div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"As the first few students out of the Great Hall, we scurried around the corridors, not wanting to be seen and looking for an empty room to talk. The Common Room wouldn't help. Pansy and Jean would be eavesdropping. We need something private... Something secret./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""We've been walking up and down the bloody school floors for ten minutes!" Draco hissed, stopping us at the seventh floor corridor./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia was walking back and forth, tapping her chin with her finger, in deep thought. "There aren't any classrooms available right now...it's nearly midnight..."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Stopping Lydia at her third walk back, I glanced at her left and saw a door that didn't seem to be there before. Transfixed on it for a while, I tilted my head./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Was...was that door there before...?" I asked, letting go of Lydia's shoulders and taking a step closer./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""No." Goyle's voice replied. He then gasped in excitement. "Vanice, open it!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Draco stepped in front of me and looked at Goyle. "What's behind the door?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""It's the Room of Requirement!" said Goyle. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Crabbe took a bag of cauldron cakes out his pocket and began to munch on one. "And what is that?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""It's a room that a person can only enter when they 'ave real need for it, see?" He began, walking to the door and moving Draco and I aside. Swiftly, he pulled it open and inside, were three couches and a chimney with a lit fire. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia and I were in awe and stepped inside, basking in the warmth./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Sometimes it's there, and sometimes it's not, but when it 'ppears, it's filled with whatever the person needs." He finished explaining, pulling Crabbe and Draco in, closing the door behind them./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Draco, still skeptical, looked at the door and back. "How do we know no one gets in?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""From what I've heard, only those who know whose inside and why can get in and out." /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Wicked!" I exclaimed, pulling Draco down to the couch./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia took the third one for herself and the boys shared the second, passing around the small bag of sweets./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Draco eyed me carefully as I munched on my cauldron cake, squinting his eyes and placing his hand on his mouth. Confused, I began to eat slower and slower until I was annoyed by his constant staring, punching him in the shoulder./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""What are you emstaring/em at?!" I snapped./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Snapping out of whatever trance he was in, Draco shook his head and held the arm I had punched./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""What did you say back in the Great Hall?" He asked, raising an eyebrow./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia, confused, looked at us and made a face. "What in the world are you two talking about?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""That I understood what Scarhead said?" I repeated, putting the cake down. "I thought that people would have started laughing, not running away, the way he sounded."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""You're a emParselmouth!/em Why didn't you tell us?" Draco snapped, glaring at me./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I was immediately furious and stood up, crossing my arms. Lydia widened her eyes and the boys stopped bickering over the sweets, beginning to pay close attention./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""I think I would know if I was a Parselmouth, Draco. Don't accuse me of such rubbish." I snapped./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""You just said you understood what Potter told the snake!" exclaimed Draco, standing up to face me./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Of course I did! He said 'leave him alone'! Anyone could have-"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""He was, like hissing it." Lydia interrupted, and the boys nodded their heads. Draco crossed his arms in triumph but dropped them as soon as I sent him an angry glare. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Hissing it?" I repeated faintly. "Well...it did sound slightly... I didn't understand all of it!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""But you understood some of it." Lydia said in wonder./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Bloody hell, I can't speak it but can only understand emsome/em of it. What does that even mean!?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Well, you're not related to Salazar..." Goyle mumbled./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Yet being able to talk to snakes was what Salazar Slytherin was famous for." pointed out Draco. He looked at me and shrugged./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""At least the whole school noticed Potter and not me. After all this Beware of the Heir trouble, they'll patronize him." I sighed, shaking my head. Snape and Archidia were going to need to know this./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Crabbe laughed. "As if he would be the heir!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Snape needs to know.." Draco mumbled under his breath, sitting back down on the couch. "But we should tell him once Archidia gets back in a few days... this Thursday."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Isn't this Thursday the 19th?" Lydia asked, checking her nails using the light of the fire./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I stopped to count the days, tapping the air with my finger in silent thought. "Yeah. It is the 19th. Why?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Hello?!" Lydia exclaimed, rolling her eyes in slight irritation. "3 months!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Draco looked up and chuckled, amused at my confused reaction. He rose his hand and waved her off, shaking his head. "All planned out, Lyd."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"The fire crackled and I jumped slightly, still very lost on what they were talking about. They stayed silent, the boys continuing to eat away without glancing up. Draco stretched and had placed his feet up on the couch, relaxing and closing his eyes. Lydia was calmly brushing her fingers through her silky hair, humming to herself as the seconds ticked by. No one said a word. No one explained anything to me. And I was agitated. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""3 what?!" I groaned in utter frustration after a minute of more annoying silence./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Draco opened and eye and smirked, responding./div
div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Anniversary."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""How could you have totally forgotten?!" Lydia asked me, out of breath. Sneaking around the corners of the hall, I swept behind a large pedestal and inched myself closer to the door on our left./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Lydia, please. Don't remind me." I sighed, waving her over to me. She made her way to the door and took out her wand, mumbling the Unlocking Charm./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I had laid awake for hours that night, looking through the slight gap in the emerald curtains around my bed, watching the marine life still and lake water freeze ever so slightly from cold weather. What could Draco possibly want as a gift? I hadn't a single clue, until a certain blonde has mentioned something. I thought back to last night, and sighed again, shaking my head, thankful we had finally figured it out./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"emLydia and I had been on her bed brainstorming, throwing away and burning parchments full of useless ideas. A box of partially empty Gummy-Sounds was at our feet and I angrily crumpled it up./em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"em"Incendio." I hissed, pointing my wand at the rejected paper./em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"emLydia sighed and laid back on the bed, sweeping her hair while listing possibilities. "Quidditch, sweets, clothes..." /em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"emI abruptly swung a pillow at her stomach, grinning. /em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"em"That's it!"/em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"emWheezing from the impact, she sat up and hit my arm, pushing me with a look of complete shock. "What was that for?!"/em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"emBefore I could answer, a thump came from our left and the curtains were ripped open, letting the light from our wands escape. An agitated Millicent and sleep deprived Jean were glaring at us, or as much of a glare as they could, keeping in mind that the lights were shining right in their eyes./em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"em"Could you keep it down?" Jean said, yawning with irritation. "It is 2 in the morning."/em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"em"Doesn't matter." I quickly told them, jumping out of bed and heading to my own. "I'm going to bed now."/em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""How much Brillantium do you need?" Lydia asked me, bringing me back to the present and looking through the jars of plants. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Enough for a small bottle." I told her, rummaging quickly./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Slow footsteps outside the cupboard made us freeze instantly. In our state of fear of being caught, I saw that to our right were the Brillantiums and I jabbed my finger towards them, giving Lydia the hint while the footsteps got slower and closer. In a swift movement of her arm, she swiped the bottle and stuffed them in her robes just in time as the door opened./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""-ood is hard to wash off, I'm telling ya." /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I widened my eyes as Filch and Snape walked in, racking my brain for an excuse. Filch stuttered to a hault and pointed his long finger at Lydia and I in accusation. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Them again! Professor, they're at it again!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Snape held up a hand to silence him, raising an eyebrow at us. Lydia opened her mouth but quickly closed it, staring at me to talk instead. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""I uh..."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Archidia sent you, correct?" Snape said, tilting his head to the exit. "You better go on then."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""B-but...!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Go." Snape ordered, ignoring Filch./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Scurrying off to Snape's office without another word, we giggled as Filch's angry sputters carried through the halls. I dove into the room and lit the fire under the cauldron as Lydia locked the door behind us. She set the bottle down and watched me as I stirred the potion in the cauldron, my facial expression focused and worried./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""So... When are we adding the Brillantium?" She asked, taking a seat./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I held out my right hand while the left one sprinkled in Troll Hair. "Now."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"The liquid in the cauldron bubbled a sky blue before finally dissolving into clear water like substance. Grinning, I took one of the vials I had brought and filled it up, being careful not to drop any onto the floor./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""And um... what exactly does it like... do again?" /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""It makes gives his broom a new polish. As if it was never used..." I explained as placed the vial in my robe pocket. "A coat of protection as well."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia shrugged and opened the door, when we heard a rather loud thump and groan immediately after. We looked around the door and saw the familiar Slytherin girl with the snake bangle./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Clarissa!" We gasped, going over to help her up./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Oy! Give a warning next time before you slam a door into someone's face!" She snapped./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"The fifth year Slytherin girl had her eyes closed and was holding her head, leaning against the wall we had placed her on./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Nice job Lyd." I sighed sarcastically, then turned to look at Clarissa. "Does it hurt badly?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Her eyes opened slowly and widened when she saw us, beginning to smirk. "Oh good, I thought you two were Gryffindorks."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Like, hardly." Lydia replied, flipping her hair. "What are you doing here?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""I was heading to tutoring for Potions." She said, picking up her books. "You know, some of the Slytherins are going to meet outside the Library Corridor tomorrow after Divination. Why don't you and the rest of your group of friends come with us?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"As I opened my mouth to thank her, Lydia began to ramble, making me flush in the process./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""We'll totally be there! Vanice will bring Drac- Did you know that they're like together? I helped, duh-"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I slapped a hand over her mouth and wrapped the other around her waist, dragging her away back to the dungeon. "Thanks Clarissa, we'll meet you there!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia flailed in my grip all the way to the Common Room, where I tossed her to the couch in a huff./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""You messed up my robes." She pouted, straightening them out. "You're lucky Draco is with the Quidditch team or I would've totally ruined the surprise for that."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"By next morning, however, Lydia had forgotten that I had ruined her robes and was looking forward to being with older Slytherin's, despite the great drop in temperature. The snow that had begun in the night had turned into a blizzard so thick that the last Herbology lesson of the term was canceled: Professor Sprout wanted to fit socks and scarves on the Mandrakes, a tricky operation she would entrust to no one else, now that it was so important for the Mandrakes to grow quickly. Lydia for one was very happy about that, and we were glad we didn't have to get our fair share of earth anymore./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"As the bell rang for out afternoon class, which was our excused Herbology, I met up with Draco near the end of a hallway in the second wing./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Are you doing anything later?" I asked, leaning against a pillar nearby./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Shrugging, he put his hands in his robe pockets and looked at me. "No, don't think so. Why?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I smiled and brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. He tilted his head and raised an eyebrow, crossing his arms in question./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Well, you're coming with me then. We're meeting up with Marcus and Clarissa."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I saw a flicker of a smirk before I grabbed one of his arms and began pulling him down to the Library, keeping an eye out for Lydia. The castle was darker than it usually was in daytime because of the thick, swirling gray snow at every window. I shivered and pulled my robes over my arms, staying fairly close to Draco for warmth. We walked past classrooms where lessons were taking place, catching snatches of what was happening within. Flitwick was clapping and before we could glance inside, a familiar laugh was heard around the corner. Sure enough, Lydia was already there in a deep conversation with Lachesis Burke, a Fifth year Slytherin./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""But she totally didn't... There they are!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"We made our way to the group of Slytherins, which consisted of Marcus Flint, Clarissa Hias and Cassiopeia Deragon, besides Lydia and Lachesis, whom we usually called Lace. They were all near the benches of the Library Entrance, obviously enjoying the topic they were discussing. A group of the Hufflepuffs passed by us and stepped into the library, receiving sneers from Marcus./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""What took you guys so long?" Lace asked, leaning on Marcus./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I shrugged, smiling. "Draco's a slow walker."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Am not!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Laughing at Draco's obvious annoyance, we all began happily chatting about Quidditch and upcoming activities. Marcus and Draco were clearly happy with the team and repeatedly said that we were to win the Cup this year. Occasionally bringing up a Gryffindor or Hufflepuff to mock./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Speaking Hufflepuff's," Clarissa said, rolling her eyes. "Did you hear how Finch-Fletchley is terrified of Potter?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"At that moment, the Library doors swung open and out stormed Scarhead himself, looking furious and irritated. He was about to head in the other direction when a fun plan popped into my mind. Lifting my head off Draco's shoulder, I grinned and called his name./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Hey! Potter!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"He spun around to face us but quickly turned on his heels to continue walking when he realized who we were./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Nice job attacking Finch-Fletchley!" Lace called, hoping to rile him up and get his attention./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""I didn't attack him!" Potter said angrily, and at that moment Pansy with Jean walked around the corridor towards us./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Ignoring her, I kept calling out to Potter. "Didn't expect to see the Boy Who Lived try to get rid of a Muggle-Born!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Why would I want to attack Muggle-borns?" Said Potter fiercely. "I don't care about bloodlines!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"And with that he continued to storm away; each step that he took to leave was another one closer to us by Pansy. Eventually, she and Jean were a foot away from us. Clarissa gave her a mild hello whilst Lace ignored her completely, holding Marcus' hand. Parkinson paid little attention to our welcomes and instead gave me a sneer./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""I found something in the Common Room..." She began, curling her upper lip. "Is it yours?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Jean started to shuffle through her pockets, pulling something out and waving it in the air./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"It was my Mood Displayer./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"strongSchool started today. Ugh./strong/div
div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"strong•Q.O.C.../strong/div
div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"strong- Which two characters would have the ultimate showdown?/strong/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""We've been walking up and down the bloody school floors for ten minutes!" Draco hissed, stopping us at the seventh floor corridor./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia was walking back and forth, tapping her chin with her finger, in deep thought. "There aren't any classrooms available right now...it's nearly midnight..."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Stopping Lydia at her third walk back, I glanced at her left and saw a door that didn't seem to be there before. Transfixed on it for a while, I tilted my head./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Was...was that door there before...?" I asked, letting go of Lydia's shoulders and taking a step closer./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""No." Goyle's voice replied. He then gasped in excitement. "Vanice, open it!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Draco stepped in front of me and looked at Goyle. "What's behind the door?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""It's the Room of Requirement!" said Goyle. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Crabbe took a bag of cauldron cakes out his pocket and began to munch on one. "And what is that?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""It's a room that a person can only enter when they 'ave real need for it, see?" He began, walking to the door and moving Draco and I aside. Swiftly, he pulled it open and inside, were three couches and a chimney with a lit fire. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia and I were in awe and stepped inside, basking in the warmth./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Sometimes it's there, and sometimes it's not, but when it 'ppears, it's filled with whatever the person needs." He finished explaining, pulling Crabbe and Draco in, closing the door behind them./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Draco, still skeptical, looked at the door and back. "How do we know no one gets in?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""From what I've heard, only those who know whose inside and why can get in and out." /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Wicked!" I exclaimed, pulling Draco down to the couch./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia took the third one for herself and the boys shared the second, passing around the small bag of sweets./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Draco eyed me carefully as I munched on my cauldron cake, squinting his eyes and placing his hand on his mouth. Confused, I began to eat slower and slower until I was annoyed by his constant staring, punching him in the shoulder./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""What are you emstaring/em at?!" I snapped./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Snapping out of whatever trance he was in, Draco shook his head and held the arm I had punched./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""What did you say back in the Great Hall?" He asked, raising an eyebrow./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia, confused, looked at us and made a face. "What in the world are you two talking about?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""That I understood what Scarhead said?" I repeated, putting the cake down. "I thought that people would have started laughing, not running away, the way he sounded."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""You're a emParselmouth!/em Why didn't you tell us?" Draco snapped, glaring at me./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I was immediately furious and stood up, crossing my arms. Lydia widened her eyes and the boys stopped bickering over the sweets, beginning to pay close attention./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""I think I would know if I was a Parselmouth, Draco. Don't accuse me of such rubbish." I snapped./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""You just said you understood what Potter told the snake!" exclaimed Draco, standing up to face me./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Of course I did! He said 'leave him alone'! Anyone could have-"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""He was, like hissing it." Lydia interrupted, and the boys nodded their heads. Draco crossed his arms in triumph but dropped them as soon as I sent him an angry glare. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Hissing it?" I repeated faintly. "Well...it did sound slightly... I didn't understand all of it!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""But you understood some of it." Lydia said in wonder./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Bloody hell, I can't speak it but can only understand emsome/em of it. What does that even mean!?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Well, you're not related to Salazar..." Goyle mumbled./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Yet being able to talk to snakes was what Salazar Slytherin was famous for." pointed out Draco. He looked at me and shrugged./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""At least the whole school noticed Potter and not me. After all this Beware of the Heir trouble, they'll patronize him." I sighed, shaking my head. Snape and Archidia were going to need to know this./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Crabbe laughed. "As if he would be the heir!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Snape needs to know.." Draco mumbled under his breath, sitting back down on the couch. "But we should tell him once Archidia gets back in a few days... this Thursday."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Isn't this Thursday the 19th?" Lydia asked, checking her nails using the light of the fire./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I stopped to count the days, tapping the air with my finger in silent thought. "Yeah. It is the 19th. Why?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Hello?!" Lydia exclaimed, rolling her eyes in slight irritation. "3 months!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Draco looked up and chuckled, amused at my confused reaction. He rose his hand and waved her off, shaking his head. "All planned out, Lyd."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"The fire crackled and I jumped slightly, still very lost on what they were talking about. They stayed silent, the boys continuing to eat away without glancing up. Draco stretched and had placed his feet up on the couch, relaxing and closing his eyes. Lydia was calmly brushing her fingers through her silky hair, humming to herself as the seconds ticked by. No one said a word. No one explained anything to me. And I was agitated. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""3 what?!" I groaned in utter frustration after a minute of more annoying silence./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Draco opened and eye and smirked, responding./div
div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Anniversary."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""How could you have totally forgotten?!" Lydia asked me, out of breath. Sneaking around the corners of the hall, I swept behind a large pedestal and inched myself closer to the door on our left./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Lydia, please. Don't remind me." I sighed, waving her over to me. She made her way to the door and took out her wand, mumbling the Unlocking Charm./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I had laid awake for hours that night, looking through the slight gap in the emerald curtains around my bed, watching the marine life still and lake water freeze ever so slightly from cold weather. What could Draco possibly want as a gift? I hadn't a single clue, until a certain blonde has mentioned something. I thought back to last night, and sighed again, shaking my head, thankful we had finally figured it out./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"emLydia and I had been on her bed brainstorming, throwing away and burning parchments full of useless ideas. A box of partially empty Gummy-Sounds was at our feet and I angrily crumpled it up./em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"em"Incendio." I hissed, pointing my wand at the rejected paper./em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"emLydia sighed and laid back on the bed, sweeping her hair while listing possibilities. "Quidditch, sweets, clothes..." /em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"emI abruptly swung a pillow at her stomach, grinning. /em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"em"That's it!"/em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"emWheezing from the impact, she sat up and hit my arm, pushing me with a look of complete shock. "What was that for?!"/em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"emBefore I could answer, a thump came from our left and the curtains were ripped open, letting the light from our wands escape. An agitated Millicent and sleep deprived Jean were glaring at us, or as much of a glare as they could, keeping in mind that the lights were shining right in their eyes./em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"em"Could you keep it down?" Jean said, yawning with irritation. "It is 2 in the morning."/em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"em"Doesn't matter." I quickly told them, jumping out of bed and heading to my own. "I'm going to bed now."/em/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""How much Brillantium do you need?" Lydia asked me, bringing me back to the present and looking through the jars of plants. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Enough for a small bottle." I told her, rummaging quickly./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Slow footsteps outside the cupboard made us freeze instantly. In our state of fear of being caught, I saw that to our right were the Brillantiums and I jabbed my finger towards them, giving Lydia the hint while the footsteps got slower and closer. In a swift movement of her arm, she swiped the bottle and stuffed them in her robes just in time as the door opened./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""-ood is hard to wash off, I'm telling ya." /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I widened my eyes as Filch and Snape walked in, racking my brain for an excuse. Filch stuttered to a hault and pointed his long finger at Lydia and I in accusation. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Them again! Professor, they're at it again!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Snape held up a hand to silence him, raising an eyebrow at us. Lydia opened her mouth but quickly closed it, staring at me to talk instead. /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""I uh..."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Archidia sent you, correct?" Snape said, tilting his head to the exit. "You better go on then."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""B-but...!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Go." Snape ordered, ignoring Filch./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Scurrying off to Snape's office without another word, we giggled as Filch's angry sputters carried through the halls. I dove into the room and lit the fire under the cauldron as Lydia locked the door behind us. She set the bottle down and watched me as I stirred the potion in the cauldron, my facial expression focused and worried./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""So... When are we adding the Brillantium?" She asked, taking a seat./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I held out my right hand while the left one sprinkled in Troll Hair. "Now."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"The liquid in the cauldron bubbled a sky blue before finally dissolving into clear water like substance. Grinning, I took one of the vials I had brought and filled it up, being careful not to drop any onto the floor./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""And um... what exactly does it like... do again?" /div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""It makes gives his broom a new polish. As if it was never used..." I explained as placed the vial in my robe pocket. "A coat of protection as well."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia shrugged and opened the door, when we heard a rather loud thump and groan immediately after. We looked around the door and saw the familiar Slytherin girl with the snake bangle./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Clarissa!" We gasped, going over to help her up./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Oy! Give a warning next time before you slam a door into someone's face!" She snapped./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"The fifth year Slytherin girl had her eyes closed and was holding her head, leaning against the wall we had placed her on./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Nice job Lyd." I sighed sarcastically, then turned to look at Clarissa. "Does it hurt badly?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Her eyes opened slowly and widened when she saw us, beginning to smirk. "Oh good, I thought you two were Gryffindorks."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Like, hardly." Lydia replied, flipping her hair. "What are you doing here?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""I was heading to tutoring for Potions." She said, picking up her books. "You know, some of the Slytherins are going to meet outside the Library Corridor tomorrow after Divination. Why don't you and the rest of your group of friends come with us?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"As I opened my mouth to thank her, Lydia began to ramble, making me flush in the process./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""We'll totally be there! Vanice will bring Drac- Did you know that they're like together? I helped, duh-"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I slapped a hand over her mouth and wrapped the other around her waist, dragging her away back to the dungeon. "Thanks Clarissa, we'll meet you there!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Lydia flailed in my grip all the way to the Common Room, where I tossed her to the couch in a huff./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""You messed up my robes." She pouted, straightening them out. "You're lucky Draco is with the Quidditch team or I would've totally ruined the surprise for that."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"By next morning, however, Lydia had forgotten that I had ruined her robes and was looking forward to being with older Slytherin's, despite the great drop in temperature. The snow that had begun in the night had turned into a blizzard so thick that the last Herbology lesson of the term was canceled: Professor Sprout wanted to fit socks and scarves on the Mandrakes, a tricky operation she would entrust to no one else, now that it was so important for the Mandrakes to grow quickly. Lydia for one was very happy about that, and we were glad we didn't have to get our fair share of earth anymore./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"As the bell rang for out afternoon class, which was our excused Herbology, I met up with Draco near the end of a hallway in the second wing./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Are you doing anything later?" I asked, leaning against a pillar nearby./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Shrugging, he put his hands in his robe pockets and looked at me. "No, don't think so. Why?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I smiled and brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. He tilted his head and raised an eyebrow, crossing his arms in question./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Well, you're coming with me then. We're meeting up with Marcus and Clarissa."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I saw a flicker of a smirk before I grabbed one of his arms and began pulling him down to the Library, keeping an eye out for Lydia. The castle was darker than it usually was in daytime because of the thick, swirling gray snow at every window. I shivered and pulled my robes over my arms, staying fairly close to Draco for warmth. We walked past classrooms where lessons were taking place, catching snatches of what was happening within. Flitwick was clapping and before we could glance inside, a familiar laugh was heard around the corner. Sure enough, Lydia was already there in a deep conversation with Lachesis Burke, a Fifth year Slytherin./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""But she totally didn't... There they are!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"We made our way to the group of Slytherins, which consisted of Marcus Flint, Clarissa Hias and Cassiopeia Deragon, besides Lydia and Lachesis, whom we usually called Lace. They were all near the benches of the Library Entrance, obviously enjoying the topic they were discussing. A group of the Hufflepuffs passed by us and stepped into the library, receiving sneers from Marcus./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""What took you guys so long?" Lace asked, leaning on Marcus./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"I shrugged, smiling. "Draco's a slow walker."/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Am not!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Laughing at Draco's obvious annoyance, we all began happily chatting about Quidditch and upcoming activities. Marcus and Draco were clearly happy with the team and repeatedly said that we were to win the Cup this year. Occasionally bringing up a Gryffindor or Hufflepuff to mock./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Speaking Hufflepuff's," Clarissa said, rolling her eyes. "Did you hear how Finch-Fletchley is terrified of Potter?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"At that moment, the Library doors swung open and out stormed Scarhead himself, looking furious and irritated. He was about to head in the other direction when a fun plan popped into my mind. Lifting my head off Draco's shoulder, I grinned and called his name./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Hey! Potter!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"He spun around to face us but quickly turned on his heels to continue walking when he realized who we were./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Nice job attacking Finch-Fletchley!" Lace called, hoping to rile him up and get his attention./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""I didn't attack him!" Potter said angrily, and at that moment Pansy with Jean walked around the corridor towards us./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Ignoring her, I kept calling out to Potter. "Didn't expect to see the Boy Who Lived try to get rid of a Muggle-Born!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""Why would I want to attack Muggle-borns?" Said Potter fiercely. "I don't care about bloodlines!"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"And with that he continued to storm away; each step that he took to leave was another one closer to us by Pansy. Eventually, she and Jean were a foot away from us. Clarissa gave her a mild hello whilst Lace ignored her completely, holding Marcus' hand. Parkinson paid little attention to our welcomes and instead gave me a sneer./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;""I found something in the Common Room..." She began, curling her upper lip. "Is it yours?"/div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"Jean started to shuffle through her pockets, pulling something out and waving it in the air./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"It was my Mood Displayer./div
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div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"strong~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~/strong/div
div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"strongSchool started today. Ugh./strong/div
div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"strong•Q.O.C.../strong/div
div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px;"strong- Which two characters would have the ultimate showdown?/strong/div