Is some gossip true?

[Jade "Lizzy" Silvernacle]

Lizzy sat on the end of the pier her bare feet dangling in the water. She had just returned from Hogsmeade, and quite frankly she was a bit worried. Now she wasn't one to usually eavesdrop, but this time she did.

Almost everywhere she went in the small town the adults were in whispering about rumors of another dark lord rising. Right now he was biding his time. Probably staying clear of the Potters. And Trio's in general.

She wasn't worried much because it was the headmistress, her husband, and the flying instructor who defeated Lord Voldemort, but that took seven years from when they started fighting.

Sighing she ran a hand through her brunette waves. She knew she was safe at Trio's, but every term change she went to London if not for the whole time a few days.

It was all so confusing, and she had to admit she was a bit scared, but she wouldn't back down and she'd fight if need be. Either way it still worried her, not for herself, but for her friends, family, and other's safety. Especially since Headmistress Potter's daughter, Michelle(sry if that's spelled wrong. I couldn't remember if it was one l or two) wasn't even a year yet.

Though how could the cleverest witch her trio ever fail?

Her mind was all confused and so was she. Finally resigning to the fact that she wouldn't be able to work it all out on her own she leaned back putting her hands on the wooden surface behind her and she gazed out over the lake.

[[[[ ack that sucked.... i rambled quite a bit. ]]]

[Jodi Peterson]

The Rickety Pier was usually the quietest place in all of Hogwarts. It was the best place to just sit and think, without interuption. But then again, there where other places in the school that Jodi could chose to escape to. The Pier was the best of all of these other places around the school. To Jodi, this was because of the way the water slightly moved with the wind. The sound of water lapping over rocks and sand on the Lake edge, was always the most soothing sound to Jodi's ears. This and the sound of cleaning.

It was Friday afternoon, and a time for Jodi to just sit and reflect on the weeks happening. Not much had really happened, although so much had happened. It was hard for Jodi to explain. Not many important events had taken place, it was slow week... but somehow many things had happened. Jodi had received a book from her father. She'd done assignments. The elves had taught her how to cook a meal. She realized she thought Joe was cute. She found the two jobs she wanted to do once graduating at the end of the year.

But one thing hung on Jodi. It was a sort of unease. A sort of tension that had been building since the start of the term. A new dark lord was rising, it wasn't hard to know this. Everywhere Jodi could hear a soft murmur, whether it was in class, at work, in the dorm, or around the school corridors. It was hard for Jodi to really grasp the full magnitude of what this meant. Was there going to be another war.

How was the war even going to impact Jodi? Would she be fighting? Surely once she'd graduated from school adults would want her fighting. Jodi and fighting didn't go together. Jodi had been hit with a curse only earlier in the week in class, she'd spent 5 minutes with her legs turned to jelly. Most of all, Jodi just felt afraid. She wasn't ready for this. The wizarding community wasn't ready for this. A war meant total change, change she wasn't sure people would cope with. Most of all, herself.

Jodi left her last class, walked to the common room to drop off her bag, and headed straight for the Pier. After walking for a few minutes, Jodi reached the Pier, to see a girl sitting on the end, her legs in the water. Jodi sighed, and turned to walk back to the castle. After seeing the castle, looming in the distance, Jodi turned back around, facing the end of the Pier. She took small steps toward the end, and placed herself next the girl. Jodi looked up at her.

"Hey. The name is Jodi," she said with a slightly forced smile. "I was hoping to come and sit out here for peace and quiet. I think everyone does. It's a nice place to just sit and think. So, my question to you is, what are you here for? What is your issue of the day" Jodi asked sincerely, taking off her shoes, and placing them next to her.

[Jade "Lizzy" Silvernacle]

Even though she had decided that she wasn't going to try and work out all the things running through her head Lizzy sat there doing so. Though the rumor of a new dark lord rising was a major one there were other little things tugging at the back of her mind. Many little things...

For one, Brad was gone with no trace. Once again. She didn't know what she was going to do without him to talk to. He was like the only person she could talk to without worry. He knew all her biggest secrets, and she knew quite a bit of his. Either way she wanted just to know he was okay. And for that matter alive.

Then there was Elli. She had dissappeared for the third time from Lizzy's life, and frankly she was mixed. On one hand she didn't care because of the fact that she didn't try to stop cutting herself, but then again... Elli was her oldest and dearest friend and she couldn't help but worry something bad was going to happen.

Sighing she let the sound of the water hitting the rocks and the shore behind her lull her for a while...

Soon though her thoughts were interrupted by a sudden appearance of someone sitting by her. Looking over at the girl she smiled as she introduced herself, "Nice to meet you Jodi, I'm Jade." she said looking back out over the lake as Jodi went on talking.

Just as she was about to answer Lizzy saw an owl flying low over the water towards them. From the look of it it was her own, but she hadn't sent a letter to anyone so why would she have one now. Frowning a bit she let her owl land lightly on her knees.

Taking the letter with trembling hands she recognized the writing. She sighed. It was both relief and anger mixed in the sigh, but she opened the letter anyways. Reading it through carefully one of her burdens was lifted while three or four more settled in.

Last time Brad went home he returned in a horrifying state. Shaking her head she looked over at Jodi and said, "Well as of now... a lot of things. Mainly the whisperings of the new Dark Lord coming to rise."

The new dark lord. She was afraid, but not to where she wouldn't be able to fight if need be. She was pretty skilled with a wand so she was confident that she could help, but it still worried her because she didn't want to lose everything she had left.

"Though then there's other little things that just make it that much worse." she added indicating to the letter. She folded and unfolded it unconciously as she sat there. She was afraid for Brad and that was apparent, but she was also relieved that she heard from him. "What about you?" she suddenly added after a moment or two of silence.

[[ack sorry that was crap. I have a migrane so it's hard to think straight.]]