Almost two months gone, school was settled in and the first years had finally stopped asking for directions. Amera and Tashia were finally settling in, and stopped comparing Hogwarts to Frozbergen. It was a cold and windy Saturday and the day of the Hogsmeade visit. People were rushing down into the Entrance Hall and were being checked by Filch and his Secrecy Sensor. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Amera and Tashia were waiting in the long queue to go down to Hogsmeade. After half an hour they were on their way down to Hogsmeade, but not that it was very enjoyable in the least. They wrapped their scarves around most of their face, but after sometime, there was no feeling in the part that wasn't covered. When they did get into Hogsmeade, they saw that Honeyduke's was extremely full, and opted for Zonko's instead. When they arrived outside of Zonko's, they saw it was closed down. They couldn't stand the cold much longer and went straight back for Honeyduke's. Even though it was crowded, it was still warm. They struggled through the crowd to get to the counter, when they heard dreadfully familiar voice.

"Don't think you can stay away forever Harry!"

Tashia, Amera and Hermione instantly tried to shrink into the crowd, but they didn't get very far. They were stuck next to Harry and Ron, and waited for the inevitable invite from Slughorn.

"Harry m'boy! You've been missing my dinners! Ask your friend Hermione here, they are actually quite enjoyable."

Hermione nodded, but did so with force.

"See! You've been missing out! Next time, I'll get you."

Harry tried to explain that he had a lot of things to do, but Slughorn wouldn't even give him the chance.

"And you two! Same excuses?" he looked at Amera and Tashia, although he couldn't look down on them as he was shorter than them all.

"Sir, there's been Quidditch and homework…"

"Nonsense! I'll make sure you attend one of my dinners."

Before any one of Harry, Amera or Tashia could answer; Professor Slughorn was making his way through the crowd with his bag of crystallised pineapple.

"I'll make sure you attend one of my dinners …"Amera mocked him in a deep voice and bobbed around the shop like he did.

Harry, Hermione and Tashia all started laughing, but Ron didn't look nearly as happy.

"How come all of you get invited and I don't. It's bloody unfair I tell you."

"Well Ron, if you could hex anyone like Ginny can, then maybe you would be invited." said Hermione.

"Ginny got invited as well?" Ron looked very angry at this point.

"Yes. I thought you knew." Hermione looked worried that she had said something.

Ron just shook his head and started mumbling angry swearwords under his breath.

"There's not much more in Hogsmeade other than the Three Broomsticks. After there, we'll just go back to the castle." Hermione announced.

They all paid for their sweets and went up High Street to the Three Broomsticks. They had butterbeer and went back to the castle, following Katie Bell and one of her friends closely. The wind was blowing hard, and they could all hear what Katie and her friend were talking about.

"What you got there Katie? Please tell me…" Katie's friend begged.

"It's got nothing to do with you Leanne…"

But her friend didn't take no for an answer. She lunged for the package, and tore the wrapping. Katie dropped it, and something happened to her. She started floating, her face was totally blank and hair was flying around her face from the wind, until she got six foot into the air and then she started screaming. Harry ran and tried to pull Katie down, and when she was on the ground, she was still screaming, and thrashing her arms and legs wildly.

"What's wrong with her?" Leanne asked, on the verge of tears.

"Stay here. I'll go get someone from the castle."

Harry ran as fast as he could, down the path and up to the gates, when he ran into something.

"Wha' wrong Harry?"

Harry looked up and saw Hagrid.

"It's Katie. There's something wrong."

Harry pulled Hagrid by the arm, and led him into Hogsmeade. Katie was still thrashing, being held by Amera and Tashia. Hermione was holding Leanne, who was crying so much it soaked Hermione's jacket. Hagrid didn't even ask, and immediately picked Katie up and took her back to the castle. Leanne and Hermione followed Hagrid back to the castle, leaving a large crowd where Katie was. Harry, Ron, Amera and Tashia were all looking at the package that Katie had dropped.

"It's a necklace." Harry recognised it, he had seen it before.

"That's not just a necklace Harry. That has got some serious Dark Magic on it." said Ron.

Harry took off his scarf, and wrapped it around the necklace.

"We should take this to McGonagall."

Harry, Ron, Amera and Tashia ran back to the castle, Harry carrying the necklace and the rest following.