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A/N: Alright the next ff they will explain more! No flames!!!!!! please review nicely! You'll learn about Jesse more in this one!

CH 3 The mysterious problem

When James woke he was the only one awake. He got up and got dressed for the day. He was just climbing down the stairs when he heard his name being called.

"James!" James turned around to find Chranes

"Wait for me please, I wanna ask you some questions." He said.

"uh ok, shoot" said James continuing down the stairs with Chranes.

"Were are you going first of all,?" asked Chranes

"To breakfast ok course" said James a little shocked that he asked.

"Oh, I know that" he said blushing slightly.

"And what-" he stopped because standing right out of the portrait hole was Jessie. She didn't look like her normal happy self, in fact she looked quite upset and was holding a piece of paper in her hand.

"Oh hi, Jessie" said Chranes.

"Hey Chranes. What's your name?" she asked looking at James with interest.

"I'm James" he said holding out his hand, she shook it.

"What's wrong?" asked Chranes starting toward her.

"Nothing I just- I just" she looked at the ground. Chranes took a step up to her and said.

"I know you miss him, but he was a jerk!" he said looking as if he'd kill the guy. But when she looked up his face softened.

"You didn't see the good side of him!" she said with her face hardening.

"He tried to beat you!!!" said Chranes outraged "It's lucky that you are no ordinary girl and you whipped his butt" with the last part Chranes face split into a grin.

James looked uncomfortable, he didn't think that he should be hearing this but yet he wanted to. What was he going to do leave, no that would be rude.

"He disserved it!" said Chranes.

"Yeah he did but besides that, he was good to me!" she said, she looked close to tears.

"What did he write to you!" Chranes said looking ferrous.

"Nothing just that he misses me and that he'll come back to me anytime I want" she said looking ashamed that she got into this mess to begin with.

"Give me that" said Chranes. He took it from her and walked back into the common room (the door was still opened cause they never got fully out). He walked over to the fire, Jessie followed. By then all of Mrs. Juliana's Gryiffindor students were up Austin was sitting next to Mary they were talking. They starred as Chranes passed by holding up a piece of paper over the fire, while Jessie sobbed. She didn't stop him from dropping it in, it look like she know that it was right but she couldn't help thinking that she still wanted it.

"Jessie!" said Mary she ran over and hugged her. Austin went to Chranes and said

"What did you do to her" he said madly. Though he didn't fully believe that Chranes would do anything to make a friend cry, but an enemy-

"It wasn't him Aus, it was---Tom!" she said, sobbing harder then ever it looked as if she refused to cry.

"is she always this stubborn to cry?" James whispered the Chranes. He nodded and whispered back

"You should see when she gets hurt not a signal tear or a sob, this is the worst I've seen her. But we're all like that, it's our ways" He looked worried. Jessie pulled away from Mary and went up the girls stairs.

"Come on let's go to breakfast, she wants to be alone" said Mary pulling Chranes and Austin out. James followed. They walked down to the great hall. They ate slowly no one talked they all looked depressed. 'It seemed like they were over reacting, sure they should be sad for her, but depressed? Maybe there is more to that story about Tom? Or more to their race?' James asked him self.

James seemed like an outcast so he started a conversation with Lily who just sat next to him. Then the schedules were handed out, it looked like James and Lily had all their classes together. James glanced over at the guests they still looked depressed. It looked like they had classes with Hogwarts students in their own class. So naturally, Chranes had almost all of his classes with James and Lily. Juliana's students didn't have a class before dinner though.

"So, where's Jessie?" James looked up and saw Ed standing there talking to Mary.

"None of your business!" said Mary not looking up from her food.

"Go away!" said Austin though gritted teeth. Chranes seemed to appalled to speak. James was about to ask Chranes what this was about but the look on all of their faces stopped him. Just then Mrs. Juliana showed up and told Ed to go back to the Slytherin table. He reluctantly went back. Just then she bent down to ask Mary something and Mary nodded shortly. Then Mrs. Juliana went back to the staff table and told something to Dumbledore who nodded seriously. All of her students looked very upset still and twitchy. Then she went out of the great hall. James finished his breakfast with Lily. Then Lily waited for everyone to come down before she asked,

"I wonder what that was about?" whispered Lily to James, who just shrugged.

Everyone started off to classes, when the door busted open and there stood Mrs. Juliana. She looked ferrous as she pulled Ed aside and out of the great hall. Ed looked bewildered, everyone went quite the minute she came in and Dumbledore stood up. He followed them out the door. Many students hurried out the door to see what was going on but they were already gone the time they got out of the great hall.

Just then Professor Mc Gonagall stood up and said

"Go to classes now!" she looked. The teachers left too, and all the students left after the teachers.

Lily and James had to shoo some people out of the great hall and tell them to go to classes. Then Lily and James had started off them selves; they were talking quietly to each other about what that could have been all about. Then someone yelled their names,

"Hey Lily, James!" they turned around and there stood Peter, Sirius, and Remus.

"Where were you?" asked James spinning around to face them.

"We were ah planing" answered Sirius raising his eyebrows.

"Lily I'll catch up to you k" Lily raised her eyebrows at James then set off.

"So what are we doing this month?" asked James pulling them into an empty classroom. Each month when Remus is turned into a werewolf they all change and roam around the grounds.

"We were thinking if we went behind Hogwarts this time!" said Peter excited.

"Yeah that'll be good," said James.

"So all in favor say I" said Sirius looking around at his friends.

"I" said everyone.

"Good now we have to get back to class" said James.

"Ok head boy, whatever you say!" said Sirius sarcastically.

"Lets go" James said leading the way.

They all set off for class, Herbology. They all had it together, it took them a while to convince the professor that James and his friends had to help the caretaker. Finally, she gave in and let them sit without a detention.

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