The Portal Key. Friends | Enemies

End of Third year

One month has passed, and Lucinda has finally gotten better after weeks with Luke, Derius, and her friends around. It was like all of them had their own stations, even if Lucinda didn't ask for it.

Anne helped her with the bandage and at the same time learned from Luke som healing potions as he took worked to find a antidote for that poison in Lucinda's body, as Derius was holding some lessons for the students in Defends against Dark art and in the Flying class, while Professor Mole was looking for a new Defend against Dark art Professor, he did also try to find the doctor who was the first one to treat his sister wound and must has been or know who putted a mix of potent venom and emerald poison in her wound.
We also had Deek who came once or twice each day to tell her about the beasts and ask if he could help her in any way in the Room Of Requirement, which was very appreciated by Lucinda.

Then we had the boys, Ominis helped her study and Sebastian always came in with some meals for her and held her company when the others were busy.

Now when she is finally back, Lucinda keeps herself to the Room Of Requirement, Deek was so happy to see her again on her feet and had helped her to get started again, also made her a new schedule, so she even had time for her friends.
They took care of the beasts as Lucinda focused on all her missed classes with Deek and sometimes did Ominis and Sebastian help her as Anne was away on the one class none of them shared with her, which was Astronomy.

All four of them grew closer, and for once, Lucinda's days were pretty normal.
As for today, so was Lucinda running up the Centre halls stairs that led to the Viaduct entrée hall in hunt for Anne.

"ANNE WAIT UP!"
Did Lucinda shout when she spotted her just on her way from the Ancient runes class which Lucinda also should have been on, but she was too busy and will take that day's lesson next day instead of having a break under the fourth period,
As she was running after Anne, so did she stop for Lucinda and turn around. which made Lucinda feel very grateful.

"Lucinda? What is it?"

Panting and lightly bending forward, so did Lucinda try to answer.

"Wow slow down, you just got yourself better!"

"Please don't hit me with that book again, and help me distract Duncan"

"Hu!? Why?"

"Because I need to get..." All of a sudden , they hear someone come up the stairs behind Lucinda.

"Ah! There you are Lucinda, I need you to hear me out. I..." it was Duncan Hobhouse and he started to be really good at finding Lucinda each time she tried to hide.

The Ravenclaw boy that is scared of the Puffskeins.

He had short black hair, pale skin and round black glasses.

Lucinda quietly cursed.

"Oh, Merlin..."
But to her rescue, so did Anne step in between them.

"Hey! Duncan, can you come with me and help me out with something?"

Duncan looked all shocked and surprised as Anne began to push him gently back down the stairs.

"Hu!? S-sure Anne, but I...."

"Great, let's go, oh look there is Natty!"

Lucinda, by then, sneaked away and went back down the stairs to Centre hall and out to the Transfiguration courtyard far away from Duncan Hobhouse who has been asking her for help the past two week, with every little thing all from study to go to Hogsmeade because he don't want to go by himself.

Please with herself and thankful to Anne so did she slide herself down with her back against a tree until she sat down on the grass with a sighed and closed her eyes, this has become her next favorite spot inside the schools ground the other one was her Room of Requirement, but she knew if she went there now so would she had been caught by students from the Astronomy class.