A/n: Um..I found a mistake on the last chapter. Merick is a seeker, not a chaser. Sorry about that :D

"Can you pass that goblet? This one has a spot of dust on it." Jessie Kelton, a second year, asked while she placing her goblet down on the table, next to me. I ignored her for a minute, and continued to stare up at the beautiful starry ceiling.

" Lucy..can you hand me that goblet?" Jessie repeated. I looked away from the ceiling, and faced Jessie. I gave her one of my who-do-you-think-I- am? Your-slave? look. The look that I always gave Jessie.

"Get it yourself" I snapped at her, not wanting to help her. I hated helping second years, especially Jessie. Jessie had been on my most annoying list ever since the day she was sorted.

The sorting had ended the song that it had been singing, and started to call up the first years. I turned my head to look at them, and act like I was paying attention. I hope we're not stuck with Doug's sister, I thought to myself. On the train, I had made my mind up that Kayla would never be liked by me.

"ASHLEY NEWPORT!" The sorting hat shouted out. A short overweight girl with curly blond hair walked up, and placed the old sorting hat on her head. There was a moment of silence, and then the sorting hat shouted out, "RAVENCLAW!"

Ashley ran over to our table, and sat down across from me. Oh joy, I thought to myself, I'm surrounded by little kids! Ashley smiled at me, a full teeth-showing smile. I gave a small smile, and then looked back at the sorting ceremony.

"I bet I got into Ravenclaw because I'm smart. That's what my grandmother told me." I heard Ashley say. I turned around, and saw her looking at me. She was talking to me. "I personally don't think I'm that smart, but Grandma kept insisting that I was! So, now I believe her. I even got an above average on the MCAS'!"

"MCAS?" I asked confused. This girl was such a muggle, I wondered why she was accepted at Hogwarts.

"Yes, a test in my state. It was pretty hard! I think I just got a point above average. But, above average is above average!" Ashley said happily, as she looked. Lucy sighed, knowing that this conversation would go on forever.

I then looked around for Doug, Victor, or Mara. Victor and Doug sitting about five seats down, watching the sorting ceremony. A few seats down from them, was Mara, quietly chatting with some of her other friends. I turned from looking at them, and looked at Ashley. "Hey Ash." I said quietly. She looked at me and smiled. "How did you know my name? Oh, it must be from when I was being sorted! Silly me! What's your name, by the way?" She asked, not taking a minute to stop and breathe.

"Lucy. Anyway, would you mind switching seats with my friend?" I asked her, pointing to Victor. Ashley's smile faded, as she looked at Victor. "Yeah, sure." She said, much quieter. I turned to Jessie, and asked her if she would ask Victor to switch seats with Ashley. While Jessie was asking him, I turned around to watch a bit of the sorting ceremony.

"KAYLA THOMAS!" The sorting hat shouted out. Not Ravenclaw, not Ravenclaw! I thought to myself, as she walked up the steps to the Sorting Hat. I did not want Kayla to be in Ravenclaw. I hated Kayla. Ever since the first time I met her, I hated her. Just like I hated Doug. But with Doug, I had to be nice. With Kayla, I didn't.

"RAVENCLAW!" The Sorting Hat shouted. Shit! I thought to myself. Kayla was in Ravenclaw. This is going to be a terrible year! Wait, no. The rest of my years here are going to be terrible! As I kept thinking about how bad the years were going to be, Kayla came over to the Ravenclaw happily, and sat down next to Ashley.

"Hi! I'm Kayla" She said happily, as she sat down next to Ashley. Ashley smiled at someone talking to her. I turned around, and faced Jessie. I tapped her three times, until she finally faced me. "I thought you were going to ask Victor if he would move down here." I said, looking at Victor. He was engaged in talking with Doug now, probably about Quidditch, which was what they always talked about.

"I was, but then I thought about how you treat me. I decided not to." Jessie said, smiling about the thought that she had "punished" me. I decided not to let Jessie be happy, by hearing me apologize for being rude to her. I turned around, and watched the rest of the sorting ceremony.

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After the Prefect, Arianna DeValt had explained the rules; the Ravenclaw's were allowed to do whatever they wished in the common room. I looked around for Victor or Mara. I hadn't seen them since the Sorting Ceremony. I walked over to where the sitting area was, and spotted them on the couch. Mara's beautiful dark red hair was now down, covering part of her shoulders. I had always loved Mara's hair, and how healthy and shiny it was.

"Hey guys." I greeted, as I walked over to a light blue armchair, that was right next to the couch. "Luce, I didn't see you at the Sorting! Did you go? Or did you skip, and hang out with Sean?" Mara asked, giggling. Mara knew how it had always been my dream to be able to skip the Sorting Ceremony, and hang out with Sean Potter the whole time.

"Yeah, you caught me Mara." I said, slightly laughing as I spoke. I did not think that what Mara had said at all was funny, but I just pretended to. Mara was too nice to hurt, and I did not want Victor to think of me as some bad person. "Where's Doug? Have you seen him, Luce?" Victor asked, kindly. His handsome brown eyes were looking at me.

"No, not since the Sorting Ceremony." I muttered. I hated it when Victor cared more about Doug, or Mara, than me. And it seemed like Victor did that a lot. "I wonder where he went off to." Victor said, getting up from where he was sitting, and stretching. "I bet he's with Kayla." Mara said, moving over to where Victor has been sitting. "I can't believe she got into Ravenclaw." I muttered, knowing that Mara was going to say defending Kayla.

"I don't really like her either." Mara said, looking around to see if Kayla was listening. She wasn't even in the common room. I looked at Mara with a shocked look. Could kind lovable Mara, not like someone? "You don't like her?" I repeated, still in shock. Mara shook her head yes. "Not a bit." She replied. Noticing that Mara did not like her, Victor had to add, "I don't like her either."

Victor looked down at Mara, and smiled. "You took my seat!" He exclaimed. "If you don't move, I'll sit on you." Victor smiled. Mara didn't move at all. "Try it!" Mara said. How could those two flirt? They had just broken up, and now they were back to flirting, I thought to myself, as I watched them. Victor started to sit down, right in between Mara and the couch arm, which was not a very big space. Mara did not move at all. She just sat and laughed, along with Victor. Victor stopped, and stayed like that.

"Oh Victor! You're funny." She said, becoming happier. Victor looked at her, completely ignoring the fact that I was there, and said, "Would it be funnier if I told you that I love you?" Victor and Mara laughed again. Oh come on! I thought, how can he like her? She just dumped him, what, a few months ago? "Victor..I feel the same way. I'm sorry about what happened this summer." Mara said. Victor leaned closer over, and kissed Mara. My mouth dropped opened, in shock.

I couldn't help but smile when I walked down the girls' dorm. It was so huge! It was nothing like what I had expected at home. The beds were very large, all with the same bedspread (a dark red colored bedspread). I walked down, searching for my items. While I walked, I spotted Ashley Newport. I walked over to her.

"Hey Ashley! What's up?" I asked, very friendly. "Oh, nothing much. Just getting ready for tomorrow!" Ashley replied, as she finished folding her school robe. She sat down on her bed, and placed the robe under her pillow. "What class are you looking forward to the most tomorrow?" Ashley asked. I sat down on Ashley's bed, and replied, "Well, my older brother, Doug, says that Charms is the best. He says its very easy. So I guess, Charms."

"Oh. I heard flying was easy. And fun." Ashley said, picking her pillow up again, and taking her robe back out. She then started to smooth out the tiny wrinkles in it. Now perfectly smooth, she placed it back under her pillow. "Well, I think I'm going to go to bed. Bye Kayla." Ashley said, as she waved goodbye.

I got up from her bed, and walked down a little bit, until I saw the familiar trunks. This was my bed. I walked quickly over to it. I jumped onto it, and noticed how soft it was. Very comfortable. I laid on my bed for a while, just staring at the ceiling. I kept thinking about the next day..that and thought about Victor. I fell asleep thinking of Victor.

"Sean! Wait up!" I shouted, running up to Sean Potter. Sean turned around, and smiled. "Oh, hey Mara. Want to walk with me to Potions?" Sean asked, as he held out his hand, to take my Potions items. "Thanks" I said, as I placed my Potions stuff onto his stuff. Sean and I started to walk down the hall to Potions.

"Mara..I heard about last night." Sean said, changing his voice from a happier tone to a madder one. I looked at Sean. No! How had Sean heard about it? Only Lucy had been there….Lucy! She had told Sean! I looked at Sean, and tried to play dumb. "What are you talking about?" I asked, in a innocent voice.

"Lucy told me about last night…You and Victor" Sean said, lowering his head. I looked at Sean, and then put my hand on his shoulder. "Sean, it meant nothing." I looked into his eyes, as thought I could see what he was thinking. But I knew what he was thinking. He knew I was lying to him.

"Mara, I thought you were over him." Sean said, moving his shoulder so my hand fell off. "But I guess you're not." He lowered his head, and started to walk faster. I followed him, and walked at his speed. "Sean," I began, but he just walked faster. I decided to give up, and followed him to Potions.

"Sean, come on! Talk to me!" I said, as I followed him out of the Potion's classroom. All during Potions Sean had been glaring at me with the evilest look, almost as evil as Professor Snape. Sean turned around, and looked at me. He then walked towards me, and bent down. He whispered, "Goodbye Mara", so no one could hear him, and then he kissed me.

From behind, I suddenly heard, "Sean? Mara?" from Victor, who had been standing behind me the whole time.