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LeapFrog 
Ellie shook out her newly short bob. She had been convinced to shed her braids, but had begun to dislike the new look. And she wasn't even a vain person. It was just so... impractical. She longed to be able to put her hair up once again.
She had been walking down the main thoroughfare when she saw a flash of light in an alley. Always one for adventure, the girl wandered down the alley towards that light. "Oy!" she said as the disgusting smell of garbage wafted in her direction.
Eventually she found a two students, both looking somewhat distraught. "Hey..." she said quietly, approaching the small group. "Are... are you OK?" she asked. They both looked scared, which Ellie found silly, but wouldn't tell them that.
Just when Braeden thought the surprises were over, a third figure seemed to appear out of nowhere, giving him another heart attack that sent his heart bursting from his chest. UWAA! That was it! It was the death eaters! They had caught up with him and Caroline! (Not that Braeden knew why death eaters would be after him and his friend in the first place...)
And then the mystery silhouette spoke. It was a girl.
Whew. Yeah, a girl couldn't be a death eater... Braeden gave a relieved lopsided grin.
Wait - girls
couldn't be death eaters, right? Now he looked a little horrified. But as he was able to make out the girl's face he was convinced she was, in fact, harmless. Or so it seemed, anyway.
"Yeah, we're fine," muttered the boy with a small smile. "Just... a little lost. Well, I was anyway," he confessed with a bit of a sheepish grin. This girl didn't look too lost and he wasn't sure about Caroline but he had a feeling she had a better sense of direction than he did. "You?" he asked curiously. "Just a fan of strolling through dark, creepy, smelly alleyways on the weekends?" he asked, half teasing.