A/N: Sorry this took so long, only like 2 or 3 weeks I think but that's long to me, so here's the new chapter and if my insane need to make up tests and quizzes schedule permits it I will be back with another chapter by next week or the week after that…not that most (or all) of my readers will notice since they are like all my friends who take a week or more in order to even get to reading my story.  Love ya'll…kind of.  Write later….if my teachers permit it. 

We made it to Potions class four minutes early. We stood outside the door waiting; I stood bouncing slightly on my feet. I was waiting for him to join us.

He walked up almost exactly a minute till it was time to go in for our first class.

"Oh look it's-OW!" Potter fell glumly silent at my kick to his shin and PB just stood there watching me. I grinned at Sev and he grinned back-after looking at PB and Lupin and Pet…..crap I almost had it, and the girls. Hehehe, I could just call him Pet man…that made absolutely no sense…it sounded funny in my head.

Wait, this is my head. Double crap.

When he was almost to us the rest of the Slytherins sidled around the corner. None of them looked very pleasant but oh well. You can't have everything it seems. I was just about to say something to him when the door opened.

A large-in more than one way-and jolly looking man stood there. He looked us over with a wide grin and then clapped his hands together in an excited way.

"Wonderful!" We all just stood there staring at him in-at least my case-confusion…and shock. This man was the Slytherin head of house after all, and according to most people they were evil. At least they all seemed rather solemn if not evil…enough thinking! "Lovely to have you here!" See, he's a very weird man. The word lovely and the name Potter do NOT belong in the same sentence. "Now inside, three people per table starting in the front please."

I was the first person in the classroom. I glanced around as I walked to the left front-most table. I sat down in the middle seat and Sev sat on my right immediately. M&M hesitated by the other seat looking at me, I motioned for her to join us smiling and she sat on my left smiling back gratefully.

She started getting out some stuff for the class so I turned to Sev. He was looking around at all the weird-creepy-jars in the front behind the teacher's desk. I glanced but it looked disgusting so I decided to get out my stuff instead.

"What class have you had that you like?" I asked him when he turned away, he looked at me for a minute.

"This one." He responded grinning, I laughed quietly. Then grinned back impishly and said,

"Well I liked Charms a lot, Transfiguration is ok I guess, but his definitely sounds interesting." I told him casually, as if it didn't really make a difference. He rolled his eyes. But before he could respond the teacher reached the front and we all turned to look at him. Sev gave me a look that clearly said 'this is not over.'

I just gave him a smile of agreement, then batted my eye lashes and turned back to the teacher in the front.

The rest of the class we listened to Professor Slughorn talk about what he would teach us and what potions we might do and other blah blah blah stuff that I only half paid attention to.

I mean I tried to pay attention but…..ok so I didn't try very hard. I mean I had M&M and Sev to help me-both of which were sitting perfectly still watching the teacher attentively. Or that's what it looked like, but I didn't know M&M that well and she could just be good at pretending, Sev however was most definitely paying attention.

Dork.

In a good way of course.

Very helpful to people like me who still can't stand still in a lecture, or listen well when it was boring.

I wonder if all teachers are boring…and that's kind of when I totally zoned out. Thank the Goddess for dorky friends.

But at the middle endish I began to pay attention again since he was talking about what we would do on Wednesday-our next lesson. So by the end I was excited for Wednesday when we would actually brew a potion for the first time. At the end he told us that we would be brewing it in pairs though, crapola.

'Oh dear.' I couldn't think what to do. M&M or Sev? Sev glanced at me and I smiled, I couldn't just say no. But M&M!

I glanced at her; she nodded to me in understanding as she packed up her stuff. I felt horrible. As we were almost completely packed and ready to leave, Remus Lupin walked up slowly.

"Um, Mary?" He asked after glancing atme. I nodded encouragement happily. "Do you have a partner?" She loked relieved and shy.

"No, you?" I half thought he would say 'yes, bye!' But he didn't obviously, he was nice.

"No. You want to be partners?" I wondered what happened to Pet man-I can't think of his name or anything else good so whatever-but didn't care really. Obviously PB would work together.

"Sure." He smiled and she smiled back, he left back to his friends and I grinned at her. 'Problem solved.' She smiled back at me. I grinned wider and she-OMG! She rolled her eyes at me!

"You rolled your eyes at me!" Ok,…..w/e we already knew I was messed. She looked a little sheepish at that. "Wow." SHE DID IT AGAIN! "Sweeeet!" She laughed gayfully-I like that word and intend to reclaim it from its other meaning…..did you ever think that if someone's gay they are happy so if they are gay then they must be really happy about it! Unlike straight people-what a boring stupid word-who are just going through life looking for joy, but gay people would, by definition-I know it doesn't really work this way but please don't kill the notion brain-be gay!

Ok, moving on. It's really quite amazing how much I can think.

"If I'd have known I would get that kind of reaction I'd have done it before." I grinned widely at her. Sev got up, I turned to him.

"Where you goin'?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

He rolled his eyes, so I pouted. He rolled the again and said, "What no big reaction?" I grinned,

"I knew you could do it." He grinned back,

"It's the end of class."

"So?"

"I have Charms class to go to."

"Crap." And duh.

"Language." He told me, tisking.

"Damn it." I said sullenly, he rolled his eyes and started towards the door. "See ya." HE waved and left. I put my head on the table; I forgot he'd leave after this. M&M finished packing up and patted me on the shoulder.

"Come on, let's find the library." She suggested after a moments silence. I sat up and nodded.

Picking up my bag the eight of us left.

"Good-bye Miss Evans," The jolly voice of Professor Slughorn rang out. I sighed and lifted my hand in a backards wave. Then he added as we stepped out, "And good-bye Mister Potter, Mister Black, and Gryffindors."

"Aw, little miss goody two shoes in a Slytherin favorite now too." Potter said in a girly voice, I sighed inaudibly.

"He said your name too." I pointed out, he grinned.

"Only because he told us off three times." He said happily, I swear he's nuts.

"He sounded pleased when he said good-bye to you guys." Lupin pointed out,

"Yep!" Black said happily, nuts.

"How did he even know my name?" I wondered,

"It must be because your so be-a-uitful!" Potter said seriously, then he burst into laughter with Black.

"You don't even like books I bet so go and bother someone else." I felt sad and exhausted suddenly.

"Aw." Did he really want to piss me off? "Did I hurt your feelings?" Yes, yes he did….damn. I'm too tired to get royally pissed.

"Go away." I told him tiredly,

"Naw that's ok." He said after a moment, he must have conferred with BB and Lupin. "We'll follow you." Great.

"Not if you're going to be annoying." I told him over my shoulder, I was developing a headache, and it was all his fault. He was grinning, I couldn't see him but I could just tell. M&M patted my shoulder in sympathy. I gave her a weak smile and stopped at a painting of a man in armor on a small grey horse. "Sir, could you direct me to the library?" He had started to open his mouth but I had interrupted him. I didn't want to head a sassy comment which is what it looked like he was going to say. Now his face brightened, his helm was off and in his hand.

"A QUEST!" He shouted, putting on his helm and getting on his horse on the third try.

"so, you don't know?" I asked confused, he ignored me.

"Let us begin then." He rode-right-out of his painting and I ran to the next painting. I was hoping that's where he was,

In that picture there were three women who looked like they had been in the middle of doing laundry but their bucket was tipped over and one of their hanging clothes lines was down. They were glaring right, "Did a knight-" I panted, they nodded angrily and pointed, then I heard his voice down the hall.

"Come lady, hurry on!" I ran down the corridor after him, I saw him run our of that picture into the next and then we went down a stairway.

I could hear running footsteps behind me but couldn't pause in fear of losing my 'guide,' then I would most likely be very lost anyway.

After two more corridors and three more flights of stairs I stopped panting and probable sporting a very red face.

"Here is the end of our quest." He pointed right towards the large pair of double doors, "This is where I leave you fair maiden." I almost burst out laughing at that pronouncement. I wasn't sure if it was because I was still gasping for air or being polite…probably lack of air knowing me. "If you ever need a Knight's help call for Sir Cadogen!" He bowed and as he left the painting I said,

"Good-day and thank you very much, Sir Cadogen." Then I heard a shout behind me,

"Bye Sir C!"

Black was yelling from about three feet behind me, great. Black had to be the first one to show up.

I turned to wait for M&M, Black walked, no skipped, I swear the boy is crazy, up to me. I looked at him, then hearing very distant voices slip down the wall to sir. The voices were sounding questioning but before I could do anything about it Black yelled,

"This way James!" I heard an answering shout but was distracted by the fact that Black sat down next to me.

I wanted to ask 'what do you want?' or something to that affect, probably something worse. But my good manners stopped me.

Stupid good manners.

So we sat in silence. When I say 'silence' I mean relative 'silence' considering Bloody Black was humming some annoying song.

Finally, it was most likely only like two minutes but that's not the point, M&M and the other boys showed up. I had no idea where the other girls were, but then they rounded the corner together last. M&M was walking, kind of awkwardly, with Remus Lupin and Potter-he was on the other side of Lupin. However when they came in sight Black jumped up and ran to them. James began to run too, freaks.

Gay freaks? I wondered as they flew at each other.

They landed in a heap, and started mock fighting and rolling around on the ground. No, I won't insult gay people by calling them that. They were quite simply freaks.

Great, now I have to deal with freaks.