Originally Posted by Jezabel Black

Jez bit her lip, looking down at the floor. Her trainers were scuffed. She looked at them so she wouldn't have to see Jayden's angry face. "My parents and four of my siblings were killed last term," she explained softly. "Their murderers are still after my brother, sister and I. Over the summer I put Nate and Pam in a life-threatening situation, and Nate got hurt. I don't want that to ever happen again, to any of my friends ..." She trailed off, biting her lip. She'd purposefully left out her own near death with the horcrux. Nobody apart from those who were presented needed to know about that.
A tear ran down Jez's nose and splashed onto her trainer. She let her fringe fall forward to hide her face, unconsciously taking a small step backwards, away from Jayden and Nate.

Originally Posted by HazelStone101

Jayden nodded, sitting down in front of Elliot. Much better.
"Oh I know! Me too, but it's always important to make connections with people as well sometimes." She replied, searching through her bags until she found her new Herbology guide that she had gotten for a birthday present last term. Herbology was really starting to become one of her favorite classes.



"Whaaaaaat!" Jayden cried, looking at the two of them as if they had just informed her they had eaten her owl. This had to be a hoax.

"Are you serious? Why didn't you tell me? My parents could have helped you! And Cael's guardians could have helped protect you as well!" She groaned. This was impossible.

Originally Posted by Jezabel Black

Jez would have giggled at the look on Jayden's face if she hadn't been holding back tears. She stayed silent for a few moments, regaining her lost composure. "That's exactly what I didn't want to happen," she mumbled. "As soon as Nate and Pam started helping me and my siblings, they became targets. I'm sure your parents are great people, Jay, and Cael's guardians too, but they wouldn't be able to protect themselves for a pack of mass murderers. I'm not as worried for myself as I am for my friends." She looked up at Jayden, her eyes full of worry and a hint of fear. "They broke my sister's back and left her in pain for three days before killing her," she explained softly. "She was practically an innocent bystander. What else do you think they have up their sleeves? I don't want to find out."