Okay, here's chapter 8! It is quite short because I scarcely have time to write these days. And I must add this: don't really expect me uploading this much once I start school again. It will probably be one chapter a week, probably on weekends, but still I will try to do my best with this story! Yoo-hoo! I got 13 reviews! And almost 300 views! :) Thanks people!

Note: In this chapter we will start the mystery! DUN DUN DUN!

Well, without any further ado, here's the chapter!

Noah's POV

It was a regular Thursday for us third graders. We were having breakfast in the Great Hall while the owls wandered around the room. I was surprised to find my owl, Sophocles, didn't come today. Courtney, who was subscribed to The Daily Prophet, got his regular newspaper from her owl, Perseus.

"Oh my God!" she cried.

I quickly looked at the newspaper. I could see the headline: Bellatrix LeStrange seen in Ascott.

"Look at this..." I muttered, showing the newspaper to Cody and Gwen, although seconds later Owen, Trent and Lucy looked at the front page of The Daily Prophet too.

"I thought she was dead!" Owen exclaimed.

"Not really," Cody answered "She was not seen after Voldemort's death, but she might have very well been hiding somewhere for...What, thirteen years?"

"Fifteen," Gwen corrected.

"Was she a Death Eater?" Trent asked.

Cody looked at him and laughed, "Death Eater? She was like Voldemort's First assistant or something!"

"Hey, man, it's not my fault being muggle-born!"

I could sense Trent was mad at Cody, probably because of the Quidditch seeker thing.

"Do you think she'll come by Hogwarts?" Courtney asked fearfully.

"I don't think so-" I started, trying to calm her.

"Actually, it's quite probable," Lucy cut me, "She probably wants revenge on us. Well, at least on the teachers. And she's most likely looking for Harry Potter too."

"But why would she just appear, all of a sudden?" Owen asked "It makes no sense. Why now?"

"Well, maybe she wanted to play the surprise advantage on everyone else," I thought "After fifteen years, it's not likely to have any Death Eater. That is, except for Geoff's dad."

"Maybe he knows something about Bellatrix LeStrange!" Gwen cried.

"Positive," I agreed "Death Eaters carry their tattoo to communicate between each other. Even if he's not a Death Eater any more, he must still have his tattoo, and, for instance, be able to communicate with Bellatrix."

"Good thinking," Trent admitted "But how are we meant to know any of this? I mean, we don't know Geoff's dad. And I don't think that's the kind of stuff a father would write about in a letter to Hogwarts."

"We should leave this to the authorities," Lucy suggested.

I couldn't leave this. I was starting to think. And I knew once I started thinking, there wasn't anyone who could stop me.

Courtney's POV

We were quite freaked about Bellatrix LeStrange that day. All the students, especially the older ones, had heard about it too, and let's just not talk about the teachers. Although none of them said a word, they seemed tense and worried, as I supposed they'd been fifteen years ago. But no one said a word about her. There were not curious kids asking their teachers. The whole school was silent.

But we weren't.

As soon as the bell announced the end of our Thursday lessons, we all decided to talk to Geoff. He was walking back to his common room with Duncan.

"Hey...Geoff," Cody said.

"Huh?" he asked, not even saying hi.

"We...we thought you'd know something about this Bellatrix LeStrange," I stammered.

"Why should I?" Geoff sounded angry "I have no affairs with such a dirty witch."

"Maybe your dad does?" Cody suggested.

Geoff grabbed his wand and pointed at Cody's nose. Don't ask why, but I instictively caught Noah's hand and squeezed it.

"Do you really think so, dice-head?" the Slytherin whispered. Duncan smirked.

"I- I don't know," Cody stuttered "I was just wondering. We want to know about her."

"Oh yeah? Well ask another wizard because this one doesn't know anything about her!"

Geoff placed his wand in his pocket and started walking away. When I realized Noah's warmth in my hand, I quickly pulled away and blushed.

"He would not have dared to curse me," Cody spat.

"Who knows," Noah said "That boy is wicked."

"Who else could know about Bellatrix?" I wondered "There aren't other Death Eaters children here."

"I do," a voice mused behind us "I know about Bellatrix."

Gwen's POV

We turned to find Jason Waint's ghost-pale face. Seriously, sometimes that boy creeped me out.

"Really?" I asked "Well, tell us then."

Jason tapped his chin.

"Why should I?" the selfish boy asked.

"If you weren't going to tell us, why did you ever bother to say so?" Courtney snapped.

"To make you angry," Jason retorted, smiling.

I glared at the boy. Why was he so mean? I mean, he didn't have a friend in the whole school, and he seemed more than happy with it. He was a lonely boy, and he was proud of it. I simply couldn't understand it.

"Well, anyway, I don't think you'll get anywhere with this information," he said later "So I'm telling you: she's back looking for the Devil Box."

"And that is...?" Noah said sarcastically.

"It's a very, very powerful box. It is said it has the power to fully return a dead soul to life."

A chill ran through my back.

"You mean...she wants Voldemort back?" I whispered.

Jason nodded, "Not a bad thinking, Kree. Keep on with that."

And so, the boy left.

What was happening? Why did Jason know that? And if it actually was true, what were we supposed to do?

Oooh that was creepy right? How does Jason know about that box? And what is that box anyway? Find out next on Total...Drama...Hogwarts!

-Nikki :)