I left the hospital wing, and almost immediately ran into Jenny. "He's not allowed to have visitors."

"Well you were in there." she smirked hands on her hips, nose in the air, freaking snob

"Yes, I was, and guess what Pomfrey made me leave so that he could get some rest." I spotted Teri down the hallway from me. "Ter. Teri, wait up." I noticed that she was walking with a whole bunch of her Ravenclaw buddies. They were stopped waiting for me. As I approached Teri handed me a handful of pictures over her shoulder. All of them were pictures of her and Hugh from their summer vacation. They had spent the summer in New Zealand; if these two didn't get married soon I was going to gag myself with how sweet they were.

Literally every picture was of her and Hugh, laughing, Hugh's 6'3 frame bent over to hold her, his brown hair all tousled. He really was a fine specimen, but I still couldn't understand how the two of them got together, they had nothing in common, and Hugh was a Hufflepuff, so it's not even like they ran into each other in the common room. But anyhow, they'd been dating forever.

After I was finished flipping through them all, I handed them back to Teri, "Nice, why didn't you show me these on the train?"

"I didn't think about it." She said with a shrug "Plus they were in my trunk." She turned to her friends, most of whom I knew fairly well. "We have to be off to a prefects meeting. I'll see you all in the common room later."

"So Amy" she said turning he attention back to me "How was your first day."

"I spent my first day staring at a passed out Wood. That boy is going to kill me someday." I lifted my shirt up, "Look at what he did." I revealed the bruises I had just received, that were already turning back to my flesh color.

"How'd you get those?"

"I slapped him, so he started tickling me, but it's more grabbing then tickling ya know."

"How's Ryan?" Teri knew all about Ryan because well that's what Teri and I talked about boys, and I had to tell someone that would be excited for me unlike my stupid friend Wood who just scowled at me when I told him.

I sighed, "He's fine I guess, I think he's mad at me for being out there with Oliver this morning, because I haven't seen him since then, and I'm pretty sure he would have followed us out of the Great Hall if he could stand the sight of me."

"I wouldn't worry about Am, he'll come around if he's still interested."

"I don't know about that Teri, he was pretty angry, I don't know why he expects me to just completely forget about Oliver when I'm here, I haven't been able to for 6 years, why would this year all of a sudden be different." We were nearing the room where the meeting would be held on the second floor.

"Is Percy in charge this year, of the meeting I mean." Teri asked

"Yea I think so, the Head Boy and girl are always in charge aren't they."

"As if his head needs to get any bigger. I'm telling you Amy he asks me out again, and I'm going to throw up." She shivered.

"Well he's got Penny this year, so maybe he'll stop." I said hopefully

She looked at me, with this look of are you kidding me. "It didn't stop him last year, did it?"

"Well no, but no one knew they were dating last year, now everyone knows." I whispered as we entered the room.

In the front of the room stood the boy we had just been talking about. Percy was giving the group the beginning of the term lecture. The only thing I get to do today and Percy is going to ruin it. "Now fellow students, there has already been one fight on the grounds today, they seem to be starting early this year so we will have to keep and extra watch on those involved." He shot me a look

"Oh shove it Percy." it was out of my mouth before I could even think the statement through.

"What was that Ms. Snow?" he asked with the tone of a teacher.

"You weren't there you don't know what happened so leave it alone. This year is no different from the rest, since when do we care about fights unless we are around to be able to do something about it, and Believe me Weasley I tried to stop it." I said in a huff

Teri leaned over and whispered in my ear "That probably wasn't a good idea."

"5 points will be taken from Gryfindor for you serious lack of judgment, Ms. Snow."

Now I was angry remember when I told you my problem was knowing when to shut my mouth, it was kicking in right now.

"You're taking points away from you own house you dumb git. And just as you can take them away so can I, so Percy for being an insuferable know it all, I'm taking 15 points. Maybe then you'll learn the first 5 times you ask a girl out, and she says NO, that she's going to say no the next hundred times."

I spun around to leave the room. "If you leave this classroom Amy, I'm taking another 20 points." I could feel my blood boiling in my veins, and Teri grabbed my arm to calm me down

"Well Percy if you feel the need to take more points then be my guest."

"Amy, I'm warning you." he had now dragged me out into the hallway where they couldn't see us argue.

"Warning me about what? What this all about, oh wait I know, I was out of bed with a male student before breakfast, and you don't think it's proper." I turned to walk away from him

I heard him stomp his foot behind me "Yes that's exactly what this is about. What were you doing down at the pitch this morning, by yourself with Wood?"

"Why exactly do you care" I asked spinning back around "Percy if I wanted to Snog Oliver, I could do it anywhere, I wouldn't need to just do it on the pitch." I walked back up the staircase, intent on going to the common room.

"That's another 25 points for leaving the meeting early."

"Make it 50 Percy, then we will get all your sexual harassment in one lump."

"That is enough from the both of you. Imagine my surprise sitting in my office watching what little points we have from the first day of school dwindling in front of my very eyes." Professor McGonagal said sternly from the top of the stairs.

"I will restore the points in a moment, but the two of you need to stop this immediately. I don't know what's going on here, but I am sick of the fights between you two. This year is going to be different." She stood with her hands on her hips, the Headmaster behind her.

Dumbledore winked at me from behind her. "Everything has been taken care of Professor, no need to worry. Mr. Weasley go back to your meeting. Ms. Snow follow me."

I saw Percy smirk; he thought he was getting away with something here. That he had the last laugh, well, we will see about that I'm sure I can get his brothers to do something extra special just for me although they rarely need an excuse.

"I am very disappointed in you Amy." McGonagal said as we walked back towards the headmaster's office.

"He started it professor, he seems to think that the fight this morning was my fault, and that we were down at the pitch for impure reasons, the only reason I was down there was to prevent something like this from happening." I turned to look at her "Can you imagine how bad Wood would be, if I hadn't come in when I did?"

"Yes it was good you were down there, but arguing with Mr. Weasley must be put to a stop. And in front of all the new Prefects he is going to have a hard time controlling them now." She said firmly

"Professor you know that if I catch them disobeying him, I will deduct points myself. But he needs to understand that he's just a student like the rest of us." I sat down in the chair across from Dumbledore's desk.

He looked at me, his blue eyes peering over the edges of his half-moon glasses. "Did you bring your essay for me?"

"Yes sir" I said digging through my bag for it, "Here you go"

"And did you get any practical experience this summer."

"I fixed Oliver's rib 2 nights ago, who knows how he is doing now though, they hurt him really bad this morning."

"What did he do 2 days ago?" McGonagl asked.

I turned to face her "Quidditch accident?"

She shook her head and turned to face Dumbledore, "Really Albus, is it a good idea for her to use her friends as guinea pigs?"

"Hey he could have said no, and went down to his parents, if it weren't for me he'd probably still be walking around with a broken rib." I protested. "May I go now Professor, I need to catch up on all my schoolwork that I missed today."

Dumbledore nodded, as did McGonagal "Ms. Snow, we will continue as we did last year, every Wednesday, 7pm."

I got up and walked out of his office. Teri was waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs.

"How bad?"

"It was nothing, surprisingly, I thought for sure I was done for." I grabbed my other bag from her, which I must have left on the floor, when I stormed out of our meeting. "It's been quite a day, accompany me to the library"

"Of course, my dear." we linked arms as we walked down the hallway. "By the way what we were discussing about Percy earlier, about him not asking us out this year because of Penny, yea we were totally wrong, as I was leaving he grabbed my arm and asked me if I'd be interested in going to Hogsmead sometime."

"And did you say hey Weasley, my boyfriend is loaded and gorgeous, you don't stand a chance." I asked laughing. "Or or or, did you just say eww gross go away."

We walked down the corridor towards the library laughing so hard I'm surprised we were still standing upright. Percy was one of those guys that didn't exactly get the hint, he had been asking out half the girls in the school for as long as I can remember, but it seemed within the last few years he focused on Teri and I, it was really kind of creepy.

We found seats by the fireplace, so that we could still talk and not be shushed the whole time. Teri and I had met each other in grade school. Because of my accent, I was teased a lot because I didn't sound like everyone else, kids can be very mean, plus weird stuff happened when I was around. We got along so well, and were so disappointed that we weren't in the same house. Teri was sorted first, and when she was put into Ravenclaw I knew we were separated, the whole lot of my family had been in Gryfindor for centuries, both sides, so unless I asked to be placed in another house that's where I was going. Plus Oliver was a Gryfindor. That's where I needed to be. But in 6 years we've managed to remain very close friends.

It was a rough go for a while because Megan kind of encroached on her territory, but they have since decided that the other is cool.

"Behind you," Teri said pointing

I felt someone lean down onto the back of my chair. "What's up gorgeous?" Ryan whispered in my ear.

"What are you doing down here. Imagine Ryan Wood in the library, are you sick."

He plopped down in the chair next to me, "No, we've already been put into a group project and the girls I'm with decided we would meet in here every night for the next 2 weeks, until the project is due. Imagine that a huge project on the first day of school."

"What class?" Teri asked

"Muggle studies. We have to pick a topic write about it, and then present it to the class." he leaned forward. "I got paired up with the, umm how do I say this, dorks of the class, they love me, so I'll let them do the work and then I'll present it."

I glared at him "You will not use them like that, your flashy smile will not work forever, go over there and do your work."

He stared at me with those beautiful green eyes. He then leaned in so that our noses were practically touching. "The pitch, 15 minutes." and then simply got up and went back over to his table

"Hey who did I get paired with?" I shouted at him

"Not sure, wasn't really paying attention."

"You've gotten in over your head." Teri said shaking her's

I gathered up my things "You have no idea."

"What?" Teri was up and following me "Tell me, come on Amy tell me."

"It's nothing really, Oliver and I were wrestling, and he must have forgotten who he was pinning, because he kissed me."

"Wow, that had to be awkward?"

"Not really because I know that there is nothing behind it."

She stared at me. "Do you honestly believe that?"

"Look Ter, the way I see it, is if it was going to happen. It would have by now." I shrugged "It's just not a good idea."

She stared at me as if she didn't really believe it, both her and Megan had been trying to get Oliver and I together for years. Neither one of us really thought it was a good idea. We were friends and that's the way I wanted to keep it. Plus I was involved in a relationship, albeit secret but a relationship just the same.

"Well Amy, I have to owl Hugh tonight, he's supposed to be meeting us for our first Hogsmead weekend."

"Send him my love. Goodnight, I'll see you in Defense Against the Dark Arts tomorrow."

"Yep I saved you the spot as my partner, as always."

I walked back down through the school, trying not to be noticed as I snuck off the to pitch, I was in enough trouble for one day, I should probably just go to bed, and sleep the rest of the day away. But I couldn't leave Ryan there waiting for me. After all I had kind of promised right. I justified to myself.

I pulled my cloak tightly around my body. It was freezing out here. It was really way to cold for September, thankfully the ground had dried out so I could easily walk down there without falling on my face.

"Amy?" someone questioned from behind me.

I turned around to see Cedric, and a few members of his team, walking towards the pitch. God he was a good looking boy, things just didn't work out between us, no real reason why, just decided it was time that we both moved on. It was really hard at first, because I really did care about him, but after awhile Ryan came along, and things became a lot easier.

"Yes Cedric." I questioned

"Why are you going down to the pitch, I thought Wood was in the hospital wing?" he asked quizzically.

"He is but I was down here with him this morning, and I think I may have left some of my stuff up in the stands." I eyed the equipment "Training already? Turning into Wood junior."

"I don't think anyone else can be that bad Amy." It was some girl, whose name I wasn't that sure of

"And you would know this how?" Cedric stepped in between the two of us.

"Let's just say Oliver and I know each other very well."

"Oh yea, you and about half of the female population at this school." This was Cedric's way of making light of the situation, he was doing a shitty job.

I saw Ryan coming down the walk towards us. Great now what was I supposed to do. Ryan would get the hint, and keep going, but I just felt guilty.

"Back so soon Amy. I would have thought you'd had enough of the pitch for one day." Ryan questioned eyebrows raised at my present company.

"One would think, I'm only here because I think I left some of my stuff in the stands." I motioned towards them "Breaking up fights wrecks havoc on the brain." I forced a laugh.

"Well I will accompany you, as to make sure nothing else happens." Ryan said offering me his arm.

"That's alright I can manage on my own." I said turning to go up and look for something I knew damn well wasn't there.

Ryan grabbed my arm. "I insist."

"Ryan, I think she wants to be left alone." Cedric interjected

"Hey Diggory stay out of this will you." We were almost at the pitch and I left Ryan waiting at the base. Looking around for my imaginary in the stands, before conjuring something up so I didn't look like a complete idiot. I walked very calmly back down the stairs, and started up to the castle. Ryan two steps behind me.

We reached the side of the castle that very few people were ever entering this time of night. When he kissed me. Sneaking around was fun. Now I remembered why I did this.

We made out for a few more minutes before Ryan broke the kiss and without a word turned and walked into the castle, leaving me standing there alone. I cut my loses for the night and went up to bed.