Ice skating

[Declan Wood]

Declan watched as she moved out toward the center of the lake. Either she weighed less than himself, which was doubtful, or the ice of the lake was thicker than he had thought. He had never tried to go out on the ice. He had heard from his peers that a boy had done the same thing last year and had fallen through. They never found him. Declan and his friends figured the Giant Squid had eaten his body.



She skated around and the boy couldn't help but think how fun it seemed. He wasn't brave enough to go out himself however, for fear that he would fall through to his death. Declan was a Slytherin for a reason, rather than a Gryffindor.



When she turned in his direction, she finally noticed his presence. Her greeting was met with a disapproving frown, "Ya better hope it don't get too nice or the giant squid'll eat ya!"