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Jessiqua 
Zhenya beamed at her other best friend who she was scared she would never see again. She gave her ANOTHER hug and put her hand against her cheek, just to make sure it was real. It was!! Desiree was back!!
"WOW New Zealand? I've heard a bit about there, my father had to go there for like six months before he met my mother. He said it was magnificent," Zhenya said. She admired Desiree's arms with an ahhh. They were so nice and tan. Zhenya herself was prety pale, having never lived somewhere that Sun was a daily view. It was usually clouds and rain, sometimes snow. Every now and then sun, but not enough to get tanned. She took the photo and her eyes widened, "WOW It looks so amazing! I want to go there now," she laughed. Maybe she could as her father if he would take her for a few days. As a family. The big family!
Raven? Desiree didn't know about Raven? "Well she... last year she got really sick and kept... er... pa-passing out and then... and then..." Zhenya said, and felt her bottom lip wibble. She felt the warmth in her eyes as the tears welled up and before she knew it she had burst into tears, covering her face with her hands and sobbing into her sleeve. How could she possibly tell Desiree about Raven? They were the three best friends!
Desiree was just so happy to be back with her friend, back at Hogwarts, just like old times. She nodded her head and smiled
"It really was amazing!" she agreed,
"If I ever go back there, you're definitely coming with me." she laughed, but she was serious. Even if she had to sneak Zhenya in in her suitcase. hehe.
Oh! She suddenly remembered, and pulled out a wrapped package. Inside was a small beaded leather bag with a long shoulder strap. She smiled and held it out to her friend,
"I almost forgot, I got this for you. It's a leather bag that was hand-made by the locals, I just thought you might like it."
..But all thoughts of New Zealand were instantly wiped from her mind when Zhenya started talking about Raven.. her best friend was sick? and then passed out? then.. what? What happened? WAS SHE OK? Desiree hadn't known anything about this!
Zhenya had burst into tears, and Desiree couldn't help herself as tears began to well up, a single one escaping down her face. She didn't even know what was wrong yet.. but just the sight of her friend crying was too much for her. She tried to put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"And then... then what?" she asked quietly,
"Is-is Raven.. is she ok?" she stuttered out in shock. She had to be ok, right? Desiree felt sick to her stomach..