Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! I apologize for taking forever to post this chapter. I wrote the first half, and couldn't bring myself to write the rest. I dunno why.

I would also like to apologize for being crazily obsessed with my minor characters. I'm not sure what's gotten into me.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S MARISSA AND GREGORY, YOU GUYSSSS!

Okay. Seriously though, I'm done. Time to focus on Lily and James...You know, after the next couple of chapters. I promise, okay? :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, or any characters, except previously listed OC's.

Potions-

(Slytherin & Gryffindor) lily

Lily walked down the corridor next to Mary; the two had become rather friendly, and had even worked together for their Herbology assignment. The third in their group was a black-haired girl named Nicole, who had seemed quite distant and kept glancing at a pretty blond girl on the other side of the greenhouse.

Lily and Mary had sat together in every class; they had talked, and were starting to become good friends. Mary was intriguing; she liked to talk, but would close off when it came to certain subjects.

Nevertheless, the friendship between the two had blossomed, so it was no surprise when they chose to sit next to each other in Potions. A moment later, however, two grinning, black-haired boys sat down across from them. Lily recognized them from the train; they had made fun of her and Severus.

While the gray-eyed boy engaged Mary in conversation, looking faintly amused, the other boy turned to Lily.

"Hey," he offered, smiling a bit.

"Hello," she replied curtly, still upset about what had happened.

"I'm James," he continued, looking sheepish.

"Lily," she responded, still sharp.

"Look…I'm really sorry about what happened on the train. It was stupid and immature. You were already upset, and…" he trailed off, blushing.

He had taken Lily completely by surprise. If anything, she had expected him to tease her a bit more, or play a prank. Certainly not apologize to her.

"Oh, erm. Thank you," she said, taken aback. "I-I guess I overreacted a bit, too. Like you said…I was already upset," she finished, blushing.

"Great!" he responded, beaming at her.

Lily tried to think of what to think of what to say next; however, she was spared, as Sev came up a moment later, looking a bit angry.

"Hi Lily," he said, clearly trying to stay calm.

"Hey, Sev!" she replied, trying to sound as cheerful as possible. "This is, erm, James. I'm assuming you remember him…?" she trailed off, feeling bad.

"Yes. Hello," Severus spat out, obviously angry about the train incident.

"Nice to see you again," James replied, smiling at him.

Sev narrowed his eyes at the boy and cautiously lowered himself into the seat next to Lily's; Lily could practically see the anger coming off him in waves.

"James was just apologizing," she said quickly, trying to dissuade the tension.

"Apologizing?" Sev asked, the surprise evident in his tone.

"Yep," James replied cheerfully. "For how Sirius and I acted on the train. Isn't that right, Sirius?" he asked, elbowing the other boy when he said nothing.

"Wh-what? Oh. Yes. Absolutely. I completely agree," he said, looking confused and trying not to show it.

Mary snorted; apparently, she wasn't all that impressed, although Lily saw her glance his way a couple times when she thought no one was looking.

"You have no clue what you just agreed to, do you?" Lily asked, directing her question at Sirius.

"Um…no. Am I allowed to know what it was?" he asked, still confused.

"Nope," James said, smirking at him. He chuckled a bit when the boy's expression grew even more confused. "Alright. You were apologizing to Sniv-to Severus here for your-sorry, our-immaturity on the train," he finished, looking at Sirius and nodding.

"Oh. Alright. Well, I'm deeply sorry, Sni-Severus. You too, Lils," he drawled, looking bored.

"Lils?" she and Sev repeated at the same time.

"Yup. That's your new nickname. Cherish it," he said, smirking.

Lily was about to retort, but remembered how she'd overreacted on the train; clearly, that wasn't going to win her any friends. So instead, she just ignored the new name and changed the subject. They continued like that until their Potions professor walked in.

"Hello," he said, smiling. "My name is Professor Slughorn. I will be your Potions professor this year, and, hopefully, for many more. This year we will be-"

Slughorn went on about what they would learn that year, and what they would need for class. Lily tried her hardest to pay attention, but it was quite hard, as James and Severus were both glancing at her the entire period.

'At least this is our last class,' she thought, feeling James' eyes on her once again.

As soon as Slughorn dismissed them, Lily grabbed her things, and Mary, and practically ran to the Gryffindor common room. She and Mary went to their room, both dropping their bags on their respective beds.

"Well?" Mary asked her expectantly. "What was all of that?"

Lily groaned and fell back on her bed. This was going to be a long year.

Astronomy-

(Ravenclaw & Hufflepuff)

She smirked as she listened to the overexcited male babble on and on about how much they were going to be learning this year, and wasn't that exciting? Clearly, he needed some lessons on teaching. The man looked like a five year old, for Merlin's sake.

Raina tuned him out and focused on her own thoughts. Clearly, she needed to make friends now. Friends that would stick by her and do whatever she said. She ran over the possibilities in her mind once again.

Keela. The girl seemed fairly normal; she was pretty enough and seemed to be trying to fit in, which was always good. She also had the same last name as one of their professors; if they were related, she was guaranteed a good grade. Overall, a good candidate, if a little mouthy at times.

Marissa. She was a certainly a tough case. For one, the girl wore glasses, and didn't even attempt to tame that mass of curls she called hair. However, if Raina could change that, she might actually look decent. The girl was obviously smart-she was a Ravenclaw, after all-but she actually had a work ethic, and would probably do all of Raina's work as well. She was a possibility if someone else didn't work out.

Katharine. The girl was incredibly shy, and practically hid behind her glasses. Raina certainly couldn't see her being the slightest bit mean to anyone, which could work to both her advantage and disadvantage. She wasn't that attractive, and she was in Gryffindor, so she probably wouldn't do Raina's schoolwork for her. She was out, definitely.

Britney. She was definitely attractive. The girl had long blond hair and blue eyes, a perfect doll, and a stereotype to boot, as she was dumb as a post. She didn't understand anything, and hadn't even noticed Raina's obvious manipulation of her when she'd been crying. Raina could mold and shape her all she wanted, and Britney would never be the wiser. She would admit, however, that she was incredibly confused as to the girl's Sorting. Britney practically radiated Hufflepuff-not that it was important.

Clearly, she had her work cut out for her. If she wanted to be in charge for the next seven years, she was going to have to play it right. Well, that's exactly what she was planning to do.

Yay. So, first day of classes is over. And, er, I'm not sure when they had lunch. But they did. I just didn't write about it. And, somehow, it didn't mess up the schedule. Mkay? Good.

Also, I apologize for the shortness of the second half of this. I just didn't really want to embrace Raina's view on things. Cause she's kinda screwed up.

Alright, so I was thinking I should focus on characters for a bit, and then go on to flying lessons (which is the third weekend in September), but I'm not too sure. What do you guys think?

Please review/critique/etc. :D

I love you all for reading.