Coming Doom? (open)

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A sense of doom seemed to surround the castle, or so it seemed to Jenna. More and more disappearances were being announced everyday, and soon the Ministry would probably just stop announcing them all together. Jenna seemed to be unable to shake the feeling that the people that were killing the victims would soon be coming to Hogwarts to reign terror on the student body. Jenna shook herself a bit and stared into the fire.

It was only ten o'clock the the common room was already cleared for the night. The overachiever Ravenclaw population almost always seemed to go to bed early. Jenna was the opposite. She was still usually doing her homework at this time of night. Her last essay was in front of her, but she couldn't seem to focus. She became even more distracted as someone entered the common room. "Hi," Jenna said to...

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Angel. She was looking even more stressed than normal. Her eyes were stinging and bloodshot. She wanted to cry, but all the tears in her eyes were gone. It wasn't the workload that was bothering her, she had been keeping up with it all since her third year. It was the fact that Wolfgang was chosen as a school champion. They had been steadily dating for over a year, she couldn't lose him. "Hi." Angel responded hoarsely, collapsing into a chair.

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Jenna set down her quill and turned to look at Angel. She looked absolutely horrible. Jenna hated seeing her lively cousin this way. Jenna stood and walked over, wrapping her arms around Angel in a hug. "What's wrong, Angie?" she asked.

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"Wolfgang applied to be a school champion and he got chosen." Angel said in a tone that was barely above a loud whisper. "That tournament is just so dangerous! I don't want him to get hurt." She sniffed, wanting to curl up like a baby and cry.

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Jenna frowned. "Aw Angel, I'm sorry," she said. "I know you'll miss him, but he'll be okay. The tasks won't hurt him." Still, Jenna kept holding onto Angel, who looked now as if she was about to burst into tears.

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"But the mortality rate is so high!" Angel protested. Magically, her eyes conjured more tears. They fell slowly. "It's not like they're petting kittens!" She almost shouted this. "I don't want to lose him." Angel added, very softly this time.

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"Angel, one person died last time, and that wasn't even from the tasks. It was from Voldemort's return," Jenna said, letting go of Angel so she could look her in the eye. "And no, they're not petting kittens, but I'm sure that the teachers wouldn't let him die in a task." Jenna paused to think of what to say to Angel's last comment. She found that she couldn't reply to that one.

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Angel opened her mouth to shoot back a protest back at Jenna, but then thought better of it and slid her jaw closed again, the only sign of emotion on her face being the tears that made her eyes sparkle, and blurred her vision. She had not grown up being incredibly close to Jenna, unlike Gabriella and Jasmine, who had always been her best friends. But Angel was growing to like her, she was nice, almost a motherly-figure.

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Jenna wished she could tell Angel that it would be fine, but she had no way of knowing this for sure. She had a strange feeling that someone would die over at Beauxbatons while the tournament was going on, but of course she didn't know who.

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"I guess I'll just go for a swim," Angel said, this always calmed her nerves. It was could outside, but she could turn into an otter with warm fur and be just fine. "I'm not sure how warm the water is, but you're welcome to c-come." She stammered getting up from the chair and dabbing at her eyes with a sleeve.

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Jenna grinned. She knew some spells to keep herself warm, and she loved to swim. "I'll come," she replied, beginning to pack her essay away. She pulled her wand out of her bag and turned back to Angel. "I'm ready," she said with a small shrug.

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Angel smiled, she had decided to leave her wand behind, it was tucked into her pillowcase upstairs. "All right then, let's go." Angel said, leading the way down to the lake. It was almost dark outside now. She paused at the water's edge. "Promise you won't tell anyone, but I'm an animagus." Angel said, small note of pride in her voice.

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Jenna grinned. Of course Angel would be, she was well-equipped for it. "I won't tell," she promised. Muttering a spell under her breath, Jenna's outfit changed completely into a waterproof suit that covered all but her head, hands and feet. Jenna jumped into the lake and then turned, waiting to see what Angie would turn into.

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Angel closed her eyes and transformed. She was now a tiny little otter, with thick,brown and water-proof fur. The little otter gave a tiny smile. Angel dove into the water. To a person, it would have been freezing, but to Angel, it was pleasantly cool. She felt herself begin to relax. She resurface beside Jenna, floating on her back.

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Jenna grinned, Angel was postively adorable as an otter; it certainly suited her well. Jenna dove underwater, opening her eyes to look around. The water was cold on her face, but the suit protected the rest of her from the cold. She resurfaced, panting a bit.