Sirius's POV:

"What's on your mind?" She asked me. It amazed me how easy it was for her to read my face. It was the third time she had done it now in a time span of less then two days. It unnerved me.

"I was just wondering, if you don't mind me asking, why Dumbledore's so keen on having private lessons with you." Her shoulders dropped slightly as I said this, and I felt bad for asking but she answered all the same.

"Well, I was hoping not to have to say this because I don't want to sound like a stuck-up prick. I hate those kind of people. But I excelled really far in a lot of classes back at Durmstrange that they don't offer here, and Dumbledore offered to keep up my training."

"Training?" I asked raising and eyebrow. "What exactly are you going to be doing during these lessons? And don't worry to be able to sound like a prick your name'd have to bee Lilly Evans" She laughed.

"Well, Occlumency and tracking for the most part. Also a little bit of curse breaking. Yeah, I was training to be a direct member of this order who fights You-Know-Who. And I resent you insulting my friends, just 'cause we're cool like that!" I laughed.

"You think you'll be trying out for Quiddich?" I asked as we reached the Fat Lady who was still slightly hung over from the night before, and climbed through the portrait hole.

"Maybe." She shrugged, "One sec, I'll be right back." She said running up the stairs and literally re-appearing a second later with a messenger bag full of books in tow. "Why is it worth it?"

"I dunno. You gotta watch out when James is captain. Quiddich is the only thing he takes seriously. He'll curse your head off as soon as he would snap your broom in half." I said earnestly and she laughed. I led the way out of the common room and to our next class which happened to be on the first floor and one of the most boring classes in the history of Hogwarts. But it was actually useful so I continued with the classes. I saw Peeves up ahead and pulled her into an empty class room.

"What?" She asked in a whisper.

"Remember the ghost we were telling you about? Peeves the Poltergeist? He's up ahead." I said noticing my arm was still around her waist. I tightened it but she didn't seem to notice. She was up against my body and she didn't even seem dazed at all. She was so infuriating! Why couldn't she just react like any normal girl, blush, stammer, and either hit on me or go running away. It was annoying me. "Now normally I wouldn't run from a fight but I don't want you to be late for your first class…" I said trying not to sound like a wimp while moving a book case to reveal a secret door that opened up to a hall adjacent to this one. "So… ladies first." I said letting go of her and following her through the door.

It led out into a small crevice behind a statue of armor in the third hallway. We had a ways yet to go so I grabbed her hand and pulled her down the hall towards the Magical Theory room. We arrived out of breath just before the clock hit 8:45, and sat down in the last two seats in the back of the class. Professor Valdenhorn was a little bit eccentric, and it was always best to sit in the back. I saw a few people I knew and waved at them. Lupin was in this class and was sitting with a boy in our year called Warren just a few seats in front of us. I noticed several girls giving Addy the death glare, but she didn't seem to notice as she pulled out a quill and a bottle of ink. I poked her in the side.

"Hey, look around you." I told her and she lifted her head to meet all the girl's hate-filled eyes.

"God… What's their problem?"

"You're their problem." I said laughing.

"HEY! What's that supposed to mean?" She said pouting a bit at my implications.

"Well, you're sitting with me, so they are bound to hate you." I said cockily and she just gave me a humorous look and rolled her eyes. She was even better then Lilly! Normally she got mad when I made those kinds of remarks. This could be fun.

"They should go stick their heads in the toilets, they'd find more interesting things to talk about." She laughed. And I got an idea.

"Why don't we give them something more interesting to talk about?" I said with a glint in my eye. I to show James I hadn't really lost my touch. I put my arm around her shoulder and heard several of the girls gasp.

"What do you think you're doing Mr. Black?" She asked pulling back slightly from shock causing my arm to fall from her shoulder.

"I don't know… what do you want me to do Ms. Eldridge." She started laughing so hard she was crying, but she covered her face with her hands which frustrated me to no end, I didn't even understand why it was so funny. At the same time she didn't pull out of my embrace. We just sat their laughing, my arm resting on the back of her chair.

"HEY! You two! No cohoodiling back there!" Valdenhorn said causing us to laugh harder.

"Y-yes Sir. So-sorry sir." Addy barely managed to choke out. My left arm was still resting on her chair, only inches away from her as we sat taking notes the rest of class. It surprised me that she didn't seemed concerned with it at all. She simply let it sit their. Challenging me to do something about it, and that thought made me want to pull it back. The knowledge that she hadn't turned bright red, or tried to snuggle up closer to me was ominous. What was going through her head? This was so not working the way I wanted it to. Maybe Durmstrang girls had some weird immunity to Hogwarts boys. I had noticed several guys staring at her, but she didn't seem to notice. And the guys, well, needless to say they looked away the second I caught their gaze. We would have to protect Addy like we did Lilly, they were both too pretty for their own good. Valdenhorn dismissed us with the order to read the first chapter in our books before class tomorrow. Lupin came over to where I was packing my stuff up with Addy.

"So how was your first class here at Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy-warty Hogwarts?" Lupin asked singing the tune to our school song.

"Eh… fun, except for a few minor distractions" She looked at me with a glare, I dropped my gaze innocently, "and the pairs of eyes burning holes into my face." Lupin laughed,

"Oh, you'll have to get used to it, its part of the package of hanging out with us." He said as Lilly ran up to us huffing.

"Who ever gave me and James the exact same schedule had no idea that they would end up with one of their students in a bloody BODY BAG!" She yelled before James came running after her.

"Lilly, love, why must you run from me? And what's a boggy bag?" He said with a pout. Lilly just ignored him and went to talk to Addy. She pulled her into the girls toilet so we couldn't hear. They were in their for a freakishly long time. Lets just say us guys, got a little, uh, frustrated with them.

Addy's POV:

I laughed as Lilly ran towards me and pulled me into the Girls' toilet. She burst out laughing the second we got inside. "You'll never believe what I've been hearing all morning." She said through giggles.

"What?" I asked curious what would make her so hysterical.

"Endless grief about the 'New Girl'. Nothing but all these questions and rumors about, well, YOU! I even heard that you got kicked out of Durmstrange because you cursed a guy into a bubble and sent him into the ice cold water. Or that you are really Dumbledore's long lost daughter finally reunited with her father. Or, my favorite one yet, that you're carrying Sirius's baby and he pulled some strings to get you into the school. And they all seem to have been started by jealous girls." I started cracking up now too. It was just too funny not to.

"Anyway, moving on… What went down with you and James last night?" I asked,

"Oh don't even talk about James. He's so annoying and has the biggest head you can imagine. I finally set him straight and ever since last night he's been following me around." She sighed.

"Well, that could have something to do with you being only the most gorgeous and smartest girl ever. Or it could have something to do that you have all the same classes." I said

"Thanks for that vote of confidence Addy." She laughed. We talked some more, me asking her about the whole jealous girls thing, she saying that they'll get over it soon. I sure hoped so. I didn't need any enemies. Right as we were getting ready to leave, we heard a voice call out:

"Ok. Clear out! Yup that's right ladies! Everyone out!" Lilly groaned but I just burst out laughing. Sirius and James came waltzing into the girls toilet without a care in the world. A girl who was only a few years younger then us gave an 'Eep!' and ran out of the door. Lilly and I just sat on the bench continuing our conversation like nothing had happened.

"C'mon, we gotta go or we're going to be late for class!" James called. Attempting to get our attention, but we ignored him. Sirius hopped up and down singing 'Oh Christmas Tree' but that didn't work either. Finally they got exasperated with us. Sirius came over to me, and James to Lilly. We finally took notice of them, and gave each other weary looks. Next thing I knew I was flying. Supported in mid air by a strong set of arms.

"SIRIUS BLACK YOU PUT ME DOWN RIGHT THIS INSTANT!" I called out at the top of my lungs. I saw Lilly in a similar predicament as we left the washroom, and once we got into the hall I started screaming. "RAPE!! RAPE!! HELLLLLP!" But only a few people looked up for a few seconds before chuckling and heading their own way. Wow, this was some great school full of amazing students. Finally I huffed, crossed my arms over my chest and let Sirius carry me to Transfiguration.

"Sorry love, but McGonagall hates it when students are late." I stuck my tongue out at him. I looked around and saw Lupin. I gave him a pleading look, but he, like the rest of the school's population of Good Samaritans just shook his head and sat with a pretty girl who blushed and looked away. She had white-blonde hair, fair skin, deep green eyes, and looked very quiet. McGonagall had assigned us seats by last name, and luckily I was sitting next to Lilly. Lilly Evans, and Adleena Eldridge. Great how things like that worked out. James sat next to a fair-haired boy, and Sirius sat next to a girl who started running her hands up his leg the second he sat down. He gave James a terrified look before scooting his chair away. Well that must be creepy.

Transfiguration passed by quickly with Professor assigning us no homework for the first night other then to become acquainted with large-animal transfiguration. Eyes followed me in the hallway as we walked to the dungeons for Potions, and I felt self-conscious, I didn't like being looked at. We walked into the gloomy dungeon where a stout man stood at his desk. He welcomed all of his students and told them to sit at the same desk they were at the year before. Lilly sat next to a girl with dark hair and eyes that looked like she wanted to kill her. James sat with a boy who gave him a high-five. Lupin sat with another fair-haired, quiet looking girl, but they ignored each other. Sirius sat with a boy and they gave each other looks of such acidity that I had to look away. I stayed towards the front.

"Ah yes, Miss Eldridge I presume." The professor said. I nodded. "I'm Professor Slughorn. And I hope you find this class to your liking. Why don't you sit next to Miss Clearwater there." He said pointing to a blonde girl who was studying her nails. Clearwater, why did that sound familiar? Oh, that was my fourth roommate's name. Well at least I'd get to meet her now. I sat down with her and she gave me a scornful look. She had one enough make-up to fill a crater, and looked very disheartened with my appearance.

"I'm Addy." I said extending my hand to her. "Your roommate?" I asked when she didn't take my hand.

"Whatever. Uh… just make sure you do all the work in this class. Wouldn't want to ruin my nails!" She said flashing her perfectly manicured nails. I groaned. It was a loooong class. We just took some introductory notes, and I couldn't wait to get out of there.

The rest of the morning passed in a similar fashion. Lilly and I hung out in the common room during break. When I asked about Katherine Clearwater, she snorted.

"That girl spends most of her time in the boys dorms, but every now and then she'll find a way to sneak a guy up to her dorm and kick us all out. It's always loads of fun." She said with heavy sarcasm. I just looked down at my hands. During lunch I sat with James, Lupin, Sirius, Lilly, Peter, and my new room mate Trina and a few boys from classes, including a boy named Warren. Trina was sweet, but not exactly the brightest color in the crayon box. She was an amazing drawer though, and spent most of the lunch hour doodling. All too soon lunch was over, and I had to go to Dumbledore's. Lupin had a free period, so he showed me the way to the large Gargoyle that was the guard of Dumbledore's office.

"Gurgly Gumdrops." I said and the gargoyle started shifting to allow me entrance to the wooden door of Dumbledore's study. I knocked on the door.

"Come in." Dumbledore's calm voice called out. I pushed the door open and walked into the oval shaped room that had a large wooden desk in the center. "Miss Eldridge. So good to see you. How has your first day been?" He said with a glint in his eye.

"Its been great. I've made a few friends and the teachers are all very nice." Dumbledore smiled.

"I'm glad to hear that. Now, about your lesson today, I was thinking we could go over what you already know and what you would like to learn. You must understand that the only reason I am allowing a student of mine to posses this kind of knowledge at such a young age is because of your recommendations from Durstrange. This level of knowledge could corrupt the strongest minds, if used in the wrong ways." I nodded my head.

"I understand Professor. Really, but I can promise you that I have no intention of using it for evil."

"I am glad to hear that Miss Eldridge. Now. Why don't you show me what you know. Lets start with Occlumency shall we?" I nodded and he raised his wand at me. Before I could react I was going down memory lane. I saw the first time I was sent to the principle for supposedly cutting off the girl's ponytail that sat in front of me. Although I had tried to convince people it had only just fallen out. I was flashing to a memory of my father's inauguration ball this summer when I fought back. Hard. I used all the power in my mind to fight the intrusion, and succeeded. I was able to open my eyes to see Dumbledore's study once again. "Very good!" He was excited. "Another week of that and you'll have it down pat. Then we can start on Legilimency, the fun part." I laughed. "I also understand you have a knowledge of breaking curses. We'll do that another time. Is there anything else you'd like to learn this year?"

"Actually yes, I would like to learn how to become an Animagus. I hear that they can be very handy for witches and plus, I think it'd be a good skill to possess." I said attempting to put some reasoning to my madness.

"I couldn't agree with you more!" Dumbledore said cheerfully. "We can start on that today if you like!" He said.

"Seriously?" I asked.

"Yes, I am quite serious." I did a jig internally, and we started with my lessons. I was very tired when we were done. I had spent the entire class using a mental capacity I didn't know I possessed. I was a little late coming from his class, and by the time I got to DADA, there was only one seat left. The one that was right next to the fair-haired girl Lupin sat next to in Potions. I hoped she wasn't as snobbish as she looked. I sat down next to her.

"Hi!" I said optimistically. "I'm Addy." I held out my hand. She wrinkled her nose as if she smelled something bad. And forced her response of,

"I'm Narcissa Black." I cringed. I remembered Sirius's warning against her. I guess I wouldn't be able to avoid her completely.

"So you're related to Sirius then?" She snorted.

"I would hardly say that. But yes, he's my cousin." And she turned around and ignored me.