Hey everyone. It's Nikki here again! I'm gonna tell you: I've got a bunch of chapters ready to upload. But just to make you wait a little more (MWAHAHA) I'll post them once a day or so. Okay, here's the thirteenth one.

Noah's POV

For Cody's good sake, there weren't any repercussions on yesterday's little battle, which the teachers qualified as a "immature fight", but nothing else. Trent quickly recovered from his inconciousness and Cody felt better after his throw up session.

That day we had Care of Magical Creatures. It was one of the easiest subjects in the school, and I actually enjoyed taking care of those big beasts. I was paired up with Courtney, and that new term we got another animal to take care of: a little dragon.

"Yours is a Hungarian one," Hagrid told us "It's normally peaceful, but you'll regret it if you make him angry."

"Awww, Noah!" Courtney awwed "Don't you find it so cute?"

"Yeah. Darn cute," I deadpanned.

"How are we going to call it?" she asked.

"Um...Care of Magical Creatures Project?" I said sarcastically.

"What about Bolt?"

"Fine, whatever," I sighed.

We spent an hour analyzing Bolt's features. I must say, the thing was cool. I mean, in a scientific way.

When we were in the middle of a sketch of the dragon's claws, Hagrid ran to us, alarmed.

"Kids, class is over," he said "We must head back to the castle. McGonagall's orders."

"Why?" Courtney asked.

Hagrid doubted about telling her but then said, "They think Bellatrix LeStrange is approaching the school."

We gasped. Then I realized how easily you could get something from Hagrid.

"Hey, Hagrid," I said casually "Do you know where could we find information about a certain Plinn Jant?"

Hagrid looked at me, "Where did you get such a name from?"

I shrugged my shoulders.

"Oh, I cannot tell them about the book in the Forbidden Section..." the semi-giant muttered loudly enough for me to hear it.

I grinned, "Never mind. Bye."

I stormed off to the castle, looking for Cody and Gwen.

Courtney's POV

I didn't understand why Noah started running to the castle. I supposed he wanted to ask something to Cody or Gwen. I simply followed him until we reached our two friends, who were already inside the castle.

"I got it," he simply panted.

Us three looked at him, without the faintest idea of what he was talking about.

"Would you mind explaining?" I asked.

"I got it," he repeated.

"But you got...what?" Cody insisted.

"I got the place where we can find a book about Plinn Jant," Noah finally explained "It's...in the Forbidden Section."

"You kidding me!" Gwen cried "How are we meant to sneak into the Forbidden Section without a one-million-years punishment on us?"

"By the night," I suggested "And it should be only one or two of us. All four would be too risky."

"Cody and Gwen," Noah said "You two have been working during Christmas. I think Courtney and I should do this."

I blushed at the idea of being alone in the night with Noah. Oh, why were I so stupid? We were going to research, not to play Romeo and Juliet! I still liked the idea, though.

"Okay," I agreed.

Wait, why did Gwen and Cody glance at each other? Oh, who cares. Probably they were just thinking.

Cody's POV

Seriously, I had to use all my self control to restrain from yelling at them: "Oh, just shut up and kiss already!" or something like that.

Anyway, we agreed that they would both go to the library that night while Gwen and I covered them to our other roommates.

Truth be told, I wasn't eager to sleep in the same room than Trent. I'd been in the nursery that night, and I feared to my last nerve he would do something to me if I appeared in our dorm that night.

Okay, as a summary of the whole situation: we were four thirteen-year-olds looking for a weirdo box and possibly about to face a bloodthirsty Death Eater.

So, yeah. What could possibly go wrong?

Gwen's POV

We were all set up for their parting. Cody and I would cover them up in our room (although Cody was a bit worried about talking to Trent) while they come. We would ensure they don't get discovered by our roommates.

"Okay," Courtney sighed in our room, "I guess this is the moment. We have to leave."

I elbowed her, "But you're spending some time alone with Noah. How about that?"

Courtney smiled.

"Eager to it," she answered.

I decided to follow her to the common room, although I wasn't meant to. Strangely enough, Cody did the same.

"Hey," I whispered "Why are you here?"

"I don't want to miss this," he laughed.

We looked at both of them. They were standing in the common room. Awkward moment.

"Um...should we go?" Courtney asked "You know, better when earlier..."

However Noah seemed to think about something else.

"Noah..." Courtney whispered "Noah...NOAH!"

The boy shook his head confused.

"What?" he asked.

"I was asking if we should go now," the girl repeated.

"Oh...yeah, great."

Both of them started walking to the door until they got lost behind the bronze raven. I smiled.

They were so made for each other.

Courtney's POV

While we walked slowly to the library, we didn't find a soul. Everyone was in their common rooms, either sleeping or chatting with their friends. No wonder, it was eleven o'clock in the night. When we finally made it to the library, we tiptoed to the door to the Forbidden Section.

"Why do they even have a Forbidden Section?" Noah asked "If it's forbidden, anyone should step into it. Therefore, I find it kinda pointless to have it here. I think they just should expand the regular library and make a bonfire with all these books."

I laughed stupidly. Why did I find everything he said so funny?

"Alohomora," I whispered to the lock.

Great. It clicked open.

"Good job, Miss Smarty Pants," Noah teased me.

"Egghead," I came back.

We tiptoed inside and locked the door away, so we wouldn't raise any suspections.

"Lumos," we both whispered, making lights flicker in the top of our wands, just like muggle torches.

"Okay, what should we do now?" I asked.

"Look in the Notorious Wizards aisle?" Noah suggested, rolling his eyes.

How come he found that so obvious? I didn't understand him.

We tiptoed to that aisle and then looked for Plinn Jant.

"There it is!" we whispered in unison.

Both of us tried to get the book out of the shelf, resulting that in Noah's hand placed over mine, which equals me blushing furiously (it's a simple equation: Noah's hand+my hand=me blushing). He looked at me. I bet he could see my tanned cheeks burning in a blush. However, he left his hand in the same place until we laid the book in the table.

"I'll look in the book," he said "you go and...check everything is going right or whatever."

"Oh...okay."

I felt kinda sad for not staying with him, but still I went to the locked gate to the Forbidden Section, sort of waiting for someone to come into the library so I could run up to Noah and tell him I was scared. Then he would take my hand and we would sneak away to the common room, where we would laugh and then we would kiss...

I shook my head. How could I? I was checking the door, not daydreaming about Noah and me. Focus, Courtney, focus!

However, my mind started drifting away all over and over again...

Noah's POV

I would have enjoyed Courtney being with me, but I needed someone to check if everything was okay. I flipped the pages of the book until I found an interesting paragraph.

Plinn Jant is also known as the rumoured owner of the Secret Box, which is said to give life again to whoever places a wizard's wand or pieces of wand inside it. The box stayed safely in the Jant Museum in Dolcester until unidentified Death Eaters tried to steal it. After this attempt, Plinn Jant commanded a group of the best wizards of the United Kingdom to transport the box from place to place every now and then so Lord Voldemort would not find it. Even now, the location of the Box still remains a mystery, since Plinn Jant's recent death on March 21, 2003. The Ministry of Magic sent a group of Aurors seeking for the Box on December 8, 2006. Their discoverments are exclusive to the Minister and-

I heard a gasp from the door, which I quickly assumed that belonged to Courtney. I slowly left the book in the table and headed to the entrance, fearing for her own security.

"Nox," I whispered, and left my wand in my pocket.

I started walking through the small aisle. I pulled out my wand when I saw someone holding her arm. I couldn't see who it was, but I squinted in the darkness to find Argus Filch.

"Come with me..." the caretaker commanded, pointing to the exit.

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-Nikki :)