Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in the Harry Potter books or the places or the events. They belong to J.K. Rowling. I do not own Haley Flint, she belongs to Aphrodite-Venus-u.k.

The New Kids

Later that night, I was sitting in the old, familiar dormitory when three other seventh years entered. I recognized them from Ginny telling me: Cameron Washington, Alex Brewer, and Sammy Brown. I closed the War of the Worlds and looked up at them. Cameron went over to the dresser and pulled off his robes before slipping on a pair of black mesh shorts and a black, sleeveless under armour shirt. Alex plopped down on his phone and started texting. Sammy just stood there, staring. I shrugged and dug around for my laptop. I turned it on and went to my Facebook page and found Hermione online.

HP Miss me yet?

HG No, why would I? Just kidding. Ronald's here. Want to say anything to him?

HP Nah, just tell him I said hey. I was wondering, do you think I could send you a message when I get stuck on homework?

HG What does it matter? You're probably going to do it any ways. Ronald does! So, how is it?

HP (shrug) OK I guess. I don't really know anyone.

HG Who's your roommates?

HP Some kids I don't know.

HG Do you at least know their names?

HP Sure: Cameron Washington, Sammy Brown, and Alex Brewer. Don't ask me who they are, what blood they are, or who their parents are because I don't know.

HG Try. Sorry, Harry, but I have to go. College Algebra's calling my name.

HP Over achiever!

I signed off before she could reply.

"Potter," Cameron said. I looked up.

"You coming?" he asked. I shrugged. Might as well. I quickly changed into shorts like Cameron's and a gray, long sleeved under armour shirt.

"So, I was talking to Rox about the next show," Alex was saying as we walked down the stairs.

"How are you going to do a show when you're stuck in this prison?" Sammy asked with a slight Spanish accent.

"Fácil. Al igual que estamos haciendo a Potter. Señuelo," he said. I desperately wished that Haley was there because I knew they said my name.

"So, what are we doing?" I asked. Cameron shrugged.

"Going for a run or something," he said.

"Sandez, Cameron! ¿Se intenta que eres más inteligente que este chico? Has cambiado, al igual que Tess dijo," Dana's annoying, but comforting, voice shouted from down the hall.

We turned to, thank God, see Haley and Dana coming with Aaron and Tess in tow. They started speaking Spanish. I looked at Alex, who listened intently. I then looked at Aaron, who gave me a semi sympathetic look. Tess was arguing, so was Haley and everyone else. Great, I was the only one who didn't know Spanish.

"Come on, Harry, Ginny's in the library," Haley said finally. She grabbed my arm and pulled me to the library.

"What was that all about?" I asked. She sighed.

"Dana and the Brewer's have this huge rivalry. She doesn't get along with Cameron very well either. Sammy, well, Sammy's just Sammy. He doesn't really give a damn," she said, letting go of my arm.

"Why do they have a rivalry?" I asked in a whisper because Madam Prince was giving us a look.

"Because of their record deals. They're all the time trying to be better than the other," she said and turned down an aisle. I almost walked past, but quickly turned the same way. Ginny and Luna were sitting with Colin on a table.

"Hey," Ginny said, her eyes lighting up. I nodded and sat down in the chair by her feet, shocked that Madam Prince let them sit on the table. They jumped into discussion about classes while I just sat there, exchanging goofy looks with Colin.

I sat at breakfast the next morning, staring at my schedule.

7:30-9:00 o'clock: Breakfast in the Great Hall

Hour 1: Ancient Runes

Hour 2: Defense Against the Dark Arts

Hour 3: Break

Hour 4: Arithmancy

Hour 5: Literature (seventh)

Hour 6: Lunch in the Great Hall

Hour 7: Break

Hour 8: Potions (Hour 10: Double Potions Tuesday and Thursday)

Hour 9: Free Time (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

Hour 10: Dinner in the Great Hall

I sighed and put my schedule away. I looked up in time to see Ginny running towards me.

"What's wrong?" I asked as she came closer.

"You'll never believe who I just passed on the stairs," she said, out of breath. I shrugged.

"Who?" I asked, even though I didn't really care.

"Justin Finch!" she hissed, looking at the doors. I followed her gaze to see my old classmate enter. Justin looked at us and simply nodded. I nodded in return before turning to Ginny and Haley, who'd just sat down on the other side of me.

"What's wrong?" I asked, looking at a glum Haley.

"Dana ditched me for them," she muttered. I didn't say anything or ask who "them" was. I knew. I looked across the hall to see Cameron and his gang all crowded around the Slytherin table.

"Why are they over there?" Ginny asked. "It makes more sense to sit over here."

"They changed houses," I said. I had two roommates now: Mac Moore and Jesse Daniels. Mac was walking towards us. I watched as he silently sat down, glanced at someone across the hall and pushed his blonde hair out of his eyes.

"Girls are for the pits," he said with an Irish accent. We stared at him.

"You're crazy," Jesse said from three people down. We nodded in agreement.