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Chapter One: The new girl.

It was the beginning of their sixth year at Hogwarts and the Marauders had just sat down at the Gryffindor table for the Welcome Feast. This was their second to last year and James and Sirius had already planned a truckload of pranks. Suddenly the doors to the Great Hall burst open and McGonagle walked in followed by all the terrified looking first years. McGonagle placed the stool and sorting hat in front of the staff table. The hat sang its normal song and everyone applauded at the end. She then unrolled a piece of parchment and began calling out names.

"Audrey, Stephanie." McGonagle called in her normal strict voice. A small, trembling first year stepped forward and sat down on the stool. McGonagle set the hat on top of her head. After a second the hat opened its gash of a mouth and yelled,

"Hufflepuff!" The girl shot up and ran off the Hufflepuff table.

After an endless sea of first years, McGonagle neared the end.

"Zambini, Blake." A boy with chestnut red hair sat down on the stool. Before the hat even touched his head it shouted,

"Slytherin!" Proudly, the boy stood up and walked to the applauding Slytherins.

"Put him on our must prank list." Sirius said quietly to James, who whipped out a piece of parchment scribbled down the name and tucked it back into his robes.

"Oh yes. I think we can spare time from our busy schedule for him." Smirked James.

Dumbledore stood up and the hall quieted immediately.

"Wait what about her? She hasn't been sorted yet." Said Remus motioning to the girl standing next to McGonagle. His question was answered when Dumbledore cleared his throat then said loudly,

"We will be having a new student joining us this year. She comes from a school in American and is coming to Hogwarts for her sixth year. Now let's give a warm welcome to Ms. Annie Pryde."

The girl Remus had been talking about had dark brown hair pulled up into a ponytail, gray eyes, and was rather tall. Of course not as tall as Sirius but nearly as tall as Remus himself, who was the second tallest in their group. She looked nervous beyond belief. She was even shaking. Slowly she sat down on the stool and McGonagle placed the sorting hat on her head. It sprang to life and began thinking. Annie looked up at the hat's rim and said something, but what the other's couldn't tell. Nodding, the hat yelled out loudly,

"Gryffindor!" Standing up, Annie took the hat off and walked towards to the Gryffindor table. She sat down at the very end of the table by herself.

"So, what about her? To prank or not to prank?" Asked Sirius.

"Hmm, prank I think." James agreed writing down her name.

"Aw, come on guys. Look at the poor girl." Remus said motioning to Annie. "New school, new country, new people, she must be petrified. Can't you give her a break?"

"You fancy her don't you Moony?" Sirius smirked with an all knowing look.

"What! No, of course not, I just think-"

"She's gorgeous, you wanna hug her, you wanna kiss her, you wanna date her, you wanna marry her, you wanna sha-"

"SIRIUS!" Remus yelled clamping a hand over his friend's mouth. Sirius bit his hand, looking very pleased with himself. "You sick minded, nasty, perverted-"

"Loveable, adorable, huggable," Sirius realizing what he said, put on a face of mock horror. "Moony! I never knew you swung that way!"

"Sirius, I'm going to give you till the count of three to shut up. After three if you are still in this vicinity, you will be no more. One.... Two...-" By then Sirius had sprung up and made it out the door of the Great Hall.

"Steady there, Moony. You've got all year to kill him."

"Don't remind me."

(AN/ For those of you who long to know what Sirius was gonna say, it was, drum roll please.... ::drum roll:: shag. ::gasps from audience:: Yes I know horrible. For those of you who don't know what this means ask your parents.)