It was now time to go to Diagon Alley. It's not that her dad didn't care about taking her to shop for her supplies but the only time he came to Diagon Alley was in her first year. She had gone to Diagon Alley with Tim and his family the last two years. Currently, they were at the pet shop. Amber decided to buy a cat. She found a tortoiseshell cat and fell in love with it instantly. She purchased the cat.

"So, what are you going to name him?"

Amber smiled and said. "Orpheus."

"I think that's a perfect name," Tim smiled back and put his arm around her.

Amber checked her watch and said. "It's just about time for me to go meet Janet, my mum's old friend at the ice cream parlour."

"Okay, let me tell me my parents that we'll meet up with them later."

"You don't have to come with me, Tim."

Her best friend shook his head and asked his parents. They agreed and the two thirteen-year-olds went off towards the ice cream parlour and sat down. The two of them waited for the woman arrive.

"What time should she be here?" Tim asked.

"She should've been here already, actually," Amber frowned.

Tim nodded and asked. "You want some ice cream, while we wait?"

"Sure."

Tim got up and walked towards the counter. Amber sat there waiting for Janet. Tim came back with the ice cream about five minutes later. The two friends ate their ice cream.

"Well, that's a bust. She could've at least written me that she wouldn't be able to make it," Amber sighed as they walked out of the ice cream shop.

Tim put his arm around her again as they began to look for his parents. They found his parents and left Diagon Alley. They dropped her off at her house.

"You got a cat?" her dad asked.

"Yes, his name is Orpheus. He's a calico cat."

Elliot nodded.

"Janet didn't show up," Amber sighed, sadly.

Elliot patted his daughter's back comfortingly.

It was now September 1st and time to board the train. She met up with Tim and they boarded the train.

"We get to visit Hogsmeade this year," Tim said, excitedly.

Amber remembered Dora talking about visiting the town during her years at Hogwarts.

A few minutes later, Cormac walked in and Amber's face warmed at his presence. He was a bit arrogant but for some reason she found him attractive anyway. He walked out of the compartment.

"So, it's Cormac that you fancy?" Tim smirked at her.

"Yes."

Tim nodded and said. "I kind of fancy a Ravenclaw in our year named Misty Abrams."

"Oh, she used to be in our study group."

Tim nodded. He vaguely remembered her. The sweet trolley arrived and they ate the sweets.

They arrived at Hogsmeade station around seven pm, they caught a carriage and they rode to Hogwarts. They parted ways and sat at their respective tables. Amber caught up with Melissa.

"You got a cat?" Melissa asked.

Amber nodded as she let him out.

"What's his name?"

"Orpheus."

"That's an interesting name," she said distractedly petting the cat.

"It's from Greek Mythology, Tim's cat is named Eurydice. They were a married couple."

Melissa nodded.

It was now the second day of classes and Amber was in the middle of a dream about Cormac when Melissa started shaking her awake. Which she didn't appreciate one bit.

"Oh, Cormac," She whispered.

Melissa smirked and shook her again.

"What?" Amber asked.

"It's time to get up for class," She said, jumping up and down. She was already dressed in her uniform and smelled of her perfume which was wafting into Amber's nostrils.

Amber eyed her friend suspiciously then she realized they had Defence first thing this morning and rolled her eyes discreetly.

"So, you were dreaming about someone named Cormac?" she smirked.

"Yes, I was, I kissed him," Amber said, getting out of bed.

"I would love to kiss Lockhart," Melissa sighed, dreamily.

Amber looked at her friend shocked and said. "You do realize how gross that is, he's like thirty or something?"

"What, I have a thing for authors while you have a thing for Quidditch players and he's twenty-eight," Melissa corrected her, defensively.

Amber didn't respond she continued getting dressed and brushed her hair. She didn't have the patience to put it up today so she just left it down. She threw her satchel over her shoulder and they left the dormitory.

Amber almost fell out of the barrel at first but caught herself.

"Hey Ambie," Tim said, almost immediately wrapping his arm around her as they left the common room.

"Hey Tim," She smiled.

"You know I have always loved it when you leave your hair down," Tim said.

He was tempted to twirl a strand around his finger which he's never done but he's always wanted to.

"Thanks, I didn't have the patience to put it up today," Amber said, leaning into him to hide her reddening cheeks.

She wasn't supposed to be blushing at her best mate's comment. Now if that was Cormac who said it she would be blushing even worse but not with Tim.

"When do you have patience?" Tim smirked at her.

"Rarely, sometimes I wonder why I was sorted into Hufflepuff."

Tim could think of multiple reasons why she was a Hufflepuff. He hadn't realized that he was staring at her.

"Something wrong, Tim?" Amber asked, sweetly.

"I'm fine," he said.

Amber nodded. The group reached the Great Hall.

"I'm too excited to eat," Melissa said, pushing away her plate a few minutes into the meal.

Amber rolled her eyes playfully as Melissa got up and walked towards the Defence classroom. Amber finished eating.

"So, what's your first lesson?"

"Defence with the Ravenclaws," Amber replied.

Tim nodded and said. "We have History of Magic with the Gryffindors."

Amber walked to the Defense classroom with Cedric while Tim walked towards History of Magic which was his worst subject.

It took all her strength not to roll her eyes or bang her head against her desk during Defense. Lockhart was such an idiot. It seemed like she was the only girl who wasn't hanging on his every word.

"Hey Ambie," Tim greeted.

"Hey Tim, how was History of Magic?"

He shook his head and said. "Just as bad as Defence was for you."

"You can read me too well. Lockhart is an idiot but Melissa was eating up his every word."

Tim smirked at her and said. "You tend to do the same thing when it comes to Cormac."

"I'll race you to Muggle Studies," Amber said, taking off her chestnut hair flowing behind her.

Tim smiled and took off after his best friend. They raced through the corridors towards the Charms classroom. It wasn't really a race. The duo reached the Charms classroom and walked in.

It was a few days later, Amber was at the Hufflepuff table when she received a letter from Janet.

Dear Amber,

I'm terribly sorry that I didn't come to meet you at Diagon Alley something came up. You're back at Hogwarts I assume. I want to meet you during your first Hogsmeade weekend in a few weeks.

Write back,

Janet

Amber smiled. She met up with Tim and showed him the letter.