The White Rose of Winter (on hold)

Chapter Seven: The End of Year One

Chapter Seven:

The End of Year One

Katrina woke up one morning with an odd feeling whiling in the pit of her stomach. It was like someone was watching her. With a long shaky breath, Katrina got up from her bed rubbing her tired eyes. She wondered for a moment about Dante, the night after the last day of exams he had been acting very strange. He didn't say a word to her the entire day, Dante didn't even look at her. Katrina put her thoughts aside for a moment, paying more attention to getting ready for the day. She slipped on her silver and green Slytherin robes, placing her ashwood wand in her inner pocket. Once more the thought of Dante plagued her muddled mind.

Rosalina lingered in the hall waiting for Katrina. She took a sip of green tea, humming softly to herself as she played with her wand.

"You know you can poke your eye out like that..." commented Malfoy, stopping in in front of Rosalina.

Rosalina looked up at the grinning face of Malfoy, a hint of annoyance shined in her dark brown eyes. She stopped twirling her wand lowering it from her face.

"What does it matter to you?" snarled Rosalina

Malfoy grinned even wider, "Why so grouchy Miss Page? Is it because your outcast of a sister isn't there to mope with you?"

Rosalina's eyes widened with rage. Her hand tightened around her green tea bottle, rushing the plastic slightly.

"What did you say about Nyre?" growled Rosalina, her eyes burning with anger.

"Ran back to America with mommy did she? and you were too selfish to go with them I see." teased Malfoy.

With out another word, Rosalina punched Malfoy right in the face just as she saw Katrina come down the hall. She knelled down looking down at Malfoy who was holding his now bruised cheek.

"A word of advise Malfoy, do not toy with people. You might get your self hurt or worse..killed."

And with that she got up walking down the wide corridor, a wide smile stretched across her face as she met Katrina in the hall.

"are you ok?" asked Rosalina, placing her hand on her shoulder.

"I'm fine..." said Katrina, trying her best to smile.

"Well alright... say has Dante been acting different to you?" asked Rosalina as she pulled back her hair into a ponytail.

Katrina just looked at her for a moment, a bit shocked that she wasn't the only one who noticed Dante's strange behavior.

"Has Ariella said anything?" asked Katrina.

"Not that I know of." replied Rosalina.

Katrina bit her lip slightly, this was starting to worry her. What could be wrong with Dante? She let out a sigh, shaking off the thought for a moment.

"Do you know where he is?"

"Last time I saw him he was in the library but that was over an hour ago." replied Rosalina.

"Well we'll need to find him and see whats going on." said Katrina, "but first lets go get Ariella.

They walked down the hallway down to the Great Hall were Ariella waited for them, playing with her wand. Dante sat right across from her his face hidden in his arms. Katrina placed her arm around him sitting down beside him.

"Dante are you alright?"

He looked up for a moment, his normally bright friendly eyes were now a dark, sullen grey.