Fourth Floor Common Room, after classes

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Finishing dinner preparations had allowed Isabel a little time to process everything she'd learned during the day. Hopefully with the information she and Parker had given Professor Phale to be played out in a bit, he'd be able to stop Lana, Phoebe and Marie before they messed with anyone else's head.

But for now Isabel focused on dinner with friends and that meant cooking rice and setting out toppings to go with the huge pot of chili on the stove.

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[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"What if I'd been asleep and something had come?!"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I'd have woken you, and then I'd have stopped it," he said simply, calmly.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"You couldn't have stopped Voldemort," Cedric hissed.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack stiffened, but kept calm. "No, but I could have distracted him while you got away."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"This was a mistake," Cedric said, getting antsy again. "He could be here and I'm eating dinner."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"No, it's not a mistake. Come sit down, come eat dinner. If he comes, you'll need your strength. And we'll all watch out for him, so there'll be more warning if he does." Jack stepped closer, took Cedric's hand. "You're safer here than on your own."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

He didn't leave, didn't really want to leave so he allowed himself to be led closer to the food.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack smiled encouragement and kept walking with him, one hand on his back, not pushing, just there, so he'd know he wasn't alone.