A.N. I had a moment of inspiration ... and well I had to write it down ... So this one is for my quirky friends out there, embrace yourself, be yourself - flaws an all - you are perfect the way you are, don't let any one tell you other wise.

We are all different - diversity is the spice of life - if we were all the same life would be boring. It's not nice to be judged for the way you look, act, race, sexuality or religion (if you have one) etc...

So, before you judge a stranger ... take a good look, no really take a good look, there is more to a person than by what you see. You'll never know who you could meet from it - a long time friend, a lover - an enemy, because I'm not saying people can't be bitchy, and that you have to like everybody ... but you could find yourself to be truly inspired by someone you judged the wrong way.

And doesn't that give you something to think about ... because really - what do we really have different about us at the end of the day? Because no matter what race, age, gender, appearance, sexuality etc, no matter those stereotypical differences - we are all human!

K x

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After weeks of hearing about the last activity Aria assembled together for inter-house unity, Draco decided enough was enough, and by the looks of it so had the rest of Hogwarts, as it looked like the whole school had turned up. The numbers were so vast that McGonagall had postponed the meeting for an hour so they could rearrange the Great Hall.

This did not falter the excited whispers, as the students moved from outside the usual classroom, to the Great Hall. And even though they waited fifteen minutes before the Great Hall doors opened, none of the students had been willing to leave.

Once Great Hall doors opened, and the students from all the houses and years filed in - confused by the emptiness of it. Aria stood near where the teachers' table would usually be, Professor McGonagall stood beside her.

'You will notice five magically drawn square boxes, four of which have your own house colour - please enter the coloured square that belongs to you.' Aria called out once the doors closed behind the Hogwarts students. The green square, filled with Slytherins in the corner nearest to Aria, the Ravenclaws filled the blue square in the corner next to it, the Gryffindors stood in the red square in the opposite corner to them, the Huffpuffs took the yellow square in the other corner nearest to Aria. Each house turned and stared at the white square in the center of them all.

Aria took a breath, as the students turned towards her, Draco wondered what on earth she had been planning to do.

'So today I thought could have an honesty day,' Aria said, 'I'm going to ask a bunch of questions or make statements, and they may get personal - and each house will take part in them, and I will be joining in also,' she took a breath, and stepped forward to the white magically drawn box, 'It's rather simple really - the magic square in the middle will turn green once everyone who should be in the box is there, and will turn red if someone shouldn't be in it, before returning to normal again. If anyone is missing when a question or statement is said, the student whole house square will sound an alarm - so for Slytherin; it's a snake's hiss, a lion's roar for Gryffindor, a raven's squawk for Ravenclaw and badger's squeal for Hufflepuff. Each of the squares is enchanted to re-size themselves accordingly - so the more people that should be in the middle the smaller your house square will become - for example; if you're a boy step into the white square.'

There was a hesitant shuffle as the boys, stepped forward going from their respective houses to the center square, and each square re-sized, the white square grows larger and the four houses squares grew smaller, once all the boys were in the middle, the magically white line turned green.

'You can go back now,' Aria said, and she waited for them all to return to their respective houses, 'I think that one was a little too easy - so I'll think we'll actually start this off with - if you love Quidditch jump into the white square.'

The sound of footsteps was mixed with slight laughter - as students filled the white square, and began to look around at those who had joined in the square also. Chatter broke out as students begun to ask similar questions of who others supported. Then Aria called out, 'Whose who support the Tornadoes remain in the square -'

Aria pressed on, giving out the next set of instructions, 'If you're an only child - make your way over.' Then she called forth those with siblings and got them to state how many they had.

'If you're the joker of your class or house,' Aria said, and Finnigan to a large applause from the Gryffindors made his way over to the middle of the hall, doing a little bow as he entered the square - he was joined by several others. Aria went through several more questions if they had a favourite class - and what lesson was it, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Potions. To if they were religious. If they owned or had owned owl, and she did the same with other other pets allowed at Hogwarts. Longbottom did not look best pleased as he entered the center square when she called out for people who owned or had owned a toad. If they ever had an argument with a friend. If they were in a relationship.

'So, up until I've asked pretty natural questions - your gender, if you like Quidditch, what team you support, if you have siblings or not, and each time different houses have stepped into centre square ... have you noticed that different Hogwarts houses members have been in the middle, so, let's see what happens when we get a bit more personal with the questions.' Aria paused looking around, 'Enter the center square if the first time you ever heard of Hogwarts and magic was when you received your acceptance letter.'

A murmur broke out, Granger broke out from the Gryffindor square - joined by Thomas, several other students joined them from Aria's house. A few Hufflepuffs including Justin Finch-Fletchley, a couple of Ravenclaws and Draco noticed a timid lone Slytherin making her way over, and Aria too stepped into the square.

'If you have ever been bullied, whether before Hogwarts or during your time here - step into the square.'

There was a gasp, as Aria entered the square last, making the magic square line turn green.

'If you have ever bullied someone else, whether before Hogwarts or during your time here.'

Draco pulled, Goyle into the center box, and they were joined by several others.

'If the Sorting Hat considered sorting you into a different house - and you're to state which one.' Aria said.

Granger entered the square, calling out "Ravenclaw", Susan Bones called out "Gryffindor!", Tracy Davis from Slytherin, also called out "Ravenclaw", Longbottom called out "Hufflepuff" but Aria shocked them all when she stepped into the white square and called out "Slytherin!".

'Oh get over it! I could have been in Slytherin ... big deal!' she called out over the chatter that had broken out, waving it off. 'And lastly, if you have ever been judgemental of a person.'

Whispers broke out ... students seemed hesitant to move. Slowly one by one, students moved into the center box, Draco noticed, that not a single student had remained in their house square.

'Before you all go back to your respective dorms, take a good look around,' Aria called out to them all, 'and ask yourself apart from the houses, what differences do you see?'

Draco waited outside for the Great Hall to clear out, as Aria lifted the magical squares so that the Great Hall could be returned to normal for dinner.

'Slytherin huh?' Draco said, smirking at her.

'Oh don't be so surprised, I'm just as cunning as you are,' Aria replied kissing his cheek, 'My boldness and bravery won out, the rest is history.'

'Well I've got to say, that was a pretty Slytherin move, your last question.'

'Why thank you,' Aria said mocking a bow. 'Hopefully, I put a few people off with my randomness. I couldn't believe it when McGonagall told me how many people had turned up.'

Draco pushed the door open to find the Entrance Hall packed full of students, all asking the same question, when was the next session going to be. Draco exchanged a look with Aria and whispered, 'I don't think you would have lasted in Slytherin for very long after all, because you were trying to put people off, you failed.'

'Oh, shut up, you.' Aria replied Draco noticed her cheeks were a little flushed and her small smile. Her magic felt at ease, which in turn made Draco feel the same way, he slipped his hand towards hers and squeezed it. 'Library?'

'You're kidding me, right? We'll be mobbed.'