A/N: Sorry it's been so long. I was busy with a science project, and I had a surprise party for my best friend yesterday. Anyways-Chapter Twelve
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When Lily woke up the next morning, the mysterious blonde had already left. She yawned, stretched, and padded quietly to the bathroom, not wanting to wake Jessi or Danica. After all, they had been friends for less than a day, and she didn't want them mad at her.
Lily combed through her tangled red hair and brushed her teeth. For a few moments she examined the faint red bump on her nose, hoping it would go away before anyone noticed.
She sighed and strode back to the bedroom, finding Jessi and Danica just waking up.
"Where's the princess?" Danica yawned; obviously referring to the rude blonde they had met the night before. Lily shrugged.
Jessi stood up. "First day of classes! First day of classes!" She sang loudly.
Danica looked at Jessi in confusion.
"You're HAPPY about that?" She asked.
Jessi turned around, hands folded across her chest.
"First-year classes are supposed to be amazingly fun!" she said, faking shock that Danica didn't know that.
"Really?" Danica asked. "Who told you that?
"Jackson!" Jessi said, and stopped.
"Who's Jackson?" Lily and Danica asked simultaneously.
Jessi bit her lip. "Nobody. He's-nobody."
Jessi slipped her Hogwarts robe on over her p.j.'s and strolled out of the room. Lily and Danica shared confused glances and followed.
…
The first-year Gryffindor boys were having a bit more trouble in their dorm.
"Sirius!" James yelled. "Sirius Matthew Black, wake UP!"
Sirius continued snoring.
James turned to Remus and Peter. "Suggestions?"
Remus grinned and yanked Sirius's bed covers-hard. Sirius spiraled off the bed and landed hard on the ground.
"Ugh!" he moaned. "Five more minutes, Reg."
James heaved a sigh. He stepped back a few feet, tilted his head back, and yelled:
"RABBITS! OH SWEET MERLIN, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!"
Sirius flailed about wildly. "Get 'em off me! Ah! JAMES! HELP!" He finally untangled himself from the bed sheets and jumped onto his bed.
"Where are they?" he whispered.
Remus and Peter fought back their laughs and dove out the door. James grinned and gave Sirius a little wave before following.
The three were halfway down the stairs when they heard a yell.
"HEY! That WASN'T funny, James!"
…
When Lily, Danica, and Jessi finally made it to the Great Hall (after many wrong turns), they saw Sabrine sitting by herself at the Ravenclaw table. Danica waved her over, and she walked to them sadly.
"I can't BELIEVE I'm separated from you guys!" she moaned.
Jessi put an arm around Sabrine's shoulders. "That's o.k. Sabrine, we'll find a way to get you into Gryffindor!"
Sabrine smiled. "Thanks, Jessi, but I've already asked the headmaster, and he said no."
"So?" Lily asked. "It doesn't mean you can't sit with us!" She pulled Sabrine over to the Gryffindor table and shoved her down on the seat next to her. Danica and Jessi sat across from them.
"Are you SURE this is O.K?" Sabrine asked worriedly. "I don't want to get in trouble my first day."
"It's fine." Jessi assured Sabrine, spooning eggs onto her plate. "I can guarantee you my brother and his friends are gonna get in trouble soon."
"Speak of the devils." Lily murmured, as the four boys entered the hall. James spotted his sister and strutted over to their side of the table.
"Morning, Jess!" He greeted brightly.
"Morning guys!" Jessi sang, just as enthusiastic.
"Shut up," Sirius groaned.
The girls stared at Sirius worriedly.
"Um." Jessi said.
"He's had a bad morning," James explained, patting Sirius on the back.
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The first-year Gryffindors had Transfiguration with the Ravenclaws first, so Sabrine got to sit with Jessi, Danica, and Lily again.
"Transfiguration," Professor McGonagall lectured, "Is one of the most difficult of all magic areas. It requires the mind to completely concentrate on the task at hand. We'll start with something easy. Please turn to page ten of your textbooks and try to turn these matches into needles."
After half an hour of struggling, sweating, and crying, only James and Sirius had managed to transfigure their matches. Remus had managed to at least make his match a dull silvery color, Jessi's was pointed, and Lily's kept changing. It became a needle for a moment, and changed back into a match. Sabrine was patiently prodding her match with her wand, Danica had taken to yelling at her match, and Peter's was simply rolling on the tabletop.
"Oh for the love of Merlin!" Danica cried. "Change, damnit! Change!"
"I can't BELIEVE James managed to change his already!" Jessi whispered angrily. "He's going to be so egotistical about it, too! SLIGAFIE!"
Jessi pointed her wand sharply at her match, and it changed.
"Yes!" She cried. "I AM VICTORIOUS!"
Lily rolled her eyes and faced her match once more.
"Come on, Lily, you can do it…Sligafie!"
Her match did, indeed, change into a needle, but it still looked a little wooden.
"Ugh! Close enough!"
At the end of class that day, only Sabrine, Remus, Lily, Jessi, Sirius, James, and a brunette Ravenclaw had managed to change their matches. Jessi, James, and Sirius were the only ones who did it perfectly, however.
Danica gathered up her things angrily. "Stupid Transfiguration," she muttered.
The next class was Charms. The professor was a tall, willowy blonde woman who looked as if the slightest wind could blow her over. She immediately set them to work on a relatively simple colour-changing charm. Much to Lily's surprise, she was successful on her second try. Jessi looked at her in shock.
"How the bloody hell did you do THAT?" she asked.
Lily shrugged and looked around the room. So far, she was the only one who had managed to turn her wine glass orange. Sirius' had turned a sickly shade of green, Peter's had fallen over and shattered, and Danica's had done nothing. James had come pretty close though; his had turned a light shade of gold. Professor Carpenter frowned upon passing him, however. When she walked by Lily, she gave her a small smile and nodded appreciatively.
None of the classes that day were completely boring, except for history of magic. Lily, Danica, and Jessi later heard James and Sirius talking about how old the professor was. He did, indeed, look pale and sickly, as if he could fall over dead at any second.
At dinner that night, Sabrine once again sat with the Gryffindors.
"Classes were fun today," she said, "I just wish Gryffindor and Ravenclaw had more classes together."
Jessi was gazing thoughtfully around the room. "I got an idea!" She said suddenly.
She stood up sharply and skipped to the Ravenclaw table. Her friends watched as she tapped a pretty blonde girl on the shoulder. When she turned around, they could see it was the girl that had come into their dorm last night.
"Excuse me," Jessi said sweetly. "But aren't you in Gryffindor?"
"Yes," the girl said slowly. "But all my friends are in Ravenclaw, so I'd like to eat with them, if you don't mind."
"No, of course not!" Jessi exclaimed. "I'm Jessica, by the way. Jessica Potter."
"Charisma Chase." The girl said.
"Anyway, I was wondering something…if all your friends are in Ravenclaw, how bout you stay in the Ravenclaw girl's dorm, and my friend Sabrine can take your spot in Gryffindor?"
Charisma turned to look at Sabrine for a moment. She glanced back at her friends, who nodded supportively.
"Deal."
A/N: So….like it? Reviews are much appreciated! I have FOUR MORE DAYS of Jr. High left, so I should be able to update a LOT during the summer…not like I have anything better to do…sigh.