"You should get some rest Athena" 

the old man mumbled to her, soothing voice sending the girl comfort. 

"I know Albus" 

She replied quietly

daring a glance at his hand she sighed 

"How are things with Harry?"

He asked, inquisitively 

"I don't like the way he makes me feel" 

she responded, voice timid 

"How so?"

"I, I haven't felt like this since Cedric" 

she whispered

she couldn't remember the last time she said his name out loud 

"and loosing Cedric ..I


I can't have that happen to me again"


she let a small tear run down her face 

"How do you know it will?"

the man replied

She let a sad smile fall over her delicate features

"You know how" 

she replied, humor gone from her voice 

"Athena we talked about this that's not what-" 

"stop" 

she replied, gripping her head in pain. 

"but I was just saying" 

"No stop my head hurts" 

the man fell silent. 

She racked her brain what could be going on, what was happening? 

Her breath caught

....It couldn't be? 


another twinge in her head 

she gasped 


it was 



,,, 


Athena ran through the building as fast as she could 

Sprinting at full speed towards the dungeons she rounded a corner, slamming the door of Slughorn's office wide open. 

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