A Potter Secret

Heading to Florida

Bella and Edward sit with Angela, Eric, Mike and Jessica. Edward and Bella are on the end, slightly apart. Angela is busy addressing a pile of note card envelopes. Mike writes what he's saying on a legal pad. "My fellow students. Cool. Right? Wow. Okey, right? Cute. We are the future. Anything is possible- If you just believe," Mike says, coming up with a speech.

"Nice," Angela mumbles.

"Blah, blah, blah- Perfect. And got yourself a speech," Mike smiles. He rips the page off, hands it to Jessica.

"No, this will be my speech. When I want everyone to throw diplomas at my head. So- Thank you," Jessica replies. She crumples the paper. Tosses it at him.

"Ya gotta embrace the clichés, Jess," Mike reminds.

"They have the bread and butter of all valedictorians," Eric says, smiling.

"And that is why you are not valedictorian. And Jess doesn't need cliches. Speech is gonna be epic," Angela assures.

"Epic? It'll change lives," Jessica counters.

Alice and Jasper have abruptly appeared, carrying trays of food they won't eat. As they sit, Alice says "I decided to throw a party."

Jasper smirks, "After all, how many times we gonna graduate high school?"

Edward stifles a smile. "A party? At your place? I've never seen your house," Jessica mentions.

"No one's ever seen their house," Erik mumbles in return.

"Another party, Alice?" Edward asks.

Alice smiles. "It'll be fun."

"Yeah. That's what you said last time." Suddenly Alice freezes, her eyes glazing over. She's having a vision. Mike hasn't noticed yet.

"Well cool, that's really uh- normal of you. What time?" Mike asks. Nothing from Alice. "Dress code?" Still nothing. "Bring anything? Cheetos?"

A beat as Alice still looks into the distance. Awkward. Bella looks at Edward, concerned. Edward shrugs it off-nothing to worry about. "Wake up, Alice," Edward tries.

"She hasn't been getting much sleep lately, senior jitters," Jasper lies. This sounds weird and weirdly fluent coming from Jasper, but it serves to break the moment.

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Bella and Edward enter. Charlie is behind the counter talking with a middle-aged couple, Doug and Nancy Biers, whose faces are etched with grief and worry. "So- what was that at school? What did Alice see?" Bella asks.

"Nothing. Something about Jasper. It was innocuous," Edward lies.

"I know you know what she saw. Tell me," Bella insists.

Edward shakes it off. "It was nothing."

"You looked worried."

"Just that everyone would notice how strange Alice is."

Bella smirks playfully, "I think that ship sailed long ago." Charlie looks up at Bella and Edward and subtly gestures for them to keep their distance. It could be interpreted as hostile. "I wonder what's wrong."

"There's someone missing in Seattle, over a year ago. Charlie is doing what he can, but-"

"Do you know something about this?" Bella asks.

"We've been tracking the situation in Seattle for a while. Unexplained disappearances, killings- If the situation gets anymore conspicuous, the Volturi will step in."