Hey Guys! This is my new chapy. I did upload the first one yesterday... but I was sooo excited that I had to write the next one. Hope you enjoy... even if it is kinda short again... but the POV's are getting longer.

Disclaimer: Don't own Harry Potter, but the OC's are still mine

Chapter 2: Lost

POV: Scarlet

All of a sudden I realized that the platform had become quieter. With a quick look around I saw that nearly everyone had already left, and I still wasn't sure where to go. I was going to follow the teacher calling for first years to ask when Hazel had bumped into me and distracted me. I looked back at her again and wondered if she knew where to go.

I opened my mouth and asked her, "Do you know where we are supposed to go? The headmaster didn't tell me and I didn't think to ask him."

She gave me a look of horror and my spirits fell as her reaction confirmed my suspicion she hadn't bothered to ask either. She said, "I figured since it's my first year at Hogwarts I would follow the first years, but I'm supposed to be in my sixth year."

"Me too," I don't know if I had ever felt more like a *baka*1 than I felt now. This catastrophic dilemma could have easily been diverted if I had thought to ask the headmaster that question. Looking around I knew we had better make a decision quick before we were left behind.

I looked at Hazel and asked her seriously," So what do we do? Follow the first years or the sixth years?"

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POV: Hazel

I gave a moment's thought then said," I would say that we should probably go with the first years. We need to be sorted into our own houses and that's what the first years are going to be doing."

Scarlet frowned at me and looked like she was in deep thought about what I had said. With a quick nod to me, she said," I agree, but we should be quick if we want to catch up with them, we need to head to the lake."

"What lake?" I asked curiously. It all looked like forest to me.

"The lake the first years need to cross to get to the castle. I read about it in Hogwarts: A History."

So I turned in the direction the first years went and raced after them. The path was dark and winding and after a couple of minutes of running we began to stumble over the roots of the massive trees around us. After some time I heard an exasperated sigh from behind me and a quiet voice say "Lumos"

In a moment the forest was lit with a bluish- white light. I looked around and realized we were no longer following the wide forest path that led to the lake. Instead we are in a narrow space with tall trees on every side. The ground was covered with overgrown roots. Neither the path nor the lake were anywhere in sight.

I suddenly remembered I hadn't told Scarlet about my problem, but I wouldn't get the chance to now because right as I was going to tell her she said," Well, I think we are lost."

Scarlet turned her head left, then right. Then deciding which way to go, promptly strode at an angle to the left. She then turned her head towards me and said," I think this is the right way. We should hit the path again if we continue at this angle."

Then turning her head back so she could see where she is going, she stepped carefully over a fallen branch. Her hair swished with every step she took and the undergrowth grew thicker and the trees closer together. It became impossible to keep her in sight for more than a few seconds. I turned a tree and nearly slammed into Scarlet who had stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong?" I ask her. She turns around and smiles at me and points at the ground before her. When I look down I see the path before us. I couldn't help but feel awe well up inside me. 'She actually did it. I almost can't believe it!'

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POV: Scarlet

I saw the surprise on Hazel's face and my smile widened. She wouldn't know about the amazing directional skills that I possess. The second I had tilted my head I had heard the quiet ripple of the water from the lake. My acute hearing had also picked up the bump made from boats bobbing in the water. As I stepped out onto the path I made sure Hazel was following me. I set off at a quick jog towards the lake through the trees, and to the water's edge. I gaped at what lay before me. The lake was a huge velvet black mirror. The smooth surface was only broken by the occasional ripple from a gentle breeze really caught my attention was what was almost in the middle of the lake. There, bobbing innocently was a small fleet of shadowy boats. They had left without us. 'Damn' I cursed myself silently. 'If we hadn't gotten lost, we might have made it in time.'

I turn around to see Hazel's worried expression. I calmed myself and told her," If we head back, there might be some carriages left for us."

Hazel looked at me in confusion and asked," What carriages?"

"The carriages that took all the other students. I didn't see them, but I heard them." With a nod from Hazel, I twirled around and quickly walked back down the trail toward the way station. After a few moments I realized that at this pace we would never be able to reach the coaches in time.

"Do you want to take a short cut through the forest? It will be quicker that way." I throw over my shoulder to the footsteps behind me.

"Yes, but I don't want to get lost… So that means don't let me lead… Ever."

I look back at her with a chuckle and reply," Don't worry, I learned my lesson the first time."

After that was said, I suddenly veered right and plunged right back into the forest. It seemed even darker than it had last time. I moved around the trees with animal like quickness. I raised my wand high into the air and used it as a beacon for Hazel. I did not need the light. I could see perfectly fine in the darkness, but I didn't want Hazel to stumble on a loose rock and fall.

I instinctively remembered the direction the train platform was and followed the mental map in my mind. I smiled to myself and not for the first time, felt thankful that I had a photographic memory.

I quickened my pace as I came nearer to the platform. I was almost in a sprint when I finally burst from the forest edge and looked around.

"Well we made it," I say to Hazel. After a few seconds of silence I looked behind me. No one was there. I took a few steps back into the forest and listened carefully. All I heard was the whisper of the wind through the trees and a lone cricket chirping to itself.

'Where could she have gotten to? Is she OK? Was I running too fast for her too keep up?' I asked myself worriedly. I knew there was nothing I could do for her now.

A thought occupied to me. 'If I get to the school quickly, then I can inform a teacher and they can send someone to find her!'

I hurriedly strode to where I last heard the coaches. The road was deserted. The air still and silent. I looked at the many deep ruts in the soil and knew they had been here, but they weren't now. They had all already left just like the boats. 'Why can't I do anything right today?!' I silently yell at myself. 'Why must everything be so difficult in my life?!'

I commanded myself to calm down. Freaking out was not going to help me, or Hazel. I had to inform someone that she was lost in the forest. But how was I going to get there? I stared at the moon for a few minutes before an idea popped into my mind, but it was quickly discarded. 'Can't do that. It's too dangerous; I didn't register myself so I can't risk exposing myself to people. They wouldn't understand.' I tried to think of something else when it hit me. 'Duh!' I mentally slapped myself. 'Why didn't you think of that first? God I'm such a baka!'

I pulled my wand out and with a flick of my wrist said," Accio Firebolt!" I waited a few seconds before I heard the tell-tale whistle of my broom flying through the air to me. It stopped and hovered a few feet in front of me, waiting for me to get on. I strode up to it and quickly slid on the smooth warm wood of my trusty broom. I pulled up and away we went, rocketing through the air towards the sparkling castle perched on a giant cliff. As I drew nearer, I saw the distant shadow of a bird. 'Must be an owl. I bet its carrying a letter. But I wonder who would send a letter at this time of night' I had the sudden urge to catch bird and read the letter, but I forced myself to refocus. 'I need to get help for Hazel' I turned my attention again to the castle that lay before me.

I had never seen a school this big. I couldn't wait to explore every nook and cranny of its halls and rooms. A bubble of anticipation lodged itself in the center of my chest when I touched down on the emerald lawn.

I had just dismounted from my broom and was walking to the giant front doors when I saw a figure pacing back and forth before them. If it had been anyone else they wouldn't have been able to see who it was, but I wasn't just anyone and I instantly knew who it was. When I came into the figures field of vision, they stopped and looked at me. I then heard a relieved voice say," Scarlet! I was worried about you! Are you alright? I hoped you would get here. I was just debating if I should tell a teacher that we had missed the boat of if I should go straight to the headmaster."

I looked at Hazel in wonder and asked her in a shocked voice," How did you get here so fast? I thought you were lost! I was worried about you! Never do that again!"

*"Gomennasi*2 Scarlet!" Hazel said. "I didn't mean to make you worry."

I sighed and shook my head. I suddenly realized she hadn't answered my question of how she got here before me. I was going to ask again but something in her face stopped me. I shook my head and scolded myself. 'It's none of my business. She will tell me when she feels like it. Not a second before. Besides, she barely knows me. She doesn't trust me yet.' I paused in my thinking and smirked. 'I don't quite trust her yet either.'

I looked at Hazel and again realized she was waiting for me. I walked to the front doors and threw a grin over to her. Grabbing the front door and opening it I bowed to Hazel and said in a butler's kind of voice, "After you, madam Aki."

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1) Idiot

2) Sorry

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