Lisa Turpin ran her fingers through her mop of dark brown hair and stood up from the place she had been sitting on her bed. Lisa is quite athletic, seeing as she runs a couple of miles every morning at sun up, and she is incredibly smart, not like Einstein smart but she could give Hermione a run for her money. Lisa is tall, for a sixth year, she ranges about five foot ten.

Lisa was in the same year as the Hogwarts trio, but never had really met them, they were a bit shunning really, the trio, actually she hadn't really had friends at all, she studied with some of the seventh year boys, played Quiditch with the boys and hung out with the boys (Do you see a pattern?). She didn't mind being around boys but still.

Lisa pulled on some shorts and a tank top and some sneakers and walked to the door of the common room. The Ravenclaw common room was actually a large library with books on every subject. Lisa walked past the books and through the tapestry of the famed wizard Samuel the Smart. An ugly man that would take your password (The name of a book usually) and then disappear so you could walk through it. Lisa smiled at him and trotted down the steps into the Entrance hall.

Lisa sat on the bottom step of the marble stairs and started stretching until she heard a boy whining and a girl by the sounds of it pulling him. She turned and saw two of the trio, Hermione Granger and Harry Potter. As they got closer she heard their voices.

"Come on Herms' why do we have to run! You don't have to run to play Quiditch!" Lisa sighed and stood as Hermione answered, "Harry come on it is good for you!"

Lisa stood and jogged to the doors and stepped out into the beautiful sunshine. All of the sudden the two were beside her. She turned and Hermione asked,

"Sorry I'm not sure we've met I'm Hermione Granger and this is Harry Potter." She said gesturing to Harry who stood straighter and looked at Lisa.

"I'm Lisa Turpin, you want to run with me?" she invited.

"Sure, we might not be able to keep up but well try." Hermione said and Lisa nodded before jogging down the steps and taking off towards the forest. She then turned towards the river. She ran on the side and glanced back Hermione was running freely but Harry was clutching his side she tutted and stopped.

"Harry lean to your right! Keep going come on all you have to do is make it to the steps I'll run with you." He caught up and she ran next to him giving him instructions. Soon they got to the castle steps and Harry stopped clutching his knees and breathing heavily. Hermione was already on her way up and a group of ten Ravenclaw boys stepped out into the nippy air. They ran down to were Lisa was and one of the boys pulled Lisa from her perch on top of the steps and she waved to Harry before taking off with her friends.

Twenty minutes later she was coming down the steps with her bag slung over her shoulder. Her hair was slightly wet and slung up into a ponytail her robes slung around her Hogwarts uniform minus the skirt with jeans. She was surrounded in boys ranging from the age of thirteen to seventeen when Harry caught up to them.

"Lisa! Lisa! Hey wait!" she turned and bayed some of the guys goodbye before saying hi to Harry.

"Hey! You sore?" she asked from the way he was slightly limping.

"A bit, but I wanted to say thanks for the tips!" he said, it was then that she noticed the boy next to him, she recognized him as Ronald Weasley, she had known Fred and George for some time before they left, they had been some of the many boys that ran with her in the mornings.

"Hello Ronald Weasley right?" she asked him and he nodded slightly surprised that she new his name, she smiled then turned back to Harry, "Your welcome to run with me and the others in the morning if you'd like." But he shook his head, "I wouldn't be able to keep up!"

Smiling she then bid them goodbye before rejoining the boys who were at the bottom of the stairs. Sitting down at the Ravenclaw Table she watched Dumbledore stand for attention, the Hall went silent. Dumbledore smiled and said,

"A Dance will be held for all sixth and seventh years on the thirteenth of October this year. Please see Professor Migonigal or me for joining the clean up and decoration crew. The theme will be Midlevel Masquerade." Then he sat back down and the Hall erupted into loud talk. Lisa groaned she had not gone to the Yule Ball the other year; she thought dancing was a bore. Calvin McLean who was sitting to her right patted her back and said, "Hey no worries I will go with you Miss, Ugly Duckling'et'!" she pushed him playfully and said,

"Who you calling Ugly, Mr. Unhandsome!" she said holding up her fist and he laughed and smiled.

"Not going this year are you?" he asked seriously.

"Nope" she stated going back to her pancakes he started to say something but she cut him off, "And NOTHING can change that" he sighed and turned back to Clint White, a tanned, handsome seventh year boy, who was talking excitedly about finding a date and eyeing Ginny Weasley until Lisa jokingly slapped him on the cheek.

"Come on guys I gotta go to Transfiguration next, see ya at lunch." And she stood and started out of the Hall, "Hey! Wait up LIS!" Calvin called after her and she stopped and waited for him then walked down to Transfiguration with the Griffindores. Hermione, Ron, and Harry were standing at the door talking with some of the other Griffindores when they came up. Harry spoke to her,

"Hey Lisa you going to this Dance thing on the thirteenth?" he asked and she shook her head and said, "You couldn't drag me into a dress if you tried I belong in shorts and a t-shirt." She searched through her bag for her quill and entered the classroom. A Ravenclaw girl ran up to her and said, "Do you know whom you just turned down?"

"Yes, Harry Potter" she said taking her seat.

"You… You can't be serious! You are so STUPID!" Lisa whirled,

"I'm WHAT?" the girl looked scared but Calvin held her down and whispered in her ear, "She's right you know?" and Lisa sputtered, "I just… just… fine I'll go just to show you I'm not stupid if he wants to go that is?" she said and Harry looked surprised and nodded. "Fine just... leave me be." And she sat in her seat and looked at her book before Professor Migonigal stood.

Halfway through class a note appeared on her paper, she read it and it said,

Hey Lis,

Thanks for going with Harry to the dance, he needs some happiness in his life, meet me in the library tonight after dinner and I will tell you the story,

Hermione Granger

Lisa looked across the room and saw Hermione smiling at her and she nodded grinning. When class was over Calvin smirked and said, "Got you to say yes again!" and Lisa smirked right back,

"Well at least he's good looking!" she laughed and walked away. She walked away smiling and he caught up to her and turned her around and said, "Why'd you say yes, your not actually going are you I mean do you like every wear dresses?"

"No, but desperate times need desperate measures."

(A.N) Hope you like it; this is one of my first Fan Fictions and I an open for advise.