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Persis moaned softly in her sleep a nightmare plaguing her mind. She went to turn over but found that she couldn't and she struggled. She lashed out a fist and made contact with a hard and soft object.

"Bloody freak!" A voice cried out and her eyes snapped open to find Kristen lying on the foot of the bed clutching her jaw. "You really pack a punch!" Persis threw a look in Kristen's direction and sat up.

"Practice. Plus, you shouldn't have been lying on my bed anyway! You know I hate it when people wake me up!" Persis said angrily. Kristen rubbed her jaw a bruise already starting to form.

"Note to self- Stay far away from Persis when waking her up." Persis rose one eyebrow and threw off the covers on the bed, shivering when the cold air hit her.

"And how exactly are you going to wake me up without coming near me?" She got up and opened the drawers to see if there were any clothes. Kristen was already dressed in a pair of simple jeans and a black T-shirt that proclaimed 'I go to school to socialize.' Persis shook her head. All that girl wore was T-shirt's. Persis pulled out a pair of jeans her size and a shirt that looked suspiciously like one that she already owned. It was also black and had the name 'All American Rejects' written on it in gray lettering.

Kristen scrunched up her face in concentration, "Ah! Got it! I'll just dump water on you, magically!" Persis glared at her and Kristen withered underneath her gaze. Persis noticed that the clothes fit her perfectly and she speculated on why.

"How do you think they knew what size we were and what clothes we wear?" Kristen shrugged and lay down on Persis' bed.

"Yo no se. I figure it was the hat though. Lovely conversationalist it is, it obviously can look into our minds." She shivered. "I don't know why anyone would want to go into my mind though. It's dangerous territory. There are vicious bunnies and everything." Persis smirked and pulled on the shirt.

"Ah yes, the infamous evil bunnies. Along with the penguins of doom, eh?" She laughed and Kristen jumped up, taking up a stance.

"I'm telling you! We must destroy them before they destroy us!" A maniacal glint came into her eyes and Persis tuned her out. She loved Kristen as a friend but sometimes she went off on these meaningless tangents of how bunnies and penguins would unite to take over the world. Either that or the blasphemy of someone not seeing Pirates of the Caribbean. But the last one was true. Once Persis had finished she grabbed a still ranting Kristen and proceeded to drag her out the door.

"...And why do they eat all those carrots!? I mean, do they really need that good eyesight? And another thing, they- Oh hello Harry!" Persis silently thanked whatever God had sent Harry as an interruption and turned and smiled at him, thankfully.

"Hello Harry!" Harry nodded at each of them. "Professor Dumbledore left a note saying that he wants to talk to you two in his office after breakfast." He motioned to a blank-eyed Kristen. "What was she talking about with the bunnies?" Persis shook her head frantically but the damage was already done.

"YOU DON'T KNOW THAT THE BUNNIES WILL TAKE OVER?!" Kristen shouted, causing half of the common room to look at her strangely. Harry edged away slowly as she started on a whole new tangent about the evils of the small furry creatures.

Persis rolled her eyes and shoved a lollipop that she had in her pants pocket last night into Kristen's mouth. Immediately Kristen shut up.

"Mmmm...sour orange lemonade..." She silently followed Harry and Persis to the Great Hall where everyone was already at breakfast. There was silence when they walked in but it was instantly covered by chatter when they sat down next to Ron and Hermione.

Hermione smiled. "Good morning, Persis. Morning, Kristen..er.. I mean Johnny." She corrected at Kristen's glare.

"What happened to your face, Johnny?" Ron inquired suddenly. Harry and Hermione instantly looked at Kristen's face to notice a bruise that was forming on the bottom of her jaw.

Kristen grinned and looked at Persis teasingly. "Persis is very violent in the mornings." Persis shrugged and blushed at their open-mouthed stares and sunk lower in her seat.

"Uh...it was...an accident?" She looked down at her plate and began to pick at the food that was there. Ron started talking about this year's quidditch and how they were going to kick Slytherin's arse at the first game. A few Gryffindor's introduced themselves to Persis and Kristen throughout breakfast and new friendships were formed. Kristen was entertaining Ginny with random quotes and impressions of Hogwart's residents and Persis was in a discussion with Hermione about different potions for taming hair. Soon the bell rang and Persis and Kristen bid goodbye to everyone else as they made their way to Dumbledore's office.

After a little while and much laughter, they arrived before the gargoyle and Persis opened her mouth to say the password.

"Fainting Fancies." Kristen spoke. At Persis' surprised look she smirked. "Oh what? You're not the only one who listens. Plus I liked the name...I'm a sucker for alliteration." Persis rolled her eyes and ignored Kristen's 'what?' She stepped onto the moving stairs followed by the nutcase. Once in Dumbledore's office the Headmaster greeted them. They were surprised to see Professor Greasemaster himself standing in the shadows near Dumbledore's desk. At their inquiring looks the Headmaster spoke.

"Professor Snape has volunteered to bring you to Diagon Alley to retrieve your books." Persis exchanged a mischievous look with Kristen but was silent as Dumbledore continued. "As such, I expect you to be respectful." He finished with a quick glance towards Kristen who was looking suspiciously innocent.

"Professor Dumbledore?" Persis asked. "I was just wondering how we are going to pay for all of this? We didn't exactly bring our money with us." The professor smiled.

"I figured as much. And so I present to you a deal. I would be happy to provide you with any finances you need throughout the school year, if you would be willing to help out the Order with any details you can." The Professor smiled as the girls nodded eagerly and he decided to ignore the incredulous look that was shot his way by Severus. "I am to assume that you know about the Order, correct?"

They both nodded and Kristen spoke, "Just what Harry saw and heard, basically. But we got the gist of it." Dumbledore nodded and then handed each of the girls a key. "These are the keys to your accounts in Gringott's, I must ask that you please not loose them." The girls each thanked Dumbledore profusely and stood up when he rose from his chair.

"When you get back we will discuss your class schedules and about tutoring you." The girls gave quiet thanks and before they followed Professor Snape out of the door, Kristen ran back and gave him a quick hug. "Thanks a lot, for everything." She whispered and left Dumbledore standing there in pleasant shock.

The girls struggled to keep up with Snape as he strode through the halls as if on a mission. Finally they stopped and Snape led them into his office. He took the pot of floo powder and gave a little to each of them.

"I am to assume that each of you knows how to use floo powder?" He sneered. Persis nodded and Kristen rolled her eyes.

"Derrr." She said. Snape glared at her.

"As your teacher, you would do well not to take that tone of voice with me. Do I make myself clear?" Kristen gave him a sugary sweet smile that dropped as soon as he turned his back. "Crystal." She muttered and followed after Persis into the emerald green fire.

When they came back they were tired but cheerful arms full of their purchases. They had managed to make it through the day with only a few mishaps where Kristen 'accidentally' dropped her soda onto Snape. Even though he had been three feet away from her at the time. They thanked Snape through their teeth and then ran all the way back up to the Gryffindor common room throwing quick hello's at people they had befriended and then up to their room where they dumped their supplies onto their beds to sort through them.

A few minutes later all the boxes were strewn around the room and they were each admiring what they had bought.

"That was really nice about what Dumbledore did for us." Kristen said, laying out her Hogwart's uniform on her bed. She grimaced at the skirt but managed to keep the comments in.

Persis spoke wryly. "Oh I could tell. After that hug you gave him. Don't turn the man into a pedophile." She ducked laughing as Kristen threw a book at her head.

"That's disgusting, Pers." She flipped through her basic spell book stopping at a few pages that held spells of interest. Though Kristen and things she were interested in didn't bode well for the rest of the world. "You know he's just like a big Grandpa that you just want to hug! He's cuddly...like a panda." She stopped speaking when she was reading the details of a spell. Persis nodded absentmindedly rolling around her new wand in her fingers. Twelve inches. Willow. With hair of a werewolf. She wondered who had donated the hair. At least she hoped it was donated.

She looked over at the suprisingly quiet Kristen to see her looking at her own wand. Hers was eleven inches, made of pine and with a hair from a unicorn in it. Hers was apparently good for the Dark Art's, like Persis'. Persis was interrupted from her musings by Kristen asking her a question.

"Do you think we'll ever get back?" She asked seriously. Persis paused and looked down into her lap where her wand was still residing. "Kristen, would you want to?" Kristen looked out of their window, apparently thinking it over. The seriousness in her eyes startled Persis but it was soon replaced by the mirth that generally encompassed them.

"Ask me that question once we finish the school year." She said. Suddenly she grinned at Persis. "Of course I already know what your answer is. You just want to be wherever Harry is!" She ducked behind the bed as Persis threw a pillow at her, laughing.

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