry nodded as McGonagall's voice rang through the corridors.

"All students please return to the Great Hall please."

I started back towards the Hall, scanning the crowd of Gryffindors for Ivy and Sheila. I barely saw them at the feast, and I was getting worried.

I turned to Harry, the thought of Dementors in the school reminded me that they were here for Black.

"Harry?" I said to my brother as we neared the Entrance Hall.

"Hmm?"

"Um…the Dementors would catch Black if he was in the school, right?" I asked, biting my lip.

Harry shrugged "I guess I thought they would, sis." Harry said as we entered the Entrance Hall.

Scar was no where to be found. I got worried and turned to Harry.

"Where's Scar?" I asked.

Once the words were out of my mouth, Ivy and Sheila came bounding up to the Hall. Ivy was waving, Sheila nodded.

"HI!" I shouted, waving back to Ivy as she assumed her place at my side.

We all walked into the Great Hall, and there were large purple sleeping bags out that everyone was taking.

My jaw dropped as I looked over the scene "Dumblesore's not expecting all of us to stay here overnight, is he?" I asked my group of friends.

"I guess so." Harry said, walking up to a large cluster of sleeping bags and dragging them into a corner.

I took the bag in between Ivy and Harry as Professor McGonagall showed up.

"Ms Alexander, Ms Duff, the Headmaster requests your company." McGonagall said at a desperate attempt at calm "Come with me."

Ivy and Sheila gave me a glance, then followed McGonagall out of the Hall.

Both girls were replaced by Scar, who was looking oddly smug as she sat on Sheila's sleeping bag. She gave me a smirk and smiled at Harry, Ron, Hermione and She-Cat.

"Um…" I said, nodding towards the sleeping bag. "Sheila's sleeping there, Scar."

"I know." Scar said "I'll move when she comes back. Night!" she added, lying down.

All of us followed suite and one by one fell asleep for the night.