As Kelly walked through the common room entrance she was assaulted with loud noises and foreign smells. She smiled when she saw Hermione, who in turn waved at her catching the attention of the two boys she had met earlier that evening. Hermione walked over to her and smiled.

"Your bunk is next to mine!" she said happily.

"Great!" Kelly said running a hand through her hair. "Thank god I thought I'd be all alone!" Hermione smiled. "Hey guys" Kelly said with a wave as Harry and Ron moved into hearing distance. They both smiled and greeted her in return. Looking around Kelly noticed something that she hadn't before.

"What's with all the candles?" She frowned.

"What do you mean?" Hermione asked as she pulled Kelly into a corner part of the common room, Harry and Ron in tow. Now sheltered by the high raised back of the furniture the commotion of the common room was muffled.

"Just what I said, what's with all the candles?" I know this is an old castle and everything but heeeellloooo we're witches and wizards "isn't there any electricity in this place?" Or are we stuck in the middle ages?

"elektrisities?" Ron asked, his face screwed up in confusion.

"Honestly Ronald" Hermione reprimanded in a smart tone making Kelly giggle and Ron's ears turn pink in embarrassment. "No..." Hermione finally said. "Why would we have electricity? Did your school have it!" Hermione asked, her eyes wide with curiosity. Kelly backed up a little, a scared smile crossed her face.

"Hermione, you're kinda scary when you do that…" She said slowly. "Yea, we had electricity, I thought all schools did"

"That's amazing!" Hermione said in awe "Having muggle and magic working together!" Kelly looked at her queerly.

"What do you mean?"

"We have too many filthy purebloods to have anything muggle" Harry said. His eyes showing his distaste.

"Purebloods? Oh really?"

"It's mostly one arrogant git that likes to try and make our live a bloody hell" Ron said rolling his eyes.

"Malfoy" Harry spit out. "Draco Malfoy"

Kelly kept her face placid as thoughts rolled around in her head. Eek I get the feeling of utter loathing…how could someone hate another that much? I wonder what he looks like. If im friends with them does that mean he'll make MY life a living hell as well?

"Aw come on guys, he can't be that bad" Kelly said hesitantly.

"No…" Hermione said her happy persona melting into a serious expression. "He's much worse"

"So he what? Runs the school or something? God its so different over here then back home"

"How's that?" Harry asked as he leaned against the wall, his arms crossing across his chest.

"Well for one, no one cares if your muggle born or magical born, its just the fact that your born with magic that counts. I mean sure we have a couple of people who think that they are higher then thou but no one really does much about them, no one really cares enough to." With that a yawn over took Kelly and she inadvertently looked at her watch. She frowned and then shook her wrist. "What the-?"

"What's wrong?" Harry asked as he watched the girl in front of him take off her watch and begin to pound it against the stone wall.

"Stupid" bang "Dig" bang "isn't" bang "working" Harry lifted an eyebrow and then quickly caught her arm before she struck the wall again.

"Dig?" Ron asked.

"Yea" Kelly said as Harry released his grip on her wrist. "Dig….ital?"

"What's that?"

Kelly looked to Ron then Hermione, who at the time was just rolling her eyes and sighing; then back to Ron.

"Digital? My digital WATCH? Honestly Ron why don't you know what electricity and digital mean?" His ears turned pink as a blush crossed his face.

"We don't have any of that in the Burrows"

"Burrows? What's that? A British ghetto?" Kelly interrupted.

"Ghetto?" Kelly just sighed. "Oh! You mean like 'man that's ghetto!"

Kelly just stared at him for a moment as what Ron had said sunk in; and then she just burst out laughing. Harry, Ron and Hermione stared at her as she doubled over in lauighter.

"Kelly?" Hermione asked slowly.

"Oh MY GAWD!" Kelly gasped. "He! He!" she then fell into fits of laughter again. The trio watched as tears fell from their new friends eyes. "What she goin' on about?" Harry asked. Hermione shrugged as Kelly collapsed into the near by chair.

"Oh man Ron, That was hilarious my friend, thank you"

"What was so funny?" Ron asked finally.

"you!" Kelly stated. "you sayin' 'man that's ghetto' in your Brit accent!" They all looked at her like she was mental.

"yea…how about we head off to bed?" Hermione asked. "Looks like you need some sleep."

"Are you implying something Hermione Granger?" Kelly glared menacingly.

"I…I…No! of-" Hermione stuttered, surprised at the sudden mood swing. But Kelly's face brightened and a large smile graced her face.

"Just kidding Hermione!" Kelly said with a laugh. "Lead the way. Night Boys" she said and with that Hermione and Kelly walked up the stairs to the girls dormitories. Kelly followed as she was led all the way to the back of the room. There sat the older kid's beds, more spaced out then those for the underclassmen. Kelly quickly spotted her trunk, its bright colorfulness stood out against the castles dark atmosphere.

"Night Hermione" Kelly said as she changed into her pajamas and crawled into her new bed. Sleep claimed her as she heard Hermione say "Night"