"Oh Briann, you are a lifesaver, I will have your notes back to you by the end of the day, I promise." I yelled as I sprinted down the corridor towards transfiguration. I could see Teri standing at the entrance waiting for me.

"What class do you have with Briann Taylor?" she asked leaning against the wall

"Classes, actually, Muggle Studies, and Arithmacy."

"I've never heard her talk."

"She's very quiet that's what makes her such a good note taker." and it was the truth, Briann took better notes then anyone I had ever come into contact with, it was amazing, I think she had a spell placed on the parchment to record the entire class, because she would even write down questions.

Teri handed me her notes from Potions, History of Magic, and Herbology, so much for not doing much on the first day. "Now why didn't you give these to me last night, when I had nothing better to do."

"Because you were copying Megan's Tranfiguration notes.

"Will you be joining us Ms. Snow?" I heard McGonagal ask from the inside the classroom. Teri and I exchanged a look as she sprinted off down the hallway towards Divinination. I stopped taking that class right away because according to Trelawny I lacked the foresight to be any good at it. Teri on the other hand was very good at it. She predicted a lot of things all the time; she was especially good at predicting which boys liked other boys we'll say. It was uncanny, up until Oliver turned into the sex crazed boy that he is, I asked her at least once a week, if he played for the other team, and she always assured me that he was straight, not that I would have loved him any less had he not been.

I walked into class and took my seat next to Megan, which just happened to place me in front of Cedric, and his stupid friend Mark, I hated having to deal with that kid when I was forced to, and now Megan goes and picks a seat right in front of them. Note to self, 'Kill Megan.'

"Did you finally decide to join us today Amy?" Mark asked with that smug look on his face, I'd like to kill him but that would most likely land me in jail, which is somewhere I really don't want to be.

"Oh yes, Mark, I just couldn't live another day without seeing you it was killing me inside." I responded without turning around.

"See Ced, I told you that she was just using you to get to me," he said laughing

I heard Cedric huff behind me, he always believed that I was with him for some reason other then the fact that I wanted to be. Although a lot of people said I swapped one Quidditch freak for another, at least once in awhile you could look at Cedric, and he would just know to shut up, he would know when you had reached the breaking point. With Oliver that was no off switch. It was like he didn't get that other people had interests that were not the same as his and other people thought about things that were more important then a silly little game.

I glanced at Megan, she was writing a note, which she slipped under my nose 30 seconds later.

Written in sparkly purple writing, she liked to make things different, it drove the teachers crazy, was this

I am so terribly sorry, I was here first believe it or not, and they sat down behind me.

The first thing out of Diggory's mouth was, "soooo is Amy in this class" that boy has it hard for you Am. When I told him about Wood's little run in, and he just kind of grimaced and started taking notes. It was almost as if he didn't want to hear about you and Wood anymore.

Wouldn't he be surprised to know what happened last night?

I glanced up for the table and glared at her, how could she possibly know about that the only person I told was Teri, and I made sure no one else was around when I divulged that information. I looked back down and continued reading.

You and Ryan should really be more careful if you don't' want anyone else to find out. I just happened to be walking back from the forest with Davies

What the hell was she doing with Davies

And what should I see but my bestest buddy being snogged by Ryan Wood, what would everyone think.

She was staring at me I could feel it

You could have told me you know, I wouldn't have said a word to anyone, just like I won't tell them I saw you two together. I have Davies convinced it wasn't you, that it was some 4th year, more Ryan's style anyway.

We need to talk when class is over. Wait for me in the hallway.

Meg

I picked up a spare piece of parchment from in front of her while listening to McGonagal's lecture

"Class today you will be given the majority of the period to take notes on chapters 1-4, at the end of the period I will be coming along to see how much you have accomplished. Don't work to fast there will be a test and an essay on what you write today, take you time and be thorough."

I dipped my quill into my boring black ink.

Megan,

Look I'm really sorry about keeping anything from you, but it's sort of new and you know how Ryan is who knows how long its going to last. As for the Cedric stuff it was his idea to call it off in the first place so he really needs to get over it.

What's this stuff with you and Davies, wait until Wood finds out your snogging the Enemy, I was almost disowned last year. After class would be perfect, you can walk me to muggle studies with said Ryan.

Amy

I slipped the note back to her. And she read it with a smile on her face; she really was a great person to keep around, mostly because she had candy wherever she went. She was even known the try the Weasley's creations when she was running low on her own stash. They would come into the common room when one of them would announce "Anyone want some"

To which Megan would look up from her chair and everyone would groan. Out of Megan's sweet innocent face, would come something like..

"Is it chocolate, because if it's chocolate, I'll take it."

Which would normally be followed by one of us saying, "Meg, who knows what its going to do to you."

To which she would reply "Well they are bound to have an antidote"

She went out with Fred a few times, as she says he's the lesser of two evils, literally.

I opened my book and started to take notes, and continued doing so for approximately half the class, I had made my way through the first two chapters and decided I would finish these later and copy Briann's notes for Muggle Studies

I was almost through the last page of notes, she had only taken 7 when a shadow crossed my page. I looked up to see a very gruff Professor looking down at me. I handed her what I had accomplished during the allotted time.

"Ms. Snow, I would like you to stay after class. We have something we need to discuss."

"Yes madam."

I finished Briann's notes for Muggle Studies and placed all of my books into my bag. It was such a cool messengers bag, that my annoying, yet totally killer sister purchased for me.

"Class dismissed" I waited silently at my desk while everyone else filed out. Megan shooting me an I'm so sorry type of look.

When everyone had left I approached her desk. "Why is it Amy that you spend less then half the time given working on my assignment then everyone else in the class, and manage to get more done then anyone else?"

"I don't know?"

"And why is that most people can study themselves to sleep, and not pass my tests and I see you in the hallway 15 minutes before class reading over your notes and you get A's"

"I have a very good memory, Professor."

"Yes, that my child is very true. You and your sister both I'm afraid."

"Is that a bad thing?" I asked leaning forward against her desk.

"No certainly not. But think of what the two of you could accomplish if you actually put some effort into it."

"Did Emily get this speech yesterday?"

"No, she will be receiving it today, both of you are just like your father. Superiorly gifted in most aspects of this world, and only really pushed himself in one."

It was true, my father was tremendous in school, he was Head Boy, Quidditch Captain, and just all around great student. It makes me sick just thinking about it. Emily and I inherited that from him. My mother was also very intelligent, but she had to work at it, whereas my father could read the back of the book and tell you exactly what it was about. In detail.

"Himself and Mr.Wood, always causing trouble, I should have known then their children would cause me just as many problems."

"But Professor we are not half as bad as those two were. I've heard stories, from them and from their wives."

"Now in that case you are right, now hurry off to class, can't miss two in row, now can we?"

Megan was waiting for me out in the hall. "What was that all about?"

"Nothing real, just the beginning of the year speech." I shrugged "Now Amy, if you would just apply yourself" I said in my best McGonagal accent.

"Oh that one again." Megan stated as she pushed me through a crowd of first years. "Must be nice to be brainy and beautiful."

"Ha, Ha Funny Meg, comedy is really the way you should go."

She laughed as she left me at the entrance to the Muggle Studies classroom. This was probably the best room in the castle. It had every Muggle invention going, well the cool ones at least. Bean Bag chairs surrounded the room, in many bright and disgusting colors. There was an enchanted T.V. set that played the same thing over and over again, day after day. Along with many different sports balls.

"Ms. Snow," I heard Professor Martingale say before I had even had a chance to seat myself.

"Yes Professor?" I questioned while taking a seat at an empty table.

She eyed me carefully "I assume that you have the notes from yesterday?"

"You would have assumed right."

"Sniping with the teacher on the first day?" I heard a familiar voice say

"I'm not sniping with anyone she started it." I said as Ryan came into view beside me

He just laughed, as one of the girls in his group glared at me.

"Ms. Snow?"

"Yes Professor?"

"Since you and Mr. Wood seem to be getting along so well today, I think you can work in their group for the project."

"Excuse me Professor but our group is actually the one that's a person short?" It was Davies trying to save me from working with Ryan

"Where ever you want to put me is fine professor." I stated as I smiled at Davies, Roger was a weird kid but a very nice one.

"Well then Mr. Wood please have her join your group." She stated before sitting down at her desk. This woman didn't like me, can you tell. She didn't like me for the simple reason that I aced everything she threw at me in this class because I had grown up, basically as a muggle. I knew how every invention worked, and what everything was for. She had assumed when I started the class because of my bloodline that I would be as clueless as the rest of the class.

Professor Martingale, had attended school with my parents, and despised my mother. Mostly because I think she wanted my father. So she took it out on me and Emily, it was my fathers idea to take this class. 'Just think of how easy it will be for you Am." yea yea easy for him to say, he didn't have to put up with her.

Ryan led me over to his group, which consisted of two Hufflepuffs, Miranda Kline, and Jessica Abbott. One Ravenclaw, two if you counted Ryan, Robin Tombs, and one Gryfindor besides myself, Genevieve Robertson whom in all my years of being in the same common room, had never had more then a two second conversation with. This ought to be really fun, I thought as I sat myself down.

"So Amy we had already picked our topic but if you have any suggestions." Miranda said through gritted teeth.

"No, no, I'm sure whatever you had picked will be just fine." I said not wanting to cause any more problems then I already had.

Robin passed me her parchment, on which they had written forms of transportation. Were they freaking kidding, must muggle traveled the same way we did, minus floo, portkey, and apparating, oh and don't forget brooms.

I looked at Ryan who must have been thinking the same thing, "Um ladies I thought we had decided on muggle sports."

"Well we had but then a few people pointed out just how easy this would be." Jessica said giggling at Ryan,

I should have just kept my mouth shut, "Well yea it ought to be, must of them our the same as ours."

It was silent for the next 25 minutes before class ended as we worked on, who would go first and such in our line up.

Before the class ended, Genevieve asked what I thought a good topic would be, and I casually mentioned, household electronics. To which everyone all of sudden thought was a great idea, mostly because Ryan decided it was, freaking amazing he wasn't even going to work on this damn project yet they were going to let him decide what would be written about. So that was set we would work on household electronics, which we had yet to cover in the class.

I left the class in a major hurry, dropping Briann's notes from the previous day in front of her while thanking her again and again. And running for the exit.

I could see the boys a little bit in front of me, but as there were at least twenty people in front of me I didn't see how I could possibly make it through before we reached the great hall. And then I saw it, a break straight through the middle.

"Excuse me, Excuse me," I said as I gently pushed the little second years out of the way. I physically yanked Brett out of way, and latched myself to Wood's arm. "Save me, I have just been put into a group with Ryan," I said dramatically leaning on him

"Have fun doing that one all on your own," Sam stated while laughing at my dramatics.

"Oh no, it's not just me and him, it is me him, and four girls who want to rip my eyes out whenever I speak. "You are not good for my health" I add hip checking him.

It all happened so fast the next thing I know I'm hanging upside down, with Oliver's shoulder digging into my ribcage. I didn't even fight it I just allowed myself to be carried down into the great hall. Although the fact that I wasn't helping was turning me into dead weight, which I could tell because he kept shifting me.

I could see from my spot Percy running down the hall no doubt in order to yell at us for this. "Percy alert put me down."

He dropped me to my feet instantly. "Oliver do you think it's a good example to the younger students to see you doing that." he asked waving his finger at us. "And Amy, don't you think you should have stopped him."

"Percy you don't want to know what I'm thinking right now." I was yanked by my waist into the great hall, before another round of points could be deducted. I sat down across from the twins, "Your brother is a tool"

"Yes that we already knew." George said throwing a piece of bread at me

Fred looked up interested "What did he do now?"

"Nothing really except ruin all my fun." Oliver said before pouring himself some sort of green liquid. "What did you guys do to this?"

I watched their faces intently they were up to something. "It's been my experience that anything that color is never good for you."

Oliver brought it to his nose and smelled. "To which I hit the end of the challis causing him to pull it away from himself rather quickly, as not to spill on himself.

"That was almost to easy."

"That's it no Birthday presents for you this year."

"But I love birthday presents." I protested