We walked up the hill towards the carriages laughing and joking as if what had happened earlier, what they had seen of me had been nothing. I guess if they could pretend, it would be easier for all of us…At least for now. We climbed into an empty carriage and set off towards the castle.

"Okay, so since we missed your "Big Plan" how's about the short version?" I asked, nudging Jasper's arm.

"That's a secret." He sneered, wagging his finger in my face.

"I suppose we will see then, won't we?" I smiled at Edgar who sighed; knowing that whatever we'd 'see' wouldn't be very good.

The carriage pulled to a stop at the bottom of the steps to the school I hopped out and ran to the top of the stairs pausing in the open doorway as golden light and warmth surrounded me. The sounds of greetings reigned in from the great hall I sighed and turned around in a soft pirouette opening my arms to the entrance

"Ah~ it's good to be back" I sighed

"Isn't it just?" I felt Jasper slap my back ushering me into the hall Edgar joined me on the other side. Suddenly I felt a sharp pang of pain in my chest as it hit me. This was the last time I walk through these doors as a student to start a year, my last year at Hogwarts. Here where I met my best friends learned new skills, learned about the world, and about myself. I was happy, it was nice but what happens next…will it all end? A tight grip on my shoulder and hip snapped me out of my daze. Jasper leaned over pulling me against him by the shoulder.

"Don't go getting gloomy on me just yet. Save the tears for the curtain call okay?" he smiled and I felt tears welling up, I couldn't stop them they were hot against my cheeks trailing down to my chin and dripping to the floor.

"Aw~ come on now don't cry Dani." Edgar urged and I realized the hand on my hip was his. His other hand gently wiped the tears from my cheek, I felt my face burn under his fingertips as a blush dusted my cheeks, I watched his face blush to a deep rose color

"Don't go and make a face like that you'll break his heart." Hazukii smiled hugging me from behind.

"G-guys" I managed to hiccup and new tears poured down my cheeks

"A-AH get off me before I get claustrophobic" I smiled shaking them off and wiping the tears from my eyes.

"Well it's our last one…so let's do it up big right?" I smirked punching my fist in the air

"Agreed!" They chimed in and all our fists bumped. I grinned and put my hands on my hip

"Let's rock this" I grinned feeling a little sad, but I pushed that to the back of my mind and locked it away.

"Well, if you're done Ms. Victoire could you please enter the great hall so we may continue?

"Gah!" I nearly jumped out of my skin as I hastily backed myself up against Edgar and Jasper now facing the headmistress. "M-my fault Headmistress. We didn't mean to cause a hold up." I stammered out with a bow, the others bowed with me.

"How long was she standing there?" I hissed under my breath at Jasper.

"About a minute." He whispered back. I could hear the smirk in his voice.

"You sir are a genuine, one of a kind asshole." I hissed back angrily as we walked into the great hall. We easily found our place at the center of the table and looked up to the head table to where Headmistress McGonnagal had taken her place at the pedestal. With a wave of her hand she ushered in the first years.

"Ah, fresh blood!" I grinned, watching the little brats turn into a flash flood of black cloaks and wide eyes.

"They're tiny…were we that small back then?" I heard a familiar voice but before I saw his face I felt his hand groping my ass.

"Ah, Dani…I see you're as voluptuous as ever." I felt my eye twitch violently as I thought to myself. No one will see if I do it now. They're too distracted with the new meat. I smirked and swung my arm. My fist smashed into his face, stopping that lecherous giggle in its tracks. His body hit the floor with a heavy thud as I gently laughed.

"Oi, Dude, don't you get tired of getting punched in the face?" Jasper asked, casting an unconcerned look over his shoulder to the floor where Dude now lay.

"Don't you have anything to say for yourself Dani?" Edgar asked, nudging my elbow.

"Yes, in fact I do. I hope you suffocate in a puddle of your own blood." Is sneered then turned my attention back to the ceremony with a grin just as the sorting hat opened it's seam and starting to sing. The moment it was done Professor Granger unrolled a long piece of parchment and started listing of names.

"Care to play game, my dear?" Jasper smirked at me, a sly look entering his eyes.

"You're on." I smiled back at him and the game was on. "Enka, Madison!" A small black girl stumbled up to the stool and had the hat set upon her head.

"Hufflepuff." I said casually with a grin.

"HUFFLEPUFF!" The hat called out.

"Score one for me."

It was a game we had played every year. We'd gauge housing based on first impressions. Over the years we had gotten extremely accurate. Next was a boy with black hair and bright blue eyes. He casually swaggered up to the stool. "Slytherin, no doubt." Edgar chimed in as they said his name. Moments later the hat confirmed his statement.

"You get a half a point. That one was obvious." Jasper and I smirked at his pout. Our game continued until the last name was called, Jasper being declared the victor. The School Song. Our group sang, swaying shoulder to shoulder like a group of drunkards. After the song came a few announcements. The usual really. Don't kill each other, the forbidden forest is forbidden, first years don't get brooms and don't piss off the teachers. Same ole, same ole followed by dinner. Platters upon platters stacked with anything you could imagine. We all dug in and had just started when we heard a groan from behind the bench signaling that Dude had regained consciousness.

"Like I asked earlier, don't you get sick of getting punched in the face?" Jasper asked.

"If it's the price to pay to cop a feel, I'll pay it." He shrugged, sitting up off the floor.

"How about you try copping a feel for your kidneys? Cause you'll be able to once I'm done teaching you a lesson. Touch me again and the only thing you'll be copping a feel of will be the IV stand in the ICU ward of St. Mungo's while they're trying to disentangle your intestines from around your throat." I growled at him and went back to eating, watching Jasper, Edgar, and Dude all wince as Hazuki merely laughed, her omnoculars documenting the horrified expressions the boys wore.

We then ate for a while in silence, the boys twitching and Hazuki giggling then as we finished dinner Jasper looked at his watch. He pulled a strip of parchment from his robe pocket, jotting something down and tapping it with his wand. It folded itself into a paper dragon and flew to Victor across the great hall. He glanced up from the note and nodded to Jasper then whispered to the two boys beside him before returning the note, this time in the form of a crane. The first years oohed and gasped at the sight. I merely glanced at Jasper who caught my glance and gave his sly smirk that told me something big was about to go down.

"On my mark, make sure everyone on the other side of the table gets down." He whispered to me, casually eating his dinner.

"On Jasper's mark, all of you have to get under the table. You don't have to, but I won't be held accountable for what happens to you if you don't." I said, making sure they passed order down the line. Finally the person on the end nodded back to me and I turned to Jasper. "All clear for your mark." He grinned devilishly and I could feel the anticipation radiating from him. I looked across to Victor in time to see him give a small nod.

"One minute to mark." He chuckled out and sent the warning. Everyone at the table except for the new first years nodded. The tension at the table was incredible yet if anyone had looked over it would have seemed as though nothing was wrong. We were the perfect deceivers. Every smiling face knew something was about to go down and it was going to be on Jasper's usual scale. Huge. Just then the dinner plates were replaced with dessert and it hit me.

"You're not planning on..?" I hissed at Jasper. He merely raised his eyebrow and gave a Cheshire grin.

"Perhaps." He chuckled darkly. Then came the start of the mark, a triple tap resonating through the table. "Three." A double tap. "Two." A single tap… "One." Just then somewhere in the middle of the hall echoed one call. One call echoing a signal of war. His answer to my question…

"FOOD FIGHT!" Jasper motioned a circle with his hand and nearly everyone got down as the platters hovered in the air as the table turned on its' side. I laughed as I saw a few first years in the arms of older students, having been snatched out of the way. They looked a little shell shocked, but okay. Food flew everywhere, splattering all over the turned tables while Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws defended from nder their tables. Everyone had joined in the fun, even the first years had perked up and started hurling food over the table. Tarts, puddings, cakes, pies, and pastries were flung against tables, benches, faces, and the floor. It was chaos, but a fun chaos. No one was angry. Everyone was happy and laughing. I looked up to the head table to see Headmistress McGonnagal looking as though she had seen this coming from a mile away. Some of the teachers looking faintly alarmed while others watched the chaos calmly from behind what I was sure was a ward. I sat down and picked up a rather large slice of chocolate cake and dug in, enjoying the sound of laughter. Maybe that's why the headmistress allowed it. Everyone was getting along. I laughed and finished my cake and sat for a while to enjoy the chaos then nudged Jasper.

"Alright buddy, time to wrap this up okay?" He looked at me and nodded.

"Okay, but I don't know how?" He grinned at me sheepishly.

"You and your half-baked schemes." I sighed then picked up a large spoonful of pudding. I aimed carefully across the hall to the Gryffindor table, scoping out a particular head of strawberry-blonde hair and grinned. I pulled the spoon back all the way and launched it. I watched it soar over the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw tables before hitting the target spot on. An ear-piercing scream was heard throughout the hall and the fighting stopped. I smirked darkly at Jasper before standing up. Casting a quick Sonorus so the hall would hear me without shouting, I turned to the rest of the hall. "Now then, boys and girls, I believe we've had our fun and now it's time to give our attention to our Headmistress." I motioned at the head table. "For I believe she as a few closing words."

I swished my wand through the air and the tables returned to their proper places and the platters set themselves in their former spots. Just then a large glob of custard flew at me. I smirked, leaning just out of the way as it hurled past me to splatter on the wall. I gave another sweep of my wand and the mess across the hall disappeared. "Ms. Hyde if you couldn't tell, the fight is over and it would be greatly appreciated I you would contain yourself and settle down so we may move on." I said, glaring at Annelisa who merely glared back. I couldn't help but grin as she swept pudding from her hair and cheek. "I believe you may continue now, Headmistress." I smiled with a slight bow then stepped down off the bench and took my seat. She looked at me rather surprised at the fact that I was actually fulfilling my duty as Headgirl. She then gave closing remarks and introduced prefects for classes and we were ushered off to our individual dormitories. As we walked out of the hall I felt a gentle tug on my sleeve and looked down. It was the black haired first year from earlier.

"Is it like that every year?" He asked, rather curious.

"Nah We just felt like breaking the status quo." I smiled, patting his head and mussing his short hair.

"Dani, remember our first year? When we first met?" Jasper asked, with a fond look in his eyes

"Of course. It was right here, in fact!"

"But…how do you know?" Asked a little girl with long blonde hair, her big brown eyes wide with curiosity. I merely pointed to the ceiling where a scorch mark of two symbols stood out. One, a triple 'W' sign and the other a black cat.

"Weasley's Wizard Weezes. Best pranking products around!" I grinned.

"What're you, a saleswoman?" Edgar commented.

"Don't dis. I get discounts because I go in there so often they know my name." I smirked.

"What do you buy there?" Asked the little blonde.

"The classics. Fireworks, swamps, trick wands…etc. Every now and then I'll get a pigmy puff or something from the girls area." I blushed shifting and pushing a patented daydream deeper into my backpack. I looked to Jasper expecting a smart remark, but when none came I shrugged and went on.

"Occasionally I'll get something special ordered from them." I grinned, remembering past pranks and the wisdom the single remaining owner had passed on to me. I turned and started down the hallway with Jasper before Edgar's voice stopped me.

"You can't just walk off without giving these people a story!" He frowned and we turned to see a crowd of little fresh bloods, first years, clumped together as if we were about to tell them a bedtime story.

I sighed slightly and settled myself against the wall. "Okay, so it was just after the feast and I sent off a few fireworks before getting cornered by the prefects."

I closed my eyes and the surroundings faded away.

There I stood, six years earlier, pinned under the gaze of two sixth years, one girl and one boy. They were leaned over me threateningly.

"Okay look, we saw you set them off!" Said the boy and I winced at his voice. Of course I had done it, but I wasn't about to admit to it. I had done this my whole life, lying was my specialty. I worked up tears in my eyes and pouted.

"Why are you picking on me? I didn't do anything and…and you…you're meanies!" I whimpered and sobbed into my palms.

"No! No…no don't d-don't cry please! Please don't cry!" The girl pleaded, patting my head gently. Hook, line, and sinker. I smiled inside…that was until I got a tap on my shoulder. I looked up after thoroughly rubbing my eyes red. I looked up into the face of my uncle. Crap! I thought.

"Okay, so what have you done now?" he said angrily.

"Uncle Blaise, uncle Blaise! These prefects were blaming me for the fireworks!" I said, clutching his robes and hiding my face behind him from the two sixth years who looked shocked.

"U-uncle Blaise?" They sputtered.

"Of course…can't you see the resemblance?" They stopped and stuttered for a while.

"Well, you did do it, didn't you Ella?" He said, looking down at me.

"Uncle, not you too!"

"Daniella Lorie Victoire." He said in a testy tone.

"Yes…of course I did." I smiled up at him, wiping the tears away.

"B-but you were crying and everything!" The two prefects exclaimed in exasperation.

"It was so easy. You two are a piece of cake to fool compared to Uncle here. Sometimes even he can't tell!"

"Atta girl, Ella!" Uncle grinned.

"But you're in trouble none the less." I heard from behind us. There stood a tall, thin, and severe looking witch I recognized as the Headmistress. She was guiding a short, brown haired boy with bright eyes by the elbow towards us.

"Two trouble makers already?" She asked, looking down at me sternly and for the first time likely in my entire life I felt like I was in deep trouble. The look in the boy's eyes said the same.

"You two will sit in my office while we discuss your punishment." She said with a commanding wave of her hand which we had no choice but to follow. We were led up lots of spiraling staircases and past a stone gargoyle then up a revolving staircase into a large circular room covered with photos of old witches and wizards sleeping.

"You two stay here. I will return shortly." With that the stern witch left us in the office and walked out with Uncle Blaise. Out of the corner of my eye I looked at the boy in the chair beside me.

"So, what did you do to get here?" I asked, leaning back in the chair. I saw the gleam of devious pleasure I knew all too well myself shine from his green eyes.

"Oh, I locked Norris in the trophy room and put her cat Mr. Filch in a giant overturned quidditch cup!" He beamed. "And you?"

"Set off some Weasley Wizard Wheezes fireworks in the great hall!" I smiled.

"You set those off? They were brilliant!" He grinned a crazy wild grin which I returned.

"Daniella Lorie Victoire, pleasure to meet someone else with a cruel sense of humor." I said, offering him my hand, which he took and shook.

"Jasper Lucidian Wolfe…I hope we can wreak havoc together soon." He smiled and I laughed.

"I think we're going to be best friends." I laughed and so did Jasper. Just then the Headmistress slammed the door open and walked past us to the large desk. Uncle Blaise walked in and stood beside her. She droned on for a while but we couldn't here or commit much of it to memory because we were too busy trying not to laugh. Finally we were released and Uncle Blaise took us down to the common room. He sat us down on the couch beside the dying fire.

"You two are lucky you're not packing up so watch your step…" He got up and started to walk away. "And try not to get caught too often." There was a click that said he had left. Jasper and I looked around the deserted common room and then to the large grandfather clock on the wall that read 12:30 then back to each other. We burst into uncontrollable laughter. We laughed until one of the prefects got mad and came down, telling us to shut up and get to bed.
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I opened my eyes, drawn from my memory with a slight pang. This is the last time I walk through these doors to start a year. I closed my eyes and sighed. "Alright there's your story. Now move it, its bed time you brats!"

Jasper called down the hall way. "Follow me!" I grinned and ran up the hall to join him.