James and his best friend Sirius had just been sorted into the house of Gryffindor, with first years. They were in their third year. They had been transferred and kicked out of many schools, and this was their seventh school. Sirius had been sorted first and slowly headed for the table as James caught up right after. Sirius made to sit but James said

"Heck no, we're sitting over there."

"Why?"

"See that chick?"

"James you've got to be kidding me." Sirius groaned. At every school James would immediately pick out a girl and make a bet with Sirius on how long it would take him to get her to date him. They also bet on how long they would stay at the one school.

They went over and sat across from the girl and looked around them. They saw a shaggy looking boy with blonde hair. He was fairly thin and was paying very keen attention to the going-ons of the sorting. Another boy right next to him was very pudgy. He sat, paying attention, but at the same time carefully eying the empty plates around him.

James was now eyeing the girl and her friend. She had long golden hair with a gentile curl that flowed down past her shoulders. Her eyes were a striking green with long eyelashes that enhanced her face. The girl wore almost no makeup, but James had to admit, if she did, she wouldn't look as good. She had a slender build and long skinny arms that were gently propped upon the table, clapping. Around her neck and leaning against her skin there was a silver chain with a cursive L attached. Another girl leaned over and whispered something in her ear, which made her laugh gently.

James turned his attention to her friend. She had short dirty blonde, nearly brown hair layered hair that came just to her shoulders. She had natural looking highlights and tanned skin that gave her a Californian look. She and the blonde had a similar body, but this girl seemed to stand slightly more erect and confident looking. She was watching the sorting in a kind way but not really paying attention. She seemed to notice James was watching her because she turned her head to him and his friend. She smiled at them in a teenage sort way, showing her white teeth and gently glossed lips. Her brown eyes flashed at them before turning back and whispering to her blonde friend and watching the sorting.

"Lily, the boy just sorted into Gryffindor was just looking at one of us."

"Laya, then it would be a first year!"

"I don't think so; he looks older, more handsome. I think that he's been transferred. I like his friend."

"Laya! If he's a transfer, he's most likely a trouble maker then his friend probably is too! Just ignore them."

"I will for now then." Laya replied, sitting back and smiling at them briefly. The friend she looked at had nice black hair that hung gently into his face. It made him look handsome, but as if he wasn't trying at all. His hair was also a little longer than usual, it was about to his shoulders. Laya had a thing with guys who had long hair, it would drive her crazy! "Oh well, we'll wait for now" she decided.

Later when the headmaster, albus Dumbledore said his usual few words, the food appeared. The boys looked surprised at the new system, so laya took her chance.

"It's the way we always have our opening meal, and its some buffet, I must say" she said to them.

"Er….ok, thanks. I'm James, this is Sirius"

"Hey, I'm laya, and this is lily, she's kinda shy, and Leila here." the girl replied showing her friends.

"Hey," the two guys said.

"Peter, you're such a pig!" Leila said looking in disgust at the puggy boy as he stuffed his face. James and Sirius turned to him and the shaggy body turned.

"Hello, I'm Remus and this is peter, welcome to Hogwarts" he said kindly

"Uh…thanks?" Sirius said looking laughingly at James. They began to fill their plates

"So what year are you guys in, you don't look like first years to me," laya commented to the new boys.

"We're in our third year and seventh school!" they said proudly together. Lily looked up from her lap and food with a surprised look on her face, before returning back to her lap. Laya on the other hand smiled as if looking up to them.

"Hey we'll give you a tour later if you want?" laya said gesturing tonks and herself.

"Sure" James said before returning to eating. Several plates and words later they started to head out as McGonagall called out after them.

"Potter! Black! Evans! Lupin! Pettigrew! Prazti! come here!" they headed over but laya followed. "Evans, lupin, Pettigrew, Prazi, will you plea- Ridlle, what are you doing here?"

"Haven't you learned, professor, that where the girls go, I go?"

"Yes I have Ridlle. Will you, and ridlle here give potter and black here the grand tour?"

"Of course professor" lily said

"But of course" laya said laughingly giving a slight bow to McGonagall, to which she gave a small smile.

"Stay out of trouble Ridlle!" she said turning away.

"So where are we starting?" laya asked lily.

"We'll start with the common rooms."

"Lead the way." James said gesturing forward. The group stepped off on their massive tour. "So what's up with these kids? Do you really hang out with them?" James asked laya when they had fallen behind.

"Yes, I do sadly. Well, not so much lupin and peter here, but the girls yea. They're such goodie goodies. Oh hey, did you guys get kicked out of the other schools?"

"Yup!" Sirius said with a smile coming back.

"Sweet, what'd you do?"

"Nothing much, we just blew up a toilet at the last school…" James said with a smile

"And broke into the keeper's office, stole food from the kitchen, turned the common room into a pond, and oh yea, the hallway adventures!" Sirius added with a grin, thinking back.

"Oh yea, the famous hallway adventures…" James commented.

"Ok…sure" laya said with a smile.

"Yea and we plan to keep it up here."

"If you don't squeal that is. We wouldn't want to hex you or anything…" James said pulling out his wand with a small grin at her.

"Heck no, you're just not leaving me out, I've been hangin with these boring goodie goodies for way too long. I need a bit of trouble in my life."

"Alright, then we'll-"

"HAVE YOU EVEN BEEN LISTINING??" lily shouted across the hall.

"kinda." Sirius replied grinning.

"Hey laya, stop flirting and at least distract the boys up here!" Remus shouted.

"I know you just want me to come up there Remus!" she said with a grin at the boys as she started sprinting down the hall. "Come-on guys!" she said to them. The two grinned at each other evily, then ran down the hall together.