The 2nd meeting was met with a little anxiety, which faded away as they entered the room. The room was set up all grand again, this time with small tables set and a large table with food on it. The tables were covered in a white table cloth and had beautiful china sets out. A bigger table was set with different types of sandwiches and desserts. Katie and Parvati were the first ones to arrive. Katie wore a white strapless dress that reached just above her knees and white ballet flats. Parvati wore a purple sari with purple ballet flats. They sat down at a table near the door, waiting for the other members. The members started coming in groups or by themselves. By 8:05 pm, everyone had arrived and were sitting at tables. The door at the far end opened, the Twins Grimm walking into the room. They had black masks on and wore matching black strapless dresses that reached their knees and had black lace gloves on their hands. Cera wore black stilettos and had a red ribbon in her hair. Belinda wore black heels that reached her ankle and had a purple ribbon in her hair.
"Good evening" They greeted. "Welcome to the 2nd meeting of Grimm's Marchen" they bowed and smiled.
"We hope you are all enjoying the tea party planned for tonight" Belinda said.
"Since it is only the 2nd meeting, we will allow you to socialize more with each other" Cera added.
"If you have any other questions, you may ask one of us" Belinda explained. "Enjoy the rest of the meeting"
Everyone started talking to their friends again. Belinda and Cera walked over to the food table and looked at the choices. Hermione walked over to them, a smile on her face.
"Hello, my name is Hermione Granger" She held her hand out. Belinda, the one nearest, shook her hand.
"It is nice to meet you Miss Granger" Cera replied. "Do you have a question for us?"
"How do you earn a hint? I mean besides earning them after winning a game" Hermione explained.
"The only way to receive a hint is to play the games set up during the meetings" Belinda replied. Cera nodded her head and picked up a tea cup. She turned around and saw another student approaching. She walked towards them, making sure she was out of earshot.
"Hi" Lavender greeted. "My name is Lavender Brown"
"Nice to meet you Miss Brown" Cera replied.
"Which one are you?" Lavender asked.
"I am Cera" She said. "Do you have a question?"
"Can I get a free hint? Everyone else already knows the fairytales but I have no clue on what they are" Lavender explained. "Can I get a free hint since everyone is ahead of me?"
"That is not how it works Miss Brown" Cera replied. "Hints are earned, not given"
"Can't you just bend the rules a little? Please" Lavender smiled sweetly. Cera narrowed her eyes and moved closer to Lavender.
"The rules will not be bent for people like you" She said coldly. Lavender took a step back, surprise evident in her eyes. She then ran away from Cera, who was staring at her retreating form with a deadly glare. Cera felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Belinda smirking at her.
"Calm sister. She is not worth it. All will be revealed in due time" Belinda said. Cera nodded her head and followed her sister around the room. Both girls occasionally stopped to answer questions or get tea.
"So what is up with you and the Greengrass sisters?" Draco asked Pansy.
"What do you mean?" Pansy picked up a small dessert and took a small bite.
"You're hanging out with Looney and Daphne punched Granger" Draco explained.
"Why are you so interested in what I do?" Pansy looked at Draco. "You were never interested in what I did before I started hanging out with Daphne and Astoria"
"Well that's because you weren't hanging out with Looney" He replied.
"So? Luna is a pureblood. It's not like I'm hanging out with a Mudblood" Pansy finished the dessert and wiped her hands with a napkin.
"You should have told me who you were going to hang out with. You hanging out with Looney is ruining my reputation" Draco said. Pansy narrowed her eyes at him, anger welling up.
"I don't care about your reputation, Malfoy, so don't tell me who I can hang out with" She said coldly. She then left a stunned Draco, looking for Daphne or Astoria.
"What's wrong Pansy?" Luna asked. She walked over to her and looked at her worriedly. "You look like you're going to kill someone"
"It's nothing" Pansy replied. "Have you seen Daphne or Astoria?"
"They went to talk to Millicent about something" Luna pointed at the tall Slytherin girl. Pansy nodded her head and walked over to them. Luna sat down by a table in the corner, observing the gathering. The Houses were still separated but were slowly intermingling. She smiled as she remembered that she had started the breakdown of Houses. Hanging out with the Greengrass sisters and Parkinson had created quite a stir amongst the teachers and students alike. She soon drifted off into a small trance, thinking of the time she felt happy before making new friends. Her mom telling her stories about a princess who was poisoned by her stepmother and laid in a glass coffin until she was woken by a kiss from a prince. Her mother always reminded her that fairytales didn't exist and that happy endings don't always come true. Happiness left Luna's life when her mother died experimenting with a new spell she had created. Luna had found her mother's body in the lab she used, lying on the ground, her eyes vacant. She broke out of her trance, shuddering as the look in her mother's eyes haunted her. She then noticed someone sitting next her, studying her. Blaise smirked as she looked at him. Luna blushed and looked down at her hands.
"What were you thinking about so deeply?" He asked.
"Nothing" She said, her voice wavering a little. He laughed and leaned closer to her. She could feel his breath on her shoulder.
"You're lying" He whispered. She shifted uncomfortably, not daring to move. Blaise laughed and moved away from her. "Do I scare you?"
"Yes" Luna replied.
"You don't have to be afraid of me Luna. I won't hurt you" He said. "So what were you thinking about?"
"Nothing important" She said. "Why are you sitting by me? Aren't you afraid Draco will see you with me?"
"I don't care what Draco thinks" He replied.
"You didn't answer my first question" Luna pointed out.
"Why am I sitting with you? You seemed lonely" He said. "That and your ex friends are planning something. Katie Bell warned me that she heard from the Patil girl in Gryffindor that Brown and her friends are planning to get you back for making Daphne attack Granger"
"I didn't make her attack them. I wasn't anywhere near them at the time" Luna explained. "I was in the library working on an assignment"
"They seem to think you were behind the attack" He shrugged. "That's why I decided to sit by you. They can't do anything to you if someone is there to witness it"
"Thanks I guess" She grabbed the nearest cup and drank the tea in it. They watched as the time passed by, nothing out of the ordinary happening. When the meeting ended, Luna convinced her friends she was ok on walking to her common room alone. They agreed on the condition that she has her wand out in case she needed to defend herself. She agreed and headed to the Ravenclaw common room. Upon arriving safely at the entrance of the common room, she felt uneasy. Looking around to see if anyone was around, she quickly answered the riddle and ran to her room. Shivering from the bizarre feeling, she got ready for bed. A second later, her roommates entered and got ready for bed. She was sharing a room with first and second years, third and fourth year students did not want to share a room with her.
"How was your day Luna?" Elizabeth Marion asked.
"It was good" Luna replied.
"What happen to Hermione Granger today?" Elizabeth asked. "I saw her in the hospital wing earlier this evening, her clothes stained with blood"
"She got into a fight with Daphne Greengrass" Luna answered.
"Wow" She remarked. The other girls looked at Luna, their curiosity peaked.
"Why did she get into a fight with a Slytherin? I thought Granger was the good student" Another second year asked.
"Daphne told me that Granger and her friends threatened them and called them horrible names, so she hit her" Luna explained.
"Aren't you friends with Daphne and her sister, Astoria?" Another girl asked.
"Yeah" Luna replied. "Why?"
"I overheard some older students say that they were defending you from Hermione and her friends" The girl stated.
"I heard that too" Elizabeth commented. "Why were they defending you from Hermione? I thought you guys were friends"
"We grew apart" Luna replied. "If you don't mind, I would like to get some sleep"
"Okay, Night" Elizabeth said. The other girls said goodnight and turned their lights off. Luna pulled the covers up to her shoulder and looked out the window. A full moon rose in the sky, the pale light shining into the room. Luna sighed and closed her eyes, falling into a troubled sleep.
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The room was dark and cold, water dripped from the ceiling. Footsteps echoed as someone approached an unmoving figure lying in the middle of the room. They turned the person over and brushed the hair off of the persons face. The figure smiled and took out a knife. They carved a hole around the heart of the person, watching the blood run down the pale skin. After they finished their job, they left the dead body in the room, humming a merry tune as they walked out.