Lori looked sternly at her locker door. She hated having to take math in
a pre-Hogwarts program. Mac Malfoy walked up to her locker. "Bad
day, Lori?" He asked. "Oh, it was a great day until Algebra!" Lori
replied. Mac looked at her. "I thought algebra was easy!" he told her.
Lori stared back at him. "You're crazy. I can't believe that you actually
like that class!" she exclaimed. Mac laughed. There was a loud crash.
They turned and saw their klutzy friend, Latishia. She'd dropped a
heavy stack of Science books she was helping Ms. Forthman, the science
teacher, carry. Ms. Forthman gave up on her. "Latishia, just enjoy your
break. I'll take care of the books." She told Latishia. "Ms. Forthman, are
you sure?" Latishia asked. "YES!" Ms. Forthman exclaimed. It was
obvious that things would get done a LOT faster without Latishia's help.
Latishia spotted Lori and Mac by the lockers. "Hi guys! You seen that
new girl?" She asked. They looked at each other and then back at her.
"No." They said in unison. "Oh. Well, she's really nice! I think that she
has a locker over here." She finished. A moment later, a pretty blonde
girl went up to the locker next to Loris. They were locker-neighbors.
"Hi!" They girl said to them. "Hi!" Latishia said cheerfully. "I'm
Christy." The girl said. Lori shook her hand. " I'm Lori." She said. Lori
had a feeling that Christy would be a real close friend. Just a feeling.