Christopher sighed in relief. "You really like it? You don't have to spare my feelings! I can always see if I can sell it and get you something else, honestly!" He rushed on, still unsure whether the necklace was worthy or not. "But before you do...." he said hesitantly, "open it up. I put our photographs inside. Selina gave me yours, but I had to use my mother's Muggle camera while she was away, so that's why my picture will stay still. It won't move like yours, but atleast you'll know my picture will never go away, even if it is just a picture," he suggested lamely with a small smile.

Violet then nodded right away,"Of course I like it-no I love it Chris..I really do.." She then smiled at him before she opened the locket to see their pictures inside of the locket. Violet then heard him mention how he had to use his mother's camera so therefore his picture wouldn't move. She then said,"I don't mind at all if it's not moving, and you're right it will never go away.." Violet smiled saying,I really do love it Chris..a lot.."

Christopher stared down at his trainers with a look of mixed emotions on his face. "Sometimes I feel so dumb, being Muggleborn. That even though I've read nearly every book I can about life in the Wizarding World, I don't know anything about magic." He said truthfully. Nearly everyone he knew here had grown up in the Wizarding World, and had always talked about so many things he didn't know about. It was like walking around blindly in a shop full of colour. "What are Wizarding houses like?" he asked bluntly before the thought about his words.

"Oh, erm, sorry."

Violet then noticed a mixture of emotions all over his face. Then she frowned a little when he said he felt so dumb at times; Chris never knew it, but whenever he would beat on himself all the time and make himself feel like he's nothing really bothered Violet and it always tore at her heart to hear him say such things. Then he had asked what wizarding houses were like, and for a moment Violet was a little unprepared for that question but she then smiled softly and replied,"There's magic everywhere, it's basically almost no different than Hogwarts..Potions..Charms..Quidditch...it's basically the same thing it is here.."

Jai went to the terrace, one of the few places that put his mind at peace. Whether it was too much charms reading, potions homework or the letter his parents sent him. He needed to talk to someone. It ate at him like a hungry parasite. Jai has always been the friend you could turn to , no matter what. His nature was from his parents upbringing and his choices. But something else lurked around.

It had only been a few days since what had happened in the trophy room, and Caroline hadn't been out of the castle much less the common room and kitchen since that day. Kita did convince her to come to the lagoon yesterday she did try to enjoy herself there. Finally after deciding to get out out the cold and dark dungeons to get some sunlight, and fresh air.

A walk sounded good and somehow she ended up at the terrace. Maybe because she still hadn't completed all of Borrs DADA homework and knew that she should be doing. This place was the place that her and Carter had done the dance part of the assignment. She realized that she was in the same spot. As she turned to run, she didn't want to be around such memories, when she seen a famliar face. "Hey Jai."

Jai looked up to see Caroline."Hey Caroline. Taking a walk I see. You ok?" he said before he saw the look on her face he asked. He had his own issue but couldn't help asking when he saw Caroline's downcast expression.

"Would you like to join me?" he continued to ask,"I'm just sitting here doing nothing with the trees." He smiled a friendly smile.

"Yep that what I'm doing." She didn't smile. She walked over it him. She shook her head "No, nothing is okay. And its never going to be okay again." She held her back her tears. As she walking closer to Jai. She walked right over the spot where her and Carter had danced for Borrs homework assignment.

She didn't say anything. She sat down in the grass beside him. "I broke up with Carter." She looked down at the grass. She shallowed hard so she wouldn't start crying, she was just seconds from losing it.... again.

Jai was shocked to hear what she just said,"Oh." was all he could say. He didn't know what to say to a girl who had broken up with her boyfriend she clearly loved. He did the only thing he could think of doing. He reached over and hugged her shoulders and said the only words of comfort he could think of,"I know it hurts but it's gonna be ok.". He kept his tone low and warm. He didn't know what was going through head but he could see her struggling not to burst into tears.

It was one thing with helping a girl with homework or caring her books to class for her but this was a little harder for any guy. All they could do was be supportive and mostly silent because sometimes he, Jai could say the wrong thing, especially to a girl.

Caroline was a bit she surprised when she felt arms around her shoulders. Maybe it was the surprise of the hug, or it it was just that she could fight the tears back anymore. She leaned into his hug, and cried. She shook her head. "No its never going to be okay." She had just ended the best relationship she'd ever had. "I still .... I still love him." She admitted. "It was just what was best for him." At least she thought it was, until she went though with it. And seen how hurt he was.

Jai wasn't surprised when she broke down. He heard her say defeated words and his reply was,"That may be but sometimes Caroline you have to do what's best for you and you know what, what's best for you may be best for them too."

He let her cry against his shoulder as they were tears from a heart that was torn. There wasn't much he could do except let the hurt run it's course. He could only do more if she let him otherwise it would be no good.

Caroline looked up from her crying. "If I did what was right for me. I'd still be with him" But no she did what she thought was right for Carter. "And now after I did it, his face. I really hurt him." She continued to cry.

It seem like everytime she closed her eyes she could see his sad, disspointed, hurt face. It was burnt in her mind. "I don't think He'll ever forgive me for hurting him, nor can I forgive myself for it. I'll be lucky if he ever talks to me again." She put her head back on his shoulder again and cried.

Jai shook his head at her. He looked her in her eyes and said,"It's tough I know but he's not that kind of guy not to look passed that and see you did what you felt was right."

He could imagine what carter's face looked like."Hey, he'll forgive you, he doesn't strike me as a grudge holding type of guy. He'll talk to you again, right now you just need time to heal from this. You can and will forgive yourself Caroline. Just let it all out for now.It's ok to cry." Jai said as she continued to sob against him.

Caroline wiped her eyes. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to dump all of this on you." It just kind of happen. She sighted. I would ever be the same again, thought. She wanted him back, but she wasn't ready to admit that she had made a huge mistake, and wanted to take it back now.

"Yeah, I know, but right now its killing me. I know how hurt he is." She was desparate for a topic change or anything. Anything to get hid of the hurt and pain.

Jai chuckled and said,"It's ok. At least this will go away after sometime and healing. One day you'll look back and smile. One day.". He was reassuring her as well as himself. He had his own dark problem as it is.

"I'm sure he knows how hurt you are too."he said. He patted her hand and said,"Try to calm your heart and mind. Don't let it consume you." He closed his own eyes inhaling deeply and exhaling slowly trying to do that himself.

Caroline took deep breaths, the tears still fell but slower. She nodded her head. "I know. I know. It just hurts right now. I think its going to be a long time before that." She wiped her eyes. She just couldn't flip a switch and stop loving him or caring about him, like she told him, he was the best thing that had ever happened to her, and that she still loved him. That probably wasnt the best thing to say before breaking up with him but he needed to know that was the truth.

"Yeah, I sure he does." She really didn't believe that. At all. She listened to him. She closed her eyes and took small short breaths. It did help for the time being. "So what's up with you?" Finally a subject change.

He could see her trying to calm down. When she asked him what's up with him?, his eyes snapped open and he looked at her and tried to give her a smile that seem to come out half way as it was weak. He answered,"Not much. I just got a letter from my parents." He could help it when he continued speaking, through his teeth,"They're going to Greece this summer and want me to go too. But I don't want to."

For the first time, his eyes went dark and cold. He took on a near wolfish look as if ready to attack.

Caroline listened to Jai as he told her that he had gotten a letter from his parents. And that he didn't want to go. She looked up at him. "Dont then. Come to Tanzania, with me." Obviously whatever plans that her and Carter were going to make wasn't going to happen now. What a shame. She had a big surprise for him.

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Jai smiled and said,"Really? That's nice Caroline but I don't know." He looked at her with uneasy eyes."Hey, can I tell you something?" he asked, rubbing the back of his back.

It would be so much easier to go to Tanzania with her but how would he tell his parents and how wouldthey take it? Troubled he turned to her, his friend.

Caroline nodded. "Well its an open invite. So remember that." She told him. "I hope you decide to, it would be nice if you would." She looked up at him. He wanted to tell her something?

He looked at bit nervous. "Sure of course you and tell me anything." She patted his leg. He had just let her basically eye all over him.

Jai smiled warmly at her as she patted his leg,"Thanks. I will."

He turned to her and began,"When I was born, I was born in Athens, Greece, where my mother was from. My grandfather, Deimos, was a dark wizard. She knew that but he never harmed her in any way. When she married my father who is from Britain, he was upset but seemed to get over it. Then he found out she was pregnant with a son,me. He asked to them to come stay in Greece with him but his own agenda and that of a society of dark wizards in Greece." Jai looked at Caroline carefully before continuing. He took a deep breath and did so,"When I was born everything was ok. They even gave me my grandfather's name as middle name, Deimos. Granfather Deimos helped out and seemed to have left dark magic until I was 3 years old. I went missing for a week. He had hidden me away from my parents to brand and induct me in the dark magic society. My mother found me the moment they were about to make the blood sacrifice with my blood. She snatched me and left the country. We never went back or heard from my grandfather again. All I away with was this." At that moment, Jai opened the first few buttons of his shirt to show her a six inch scar that looked like dagger going down the middle of his chest.

He closed it and said with fear and sadness in his eyes,"That's why I don't want to go back to Greece."

Caroline listened as Jai told her about Greece. And to think that she thought her family. It was a terible story. She could the tears bubbling in her eyes, again. She felt so bad for him but at the same time had no idea what to say to him. She just sit there and listened.

And then he showed her the scar. That looked painful. She could bearly stand to look at it. She blinked a few times. And then put her hand around his. "You shouldn't have too." She said pushing some of his hair away from his face. "Come with me this summer" She didn't see how his parents would want him to go back there and chance someone much worst happening to Jai. She looked at him, as her eyes started to water.

Jai thought it was wrong to tell her all this after her break up with Carter but he needed someone to talk to and Caroline came along. He could see that it bothered her as he saw tears in her eyes again. He lowered his own eyes.

He felt her hand on his as she offered him escape and temporary asylum away from Greece. He felt a area of warmth in his chest below the scar a Caroline pushed a few stubborn strands from his face."It's gonna be a fight with them but I can't and you're I shouldn't have to." He didn't realize how much smaller hand was compared to his as he gave a squeeze enough for her to feel but not to hurt her.

Caroline nodded."Like I said, you can come with me this summer. It'll be nice to have someone that I know there.' beside her dads friends. Who had invited her there to see what healers do. Caroline was pretty excited. She has wanted to be a healer since she was very young. Her dad was one, which was mostly why she wanted to be one.

She was deep in thought thinking about her dad, that dad anyway the dad that she grow up with and rasied her. When did her life get so complicated? Healer dad, Italy dad, and her step father, one dead, one that lived thousands of miles away, and one that hated her , Yep No wonder why she had so many problems. "I'm going Tanzania to help out the healers of the Sumbawanga Sunrays quidditch term." She said with small smile.

"I will. I have been saving the spending money my parents have been giving me since I was eleven. Plus they had some money saved for me since before I born. It's more than enough for me to go out on my own and support myself. Is that bad? That's I've been preparing to make a get away from my parents?" he asked with a shy smile.

He nodded as Caroline told him why she was off to Tanzania."That's cool. I guess I'll jump right in if I can." he said rustling his jet black hair."I've never been there but it should be interesting." he added. He did travel to many countries with his parents during the summer as their work took them there.