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Ellestril Star Ellestril still in her panther form snuck out of a passage from behind a statue of a hag a few floors away from the great hall and the carnage. She looked around flicking her wiskers trying to see if anyone was around. Seeing and smelling noone she began her transformation back. He fur glowed and blurred and suddenly standing there was a small first year girl with pail skin and long hair. The girl reached down her shirt front and pulled out a crystal on a chain. She whispered something and a map of the entire school appeared before her.

"I have to find them... I won't let them be killed... I can't believe that Lys used her crystal to track someone... It's a good thing hers can't show me or anyone else with a crystal. At least that means Diamond should be okay... I never thought I'd have to use this again." Ellestril reached into her pocket and pulled out a small dagger. It was curved and looked as if, when thrown properly, it would cut through anything. It shined with a spell that prevented it from being stopped from magic and made it come back to her.

"Sometimes I think I'm actually grateful my parents taught me how to use this..."

Ellestril ducked into a dark passage and observed what was happening in the rest of the school.

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Emmaline Crystalnite Emmaline was heading to the great hall an enchanted suitcase tucked in each pocket. She stopped cold when she heard the screams coming from the hall. A chill ran her spine, could it be, he was back? Just then she heard a light padding behind her. She turned on heel and saw a panter standing there. She looked closely and recgonized it as Ellestril. She inched closer not really knowing how Ellestril acted in this form.

"Ellestril" she wispered. "what's going on, please say it's not him, it can't be him" she said and overwhelmed tone to her voice. If he was back there was no telling what would happen, he would destroy everything and claim innocent lives. Another thought struck her. Serenity, Aiko, Lys, Alex... were they back under his powers? Horrid memories of the night came flooding back. All the pain Prince had caused everyone, how he had ruined a perfect night. It made her so angry! She looked at Ellestril with pleading eyes only hoping she would reassure Emmaline that it wasn't him, that he hadn't returned.

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Professor Infinity Gates Professor Gates had been furiously trying to round up the students and get them out of the castle. They'd already lost several people... Kairi Blacknight, Professor Buckmiter, Sky Salamander, her newphew Chase...

"Emmaline, Ellestril you need to get out of Hogwarts. This is no time to hang around." She looked sharply at Ellestril. "Or play the hero."

Using her wand, she conjurd a ball of spinning, pulsating light. "Follow this," she instructed. "It'll take you to Hogsmeade."

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Ellestril Star "Emmaline its him. He's taking revenge and taking things that will create a weapon. Emmaline take this." Ellestril reached into her pocket and pulled out a pink crystal set in a gold chain."Its like my crystal it has a map of the school and a protection spell that will repel most curses my Godfather made them for me...I sort of sensed that this was coming." Ellestril put it around Emmaline's neck.

Turning to Professor Gates Ellestril reached into her pocket and pulled out a green ston on a silver chain. "Professor you better take this. It has a complete map of the entire school. It also has the ability to mask ones presence. You'll be nearly invisible if you stick to the shadows... Spell activation word for both systems is just map and invisible." Ellestril stood on tip toes and put the chain around the teachers neck.

"Thanks for all you've done... Um... When you make it through this I'll see you on the out side. Oh and by the way if you see a panther before this is all over please! Please don't hex it, kay?"

Turning, Ellestril grabbed Emmalines hand and pulled her after the floating globe.

"Oh, and professor watch out for anyone who was controled by Prince previously. They are all either dead fighting him or under his control. Lys also has a crystal so watch out for her too."

Ellestril pulled at Emmaline and was gone after the light ball Disapearing into a secret passage that it went to.

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Professor Infinity Gates Professor Gates watched Ellestril go with a sad expression. Poor, disillusioned girl. She had no comprehension of the severity of the situation. People had died already and she was handing out silly little trinkets. No-one, not even Druscilla Danuliete could match Prince in power or cunning and a crystal map of the school wasn't going to help anyone now.

Holding it in the palm of her hand, flames engulfed it, reducing it to ash, leaving just the plain silver chain.

Infinity sighed. Time for business.

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Ellestril Star Ellestril poked her head back out the door of the secret path and shook her head.

"Professor... sigh... she has no idea what she is getting into. That crystal has saved a few lives from Prince before I had hoped that it could haave helped you. Let's go Emmaline." The passage closed behind the two girls. It will not open for anyone else. Ellestril knew this passage and knew that it open only once a day.

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Professor Infinity Gates Professor Gates growled slightly under her breath. That particular passage only opened once a day. It was also one of the only secret passgaes which led to Hogsmeade.

"Stupid girl," she muttered. Now no-one else could use the passage.

She sighed. No time to be subtle about it. A large ball of fire turned the wooden entrance to ashes in less than three seconds.

If Ellestril survived this encounted with Prince and so did she, she would be having serious words with the insolent girl.

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Emmaline Crystalnite Emmaline stood back, essentially in shock. It couldn't be, why would he come back, what did he want? Then it hit her some sort of weapon Ellestril's words echoed in her head. "The wand," she said blankly. "He's going to get the wand," she said shaking her head absent mindedly. Emmaline could only imagine what he would do if he got the wand.

She had let Ellestril put the crystal around her neck. She slightly agreed with the professor but it was better than nothing. She let Ellestril pull her into the passage, lost in thought Emmaline broke out in a cold sweat. She stopped abruptly, jerking Ellestril. "No!" she yelled. She pulled from Ellestril's grip and ran back to the wall, to late, it had already closed.

She pounded on the wall, "What about Serena, Piper, Lexi, and-and Kelsey?" she said. "They're in danger, we have to get them, they don't even know he's here, what are we going to do??" she said. Frustrated tears streaked her face, Emmaline's life seemed to be all wrong lately. First, her father's sickness, and now this. She was supposed to leave that afternoon to go home to see her sick father and then Prince had to show up.

"What are we going to do?" she wispered again to herself.