A/n- So I have decided that I am a huge sucker for a challenge. I swear it isn't my fault. Well, that's what I'm telling myself, at least. This new challenge is the four houses challenge. First up is Hufflepuff. My character is Leanne. My genre is friendship. Finally my prompt is last song. I hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. I could never be JK Rowling, even if I tried. Thanks :)

I waited patiently, tracing the rim of my glass lazily. From my seat in the Three Broomsticks, I could see the snow that covered the ground and the sun sinking further from the sky with each passing minute. Song after song played, reminding me how long I was truly sitting there. I occasionally sipped on my warm Butterbeer, trying to pass the time quicker. Deep down, I knew that he had stood me up I just didn't want to face it. So I sat there, listening to the mellow music, wishing I had enough sense to leave before I embarrassed myself anymore. After the last song I heard, I had finally grown too impatient. I gathered my things, which wasn't much, and paid for the half-drank Butterbeer that sat on the table I was occupying.

I wrapped my black and yellow scarf tighter around my neck as I exited and made the long walk back to Hogwarts. It was over an hour later before I made it back to the Hufflepuff common room. Usually the trip would have taken me a little over thirty minutes to walk, but the few centimeters of snow made walking quite difficult.

Once inside the safety of my dorm, I threw myself onto my unmade bed. The redness of my nose and cheeks were disappearing as I warmed up. As I lay there, I couldn't help wonder why I didn't cast a warming charm on myself. I was a witch after all, but I guess that my anger had overcome my ability to think properly.

I silently stared up at the ceiling of my dorm for a while before my roommates busted through the door, laughing loudly. I groaned internally before trying to shut my curtains. Susan Bones caught me in the act and, to prevent me from shutting them out, sat down next to me on my bed. "How was your day, Leanne?" she asked politely.

I never really clicked with the four other girls I shared a dorm with. We were nice to each other when spotted, but other than that, they acted as if I didn't exist. Not that I minded, really. I had Katie Bell as a friend and that's all I really needed.

I glanced up at the brunette girl, who flipped the stray strands of perfectly straight hair over her shoulder. I shrugged my shoulders and replied, "It was okay. Do you know where Katie is?" Megan Jones, a beautiful girl with her purple streaked black hair and gray eyes, informed me that she was in the Great Hall, waiting on me.

I rolled out of my bed and hurried down the dormitory stairs without muttering goodbye. I darted out of the common room in search of my best friend. At the entrance to the Great Hall, I spotted her. Her amber eyes met mine as her long, curly blonde hair swayed in the wind. She threw her arms around me, judging that something was wrong. I hugged her back, hating how she could read me so easily. As the hug ended, she raised her eyebrow and gave me her questioning stare. I shifted uncomfortably under her eyes before whispering, "He stood me up."

It was all that she needed to know. "You were too good for him anyways, Leanne. He's missing out on such a beautiful, intelligent girl. His loss, I guess," she put her arm around my shoulder. Truthfully, I've never felt beautiful. I was average with my too dark hair that barely reached my shoulders and beady black eyes. I don't see why I thought one of the hottest blokes in school would want to have a date with me. She started leading me towards the kitchens. "Now let's get some ice cream before showing him what he's missing out on. Shall we?"

I laughed at her and nodded. Ice cream always made me feel better, something only Katie knew. We had become close friends, despite our obvious age difference and being in different houses. We had started talking during Herbology one day, because Professor Sprout teamed us up together. We've been inseparable since.

She always knows how to cheer me up when I'm feeling down. She could see the best of me when I couldn't. I guess that's what real friendship is all about, seeing things in each other that we couldn't see in ourselves. I'm thankful for her friendship each and every day.

A/n- So that was my friendship piece. I hope you liked it. Please review!