Disclaimer: I don't own anything Harry Potter. I did happen to come up with Faylinn's character all on my own (well, good old randomblinx helped me out quite a bit- thanks btw). But even though my wild imagination helped me to create Faylinn Tatum, she is based on certain things in the HP series (you'll figure it out… eventually), so I can't really say she's all MINE, you know? Basically, don't sue me please.

::AN:: This chapter is dedicated to Artemis Rowen, who specifically said—"write the other prequil soon-soon. k-k?" in her review on the final chapter of my Sorcha story. So, here you go! I'm already on the second chapter of my other prequel! Muahaha

And to clear up a few things from my Sorcha fic! Whether you want to pronounce the name Sor-cha, Sor-sha, or Sor-u-ka, it doesn't matter. Whatever makes you comfortable, right? Anyway, I didn't make up the name, I went to babynames.com (very great site if you're looking for a unique name for a character) and I wanted to find a name that meant "princess" and/or "Sarah." I got both, so I was very happy. Obviously, the "princess" part is because she's a PRINCESS, but the Sarah part will only come to you when you read IADOHYFB. (which, YES, is still on hold—sry! Don't hate me!) By the way, if you're curious, then go to babynames.com and check out what Faylinn and Tatum means... (hehheheh) Anyway, now for this fic!

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"Let's go." Lily said, setting her brush down on her nightstand and stood there waiting as Faylinn closed her journal and shoved it underneath her pillow, standing up quickly to bounce over towards the door.

"To the common room!" Faylinn exclaimed, punching her fist into the air and jumping up. As she landed, however, her feet became twisted in a pair of Lily's pants that still lay on the floor, causing her to fall forward. "Oomph!" She said into the floor.

"Are you alright?" Lily asked, helping the girl to stand up.

Faylinn smiled and made sure her hair was covering her ears before speaking. "Sure! Happens all the time!"

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"For Merlin's sake, Prongs!" Sirius shouted. "Would you just stop talking ABOUT her and go talk TO her!"

Faylinn paused at the foot of the stairs, exchanging a confused look with Lily, even though she knew very well whom Sirius was yelling about to James. As they walked into the view of everyone else in the common room, Lily began wandering over to a small group of girls, but Faylinn grabbed the sleeve of her robe and tugged on it for a second. "Let's go sit with Sirius and them." She suggested.

Lily smiled reluctantly and followed Faylinn. "Hey!" Faylinn greeted the boys cheerily and sat down on the arm of Remus's chair.

Sirius looked up from the game of Wizard's Chess he was playing with James and flashed Faylinn and Lily one of his debonair grins. "'Sup Lils?" He said loudly to Lily, causing James to look up from the game as well and stare at Lily blankly.

Lily stood there uncomfortably until a short blonde-haired sixth year girl called to her from across the room. "Excuse me." She mumbled to Faylinn and walked away.

Sirius rolled his eyes and tossed a throw pillow at James. "Smooth!"

Peter giggled and held out a chocolate to Faylinn. She grabbed two pieces and shoved one in her mouth, turning to Remus and grinning, chocolate in her teeth. "Want some?" She asked, trying to sound audible even though her mouth was full.

Remus smiled politely and accepted a piece of chocolate, placing it into his mouth before turning his attention back to his book. Faylinn openly stared at him for a long moment.

"I think you've got an audience, Moony." Sirius joked and Remus looked up from his book once more, only to find a smirking Faylinn still seated on the arm of his chair.

Her eyes widened suddenly and she whipped her head around to face Sirius. "Did you just call him 'Moony?" She asked.

Sirius shrugged. "It's just a nickname." He mumbled.

Faylinn smiled and turned back to Remus. "That's funny!" She stated and then sat on the floor next to Peter. "Care to share?" She asked innocently, batting her eyelashes at him until he burst into fits of giggles.

"So where are you from?" James asked from a few feet away.

Faylinn looked up, licking chocolate smears off of her lips. "You mean me?" She asked. When James nodded, she shrugged and opened her mouth to speak, but was cut off by a shrill scream across the room. She laughed and opened another piece of chocolate.

"Well, we have our first day of classes tomorrow." Remus said and Faylinn heard him stand up from the chair. "Whoa," he exclaimed as he knelt down to retrieve his stolen chocolates from Peter. "They're all gone!"

Faylinn giggled and stood up. "Sorry, Moony. I got a little hungry." She squeezed his arm reassuringly. "Don't worry. I'll reimburse you."

He smiled and shook his head. "Forget about it."

Faylinn shrugged and wiped the crumbs off of her lap. "Okay, if you say so!" She said sweetly and winked at him.

Sirius laughed from his seat on the couch. "Well, I'm off!" He said, standing up and walking over to Faylinn. "G'night Tatum." He said, addressing her by last name.

Faylinn nodded and turned towards the Girl's Dormitories. "Night!" She called behind her and jogged up the steps and down the hall to her room. She flopped onto her bed and gazed at the ceiling, listening to Lily breathe softly from her own bed a few feet away and wondering when the other girl had returned to the dorm room.

She lit a candle on her nightstand, positioning it carefully so that not much of the light shone in Lily's direction, and pulled out her journal once more.

Dear little- black-book,

They call him MOONY. They must know, then. I wonder how many people are aware of it. I'm thinking that I shouldn't say anything just in case it's supposed to be some big secret. Not that I won't tease him, though. That should be fun.

James doesn't even talk to Lily. I wonder if they're even friends or if he just thinks she's really pretty. She is, though. I mean, I wish my eyes were that pretty.

Sirius is real handsome.

Faylinn shut her book and tossed it on the nightstand, blowing out the candle. Pulling the covers over her head, she fell asleep right away, not even bothering to change out of her uniform.

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"Go. To. Sleep." James ordered from underneath his comforter.

"Talk to me!" Sirius whined, pulling on the end of the blanket, trying to uncover James's face.

"Shhhh!" Remus hissed from his bed.

Sirius scowled. "Oh come on Rem, you know you're curious!"

James sat up straight and stared blankly at Sirius. "Padfoot! As our last year here at Hogwarts, I would like to get through the first day of school FULLY AWAKE! Now if you don't mind, BUGGER OFF AND GO TO SLEEP!"

"You're just mad that you choked up in front of Lily again!" Sirius protested, refusing to believe that his friend could actually become angry with him. He grinned. "Come on! Am I the only one who wants to talk about Faylinn?"

"YES!" James and Remus shouted.

Peter shuffled over from his bed and smiled. "I'll listen, Padfoot." He said.

Sirius grinned. "Thank you, Wormtail!" He applauded, continuing. "Anyway… What's to say about the new girl…?"

Remus snorted. "If you don't have anything to say, then-"

"No, no, no!" Sirius said, shaking his head. "I just thought I'd let you guys go first, in case you had anything you'd like to share amongst us so that-- Oomph!" He fell back onto the floor as James kicked him hard in the stomach.

"I wonder where she's from." Peter chipped in as Sirius crawled back onto the foot of the bed, mumbling swears to James under his breath.

"She won't say." James said shrugging. "Maybe she just got distracted a lot, though, with that scream and all."

"She's awfully pretty." Peter said, rummaging through Remus's trunk for some spare chocolates.

Sirius rolled his eyes. "Awfully pretty? That's like saying she has… Okay, I don't know, but awfully pretty?"

"I think he fancies her…" Remus said from his bed, still not facing them.

James snorted. "Sure, Rem, Sirius wouldn't fancy Faylinn. She's not his type, she's-" He paused and blinked at Sirius. "You don't fancy her, do you?"

Sirius shook his head. "Nah, of course not."

"You called her 'Tatum' like James calls Lily 'Evans.'" Remus grumbled back.

"I DON'T FANCY HER!" Sirius yelled from the floor.

"So?" Peter said. "Severus Snape calls James 'Potter' and Sirius 'Black.' That doesn't mean he fancies them."

They were all silent for a moment until James slowly turned his head in Peter's direction. "Um… Ew."

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She takes a real long time to get ready. And I thought I was lazy.

Oh, I forgot.

Dear diary-thingy,

There you go. Now, today we have Double Transfiguration and then lunch and then-

Oh. Lily's finally ready to go. It's about time! I think I'll leave this here, though.

By the time the two girls had made their way to the Great Hall, the tables were full of students happily chowing down on breakfast. Lily sat down next to the blonde girl from the night before, who smiled at Faylinn but rolled her eyes and turned back to some giggling girls next to her.

Faylinn stood behind Lily, glancing about the Hall and wondering why all the students were segregated into houses in such a cruel way. She pushed back the longing to run back home and hide in her favorite tree by her house for as long as she could.

Instead, she smiled warmly at Lily before pointing over towards Sirius and the gang and walking over to them, reassured that Lily wouldn't be upset with her for leaving her there. "G'mornin'!" She exclaimed in Remus's ear as she sat down.

"Hi Faylinn." Peter said as he smeared butter on a piece of toast. "You're seventh year, so you must have double Transfiguration with us today, right?"

She nodded and grabbed a blueberry muffin to nibble on. "Lily explained the whole schedule to me this morning. Way helpful."

Sirius cocked an eyebrow as he chewed his bacon. "Lily Evans, huh? You two are friends now?"

Faylinn laughed and nudged James's elbow. "She is nice." She said. "I couldn't get her to talk about you, though. She's always so busy. Or sleeping."

James choked on his eggs and swallowed hard. "Sleeping? What's she look like when-"

"Hey, Prongs! I'm eating here!" Sirius shouted.

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"Pull out your quills and parchment." Professor McGonagall ordered as she paced the front of the room. "Now, if you don't mind. These are the only notes you'll have to take this class, as the rest of the period will be spent on practicing the spell."

When all the students were done copying the notes, they were told to get into teams of three. Lily nudged Faylinn from her seat next to her. "Work with me?"

Faylinn began to nod, then shook her head slowly, an evil grin spreading across her face. "Sorry, Lily, I've already promised, um, Remus… Yeah, that I'd work with him." She tossed a crumpled piece of parchment at the back of Sirius's head. When he turned around she grinned. "Grab Remus and a table. We'll be a team."

Lily gaped at Faylinn. "But-" She began, then shook her head. "What about-"

Faylinn forced a concerned frown on her face as she stood to make her way over to Sirius and Remus. She tapped Peter on the shoulder and leaned down to whisper in his ear before turning back to smile at Lily. "It's okay, Lily!" She said nonchalantly. "Peter will team up with you. I guess the only other person left is James, is that okay?"

Lily's eyes bulged as she stared at Faylinn. Faylinn shrugged. "It's only for an hour or so." She walked quickly to the spare table that Sirius and Remus had moved to. She winked at James when he glanced her way before setting his books down next to Lily.

"That's evil." Sirius whispered to Faylinn as she pulled out her wand to start practicing.

"Do you think she'll be mad at you?" Remus asked from across the table.

She shook her head and positioned her notes directly in front of her as she read them thoroughly. "I just told her I promised you I'd work with you."

"Easy enough." Sirius agreed, shrugging. "Wait, who'd you promise? Me or Rem?"

Faylinn looked up at him over her notes. "Remus…" She said slowly. "Why?"

He shrugged and pulled out his wand. "Never mind. Let's just turn our quills into our favorite things."

Faylinn smiled to herself as she pondered what she would turn her quill into. Once she had decided, she tried a few times, with little luck. "What am I doing wrong?" She asked after her fifteenth try, exasperated.

"Well, what are you trying to turn it into?" Remus asked, gloating over his used-to-be-quill piece of chocolate.

Faylinn shrugged. "A pebble."

Sirius coughed. "A pebble?!" He exclaimed. "It's supposed to be YOUR FAVORITE THING!"

Faylinn glared at the shaggy-haired boy next to her. "I know."

"So, you're going to turn your quill into a pebble?" He scoffed. "You're just trying to find an easy way to do the spell! It's not going to work if it's not your FAVORITE THING!"

"And what is so wrong with a pebble?" She countered.

"It's not your favorite-" He began.

"Favorite thing?!" She cut him off. "Really? Why not then?"

He shrugged. "It's a PEBBLE!"

Faylinn rolled her eyes and turned back to Remus. "It's got to be the way I'm saying it." She explained. "Or maybe I'm supposed to move my wand a certain way? Is that it?"

Remus smiled. "I've seen you try already. It looks like you're doing it right. Maybe Sirius is right."

"I am not trying to find an easy way out!" She hissed, tucking her hair behind her ears and leaning towards her quill. "Maybe it's broken. It must be broken. There's something wrong with my quill! Pass me a new one!"

Sirius laughed. "It's not the quill, Faylinn, it's-" He paused, his eyes widening. "It's you ear! Holy shit! Faylinn, there's something wrong with your ear!" He shrieked and backed away.

Faylinn froze. She couldn't move for the life of her. She prayed that Sirius would just shut his mouth long enough for her to think of something. She exhaled slowly, swearing under her breath as she set her head down on the table in front of her. "Sirius, be quiet. Please, please, please." She whispered into her notes.

She heard Remus clear his throat as she felt something touch the tip of her ear. She sat up straight as fast as she could and grabbed onto Sirius's wrist. "Don't do that!"

Sirius's shocked face relaxed slowly and he grinned. "You. Have. Pointy. Ears." He whispered.

Faylinn released his wrist and rolled her eyes. "Don't sound so excited."

Remus cleared his throat again and Faylinn glanced over at him, moving her hair to cover her ears as she turned to face him. "How do you…?" He asked.

Faylinn shrugged and picked up her wand. "I-" She paused as McGonagall stopped at their table.

"It's time to show me so you can get a grade for today." The professor said, standing there waiting.

Remus quickly turned his chocolate back into a quill and then into a piece of chocolate again. Sirius transformed his quill into a small ring briefly before turning it back into a quill again.

When Professor McGonagall turned to Faylinn, Faylinn gulped loudly and picked up her wand. Concentrating as hard as she could, she flicked her wand at her quill and muttered the spell under her breath, hoping against hope that it would work. She winced, closing her eyes and wincing, afraid that the spell hadn't worked.

"And what, Miss Tatum, is that?" She heard McGonagall say.

Faylinn opened one eye and stared at where her quill used to be. In its place, lay a glittering purple stone, about the size of her fist. She sighed in relief and smiled. "It's a pebble." She explained. "Pretty, huh?"

McGonagall picked the rock off of the table and examined it closely. "This, Miss Tatum," She said slowly, "is an amethyst." She set the stone back onto the table and nodded at her students. "Good work, you three." She said, walking away to grade her other students.

"A pebble?" Sirius said skeptically.

Faylinn nodded. "I told you-"

"That's an amethyst." Remus said flatly. "A gem. Not a pebble."

Faylinn shrugged. "Whatever. It's still a rock."

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"Where were you at lunch?"

Faylinn looked up from her Potions textbook, squinting at James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter. "Library." She mumbled, turning her attention back to her homework.

James sat down next to her on the couch and poked her ear. "Care to explain your… weirdness?"

Faylinn swatted his hand away and looked around the otherwise empty common room, waiting for a distraction. "It's not really your business…" She mumbled.

"But we'd like to know." Sirius said, sitting cross-legged on the floor and gazing up at her.

Faylinn rolled her eyes. "It's a long story…"

Remus sat on her other side and frowned. "We have three hours until dinner."

"I think it's cool you have pointy ears." Peter chipped in.

"I think it's weird." Sirius countered.

Faylinn grimaced. "I- It's not- I mean-" She started. "Oh shut up Sirius! You're weird, okay?"

James chuckled and patted Faylinn on the back. "Nicely done, Faylinn." He commented.

Sirius rolled his eyes and scowled. "You're the one with pink hair, big eyes, and pointy ears!"

"Yeah!" She said indignantly. "So what if I have pink hair? It's not ALL pink, just a bit of it! And, yeah! I have big eyes! Whatever! And, so what if my ears are pointy!" She pointed to Remus. "His ears are pointy sometimes, too!" She inhaled sharply, looking at her hands in her lap. She blinked slowly and cursed under her breath, reprimanding herself for her big mouth, yet again.

"What are you talking about?" Remus whispered, even though they were the only people in the common room.

Faylinn moved to stand up, still looking down. "Nothing. I didn't mean anything. I should go, I-"

James grabbed hold of the back of her robes and pulled her back onto the couch. "No…" He said coldly. "You're going to tell us what you meant."

Faylinn wriggled out of his grasp and leaned her back against Remus's arm, desperate to get away from James. "You can't make me do anything!" She said, backing into Remus's shoulder, trying to hide behind him even though he wouldn't budge,

"Just tell us what you meant and we'll leave you alone." James said, calmly this time.

Faylinn sighed. "Okay, FINE." She sat up straight, moving so that she wasn't leaning on Remus any longer. "I… I know he's a… Yeah, that's all."

Sirius frowned. "What are you talking about?"

"REMUS!" Faylinn cried, getting slightly annoyed. "I know what he is! I've known since yesterday! That's how I actually understood that NICKNAME!"

Remus sighed. "What do you mean, you know what I am?"

Faylinn bit her lip. "A werewolf…" She said lowly.

"How could you know that?" Peter asked, dumbfounded.

James rolled his eyes. "Shut up, Wormtail!" He turned back to Faylinn. "I don't know where you got that idea, but Remus isn't a-"

"Yes he is!" Faylinn protested. She grabbed the sleeve of Remus's robe and pulled it towards James. "Smell him!"

Remus pulled away from her and smirked slightly. "Is that why you were sniffing me?"

Faylinn blinked. "Oh. Um… no?"

"Like, I said." Sirius snorted. "Weird."

Faylinn rolled her eyes and stood up, walking away quickly before James could grab hold of her again. She ran up to the Girl's Dormitories and flung herself onto her bed, her face in her pillow.

Dear, um, thing,

I need self-control. I have a problem with not thinking before I speak.

Talk about annoying.

They saw my ears. And they know I know about Remus.

I left my Potions book downstairs but that's okay. I'll get it later.

Lily just got here. She says that Sirius asked for me to go down to the common room. And she wants to know what he's so worked up about.

Should I tell her? Maybe it'll help if I get it all off my chest. And I'm not just talking about that whole Remus thing.

She's going to the library to do her homework. She invited me to go but I just lied and said I should probably check out what Sirius wants.

I guess I'll tell her some other time.

I'm thinking of taking a nice long nap right through dinner. Or I could go home… That would be nice.

Faylinn tossed her diary onto the floor and rolled onto her back, closing her eyes. She tried clearing her mind of all thought, but it didn't work. When her stomach growled loudly she knew why. Letting out a long, exasperated sigh, she sat up straight.

"I'm never going to sleep if I don't eat something…" She mumbled to herself, getting up to go to the common room. "And I might as well make amends with Remus."

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"She's crazy. There's no way she could've found out in just two days." James muttered. The four boys were still talking about Faylinn.

"She's…" Sirius began, but stopped himself. "Maybe Snivellus told her?"

"She doesn't even know him, though." Peter objected.

"We don't know that!" James countered.

"It doesn't matter." Remus mumbled from his spot on the couch.

"See?" A female voice came from a few feet away and the boys looked up to see who it was. "If Remus says it doesn't matter, then it doesn't matter."

The girl plopped down on the couch next to Remus and snuggled into his shoulder, causing him to chuckle. She grinned and backed away, turning to the others. "And it doesn't." She said simply.

"How did you know, though?" James asked, resolving to stay calm this time.

Faylinn shrugged. "Doesn't matter."

Sirius rolled his eyes. "Oh come on! You've got to tell us! How are we ever going to trust you?"

"I never asked for your trust." She replied.

Peter giggled. "I didn't think it was something you were supposed to ask for."

Remus nodded. "Exactly."

James moved to sit facing Faylinn, a determined expression on his face. "If you answer our questions, we'll answer any questions you might have for us."

"What if I don't have any questions?" She asked cockily.

"Oh, believe me," Remus laughed. "If you don't have questions, they'll start going on and on anyway."

Faylinn sat up straight. "Fine. Ask away."

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::AN:: Muahaha Thanks for reading! Please review! Now I'm off to start the third chapter, right now!