AN: Of course I don't own Harry Potter and all that.
This is set in the winter of the First year, but you can probably tell the season from the title. Because they are first years there's no Teddy, I miss him. The song/inspiration for this one is; Someone like you by Boys Like Girls. Anyway I was trying to go for a more innocent spin because the last few chapters have been older, more serious but no less fun. Oh and I have now thrown chronology to the wind. I'll just tell you what years the chapters are in as I release them or something. Please R&R, any review is helpful, even if it's a little flamey, I can deal with it. Thanks.

A Snow Scene

It had been threatening to snow all week. Students shuffled around in large jumpers and heavy woolen scarves, they could see their breath and could feel the ice forming in their lungs; it was freezing.

A selection of first years trickled out of the Arithmancy classroom on the fourth floor. A fierce brunette of average height and a willowy golden blonde exited together into the chilling corridor.

Close, but not too close,behind them an athletic blonde and black haired cutely bookish boy emerged, they watched the two girls ahead of them with prepubescent fascination.

The brunette messily shoved her textbooks into her satchel with cold, fingerless-glove-clad hands. The blonde struggled with her books and papers, a gust of wind stole the utmost paper, lead it on a waltz through the air.

The blonde and brunette reached for the same paper and the blonde's books decorated the glacial floor.

"Shit"

Leota dropped to the floor and began to scramble for her books, Cassia stooped down beside her. The boys watched in indecisive horror. After a moment Corey stepped forward, rolling his eyes he began to reach for a book, Sam followed suit.

"We don't need your help." Cassia's voice was as cold as the air. She shot Corey a look more bitter than the wind.

"I'm not helping you!" Corey sounding indignant, he gestured at Leota, who squirmed in embarrassment. Sam shrugged apologetically at the pretty blonde as their friends shared a look of such hatred the air between them almost steamed.

Leota stood up shakily and the other three did too, they did not hand her back her books. Cassia smiled shaking her head when her friend tried to take them.

"We got it." The other two nodded and the unlikely quartet set off, awkwardly.

They began to walk down the stairs and Corey sighed loudly as their staircase changed its destination. Cassia smirked, anything that annoyed Corey was good for her. The group continued down the stairs to their new destination.

Leota smiled absentmindedly, the staircases took them where they needed to be, not where they wanted to go. However much she wanted lunch it was obvious, if only to her, that the castle had other plans.

His ebony coloured hands cradling her books, Sam watched the beautiful witch smile to herself and he puzzled over how no one else noticed just how wonderful she really was.

Her golden hair curled messily down past her shoulders, it spilled out from under a deep purple beanie hat. Her dark brown eyes were soft, knowing and she had a way of looking at you, it was almost animalistic.

You wanted to care for her, but you would never understand her. He had never seen someone who was more golden, more perfect or more glowing.

The unpleasantly silent group emerged into one of the many courtyards, soft peachy light temporarily blinded them; after hours inside the torchlit castle their eyes took a few seconds to adjust.

Cassia and Leota made to cross the courtyard but Sam and Corey carried on along the outskirts. As each pair realised there were members missing they halted, feet wavering in indecision.

"What?" Cassia turned back towards the other pairs exchanged baffled looks.

"The Great Hall is this way." Corey stated, as if speaking to someone exceptionally dim.

"Mmmmmmm" Cassia nodded mockingly, Leota softly shook her head.

"There's a shortcut." She explained, Cassia nudged her angrily.

"A shortcut?" Corey gave up on being annoyed, things had just gotten interesting.

"Of course" Cassia offered grudgingly, shooting evils at her friend, she was secretly pleased that Corey's voice was no longer as frosty. "We discovered it by accident last month."

"Where is it?" Sam was intrigued, he stepped forward. Cassia nodded in the direction of the northeast corner of the school.

"At the edge over there, there's a mossy looking stone in the floor. When you step in it you sink slowly into the History of Magic Classroom, right onto the desk at the back, the one under the leak."

"Fucking ace!" Corey exclaimed before he could stop himself. Cassia felt her cheeks prickle and a smile tug at the corners of her mouth.

"Shall we?" Leota suggested and the grinning quartet set off across the courtyard.

They had not made it halfway before a fat, wet flake fell onto Sam's forehead. He stopped, momentarily baffled. Leota stopped too, she reached out to touch the snow on his head and Sam forgot how to breath.

Her fingers stopped just short of his skin and a cheshire cat grin spread across her face. The blonde dropped her bag and books on the floor and turned her head toward the sky.

"Snow." Cassia almost shouted, clenching her fists in delight, she too dropped everything she was carrying. The boys watched dumbfounded at the weird reaction, but the excitement was infectious.

They shrugged at each other, dropping their burdens, they joined the other two. Leota and Cassia stretched their arms out, heads tilted up and howled in pure innocent pleasure. After a moment the boys joined in, howling excitedly at the sky.

"Fucking first years!" A moody voice echoed from the corridor.

Soon their throats were hoarse, their heads were damp and their eyes were shiny. They were all giggling hysterically, Corey turned to the shining brunette, the euphoria of snow made them forget their term-long feud.

He bowed in a showy fashion and offered her his hand, she reeled away, confused. A small smile of realisation danced on her lips as she took his hand and her swept her away in a clumsy waltz. The snow was up to their ankles by the time they came to a shuffling stop, beaming and soaking.

They suddenly became aware of themselves, they liberated their entwined hands and stepped apart. Their moment went unnoticed, Sam was busy watching Leota and she was in a world of her own.

Leota howled at the magnificent snow that was falling on her face. She shared a delighted look with her best friend.

"Fucking first years!" A moody voice echoed from the corridor.

She turned to to look. Karina Brown; a beautiful ravenclaw third year and her smarmy boyfriend, Terence Davis stood in the entrance of the courtyard. Leota felt a pang in her chest, a red heat just below her ribcage.

She watched the older witch sigh in exasperation at her crude companion. She felt annoyed, someone as lovely as Karina deserved better than a sleazy git like Davis. Davis seemed to be apologising, atoning, Leota saw the radiant witch forgive his harshness.

The couple shared a kiss. Jealousy swept through her, she was puzzled as to whether or not it was jealousy of Karina's beauty or that Davis was so undeserving of her beauty. She stood, looking mystified as the snow span around her.

It would be three years before she admitted what she had realised, there and then, in the snowy courtyard.

AN: So yeah, another chapter, I hope you like it. It actually turned out more serious than I was hoping, but oh well. What dya think?