…Chapter 2…

…James McLaggen…

I let out a surprised yell as I flip out of the fireplace.

"Bloody floo network," I grumble as I brush the dirt and soot off my jersey and shorts. I don't want to wait for my annoying mother and sister but I want to wait for Charlie. Hmmm, which one? Whatever, i'll find Charlie later when he's with Scorpious and Potter. They're all not that hard to miss. I make my way out of the Pub and walk along the cobblestoned path.

I see a familiar head of red curls and pale skin. Rose Weasley, my best friend.

"ROSE!" I bellow. She whips around and sees me. I run full speed towards her. I tackle her into a hug and we collapse laughing.

"Look at your hair! It's not a matted mass on your head!" Rose laughs, looking at my hair.

"I know, I kinda decided to try and neaten it. It is the last day of hols so I thought that I'd try to neaten it for the year but we both know that it won't last," I grin.

"Honestly Emma you'd think you'd find a new way to greet your best friend - it's been six years."

I look up and see Scorp smiling down at me.

"Scorpion!" I cry, using my nickname for him.

I tackle him and he engulfs me in his strong arms.

"Laynett."

I look up from Scorp's chest and see Potter looking at me with those bright green gorgeous - NO THEY ARE NOT GORGEOUS! THEY ARE DISGUSTING! THEY ARE HIDEOUS!

Erm, moving on.

"Potter," I say back, looking him in the eye.

"See you haven't matured at all," he says.

"See you haven't stopped being an arrogant git," I spit back.

I see Scorpion and Rose stand back.

"Well, that sentence just proves my point," Potter tells me, stepping forward towards me.

"As does mine," I whisper back, taking a step towards me.

Damn. He still has six centimeters on me! I swore I had grown two over the holidays! Obviously not.

"Oh, stop. At least I don't laugh at every inappropriate moment," Potter whispers to me. His voice sends tingles down my spine.

"Oh, so you notice?" I ask him, my eyebrows shooting upwards.

"You're impossible not to notice when you're trying not to laugh," Potter says swiftly.

"So you look at me?" I ask him, all venom sucked out of my voice.

"I don't," he sneers, backing away.

"EMMA LAYNETT!"

I turn around from Potter's nose.

Mum.

This can't be good.

"Hi mum," I say, giving her an awkward kind of wave/surrender thing.

"Darling, what are you doing? I've been looking for your. We simply have to go meet the McLaggen's. Oh, yellow Albus, Scorpious and Rose. Nice to see you. Nice summer? Good. Emma, say bye," Mum rushes, yanking me away.

"Bye," I mutter bitterly, giving Rose a kind of one armed hug.

"It'll be fine," she whispers in my ear.

I just glare at her and Scorp and Potter. Mum drags me away and when I see James McLaggen from a distance, I turn around and make a crying face to Potter, Scorp and Potter. Well, no, not Potter - he's just there.

Scorp is laughing and Rose sends me a sympathetic smile. Potter is laughing as well. I turn my nose up at him.

At least those lady lessons mum made me go to paid off a little bit.

"Emma, focus," Mum mutters to me, digging her nails into my clad arms.

"OUCH!" I cry.

I see Charlie glaring at James. Good on him. I need my protective brother to step in. They're sitting outside Carla's Coffee Cave. James is glaring back.

Git.

"Hello, sorry we're late. Emma and I had to do some quick fixes to her robes," Mum lies smoothly.

I glare at her and James. I smile at Charlie and don't even look at Cormac and whoever the hell his wife is. It's partly their fault I'm here! I plop myself down next to a spare seat next to Charlie.

"Charlieeeeeee, Scorpy, Rosy and Potty want to see you," I tell him, popping a warm chip into my mouth. Yum. More potato today. Score!

Ok that was weird how I added a 'y' onto their names but whatever.

"Charlieeeeeee? Scorpy? Rosy? Potty? Really, Em?" Clint asks me.

I shrug my shoulders, totally ignoring James.

"Emma."

I snap my head in his direction that I think I might have broken my neck.

"Yes, James," I say.

"Let's go for a walk," he tells me, standing up and grabbing me.

I'm sure you bloody want to.

I AM NOT A BLOODY RAG DOLL! FIRST MUM NOW THIS PIG!

"Ummm, no -" I shut my mouth when I get a firm glare from mum.

"Ummm, no?" James mocks.

"Ummmm, no way in hell I'd miss it?" I offer.

They both nod. Satisfied. By the way, both is mum and the bloody prat.

James drags me away from security.

Bloody hell.

A/N: HELLO EVERYONE! Thank you so much to TreyFury97 for following this story! And to 20Chloe02 for reviewing! Special virtual cookies for 20Chloe02! It means a lot :)

Not sure when next chapter will be up - maybe tomorrow.

Anyway, good night! (well, its night here)

Ginny :)