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Jezabel Black
Jez smiled tiredly. "You know me too well. Don't worry, I didn't try to kill myself this time." She knew he was worried that she'd end up doing just that out of plain recklessness, but she couldn't help going to that room. It was like a Summoning Charm was pulling her to it or something.
Jez titled her head to one side, observing Nate thoughtfully. "Do you remember what happened before you fainted?" she asked. "Did it feel like something was invading your mind, pushing you away? Because that could be a sign of Legilimency, or even that you're being possessed. Long-range Legilimency is extremely difficult, though, the person would have to be relatively near you for it to be that successful ..." She trailed off. "But that doesn't explain the whole 'feeling good' part," she muttered. She'd never heard of that being a side effect to being possessed or the subject of Legilimency. Actually she'd heard of victims of the former throwing up after their ordeal. So why was Nate's case different?
All Nate could do in response was shake his head. "No, none of that. Only a headache, blurred vision, loss of coordination. And I fainted once. I was also hungry for the feast, and exhausted from our past week of mischief at the Barstow's," he listed, hoping Jez had a better idea for why he felt better once he woke up.
It felt a little weird to Nate being back in the common room. Finally, after weeks of a blank white ceiling, he would be able go to sleep surrounded by golden stars in a majestic blue tapestry. And now Jez and Pam would only be a door away. Admittedly, Hogwarts was much more like home than his oversized house back in the States.