"No, I'm not a death eater, ask your parents to explain it all to you later. I'm tired and don't fell like explaining it again." Mallia answered.

"Okay, thanks." Layla said and pushed open the door.

They walked in a saw books scattered everywhere.

"Hey Lays" Ginny greeted, completely ignoring Mallia.

"Hey, Dumbledore told us that we have to stay close to Mallia and help her through this. He also asked us to call her Mallia because she will be in hiding for a while, because You-Know-Who is looking for her, and its going to be bad." Layla shared.

Everyone said okay but still didn't make an effort to talk to Mallia.

"How about we split into stations," Hermione said, "and Layla, Me, Aiden, Ron, Harry, and Gin will teach you guys."

"Yeah that's a great idea Hermione." Ron said.

"Okay, everyone pick a partner." Aiden said.

"Haha, this is so DA." Ginny laughed.

"I know, it is, okay since there are seven of you-" Harry was cut off.

"Actually, I don't really know much, my parents only taught me dark magic." Mallia shared.

"Figures" Ron muttered.

"Watch it Weasly, I bet I can still do more magic then you." Mallia barked.

Ron just looked at his shoes.

Pepper was partnered with Noelle, Krysten with Mai, Chloe with Kira, but Jada didn't have anyone.

"Okay Mallia since you need practice, go with Jada." Hermione instructed. Mallia listened and walked over to Jada, who just looked at her feet.

"Okay there are four groups of us and six of you, how are we going to do this?" Krysten asked.

"Hmm, how about, Layla and Ron pair up and Harry and Aiden pair up and then me and Gin will be by ourselves?" Hermione suggested.

"Aww, how come I have to be with fireball?" Layla joked pointing at Ron.

"Dammit Lays, stop calling me 'fireball and Mr. Tomato head'" Ron groaned.

"You forgot Carrot Top!" Layla laughed.

Ron just faked glared.

"All right guys me and Carrot will start with Transfig. We'll take Krysten and Mai." Layla shared.

"Who wants to go with Aiden and me?" Harry asked.

Noelle and Pepper jumped up and yelled "US!"

Aiden chuckled, "all right, Harry what do you reckon we teach?"

"Defense against, because that's the only thing me and you are good at." Harry shrugged.

Like Harry, Aiden also wanted to become an auror, He was just like Harry (study wise).

"Okay then I will teach potions and whoever wants to come with me, come over here. And Ginny what do you want?" Hermione asked.

"I guess I will take charms cuz that is my best class. Who's left?" Ginny said looking around the room.

"We are." Said Chloe, dragging Kira behind her.

The all went to different corners of the room and took out books and paper and things.

"Wait, how are we going to do this if we don't have a wand?" Mai asked.

The 'experienced' just laughed.

"Uhmm, guys. I don't think your going to need wands for a while, for now just read and listen to everyone. I guess I will talk to Dumbledore to see when were going to Diagon Alley." Harry explained. He got up and walked to the door.

After Harry left it was quiet and everyone was reading or watching to see how to do the things they were learning.

♥

"Professor, we were all wondering if we were going to go to Diagon Alley, because they need wands and other things for school." Harry asked as he approached his headmaster.

"I was just thinking that, Harry. I was thinking that you could go tomorrow because Mr. and Mrs. Weasly and Mr. and Mrs. Herring said they would be happy to take you all." Dumbledore explained.

"Okay, thanks." Harry said with a big smile and turned to go back upstairs.

"Not so fast." Harry winced at the sound of that voice.

He turned to see Severus Snape.

"Yes, Professor?" he asked.

"I heard that you were teaching Miss Herrings friends magic?" he drawled.

"Yes, sir. We are." He answered.

"And are you teaching them potions?" He asked.

"Yes, every subject." Harry answered, again.

"I certainly hope that you're not teaching that." He sneered.

"No, sir. Hermione is."

"I'm glad. If you want your cousin's friends to go to Hogwarts, then I suggest you spend every hour of the day preparing them. And I hope you tell them that they will be taking extra lessons at night with Professor McGonagall and me." He said as if he were bored with the subject.

"Of course, sir." Harry replied.

Snape nodded at walked away. Harry just shook his head thinking about what an ass Snape was.

Harry started trudging up the stairs, trying to find a way how to tell the girls that they had to do extra lessons with Snape, with McGonagall is fine, but Snape?

He walked into the room and everyone looked up.

"We are going to Diagon Alley tomorrow." Harry announced.

"Yay, I get to see Blaise!" Layla sang.

"How do you know that Blaise is going to be there?" Ginny asked.

"I just asked him like 2 seconds ago." Layla said with a wink.

Everyone laughed.

Then Harry said "Okay girls, when you get to Hogwarts you have to take extra lessons with Snape and McGonagall."

"Ooo, that sucks." Ron said.

"Wait is Snape the long haired, big nosed, scary, molester looking guy?" Pepper asked.

"Yeah, that's him." Aiden answered.

"And I thought school was going to be fun." Kira pouted.

"Are you seriously going for 'fun'?" Mai asked, surprised.

"Well, duh. Why else would I go?" Kira argued back.

"You should go to learn about Magic and different ways of life. Not to have fun!" Mai yelled.

"Wow, Herms, we found your long lost twin." Ron teased.

Everyone laughed except the 8 'newbie's'. They obviously didn't know how Hermione was.

"What do you mean?" Mai asked.

"Hermione is just like you. She is the smartest in our year." Aiden explained.

"Then how come you're in Gryffindor and not Ravenclaw?" Mai questioned.

"I'm not sure, I guess because I'm loyal and I guess brave." Hermione guessed.

"Oh, I wonder what house I'm going to be in…" Mai said, muttering to herself.

"So what time is it, I am so confused on time now?" Noelle asked.

"Its 12;30." Ron answered.

"Woah already. I'm going to bed." Layla yawned.

"Yeah but were we going to sleep?" Kira asked.

"And what about our parents?" Jada asked.

"Oh the order probably did something about your parents. And about the sleeping arrangements…hmm... how bout me, Mallia, Noelle, and Mai will go in Harry, Ron, and Aidens room. Kira, Krysten and Chloe, you all can go in Fred and George's old room that they used. And then Pepper and Jada can go in Hermione and Ginny's room. Oh and the lot going in Fred and George's room, do not touch anything, It will probably kill you." Layla shared.

"Okay, that's cool. I will show Kira her room." Ron said staring at Kira.

"Okay thanks Ronny." Layla said.

"Let's go then Kira." He said.

"Uh, Ron. You do know there are two other people you have to take up there?" Ginny said trying not to laugh.

"Wha-oh, uhh yeah, lets move then." he said turning the color of crimson.

Everyone said goodnight and moved to their respected rooms.

♥

"Hey Ginny, Hermione, do you have a problem with us being here?" Jada asked the two girls.

"What, no I love that you're here, its going to be so much fun!" Hermione gushed.

"Uhmm, Ginny, what about you?" Pepper asked.

"Oh, uhmm, yeah. It's great. You guys seem like a blast." She mumbled.

"Okay well we better go to bed because us seven have to ask Dumbledore about how we are going to get our stuff from home and our parents." Jada shared.

"Oh here borrow our Pajammas."Hermione said reaching in her drawers and pulled out her clothes and handed them to the girls.

"Thanks so much." Pepper said.

"I better go give some to the rest of them. Layla probably conjured some up but I will go see if the other ones need some, Gin, can they borrow some of yours?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah sure. Knock yourself out." She said and crawled into bed.

As Hermione left, the girls put on their Pajamas.

Pepper looked over to Ginny and asked "are you sure you're not mad or anything at us because it seems like that?"

"Well I don't know what your definition of mad is in California, but I am not mad at you okay. I am just mad at what you did!" she snapped back.

"Woah, woah, relax. We didn't mean to upset you but is there anything you want to talk about?" Jada asked taken aback.

"Why would I share my problems to some muggles I don't even know!?" she screamed.

"Oh My God, what the hell is wrong with you? I don't know why you are even friends with Layla, because she hates mean people!" Pepper yelled.

"Shut up! I don't know why Layla is even friends with you! She had a perfect life until Mallia had to come and ruin her life and her families' lives!" Ginny yelled

At that exact minute Ron, Aiden, Harry, Layla, Mallia, Mai, and Hermione ran in.

"What the hell is going on?!" Layla yelled.

"I was trying to sleep and these bitches you call friends start interrogating me!" Ginny screamed.

"Shut up! We were asking you if you were okay because you seemed sad!" Jada yelled back.

At that point Ginny got her wand and pointed it at Jada. Then Kira, Chloe, and Krysten ran in.

Harry ran to Ginny and tried to get her wand.

"Move Harry!" She screamed.

Everyone who had a wand now had theirs out.

"Ginny, what that hell are you doing?" Layla yelled.

Then Ginny just dropped to the floor crying. Hermione shooed everyone out except Harry, Ron, Aiden and Layla.

"Ginny, what's going on?" Ron asked walking over to her and picked her up and laid her on her bed.

"I…can't…handle...this...any...more." she said in between sobs.

"You can't handle what anymore?" Aiden asked.

"All of this crap going on. Like Aiden and Layla coming back with their cool California friends and then here we are, their leftovers. Just people they used to like!" she cried.

"Gin, what are you talking about? It's not like that. My friends just found out they could do magic. I just can't leave them alone, and plus we have only been here for 6 hours and there is already a problem." Layla said, exasperated.

"Arhh. Lays, SHUT UP! You don't get it; feeling like everyone is in on the joke but you, like everyone knows each other except you. You have never had to feel that because you are good at everything!" She yelled.

"Argh. Don't even bring that into this, okay? It's not my fault that I am good at everything. You are only jealous of me because I have new friends and you're here stuck in this tiny house for the rest of your life!" Layla screamed back.

"I am not stuck in this house for the rest of my life! I am only here because of Harry! If he could just go and kill him already our lives would be perfect!" Ginny argued.

"Don't bring me into this!" Harry yelled back to Ginny.

"Why not? You are the whole reason why our lives are fucked up! I am losing my best friend to a lot of muggles that can't do anything!" Ginny screeched.

"Ginny don't say that, it is not Harry's fault! He didn't mean for all of this to happen so don't ever blame him." Ron yelled.

"You're only saying that because he is your best friend!" Ginny yelled back.

"Can you all just stop screaming? Please, this is so bloody stupid." Hermione yelled.

"Hermione shut up! We can't just forget about this! Ginny stop being so fucking mental!" Aiden yelled.

"Eeeeek! Shut up Aiden, you think your all that but your not okay, your just as bad as Harry!" Ginny screamed.

At this point, all of them had their wands out. Just at that moment, a very flustered Molly Weasly and Sirius walked in.

"What is going on in here?" Molly yelled looking around at the six kids.

"It's all Ginny's fault." Ron said, glaring at Ginny.

"What did you do Ginny?" Sirius asked.

"She insulted my friends and was about to hex them till we came in and then she started yelling at us and saying how our lives are messed up because of Harry." Layla answered quietly.

"Yes, Dumbledore thought this was going to happen." Molly said.

"What do you mean?" Aiden asked.

"Well he said there was going to be problems now with all this going on and if you cant solve it then maybe it isn't a good idea for the girls to go to Hogwarts." Sirius said.

"Argh! They have to go; I can't leave them with them knowing all of this." Layla groaned.

"Solve your problems and then it will be fine. And Layla I am surprised at you, I know I heard your voice yelling but usually you control it." Molly said.

"I know, I'm sorry. But where are my mom and dad?" Layla asked.

"They are actually back in California getting your stuff and going to your friend's houses and talking to their parents." Molly shared.

"Okay cool. So uhmm Ginny do you want to work this out? I mean you can't be mad at me for having other friends." Layla asked.

"Layla, it's not that. It's that you are acting like we are just your old friends and you want nothing to do with us. All night you are joking around with them and ignoring us. You act like you don't want to be with us and we aren't cool enough to hang out with you." Ginny said.

"Oh my gosh, I haven't been like that, have I?" Layla asked looking at everyone.

Everyone just looked anywhere but Layla. Until Hermione said. "Well were not mad at you for it but you have kinda been ignoring us. I don't think you meant it but you are just excited that your new friends are coming to school with us."

"Oh man, guys I am so sorry. You should have said something. I guess I was kinda acting like that but I didn't mean it, honest." Layla said.

"Its okay but just don't do it again." Harry said, pulling her into a hug.

"Okay thanks so much. Now all of you get to bed because we are going to Diagon Alley tomorrow afternoon." Molly said, smiling.

"Thanks Aunt Molly." Layla said and gave her a hug, "I am so glad to be back here."

"Oh it's great to have you here, love. But everyone, go to bed now!" Molly said and walked out the door.

"Goodnight Sirius." Layla sang out.

"Goodnight everyone." He sang back, chuckling.

"Oh my gosh, guys its 1:45! We are going to be so tired tomorrow." Layla exclaimed.

"I know, let's go to bed." Hermione said.

Everyone said goodnight and walked to their rooms. Jada and pepper walked in to Hermione and Ginny's room.

"Ginny we are so sorry." Pepper gushed.

"No, I'm sorry. I was such a bitch to you for no reason. I didn't mean any of it." Ginny shifted uncomfortably.

"We so did not mean it." Jada said and walked over and gave her a hug.

Pepper, being left out of the hug, went and gave Hermione a hug. Hermione gladly hugged back.

"So can we be friends?" Pepper asked with a small smile.

"Well duh, we have to. You guys seem like so much fun!" Ginny said laughing.

Everyone laughed and then Jada mentioned something. "Guys there are only two beds in here."

"I'll go ask Layla to put some in here." Hermione said and walked out the door.

As Hermione was walking towards Layla's room she passed by Fred and George's old room and heard Kira, Krysten, and Chloe's muffled voices.

"I know, this is really weird. I am kind of scared of all the magic stuff." Chloe said.

"I'm not scared. I think it is really cool." Kira stated.

"Yeah, I totally agree with Kira, I love it. Plus everyone is really nice. I really like Hermione. She is really nice." Krysten said. This made Hermione smile.

"Yeah she is so nice, I think Aiden likes her." Kira said. Hermione was elated to ear that because she really liked Aiden too

"Whatever, I'm going to bed, Kira switch beds. I like the one Layla made in here better." Chloe ordered.

Hermione was surprised to here Chloe treat her friends like this. But she kept walking to where Layla was. When she got there she walked into the room.

"Hey guys. Lays, we need to extra beds for Jada and Pepper." Hermione shared.

"Oh, sure. I'll be right back guys." Layla said and walked out of the room.

Hermione turned towards Mai, Noelle, and Mallia and asked, "Are you friends with Chloe?"

"She wouldn't be here if she wasn't friends with us." Mallia said.

"Well she doesn't seem very nice." Hermione objected.

"Why?" Mai asked.

"Oh never mind." Hermione said dropping the subject.

"Okay I'm gonna go to bed. Goodnight everyone." Hermione called out.

Everyone said goodnight and she walked back to her own room, but on her way down the hall, she ran into Layla.

"Got the beds set up?" Herms asked.

"Yeah I did. I made yours and gin's more comfy too." She replied.

"Thanks, but you should keep an eye over Chloe." She warned.

"How come?" Layla asked.

"I will explain tomorrow, goodnight." Hermione said, giving her friend a hug.

"Night herms. Love you." Layla said.

"Love you too. I am really glad your back." Hermione shared.

"I am really glad too." Layla said and walked into her room. When she walked into the room everyone was in bed, pretending to sleep.

"I know you all aren't sleeping." Layla said.

"How would you know that?" Ron said, yawning.

"Well, lets see if I just found out that magic existed I wouldn't be sleeping and I know Harry, Aiden, and Ron are thinking about what herms said about Chloe and devising a plan." Layla said laughing.

"Damn, you got us there." Harry said laughing.

"Okay well I am going to bed because I have to be a happy person tomorrow." Layla said.

"Why are you so excited about going to Diagon Alley?" Aiden asked.

"Uhmm, Blaise is going to be there, why else?" Layla answered back.

"Should have known." Aiden muttered.

"Who is Blaise?" Mai asked.

"One of my bestest friends in the world, you can meet him tomorrow." Layla said.

"I don't understand why you're friends with that git." Ron said.

"Ron, you just don't know him the way I do. And yeah, I know he is best friends with Draco but I don't care." Layla said.

Layla had been best friends with Draco since her first year at Hogwarts and Draco said he wasn't bad like everyone thought he was, he really hated his parents. Layla trusted him but when she came back in her third year he was arrogant and meaner than ever and one day she confronted him about it.

Layla was just walking back from changing on the train and saw Draco walking ahead of her.

She called out, "Draco! Wait up"

Draco turned and looked at her but continued walking away.

"Draco, what the hell? Stop and wait!" she called again.

He turned to her and said "stay the away from me, Herring."

Layla just stood there, surprised. He was her best friend, always confided in her when things went wrong. Even though she was a year younger, they were always together. That year she was placed in Slytherin (her first year was Gryfindor). She didn't have friends (except Blaise) and she hung out with the gryfindors and everyone else. Then sometime in winter she pulled Draco into an empty class room and locked the doors.

"Why are you ignoring me?!" Layla demanded.

Draco looked away.

"I don't get it; you wrote to me all summer, I visited you. Now you won't even look at me. Are you ashamed of me or something? I know my friends hate you, but I don't. Just tell me what I did!" Layla yelled.

"You didn't do anything. If anyone, it was me. My parents found out about us hanging out, and they said if I even look at you one time they would punish me badly. I miss you lays but I can't get killed from this." He said.

"I understand." Layla said and walked to her class.

From that day they haven't talked. They only thing Draco has said to her were rude comments. Layla was positive their friendship was done. When her friends found out about his, they wanted to kill him, but Layla wouldn't let them.

"Lays, you all right?" Aiden asked waving his hand in front of her face.

"What. Oh yeah sorry, just zoning out. Goodnight everyone." She answered.

Everyone said goodnight again and actually went to bed.

Before you knew it, it was 11:30 and everyone was still in bed. Layla got up and walked to see if everyone in the other rooms were asleep. They were.