A New Generation

Asha Potter pushed through the doors of the Great Hall and was greeted by two things; stares of indescribable envy and admiration, as well as two boys who jumped up and attacked her with hugs.

Asha's face broke into a huge smile as she hugged her two best friends separately. Clemens Carter picked Asha up and spun her around and she gave a little scream. When she finally put her down, he grinned down at her petite five foot five frame out of dreamy blue eyes that captured the hearts of more than half the witches at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

"Good to see you Ash," Atticus Thoreau said, drawing Asha's attention to her other best friend. Her emerald green eyes brightened even more as she threw her arms around her second best friend, the nerdy yet handsome Atticus Thoreau, who knew not his allure to girls.

Asha was not unaware of the many envious eyes that followed her as she took her seat at the Gryffindor table with the two indisputably hottest guys at Hogwarts. She was used to their eyes. They were on her all the time. She knew they were in awe of her grandfather, the nearly legendary Harry Potter. She knew they were in awe of her beautiful face, starring her family's green eyes and long, luscious dark hair. She knew they were in awe of her perfect record and several achievements already in her five previous years at Hogwarts. She also knew how envious they were of her best friendship with two of the most beautiful boys in the school. The truth was, that was all that it really was; a strong friendship. Asha didn't get along with girls because they were always so jealous of her. Or their boyfriends liked Asha. Or Asha wanted to go and do something wild like jump off cliffs to broomsticks hovering below. Meanwhile, Atticus listened to Asha while nursing a painfully obvious secret crush that everyone could see, except for Asha. Clemens made Asha laugh like no other. And together, Atticus, Clemens and Asha were inseparable.

And with the start of their sixth year, the famous three had not been reunited since their fifth year had ended.

"OH my God, I have missed you so so much!" Asha said, kissing both boys on the cheeks.

Clemens smiled easily, a perfect smile.

"You need a haircut, mister," Asha teased, ruffling Clemens' perfectly tousled blonde hair.

His grin widened and his blue eyes twinkled. "If I do, you do," he said, nodding at Asha's beautiful mane that reached her mid-back.

"And you," Asha turned to Atticus. "Still need contact lens. They aren't all that bad you know," she gave Atticus' nerdy glasses a playful tap.

Atticus disregarded Asha's silly comment as he often did and looked at her out of his intense dark eyes. "I heard some stories about you this summer…"

"Oh Atty! I have sooo much to tell you," Asha said, heaping food onto her plate as the tables had just been magically filled with a lavish banquet. "Guess who I met?" she said, pausing for dramatic effect. "I met… Aiden Alertwinkle!"

"No way!" Clemens said. "How did that happen? I want to meet Aiden Alertwinkle!"

"Who's that?" Atticus asked.

Clemens looked at Atticus like he was sprouting warts all over his face. "Aiden Alertwinkle! Youngest Quidditch star of the century! Have you been living under a rock?"

"No, the library," Asha answered for Atticus. "But you will get to meet him," Asha said, her big green eyes sparkling. "He's coming here! To Hogwarts! Can you imagine?"

As if on cue, the doors of the Great Hall swung open once more and a tall, built guy with dark wavy hair and piercing blue eyes entered.

The attention that had been rivetingly focused on Asha shifted to the newcomer. Aiden Alertwinkle, whose face had been plastered across Wizarding magazines everywhere, was standing right there. A hushed whisper grew over the students.

Asha jumped up from the Hogwarts table and ran to Aiden Alertwinkle. She threw her arms around him, similar to how she had greeted her two best friends just moments before, only this time she pressed her mouth to his, and he wrapped her close to him in their embrace.

"Welcome, Mr. Alertwinkle. If you would please take your seat," Headmaster Hannigan announced pleasantly as he rose to the front of the Great Hall to make his speech.

The whole hall was abuzz. Aiden Alertwinkle and Asha Potter. Are they dating? How did they meet? What is he doing here? AIDEN ALERTWINKLE!

Asha led Aiden to the Gryffindor table and made a space beside her. Clemens gave the universal man nod, 'What's up,' while inwardly he was freaking out a bit about being so close to his idol. Atticus shoveled smashed potatoes into his mouth and barely acknowledged Aiden's presence.

But Asha didn't notice anything. She was too happy, basking in Aiden's touch on her knee under the table, and the summer they had just spent together. She glowed as she remembered their stolen hours in the garden shed, the broom cupboard, the attic. She was full of exhilaration for what she knew would be an exciting year. She could feel it.

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