Pov lily

The day had just begun but I was exhausted. Charms was always slow and dragged on. My class was the worst possible. The Marauders always took the opportunity to mess around or set something on fire. (Usually my hair.) I swear those boys only knew the spells incase it might come in handy. I looked down at my shoes. They were the new ones, my ballerina flats. They were gray with a small maroon bow on top of each shoe. Maura had got them for me.

"Lily, wait for me." Maura said running up behind me. "I tried to catch up but I kept dropping my papers."

Sounded like something she would do. Maura was so quiet around everyone else but not with me. Together we were so much more than friends, sisters, Even if we had only known each other for a short amount of time. She was thin and short. Her hair was dark brown, long and straight. She was so tan her skin seemed to glow. Maura's eyes are dark brown and constantly seemed to be alit with pure happiness.

Maybe all this is why we were immediately friends upon her arrival at Hogwarts. She had just come this year, whereas most of the students have been here since they were 11. She was smart enough to start a 3rd year. Even though the rest of the class was about the same age we still knew more about magic. See I hadn't met Maura until earlier today, but we had been writing and skyping.

"What class do you have next?" I wondered aloud.

"Potions I do believe. And you?"

"Defense of the dark arts, Maybe it will awaken me a bit."

"Well to be perfectly honest it looks like you could use it. I have to go to class. We both know that I'll probably get lost on my way there."

She ran off waving. It was true she would get lost. She never truly experienced magic before Hogwarts. And this being her first day ever stepping foot here so she was sure to have quite a time. Most students started classes last week but for an unknown reason she needs special precautions.

Positions class this year was relatively small. That didn't bother me at all. I sat down in a seat and closed my eyes, waiting for the teacher to come. Just then I was abruptly poked in the face. I opened my eyes and saw none other than James Potter standing before me.

Pov Maura

I waved good bye to lily and began the long journey to class. I was walking for about 10 minutes until I realized I was totally lost. My old school was big but atleast the staircases didn't move. Being the new girl was something I had gotten used to but now it was different. Now I was a muggle born outsider. I was lucky to have lily but she was all I had now. My normal best friends were now almost completely cut off. They didn't understand why they couldn't visit me all the time. Magic sucks. Then there was David, My best friend and boyfriend. He couldn't know about my new school and my magic.

I looked up. By now I realized I hadn't been paying attention and managed to go up the steps into a tower over looking a massive lake. It was beautiful. I noticed a name plate on the stone, 'astronomy tower'. Not potions thought. I turned to leave threw hall way in which I had come from. Just then I smashed into someone. My papers flew all over, Hundreds of them.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to I swear." That's all I could manage. What a dork I am. I looked up to see who I had just shoved. A taller boy with sandy color hair and brown eyes looked back. I knew immediately he was one of the four boys lily told me about. Three of those boys were popular, smart and girls killed for them. If I wasn't an outcast before I was now.

I fell to my knees scrambling to pick up the papers and run out of his way. He must have done some magic thing because each of the papers picked up into a perfect stack in his hands.

"No big deal. Here you are then." He said handing me the stack.

"Thanks." I said looking down at my shoes.

I walked out still not knowing where to go. I looked up the pictures frames. Moving, talking dancing pictures.

"Pardon me, but would you show me the way to potions?"

I asked not knowing if they could even respond.

"Fallow me miss." A knight in armor said riding his horse along the corridors various pictures.

Once I got to the correct class I was almost 20 minutes late. I closed the door quietly as everyone was crowded around a table with the professor. He was speaking while stirring something in a caldron.

"This, class, is amortentia. Can anyone tell me what it is?"

I raised my hand. I knew but only because I had studied my books so hard so I wouldn't be that far behind.

I was the only one to raise their hand.

"Yes, you. Well I hadn't noticed you come in. Oh well, nobody has to know you were a bit late. Can you tell me what it does?"

"Amortentia is a love potion; the strongest in the world. It doesn't create actual love, just a strange sort of obsession. It also smells different to each person." I spoke quietly and a bit fast because of nerves.

"Brilliant. Now miss…"

"Martinez." I said, so used to people not knowing my name.

"Very well then, Miss Martinez come up and tell the class what you smell. Come along now."

I stepped up slowly. I didn't want to stand out and hadn't planned on telling the class what I loved. I stood before the pot and inhaled. It smelt beautiful.

"Well, umm I smell cinnamon tooth paste, freshly cut grass and new tennis balls." Ha it was pretty cool I had to be honest. Just then someone let out a whistle.

"Hey hottie, I'd use cinnamon tooth paste to make out with you." Some guy called out.

"Hell yeah." Shouted another.

I was suddenly extremely self-conscious. I stepped back into the crowd to blend in but instead tripped and fell on top of the person behind me. We both landed on the ground. I looked down to see who I was currently laying on. It was the very same boy from the astronomy tower. I quickly got up. "Oh my, I'm terribly sorry." I apologized to him once again.

He stood up and smiled. "You know it's going to hurt if every time we meet it's when we run into one another. Not that I mind at all."

I felt a blush come on my cheeks so I turned a pretend to be extremely interested in the lesson. Classes passed by quickly and I was glad when they were done. Now I had the weekend. Well when my homework gets done. Maybe I should do it right now so it's done. Just skip dinner and sit in peace. Yes then.

I ran up stairs to the common room. The only place I really knew how to get to. I was happy to be put in Gryffindor. Everyone seemed so nice. I went up to my room to grab the things I would need to do my homework. I put them in a bag, grab one of my blankets and jogged downstairs.