Hey guys, I was recently told to update my story thanks to a friend of mine. I didn't realize that anyone even read this! If you have read this story and have wanted an update, I'm SO SORRY * cries in a corner * I'm so ashamed…. Anyways! Moving past my despair, I have decided to continue to update this story! I will try to update once a month, but I procrastinate sooooooooo that might be a fluid deadline ^.^ Alrighty, on with the story!

-Qaz

The potions room was cold and dark, the sound of gurgling and clinking glass filled its space as the students tried to follow their book's directions. The table was old and worn, and had, what Harry thought was a snitch carved into its wood.

They were working with Hufflepuff house for their last class of the day. There were no insults, explosions, veiled threats, or Malfoy; and Harry was bored out of his mind. He was so bored, in fact, that Hermione had just prevented him from adding eye of newt again, for the third time in a row. "Pay attention! Its lacewing flies not eye of newt. If you add that your potion will have the wrong consistency and-" Harry loved her, he really did, but Hermione's lecture was doing nothing to cure his boredom.

The class droned on and when, finally, Slughorn had excused them all, after sending a disappointed look at Harry's half completed potion, Harry dashed out of the class. Finally! What he had been waiting for all day was finally here, now he could talk to those exchange students, finally he could harass that rude blond haired boy. Excitement flowed through his veins as he practically dragged Ron and Hermione towards the Great Hall. "Bloody hell Harry, slow down!" Ron laughed as they weaved between students with Hermione yelling half-hearted apologies behind them.

The Great Hall was bustling with excitement as all of Hogwarts waited for the strange newcomers to reappear, Ginny laughing as she listened to Harry's version of Damion. The trio wasted time telling Ginny about the students, until a bright "Hi Harry!" rang out. Harry turned around to see Kat walking out of a side door and over to their table, the Trio was shocked to see a smiling Damion holding hands with her while Elaine followed behind with a smile of amusement.

"Oh! So you two are together then?" Harry asked when the procession had reached the table, utterly confused by the boy's change in demeanor and Kat's newly curled hair.

Elaine stepped forward and said, smirking "Their just getting into character. The best of our school are performing for you guys tonight, the rest of the students are staying at the house Dumbledore set up, they're a bit tired from the trip over."

She gestured to the pair's entwined hands "In the piece we're doing, they're playing a couple. So their practicing being close to each other, and Damion is trying to perfect his 'Happy Expression'" she said answering Harry unasked question about Damion's overly bright smile

Harry nodded, "Well that makes sense then. I was wondering why he looked so weird." he gave himself an internal pat on the back when he saw Damion's mouth twitch and slowly twist into an annoyed grimace.

"They have to practice being nice to each other?" Ginny asked incredulously

"Well, it's like thi-" Elaine was cut off by Kat.

"If Demon ever came up to me and tried to flirt, I'd slap him and run away." She finished nodding assuredly to herself, while the group was awkwardly silent and Harry tried to suppress a laugh. Damion's eye twitched.

"Suprisingly, that's not generally well received when the leads are supposed to lo-" he chocked on the word " LIKE. Like each other. We're supposed," he threw a pointed glare in Kat's direction "to stick to the script." her face to contorted in anger and she turned to face him, cross armed and pissed.

"Oh I'll tell you exactly where you can stick your script, up y-"

"Fighting again are we?" A sing song voice called out as Eric sauntered over to the group, throwing a wink at a few Hufflepuff girls and sending them into fits of giggles. Elaine's hands clenched into fists at her side and she threw him a dirty look.

"Piss off Mason."

"Elaine, darling, why do you wound me so?" He grabbed her hand dramatically and placed it near his heart, pulling her closer to him. Trying and failing to get away from the nuisance, Elaine's eyes narrowed.

"Let go of my hand or I will castrate you in your sleep." She snarled, deadly calm. Eric's eyes approached the size of dinner plates.

"…..you wouldn't." he said with a shaky laugh.

Elaine's yanked her hand free and said, "As far as I'm concerned, I'd be doing the school a favor!", before she stormed away from him, muttering darkly.

Damion crossed his arms in judgment, while Kat turned to Eric with raised eyebrows.

"What?" he said defensively, backing away from them slowly

"Do you just have no self preservation?" Kat started before Damion soon followed with an annoyed growl:

"Why do you insist on annoying Elaine if you know it'll make her hate you more?" Eric sweat-dropped as he realized that yelling at him was the only thing his two friends could do without wanting to kill each other.

"Are you a masochist?"

"And then I have to hear you complain about it later on!" Eric's eyes widened at his friend's last remark and he quickly initiated the international sign for dude-shut-the-hell-up-now.

Kat paused in her tirade, "Wait, he whines about her hating him?"

"Damion! You weren't supposed to say anyth-" Eric started fretfully

"Eric. Shut up." Kat chastised before speaking to Damion "Now, how often does he complain about her?"

He shrugged, "Feels like he does it everyday."

A mischievous smile crept its way onto Kat's face, and she turned to look at Eric with twinkling eyes.

"You really are a masochist aren't you!" her voice full of suppressed laughter, and a secret glinting in her eyes.

"That's it, I'm leaving!" he stuck his tongue out at her quickly before walking away.

"Wait. What just happened?" Harry, who had been watching the three with amusement, looked around completely lost.

Ginny smiled and gently patted his hand, "Never you mind Harry. It's a girl thing."

Ron groaned, "I hate those! They always make me feel like a teaspoon." There was a long pause as he went back to stuffing his face, ignorant of the bewildered look Kat was giving him.

"T-they make you feel like a what?"

The expression on her face sent Harry and Hermione into a fit of uncontrollable laughter, ending with him clutching Kat's arm for balance and Hermione with tears forming at the corners of her eyes.

Kat put a hand on Harry's shoulder to steady him, a gesture that did not go unnoticed.

"You guys are crazy." she laughed, blissfully unaware of the storm that was about to hit.

"Hey! After your performance, you should meet us outside the hall!" Kat smiled at Ginny's invitation.

Harry smiled thankfully at his girlfriend, " Yeah we'll take you up to the Gryffindor Common Room."

Damion tore her arm out of Harry's grasp, and glared at the boy-who-lived as he pulled her towards the front of the hall. Leaving the Gyffindors with nonplussed expressions at the sudden disappearing act.

"Come on. We're starting soon." He said grumpily

Kat dug her heels into the stone floor with no avail, and Harry watched her wave goodbye helplessly as she was dragged away.

I will try to update soon as an apology for making everyone wait this long, but it WOULD help to know that people are interested in the story! REVIEWS ARE APPRECIATED!