"I think you mean 'bad things happen to good people'," Kurumi laughed leaning forward slightly and squishing Walnut a little. The cat meowed with displeasure.

"Nope, nope." Ed shook his head and smiled, "I think that's one of the many quotes I remember perfectly." he wasn't really sure, but if that quote didn't exist, it did now.

Roxxy walked out into the courtyard to get away from the bustlings students and general clammour. She needed some peace and quiet to read the latest letter from home. Entering the courtyard the brown haired lion stopped to sit down one of the empty benches. Pushing off her shoes she drew her legs up under her chest and started to read the letter that was from her father.

When she had finished reading Roxxy cried out "What? No it can't be? Has my mother lied to me all my life? I'm not a muggleborn?" Dropping the letter to the ground Roxxy buried her head in her hands and started to cry utterly confused.

Trixie made her way back to the Courtyard. It was certainly chilly, but it was December so there was nothing really out of the ordinary. The Blonde shivered a little as she strolled across the paved flooring making her way to no where in particular. It was great to get a little fresh air after having been so tired these past few weeks. It was a good job the Christmas holidays were soon otherwise she would collapse with tiredness.

However, once the sixth year had made her way over to the opposite side of the Courtyard to where she had been, she spotted a younger student burying her head in her hands. Being an older student, Trix decided that it was her duty to go see if she was alright and upon arriving next to her, the Blonde deciphered she was in fact crying. Biting her lip, Trixie sat down on the bench, a concerned look on her face.

"Are you okay?" she asked, soft tone and all. The Slytherin could be nice, it just depended on the company whom she was with. Some people just brought the sarcasm out in her.

Why?

Why now? Why had her mother just now decided to ease her concience? Roxxy contiued to cry totally oblivious to the fact that an older girl was heading right for her. Can't life just be simple not complicated? Is that too much to ask?

Feeling someone sit down on the bench next to her. Roxxy said nothing or didn't move. Hearing the girl's soft tone made her peer over her shoulder at the older girl who seemed to be a senior. Tears still streaming down her face.

"No, I'm not okay...." Roxxy looked down at the letter laying on the stones fleetingly before burying her head again.

*Sigh*

Although there was most definitely times where this place made you more happy then you had ever been in your life, no one ever seemed to be happy all the time. There was always upset and heartbreak and every single kind of drama you could possibly think of. Wasn't the school a place for learning and making friends? Although Trix couldn't say anything, she'd had a fair share of it herself. *Pout*

And crying younger students made the Slytherin feel all protective and stuff. It was horrid to see someone upset at the best of times, let alone when they are a considerable amount younger then you. The Blonde eyed the letter the, what she guessed to be a 3rd year, was holding before returning her eye line up.

"What's wrong?" she asked. She wasn't trying to be nosey, she was trying to help.

*wibble*

To be so far away from her parents was though on any young girl. It made her extra sensitive and emotional than normal. When something shocking was reavealed it made the cup tip over. Thus Roxxy cried. Hogwarts was a place for learning and creating friendships but it was only in rare cases you found somone to confide in. The professor you could talk to but there was always the sense of being judged if you spoke to them about troubles.

This older student seemed friendly. Maybe Roxxy could tell her everything? But could she trust that the blond wouldn't gossip about it in the corridors? Deciding to believe that wasn't the case Roxxy let her hands drop. Snivelling she said casting a glance at the other girl. "The short version is that my mother has just revealed that she is in fact of pureblood desent not muggle. Which makes me not a muggleborn and my mum has lied to me my whole life."

Showing the letter to the blond she added as she wiped some of her tears "It's all in there. And my father is furious.." Laying down the letter down on the bench between them Roxxy stared out into the distance.

*Sad face*

Seeing people upset really didn't do well in Trixie's books. The Slytherin just looked at the Gryffindor with a sympathetic smile. She was sure she had seen her somewhere before. The feast perhaps. When she was at the Gryffindor table with Cam. Yes that was probably it. "I'm Trixie by the way" she informed her, in case the girl hadn't caught her name then, Trix certainly hadn't caught hers.

The sixteen year old listened to her talk. Really listened. She felt good that she was trying to help someone, like it was her duty, although she'd be willing to do it anyway. "Oh I'm sorry" she looked at her sympathetically. "If it makes it feel any better I'm a pureblood, so are my parents, in fact my whole family is. As far back as the generations go. Its great to be a pureblood" she tried to reassure her. At least it was for the Blonde anyway.

Her eyeline however was drawn down to letter that she was now being showed. She eyed a name that had been mentioned there. Why did that sound SO familiar? It sounded like someone her mother had mentioned on more then one occassion. "May I ask, who is this person?" she asked pointing to the name. Curiosity had taken over her.

Selena walked over the courtyard boredly. She sighed. No drama. Drama doesn't happen anymore in her life. She wanted a cookie. Maybe she would go to the kitchens later. But she still wanted a cookie. Maybe she'd catch up with someone later... hm...

Still snivelling heavily Roxxy replied "Nice to meet you Trixie. I'm Roxxy short for Roxanna." She had a vague memory of meeting the blond during the opening feast. Hadn't she been Cameron's friend? Unsure she didn't ask. It was the least of her problems.

Hearing Trixie's sympathetic words made her perk up somewhat. "But my mum's only pureblood..Not my dad. So i'm what a halfblood?" The magical blood thing was really tricky. Oliver knew how those things worked, not her.

Watching Trixie scan the letter and ask who a person mentioned in the letter was. Casting the letter a fleeting look Roxxy said absent-mindedly "My mum's called Rosanna.. My dad's called Antonio.. Who did you wanna know more about?" She felt confused. How come Trixie was interested in her family?

Emma sighed and entered the courtyard. She needed to talk to someone. She looked around and saw the person that SHE NEEDED TO TALK TO.. well apart from David. She hadn't seen Sel around in ages!

"Sel!" she exclaimed, trying to put a smile on her face. It was tough because she was upset. "How's it going? Long time no see!"

Selena heard someone call her name, well nickname and turned and saw Emma, seeing a look that seemed to be one part distressed, two parts stressed. Ah her bestie needed help. She gave Emma a smile.

"Emma," she said as she hugged her. "Is there something wrong?" Selena asked. Odd how that was the first thing she asked. Whatever. There was clearly something on Emma's mind!

Lexi was bundled up snuggly warm in her Gryffindor scarf and hat, thick gloves, and heavy coat as she made her way to the wishing fountain in the Courtyard to wait for Finn. She gripped the letter from her mum tightly in one hand and extracted her wand with the other and cast a quick warming spell over herself. Bundled or not she was still a bit chilly.

She sighed as she looked down into the fountain. Missing her family felt wrong on so many levels and she thought that she should share a bit more about herself with Finlay. She was afraid of how he would react, but she had to tell him about her past. Sigh.

Mrrgh. It really was rather chilly. Finn pulled his hoody closer to himself, glad that he had worn that one. In his hand was another hoody, one that he was going to give to Lexi, because he really didn't want her to be cold, although he could see her, and she looked rather bundled up today, maybe she wouldn't need his hoody anymore.

Pushing his hand into the pocket of his hoody, he walked over to where she was, noticing the letter she had in her hand. Did she want to go to the owlery too? He would kindly oblidge if she wanted too. "Hey Lex." He smiled as he came to a stop by her, looking down at the fountain. Interesting right?

Lexi looked up and smiled as Finlay joined her. "Hey babe. Awww is that for me?" she said as she put her wand back into it's holster on her forearm. How sweet. She would now have a pair of his robes and a hoodie. YAY.

Giving him a quick hug she sat down on the edge of the fountain. Sighing she looked up at him and said, "There are some things I think I need to share with you. Things about my birth family. I want you to know more about me... but it is kind of hard to talk about. I mean, if you want to know about it all, that is." She avoided his eyes as she turned the letter over and over in her hands.

Finn laughed at what she was saying glancing down at the hoody. Of course it was for her, he didn't generally walk around carrying hoodies. "Yup..." He smirked at her, handing it over. He knew it was going to be too big for her, but it would be cute.

Oh. That was what she wanted to talk about. He sighed, sitting down next to her. "Lex..." He cut off, taking her hand. He really did want to know about her, he cared a lot about her, and wanted to know everything. "You can tell me anything you like." Because he wanted her to feel comfortable talking to him.

Lexi took the hoodie and smiled as she folded it neatly and laid the letter on top of it. Taking a deep breath she squeezed Finlay's hand and looked up at him. "It isn't pretty. There is a lot that you don't know about. I just hope it doesn't change your opinion of me. I want you to know that so much has changed." She held the letter out to him and said, "This is what I wanted to show you first then I will tell you some more about things."

Finn was worried about what she was going to say, and the most worried about her. "I don't think anything can change my opinion about you Lex." It would take a lot, and he was pretty sure that he could handle what she was going to tell him. He took the letter from her, and stared a little. He had feeling that whatever was in that letter was going to change everything.

He glanced at Lexi, before opening the letter and reading it. "Alexandra" He spoke quietly, re-reading the letter. That was her birth name, it was really pretty. He closed the letter, looking back up at her. "What happened?" He asked quietly, smiling at her softly.

Lexi wrapped her arms around herself and sighed. She looked out over the Courtyard and began. "Well I am not sure if you know what happened here two terms ago... But there were several students that were Imperiused and made to do terrible things to their fellow students and teachers even," she paused to clear the lump in her throat before turning to face him. "Well I was one of them. I attacked the Librarian, several students, even Raiden was among the ones I attacked. That is why I have scars all over. You can't see the one on my face that well because I cover it with makeup but I got pretty beaten up as well as did a lot of damage." She took a deep breath and turned her attention to her boots now. "Well, my parents are the type of people that applaud Dark Magic. They told me I finally lived up the Kennedy and Black names. They had no ill fellings about the fact that I could have been killed and very nearly did bleed to death at one point. I was taken from their care and went to my Uncle Silas. Well... Uncle Silas wasn't really in a good place either. See, my Auntie Dora passed on while giving birth to their twins right as this terrible stuff was happening to me. I ended up spending nearly a year in St. Mungo's for emotional distress and whatnot." She finally stopped talking and refused to meet his eyes. There was more to tell but she wanted to know his take on things thus far before she continued.

Finn hadn't really heard what was going on at Hogwarts. Yes Brody had told him, but he really hadn't paid attention because it hadn't really mattered to him. The thing was now that it was related to Lexi, he really did care about it. She wasn't looking at him, and that kind of made him worry. Did she really think that he was going to change his mind after he had heard all this. He squeezed her hand, feeling bad for all that she seemed to have gone through. "No offence my Lexi but you're parents sound horrid." It made him terribly worried that she nearly had died. It kind of scared him a little.
What she said next surprised him. She'd spent a year in St Mungos. He felt immensly bad for her. "Oh god Lex." He sighed, instantly pulling her into a hug. Things had been so bad for her, it almost made him think that his family problems were ever so silly. "I'm sorry Lex...so sorry that you had to go through all of that."

Lexi let out a breath she hadn't realized she had been holding as Finn pulled her into a hug. She chuckled shakily and said, "They are nothing compared to Grandmum Agrona. I would almost swear that she is descended from Hags." She fought back stubborn tears as she held onto him.

"Well, it was something that happened... I had to move past it, but it keeps cropping it's ugly head up all the time. There is this one guy here that is terrible to me because when I finally did come back to school I was rather emotional and he is just wretched... constantly reminding me of it. But I met Dylan because of all of the mess and his family felt so terrible that I was in a foster home that they adopted me immediately. But, I feel like an outsider there... They are a family and I am an interloper or someting," she said quietly.

A tear finally fell from her eye and she blotted at it with her sleeve as she went on to say, "I miss my family, as terrible as they are. They are all I ever knew. Is that terrible?"

She knew that if this didn't scare Finn off that he truly did care as he said he did. She loved him and didn't want to lose him. "I... I am.. I love you Finlay," she whispered as she hugged him a little tighter.

Emma sighed and returned the hug to Sel. "It's nothing. It's just.. guy problems.. You know David Black? Sixth year black hair, brown eyes. Well... he asked me to the Lake today and told me that he really liked me... and then the next minute he says we should just be friends. I'm just so confused!" she exclaimed.

Finn felt a bit pressure on him to protect her, like he had the urge to make sure that she never got hurt again. It really did hurt him a little to know that she had gone through all of that, and she was only at such a young age. He laughed a little. "I would hope not. Because that would make you a hag too baby." He stroked her cheek with a smile.

He listened to what she was saying, still feeling bad. He couldn't imagine ones family doing that, even with his family being so bad. He was quite grateful for the Denver's family though, because they seemed to have made a world of a difference to Lexi's life. "Lex...they know that you are part of there family." He could see why she would think that though, because anyone would really. He just hoped that she would feel better over time, because he wouldn't want her to be sad or anything.

He pushed her hand aside, wiping her tear away himself. If he couldn't do anything, he wanted to wipe away her tears. "I don't think it's terrible Lex." He sighed, knowing that it was his turn to say something. "My father....he is a horrible man. He's kept my mother is a loveless marriage for over twenty years." He looked away. He knew he had to tell her, to make her understand. "I still look up to him though." Because he was his role model. "But if you want to see them. I will come with you." Because he wasn't going to let her see them on her own.

He smiled at what she said, and he stroked her back gently, before pulling away so that he could smile at her. Would she want him to tell her back, because he didn't know if he could? His father had put a stop to that really. So he just smiled. She would understand right? And it wasn't like he was going to run away from her now.

Selena shook her head. Then nodded. Wait. What? OH. That guy. Selena's eyes went wide. "Sooo... do you like him?" Selena asked. If she did and was still troubled she was going to try using her aunties' therapy treatments. After candy therapy though. Because that was awesome.

Lex just kind of shrugged. "I will never truly be a part of their family, Finn. I am not really a Denver. I am a Kennedy. That is who I was born to, that is my family. The Denver's are so different from my real family," she said. They all cared and were nice and it was so foreign to her that it was confusing.

She then listened as he spoke of his family. She shook her head and said, "He is your father. You are supposed to look up to him, but you have to choose which aspects of him that you admire and what parts you should dismiss." She was not really in a place to give family advice though so she followed up with, "I am so sorry that you have to go through that." She knew it was rather weak, but it was all she could really say. "I want to see them, I do. But I am not sure you want to come with. They might be nasty to you, Finn. I would be so angry if they did or said anything terrible to you," she said with conviction.

Ooooookay. He was supposed to say it back. He didn't love her? Great. She made an utter fool of herself with every guy she looked at these days. Suddenly she was on her feet. Wiping the stubborn tears from her eyes she said, "I need to... I uh... I shouldn't have... I have to go." She turned to hightail it out of there when she tripped and fell face first on the hard ground. She groaned as she lay her throbbing cheek to the ground. Tears flowed for a totally different reason now. Gah.