The Yule Ball

(yes, yes it was. 👿 )

(((Sorry 'bout that. I'm sort of new to this. 😮 )))

"Well." Caroline said. "Then better tell the lady at the counter that." then she turned to look at Elrohir. "And if you really want to know I'm here to see an old friend of mine and I was hoping he'd be here. so if you don't mind I'll be going now." I know I'm being stupid in lying to them, but I have no other choice. I want to learn a little more about the whole murdering thing with those guys parents involved and all. Caroline thought.

Elrohir raised an eyebrow. "Really? Who?"

"um..." Caroline said.
"That would be me, sir!" said a man with red hair and green-blue eyes. Caroline was shocked. "We both went to hogwarts together about two years ago. she was in her sixth year and I was in my seventh. The name's Maximus Grint." it really was a person she knew!

(((I forgot to add one more thing, and it was too late to edit. Sorry.)))

How could I forget? Caroline thought. He was the only redhead I knew who didn't ever have freckles. He was also the only guy I ever had a crush on. Caroline looked at Max. she thought she saw him wink at her when nobody was looking. she smiled.

Sonia's parents looked away so they wouldn't show any emotion on seeing a friend dead.

"And if you'd like to know my opinion about this whole dead... corpsy body thing," Max said. "I suggest you clean it up." he cringed his nose. "It's starting to smell." Caroline tried to hold in a laugh.

"I'm glad to know what you think of dead wizards." SOnia stated. "You're so heartless!"

"What?" Max asked, looking over at sonia, questioningly. "Was the death eater a friend of yours or something?"

Sonia glared. "NO, but if you laugh at someone's death then you are no better than they are. In fact, you are worse."

Descartes blinked. He had never seen his sister so passionate.

"Whoa there." Max replied. "Easy girl. I was only kidding. I tend to do that, a lot. even in bad situations. But to tell you the truth, I don't approve of ruthless killings as much as you don't, even if this guy was a death eater." he had a

SOnia blushed. "Sorry." she says.

"It's okay." Max replied. he then walked over to Caroline and whispered low enough so only Caroline could could hear, "What are you doing here, Caroline? "
"Long story. " Caroline whispered back. "If you can get me out of this mess, I'll tell you. "

Elrohir was feeling slightly lost. He had no idea who this man was, but obviously he had no idea who the dead death eater was. It was impossible to tell what Maik was thinking, as always.
"Do you have any idea who that death eater was?" Elrohir asked

"By the way." Caroline asked in a whisper. "What the heck are you doing here? "
"I work here. " Max replied.
"Really? " Caroline asked, her eyebrows raised. "What department? "
"Never mind about that, now." Max replied. "If you won't tell me anything about yourself, right now, then I have the same rights as you not to tell, either." he then looked over to where Maik and Elrohir were busy discussing who the deatheater was.
"Do you think they'll let us leave, yet? " Caroline asked.
"I don't know. Max whispered. "Let me go ask. " he then went over to Elrohir and, butting in to his and Maik's discussion, asked, "Um, Sir. sorry to interrupt your little chat with miss Fingon. But, you wouldn't mind if Caroline and I leave, would you?"

"MRS. Fingon." Maik corrected him grumpily. "You said you work here? I don't recall what department you work in."
"Maik, be nice!" Elrohir whispered.He didn't want her to lose her temper when she was already so angry.

"Oops, sorry, Mrs. Fingon." Max said, politely. "Well you see, I work at the Department of Mysteries. I'm pretty new, so not everyone around here's met me. I get kind of nervous when I'm up there too long. I usually come down here to get a breath of fresh air. I didn't know what it was like to be an unspeakable until I took the job around a year ago. And I must say, it's tough." Caroline then came over.
"Your an unspeakable?" she asked, sounding amazed.
"Yeah." Max replied, looking over at her. Somehow, Caroline had figured that. Max did tend to be mysterious a lot of times in Hogwarts. Max then returned his attention to Elrohir and Maik. "So. Can Caroline and I go now?"

Morgan rolled her eyes. Caroline. They'd met up before. Same old talker. but who the heck was this Max guy? "Sonia," Morgan whispered to Sonia, "Could I know about the letter? I'm not trying to be nosy or anything, I just want to know."

Maik grumbled something in latin, and Elrohir hissed at her to watch her mouth. "Yes, you can go."He said to Caroline and Max. "And you four can go too." He added tot he Huberts.

"Thank you, sir" Max said. Max then turned to Caroline. "Come on Caroline. " They started to walk away. Max looked over at the four people. "One question, though. " he asked. "Who are they? "
"Well, I know one of them. " Caroline replied. "The tall girl with the long brown hair is named Morgan. "
"You know her? " Max asked.
"Yes." Caroline replied. "And you don't have to whisper anymore. You always make yourself mysterious when you do that. Then again, I do like mysterious guys like you..." She then started to giggle. "...Maximus." Max started to blush.
"you're embarrassing me, Caroline." Max said.
"What's so embarrassing, Maximus? Don't like your full name?" Caroline asked, still laughing.
"I HATE that name." Max replied. "Call me Max. Not Maximus."
"Okay. How 'bout Maxy?" Caroline asked, trying to hold in her laughter. Max started to blush even more.
"Very funny." Max said, sarcastically. "Could you at least call me those names until after we're not in public?"
"Sorry." Caroline replied. "I just find it hard not to tease people. I tease all my friends, in a nice way, of course. Now let's go, Ax May."
"Ah." Max said. he then started to laugh, himself. "Pig Latin."