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HannahLongbottom 
"Oh come on Kay, you've got to eat. You'll end up with a cold if you don't look after yourself." The truth was that close up, she already looked drawn and ill. "At least have a bit of the chicken pie, it's lovely." He smiled at her encouragingly. "What do you want to drink? Orange juice? Pumpkin juice? Water?" He made to reach for the empty goblet so that he could pour a drink out for her.
"Everything's ok, except that lesson, Runes and Arthimancy. You were really good, but I was shocking! It was all a mystery to me." He gulped, realising that he would have to get on with what he needed to say soon, he couldn't bear to see her so upset.
"I spoke to Lex-, I mean I spoke to Alexandra after Ancient Runes. I told her that what she said to you was out of order. She got so angry because you assumed that she was upto no good when you don't know her. Apparently other people have thought the same thing. I wouldn't expect an appology, she was more hurt than I think she wants to admit. She told me that she followed you to the corridor where the kitchen is. She shouldn't have done that." The usual blush had started to creep up his face. He had dealt with more feelings since coming to Hogwarts than he ever thought could exist. It's because I'm surrounded by girls. He thought. He took a few mouthfuls of food, unsure about the thing that he had to say next. Eventually, having taken a drink of water, he looked up at Kay.
"Listen, Kay, you're both my friends and I don't want to loose either of you. I can understand if you don't want to be friends with her, I really can, but please don't force me to choose. I think that you and I need each other; I don't know anyone else who's lost a p-" He stopped short, realising that he was about to expose both of their secrets. "Well, you know. I didn't tell her that either. If you want people to know then you'll tell them I'm sure. I prefer to pretend it's not true unless I'm absolutely forced to tell the truth." he studied her face carefully to see how she might respond.
Kay looked at the food and felt sick. She just couldn't eat. It all looked well, sick.
"I guess I could drink some pumpkin juice." Kay said in the only vioce that would come out. It sounded small and unused.
"But, I really can't eat." She looked away so he couldn't see the look of getting sick. Looking back Kay watch him pour the juice. She listen to him talk about the class. She stopped smiling the little smile she had.
'Here it comes. He's going to tell he off.' Kay thought, but he just said how bad class was. Why wasn't he mad at her. Again Kay felt the sick feeling.
"You did fine in class. I will help you if you need it." She said trying to drink the juice.
Kay stiffened when Lorcan said Alexandra's name. She wanted to run to get away from everything, even life. She had started to trust Lorcan and now she didn't have enough one.
"I understand that she hates me. I even understand that she doesn't want me to be friends with you. But, I Really don't remember being mean to her. Yes, I was mad about the picture, but not at her personally." Kay said not being able to stop. The words just kept coming.
"I wrote to my cousin to asked if I could come live with him, and to teach me a shielding charm." Kay said looking like she could sick up at any time.
"Lorcan, she really scaried me in that hall way. She told me to be worried, to watch my back. I know she your friend and I will stay out of the way." Kay said looking at him.
"I can understand that you took her sade, even that you want to comfront me yourself. I just wanted a friend that I could go to." Kay stopped and Looked at her hands. She was ringing them around each other until Lorcan said something about her parents. That was it, Kay sigh and a tear rolled down her cheek.
'I really do have no one'