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Eirene breathed a sigh of relief when Maeve, Leon, Grace, and Chance left the scene, leaving her standing by the castle entrance. She checked her dress - not a spot of snow or slush on it! Though her cloak kept her fairly warm, she was still cold out here, and she needed to get to the dance before-

Oh, no. She checked her watch. It was after 8 p.m. She was late! Late for her very important date with Sasha!

Eirene took a step forward, wanting to rush there as fast as she could, but stopped once she realized she didn't know where Grace the Gruesome had wandered off to. Chance Ryker had literally carried her off. Anything could have happened! Grace could have hexed him and returned to the grounds, ready to attack the kid that had tattled on her!

Eirene glanced all around, every rustle in the wind and crunch in the snow making her nervous. She'd just been trying to be a good Samaritan!

Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. That wasn't her imagination. The footsteps in the snow got louder. She was about to duck behind a bush again, when a tall, dark-haired boy appeared, someone she recognized as an older Ravenclaw. A nice seventh-year! Before she could stop to think about it, Eirene rushed up to him and grabbed a hold of his sleeve.

"Are you going to the dance, Zack? Will you walk with me? Please? Grace started hexing Maeve and I told on her and I don't want her to come back and find me and hex me."

Eirene released his arm, suddenly shy. "I promise I'll leave you alone at the dance. I'm late! I have to be there and I just don't want to walk there alone."