As she walked in, she saw that most of the Ravenclaws had cleared out. She started to walk to the girls dormitories to change back into her uniform when she heard someone on the couch. She stopped and turned. Benjamin Jacobs. Her breath caught. He looked at her and smiled slightly.
"Hey." She took in a shaky breath and smiled back at him. She hoped that he wouldn't bring up what had happened at Breakfast.
"Hi... I'm Brooke." She said, introducing herself. She sat down on the couch across from him. He seemed to smirk at her.
"I know who you are. You're Morgan's friend." It hit her, he was Morgan Jacobs's older brother. How could she be so stupid as to not see that. They both had the same last name. She had been friends with the Jacobs for a long time. Brooke nodded, and laughed a bit. Though she hadn't talked to them, since her mother died.
"Yeah, I'm Morgan's friend. Brooke Fallon." She said, almost sadly. Part of the reason, she hadn't spoken to the Jacobs was because they reminded her of her mother. She stared at the fireplace, and suddenly felt the couch go down as if someone was sitting next to her. She looked next to her and saw Ben sitting there.
"You seem... upset. Everything okay?" She nodded, slowly. Then stopped herself, she shook her head.
"No. My mother died, over the summer, and I found out, my father wants to kill me." She said looking up at him. He looked at her shocked.
"Wow, that's a lot to take in." He said. He looked at the ground, as she nodded.
"Can you tell Morgan that I'm sorry for not talking to her at all since the last day of last year. I've just been going through a lot over the summer and this year." He nodded, and she smiled at him then stood up. She planned on heading down to the library, to get some studying done or something. Something to get her mind off of the summer.
"Hey, Brooke." She turned around to look at him. "I like your hair like that." He said with a smirk. She laughed a bit, then walked out, and headed towards the library.
Once she reached it, she walked in and found a table. She suddenly felt tired, and she closed her eyes.
"Brooke run!" Her mother cried out. Brooke suddenly realized where she was. The park in the middle of her community. Brooke looked at her mother and shook her head, then ran over to her.
"I'm not leaving you mom!" Her mother looked at her with tear filled eyes, then with terror. Brooke only had a second to be confused, then she felt herself being lifted up and pulled away from her mother.
"No, let her go!" Her mother screamed. Brooke kicked at the person holding her, trying to get away, but she stopped when she felt a wand being pressed against her throat. She saw a cloaked figure walk over to her. She didn't move, afraid that the wrong movement would get her and her mother killed. The figure looked at Brooke for a moment then turned to her mother. "Please, let her go.." Her mother pleaded. Brooke felt tears running down her cheeks. The figure lifted his hand, with a wand clutched in it. Brooke started fighting again.
"No! Leave her alone!" Brooke shouted, more tears coming to her eyes. The figure ignored her, apparently, and he pointed his wand at her mother. She heard the figure mutter an unforgivable curse. Crucio. Brooke screamed for him to stop. To let her mother go. She fought, trying to get away from the person holding her, but they had a strong hold on her. Finally, she gave up, as both Brooke and her mother couldn't even speak anymore. The figure stopped the curse, and Brooke watched her mother breathe heavily. The person holding Brooke let her go, and she fell to the ground, out of energy. She looked at her mother, who already seemed lifelss. "Mom..." Brooke breathed out, her mother looked at her, and smiled. Suddenly, all Brooke could see was green. When the light faded, she saw her mother lifeless. Brooke looked at the figure as he turned his wand on her. She heard him almost mutter the incantation, Cru- "Stupefy!" She yelled out.
She opened her eyes quickly, and found herself back in the library. Suddenly a hand slammed down on the table. She jumped a bit, then saw a red head glaring at her.
"What was that for!?" She demanded. Brooke looked at her confused. "You can't just go around hexing people for no reason!" Brooke silently groaned. However, she wasn't in the mood for attitude from some girl. Brooke stood up and glared at her.
"Accident. I was having a dream and mimicked my actions." She glared again at the other girl then walked away to look at other books. Suddenly she was joined by a young blonde.
"That wasn't very nice, funny though." The girl shrugged. "Lexa's not all that bad." The other girl, apparently "Lexa" came over to them.
"No, I'm not." She said, putting a couple of books back in their place.
"I'm Ariana, by the way." The blonde said. Ariana, interesting name...
"Don't waste your time with her Ariana. She's obviously the rudest person here." Lexa said. Brooke glared at her.
"I apologize, if I'm not a people person. I'm Brooke by the way." Brooke said, holding her hand out to Ariana and Lexa. Suddenly she heard a voice behind her.
"Sleep spells again?" She turned and saw Surian Jacobs. She smiled slightly to her. A fellow Ravenclaw.
"Yeah, I guess I stayed up way too late last night." She was starting to get concerned about herself, something that didn't happen often. She had been falling asleep all day really. It was something to be worried about. "I'm just going to leave now. I have some things to do." She said, with a small smile then, she left them there. She left the library and made her way to the courtyard. She hoped to meet Padma and Mandy there, but as she got there. She felt tired. She layed down on one of the benches and closed her eyes. She hoped that she could get some sleep that wouldn't be interuptted, and/or have a memory/dream. She felt an air of peace come over her, as she fell into the world of sleep. This time, no memories plagued her.
"Hello? Uh, girl are you okay?" Brooke was stirred from her sleep as someone shook her. She opened her eyes and looked up and saw a blond girl standing in front of her. She rubbed her eyes and looked at the girl. She could tell that she was a Gryffindor, and a prefect. She sat up quickly and stood.
"It's Brooke, and I'm fine." She said, straightening out her skirt. She looked around, and saw that it was getting close to being night time. "Wow, I wonder how long I was out..." She said looking around. She briefly wondered where Padma and Mandy went. Why didn't they come find her? She looked at the Gryffindor. "Uh who are you?" She asked. The girl gave her a smile.
"I'm Amber Mason." She said. Brooke gave her a brief smile. The girl seemed very chipper and happy, something Brooke wasn't really in the mood for hearing. "What house are you in, I don't think I've ever seen you before." She said, with a curious looking gaze. Brooke looked at the castle doors, then at Amber.
"I'm in Ravenclaw." Brooke said simply. Amber smiled again. "Look, it's been... nice, but I have to go. See you later." She moved around the girl, and once she was near the castle doors, she muttered. "Hopefully much later." She whispered. She wasn't really mad that the girl had found her, more mad about the fact that the girl was so... happy! She walked inside, and immediately ran into someone. "Watch it!" She snapped. She looked up and saw that she had run into Hermione Granger. Hermione looked up at her with an almost glare on her face.
"Uh, you ran into me. Not the other way around." Brooke glared at her, she wasn't in the mood to deal with anyone. She hadn't been in that kind of mood in a long time. Hermione picked herself up, and dusted herself off. Brooke did the same. "So, I'd like an apology." Brooke stopped what she was doing, to look at Hermione with a look on her face as if she was in almost shock that Hermione had demanded an apology from her.
"I don't apologize to anyone. Not you, no one." After that she pushed past Hermione and made her way to the Ravenclaw tower. Once she was quite far from the other girl, she leaned against a wall, and took in a deep breath. She opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling. "Mom... I miss you..." She said, quietly, and let a tear slip. She blinked it away and then muttered the answer to the riddle to the Eagle knocker. The entrance opened and she walked in. She sighed, looking around the room, and went to the girl's dorms.
When she entered the room, she saw Padma and Mandy getting dressed up for something. She sat on her bed and looked at them.
"Where are you two going?" She asked. Padma looked at her.
"There's a party tonight. Shreiking shack, you wanna come with?" Brooke smiled slightly, then shook her head.
"No, you two go have fun. I'll stay here." She said with a smile then picked up a book from her bedside table. Mandy and Padma looked at each other then at Brooke. They both laughed. Brooke looked at them. "What?"
"Brooke, you can't stay locked up forever. I know you miss her, but she wouldn't want you to lock yourself away from the world." Brooke looked at Mandy, then smiled slightly.
"Just go. I'll be fine." Mandy gently hugged Brooke then both Padma and Mandy left the room. Brooke watched them walk off, then laid down in her bed, staring at the ceiling, as tears rolled down her cheeks. "I miss you... so much."