Chapter 2
(Emily P.O.V)
Emily got off the bus with Sam and ran to her friends; she hadn't seen them since they got their GCSE results 2 weeks ago. With them all having a hectic summer with holidays and work, they just hadn't had a chance to get together much.
"Ava! Lucy!"
"Hey Em."
"Good summer?"
"Not bad, I was so excited for this summer. I mean, 2 months off who wouldn't? But it just got so boring! Thank God my birthday was at the end! We all needed a party!"
"Yeah, Luce, best party ever!" Ava shouted. Ava had long, light brown hair and so did Lucy. They were near enough twins and they'd been best friends for as long as I could remember.
"Well, Em seemed to think so." I felt the heat rush to my cheeks, "Spoke to Ced since?" They both giggled.
"Erm…can you tell me which way to go?" It was him again with his messy black hair and green eyes.
"Just follow the path." I pointed towards the door to the sixth form centre. He walked away and I turned back to my friends.
"Who was that?" Ava asked.
"He said he's new." I said shrugging.
"Obviously, but what's his name?"
"It's…I don't know. Sam do you know?"
"He never said. That's a bit weird don't you think?" The look on my face had her backtracking. I felt myself getting angry at Sam. I'd never been angry at her before, we'd been best friends since that first day on the bus to school. I just felt that he was misunderstood a lot, call it intuition if you will, but I sometimes get these feelings, and they tend to be fact. "Maybe, he just forgot to give it to us." I took a deep breath, there was no point in getting angry at Sam, she knew me too well.
"Let's just hope so." I said.
"Seriously though, when you give your name, they normally give theirs too." Ava commented.
"Just leave him alone, alright?"
"Ooooh! Em's in love!"
"Am not!"
"Erm, what about Ced? He was so cute at the party; you can't just drop him for a newbie. You've liked him forever!"
"I'm not gonna leave him! Anyway, we're not even together."
"Yet" Lucy sniped. I sighed; they just never let things go.
"Come on, we'll be late for class." I followed Sam through the gate and into the school. She gave her friends a wave and gave me a hug before joining them. We didn't sit together in school, we both had other friends and found that we were better friends because of it; it's just something we grew used to. I heard a squeal before I was pounced upon by Layla. Her tanned arms, and brown hair with blonde highlights filled my face and clutched me in a tight hug; behind her stood Alex, a girl with curly blonde hair. I hadn't seen either of them since Lucy's party and so gave each of them a hug before settling into the uncomfortable blue chairs that the school prided itself on.
"Hello, welcome to your first year at Hogwarts' Sixth Form. To those who are new, welcome; to those who are returning: welcome back. This year is a new start for all of you. A chance to make new friends, find love and most importantly get new grades." Everyone in the room cringed at this statement; I felt eyes on the back of my head and turned. I met a pair of bright green eyes and blushed, seeing a similar expression on his face. Trust Mr Larame to make us feel uncomfortable in the first five minutes! Five years with him and I'm still not used to him, by the look on Ava and Lucy's face, I could tell we were all thinking the same thing. 'God help the newbies'!