Chapter 4

And The Nightmare Begins

Sometimes, James is a smart boy.

Sometimes.

Occasionally, James is a very smart boy.

Most times, James lives on jokes so that I won't get mad at whatever idiotic thing he did.

And then there are times when Fin, being the good boy that he is, tries to cheer me up when James does the truly stupid thing and decides to date one of the Barbies, as I call them.

This is one of those times.

~Lia~

As I walked down the stairs, my hair finally successfully curled, I saw Fin standing at the bottom of the stairs, a wide grin on his face. The You're-Going-To-Hate-Me-For-Telling-You-But-James-Has-Done-It-Again grin.

I stopped short and my smile faded as I said sharply, "No. I am going back to bed because this is all just a bad dream and when I wake up everything will be completely insane as it always is." I turned around and started back up the stairs.

"No, no, no, no, no, Lia, it's not that bad." I gave Fin a look.

"Just tell me who it is, Finny, so I can go back to bed and be miserable for the rest of my life." He hesitated for a moment. Not a good sign.

In fact, NEVER a good sign.

EVER.

"…Jenna."

That one word make me want to throw up. After six successful years, I was so hopeful this day wouldn't come. And 3 seconds ago my hopes and dreams were terribly crushed.

By my best friend's horrible taste in girls.

How ironic.

Don't look at me like that.

I am not being overdramatic.

I'M NOT!

Okay. Let me explain. Since the first day of Hogwarts, I knew Jenna Stewarts would be my mortal enemy.

The Voldemort to my Potter, if you will. Mutually sworn enemies. Turns out I was right, as always. She turned out to be the perfect poster girl for QUEEN BITCH. I mean it.

She had honey-blonde hair, beautiful green-blue eyes, even I will admit it, and was stick-thin. So, of course, all the boys wanted her and she turned into the school slut, and her ultimate goal was to score James.

And what's worse, she hates me because I'm his best friend and everyone is under the impression that I am in love with James.

And what's even worse than that, we're both in Gryffindor, so she shoots disgusting looks at me each and every day. Because the first thing I want to see when I come down the stairs is her horrid face.

LOVELY.

Not.

I turned my attention back to Fin. "Is it too convenient to go to Pomfrey now?" I asked pitifully. Fin turned around and offered his back to me. I smiled slightly and climbed on.

This was our routine. If I was upset over one of James' "girlfriends", Fin would stay with me until he was sure I wasn't homicidal or suicidal. If I was upset over something that happened with my family, James would sit with me under a tree and eat Honeydukes chocolate while I vent about how much I want a normal family. If I was upset over a guy, Belle, Paige, and Emma would comfort me in our dorm room as I bawled my eyes out without anyone on the outside knowing. And the day after, Freddie would ask me if I wanted him to be my personal hit man.

Ah, Freddie.

Finally, Fin carried me into the Great Hall and dropped me next to Freddie and Belle. Paige was across from us, and Ethan was next to her, with Emma next to him. Next to them, I saw something that made me want to puke.

Jenna, a.k.a. Queen Bitch, was wiping James' mouth and laughing her evil laugh.

Like a bloody siren.

And her sidekicks were with her as well, Elizabeth Kennedy and Sophia Bernard. Ugh. Just what I need this early in the morning.

I tried to think of what terrible thing I did to have to endure this kind of torture. Nothing came to mind. Fuck.

I pitifully turned to Paige and she gave me that Don't-Worry-We-Want-To-Kill-Her-Too-But-We're-Too-Young-To-Go-To-Jail-Just-Yet look. Belle glared at Jenna, and if looks could kill, Queen Bitch would be 6 feet under, and her sidekicks along with her.

Emma and Belle shared a look and I could tell Paige was going to have her hands full with trying to convince them not to slowly and painfully pull Queen Bitch's precious hair out of her head, strand by strand, until she was bald.

Not that I was going to stop them.

I, for one, would be perfectly content in watching Queen Bitch at seeing her beloved hair gone from her head.

Hmm…..Note to self: Add that to possible ways to torture Queen Bitch.

Paige leaned over and slapped my arm, pulling me out of my maniacal trance. "Stop plotting, Amelia Charlotte, or I swear on Merlin's pink socks I'll tell Rob that it was you who ruined his broomstick." Damn.

Apparently when I start plotting, my left eye twitches a bit. It's bloody annoying sometimes, because Paige always catches me when I'm plotting.

Pouting at her, I heard Queen Bitch's siren laugh, and Belle smacked Freddie upside the head when he started gazing at Queen Bitch somewhat disturbingly.

"Right. Sorry." Freddie said as he shook his head to rid himself of his dirty thoughts. I stole a waffle from his plate and ate it with a smile as he glared at me.

Paige rolled her eyes at my antics and stood up. "Come on, you lot. We have to get to Charms on time." She said, giving James and Freddie a look as she emphasized the last two words. The two prats just smiled like two innocent little boys.

Like hell they are.

Belle climbed onto Ethan's back, and Freddie slung an arm around my shoulders as we walked along the hallways. I couldn't help but notice how James was a few steps behind us, his arm around Queen Bitch's waist, smiling the whole time.

Why was I constantly getting the overwhelming urge to vomit every time I saw them together?

Oh, well.

At least this news would be a good reason to write to Zoe.

Rob did say she hadn't written recently, and that's never a good sign with her.

A/N: Hey guys! I know i haven't updated in a long time, so u guys get two chapters this time! School starts in a week ='( but hopefully Jess will keep kicking my butt to update. I LOVE U BLONDIE! I COULDN'T LIVE WITH YOU! 333 and Arielle will hopefully start up her yelling sessions when school starts again to keep me motivated =) I LOVE YOU WIFEY FOR LIFEY 3 And once again, thank you guys for staying with me in this story and reviewing! Remember, anything is welcome, so tell my your honest opinions! Also, Happy Birthday Stephieeee and Aunt Sveta! =)