We were all gathered outside waiting for the arrival of the other students. It was my job to greet the Beauxbatons, since I knew kids from the school. The large carriage dropped down on the grounds and the large form of Madame Maxime appeared. Dumbledore and I stepped forward.

"Bonjure Madame Maxime. Commet ce va?"(Hello Madame Maxime. How are you?) I greeted with a smile.

"Bonjure Sammay. Hello Professor Dumbledore." Her thick French accent slurred her words together.

"Hello Madame Maxime. Such a pleasure to have you hear." I walked up and rejoined the Hogwarts students who watched in awe as the Beauxbatons students slowly filed out. I felt my jaw drop as Shellia and Seb walked off.

"You might want to close you mouth, or else the new kids will think you're a freak." Fred whispered in my ear.

The group was walking just in front of us.

"Shellia! Seb!" I called and rushed forward, the eyes of every Hogwarts student was on me.

"Sammay!" Shellia wrapped me up in a gigantic hug"Sammay? What are you doing here? You didn't write all Summer! I was worried. Especially with that psycho killer on the loose. "

"Shellia, I live in America! What would he do buy a plane and fly to Seattle just to kill me. And anyway, I don't believe all those stories about him""Whatever, I was still worried!" Shellia said pouting.

Seb was standing a bit away glaring at the ground. He looked up and met my eyes and gave the slightest of nods. I read it easily. He was sulking because he had been worried to.

"I'm sorry guys, I didn't mean to worry you." I walked with them into the castle, but I could feel glares in the back of my head as I walked through the entrance

I walked into the great hall with them. "Where should we sit?" I asked them as they gaped at our dining hall. The other students from my old school stuck up their rich noses at it, but I ignored them.

"Where do you usually sit?" Shellia asked.

"With the Gryffindors. It is my house." I said pointing to one of the center tables.

"Then we'll sit with the Gryffindors,: Malakai appeared behind Shellia.

The four of us went to sit at that table, smiling together, well... Except for Seb who was still pouting.

We were laughing, talking, and catching up when I felt the bench move slightly as someone sat down next to me with an irritated Harrumph.

I looked over to find Fred sitting with his back to me. George and Ginny were sitting across the table from us next to Malakai and Seb. I tilted my head sideways and elbowed Fred gently. "Hey Fred whats up?." I asked him grinning. He didn't turn around he just kept his back to me. "Fred, what is with the back talk it isn't like you." I flicked the back of his head. He still didn't move. "Fine then, be that way." I turned back to my gaping French friends.

"What are you doing Sammay, why are you Harassing that poor boy?" Shellia asked

George cracked up laughing. "Poor boy?" He had to hold his sides he was laughing so hard. "He is no poor, random boy Sammay here is picking on. Sammay, don't pout like that, it is unbecoming. He is sulking for you ditching us earlier."

"Ditching you?" Out of the corner of my eye I saw Fred turn slightly to look at me out of the corner of his eye."Yeah, you totally ran off on us!" Ginny said mock glaring. She tossed a wadded up napkin which nailed me in the chest. I did an over dramatization of being shot, clonking my head on the wood before looking up at George and Ginny laughing.

"Sammay," Neville said from his spot next to Ginny, "Its good to have you back."

"Back?" Shellia asked.

"I didn't tell you?" I said looking up at her

"Tell me vhat?'

"I went to Hogwarts before I went to Beauxbatons"

She blinked at me "Really?"

"Yeah, this is my home turf away from the us." I laughed

She looked at me shocked. "I guess I knew that you had to have come from somewhere, but I never really thought about where that would be."

I winked at her. "This is home sweet home. Though it is nicer when someone isn't such a crab." I turned my back completely on Fred. I looked at George who winked at me, getting everyone at our little end of the table's curiosity, everyone except Fred who hadn't seen it.

"Come on Sammay, don't cry. He is just being an unforgiving jerk." George started to lay it on.

Playing my part I leaned over against Shellia's shoulder. I knew my shoulders were shaking, but it was laughter I was trying to keep in, not sobs. Shellia caught on immediately and started to play the role of the sympathetic friend. I felt the bench move under me as Fred jumped up.

"Come on Sammay, don't cry. Damn it, it was just a joke." I felt him shaking my shoulder gently.

I turned and stuck my tongue out at him.

"Gotcha" George and I said at the same time.

"And now," Dumbledore's voice rose from the teachers table, "that all our guests have been seated, let the feast begin." he raised his hands, and just like always, the tables were filled with food.

The rules of the tournament were announced after dinner and the other judges were introduced. Dinner was now over and I was exhausted.

"Hey, May? Can I talk to you for a sec?" A familiar voice called as I was about to walk down a corridor that led to the Gryffindor commons. The twins looked startled as I answered to the nickname by turning around.

"I'll see you guys in a bit" I said to them and walked back to Seb. I felt the twins eyes follow me.

Seb and I were alone in the entrance of the great hall. He was staring down at his feet, as usual

"I really am happy to see you again, May. When you said goodbye last time... It felt like it was goodbye forever."

"That is because I honestly thought it might be."

"You could have come back you know," He finally looked up to meet my eyes, "back to Beauxbatons."

"I know that, but this is where I belong"

"I was worried, when you never wrote."

"I'm sorry Seb" It was my turn to look at my feet.

I felt his fingertip on my chin as he brought my eyes to meet his. "Keep smiling please. May."

I nodded

"Sammay, I know you are just catching up with old friends, but if another teacher sees you, they might dock points from your house." Dumbledore winked at me as he walked past. "So be sure to take the quick way. I nodded smiling at him.

"Later Seb," I waved to him and darted down a secret passage