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Chapter 4

12:08 a.m. The Great Hall, Hogwarts

Vixen was now back to her original spot at the front of the room. The boy who had spoke to her when they first arrived was now smiling at her, laughing lightly.

"You know how crazy you look, right?" he asked laughing quietly. Vixen turned her head quickly and glared at him.

"Shut up. I don't see you trying to get us out of here," she shot back harshly. The boy shrugged and looked forward again.

"Now, let's figure this all out. I'm sure you have questions," Burbage said to the group.

"Um yeah, actually I have one. If we're here, what will our families and friends think happened to us?" the boy beside Vixen asked.

"Your families will be in an oblivious state starting at 7:00 a.m. this morning, meaning they will not notice your disappearance. What is your name, dear boy?" Burbage answered and asked.

"Jacob Corbin, ma'am. But you can call me Jake," he calmly replied. Vixen rolled her eyes and popped out her hip while crossing her arms.

"Any more questions?" Burbage asked them. Vixen cocked her head to the side.

"How long are we stuck here, exactly?" Vixen angrily asked.

"One month," Professor Burbage replied to her.

"One month! But I don't have anything! I'm up here in a sports bra for goodness sake!" Vixen angrily screamed.

"That's kinda your own fault...just saying," Jake added in. Vixen grabbed him by his shirt with both hands. The Hogwarts students became more attentive.

"Shut your mouth, kid! I swear, I'm so sick of you already!" she yelled at him while he smiled back at her. She let out a frustrated groan and released him before re-crossing her arms.

"Your clothing and some personal items are waiting for all of you in our Hospital Wing. Now, time to sort you out to your groups," Burbage said looking at a piece of parchment she pulled from her pocket.

"That girl reminds me of somebody," Ron said quietly to Harry and Hermione. They both nodded.

"She's just like Malfoy. I mean look at them. Identical in appearance and even stance," Hermione whispered. Ron and Harry looked from Vixen to Draco.

There was no doubt that they looked similar physically. She was shorter than Draco, but they were both standing with their arms crossed over their chests with the same irritated look on their faces. Ron sighed.

"We cannot get that muggle. One Draco is bad enough," Harry said. Hermione nodded in agreement.

"Let's see, hmm okay now...Jake Corbin? Yes you'll be with Group 9," Burbage said out loud. Pansy Parkinson, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, and Neville Longbottom approached Jake.

The groups were getting their muggles rather quickly. The only two left were Vixen, and a boy with glasses and light brown hair. All of the group 6 members were praying that Vixen was not their muggle.

"Let's see...Vixen Charm? You're with Group 6," Burbage said before showing the other boy to his group. Vixen stood still waiting to be approached by her group.

Ron, Hermione and Harry slowly approached her, with false smiles on their faces. Draco groaned and rolled his eyes. He soon joined the group in front of Vixen, but he didn't hide how unhappy he was.

"Hello Vixen, I'm Hermione Granger. This is Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and that's...Draco Malfoy," she said introducing everyone but hesitating before mentioning Draco.

"Hi. So what now? You all inspect me like I'm some rat or something?" Vixen angrily replied.

"Yeah, basically. Except I would have preferred a rat," Draco added. Vixen narrowed her eyes and walked closer to him.

This time Draco didn't move. He kept his cold eyes on her as she approached him. She stopped a few feet in front of him.

"I'm not to thrilled to be examined by someone who can't even open a door for me," she shot back through clenched teeth. Draco raised an eyebrow. She was obviously referring to when she tried to leave and couldn't open the door but asked him for help.

"Listen, I hate muggles. Which means I hate you already. You're not helping your case with me," Draco said looking down at her. Vixen lifted her head up to meet his gaze.

"Oh please, as if I care. I'm not here by choice boy, but you are. Remember that," Vixen reminded him. Draco scoffed before turning around and walking out of the Great Hall.

"Arrogant brat!" Draco thought.

"Rude prick!" Vixen thought.

12:20 a.m. Hallway, Hogwarts

"Where does that girl get off? Coming up to me like an equal, then telling me I want to be there? Ugh, stupid muggles!" Draco said to himself walking through the hallway. He stopped when Professor Snape appeared in front of him.

"Mr. Malfoy, don't you have somewhere to be?" Snape asked. Draco put his hands in his pockets.

"You really expect me to go back in there?" Draco asked tilting his head.

"I suggest you do, or else I'll have to give you detention for being out past curfew," Snape warned. Draco sighed, obviously aggravated. He turned around and re-entered the Great Hall. However, he remained beside the door.

"Sorry about Malfoy. He's sort of..." Hermione said trying to come up with the right word.

"A jerk?" Vixen said.

"Yes, he's a jerk. Just ignore him," she replied. Professor Burbage walked over to the group.

"Mr. Malfoy, join us please," she yelled to Draco. Reluctantly, he walked over to the group but remained silent.

"Now, Miss Charm I am allowing every muggle to view one person from their old life in this crystal ball momentarily. Just say their full name and you will get to see them," Burbage said handing Vixen the ball. She then left and moved on to the next group.

"Who is it going to be?" Harry asked genuinely interested. Vixen bit her lip.

"My boyfriend I think. Jackson Maverick Wills," she said. The other four were a little surprised that she was involved with someone.

They all huddled around the crystal ball. Sure enough, Jackson appeared. Vixen smiled as she saw him. He was shirtless and stretching in his bedroom. She recognized his dresser behind him. However, her smile faded when he walked over to his bed. There, lying in his bed under his blanket was Quinn. Vixens mouth opened in disbelief.

"Some boyfriend you've got there, muggle. Sure he knows you're dating?" Draco said smirking. Vixen was too shocked to pay him any mind.

"Vixen I'm sorry, are you okay?" Hermione asked sympathetically. Vixen remained quiet.

The group watched her lift one hand to her bruised face. She traced the bruise with her fingers, ignoring the soreness. She then looked down at the bruises on both of her arms. Without warning, she pulled back the hand that was holding the crystal ball and launched it with so much force at the wall that it shattered on impact.

The other groups looked at her, quietly. Jake was intrigued and curious about what happened. Vixen bit her bottom lip hard, and walked to the doors of the Great Hall. This time, she was able to open them, and she disappeared into the hallway.

"Should we go after her?" Ron asked.

"No, leave her be tonight. I'll see you four tomorrow. Off to your houses with you," Burbage said walking toward them as the Hogwarts students were leaving for the night.

"Try not to be such an ass tomorrow, Malfoy," Harry said pushing past Draco. Hermione and Ron followed him down the hallway. Draco stood in front of the Slytherin doorway quietly and alone.

"I didn't know. If I knew, I wouldn't have said what I did. Who knew we would have something in common?" Draco thought to himself. He kept picturing Vixen touching her bruises.

He shook his head trying to erase the memory like his brain was an etch-a-sketch. He then said the Slytherin password and went inside.

12:53 a.m., The Courtyard, Hogwarts

After she dramatically exited the Great Hall, Vixen made her way into the courtyard accidentally. She wasn't sure where she was, and she didn't really care at this point. She sat down on the nearest stone bench and looked up at the night sky with harsh tears streaming down her cheeks and onto her out-stretched neck. She looked at the stars above her while trying to catch her breath.

Jake had been watching her. After sending the Hogwarts students off to their rooms Professor Burbage showed the muggles to the Hospital Wing where their luggage had been taken. They were to sleep in the Wing tonight until a schedule had been sorted out within their groups. Jake had left the Wing in search of Vixen when Burbage retired to her own living quarters for the night.

He slid his hands into his jean pockets and slowly walked out of the castle and into the courtyard. He quietly approached Vixen from behind while watching her sit motionless.

"How's it going crazy?" he said jokingly trying to lighten the mood. He was now standing beside the bench, but Vixen still didn't move. Nor did she respond to him.

Jake rubbed the back of his neck with his hand nervously. He looked at Vixen quietly for a few seconds before sitting down next to her.

Meanwhile, Draco Malfoy was standing in the shadows of the archway that lead to the courtyard, watching them together. He was unable to sleep after realizing how rude he had been earlier and wanted to make amends with Vixen. Risking the chance of getting caught and suffering through a detention, Draco left the Slytherin house and went in search of his experimental muggle. But now, he waited.

"So...wanna tell me about it?" Jake quietly said looking toward Vixen. She lowered her head, now looking straight forward. All she did was shake her head from side to side.

"That's fine. You don't have to," Jake said calmly averting his gaze in front of him.

Vixen sniffed and wiped her tears from her face. She then let out a heavy sigh before turning her head to look at Jake. Jake turned his toward her also.

"Who did you look for?" Vixen asked.

"My younger sister. We've always been close even though she is only 11. We talk about everything together. I think I'll miss that the most while we are here," he said half smiling. Vixen was surprised.

"It must be nice to have a sibling to talk to and look out for you," Vixen replied looking at her scuffed Converse. Jake shrugged.

"Yeah I guess so," he said nonchalantly. Silence fell among the two for a few minutes. Jake looked over at Vixen, noticing her three scars.

"How'd that happen?" he asked her. She looked up at him with a confused look on her face. He pointed at her scars.

"Oh...sorry, but I don't like to talk about it," Vixen said trying to cover her bare torso with her arms.

"Must've been quite an accident," he said to her.

"It wasn't an accident," she coldly replied almost instantly. He raised an eyebrow at her.

"It was just bad timing," she added while standing up. She began to walk back toward the stone arch way.

Draco ducked inside quickly and stood against the wall. He watched Vixen walk past him and into the castle, followed by Jake. He watched them walk farther down the hallway.

"I'll take you to where we're staying," Draco heard Jake say to Vixen as they disappeared around the corner.

"What the hell was I thinking? Coming to apologize to a muggle..." Draco thought mentally scolding himself. With this he returned back to his house, undetected by anyone.