Hello! I'm really excited to get to chapter 15 (special stuffs a-comin!), so I'm going to probably be blowing past these next two chapters in the next two weeks!

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"Password?" A strange old man in a portrait asked them. Skyler stomped his foot on the ground and looked at Lexi. Looking back at him, she shrugged.

"Well, we don't exactly know the password. Can just you get Ben Thomas for us?" The man glared at the raven haired third year and left his portrait in a huff.

In about 2 minutes, the portrait opened and Ben walked out.

"Sky? What do you need? Oh, hey Lexi…" He said warily, eyeing her.

"Ben! It's not true! And we think Joel started the rumor." Skyler blurted everything out quickly so Ben didn't go off on him for supposedly impregnating a fellow Hogwarts student.

Ben's brown eyes widened considerably and he pulled the two out of the doorway.

"Joel Cooney? Why would he do that?"

"You were at the Halloween Ball, weren't you?" Lexi crossed her arms to keep them from flying about and looking for a certain blonde haired jerk named Joel.

"Well, well, well. Look what we have here." Ben looked up to see Joel and Alannah walking out of the portrait entrance, looking very smug.

"Why I ought to-" but Skyler was cut off by Lexi and Ben grabbing a hold of each of his arms.

"What's the matter, Thomas? Standing up for your booty call?" Joel smirked. A snort of laughter came from Ben, but he immediately regained composure.

"Something funny, Ben?" Alannah's smooth voice cut into the tension, but doing nothing to relieve it.

"No, I just find all the hypocrisy quite amusing." Ben replied. Joel glared, but turned back to the third years.

"So, I guess you two heard the rumors?" Alannah fluffed her hair as she talked.

"You stupid bitch, how could you?" Lexi glared, walking straight up to the Hufflepuff.

"How could I? You're the one who stole my boyfriend. Plain and simple."

Lexi let out a shriek of laughter. "I stole nothing! You're the one who couldn't keep a hold of him." Lexi knew that she wasn't dating Skyler, but she knew it would get under her enemy's skin. Before she could think anything else, she got a sharp pain across her face, and had her wand out and ready, pressed up in the center of Alannah's forehead.

"Don't touch me. Save all your strength to defend yourself against Joel." She told the fifth year, referring to after the dance when Joel made to hit her.

"Now, I suggest you two leave them alone, or next time we speak, it will be the last time you ever do." Ben pulled Lexi back and stood in front of them.

"Is that a threat?" Joel asked, glaring violently.

"Most definitely."

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"I can't wait for the baby shower!" Sadie cried. "I'm going to be getting another cousin! Merlin knows I have enough, though." Lexi smiled as she sat on her crimson and gold bed with Sadie, flipping through the latest edition of Teen Witch and reading their newly arrived letters.

"I know, this will be great! Too bad I have to baby-sit for Mr. Thomas." Lexi told Sadie. "Not Skyler and Ben's dad. Dean Thomas, a school friend of my mom and Harry" She added due to the fact Sadie had a very surprised look on her face.

"Are you every going to start calling him Dad? Even though you're parents aren't married yet, he's still you're dad." Sadie told her, closing the magazine. Lexi sighed and flopped back on her pillow, her black hair flying every which way.

"I did once, but I just keep forgetting. Oh! That reminds me! Mum and Harry are getting married!" Lexi sat back up and squealed with her best friend.

"This is going to be so amazing! And it's even more amazing that you'll be there!" Lexi hopped off her bed and grabbed the pitcher of water off the duvet.

"Oh, I know! But about Aunt Ginny's baby shower, well get to see each other there too!" Lexi turned around and downed the glass of water.

"Sade, were pretty much going to see each other every day of Christmas break." Lexi and Sadie both made their way over to the door and went down into the common room.

When they were at the top of the steps when they heard Skyler, obviously miffed, talking to someone in the fireplace.

"Mom, that's not fair!"

"Not everything is always fair, dear. I know that you wanted to come with me and your father to Barcelona for Christmas, but it just isn't going to work."

"Mom, if it's not going to work, why is Ben going?" Skyler raised his voice a level higher.

Sadie and Lexi, still on the top of the stairs, looked at each other curiously. Sadie gave her friend a pat on the back and left her to listen by herself.

"Because, dear, Ben has another place to stay."

"You know what, I'm glad I'm not going with you guys! Oh, and frankly, you suck!" Lexi jumped in surprise at Skyler when he told his parents that they in fact, 'sucked'.

"I love you anyway. Goodbye." Skyler rolled his eyes at his mothers comment and stood up to leave. Turning around, he saw Lexi at the top of the stairs, looking at him with sad eyes.

"Oh, sorry, I was just on my way down." Lexi said nervously, creeping down the stairs and not looking her friend in the eyes.

"How much did you hear?" Skyler asked her as he cut her off at the bottom of the stairs. Lexi looked up into his eyes.

"You can come stay at my house for Christmas break. I know my parents won't mind." Lexi grabbed his arm and led him over to the couch.

"I'll be fine. I'll just stay here. No bother." Skyler sat down next to Lexi never taking his eyes off of her.

"Skyler, I insist. No one deserves to stay in a lonely common room for the holidays. I'm not taking no for an answer."

Skyler smiled and nodded. "Alright, I will. But just so you know, you don't have to get me anything." Lexi rolled her eyes.

"Of course I do. Now, let me write my parents and tell them you're coming, and to tell the Weasley's to set an extra table setting for dinner. Oh, and while I'm at the baby shower for Sadie's Aunt Ginny, you get to spend some quality time with Harry."

"Smashing."

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Dearest Mum and Harry,

Cant wait to see you both on the 22nd when we all come home for holiday. I do have some news for you both that I hope you won't mind hearing. Skyler Thomas (no relation to Dean…), who is a friend of mine and Sadie's, needs a place to stay over holiday, and I offered him our house. I hope you don't mind. I even told him that while mum and I are at the baby shower, he can spend some quality time with Harry (muahaha)! If you have any objections, too bad (I'm just kidding), but let me know soon.

Love from,

Lexi

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Well, how was it? If you guys review, ill give you a cookie! OR BETTER YET,

I need you all to give me characters!!!!!!!!!! I need some (woman!!!) friends from work and other people to have at the baby shower (that means grown ups, and like a few kids who belong to these grown ups). I NEED:

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And if you don't mind, I might need to change where she knows them from.  Also, please give my some children too! (even if u already gave me a parent)

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