Ronnie walked back to the alley, she had never been here before but had decided to head there. It was empty. Everyone else was out in the streets.

So she was supposedly in Hogsmeade right? But she didn't know the path she was treading. Was she really in Hogsmeade? Seems so, for there were some students passing around. Those ones that she didn't have the chance to talk to before. Gaaaahh, just where was Erin? She should be there with her, the girl knew about Hogsmeade more than Beezus. Yet sadly, her best friend has gone AWOL.

"Looks like I'll just need to find Madame Puddifoot's tea shop myself," she chirped as she took light steps with her head bowed and eyes on her shoes. She needed to find that shop now. They sell ice cream.

While Raven just walked around Hogsmeade to take some pictures, suddenly she arrived at the... She didn't know. But it's still Hogsmeade, right? The view was quiet different with Hogsmeade main street. It was spooky..

Ah, Maybe she need to turn back to her previous road. Raven stared at a girl who she ever met before. But, she forgot what's her name.

"Hey."

Why was it so dark in there when it wasn't evening? She thought as she looked up and gazed around. She could see a few silhouetted shadows in the distance. But being at that dark alley seemed to ignite her fright nerves and that was why she jumped when someone talked not too far beside her.

Beezus can't see the face of the person, but she was sure it was a girl. She wasn't even sure if the greeting was aimed at her. Maybe I should just continue walking. I might even embarrass myself if I find out I wasn't the one that person was calling out. Then she started pacing through the alley again.

Raven wondered why that girl just stood there. She looked scared. Did she lose her way or maybe she thinks I'm a ghost? She thought. Then she noticed the girl continued her walk again, but she chose the wrong way! Raven turned back to her previous way and decided to leave her.

Weird girl.

After a few steps, Beezus halted and turned around. The silhouette of the girl wasn't there anymore. 'Was she even real? Or just my imagination?' Beezus asked silently. If that person was indeed true, then again it was a good choice that she walked away because whoever it was wasn't calling her for if they did then that person should've called her again. So, she concluded that it wasn't her that person was calling.

Suddenly, she frowned.

She was way deeper into the alley and it was obviously darker there. She couldn't even see anything. 'Just what did I got myself into?' "Errr--hello?" Beezus murmured. "Anyone there?"

Jez had run as far as Hogsmead, and then had absolutely no idea what to do next. She stumbled into a back alley and sat down on an overturned crate, her elbows on her knees and her head in her hands. Oh man, what was she doing?! Since when had running away ever solved anything?! Jordan and Nate were probably wondering if she'd knocked her head recently, the way she'd left them at the duck pond. Jez swung her backpack off her shoulders and set it down next to her feet. The clothes inside made a soft thump as they hit the ground. She pulled Scott's jacket tighter around herself, leaning her head on her shoulder and letting her tears soak into the jacket. She was one messed-up problem kid, that was for sure.

Jordan had followed Jez from the Duck Pond, up to Ravenclaw tower and then to Hogsmeade. He had lost her briefly, and now found the girl here... In the back alley... Glamerous huh?
He leant next to the now crying girl and spoke softly, "Jez, you can't run... Not now, we can't let you leave us." he said, probably speaking on behalf of himself and Nate & Pam. "Was this one of your options you came up with in the summer?" he asked.

Jez glanced up, saw it was Jordan, and roughly wiped her face with the back of her hand. She nodded, running her hands through her hair and taking a deep breath to try and stop the tears. "Option 2," she admitted. "Go find someplace in the wilderness and hide out until Team Wolf find me. They'll have gotten what they want then, right?" She didn't really believe that.
Glancing around the alley, Jez found herself remembering the rubbish tip in Diagon Alley, where she'd almost died. She didn't remember much before Than's horcrux had been destroyed - vague memories of voices and people - but she did remember lying on the ground with her friends and Jordan commenting on the less-than-glamourous location. "I seem to have a thing with back alleys, don't I?" said Jez, smiling ruefully. She leant her head against Jordan. "Thanks for finding me. I assume you followed me on my little trip around the school?"

"Yeah, what is with you and these sort of locations?" Jordan asked, looking around at the back alley, it wasn't really that much different from the Diagon Alley incident earlier in the year. Just not as life thereatening...
"No problem," he smiled at Jez. "I lost you a coupler of times back there, but I found you in the end!" he laughed slightly, "You had me and Nate scared though for a little bit I think."

Jez returned the smile, shivering slightly under her jacket. It was getting colder here - definitely 'coat weather' as opposed to 'jacket weather'. "Why?" she asked, a slightly teasing note to her voice. "What did you think I'd do, throw myself off the Astronomy tower?" Because she wouldn't, of course. Jezabel Khalida Black had better plans for her death, and all included bringing Jared and as many members of Team Wolf as she could with her. But she didn't think Jordan knew that. She looked at him, sincerity in her eyes. "I wouldn't do that, you know," she said quietly. "No matter how hard it gets, I wouldn't do anything like that."

"No, throwing yourself off of the Astronomy Tower is not the ending you deserve Jez." Jordan said, shaking his head. "If you're dying anytime soon, you'll be taking down Team Wolf with you..." he laughed slightly. "Not that you'll be dying anytime soon..." he shrugged apologetically. "After all you've been through, you deserve a happy ending." He ended up finishing.

Jez chuckled. "Yeah, the whole fantasy of evil vanquished, spells corrected, talking animals released, Prince Whatsisname ... somehow I can't see myself in the princess role in that story." She really couldn't. Not because she couldn't see herself in a dress or tiara, but because she couldn't see anything of her life beyond Team Wolf. As long as they were a threat, she had no life. No home, no family, no future. Until they were stopped she couldn't truthfully name a solid thing in her life. Keegan and Des could die. Nate, Pam and Jordan could be killed or realise they didn't need this stress and leave her.

She wondered what her life could be like if she did survive past eighteen. She could get a job, get married, have a family of her own. That would be nice. Safety, security ... she smiled. Yeah, right. Jezabel couldn't see herself sitting at home doing the laundry day in day out for the rest of her life. Wherever she went, trouble followed. "What about you?" she asked Jordan. "Are you planning on a fairytale life?"

Still on her little walk, Olivia turned into the Back Ally; it was creepy walking here alone. Some of the other Slytherins were mad at her. She needed to do something to gain more house points, the points she lost in class were made up by the points she won at the Potato Sack Race and the Shootout. She would go ask Lafay for some extra duties to earn points, but do people even just ask Lafay for extra work? Olivia would find out.
She scanned around for creeps that may be lurking in the dusty shadows, Why diddnt she shopkeepers clean the back of their stores too?
Well she doubted any villians would be sneaking around Hogsmead when the Hogwarts students were there...or would they... Olivia heard a scuffeling, please just be another student! Liv thought.