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I can't believe we're already up to Chapter 13! Do I update too quickly? I probably do, but that's a good thing, right? Whatever. I'm babbling. Chapter 13!

Chapter 13

"When are these super-boring classes going to end?!" Hestia asks as we walk out of Charms. "We don't even learn anything! They just give us stupid lectures about the O.W.L.s and then they give us homework that lasts a month!"

We just finished Charms and the girls from Dorm G5 gather themselves together in front of me.

"Icantbelieveitthissoannoying!" Mia agrees.

"At least we have the Black Lake Ball soon," Vivienne adds.

That catches my ears. "The what?" I ask.

"The Black Lake Ball!" Vivienne repeats.

Harper smiles. "Every thirteen years the Black Lake in front of Hogwarts lights up and starts glowing all of these colors. It's so pretty! There's dancing and music and everyone has to have a date! It's so amazing. . ."

I nod. "When is it?"

"In two weeks," Johanna replies. "It's only for fifth, sixth, and seventh-years."

I smile. "Sounds great." Avalon is probably so pissed. . .

"Scott, get over here!" Kevin calls to me.

I look at him, as he runs over to me even though he told me to come to him. "What?"

He looks really upset. "You asked to switch dorms?"

"Oh. You figured that out?"

"Why?" he asks.

"Not because of you! You're the reason that I wanted to stay. It's just that. . ."

"Just that what?"

"It's just uncomfortable there."

"You can have my blankets!"

"Not like that. . . I feel like someone's always watching me. I need some space. There's six people in our dorm. Two who hate me, two I'm not sure about, one who's my friend, and me. The other dorm seems fine to me. But this doesn't even matter. McGonagall said no."

"She did?"

I nod. "She said that she put me in B5 for a reason. Whatever."

"It's not 'whatever,' Scott! You were going to leave me!"

"McGonagall said no. Just forget about it. It's not a big deal."

"It is a big deal. I thought you were my friend."

"Kevin, please don't—" I start.

He walks away before I could finish. Great. I didn't want anyone to know that I wanted to switch dorms. I never told anyone except for McGonagall. Someone must've heard our conversation and told Kevin. But who?

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"Wayward," Ruscan greets me as I enter the library.

"Ruscan." I head to the T section.

"No O books on spells this time?"

"Shove off."

"I was here first so if anyone is going to be shoving off, it'll be you. What's with you?"

"I'm mad."

He smirks. "I knew that already."

"Not that kind of mad. I'm angry."

"Well, no kidding! Anything you'd like to tell Uncle Howard?"

"Yeah. You're not my uncle and I think you're a git."

"How dare you!" he teases.

I smile. "Sorry."

"Apology accepted. Tell me your problems."

"I got into a fight with my friend," I blurt out.

"Oh. I can't really help you with that."

"Well that's very useful, Uncle Howard."

"Here's my advice. Don't have friends. They only get in the way. Acquaintances are fine. Just people to talk to. You and me? We're acquaintances. You don't need friends. Look how I turned out without them."

I smirk. "I think I'll pass. I don't like how you turned out."

"Shows how much you love me."

"I don't."

Ruscan smiles. "I fully despise you, Wayward."

I smirk. "Aw, I hate you too!"

I finger down the Ts. True Tales for You and I, Truffle Witch, Truly Magical. . .

"What are you looking for?" Ruscan asks.

"You wouldn't understand. . ." I mumble.

Trumpets and Wands, Trunk of Isol. . .

"I know a lot more than you do. Believe me, I'll understand."

"Not this."

Truth and Lies. . .

That's it. I pick up the book and flip through it.

Throughout the years, only one wizard became a Hope. A Hope is a wizard of a witch with the power to divide Truth and Lies. . .

"Hope," I mumble to myself. That's what I am. Hope.

"I suppose we all need that now," Ruscan agrees. "Everyday He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named will only get more and more powerful. I only hope that we can get out of here before it's too late."

Was that who was behind this? The Dark Lord? Was he mixing the Truth and Lies?

I check out the book and look at the cover. Hope. I am the Hope and I will fix this.

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May stops me as I exit the Great Hall after dinner. "Scott, can I talk to you?"

I shrug. "What do you want to talk about?"

She bites her lip. "Oh, I don't know. . . Oh! Did you hear about the Black Lake Ball?"

"Oh, that? I heard Hestia and the rest of her G5 crew talking about it. Sounds exciting."

"Oh. You have a date?"

"Not yet. I have no clue who to ask! Would I be a total loser to go without a date?"

She twists a lock of her hair with her finger. "Yes."

"I thought so. Well, nice talking to you!"

"Yeah. . . nice talking to you."

I walk past her and head to the Common Room. Well she was acting strange. . . This ball would be a break to all of my problems. All I had to do was find a date. . .

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I finally have a chance to send a letter to my Ilvermorny friends. With all of the O.W.L. rubbish I never had a chance until now.

Dear Gary and Erin,

I miss you! Everything in Hogwarts is so different than Ilvermorny. I miss you two! The people here are interesting. I'll describe some of the people I met to you.

May Woodbridge: girl in my year, but not in my house. I met her on the train to Hogwarts. She's pretty sweet.

Kevin Grove: guy in my dorm. He loves to read and you won't believe it— he's Aolise Grove's SON! He's so nice!

I pause for a moment wondering if I should right about our fight.

Well, we're sort of in a fight. But it'll be over soon.

Sirius Black: guy in my dorm. He's super good-looking and thinks that he's the greatest person ever. At first, I thought we'd be friends, but I'm pretty sure he hates me. I'm okay with that though. I can figure out about him from a distance.

James Potter: guy in my dorm. He's best friends with Sirius. He's really annoying, but everyone thinks he's funny. I think he might hate me too.

Remus Lupin: also in my dorm. He's a prefect. He's cool and slightly bookish. I'm not sure what he thinks about me.

Peter Pettigrew: boy in my dorm. I don't know so much about him. He's really shy. Not sure what he thinks about me either.

Howard Ruscan: a guy in the same house as May. He's a year older than us, but he's just as annoying. It's fun having him around. He considers me an acquaintance.

Lily Evans: a girl in my year who really confuses me. She's okay though. I'm not sure what she thinks about me.

So that's all of the important people. It feels so good to write to you! How's it going with school? I bet it's not nearly as boring as it is here. All the teachers talk about is some stupid test that we take at the end of the year. Bother.

It's so strange here. Or maybe it's just me.

Write back,

Scott Wayward

A/n: So many things just happened to Scott. He figured out about the Black Lake Ball, Kevin got into a fight with him :'( (I was literally going to cry! It's the first time I ever made any of my characters get into a fight like that. . .), Ruscan was acting weird (perusal), and May was acting weird too. One thing I regret about Scott. I made him clever but he's

also

so

freaking

STUPID!

May was trying to ask him out!

I'll try to update soon,

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