Vicky and Erica got off the train and stretching, both relieved to smell air, It had been a long trip.

Erica saw Hagrid for the first time in months.

"Bloody hell...bloke gets bigger every time."

Vicky looked at Erica with a God-your-stupid look on her face "Erica, you aren't British."

"WE ALL HAVE OUR DAMN MOMENTS OK!" And Erica stalked off

"someone's PMSing." Vicky mumbled under her breath as she followed Erica to the carriages that led them up to the castle.

Erica and Vicky changed into their robes and were late to enter the great hall.

Which means, every one stared at them as they entered the hall.

Erica bent her head towards Vicky's "dude... this sucks"

Vicky squeezed the words out the side of her mouth "yes, yes it does"

Erica looked at the staff's table, at the end was Snape, Glaring at her as usual, she quickly looked away and moved down the table to Lupin, he was smiling at her, no he was smiling at Vicky. She looked at Vicky who just nonchalantly smiled and waved at him. Erica turned her eyes back to the staff and saw Dumbledore, he just smiled and winked. A small smiled crept onto Erica's face, and then she noticed all the students staring at them.

'Think of something Barton, think of something!' Erica's mind rang.

She looked at the students all around and smiled a cheesy grin, she noticed Snape smirking at her.

"She lost her cat" She nudged Vicky.

"My bat..."Vicky tried.

"Her hat..." Erica smiled again, all the blood went to her cheeks, and Vicky started.

"Yes I lost my hat, that's why we are late."

Professor McGonagall stood from her seat.

"Miss Atkins..."She looked at Vicky. 'Oh just tell them all my fucking name why don't you' –Vicky's mind rang.

"Yes professor?"

"Where is your hat that you went looking for?"
"I couldn't find it ma'am."
McGonagall looked at Vicky's cheesy grin to Erica's blushed face and said "ladies, please sit down, I do not see the need for both of you to have been looking for it, and you are late, you missed sorting, not a good way to start off the year, Miss Barton, why were you with Miss Atkins pray- tell?"

"She's my best friend ma'am, I wouldn't have let her walk through those doors and have to go through this alone." Said Erica, her confidence rising.

"5 points will be taken, Maybe Miss Barton, you would have made a good Hufflepuff "and she sat down.

And roaring clapter came from the hufflepuff table. Erica and Vicky turned around looking at them oddly before taking their seats.

Vicky looked at Erica. "Did you mean that?"

"No, I wouldn't have helped you look for your hat, I would have laughed while you looked, But no way in hell would I have left you to walk through the great hall alone standing in front of everyone." Erica said munching on the piece of roll she stole from Hermione's plate.

Vicky smiled to her self. If she ever doubted their friendship...all doubt was lost.

They finished up their feast and Dumbledore spoke "Prefects take first years to their dorms and head boy and head girl come here please. That is all, goodnight"

Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy headed towards the staff's table.

Vicky looked up to where Erica had pointed; she looked at Malfoy and shivered.

"I hate that boy" she said grabbing Erica's arm and leaving. Erica sneered at Draco, knowing well he didn't see her, but Snape did, and he raised an eyebrow, and Erica's face fell. She felt a tug at her arm and she was being pulled away from his gaze.

Erica and Vicky reached the Fat Lady later than the crowd before them.

"Password?"

"OH BEJESUS SPITTING WILBER! See if we weren't late all the time, we would know the password." Erica stated and sat down on the steps, Vicky rolled her eyes and said to the Fat lady "Fat Lady, did I tell you, when you sing, my heart turns and my head spins and..."

"Child, what are you getting at?"

"We were late, and we don't have the password." Vicky stated plainly.

"You know I can't let your through."

"DAMNIT!" she yelled and kicked the stairs.

"5 points from Gryffindor" stated the fat lady.

Erica Whipped around and Vicky glared at the painting.

"You can't take off points you're a portrait!" Erica said

"No, but I can.5 points from Gryffindor" Said a cold silky voice from behind them.

'Oh the hell begins' Erica thought.

"Professor, Sir, How are you, can I ask you something?" Erica said.

'Erica I swear if you ask him to role-play star wars right now I'll kill you!' Vicky's mind screamed.

"I don't suppose me saying no is going to stop you" He looked down at Erica

Erica stood and Smiled. He didn't.

"Do you know the password for Gryffindor?"

He rolled his eyes, and sucked in air. "Miss Barton, How did you manage to forget already?"

"Err...see; we were late getting with the others..."

He quirked up his eyebrow at her "late again, you two, you don't do yourselves any good hanging out together, causing yourselves more trouble."

Erica looked down at her shoes.

"Severus, already torturing students?" Lupin nodded his head at the girls "Miss Atkins, Miss Barton, doing good?"

Vicky hopped up "No. We need a password, and with professor Snape, we are going nowhere fast." Erica looked at Vicky wide-eyed, "ARE YOU INSANE" Erica yelled and leaned closer to Vicky "you forget, this is Snape, not your average nice person who cares whether you live or die."

Lupin stepped in front if Snape and looked at the Fat lady and smiled. "Snuverus Popnus" and the Fat lady growled and she swung open and Erica and Vicky's eyes lit up and they both felt the urge to hug him, luckily Erica surpressed the urge. Vicky didn't.

All you heard was loud "Oof!" and she ran to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, he chuckled and hugged her back and she let go and walked into the porthole.

Erica couldn't resist it. "Professor Snape? Do you need a hug?"

He looked at her as if she had grown a third head. "No I'd prefer if you don't touch me. Get into your dorms before I take more points." and he stalked off.

Erica put a hand to her chest and sighed a sarcastic sigh "oh...my poor heart." And Lupin laughed and said his goodnights and left.

Erica and Vicky climbed the stairs and went to their beds and quickly fell asleep.