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Ch 1 - Schools In
It was the first day of Hogwarts, and it was Jade Inga's 5th year there. A buzz of excitement was in the air as the Hogwarts Express rolled in, and everybody met up in the Great Hall to hear what Professor Dumbledore had to say about the upcoming year. Jade sat at her usual Gryffindor table with her friend, Jennie Mondo. Jade's other friends were located at the Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw tables. She got along with few Slytherin students.
Jade was half-listening to Dumbledore's welcoming speech, but was mostly looking at her schedule for the year ahead. She was enjoying how much free time she seemed to have on her schedule, and cracked a smile to herself. And to anyone who glanced at her, they would think she was a maniac to smile at a school schedule. One lucky person to glance at Jade was Ryan Petersoid from across the hall, at Hufflepuff table.
Once Jade finally realized she was smiling idiotically, she got a hold of herself and quickly looked up from her schedule and her gray eyes bounced from table to table, looking for anyone who had possibly seen her float off into wonderland and make a fool of herself. Her eyes met with Ryan's, who stifled a laugh at her expense. Jade quickly looked towards Dumbledore making his speech.
"So now, let the feast begin!" Dumbledore said, bringing his speech to a close. Everyone cheered in honor of the start of a new year, and once the food had appeared, everyone dug in. Hermione Granger winced at the thought of the poor house elves slaving over all this food.
"His eyes are really nice," Jade blurted out loud to Jennie. Jade was staring across the table at a familiar face.
"That came out of no where," said Jennie as she raised her eyebrows at Jade, "stop talking out of your ass--and who are you talking about anyway??"
Jade shushed Jennie and whispered, "Who does everyone talk about around here?? The one who defeated He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Ring a bell?"
"HARRY?!" Jennie accidentally shrieked while dropping her eating utensils on her plate and therefore causing a big scene. Jade looked petrified and therefore could not think of anything to say to get her friend out of this situation. But then again she knows that Jennie can get herself out of most situations, and she can whip out a cover up story in the matter of seconds.
"Harry! Nice to see yah! How was your summer with the Dursley's? Must've sucked eh?" Jennie said with the straightest and most serious face. Jade was thankful that Jennie could be such a good actor sometimes. She was also thankful that she occasionally had a few words with Harry. Jennie was friends with almost everyone, even Harry's best friend, Ron Weasley, who she had a crush on for about 2 days.
"It was okay. Dudley's trying to loose weight, funny eh?" Harry replied.
"That's a good one!" Ron said in response to Harry's comment, then he directed a whisper to Jade and Jennie, "So how's your friend Ellie Tortelli?"
"Are you still hung up about her, Ron??" Jennie inquired.
Ron blushed and was obviously tongue tied, so he decided just to shut up before he got himself into more trouble.
"Don't worry, me and Jade haven't said anything about it," Jennie said, and added a wink, "We're good with secrets."
Ellie Tortelli was a friend of Jade and Jennie's, and was in Ravenclaw. She always helped them with their potions homework, and occasionally flirted with Ron. But nobody knew if she was really into him or not. Both Ellie and Ron are extremely shy. Jade and Jennie even had a hard time cracking her for information about what she thinks of Ron. They tried so hard not to make it seem like they were getting information from Ron at the same time.
"Hey, Jennie, let's go over to Hufflepuff table to see Bunny and Julia," Jade finally said, to exit the scene and to exchange a few words with Jennie. Jennie nodded, and got up with Jade to go to the Hufflepuff table to see their friends. When they were a good enough distance away, Jade defended herself.
"I only said his eyes are nice. I don't like him, he's got a nice personality though! Nice guy!" Jade said, and she meant all that she had said.
"Mmmhmm sure, we'll see," said Jennie when they finally reached the Hufflepuff table.
"We'll see what??" said Bunny Langeri.
"If Jade likes Harry Potter," Jennie coolly stated.
"Oh come on!!" Jade protested.
"He's kind of cute, but still, you have weird taste," said Julia Birk.
Everyone nodded in agreement to Julia's statement.
"Oh get off it. I have fine taste in men," Jade declared.
Bunny decided to bring up a new topic, "Damn, see how many free's we have, Jade? I think we have 1 or 2 classes together."
Jade nodded. She looked across from Bunny and Julia and saw Ryan, the boy who saw her smile like a maniac. She knew him from Herbology class. He was friends with almost anyone you can find. He and she never really exchanged many words together though. In all honesty, Jade got a very suspicious feeling when she was around him. There was something different about him that Jade couldn't put her finger on. And she never bothered to find out what the different thing really was.
Jade looked at her schedule again and said, "Mystical Art, first period? Oh your in that class Bunny, it won't be so bad."
"Yeah, that class sounds like fun!!!" Bunny giggled and twirled her hair, while girls from the Slytherin table glared at her and hissed. Bunny loved acting like a ditz in front of the people who hated it most... just to piss them off.
Jade remembered how she wanted to set Bunny up with a nice guy for once. She kept falling for upperclassmen who happen to be in rotten crowds. They weren't very respectable guys. Then Jade had a brainstorm, the light bulb that was dusty from summer vacation lit up in her head.
"I have an idea!!!" Jade said enthusiastically, as everyone groaned and exchanged scared glances, "No, this is a good one. Bunny, you and.. Harry!"
Stifled laughter from the crowd of friends. "Are you kidding me?" said Bunny, "I mean he's a nice guy and has a sweet personality--"
"That's why he's perfect for you right now! My quest for a nice guy for you has not ended.." Jade was thrilled at this new plot to get the two together.
Bunny rolled her eyes, "Let's get to first period.."
Ch 1 - Schools In
It was the first day of Hogwarts, and it was Jade Inga's 5th year there. A buzz of excitement was in the air as the Hogwarts Express rolled in, and everybody met up in the Great Hall to hear what Professor Dumbledore had to say about the upcoming year. Jade sat at her usual Gryffindor table with her friend, Jennie Mondo. Jade's other friends were located at the Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw tables. She got along with few Slytherin students.
Jade was half-listening to Dumbledore's welcoming speech, but was mostly looking at her schedule for the year ahead. She was enjoying how much free time she seemed to have on her schedule, and cracked a smile to herself. And to anyone who glanced at her, they would think she was a maniac to smile at a school schedule. One lucky person to glance at Jade was Ryan Petersoid from across the hall, at Hufflepuff table.
Once Jade finally realized she was smiling idiotically, she got a hold of herself and quickly looked up from her schedule and her gray eyes bounced from table to table, looking for anyone who had possibly seen her float off into wonderland and make a fool of herself. Her eyes met with Ryan's, who stifled a laugh at her expense. Jade quickly looked towards Dumbledore making his speech.
"So now, let the feast begin!" Dumbledore said, bringing his speech to a close. Everyone cheered in honor of the start of a new year, and once the food had appeared, everyone dug in. Hermione Granger winced at the thought of the poor house elves slaving over all this food.
"His eyes are really nice," Jade blurted out loud to Jennie. Jade was staring across the table at a familiar face.
"That came out of no where," said Jennie as she raised her eyebrows at Jade, "stop talking out of your ass--and who are you talking about anyway??"
Jade shushed Jennie and whispered, "Who does everyone talk about around here?? The one who defeated He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Ring a bell?"
"HARRY?!" Jennie accidentally shrieked while dropping her eating utensils on her plate and therefore causing a big scene. Jade looked petrified and therefore could not think of anything to say to get her friend out of this situation. But then again she knows that Jennie can get herself out of most situations, and she can whip out a cover up story in the matter of seconds.
"Harry! Nice to see yah! How was your summer with the Dursley's? Must've sucked eh?" Jennie said with the straightest and most serious face. Jade was thankful that Jennie could be such a good actor sometimes. She was also thankful that she occasionally had a few words with Harry. Jennie was friends with almost everyone, even Harry's best friend, Ron Weasley, who she had a crush on for about 2 days.
"It was okay. Dudley's trying to loose weight, funny eh?" Harry replied.
"That's a good one!" Ron said in response to Harry's comment, then he directed a whisper to Jade and Jennie, "So how's your friend Ellie Tortelli?"
"Are you still hung up about her, Ron??" Jennie inquired.
Ron blushed and was obviously tongue tied, so he decided just to shut up before he got himself into more trouble.
"Don't worry, me and Jade haven't said anything about it," Jennie said, and added a wink, "We're good with secrets."
Ellie Tortelli was a friend of Jade and Jennie's, and was in Ravenclaw. She always helped them with their potions homework, and occasionally flirted with Ron. But nobody knew if she was really into him or not. Both Ellie and Ron are extremely shy. Jade and Jennie even had a hard time cracking her for information about what she thinks of Ron. They tried so hard not to make it seem like they were getting information from Ron at the same time.
"Hey, Jennie, let's go over to Hufflepuff table to see Bunny and Julia," Jade finally said, to exit the scene and to exchange a few words with Jennie. Jennie nodded, and got up with Jade to go to the Hufflepuff table to see their friends. When they were a good enough distance away, Jade defended herself.
"I only said his eyes are nice. I don't like him, he's got a nice personality though! Nice guy!" Jade said, and she meant all that she had said.
"Mmmhmm sure, we'll see," said Jennie when they finally reached the Hufflepuff table.
"We'll see what??" said Bunny Langeri.
"If Jade likes Harry Potter," Jennie coolly stated.
"Oh come on!!" Jade protested.
"He's kind of cute, but still, you have weird taste," said Julia Birk.
Everyone nodded in agreement to Julia's statement.
"Oh get off it. I have fine taste in men," Jade declared.
Bunny decided to bring up a new topic, "Damn, see how many free's we have, Jade? I think we have 1 or 2 classes together."
Jade nodded. She looked across from Bunny and Julia and saw Ryan, the boy who saw her smile like a maniac. She knew him from Herbology class. He was friends with almost anyone you can find. He and she never really exchanged many words together though. In all honesty, Jade got a very suspicious feeling when she was around him. There was something different about him that Jade couldn't put her finger on. And she never bothered to find out what the different thing really was.
Jade looked at her schedule again and said, "Mystical Art, first period? Oh your in that class Bunny, it won't be so bad."
"Yeah, that class sounds like fun!!!" Bunny giggled and twirled her hair, while girls from the Slytherin table glared at her and hissed. Bunny loved acting like a ditz in front of the people who hated it most... just to piss them off.
Jade remembered how she wanted to set Bunny up with a nice guy for once. She kept falling for upperclassmen who happen to be in rotten crowds. They weren't very respectable guys. Then Jade had a brainstorm, the light bulb that was dusty from summer vacation lit up in her head.
"I have an idea!!!" Jade said enthusiastically, as everyone groaned and exchanged scared glances, "No, this is a good one. Bunny, you and.. Harry!"
Stifled laughter from the crowd of friends. "Are you kidding me?" said Bunny, "I mean he's a nice guy and has a sweet personality--"
"That's why he's perfect for you right now! My quest for a nice guy for you has not ended.." Jade was thrilled at this new plot to get the two together.
Bunny rolled her eyes, "Let's get to first period.."