As Chase stood there hugging Blaire he wished that his girlfriend Lissa could have been allowed to attend the meeting. He needed a comforting kiss and hug right about now. Lissa was probably already on her way back to her common room. Shaking his head Chase straightened to his full length and called out with his most head boy voice that carried all through the lounge "Everyone, you heard the headmaster and Fiona, It's bed time! Retreat to your coom rooms we can't do anything more tonight. I know everyone is sad and scared but we need all need sleep." he hoped that everyone would obey and leave the lounge. Looking over at Fiona he asked quietly "Fia, how are you holding up? Do you know what a dark mark is?"

Nathan was shocked when he saw the sorrow in her eyes. Something terrible must of happened for it to effect Addie as much as this. He used his thumb to wipe away some of the tears. "Do you want to tell me what happened?" he asked. If everything was wrong, then she needed someone to be there for her. And he was here for her.

Spence marched up staircase after staircase, not thinking about much of anything. While he was finally accepting the fact that all this could be real, he still felt lost and confused. Spence wasn't sure what to think anymore. The pain welling up in his chest was unbearable. It felt like a part of his heart had been ripped away and there would be an empty space there forevermore.

More than anything, what Spence wanted to do was go after the people that had killed his family members and make them hurt. The monster in him wanted so badly to make them regret what they'd done. And then he wanted to find Hunter, his elder brother, and keep him safe from harm.

He couldn't right now though. Maybe tomorrow Spence would go speak with the Headmaster. Meanwhile, he needed to get a grip on his conflicting emotions so he could think clearly. Everything had happened so abruptly.

Finally, he reached the door to the Ravenclaw Common Room. Spence did his best to wipe the tears off his face, to gain composure. It was one thing to appear weak in front of his family, but he didn't want anyone else to see him so torn up. He was a prefect. He was supposed to be their strong leader. Not an emotional train wreck.

Somehow, Spence managed to think clear enough to answer the question correctly. Running a hand through his curly brown hair, Spence entered the common room. He did his best to avoid the glances of prying eyes, walking swiftly toward the door to the boy's dormitories. Once he reached his dorm, he sat down on a window ledge, and gazed out at the beautiful snowy Hogwarts grounds. There, when he was finally alone, Spence began to sob shamelessly.

Addie looked at him, this time it was almost like a glare. "Why? So you can use it against me?" she snapped. Before realizing what she had just said and how rude she had been. "I'm sorry..." she muttered before standing. "I'll see you tomorrow Nathan," she said a bit quietly before she made her way to the Slytherin Commonroom, wiping her face so that no tears remained and she walked in. Glaring at the people who shot her questioning looks and went into the dorms where she crawled into bed and covered herself with the blankets. She made sure that no one could hear her, or see her as she cried over the loss of her family.

Izzy turned around and saw Kelby with tears in her eyes. It was now Izzy's turn to comfort Kelby. She put her hand around the older girl, and rubbed her back. She shook her head. "I don't know why.. Th-they sa-say that the worst things happ-happen to the best peo-people." she explained stumbling on words because she was shaking.

Kelby shook her head. "Tha- That's a st- stupid saying," she mumbled, voice trembling. It still didn't explain why someone would attack and kill her family. Just because they weren't horrible people? Ridiculous. That saying was ridiculous.

Again she wiped her eyes, pulling away slightly from the younger girl. Other students would probably enter the common room soon, and Kel didn't want to be seen crying in front of them, especially not her friends. She didn't want to discuss what had happened with any of them, not now. This ought to remain between herself and her family.

"We should get to bed," she said quietly, getting to her feet. She extended a hand to Izzy to help her to her feet.

Nathan was shocked and also felt betrayed when Addie said he would use whatever that had happened tonight against him. "What! You know I would NEVER do something like that!" he stood up after she did and watched, while still in shock, she walked away from him. He decided to take the long route towards the Slytherin Common Room so he wouldn't run into Addie.
After finally making his way back to the common room, he went straight towards his dorm and tried to go to sleep.

Izzy felt like she was going to cry too when her cousin said that. She did wonder why them? Why did every bad thing happen to them?
Izzy nodded, and took her cousin's hand, and got up. "Bed sounds.. good." she replied. Though, she didn't think that she would get to sleep. Her hair turned to a black, mourning the death's of all her family members. She went into the Dormitory and hoped into bed. She looked up at the ceiling. She couldn't get to sleep. She closed her eyes.

Elodie figured it was pretty late and she should probably hit the sack soonish, it had been a long night. "g'night" she said over her shoulder, to Dallin, heading towards the dorms. As soon as she reached the side of her bed, she was out.

Livione had dozed of in her chair. Her short hair everywhere and her back now on the floor at her side.

Adelinde woke up from the weirdest dream she ever had. She wiped her cheeks from the tears she had shed over night and wonder what that dream had meant... The two looked so familiar as well and then she realized who they were. She shook her head, that was impossible. She threw the covers off of her and got ready for the day. Last night wasn't a dream... she would have to deal with it, face the truth, but once she found out who it was, that person was dead. Her grip on her wand tightened as she used magic to get ready. When she was done, she entered the Slytherin Common room and looked around.

Addie was going to apologize to Nathan for last night, how mean she had been. She felt terrible and sat down in one of the common room chairs. She looked at the fire, and faces kept popping into her mind. She just sat there and waited for him to arrive, clearing her mind of the thoughts of the night before. But the memory of the dream lingered. It held some significance... if only she knew what.

Nathan walked into the Common room. He was about to leave the Common room and go to breakfast in the Great Hall, but he saw Addie sitting on one of the chairs near the fire. He knew that they didn't part in good ways last night and decided to try and fix it. He walked to where she was sitting and sat in the chair beside her. "Hey Addie" he said quietly. He didn't know how she would react today, and he still didn't know what had happened last night.

Addie jumped a little when she heard the voice. She hadn't realized that she had zoned off completely and saw Nathan. "Nathan, about last night... I'm really sorry about it," she rambled, "it was just that... my family... a lot of them were killed... including my parents and my little sister..." she said that last part quietly and she felt like crying again. But she wasn't going to, not anymore. "I'm really really sorry about how I was acting, forgive me?" she apologized, feeling guilty about it all.

Gemini woke in a panic, she was scared. It was not that her dream was scary, what the man said was. She sat on the edge of her bed as be auburn hair fell over her face. She was creeped out; she wanted to know what it meant. But it was over. Gem looked over to see if Genesis was awake yet, nope. Gem jumped off her bed and got dressed. She brushed her hair and pulled it into a high ponytail. She walked down into the Hufflepuff common room and sat in one of the comfy chairs with a book.

Gem couldn't cry anymore, she was all cried out. She was full of sorrow, but she couldn't cry. She would hold her head high and face the day. Everything would be wrong, but it wouldn't show on the outside.

Nathan smiled slightly when Addie apoligised, but frowned when she kept on talking. His eyes then widened in shock and horror when she told him what had happened last night. He was speechless until his mind registered that she asked him to forgive her. "Of course I forgive you."he put his arm around her shoulders to try to comfort her and tried to smile reassuringly at her. He decided not to comment on what happened in case he made it worse. He was silent for a minute before he asked "Do you want to go to breakfast, or stay here for a bit?"

Nathan forgave her, that made her feel loads better. She hugged him back and stood. "Let's go to breakfast, I'm starving," she said a bit sheepishly. The past was the past and the future was clear. Who ever did it was going to pay. she was sure of that. And she was going to be prepared... if whoever did it came. Though the dream came back and she wondered what it all had meant.

Nathan stood up after her. "I'm a bit hungry myself" he grinned at her. He couldn't think of anything else to say. Maybe he was still a little bit in shock at what he heard, he didn't know, "Let's go then."

Fiona watched as everyone ambled out of the room in varying stages of shock and disbelief. She herself was still in the numb state, though she was probably holding it that way at this point. She turned and looked at Chase her fellow Head student and nodded. After everyone but herself, Chase, and Blaire were out of the room she heard his questions.

His inquiry's caught her off guard but she showed no outward sign of it. Her steel gray eyes assess him briefly and then she looked away. Fie gave a small sigh. "Blaire said something about the Dark Mark. If I remember correctly it had something to do with the Dark Lord but no ones seen it in almost 100 years." Sometimes it paid to have a Ravenclaw for a twin.

Shaking her long black hair she turned and walked out of the room. Her demeanor may have been cold and aloof but this was the only way she knew how to handle things. She still couldn't believe it. Her father was gone. Pain stabbed through her as she walked down to the dungeons. Taking short breaths she manages to control herself long enough to get to her room.

Climbing quickly into bed she does what she didn't want to do in public. Fiona lets her fear and anger and pain go. Tears quickly turn to agonized sobs, wrenched from deep down. Her heart tearing itself into tiny pieces in the process. After what seemed like hours of crying, Fiona falls into a fitful sleep.
Dreams, odd dreams flit through Fie's mind though eventually they fade and she slips into a deep restful sleep.

Sunshine filtered through the drapes of her four poster, lighting up the back of her eyelids. Blinking, Fiona opens her gritty eyes. Groaning she stretches and reluctantly climbs out of bed. Her eyes were gritty from shed tears indicating she had cried during the night. Running a hand through her hair she looks down a realizes that she slept in her cloths.

Fabulous. Chuckling dryly Fiona takes to the shower and changes into fresh cloths. Feeling slightly better, the Slytherin heads upstairs to the Great Hall. Sweeping into the room, Fiona takes in the near empty tables. Apparently last night had been trying for everyone. Sighing, she heads for her table and digs into her breakfast.

Dozer woke up and shower and changed. Heading up to breakfast was his first order of business since his mind never worked without the proper amount of food. Sauntering into the Great Hall he notices the few people present and hones in on one of his fellow Housemates. Taking a seat next to her he mumbles, "Morning."

Fie glances over as someone sits next to her. The faint scent of sandlewood and pine give away who it is even before his mumbled greeting met her ears. Without looking up she gives a small smile and a reply. "Morning Dozer." She really wasn't in the mood to chat but she didn't have to worry in present company. Dozer never said more then a few sentences before lunch.