Kat took Kali back to the common room. On the way she pointed out the offices of the various teachers for the subjects that Kali was taking. "You will need to talk to them about the different subjects and how you can catch up."

Kat and Kali wander into the common room. "Well this is it." Kat pulls up a chair and waits to see what Kali does, and also if the other new Ravenclaws will come in. She shows Kali the boys dorms and where he can 'freshen up'.

As Kat is sat there staring at the rows of books and wondering which one to read, Sarah enters. "Hi, Sarah. You finally got sorted then. So, you like Quidditch? Well Ravenclaw is a little depleted. What position was it you played?"

"Yeah, well...." Sarah replied - "I really appreciate it as I had no idea that coming late in term might mess things up re the sorting. As for Quidditch, I'm probably best in Chaser position though I can be fairly flexible."

She looks around the common room appreciatively: "this seems a lot nicer than Slytherin House - they tend to go for the gothic look - oh, I better explain I had relatives in Slytherin, which is probably why I expected to be in there. Still their loss, Ravenclaws gain - I am a good player."

Kat broaches the delicate subject of Joss' death, "I guess you might has well know - one of the Ravenclaw students was murdered recently. It's her memorial soon."

"A student murdered! And here I thought coming to Britain would be dull. Are there any clues? Oh, I guess that is the service people were talking about.... " Sarah didn't sound the slightest bit upset by the revelation.

"Oh and there is to be a Yule Ball" Kat said on a brighter note. "The girls have got to ask the boys out!"

Kat giggles. "I already got my partner. We're just friends really, but you know how people talk." She grins. "Oh and it's fancy dress!"

"And a Ball?" Sarah looked pleased, "I thought numbers were pretty even at the school but if folk are shy I expect they'll go stag and we can just dance with each other if the music is OK?"

Illessa comes into the common room just in time to see this exchange 'Oh hi everyone...I was thinking about the Yule ball, don't the girls really outnumber the boys? Are we going to be double-dating? Do you have any ideas what you're going to go as.'

She giggles suddenly as Mantra rubs against her leg, 'Kali, didn't you say you have a cat? What's happened to it? You said something about trying to find it?'

Kat saw Illessa walk in behind Sarah. She waves. "Hey Illessa. How you doing." Scully who was curled up in a corner wanders over and sniffs Mantra.

"Well, there are plenty of boys around aren't there Kali?" Kat grins at Kali. "It's just a matter of finding one. I believe there may be the odd Gryffindor or Slytherin lurking, but there are a few in Ravenclaw. I have to say I feel a little guilty about snapping up Marvo like I did. Although I couldn't imagine going with anyone else, well, I mean we're quite close as friends anyway."

Having freshened up and changed Kalidor was wandering around the room absent-mindedly peering at this and that, and had just reached the window sill, where a large black cat - Mulder, it told him it's name was) was sleeping on an equally large velvet pillow.

He was just reaching out to scratch the cat behind the ears when he froze.

"A ball?" He took two staggering paces backwards and caught hold of the back of chair, swinging round to glare at the rest of the room. "You mean *dance*? With GIRLS?"

He looked incredulous. "No! Er, I mean, I can't."

He paused. "I mean I have to... er, have to... Lessons! That's it, lessons! I have to catch up with my lessons."

He looked round the room guiltily, trying to find some way to change the subject when his eyes fell upon Kat and he remembered her questions. With definite relief in his voice he spoke up again.

"Yes Kat, I probably haven't explained myself very well. I was ill before I came here, and the people that looked after me sent me here and said this was the best place for me. I don't know why, I seem to be a little out of my depth. As I was telling the Magni...er, Marvo, I don't remember anything before then, except in dreams. I think he is going to try and help me find things out."

He looks serious for a moment. "He's a very special sort of person isn't he?"

Kali, seeing that the change of subject was at least temporarily successful, wandered back over to the window and stretched out his hand in Mulder's direction again...

Kat grinned at Kali's comment about the ball. She thought that whoever ended up asking him would have quite a challenge. More so than she had with Marvo! She let the comment drop for now...

She listened to what he had to say about his illness, and Marvo. "Yes he is unusual, and quite special, although I cannot tell you why."

Kat would have liked to avoid this subject because she couldn't betray Marvo's confidence.

"He's always trying to help people out, so I'm sure he'll try and help you with your dreams. Sometimes it does seem like he's interfering, but his heart is in the right place."

Kat watched Mulder throw his legs in the air for his tummy to be tickled, and grinned. "You miss your cat don't you?"

Kat's comment came just in time to save Mulder from non-existence, as Kalidor realised what he was doing, and moved his hand away at the last second.

"Sorry" he said. "That was a bit close. I keep forgetting that I seem to have those powers. I didn't mean your cat any harm. It's like the wand, I didn't know that was going to happen."