"Fine." She crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. "Alright, Scales- we'll recite the incantation at the same time. Gar, do you have one?" She wasn't sure what had led to the nicknames.... she wasn't usually so warm to outsiders. Something was strange about these two. She shook her head to clear her thoughts, and exited the Great Hall doors.

(sorry, had to go for a while- back now)

Yep!

"Scales?" Sebastian questioned as he hurried after her. The night air was refreshing, and Spectre took off. Sebastian let him go. He could take care of himself, and he'd come back eventually. He always did.

She shrugged. "Slytherin. Scales. I know you love the nickname, don't lie to me." She looked around to make sure no one was on the lawn before drawing her wand from her robe pockets. "In 3. 3, 2, 1..."

Sebastian shrugged, and then hurried to pull out his wand from the pocket of his robe. "Expecto Patronum!" he said firmly, thinking of the time he and his younger sister had visited the ocean. A grass snake erupted in a plume of white light, and it slithered into the sky.

"Expecto Patronum!" She shouted at the same time, and her wand tip let out a bright silvery light. It took the form of an eagle that let out a shriek and shot up to follow the snake. She was about to laugh but almost collapsed as thoughts flooded her head.

The first: a woman with bright, blonde hair that sprung over her shoulders in corkscrew curls. She had rosy cheeks and a vibrant smile. Beside her.. a man with thick ginger hair and a smirk on his face. Next to him was another man, with dark hair and eyes that showed his silent cunning and intelligence. And finally... a woman that was so familiar but so unusual at the same time. Dark hair in waves down her back, narrowed blue eyes, and a circlet.

As soon as the thoughts appeared, they were gone. Rayne clutched her temples and realized she was on the ground, shaking. "W- what ha-happened?" He teeth chattered and her patronus retreated into her fallen wand.

Sebastian jumped as Rayne collapsed and immediately crouched down next to her. His patronus dissapated into the night as his concentration shifted to Rayne. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders, and slowly raised her upright. He kept his arm around her shoulders so she wouldn't fall back over."You just collapsed, are you alright?" he asked worriedly.

She shook her head, then nodded as she attempted to orient herself. "I... I'm fine. It was weird... I saw these people, four of them..." She got up, holding his arms to help her. "Sorry for the scare..."

"No, no it's fine," he said, helping her up. "Four people? What did they look like?" he asked calmly.

"Two men, two women... it's blurry now. They seemed familiar somehow. One woman was blonde, the other had hair similar to mine. As for the men, one was a ginger and the other had dark hair. They didn't seem related or anything..."