don't hate me, but I kinda lied…I decided earlier…yesterday when I stated this that I was just going to start with their 6th year and just go into more detail from there and I think this might work considering I ended with the sorting….we'll see though…um R&R I really want to know what you think! Okay I apologize if they are talking/thinking more like Americans, but im not British, so deal k?

5 years later…

Briella was sitting in their compartment of the Hogwarts Express like she was every year waiting for everyone else to arrive.

James came opened the door and she immediately ran up to hug him.

God she looks beautiful he thought to himself. He fancied her, but would never tell I mean they had been best friends since first year.

"Hey! I missed you! We haven't seen each other like all summer!" Briella exclaimed. James smiled to himself. He always loved how her accent was more American after summer holiday. It was true they hadn't seen each other in 2 ½ months since he visited her family in the U.S. They were usually inseparable.

"I missed you too," James mumbled.

"Cee should be here soon. Nathan has to be sitting in the prefect compartment, so he probably won't join us. Aren't Scorp and Rose sitting with us too?" Brielle asked saying about a thousand words a minute.

"Jeez, Elle, can you talk any faster? And yes Rose and Scropious are sitting with us."

"Are they both still clueless that they like each other?"

"Rose doesn't want to admit she fancies him."

"Shame…they are totally perfect for each other…" At that moment Jaycee burst into the compartment ranting about some fourth year that supposedly tried to hex her. Rose and Scorp were following her rolling their eyes. James sat down next to Briella, Scorp sat next to Rose, and Jaycee sat next to Briella. They talked about the parts of the summer they hadn't spent together until the train got to the gigantic, mysterious castle they called home.

Once they got into the great hall they went through the normal routine: The sorting hat's song, the sorting, the feast, and a speech from the headmistress. Then they went back to the dormitories and slept or hung out. Nothing special. This year the start of school was on a Friday so a few of the Gryffindors were hanging out in the common room. Briella was having a hard time falling asleep, so she trudged down the stairs in one of James's old hoodies and yoga shorts.

James was in the middle of a conversation with his cousins, Fred, who was in their year and Rose when Brielle plopped down on the couch beside him.

"Trouble sleeping?" inquired James.

"It's like a freaking all year sleepover up there. They won't shut up, and they won't stop trying to jab me in the eye with makeup. I'm seriously considering sleeping down here. Accio pillow pet!" she replied. Her beloved cow pillow pet zoomed down to the couch in about 5 seconds flat after almost knocking over a 3rd year. She hugged the cow and leaned against James before falling into a deep sleep.

James didn't mind that Elle had fallen asleep using his shoulder as a pillow.

"You really should just ask her to Hogsmede. I'm sure she'd say yes. I mean, no offence, but it's pretty obvious you fancy her," Fred assured.

"Yeah, but I don't want to ruin our friendship. I also don't want us to end up like Rose and Scorp who are completely in love, but won't admit it," James confessed.

"I don't like Scorpious. We're only friends," Rose butted-in. The boys rolled their eyes.

"Whatever you say there, Rosie Posie," James teased. The poor girl's face turned as red as her fiery locks and bounded off towards the girls' dorm.

Fred sighed, "She really needs to loosen up sometimes." James nodded in agreement.

Elle come on get up! You fell asleep in the common room again," Someone was shaking her.

"What do you want...Al?" Briella asked. Albus Potter wasn't supposed to be in the Gryffindor common room he was a Slytherin.

"Lily gave me the password." Lily would tell you anything. That girl couldn't keep a secret to save her life. "Anyways, James said to meet him in the Great Hall."

"Ugh! But it takes so much effort to walk down there and I have to get dresses…or at least put on some real pants," Briella complained.

"He said if you say it's too much effort to dump this water on you. I'm not going to though, because I know you'd punch me."

"Very true…fine I'll be down in a few minutes."

Briella trudged upstairs. She ripped apart her trunk until she found a presentable pair of yoga pants, and pulled her hair into a messy bun. There was a no dress code rule on the weekends that everyone absolutely loved.

5 minutes later Briella took her place at the Gryffindor table between James and Jaycee. She plopped a pancake and what seemed to be a pound of maple syrup on tiny her plate.

"Morning, Elle. Did you sleep alright?" James asked.

"Considering I slept on the couch, I did sleep okay. Its better thank being pranked in the middle of the night like Lily, Cee, and Dom." Lily had bright pink hair; Jaycee had enchanted eyeliner (the kind that wouldn't wear off for a week) allover her face; Dom was covered head to toe in silly string.

"Before this it was super fun," Lily said defensively.

"I'm guessing that was before I heard somebody scream bloody murder?" Fred asked as he joined them.

"Well, yes. For the record that was our little Rosie Posie. And the cause may or may not have been us writing I love S.M. on her forehead in regular eyeliner, and then on her hand with high strength enchanted eyeliner," Jaycee stated sheepishly.

"LILY LUNA POTTER! JAYCEE MARIE DAISLY!" Rose had burst into the Great Hall and was now walking towards the Gryffindor table looking seriously ticked off.

"Hey Rose what's wrong?" Lily asked innocently.

"Yeah you look ready to kill," added Jaycee just as innocently.

"Oh I think both of you know what you did!" Rose exclaimed. She gestured to her hand. In big black letters it said I LOVE SCORPIOUS MALFOY.

"Rosie don't worry. Maybe this will be a wake up call for both of you. I mean we all know he fancies you and you like him back, so it's not gonna kill you to have that on your hand for a week tops," Jaycee reasoned. Rose sighed in defeat and took her place at the table.

"Maybe he won't notice. I could wear long sleeves and pull them over my hands. It seems to work for Elle."

"Hey! Don't judge!" Briella exclaimed.

"I'm not if I did judge you on everything then we probably wouldn't be friends," Rose replied coolly.

"True, except I'm not sure if it would be because I had too many quirks or we got tired of each other." For the rest of breakfast the group just talked and laughed until their stomachs hurt. Once they had finally settled down Roxanne Weasley, Fred's little sister, bounded over to their seats. Her long black hair, which she got from her mother, was flowing behind her.

"Have you guys heard?" Roxanne beamed. The group gave her a what-on-earth-are-you-talking-about-look before she continued. "Well, rumor has it that there's going to be a dance, like a real dance here as a welcome back treat next week! This is like the first time in history Hogwarts is having an actual dance!"

"What about the Yule Ball our parents went to?" Rose asked.

"Well it's not a ball it's a dance and it's not for some torture contest, so I'm going to say it's different." With that said she skipped off to the other end of the table to her other friends.

"If she's right this could be really fun. Except I swear I will hex all of you if you pull an all nighter like you did last night to prep and such," Briella said waving her fork at Lily, Rose, and Jaycee.

"Sorry you were in a crappy mood last night," countered Jaycee.

Halfway through the week Roxanne's rumor was proved true. A buzz began to spread around the castle. Notes were being passed in all of the classes asking who was going with who, who was wearing what, and of course the classic will you go to the dance with me. James was sitting in potions class when Fred passed him a note.

Just ask her already!

James glared at him before replying: not going to happen

Fred rolled his eyes and wrote back: If you don't I'll do it for you

James's reply was short and simple: FINE

"Okay, well that's it for the lesson today! Just put your finished potion on my desk and I'll grade them later. No homework," Professor Slughorn announced. Most of the students were still shocked that Slughorn was still teaching, considering he taught most of their parent's parents. James and Fred quickly filled their vials with the felix flelicis potion.

"Sure you don't want to take a bit before you ask her?" Fred joked.

"I think I do just fine without it. I've got the looks and the charm," James laughed as he ran his fingers through his hair.

Briella was in the library finishing her History of Magic essay during her free period when James ran up to her.

"Hey!" she said brightly.

"Hey. I was wondering if you wanted to go to the dance with me."

Cliffhanger and I might just do a short update tomorrow if I can get at least 1 review. I really want to know what you think…like I just don't know if it's good or not! I apologize if I can't update next week… I have way to much crap going on I'll be lucky if I find time to sleep. I'll try to post at least a tiny fill in chapter.

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