The rest of the school day was rather uneventful. Classes went by, hall chatter was made. Finally practices were over and the students started to gather around the bonfire.

The bonfire was built behind the school in a space that had been specially cleared out years prior. Three bonfires were held each school year. The first for Homecoming. The second to herald the start of Winter break, and the third to close out the school year. As the sun neared the horizon, hidden behind the trees that heavily surrounded Northwood academy the Captain of the football team leaned over with a well lit fire torch and the bonfire took to flame.

Applause rang out over the crowd. Technically the bonfire had an attendance required rule, but many students tended to wander off after the fire was lit. 

Despite saying she wouldn't be there Lenora Géroux was in fact watching the bonfire. Several teachers walked amongst the students with a cooler of drinks (water, juice and milk). Lenora watched, her eyes bright with excitement. No one would see her as she stood there absorbing the auras of her students. As the fire brightened, so did the student's auras. She knew who was special, many had been hand picked to come to the school, but it was a matter of finding the right one. Sometimes, on a rare occasion, Lenora would pick two students. No one outside the school ever knew. The teachers didn't even know, but that was because of Lenora. She had more than a few tricks up her sleeves.

Lenora Géroux was a witch. She feed off of potential, usually students with the most potential were those like Zaylin or Martha Jacobs. Last year it had been Helen. That had gone wrong though. Yes Lenora had gotten her feeding from the girl, but her body should have never been found. That was an oversight Lenora had no intention of repeating.  That had weakened her though. It had taken so much of her energy to ensure that the police investigation didn't uncover Northwood's disturbing history. She absolutely hated it when the didn't disappear like they were supposed to. She had had to clean up a few messes like Helen Schwartz in the past. And they were always a pain in the ass for her to deal with. Thankfully, Lenora was the kind of woman who always had a backup plan.

This year was worrisome for Lenora. The Helen issue had caused enough of a ripple through the students that their curiosity was getting the better of them. She could say she hated when they knew something was up, but it was almost like a game of cat and mouse. Not only was it fun, but it was very easy to end the game if she needed to. She had done so in the past. Lenora Géroux had done a lot of things in the past.