CHAPTER TWO

At lunch, Missy, Elorra, Lizzy and Mandy met outside by the lake. They all sat huddled together on the still damp grass. Mandy had told them about how she met Oliver Wood, and how he barely even gave her a second glance. She shrugged. "I've always had a crush on him." She confided.

Lizzy squealed just then, and everyone looked up at her.

"What is it, Lizzy?" Elorra asked.

Lizzy got on her knees and leaned closer to them, whispering. "I know who would make the perfect couple."

Mandy raised an eyebrow. "Who?" She asked.

Lizzy leaned so close; it looked like she was about to fall in their laps. "Missy and Ron..."

Missy's eyes widened. "WHAT??"

Elorra stifled a laugh. "Ron Weasley?"

Lizzy nodded. "Yeah! They'd be so cute!"

Missy rolled her eyes. "Okay, another subject please."

Everyone laughed and headed back up to the castle.

They split up again for another class. Missy walked along the hallways, by herself again. She was already tired of having to walk alone. She thought about what Lizzy had said and smiled. Ron was pretty cute. Did she like him? She barely knew him. She walked into class and sat down, a bit happier until she thought of the dream she had had last night. She shuddered at the thought of it. She wouldn't get a wink of sleep tonight if she dreamed it again. 'It must be something I ate' She thought, but quickly dismissed it because she'd barely eaten anything last night.

Lizzy and Elorra walked to their class, and on the way Oliver Wood passed them. As he walked by, they turned and looked and giggled, quickly turning back when he turned around. They walked into class and sat down, still talking about Missy and Ron.

Mandy walked to class as slow as she could, hoping to catch another glimpse of Oliver. When she had just about reached class, she gave up and walked in, just missing him. She sat down and didn't pay much attention to what the teacher was talking about. Her mind was other places. What had been those sounds last night? She had to find out.

Missy laughed to herself. Her and Ron!? She sighed. From what she had seen of Ron, he was carefree, and she worried too much about things. Maybe he would be a better match with Mandy. But Mandy liked Oliver. 'You're thinking too much about it!' She scolded herself. 'You need to concentrate on your schoolwork!' She pulled out a bag of her favorite candy, gummy bears, and began to munch. She called it her brain food.

Lizzy passed Elorra a note. It said, 'what do you think Missy feels about my idea of her and Ron?' Elorra thought a moment before writing her answer down. Elorra handed the paper back to Lizzy before the teacher turned around. Lizzy looked down and read....'I think Missy likes him, but for some reason she's not telling us. You could tell by that look on her face that she enjoyed the idea...' Lizzy giggled. She wrote back quickly, 'Who do you like Elorra?' The reply was quick and short. 'No one-yet.' Lizzy smiled a put the note in her bag before the teacher caught them.

Mandy rested her head on her hands, and rested her elbows on her desk. She had now figured out that she had heard that noise somewhere before, but where?? This was going to kill her before she figured out what it was. She doodled on her desk with a quill. She'd wished that Oliver had paid more attention to her in the hallway. But why should he? That was just it. She was only a 5th year, and he had already graduated. Why should he even know her? Why, he was graduating when she was only in her third year. He was busy with other things. Not to mention that he probably already had a girl friend.

Ron sat in his class, counting off all the possible dates off his fingers. He didn't want to be stuck without a date again. Like the last two years. He'd ask Harry after class and see what he thought. After class he went up to Harry and did just that. Harry thought for a moment. "Well maybe you ought to ask Hermione a little earlier this year then you did last year." He said. Ron flushed. That was still embarrassing. Especially because he wasn't really interested in Hermione at all! "No, come on Harry, I'm serious." Suddenly a whiny voice floated over to them. "Well, I see that Weasley has decided to try and get himself a date." Draco sneered at them. Hanging on his arm was a pretty black haired Slytherin. She smiled haughtily and swished her hair. Draco walked away laughing.