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Indala sat down in one of the chairs, and waved at Tyler as he came in.

Returning her attention to Will she started.
"Oh, I wanted to tell you about my talk with Prof. Grey, remember?" She smiled at his forgetfulness.
" Sorry about ditching you in the hallway, by the way. I was caught up in my thoughts and about the time I reached the Entrance Hall I realized that I left you there.

I went back , but you were already gone." She frowned slightly here.
" I felt horrible about it, after you had gone to so much trouble to go with me..." her sentence trailed off and she looked out of the window.

"Well, you see, apparently his father was actually removed from the family tree. In a Dark Arts family that is a very big deal, it's like being excommunicated.
So, even though he is indeed related to me I don't have to worry about it. Nothing that he said to my father or anyone else in my family would be seen as reliable information.
He probably wouldn't be given the time of day.
After telling me that Prof. Grey practically threw me out of his office saying he had work to do.
He's quite a character."

Indala huffed and smiled at the same time.
" I wish I could be written off the family tree. Would save me a lot of trouble."

Indala blushed and did her best to laugh it off. " I'm sure that it would.
However, that is a whole other can of worms you don't want to open up." She sighed and changed the subject.

"I can't wait for Quidditch season to start! I wish that first years could try out. I imagine you would make a pretty good chaser or keeper," she smiled.

She shrugged. "I don't know. It might take away from my schoolwork, we wouldn't want that" she smirked and waited for the sarcasm to set in.
"Are you kidding me. I would die before giving up a chance to play Quidditch with a team.
Especially if it's for Gryffindor."

The loyalty toward her house that had set in was unusual for Indala.
She typically wasn't the type that got wrapped up in fanatics, but this was different. It wasn't a conscious decision that she had to contemplate.
It just kind of happened, and she liked the feeling of unity it gave her. Like she had somewhere she belonged.

Indala blushed smiling, unsure of how to respond, and squirmed in her chair, as she felt an unusual flutter in her stomach.
She opened her mouth to respond, but was immediately distracted by something flying toward the window near the chairs they were sitting in.

She pointed at it to direct Will's attention. It took a second to make it out, but she realized what it was as it drew nearer.
An owl was heading their direction carrying something...something red?
At first Indala thought it might have been a dead rat or something, but on second look she recognized the item.

A Howler.

The owl landed on the window ledge outside and pecked at the glass. Indala's heart dropped to her stomach.