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Lissy Longbottom 
Cale's eyes nearly popped out of his head. "Why, what did she do to you when she called you do to her office?" he asked, raising a dark eyebrow at her. "Did she scare you? If she did, Merlin help me, I'll...I'll..." he trailed off, trying to think of something horrible enough for him to do to her if she did something to her.
As Anna pulled a small box out of her pocket, he stared at awe for a moment. He had, for some reason, felt that she wouldn't get him a gift. He had bought her a gift before they broke up--would he have gotten her a gift if her birthday had been later? Probably.
"Oh, thanks! I don't...I don't know what to say," he said with a soft smile as he opened it. Inside, he found...something. He wasn't exactly sure what it was. It looked like a flattened sickle that was in the shape of a chocolate bar. Huh? What was this. "Umm...it's a...uh..." He looked at Anna sheepishly, silently asking for help.
Anna shook her head when Cale started asking what happened when Anna went to see Trelawney. "Don't worry about it, Cale," Anna begged. She hoped he wouldn't ask too many questions. She knew that if she told him what was said in that little office, he'd be really hurt by it. "Let's just forget all about me
ever going to see Miss Trelawney. We don't ever,
ever have to worry about what she said."
She smiled as she held out Cale's gift. She was aware that he was really surprised that she had actually gotten him something. True, she ordered it long before they broke up, but of course she was going to give it to him anyway. She watched as Cale took the box and then proceeded to open it. She knew he'd be very, very confused as to what the little object inside actually was, so when looked at her silently asking for a little help, she giggled softly and started her explanation. "There's a scarf in that box, too, but nevermind that right now. So, this little charm... My father has one just like it. His father got it for him when he turned seventeen, too. He still has it to this day. They're rare, and you have to know somebody who knows somebodt who knows somebody to be able to get one. So don't lose it, okay?" Anna asked. "I begged my father to order you one, so he did. We've had it at the house for about three months now. I wanted you to have one, so I can...well, so you can...always make sure you're safe." She changed her last sentence somewhat. Her original thought behind the gift was so
she can make sure
he was always safe, but now that they were no longer together, maybe she should just leave that little part out.
"Anyway, I have no idea on this Earth what it's called, but it's a really useful device. You carry it with you wherever you go, and if there's something...
anything...wrong with the way your life is going, the charm flashes to let you know. It lets you know when danger is coming, or when you've made a decision that can eventually be potentially dangerous or hurtful for you," Anna continued. "The only thing is, it doesn't directly
tell you why it's flashing. You have to figure that part out on your own. So go on...pick it up...watch what it does."