AN:I know I'm late again. I don't know why but this part has been really hard for me to write. I finally finished this part but fair warning I might be a bit late with the next chapter. I have the rest of the story done but this bit is a struggle.

By the time he had finished, all eyes were glued to him. Everyone was leaning in, trying to figure out if what he said was true. Hiccup was the first to voice their opinions.

"Can he actually do that?"

That was the part that shocked them all the most. It seemed like something only the headmaster could do, expelling students. Maybe the head of house could talk to the headmaster about a student but a random teacher who happened to be part of the house before they graduated? There was no way he could uphold his promise. Could he?

"I don't know for sure. The way he said it though sounded like a promise. Like he knew he could actually make it happen." Jack rested his arms on his legs and lowered his head. Even though he was able to tell his friends, he couldn't stay with them. No matter what they did, Professor Black could expel all of them. The door silently opened once more, with none of the current occupants looking up. They all expected Honey Lemon and Glimmer, who each promised to check in with the group but the platinum blonde behind them was a shock.

"Cepheus? How did you find this place?" Jack jumped up and hurried to the door, checking the hallway for signs of other Slytherin's before pulling the three girls inside and closing the door. He looked between the small first year and the two older students standing on either side.

"I followed you from the library. I lost you for a bit at the moving staircases but then I ran into these girls and they said they knew where you might be."As Jack started to open his mouth Glimmer interrupted.

"We figured the other Slytherins where forcing you to stay away from everyone. We had seen how she reacted to the rest of her house and figured she probably wasn't one of the bad ones." Honey Lemon smiled in agreement.

"Besides, I think I may have a solution for your problem." Cepheus said softly, her hands shifting their hold on and envelope Jack hadn't noticed before. "I know how bad some of the Slytherin's can be and you always looked really happy in class with your friends. So...here."

She pushed the stiff envelope into his chest, his hands rushing up to grab it before it fell to the floor. It crinkled slightly in his hands as he stared at it, glancing at the girl who gave it to him. He moved slowly over to the corner where his friends were, sitting down in the same spot as before. The room was silent as he turned the white envelope in his hands, trying to figure out what it was or why she had given it to him. It was sealed shut with dark red wax and stamped with a seal he didn't recognize. There was no writing on the front, nothing to tell him where it had come from or where it was going. Looking up at the others surrounding him, he barely noticed the absence of one girl as he slowly broke the wax and pulled out a single sheet of parchment. He read it slowly, then a second time a little quicker. He passed it to Gogo who was sitting on his right, who in turn passed it along after reading it herself. Eventually they had all read it, all of them sighing at what they had just learned.

"Whoa." Gogo huffed.

"You said it."

"I can't believe he would even think of doing this." Glimmer said.

"I can't believe he would write everything down" Merida said, an unimpressed look on her face.

"Can't we just take this to the headmaster and tell him what happened?" Rapunzel said, thinking it to be the best course of action.

"Not with just this. He could easily say it was something you made because you don't like his

teaching. Or he could even go the other way and ask where you got it. He'll use that to show that you are in the wrong and focus the headmasters attention on that." Gogo explained. Everyone looked at her, shocked that she had thought of something so thoroughly. As her name suggested, she was typically one to just go with the flow.

"She's right. He probably has a plan if someone tries to turn him in." Honey Lemon added. Rapunzel and Merida turned to face Jack, who in turn faced Hiccup hoping for an idea from the brains of their little group.

"I agree with them. There isn't a lot we can do without having Professor Pitch turn it back on us. For now I say we talk to headmaster about the students of Slytherin. At least this way if something happens to any of us, there would be some suspicions." He said after a moment of silence.

"That can't be the only option. Can't we do anything to that professor? He is trying to split up the only group of friends that includes everyone. Something needs to happen." Merida said, her voice slowly raising. The flames in the fireplace spiked as her face turned red.

"Obviously we want to do something more but we have to be smart about this. What can we do if we are all expelled?"Hiccup said in a steady voice, trying to quell the fire. It seemed to work, diminishing the fire to a small crackling light.

"Fine." came the curt reply from the red haired girl, huffing as she crossed her arms. As always, Merida was the one most passionate about defending her friends, her feelings igniting a fire. Both metaphorically and literally. Her hand continued to glow bright red as the rest of her seemed to settle, the only indication of how she felt inside. Honey Lemon and Gogo left it alone, knowing the younger students would talk when they were ready but Fred had no such restraint, saying whatever came to mind.

"So, like, what's up with the glowing hand thing? 'Cause I've only seen once or twice and I don't get it." He said, not noticing the looks the other older students were sending him as his attention was focused on the younger group. Just as Hiccup had done the first time Tadashi had questioned him, Merida slowly covered the mark. The entire group shifted restlessly, still uncertain about revealing their little secret turned unknown history. As it was, Astrid found out by Merida's passion, Kristoff saw the glow several times before even thinking of asking what was happening and Fishlegs was told when Hiccup needed someone to help bounce ideas off of about the hogwarts history. Being the same age held some amount of automatic trust that pulled the group closer together, though still not as close as the core four.

They each looked to the others in hopes of someone having a reason for telling the persistent boy. Kristoff, the worst liar in the group, turned to Astrid, who was tied as being the toughest person in their group with Merida. He hoped she would be able to tell the older boy off, only to see her turn to her left where Rapunzel sat. The girl had curled up on the sofa, trying to not meet anyone's' eye. Glancing up, she made eye contact with the other blonde and gave a quick gasp, turning immediately to Fishlegs, the second brain of the group. Fishlegs stuttered a bit before passing the burden on to Merida, who turned to Jack and finally ended at Hiccup. Both boys were known to be problem solvers and she hoped at least one of the two would have a solution.

The two boys looked to each other, trying to find a way to explain it off through silent conversation. The only indication they were talking was the occasional nod or shake of their heads. After a few seconds of silence, they nodded in unison. Jack was the one to finally talk.

"We don't know. All we know is that it happens sometimes when we act according to the trait of our house." Short and to the point, he gave little away while at the same time being completely honest with Fred. The truth was they didn't know a lot about the glow yet, other than what was just mentioned. The legacy it carried, they have a bit more information on that. Even still, they had little knowledge of what kind of secret training the former guardians had. Fred looked like he wanted to say something else but for once no sound left his mouth.