Who could have ever guessed that it would be finally over. That last year had been crazy to say the least. No more pain. No more suffering. Hogwarts was back to normal, well so-

'LUCY!' a shrill voice announced. A blonde haired girl jumped back startled, her stationary items colliding with the floor, adding to the humiliation. The girl didn't dare meet the gaze of the voice as she knew all too well what was going to follow. It happened anyway. 'I am not going to ask you again. The next time will be the last time, you need to start taking this class more seriously...also tie your hair up.' the voice added. There was a never ending moment of awkward silence as she got to her knees and swiftly collected the items from the cold floorboards. She was just about to gather the last pen when a hand made contact with hers. Lucy's heart skipped a beat as she looked up to meet the eyes of another. Another girl. This girl wore identical clothing to her, except she had a ruby red tie, with black, lion stencil imprinted on it instead of a royal blue one, with a black bird stencil. The girl had her brown locks tied back and wore black rimmed spectacles. 'Here let me help' she said cheerfully.

'Good on you Ms Granger' the shrill voice interjected with approval. She glanced at the girls robe, a name was etched in small, gold capital font, 'HERMIONE GRANGER'.

'Thankyou Hermione' Lucy mouthed. The girl smiled and retreated to her seat. She finally decided it was time to do the same. A small chuckle from the back of the room dissipated almost immediately and everything was fine again, which was good because she hated being the centre of attention. Lucy opened a thick black workbook.

And that is when I met her.