Sitting in the compartment on the train, Tula did what she did best; sleep. Tula fell asleep in the oddest places so the Express was nothing strange, she just rested her head on Beth lap and fell asleep.

A few minutes after Tula fell asleep, the compartment door slid open. "Marshall, not now please. She's sleeping!" Beth hissed.

"Well hello to you too, but you have a Perfect's meeting to be at… Don't you Elizabeth?" Marshall threw back at her smugly.

Marshall was also a Slytherin like Tula, but he was a year older than her and a notorious trouble maker. But not like "setting-a-couple-Stinkbombs-off" trouble, like "setting-the-Charm's-wing-on-fire-for-no-reason" trouble. Marshall always flirted with Tula too, who thought nothing of it, just to mess with her brain. The guy was legit crazy

Beth tried to wriggle out from under Tula, but was struggling a little. Marshall quickly held part of Tula's weight to make it easier for her, and then deftly slid into the seat once she was free. Beth internally fought some battle deciding whether to say something.

"Tick tock, Elizabeth. You're late as of right now," Marshall pointedly said.

Beth pursed her lips and then hustled away, purposely not shutting the compartment door.

An hour or so after Beth left, Tula woke up. Groggily she pushed herself to a sitting position and realized that she wasn't sleeping on Beth's lap anymore, "Where's Beth, Marshall!?"

"Ahh calm down, Pigeon, Elizabeth just went to her Perfects meeting."

Tula paused, "Wait, Beth isn't a Perfect… Is she?" She scoffed, "Anyways what are you doing here?'"

Marshall exaggerated a pout, "I thought we were friends, Tulie"

"That's not what I meant, we are but-"

"I, being a good friend, thought that you should know that Baudric Veneres and Erin Winks are now a thing," Marshall baited

All the wind went out of Tula as if she had been punched, but her face remained impassive, "Y-yeah I did know that… That's old news right. They've been together since like…"

"Since July"

"Exactly… See that's old new, so why are you bringing this up?"

Marshall shrugged, "I think you know, Pidg, but I'll let you think that you're still being secretive."

He threw her a devilish grin and then stood up. He waltzed out of the compartment and Tula slammed the door shut sufficiently breaking the glass. She pulled out her wand and fixed it, but Tula wanted to break something else. Her gut dropped and her head felt as if it were stuffed with sawdust. She was angry, embarrassed and a little depressed; most of all though, Tula wanted to cry because what if people knew that she like Baudric?

For most people it wouldn't be as monumentla, but for someone like Tula, that would be unthinkable

Tula Gray- (Slytherin) The main character

Baudric Veneres- (Gryffindor) Tula's crush, and well known throughout the wizard community

Beth Witbrick- (Hufflepuff) Tula's best friend, a Perfect and really shy

Marshall Candor- (Slytherin) A year ahead of Tula, and is a legit trouble maker

Erin Winks- (NM) Baudric's girlfriend