Evening was losing its light fast when we stepped off the train and moved to the carriages that were being pulled by invisible horses. We couldn't see anyone we really knew or wanted to sit with so we hoped into an empty one.

Only to meet Draco in the middle.

'Just great, I was actually thinking I could get at least to the Entrance Hall without running into these creeps…' I sighed inwards 'Looks like that ideas out the door'

"Malfoy." Both Peytain and I said in unison with a practice nod.
"Aw Peytain Chapman nice to see you again. Adalyn? You've sure have grown." He smirked at Peytain and then sent a wink towards me. I just smiled, it has been like this every year. You try and be nice to the creepy Malfoy, and nicely try to shake him off when he tries to cling.

Then you turn and kick the darn pug off your heels before she can bite you.

"Thank you Draco. Aw, Parkinson is that you back there? Still haven't grown up even a little bit like the rest of us?" I glanced at Draco and then over his shoulder for Pansy to pop up, which she did. With a tad expression of surprise evident on her face. Not like it really is a surprise, when you find Draco you pretty much always find Pansy.

Before Pansy could say a word or Peytain and I could bolt away from Malfoy, he trapped us.
"Pansy, see you at the Great Hall." He didn't even look at her, he just kept smiling all creepy like at us and then with a wave of his hand for us to sit down. Before we started to move away from a stricken Pansy, Blaise hoped on.

'Here we go… Draco and Blaise have to be the most self-absorbed boys I have ever met. Bring on the me me me talk. '

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With a quick good bye we jolted from our seat trying to avoid any lurking Slytherin or Pug. Peytain and I were in desperate need of distance from those freaking Slytherin boys.

We were in such a rush to get good seats to watch the Sorting Ceremony we were bumping in to a lot of students. When I had finally actually ran in to someone it had to be a Weasley. I bounced backwards after hitting him readying myself to fall on my butt, but two hands on my shoulders and a chest to my back stopped me. Warning bells went off in my head, without even looking I knew who it was. Well this is wonderful; I get caught by Malfoy and Puggy, actually run into a Weasley, and now Neville Longbottom is touching me.

"Oh Merlin Addy! Look what you've done now." Peytain giggled. I sent her an icy glare and jumped away from the squad of Gryffindors, hoping my blush was not showing still. Looking at Neville, I quickly took notice of all the new things about him this year. He had of course grown taller and his hair had grown out now. This gave Neville a few seconds to realize the girl he helped was me, Adalyn Moreau and a Slytherin. "Oh, uh sorry?" Neville stammered out, probably worried I would snap at him for touching me. With a sigh I cracked a little for my crushes sake and gave him a smile after saying "Thank you Neville." While I momentarily stunned Longbottom I glanced at the rest of the herd and murmured sorry towards Weasley and moved along. Never looking back and leaving Peytain to join me herself.

Peytain came gracefully over to my side giggling her ass off. "Thanks for thinking my discomfort is funny. Did you see his face? It was like he was a puppy I was going to kick! Am I really that scary to him?" I was rambling, but these days' events were just happening one after the other.

Peytain didn't say anything until we sat down at the Slytherin table. "You were too freaked out to notice the checking out moment I got to witness. If I had my crystal ball it would tell me there will be love in your future." Peytain smirked; I sighed then looked at her with my own smirk. I hope that's true.

The number of people walking around us started to dwindle till they all were seated, and just like that the doors of the Great Hall flung open. McGonagall came walking in down the middle of the room with a train of short first years waddling in behind her. Jimmy was close to the middle of the line, glancing around the room for Amanda, William, and me. I gave him a wink to calm his nervous, he just continued to look like a happy nervous fool. When McGonagall made it to the front she turned so the view of the stool and hat could be seen by everyone.

I looked over at Peytain who looked like she had already fallen asleep, even before the Sorting Hat started his song. With a sigh I gazed at my Gryffindor boy across the room, who of course was smiling with his mates during the whole lame ass song.

Before I knew it my whole table erupted in cheers as the first kid was placed in Slytherin. Peytain had a moment of spasms when it woke her up while I accidently caught Nevilles eye. Doing something new I smiled kindly towards him, which made him blush and turn away. Blush! I had a thrill run through me until Peytain snapped her fingers in my face. "Little Jimmy should be up soon, some kid with the last name Mick something just went." Gasping I turned and quickly sought out Jimmys little head and Amanda and Williams eyes.

"Jim Moreau!" I was willing Slytherin towards the hat, I felt a twinge of guilt but a sister can at least hope right? Jimmy had a look of worry on his face as he sat down, till a change in his eyes signaled the little mental conversation had started. Not even two seconds later the words I knew were to come were belted out, and not even a millisecond passed and eyes from around the room landed on me. The Gryfindor table all together let out a roaring cheer for their new addition.

My little brother Jimmy.

I turned and Neville was looking at me, but I looked to Jimmy who had spotted me. He winked before he nestled in near Seamus Finnigan, the exploding wizard and one of Nevilles friends, where they started a conversation.

Oh great.