Casey and Luna walked to their first class together. They whispered together, having the following conversation.

Casey looked at Luna and said, "He came up to me and apologized!" Luna noted the emphasis Casey put on the word apologized; he sounded almost shocked. Luna replied, a bit absent-mindedly, "Well of course, what did you expect him to do?" Casey shrugged and said, "My brother said that older years didn't say much to the first years. He told me not to expect for him to talk to me much."

Luna replied in her airy voice, "What's your brother's name?" Casey blinked, shocked that Luna's interest was in his brother's name. Casey sighed, deciding that it would be better not to ask. Even after only knowing Luna for a few days that sometimes it was better not to question her logic. Casey replied while trying to hide his exasperation, "His name is Sean."

They walked in silence as Casey waited for Luna's reply. She was staring at the stonewalls of the castle. Casey found nothing interesting about the walls but clearly, Luna did. She was an odd one, Casey had to admit but he found he like her. Her odd ways helped Casey see things he normally didn't. Suddenly, Luna replied, "I like that name. I think he was lying though and was just looking for an excuse to avoid you."

Casey shrugged, "You're probably right. He's been avoiding me all summer. I don't know why."

"See? That's why he said that."

Casey rolled his eyes. His brother was avoiding him; a person named George seemed to want to befriend him. His best friend lived in her own world. He had so many questions that only his brother could answer. George decided to send an owl to his brother tonight. His brother was a sixth year Gryffindor. Casey clearly remembered the smirk that Sean had when the hat sorted him into Ravenclaw. Casey knew what it meant. It meant that Sean thought Casey was going to be a stuck up snob. Sean remembered Sean saying that all Ravenclaws cared about were their grades and their books.

Luna and Casey turned into the potions classroom. Casey's mind joined Luna's in a far off land however, Casey was thinking about George. Luna was probably thinking about nargales or something of the sort.

Casey snapped back into reality when the potions professor walked swiftly and silently into the classroom.

"I am Professor Snape. There will be no silly incantations or wand waving in my class." He turned towards them and stared them down. "Does everyone understand?"

The entire class nodded. Casey thought to himself that this was turning into a very interesting first week at Hogwarts.