The lesson was over far too quickly for Amanda's liking. She had not gotten a single word of what had been said and taught and when asked to try and transfigure the white quill into a red quill it merely exploded. Sighing she placed her head in her hands as they were dismissed, why was this getting to her? He was just talking; he would never do anything to her… right?

Jumping as Susan almost yelled her name she looked up at the girl standing next to her.

"What? No need to shout…"

Sighing the girl sat down, placing an arm around her shoulders.

"Honey, I was calling your name several times – shouting was the only way to get the message through to your world!"

Sighing Amanda looked at her friend with an apologetic look on her face.

"Sorry… bad day!"

Susan nodded before pulling the other girl to her feet and helping her gather her books into her bag.

"Come on, let's go find your robe!"

Stopping Amanda looked at her as terror took over her body.

"No, I can't go there… no…"

Rolling her eyes Susan grabbed her hand, pulling her towards the door.

"Amanda, you're loosing it… I'm going with you so … nothing will be able to scare you!"

Feeling guilty for not telling her best friend about what had happened she shrugged the thought away, no need to make Susan worry. She would probably tell Oliver as well and the consequences would be….

As they walked into the hallway Susan stopped in front of the classroom from where Amanda had bolted out of, robeless.

"In there?"

Not waiting for an answer the girl pushed the door open and walked in. Hesitating for a moment before Amanda followed feeling rather stupid for thinking he would still be in there. He had lessons too so of course…

"Where did you leave it?"

Standing in the doorway Amanda looked at her friend as she walked down the aisle between the desks. Looking towards the teacher's desk she saw that it wasn't there but…

"It should be by the teaching desk!"

Now standing next to her Susan shrugged her shoulder.

"Well, it's not there now… sure you didn't set it on fire or something?"

Glaring at her friend she noticed the red head giggling.

"I only did that once… are you ever going to let me live that down?"

She couldn't help but smile herself, she could be a klutz at times and Susan always brought up topics of her demolishing behaviour to make her smile. It always helped.

Susan shook her head.

"Nope – never!"

As she grabbed her arm and pulled her out of this classroom as well Amanda couldn't help but wonder what had happened to her robe. Had he taken it? Shaking her head she listened to Susan talk about … something. To be honest she wasn't paying attention but she knew that Susan didn't mind that, she was used to it and to be frank, Amanda often suspected her of just liking to hear her own voice.

At the bottom of the stairs they separated, Susan had forgotten her Herbology book and would run back to fetch it. Stifling a yawn Amanda wanted to object and go with her but Susan was already half way up the stairs so in stead she turned and walked towards the doors leading to the grounds.

In the bright sunlight she had to rub her eyes to make them get used to all that light.

This is just bloody amazing, annoying… well – irritating. Where the devil did it end up? I mean, it couldn't have just walked out of there and why would he have taken it? An object to blackmail me with?

She laughed at the irony of it, picturing Marcus Flint tying her robe up in some abandoned tower and demanding a ransom for it. Then another image came to mind, suddenly. He could hand her the robe in public, saying thanks for a wonderful night or something like that, insinuating that something had happened between the two of them. She felt goose-bumps all over her body. That would cause enough embarrassment for her to die. Would people actually believe something had happened between the two of them? Would Oliver? NO…. he knew her better than that… right?

Reaching the door to the humid greenhouse she twisted the doorknob and stepped in quickly closing the door behind her, their professor hated when they left the door open too long, if any garden gnomes was allowed access it would be nothing less of an disaster. Placing her schoolbag back down on the ground she noticed only a few pupils had arrived, she was never this early for class, normally delayed by Susan having to spend a few minutes in the bathroom to make sure she looked just right, there was this guy in their Herbology class whom she adored. Silly girl. Noticing Adam further down the table she smiled shortly, Susan would really enjoy this lesson, though not learning much but as long as the girl was amused…

Sitting down on the edge of a huge flowerpot she waited for her friend to join her as she spotted a Slytherin boy entering the green house.

We do not have Herbology with the Slytherins – what is he doing here?

As his eyes moved over the students he said out loud.

"Is Amanda Wood here?"

Standing up, emerging from her hiding she looked at him, puzzled.

"Yes, I am here!"

The boy nodded before crossing between tables to get to her, handing her a bundle of black cloth.

"Marcus wanted you to have this back!"

Taking the robe from him she was utterly puzzled as she received a wink from him before he turned his heal and left the greenhouse quickly. Feeling the blood drain from her face she looked down at the parcel in her hands without even noticing Susan entering the greenhouse.

"What's that Mandy? Is that…?"

Amanda looked at her friend, eyes wide.

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter and for the delay, have been stuck without internet for about 2 months and well…. Anyway - enjoy

QueenofHearts – thanks 

Imakeeper – well, yes…. ;)