The next day was as nerve wracking as Professor McGonagall had said it would be. Dylan, Cassie, Zach and all the other Ravenclaw first years had the same schedule, so Dylan got to see all of her new friends all the time. Dylan and Zach kept on getting lost to their way to class; Cassie on the other hand, had no problem with navigation. Her dad had given her a map of Hogwarts, which came in handy when they were on their way to Potions.

Potion's was taught by Professor Slughorn, who had taken a liking to Cassie.

"Oh ho! Cassiopeia Potter! I taught your father when he was at school, he was one of my favorite students, just like his mother, God bless her soul." While they were making a potion to cure acne, Slughorn talked loudly about how perfectly Cassie, who was working with a rather pimply boy, was stirring her potion. Cassie beamed and stirred with more flourish. Dylan, on the other hand, was a failure at potions. She had managed to give Zach a giant pimple that Professor Slughorn estimated would last for the next 24 hours.

"I'm really, really, really sorry Zach!" Dylan wailed after class. He glared at her, making her shut up. Cassie kept on babbling about how great Professor Slughorn was.

"He's my favorite teacher so far! Potions is probably going to be my favorite class. My dad told me that he loathed potions, I really don't get why." It was Dylan's turn to glare at Cassie, who fell silent.

"So, what do we have next?" Cassie asked quietly

"Arithmancy" Zach said. He was poking his pimple, which was starting to give off a foul odor.

"Wicked! We have Hermio- I mean, Professor Granger!" Cassie said. She lengthened her stride, so that Dylan and Zach had a hard time keeping up with her. Soon, the trio came to a corridor. Cassie stopped and pulled out her father's map.

"Let's see…yes, this is it!" She put the map away and walked confidently into the classroom on her left. Dylan and Zach looked at each other, sighed and walked in after Cassie. The Arithmancy classroom was filled with number charts. The only part of the walls that was not covered in number charts was a small bookshelf that held books named things like: 'A beginner's guide to Arithmancy', 'Famous Arithmancers', and 'Arithmancy: A guide to number divination'.

Behind a very organized desk sat the witch that Dylan had seen last night. She looked every bit as sad as she did the night before. Zach poked Dylan from behind.

"I already said I was-"Dylan started. Zach rolled his eyes at her then pointed to a small picture on the teacher's desk. It contained a picture of a red haired man, with a long nose and lots of freckles. Dylan knew who he must be. Ron Weasley, Hermione's fiancé.

"Go! She's looking!" Zach said, pushing Dylan along. Cassie had saved them two seats in the front row she was sitting in front of the desk. The bell rang and Hermione stood up.

"Welcome to Arithmancy, I am Professor Granger. Please take out your books, and turn to page 18." The class responded and turned to page 18. They found even more number charts. The class progressed with many people turning to look out the window and some even falling asleep. Only Zach seemed actually attentive. Cassie was looking at Hermione, but not really listening to her. She seemed to be contemplating something. She turned to Dylan and whispered

"She not really like this, you know. Normally she was always bugging me to get my primary school homework done. She's gone funny now that Ron has disappeared." At that moment, the bell rang and the students filed out of the class. Zach looked exactly like Cassie had when she had walked out of Potions. Dylan wondered if she would good at.

"Cassie, you like Potions and Zach loves Arithmancy. I wonder if I'll ever find a class that I am good at!" Dylan moaned. Not that she really cared, but it would be nice to find a class that she was good at and Zach and Cassie weren't.

It was lunch time, and Dylan was starving from the anxiety of the first day. The food that lay on the table looked at delicious as the food last night. Dylan scarfed down more than enough to feed all three of them. Cassie didn't seem to be touching her food. Zach was to busy talking about Arithmancy to do anything else.

"Zach," Cassie said, "Would you just shut up? I'm trying to think."

Zach shrank back in his seat. "Fine." He said meekly.

"Professor Granger's not eating much either," Mused Dylan.

"She hasn't since Uncle Ron disappeared." Said Cassie.

"He's your uncle?" asked Dylan.

"No, stupid." Said Zach, trying to get his two cents in. "Ron was her dad's best friend here, she said that already."

Dylan felt stupid. Before anybody said much, Amy Heekin came into view.

"Hello all." She said cheerfully. She had an Irish accent. Dylan realized she hadn't spoken at all the night before.

"Morning." They all replied in unison.

"Has anybody seen my cat, Gemini? He's got green eyes and he's missing a patch of fur on his face." Asked Amy.

Cassie seemed to recognize what she was talking about. "You mean the one that was in the room last night?" Dylan realized she had been too tired to notice it.

"Yeah, he was there then and he disappeared. He's been acting funny for about two months."

"Behind my bed, I think. That's where I saw him last."

Amy dashed off to find the cat.

Zach turned around, determined to speak more, when once again they were interrupted, this time by Lisa Homme.

"'Sup?" she asked, squeezing in between Cassie and Zach.

"What?" Zach asked. Lisa flipped her hair behind her shoulders. Dylan managed to get a mouthful.

"'Sup. It's American, I was there on holiday this summer." Lisa explained, thumping a gagging Dylan on the back. "They say all kinds of weird words like, ''Sup hommie?' and 'What up dogg?' and 'That's whack!" she rolled her eyes. "So, anyway we have History of Magic next, I herd it's really boring." Cassie nodded

"Dad said he always fell asleep during that class. Did you know that the teacher is a ghost?" Zach shook his head.

"Nope, they got a new teacher. Professor Glaceman. I wonder what she's like. I hope she's nice."

Zach hope of Professor Glaceman being nice was crushed. After Cassie walked out of her class, she had a detention.

"I can't believe her! The whore!" Cassie growled. Dylan patted her on the back.

"It's O.K. it's just organizing her books, it can't take that long." Said Dylan comfortingly.

"Have you seen how many books she's got?" Zach asked. Cassie stared at him.

"No, I was too busy getting a detention!" Cassie snapped. "So I said one little, tiny comment! And then she gives me detention!"

Professor Glaceman had been talking about Lord Voldemort's rise to power and Harry Potter, Cassie's dad.

"Now after Harry Potter 'saw' You-know-Who rise again, he dueled the Dark-"

"What do you mean he 'saw' Voldemort rise again?" Cassie demanded. Glaceman twitched and looked Cassie in the eye. She was one of the few who still wouldn't say his name, apparently.

"I am saying, Miss. Potter, that Harry Potter did not see the Dark Lord rise. He was probably making the thing up. Yes, I do think the Triwizard Cup was a portkey, but it probably did not lead to this 'graveyard'. Harry Potter probably killed Cedric Diggory himself, waiting a while before taking the portkey back to Hogwarts. Yes, the Dark Lord rose, but not there." She reeled off. Cassie looked furious.

"My dad was not a liar!" She shouted. "My dad was telling the truth! He did see Lord Voldemort rise! He did not kill Cedric Diggory! And he did duel Lord Voldemort!" she spat. "And who calls him the 'Dark Lord' anyway? I'll tell you who, Death Eaters! Just say his name already!" Professor Glaceman looked like she had been slapped in the face.

"Detention. I will not take any cheek from anyone. Not even Harry Potter's daughter." She hissed. Cassie turned around and looked at Dylan, who looked just as dumbstruck as Zach did beside her.

"Who the hell does she think she is?" Cassie roared an hour later. "Why did McGonagall even hire her? She knows nothing about Magic History! I swear, I'll…I'll-"

"Bad mouth her? C'mon Cassie, get real. She's a fully trained witch! You haven't even gotten through your first day at Hogwarts!" Zach reasoned.

"Why are you defending her? You're supposed to be on my side!"

"I'm not on her side! I'm just saying it would be stupid-"

"Oh! So now you're calling me stupid!"

"No, I just think-"

"GUYS! Shut up!" Dylan stepped between her friends. Cassie and Zach glared at each other before walking into the next classroom. Dylan sighed. Her two best friends were fighting on their first day at Hogwarts, and she Dylan, was caught in the middle.

"Oh boy" Dylan thought, 'This should be interesting."