Here's my second chappie! Thanks to ludzy and paulinaghost for their reviews! You have motivated me to keep going! :)

Well, this chapter is mainly CodyxGwenxTrentxBridgette during the feast, but it also has some NoahxCourtney in it! Enjoy!

Gwen's POV

All the students arrived to the school. After the Selecting Hat ceremony, all the first graders sat with their house mates and started enjoying the feast. I must say it was delicious, the BBQ ribs were the best I'd ever tried. And, of course, Owen was throwing into his mouth everything he saw on the table.

"I remember when we sat there and we got that filthy hat on our heads," Noah laughed. He was back to his regular mood, sarcastic but nice.

"Yeah. I can recall it stinking," Cody agreed.

"I wonder how many students has that hat sorted out?" Courtney wondered.

"Around a million or so," I said "This school is two thousands years old, remember?"

I glanced at Trent. He was sitting with Owen, but he kept glancing at the Hufflepuff table. Every now and then, Bridgette would turn around and notice him, and then wave at him, grinning, and he would grin back to her. I felt a stabbing pain in my chest when I saw this, and so I looked down to my ribs plate, fighting against the tears that wanted to run down my face.

"Everything right?" Cody asked, placing a hand on my shoulder.

"Yeah...I'm fine," I lied, faking a smile "It's just...you know, the BBQ sauce. It was spicy."

"Oh...right," Cody muttered, and went back to eating his dessert: candies.

Everyone was enjoying dessert now: fruit, cakes, puddings, mousses, yoghurts, crepes, pancakes...but I didn't feel hungry any more. I just wanted to tell Courtney everything that was happening. Surely, talking to her in our room, where no one would hear us (well, Lucy would, but she'd be way too busy reading to notice us).

I felt exasperated, I wanted to scream how unfair it was. Why didn't he like me? It made me feel so wrong to see them together. But maybe that's just destiny. Maybe Trent and I aren't meant to happen.

Noah's POV

Yeah, right. I sat by Courtney at the feast. So what? She was my best friend, it wasn't like everyone would start suspecting or anything. But I only think she sat by me because she thought we were friends. And I knew I couldn't tell her, because I would simply screw our whole friendship up. But right now, I just sat there without eating much.

"Do you want some salad?" Courtney asked.

"No thanks," I sighed.

"And what about a burrito?"

"No..."

"A pizza, maybe...?

"No, really, Courtney. I don't want to eat anything."

"Well, okay, then."

I felt bad about almost yelling at her, so after a while I made up a convincing lie so he would not start getting the wrong (which indeed was the right) idea about me and him.

"Sorry, Courtney," I muttered "It's just...Whiskers died yesterday..."

Big lie. Whiskers was at home, perfectly fine, but I had to tell him something (A/N: Whiskers is Noah's kitten in the first grade. However, when he's starting second grade, he leaves it at home and buys a micropuff).

She looked at me in amazement. Then she hugged me, which made my cheeks burn in a blush.

"I'm so sorry," she said "I know Whiskers meant a lot to you."

"Yeah..." I tried to fake a tear "It's okay, I guess."

Whoa. Not I got all her suspicions off me, but I got a hug! That was so awesome!

Courtney's POV

Yeah, I hugged Noah. But I only wanted to comfort him, right? That's what a good friend would do.

A friend. A friend...that was all I meant for him.

After the feast, all four of us went upstairs to the Ravenclaw tower. I saw Gwen glancing at Trent, who had stayed in the Great Hall, waiting for Bridgette. Poor girl. When we arrived at the common room, Owen went to the boy's toilet, probably to get a shower. The four of us were left in the common room, without any other soul. The younger kids were already asleep, and the older ones were probably partying in the Great Hall.

Noah rubbed the back of his head, "Well, er...see you tomorrow, I guess?"

"Sure," I said "Have a good night."

"Bye, Gwen," Cody muttered.

"Bye, Cody," she said.

Gwen and I entered our room. Luckily, Lucy wasn't there yet.

"There is something I really need to tell someone," I sighed.

"So do I," she agreed.

"I've got this really big crush on someone," I started "and he thinks we're just friends. We've known each other for three years..."

Gwen's eyes widened.

"No HECK way you're crushing on Cody!" she cried.

"No, not Cody," I quickly answered.

Gwen thought for a split of a second, then smiled.

"Oh, I see...our little Courtney is falling for Noah," she teased me.

"It's not funny," I snapped.

"I know," her face turned serious "and I could say the same."

"YOU'RE CRUSHING ON HIM TOO?" I screamed angrily.

"No, no, wait," she tried to calm me down "I mean I could say I also have a crush on other boy."

"Hum...Is it Tyler?" I asked.

"Nope," Gwen laughed.

"Justin, maybe?"

Gwen shook his head. The same answer I got for: DJ, Harold, Ezekiel (Ewww...), Jason, Hugh and Duncan. My eyes widened when I realized who it was.

"Oh, I know!" I cried "It's this guy who plays this muggle musical instrument. I believe it was called gator..."

"Guitar," Gwen corrected me.

"Whatever," I said "Is he?"

Gwen bit her lower lip, then nodded.

"Oh my gosh!" I exclaimed, but then I realized something, "But he's, like, crushing on Bridgette, right?"

My friend sighed, "Yeah, that's what everyone believes."

"Hey," I said, trying to cheer my friend up "Maybe it's not true. Maybe they're just friends?"

"I doubt so," she answered sadly, "You know, Cody just told me the same thing on the train."

"So, well, since when do-"

I was cut off by out small-sized roommate coming into our room. She was barely touching six feet tall, and she had pale skin with freckles spread all over her face. She had curly red hair and big, pale blue eyes, which were framed by Hello Kitty glasses. She wore our Ravenclaw uniform, but I could see under her robe how she had sneaked a muggle paperback into the school.

"Hi," she said.

"Hi," we both answered.

"Gonna sleep now?" Lucy asked.

I glanced at Gwen, who nodded.

"I think so," I answered.

"Good night, then," she said while she changed into her pajama. Gwen and I did the same and in less than two minutes we were all ready to turn the lights off.

"Don't let the bedbugs bite," I whispered.

Yeah, I know I don't have much magic in this story, but next chapter will be ALL magic and no romance (well, just a little hehe :3) to balance this two first chapters.

I will probably post it during this week, but on Tuesday I'm leaving to the States (Yay!) until January 17, so I might not write during this time I'm out. I might use my cousin's computer to write some drabbles/oneshots or maybe chappies?

-Nikki :)