Scout or Scarlett Wright is a quiet girl, she has brown hair with gold stripes that some people believe are highlights and the deepest blue eyes you've ever seen, her skin is fair but her cheeks colour easily and her hair falls in soft waves to her waist, hiding her face from view. She has two good friends and only one goes to her same school. His name is Jeremy Parker, he is tall and well built, he has eyes the colour of butterscotch and dirty blonde hair, slightly long and messy but it doesn't reach his shoulders.

Scout's parents live in Italy but they send her to Hogwarts because they studied there when they were young. Mrs. Mary Wright was a Ravenclaw and Mr. Edward Wright was a Gryffindor. Scout herself is a Gryffindor, as is Jeremy. She spends most of her time in the library studying or by the lake reading, the rest of the time she is with Jeremy. Most people don't really notice her all that much and she would actually like it to stay that way, but that was about to change…

Scout was sitting with Jeremy during potions chatting softly while they worked on their potion. She was about to suggest that they went to Hogsmeade that weekend when there was a loud bang from the back of the classroom. All heads turned to look at the two most famous Marauders, James Potter and Sirius Black, who where staring at their cauldron as it smoked.

"My goodness!" exclaimed Slughorn as he rushed towards the two students. "Boys, this is the second time this week you've messed up a potion, you leave me no choice but to separate you." Both boys groaned loudly but Slughorn only shook his head as he scanned the room.

"They're so annoying don't you think, Scout?" Jeremy asked his best friend.

"Yeah, I don't get why they can't just take the class seriously and fool around in their free time." Just as she finished Slughorn's eyes fell on her and he nodded approvingly.

"Perfect! Mr. Parker you will be working with Mr. Potter and you Miss Wright, you will work with young Mr. Black," he was evidently proud of his new arrangement as he strolled back to the front of the class. Scout groaned and shot Jeremy a look that reflected his discomfort as he stood up to walk to the back of the classroom.

"Stupid old boar," Sirius muttered as he took a seat next to Scout.

"Don't talk about him like that," she scolded, "I have to sit with you and you don't see me insulting an innocent man because of it, besides it's your own fault for messing around during class."

"Who are you?" Sirius asked looking pointedly at her. "Are you new?" he asked sincerely.

"Scarlett Wright, been here since first year," she said giving him a bitter look. "I'm a Gryffindor too, you know," she added as she turned her concentration back on her potion. Sirius didn't speak for a few minutes.

"I'm guessing you already know who I am," he said arrogantly.

"Of course," after noticing his smirk she added, "You're Sirius Black, immature prat who thinks so high of himself it's a wonder your ego fits in the castle." He stared at her confused, most girls would swoon when they saw him or they at least admired him but this girl seemed to truly dislike him.

The rest of the lesson was a quiet affair, only the sounds of Scarlett stirring the potion or Sirius scribbling down a few notes breaking the silence. When the time was up, Scout poured the contents of their cauldron in a flask and handed the perfect potion to Slughorn. Sirius intended on asking her a few more questions just to know what made this girl dislike him so but she just grabbed her bag and walked over to James' table, sitting on her best friend's lap and chatting animatedly with him.

"So how was working with Mr. I'm-the-best-looking-guy-in-this-whole-world?" Jeremy asked her.

"Shut up, Jer," she slapped him playfully. "You know I would never let anything distract me during class, not even Mr. Arrogance himself."

"I know, Scout, but you should relax a bit you know, maybe even skip once in a while," he laughed at her bemused expression and tapped her nose. "You're a geek!"

"And proud of it," she laughed, "now let's go, I'm sure you wouldn't want to miss lunch." They both got up and headed in the direction of the Great Hall.