Disclaimer- I do not own Harry Potter, even if I wish I did. I only own Aria my OC

Chapter 2

Class started today, and I was so unprepared for sixth year. We were all sitting at the Gryffindor table enjoying breakfast while I was studying all our new books. I had at looked at all these books before in the library.

"Hey Bookworm, how about you take of your glasses for a minute and enjoy our first breakfast as sixth years."

"James, there's just so much to learn and I want to be able to know about what the Professors are talking when they say what a Dittany is or does."

"A what?" Dom questioned giving me the most confused look.

"A Dittany it's a powerful healing herb that's gives restorative and may be eaten raw to cure shallow wounds." I stated

"Morning everyone!" Chace chirped. Everyone moaned.

"How was your first night in the hallow dorms of Gryffindor Chace?" Dom asked so politely that I kept reading my book I had no need to worry about them picking on Chace.

"What's she doing?" I looked up wondering who Chace was talking about, him, Dom and James were looking at me while Freddie and Tim were too Busy shovelling food into their mouths to worry about what was going on around them.

"I'm just looking over our school books" I answered.

"That so not what you're doing, she is practically teaching herself so she can be able to tell the professors more than they know" Dom being oh so smart answered Chace's question.

"That is not what I'm doing. I'm just worried that being the captain of the Quidditch team will interfere with my school work. I might have James there but he will have to do other work as well."

James smiled, I knew that meant a lot to him, he always worries about school work. Last year Professor Longbottom told him if he didn't focus on his school work there would be no Quidditch. And James knew I liked being at this pace, always ten steps ahead of everyone, but when it came to weekends I was always with James no matter what and I think he like that even if though to get those weekends I practically had to have my head in the books every day but there were days we're I just was not in the mood for school work and trust me those days came a lot.

"You must love to learn. By the way, I love your glasses. They suit you." Chace told me.

"Thanks, I've been told that before but I also get told that I'm a book worm, and the glasses don't help me there."

I poked James' side, he grinned at me even though he had a mouth full of food. He had never meant any harm with that nickname.

"So Chace, have you got all your books?" I asked.

"Yep, I'm already."

"Excited?" Dom asks.

"Yeah, I'm already enjoying it here it's so nice to be able to make friends with new people."

"Have you met anyone else other than us yet?" Dom seems so interested.

"Um yeah, the lads in my dorm. Tom and Sam I think it is?" He said, looking at James to make sure he was right. James nodded reassuringly.

"Good morning kids, how is your first day Mr De noir?" Professor Longbottom greeted us.

"Very well Professor, thank you for asking" Chace politely replied.

"Now this is your Schedule, Aria-Prudence will inform you where all your classes are" Professor announced before walking to the next group of students.

Chace looked at me "Aria-Prudence?"

"Oh yeah that's my First name not just Aria my parents wanted something more exotic then Aria I'm guessing."

Chace winced when I said that, did he not like my name.

James must have seen this and spoke up. "Is there something wrong mate?"

"No of course not, sorry my eyes are being funny I haven't been wearing my glasses lately." That answer was not very reassuring but I left it at that.

"You have glasses too?" I questioned

"Yeah, ever since I was eight, words are like a puzzle to me without them."

"Same." I smiled.

"Hey Ari I just wanted to ask if you had a class first up , I was wondering because of I have a free and I wanted to see if you could help me go through the key points of Herbology with me." I had been tutoring Albus since he was in second year and loved it, that I started tutoring lily and James as well at their parent's request. I don't Tutor lily anymore and I do most classes with James so I just help him when he needs it same as Dom. I looked at my Schedule. I had Herbology.

"Sorry Al, when's your first herb class"

"Umm…tomorrow I think. Yeah tomorrow."

"Well how about you meet me in the library at five?"

"That sounds great, thanks Ari!" I smiled back at Al.

"Okay guys, first class who's with me" Tim asked

"You've got Ancient Runes Timmy. No ones with you" I told him

"How did you know that" Tim had the most horrific look on his face

"Ari, knows all Tim. Be afraid, be very afraid." Beau had finally showed up.

"Where have you been? I was afraid you were going to skip!"

"Nah, couldn't do that on the first day, me and the boys need to annoy McGonagall, she's missed us and I was escorting a fifth year to this lovely hall." Dom and I burst out laughing.

"Hall my ass, you escorted her to the closest more like it! Come here you've got lip stick on your neck." Dom had always liked Beau. I sometimes wonder how she puts up this wall, it's like she doesn't care but I know deep down she does, I saw her crumble every time she saw him with other girls. Dom wiped the lipstick off and Beau gave her a kiss on the cheek, if only he saw her blush at his affectionate touch.

"So Jamie are we ready for Herbology?" I seriously asked James though there was a hint of a joke there.

"Yes. We. Are. Captain" then he saluted me.

"Right then get your books, we shall be on our way." I don't even know if that sentence made sense but James understood. "Oh. Chace what do you have first?" Chace looked down at his schedule.

"Ancient Runes"

"You're with me then lad, suck that I'm not a loner, Ari!" Tim shouted. I laughed everyone was looking at us. We said our goodbyes and I grabbed James by the arm to start our adventure to Herbology.

James and I went down to our tree after our classes we haven't got to talk much yet and now was the time. I was lent against the tree and James had his head in my lap. I firmly played with James hair something that I only started going when I confessed my feelings to him last year. James and I didn't date but I wish we did now, last year I had been fifteen and I wasn't ready for a relationship with my best friend and James thought the exact same way, but things had changed, that was a year ago. I wanted more in our relationship, but what happened if James didn't feel that way about me anymore?

"Jam Jam," James eyes opened slowly at hearing my voice. "Would you ever date one of your fans?" By that I was talking about James's Fan club that had girls from third to fifth year falling at his feet, they would commit their love to him in front of the whole school in the great hall, put love potions in his pumpkin juice I don't know how many times I had to save him from that one.

"I don't know Pru, those girls scare me a bit, last year I was about to strip down naked after Quidditch practice and one just pops out of one of the toilet stalls asking me out, but I've never really thought about it." Ah, yes I remember that, James came out in his boxers, good times. James seemed confused as to why I was asking this but I was still laughing at the memory. "Oh and speaking of past tense do you remember that time after just you and I were playing Quidditch you were in the girls change rooms having a shower when Tim, Freddie and Beau stole your clothes, and you walked into the great hall with just a shower curtain on that you had somehow made a dress out of, all because the boys had changed the common room password. I don't think that I have laughed that much seeing you ask asked to the boys for your clothes back and the look on their faces when you strutted up to them" We were both laugh by now.

"I would never have had the confidence if it wasn't for how good that shower curtain turned out," I laughed "Who knew a shower curtain could become such a fashion statement? You know I've still got it, I wore it to my dad's work party and everyone commented on it, asking what brand it was."

"You're joking," I shook my head, "Serious?" I nodded. Our laughing dimed.

"What about me, James? Would you, you know, now I mean," Oh merlin where did that come from. We really hadn't talked about it since last year. He looked at me and put his hands over mine.

"Ari, I care about you so much but I don't want to wreck our relationship." I smiled and looked away.

"Yeah I totally understand, anyway if we did start dating it would be so awkward right?" I awkwardly laughed. I didn't want that at all. I wanted to date James, but he obviously didn't feel the same way, there was a tight feeling around my heart. Pull yourself together Dency, he's just a crush, yeah a school crush. And if you wanted to know, Dency was my nickname for myself.

"I ne…" James started

"No, D…Don't worry about it," I got up and brush myself off. I was most likely to burst out crying any minute now I couldn't handle people seeing me cry. "I'll see you later tonight, I've got to go." I mumbled. Then dashed towards the castle, changing my mind knowing James was calling out to me and would want to come find me and the first place he would look would be the library and then the dorms. So I headed towards the Quidditch pitch. The only place no one went because the season hadn't even started.