A/N: I own nothing except maybe the plot but in all honesty I'm writing by personal experience

So here is a new story which might inspire me to finish my other stories. I guess this one is going to be quite amusing. It's not going to be all girl power it just starts that way and it's going to be both Raven and Lily's points of view.

Chapter 1
"On strike"

There comes a point in everyone’s life when you say you’ve had enough. Sure there are different things you could have had enough of like school, friend drama, family drama… ok drama in general. The thing is that once you’ve had enough, it really is enough. Honestly when you’ve reached that point you automatically know that nothing else can change your mind… or so you think.

Let me explain when I reached my enough point. Picture this; you’re on a date with a very good looking young lad. He has been extremely charming in the past and you decide that a date wouldn’t do you any harm. He takes you out to dinner, and then you go to a movie like any normal date.

After the movie you guys walk through the park enjoying the fresh evening air, talking about how lame the movie was. You sit down on a park bench, you feel the normal butterflies and you wonder if you’ll let him kiss you. Just as it’s the moment to decide, the wonderful, charming boy turns into an ugly toad who doesn’t give you a moment to decide. He shoves his mouth onto yours shoving his disgusting tongue down your throat.

So there you have it, that was the exact moment where I, Lily Evans, had enough with guys. Of course the toad didn’t get away with kissing me that way. I did some damage of my own.

I went back to my best friend’s home where I was spending my summer holidays and slammed the door. She had her own place so I knew I wouldn’t be bothering anyone but her. I threw my purse against the couch and stormed off into the kitchen to get a bucket of ice cream.

“I’m guessing it didn’t go well,” Raven said to me as she sat on the couch staring at me. I scowled and plopped down next to her handing her a spoon. “I told you dear, guys are getting worse as the years pass. I honestly thought it was supposed to be the other way around, but I guess it’s true that men never grow up”.

Raven has had very similar male problems in the past. Now if I were to be honest I’d say her problems were far worse than my but I feel like being a bit of an egocentric hag.

“I swear I think I might be the problem. Don’t you think that maybe we’re magnets for evil men?” I said shoving a spoonful of chocolate chip ice cream in my mouth. She shrugged.

“I’d rather blame them,” Raven said smiling. “See when a guy tries to feel me up without me even doing anything then I know it’s not my fault. See you would think that guys at Hogwarts were different than regular dirty muggle boys”.

Oh yeah forgot to mention that we’re both witches who attend a wizarding school called Hogwarts.

“But guys in general are gross. This guy Tim shoved his tongue down my throat! I wanted to bite his tongue off!” I said scowling. Raven laughed like crazy.

“Now that is kinky. So Lils what are we going to do?” Raven said flicking her wand and making cookies come towards us. I took a cookie and sighed.

“I’m never dating another pig again,” I said taking my shoes off. She rolled her eyes, “I really am not I swear upon my collection of Jane Austen books!”

“I know you say that now deary but next month you’ll be back to dating jerks,” Raven said smiling and taking a cookie, “What I think we should do is put our money where our mouths our. If we bet something then I’m sure we’ll take it more seriously”.

“I’m in but what are we betting?”

“I suggest say that the loser has to date Peter Pettigrew,” Raven said shuddering. I gagged but laughed, “Better yet the loser has to take Peter Pettigrew to the Spring Ball! Oh dear Merlin that is so brilliant! Yes, we go on a strike against guys until the Spring Ball! The loser takes the little worm to the ball”

“Oh my gosh he’s so gross! There is no way I’m losing this bet! I can go without a guy for longer than you can!” I said laughing and tossing a cookie at her. She winked at me. I stuck my hand out and she took it. “Right a deal is a deal then”

At this moment neither Raven nor I could really imagine what life had in store for us in our last year at Hogwarts. We were both very hurt by our past experiences so I ask you not to judge us harshly.

“This is going to be an interesting year, now tell me about Tim the pig,” Raven said as we continued out wallowing.
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First chapter sets it up.

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Chapter 2
"Sexy eyes and dimples"

Oh great another day on the Hogwarts express. Honestly I get sick of all the littlies running around like a herd of blind hippogriffs. See I’d be ok with it but since Lily is Head Girl I have no one to talk to. Of course I can always go and chit-chat with my other dorm mates but they are so boring.
So there I am, walking around the corridors of the Hogwarts Express, trying to figure out where to sit, when I hear the voice of my sworn enemy: Marcia de la Vega. Now I used to be friends with this girl before Hogwarts, my mum and her mum were mates until Marcia’s mum married a Spaniard and moved away. Then when I was about 3 years old they moved back and it’s when I met Marcia.

Honestly she was awesome until the middle of 1st year. She strutted around twirling her burnt toast colour hair around her stick finger speaking in a ridiculous accent. Most people fell for it, they were all so impressed with little miss Spaniard. Only I knew she had lived most of her life in London for Merlin’s sake. It’s like if I go on holiday to California and come back saying things like “right on dude” in an American accent.

I called her on her crap, she got mad, and she began to spread some really crummy rumours about me. That’s when I met Lily. Tiny little red head completely went mental on Marcia after she had hexed me from behind. I was in awe when I saw how good Lily was at magic.

So anyway thought I’d throw that bit of information in there. Where was I... right burnt toast head was talking to someone about me.

“Of course Raven Wentworth is the trashiest girl in our year. I’d even go as far as saying that she is the trashiest girl in the history of Hogwarts! She’s so easy that even little 3rd years can get her,” Marcia said with her cheap wanna-be Spaniard accent. I rolled my eyes and stopped to listen. I’m not one to eaves drop but it was about me which gives me the right to listen. “She thinks she’s so smart but really there’s nothing in her head but fluff. You know, she was kicked out of her house by her mum, though why that was? Beats me, because her mum is just as trashy as she is”.

“Hello Marcia dear, how unpleasant it is to hear your voice from afar,” I said as I walked into the compartment. I sat down next to some guy who I didn’t really notice. My eyes were fixed on her. I honestly hadn’t counted on barging in but she had no right to say those things. “So how was your summer in Spain?”

“It was marvellous, visiting my home town,” Marcia replied glaring at me.

“Right ok Marcia tell me what part of Spain did you live in?”

“Madrid”

“So you’ve visited La Puerta del Sol right?” I asked knowing that she had spent little time in Spain and the time she did was in a tiny town on the outskirts of Madrid.

“Of course I have, it’s a beautiful place, very traditional,” Marcia’s eyes were starting to move all around. I smiled at her.

“So obviously you’ve seen the statue of King Henry there right, the one that is in the plaza,” I said leaning back. Now this was fun. A couple of years back I’d gone with Lily’s family to Spain so I knew very well there wasn’t a statue of King Henry due to the fact that he wasn’t Spanish but King Charles III was.

“Yeah I love that monument,” Marcia said snapping at me. “Maybe one day you’ll see it”.

“Well to see a monument to King Henry I wouldn’t need to go to Spain. Now in the plaza in La Puerta del Sol has a wonderful monument to King Charles III. It’s not far from the clock tower. Then again you’d know if you’d ever been in Madrid,” I said standing up. The guy who was sitting there with her was laughing like mad. I turned to look at him and saw that it was Sirius Black, also known as the bee going from flower to flower. “I don’t lie about who I am. I’m not a **** like you are and don’t talk about my mum because it’s been years since you’ve known anything about her. Primero aprende hablar tu idioma y luego critica a los demas. Just in case you didn’t understand, first learn your language then gossip about others”.

I knew I had set myself up for her evil deeds the whole year but she touched a sore spot. My mother didn’t kick me out of the house, I left willingly.

My mother wasn’t a bad person. She was a very good mum for the first few years of my life. But then she became depressed. My dad had walked out on us when I was about 8 years old. My mum completely wigged out after that. She would spend most of her time locked in her room crying. I had to learn to take care of both of us after that. I thought maybe I could take her to St. Mungos but apparently she didn’t need that. She began to do some random things, going out every night.

I didn’t think much of it until she began to bring back some stuff. Once she came home with about 20 caps with different American baseball team logos. I asked her what they were for and she said she was going to wear them. You can only wear so many hats at a time.

As I grew older I found out my mum suffered and illness called bipolar disorder. Apparently she had it for a very long time. The healers at St. Mungos had given her a potion she had to take every other day, that would keep her normal and functional but she refused to take it after my dad left.

I got sick of dealing with her, she didn’t seem to care about me or hey even her own health, so during the summer I bolted. I told her I couldn’t put up with her nonsense, that I couldn’t stand seeing her screw her life up and I wasn’t going to allow her to mess mine up either. She just stared at me like if she wasn’t even listening to me, she probably wasn’t. I took my stuff and left.

Lily was a big help because she stayed at my new place, which I was paying with my mum’s money. My dad had left us quite a bit of money and well it was mostly mine, my mum never used it anyway, she always made friends who paid for everything. On top of that I had a part time job at the Daily Prophet; Professor McGonagall helped me get that connection.

“That was quite amazing. I think you left her wordless,” I heard a male voice say from behind me. I didn’t bother to turn, “I didn’t buy a word she was saying about you,” I continued to walk without turning back, “Let me guess you’re angry at me too”.

“Actually I don’t care about what you have to say. I don’t waste my time with bees,” I said walking on. He continued to follow me.

“I’ve been called many things before but a bee? What does that mean?”

“Figure it out if you’re so clever,” I said without turning. He laughed and continued to walk behind me. “Have you nothing better to do?”

“Actually my compartment is that way also,” Sirius Black snorted. I shrugged and walked into the first empty compartment I saw. Sirius Black looked into the compartment and walked away laughing.

“Egocentric git from hell,” I muttered as I went to sit next to the window.

“That’s the popular opinion when it comes to any of the Marauders,” said a guy from the luggage rack. I looked up and saw a pair of amber eyes staring at me with amusement. He jumped down and sat across from me.

“Why on earth were you sitting up there for?” I asked once I got over the shot of not being alone. He smiled at me and I noticed the cute little dimples he had on each cheek. “Who are you?”

“I was obviously hiding from the Marauders and my name is Leo but of course you wouldn’t know that even though we’ve been in the same classes since first year. But don’t worry about it;” Leo said when he saw my face, “I’m good at being invisible. So Raven, why were you walking with Sirius Black if you detest him so much?”

“Not that it’s any of your concern but I wasn’t walking with him. He was following me around like a little puppy dog. Why were you hiding from the Marauders?” I asked intrigued by his general appearance. You could tell this kid was a pure-blood because his lack of knowledge or muggle clothes was embarrassing.

“Well they seem to like to pull pranks on me but since last year I decided I didn’t want to be invisible anymore I’ve began to prank them back. So now Potter is very angry at me for a prank I pulled on him, of course with him being Head Boy now he wasn’t able to do anything but send his mates after me. I just don’t feel like starting the year of with detention,” Leo said speaking very quickly. I caught myself staring at his mouth. “Do I have something on my teeth?”

“I’m sorry your accent and tone is very distracting. So do you mind me staying here? My stupid best friend is-”

“Lily Evans who was made Head Girl and now you don’t have anyone you want to sit with though you can sit with anyone you want because you’re Raven Wentworth one of the prettiest girls at Hogwarts who had tons of people eating out of the palm of her hand,” Leo said quickly smiling at me. I stared at him perplex, “I meant it when I said I was tired of being invisible”.

“So now you say the first thing that comes to mind?” I asked laughing at the whole situation.

“Pretty much yes, but then again I never lie. You can stay here if you like, I have no problem with your presence but I must warn you, I’m not good for popularity,” Leo said offering me a pasty. I took it and shrugged, “You don’t mind being seen with me?”

“I’ve never cared about being popular, it just comes to me. Plus I can make as many new friends as I like,” I said emphasizing the word friend. I was not going to lose the bet on the first day!

We continued to talk about some very strange things. I learnt that Leo was originally from Ireland but moved to Australia when he was younger then moved to France and finally ended up in Hogwarts. That’s why his accent was so curious.

“Well I finally found you Raven! My goodness I looked all over the train for you!” Lily said barging into the compartment. She looked at Leo then at me, “Hello Leonardo funny finding you here. Pig head Potter is looking for you. He hasn’t been able to make his badge stop screaming ‘Potter is a Swine’ whenever he says -err...- That was great by the way”.

“Well he does say err a lot so that should teach him to speak properly,” Leo replied smiling. He seemed surprised Lily knew his name. “If you excuse me girls I will be right back, if Potter is out it means he will be coming by this compartment in like 2 minutes. I’ll be back in 5”.

Leo made his hair a different colour and put on weird glasses to blend in. He laughed and walked out.

“So I won the bet already? Good pick though, he’s a nice guy and very good looking in a geek kind of way,” Lily said nudging me. I rolled my eyes.

“I can’t have friends now?”

“If you say he’s your friend then I’ll buy it for now but I wonder how long this friendship will last before it turns into something else?” Lily said taking one of Leo’s pasties.

“I’m not going to lose a bet over a pair of sexy amber eyes and cute dimples,” I said without any real conviction. Wretched bet!

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A/N: So here I am with another chapter of this new fic! I like my character Leo, he's an odd one but odd is cool sometimes. So thanks to my brother Andy for editing for me. I hope you like and remember to leave feedback even if you didn't like it

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Chapter 3
"A not so perfect evening"

I’m beginning to wonder how it is I always end up in these types of messes. Maybe I create them without me knowing or there might be a chance that fate hates me for being a red head... that would be unfair. Quite frankly I can’t even begin to understand how it is that I had to spend my first night at Hogwarts; locked in a broom closet, with the person I hate the most in the school.

Sitting in that closet made me begin to think about how terribly unlucky I am.

Let me just explain the events that led up to me being in that stupid closet with that egocentric baboon.

“Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! I’m glad to see so many of you safe and sound, ready to fill your mind with knowledge! Now let’s not keep our stomachs waiting any longer and dig in!” Professor Dumbledore said as the wonderful food appeared on the table. I hadn’t realized how hungry I really was.

“Slow down Lily, you look like you haven’t eaten in weeks!” Mary my dorm mate said as I stuffed my mouth with mash potatoes. I shrugged, “What does it feel like to be Head Girl?”

“Ish ood, ‘m appy aboot ith” I said with my mouth full. Raven laughed and shook her head, “Wha?”

“I think what she was trying to say is ‘it’s good, I’m happy about it’,” Leo said as he sat down next to me. I nodded and smiled. “Now it’s a strange thing that you can stay so thin and eat so much!”

“No what’s strange is that you say things like that to a lady,” said a voice from behind us. I turned and saw James Potter glaring at Leo. “Why are you sitting next to her?”

“Hmm see I thought that when a seat was empty it meant you could sit in it... but then again things change so fast around here and we’re like in another dimension where James Potter is Pig Head Boy, so maybe all I know is wrong,” Leo said ignoring Potter. I laughed along with everyone else. Potter just continued to stare, “Would you like an autographed picture? I hear they last longer than humans do”

“You think you’re smart? Remember you share a dorm with us Aldridge, do you think it’s smart to mess with me?” Potter asked in a threatening tone. I glared at him.

“Are you threatening him Potter? If I find out you did anything to Leo I swear on Merlin’s hat that you’ll be spending every weekend in detention!” I snapped standing up. Potter smirked and took a step towards me. His face was so close that I could see myself in his eyes. “Oi Potter personal bubble, ever heard of it?”

“You may have forgotten Evans but I’m Head Boy, I have the same amount of... err-” before he could finish his badge screamed in a high pitch tone ‘Potter is Swine!’ “He did this! This deserves at least a month worth of detention!”

“Where’s your proof that I did that? Maybe the badge grew a brain,” Leo said grinning. Raven covered her face she was laughing so hard. I smiled at Potter who was still too close to me.

“Go away Potter,” I said sitting back down shaking my head.

“Now why would I do that if I’m having so much fun talking to you,” Potter said putting his head on my shoulder. I turned and he planted a kiss on my cheek. I stood and slapped him as hard as I could across the face, “Bloody hell Evans, you know you liked it!”

“The day I enjoy a kiss from you is the day that I my brain shrivels up and dies!” I screamed. He laughed and went to sit on the other side of the table. I was so mad. I despise Potter. I swear that guy has been on my case since we were in second year! He thinks he’s God’s gift to women when honestly he’s just a curse!

“So I have a question Lily, what are the chances of me being able to switch dorms? Not that I’m scared of them but it is slightly unfair the whole four against one,” Leo said between bites. I smiled at him, “Oh and thanks for sticking up for me”.

“No problem. I’ll talk to Dumbledore as soon as the feast is over. I’m sure we can work something out. Just wait in the Common Room,” I said beginning to eat again. I saw Raven look at me strangely. I looked at her with curiosity. She shook her head, “Umm Raven why is the hag staring at you like if she wanted to murder you?”

“Because I embarrassed her in front of the Bee,” Raven replied grinning evilly. I laughed as she told us about her conversation with Marcia. That girl really had it in for Raven. I feared she would be worse this year because of what Raven did, “I’m sorry but I am not going to let her tell stupid lies about me to some retard!”

“Well then prepare for a year full of lame attempts against you dear,” I said eating my piece of chocolate cake. Just as I was finishing Professor Dumbledore stood up. “Gah I wanted another piece of cake!”

“Seriously how are you not obese?” Leo whispered to me. I laughed and shrugged.

“Now that we have quieted our rumbling stomachs it’s time for a few announcements. Mr Filch would like me to remind you that duelling in the corridors is strictly forbidden, especially in the Entrance Hall since he has recently polished the floors and cleaned the suits of armour. Also there is a list of 269 objects that are banned; the full list is posted on his office door along with a list of punishments in case you get caught with one of the items. To all you new students and as a very well needed reminder to a few of the older students,” Professor Dumbledore looked pointedly at the Marauders who waved at him. He smiled and waved back, “The Forbidden Forest is called that for a reason, it’s off limits.

“I’d like to introduce you to our new addition to the staff. Professor Kendrew. She is here to help us with the hostility there is between the houses. This year we’re going to have something very special, there is going to be a class for people who are interested in learning to duel not only with wands but with words. Muggles call it debating. Now there is a competition with three other schools at the end of January. The class is optional but I’d suggest that you take advantage of Professor Kendrew’s skills. This is a good opportunity for all of you to learn to get along. It is vital for all of us to work together. The future is grim as long as we are not united,” Professor Dumbledore said very seriously. None of us made a sound. He took a deep breath and smiled, “On lighter matters I’d like to introduce this year’s new Head Boy and Head Girl. Lily Evans and James Potter, they are going to be in charge of several things planned throughout the year so I ask you to lend them a hand if needed. Now with that said off to bed!”

“Wow a place where I can legally duel with people. This is awesome!” Raven said as she bounced up. I laughed and agreed.

“I’ll meet you guys up there I have to go speak to Dumbledore,” I said as I stood at the entrance of the Great Hall. Raven and Leo walked off laughing. There was a spark there between them. I smiled knowing I’d end up winning the bet because of it!

I felt a twinge of jealousy. It’s not that I wasn’t good with guys it’s more like if I had bad luck. I’m honestly not exaggerating! I can show clear examples.
Ok my first date was a really nice guy. Well I thought he was nice. His name was Alexander and he was Ravenclaw. We went out when I was 14, I thought he was perfect! After a few dates he took me to the Astronomy tower where he tried to go further than I was ready for. When I said no he completely went mental so I had to kick him in his manhood. Needless to say, it didn’t work out.

The second guy I dated we actually were together for about 6 months before he showed his true colours. Benjamin from Hufflepuff was really sweet and truly funny but once again my bad luck showed its face. We were 15 and one night while we were studying in the library he tried to feel me up. I didn’t allow him to do so. He was mad and I apologized and explained I wasn’t ready and he tried it again so I slapped him. He called me names and yelled until we were kicked out of the library.

Then there was Snape from Slytherin... see Severus was very respectful, he was always sweet and caring. I knew he had feelings for me and everything. When I gave it a shot with him he called me Mud-blood. That one hurt more than the others because he was my friend, my best friend even. He cared more about his stupid Death Eater friends than me

So as I was saying I’m cursed, I was thinking about what I could do to change that after the strike was over when I ran into someone.

“Oh I’m sorry!” I said to the person without looking up.

“I’m sorry I was distracted,” said a strong male voice. I looked up and saw I was face to face with a drop dead gorgeous guy. Dear Merlin those eyes were almost hypnotic. His eyes were the most amazing shade of grey mixed with a touch of blue, his full lips were turned up into a smile, his light almost blonde hair was slightly messy. “Oh, hello Lily”.

“Hello, um do I know you?” I asked stupidly still staring at these 6 feet of glory. He grinned and I noticed he scrunched up his nose when he did. He stuck out his strong hand and shook mine. I noticed that it was soft and warm.

“Well I know you, because of the feast. I’m new here actually. My name is Ian Allred; I’m an exchange student from America, here for a few months. I think we’ll be seeing each other often since I’m going to be in Gryffindor while I’m here,” Ian said laughing. I was staring at his mouth a little bit. “I guess my accent is funny to you right?”

“Yeah I’m sorry. I was just thinking about a load of rubbish, I’m normally more coherent,” I said stuttering slightly. Wow I had never had this problem with any guy no matter how hot he was. This guy just completely caught me off guard. He laughed, “Do you know how to find your way to the Common Room?”

“Actually I was trying to find my way to Dumbledore’s office, he was going to assign someone to be my guide but I couldn’t find my way from Professor McGonagall’s office to the Headmaster’s office,” he said shrugging slightly. I noticed he had very nice arms. I blushed slightly.

“Well you can come with me, I’m on my way there,” I said smiling. I noticed I was still holding his hand, “Oh sorry about that, I must be far more tired than I realized”.

“Don’t worry about it, you’re quite amusing! It’s not every day you meet someone who is both good looking and also funny,” Ian said as we walked together. I smiled and shook my head, “Why are you shaking your head?”

“I wouldn’t be able to explain even if I tired,” I said as we reached the gargoyle. I gave the password and we climbed up to the Headmaster’s office. We knocked and walked in.

“Miss Evans what a pleasant surprise! I see you’ve met our new student. How do you feel Mr. Allred?” Professor Dumbledore asked happily.

“Well it’s different but I like it,” Ian replied politely. He smiled.

“I was trying to think of who could show you around Hogwarts and I think that James Potter is the right lad for the job!” Dumbledore said happily. I shook my head vigorously. “You don’t agree Miss Evans?”

“Well Professor I know you’re aware of the type of problems Potter and his friends get into. I don’t think they’d be the proper type of guides. They’d show him all sort of evil things,” I said shrugging. Ian lifted an eyebrow. “I’m not trying to say that Ian would let himself be influence by them but I know they can give people a hard time”.

“I suppose you have a point do you have someone in mind?” Dumbledore asked slightly amused. I grinned.

“Leo Aldridge is also a 7th year Gryffindor. I know him to be a fun and responsible guy. He’d be perfect for the job!” I said thinking I could kill two birds with one stone. Professor Dumbledore nodded and clapped.

“That is a marvellous idea! Mr. Aldridge is a nice young man,” Professor Dumbledore said. Just as he was saying it Professor McGonagall entered the office. “Minerva, can you take Mr. Allred to the Common Room?”

“Is Potter going to be his guide?”

“No, Mr. Aldridge is who will be helping Mr. Allred get accustomed, I’m assuming Miss Evans has something to talk to me about,” Dumbledore said nodding at me. I nodded back. “I will be keeping an eye on you Mr. Allred. Enjoy Hogwarts!”

“Thank you sir,” Ian said smiling. His eyes shifted to me. He winked slightly.

“Professor, Leo is waiting in the Common Room,” I said to McGonagall. She smiled curtly and left with Ian. Wow could the boy walk. Dumbledore was watching me watch Ian. I blushed. “I’m sorry to disturb you Professor but I need to ask you a question”.

“You are not disturbing me in any way my dear. What can I do for you?”

I explained vaguely the situation Leo was in with the Marauders. He was very serious and nodded. He didn’t interrupt at all. That is exactly why I loved to talk to Professor Dumbledore. He always took you seriously even if it was something silly.

“So I figure since Leo is going to be helping Ian they can share a dorm,” I said hoping he was willing to help Leo.

“I guess we can arrange that. It’s a good thing that in your generation there are enough male students to fill two dorms. We can move Mr. Wells over to the other dorm and Mr. Aldridge and Mr. Allred can share with Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Prewitt and Mr. Johnson. I will have Minerva inform them of this change,” Dumbledore said smiling. I nodded. “Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I count on you to help me solve things of this sort”.

“Of course Professor, thank you for your time,” I said standing and leaving.

I was smiling as I was on my way to the Common Room. It had been a great night, I was able to help Leo with his situation and I met one of the hottest guys ever. Then I remembered the strike...

“Bloody hell,” I muttered to myself as for the second time that evening I ran into someone, “Sorry”.

“I’ll forgive you if you give me a kiss,” I heard Potter taunt. I glared and him and was going to walk away but he moved in front of me, “Move Potter or I will make you move”.

“Why did you suggest Aldridge to help the new kid? What does he have that I don’t?” Potter asked annoyed.

“Manners, education, a brain, humility; I could go on all night,” I replied trying to avoid him.

“Look at the lovey dovey birds!” cackled a voice from above us. Peeves the poltergeist was floating above us. I sighed and shook my head, “Cherry heard and Potty Swine want to make kissy face!”

“Yes we do now leave Peeves,” Potter said annoyed. I shoved him slightly, “We still have to talk about this Evans!”

“I will not be ignored!” Peeves shouted and blew a loud raspberry.

“Bug off Peeves!” I shouted exasperated. Suddenly both Potter and I were shoved violently into a broom closet losing our wands because of the impact. Peeves was laughing manically outside. “Peeves let us out now!”

“Make kissy face in the closet now!” Peeves said sticking something on the door so we couldn’t open it. He left cackling.

So now the bad luck has returned. I’m stuck... in a closet... with Swine head Potter.

“I think we should do what Peeves said,” Potter said as I buried my face in my knees. I looked up at him glaring. “I’m joking Evans, I’m well aware that you hate me and you wish I would disappear of the face of the earth”.

“You’re the one who makes me wish you would disappear. I swear I dunno how we even fit in this closet with your ego being so big,” I snapped feeling slightly guilty. I am a good person, if I make someone feel bad I feel bad unless they tick me off.

“That’s not the only thing that’s big,” he said laughing.

“Right, tell me what you brag about and I’ll tell you what you lack,” I muttered. He snorted, “How about you shut up. Try and think of a way to get out of here”.

“I’m wand-less and I have nothing to pick the lock with. Don’t worry, my mates will find us,” Potter said stretching his legs.

“Right, because the bee will feel the urge to shag someone in this particular broom closet!” I replied shaking my head.

“You mean Sirius? Why do you call him the bee?”

“None of your business now shut up!” I said trying to think of different ways of getting out. I must have dosed off because next thing you know I see a dim light shinning in the closet.

“Look at them, they look so cute together!” I heard Sirius Black’s mocking tone. I opened my eyes and saw my head was rested on Potter’s lap. I shot up very quickly and kicked Potter.

“I can’t believe you take advantage of a sleeping girl! You’re sick!” I shouted and kicked him again. He grabbed my ankle and I lost balance. I fell over. “Jerk!”

“I did nothing, you were the one who rested you head on my lap,” he said helping me up. I shoved him away. I grabbed my wand and stormed off. “We should do this again sometime!”

“Not even if I was hiding from Voldemort himself!” I snapped at him. I had spent most of the night with Potter in a broom closet.

Boy oh boy, are people going to be saying idiotic things in the morning.

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A/N: Well here is another chapter. I didn't even read this through so it's probably full of mistakes which I beg you to ignore! I found the chapter slightly amusing specially Lily's reaction to the newest character.

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Chapter 4
"Banished to Hades"

Gossiping girls should be banished to the 4th circle of Hades! I cannot believe they have nothing better to do than talk about Lily Evans being locked in a closet with James Potter. Poor Lily has been completely annoyed the whole day, well most of it. Our newest friend Ian has been helping her with the annoyance. I have to admit that lad is quite the looker.

Now as Lily’s best friend I’ve taken upon myself the task of accidently making any girl who is gossiping about her have an embarrassing moment. Usually it’s a ripped skirt exposing their lovely knickers, or if I know that they are of the Marcia division who love showing their knickers I make them slip on a puddle of green ink making them look like the toads they are.

My day was pretty amusing to be honest, I guess that’s because I wasn’t the one being talked about but doing that to those girls was quite amusing.

So I was walking down the hall when I hear a giggle and the words “Lily Evans was in the broom closet with James Potter!” I sighed and smile walking around the corner to see who it was. Oh yes it was an innocent little 4th year from Hufflepuff. She didn’t seem like a **** so I pointed my wand as I walked by and heard the loud ripping of her skirt. She let out a high pitched scream and began to run off. I accidentally made her trip also. That was a mere accident…

“Well that was charming of you, are you trying to get yourself a position with the Marauders?” I heard a voice call out from behind me. I turn and see Sirius Black standing there with his arms crossed over his chest. I rolled my eyes and walked on, “So you’re the one who’s been making girls expose their rears to us? I’m not sure if to turn you in or thank you for the day long show”.

“You always find a way to see their knickers anyway, plus no one would believe you if you rat me out,” I said as I continued to walk. He fell into step next to me, “What do you want Black? Honestly, I rather not be seen with you. It’s bad for my reputation”.

“I’m intrigued you know, it’s the first time I’ve heard a girl say that to me,” Black said laughing. His laugh reminds me of a dog howling at the moon. “Let me remind you that we’re going to the same class, if you like I can walk behind you, that way I can… watch you walk”.

“Hold on one second I think I just threw up a bit,” I said glaring at him. “Seriously Black how about you go find a closet and a bimbo; I hear that makes you very happy”.

“Actually that’s his life,” I heard Leo say as he caught up to us. He was followed by a laughing Ian. “Our good friend Sirius knows the inside of every broom closet in the castle. If you ever need direction to one Ian just ask Sirius. I’m sure he’ll be glad to show you the ones with more room”.

Black arched an eyebrow as he looked at me then at Leo.

“Are you two together or something?” Black asked stupidly. I rolled my eyes at him. Leo put his arm around my shoulders. I couldn’t help but feel a bit of colour rise to my face. Ian followed Leo’s gesture.

“Actually we’re Raven’s personal body guards. We’re here to protect her against all disgusting perverts,” Leo said grinning. Ian nodded.

“Who’s going to protect her from you?” Black shot back. He took out his wand. Ian and Leo both took their wands out faster than I thought possible. “Watch your back Aldridge, no one messes with us and gets away with it. Careful with who you’re hanging out with new kid. Aldridge is a nobody and will always be one”.

“I’m sure you’ve got it backwards. Thanks for the advise though,” Ian said grinning. I saw what Lily said about his grin, very cute. Black stormed off swearing under his breath, “Forgive my stupidity but what is a pratt?”

“Come on dude we’ll explain on the way to class,” Leo said laughing. I looked at his lively amber eyes and grinned.

“Thank you,” I said quietly. He took my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.

“Don’t mention it. You’ve got yourself a pair of body guards,” Leo said as he let my hand go. We walked to class talking about different forms of British slang.

When we arrived Lily was sitting in the back of the room with her nose in a book. I could tell she really wasn’t reading because her eyes weren’t moving. By the look on her face she’d had a rough morning with the gossiping girls. Like I said, ban them to Hades.

“Settle down people, I know that the first day of classes makes everyone utterly chatty. I don’t blame you but we do need to settle some things before I let you chit-chat about your summer holidays,” said the new teacher. She seemed nice enough. Her carrot toned hair was pulled back into a messy pony. Her brown eyes were amused behind a pair of glasses. She seemed pretty young, but then again compared to our other teachers we were babies. “First let me introduce myself properly. My name is Alexia Kendrew. I was born in London but I lived in the United States for a few years until I came here to Hogwarts. Then I went to study in America again and now I’m back here. I completed the Auror training course but I decided I was better at teaching than I was at chasing bad guys.

“Now before I explain exactly why Professor Dumbledore brought me here to do let me introduce a new student to you. Ian Allred, come here for a second,” Professor Kendrew said smiling pleasantly. By the look on Ian’s face he’d rather not. He walked up there and I couldn’t help but notice how all female eyes were on him. “Class Mr. Allred is here on exchange from an American school. How about you tell us a bit about yourself?”

“Um… hi? I’m Ian Allred, I was born in Layton Utah, I study at Toadstool School of Magic which really isn’t as large as this but never the less it’s the best in North America. I’m here for some months as part of a course I was taking. I’m a musician? I really dunno what else to say,” Ian said as he shuffled his feet. He looked over at Lily and me and grinned. Lily blushed and I started laughing. He went to sit next to Leo but turned to look at Lily once again grinning and he winked. She grinned back this time.

“He’s worth losing the bet for,” I whispered as Professor Kendrew thanked him. She rolled her eyes at me.

“Now let me explain the way this class is going to work. Professor Dumbledore brought me here so that I could teach you how to duel fairly. I guess this class is supposed to relieve a lot of the bottled up stress there is between different houses. That is why Gryffindor and Slytherin are together,” Professor Kendrew said as she walked along the aisle. Surprisingly everyone was paying attention to her. “Now I have divided you into trios. This was done randomly so don’t get on my case if you’re with someone you don’t like. Only under extreme circumstances would I move someone to another trio. When I call out your name I want you to go sit with your new team mates”.

“I have a really bad feeling about this Lils. I swear I’m going to shoot myself if I have to be with Black, and honestly I hope I don’t have to be with Leo either,” I muttered to Lily. She looked at me curiously, “I wouldn’t want to let you win. Not that I can’t control myself but better safe than sorry”.

“James Potter, Leonardo Aldridge and Lily Evans,” Professor Kendrew called out. Lily’s face went bright red. She sat there staring at the Professor. “Are you alright Miss Evans? Do you need to go to the Hospital Wing?”

“She just is just so thankful to be in the same team as James. They have a little closet affair going,” Pig face Marcia said as she and her cows laughed. Lily’s blush intensified as she walked over to Leo.

“Actually Marcia as I’ve said before, just because you’re a **** doesn’t mean we all are! Or wait are you saying that because you’ve been in the closet with Potter and he dumped you the very same day?” I retorted as I glared at her. She blushed and pulled out her wand, “Guess you aren’t a good shag dear”.

“Girls, settle down. No fighting yet!” Professor Kendrew said with an air of amusement. She continued reading off the list, “Ian Allred, Raven Wentworth and Sirius Black. Now your first assignment will be to get to know your teammates as they will be your best allies in this class”.

“Seems that fate seems to be bringing us together,” Black said as he sat next to me. He was grinning moronically. I arched an eyebrow and turned to smile at Ian.

“Lily doesn’t seem to be very happy about being stuck with that dude,” Ian said as he looked over at Lily who was glaring at Potter.

“She isn’t. That guy over there is jerk face number one in her book,” I said shaking my head. He lifted his eyebrows and bit his lower lip like if he was thinking. “Jerk face number two is in our team”.

“Like I said Raven, it’s fate,” Black said taking his chair and sitting on the other side of the table. There was no wait to turn away from him now.

“No it’s bad luck actually. Ok I intend on doing good in this class so start talking. I’m sure there really isn’t much to learn about Black other than his a narrow minded arrogant pratt. Go on enlighten us with information about you,” I said looking at him with a bored expression. I how I detest that Black is absurdly good looking! I will never admit it out loud but the boy is pretty bloody hot.

“I finally know what pratt means! Any who go on pal,” Ian said looking at Black with a smirk on his face. Black glared at him and looked at me instead.

“Well I guess Raven here has summed it up. She thinks she knows everything about everyone so there is no need in ruining her concept about me. Go on American tell us more about your life,” Black said staring at me. See the thing about when Sirius Black looks at you is that you feel naked. It’s like if he could see right through you. Normally he doesn’t do that to everyone but he seemed to enjoy doing that with me. He was trying to get a good read on me.

“Well maybe Raven has you figured out but I don’t. So go on big guy. I’ll go after you,” Ian said looking immensely amused by Black’s interest in me. I noticed and I rolled my eyes at him. He winked.

“Fine, I was born in wretched London, I was raised here. I’m a fan of music and good literature. I’m on the Quidditch team because I love the sport not because of the girls. They are just an added bonus. I don’t go around looking for girls, they come and find me. I’m a pretty predictable guy by the look on Raven’s face,” Black said as he was still looking at me amused.

“Do you have family?”

“Obviously but that’s not a subject I’m going to be talking to you guys about”.

“So you’re telling us that your life revolves around Quidditch, girls, music and books?” Ian said looking slightly interested. Black shrugged, “What a sad and pathetic life!”

“Ok wise guy, show me what a good life is like,” Black snapped. Ian grinned and was about to speak when we heard loud bangs over at Lily’s table. When we turned we saw that Lily was unconscious on the floor.

“Potter you idiot! What did you do?!” Leo was hollering at Potter. He was staring at Lily with disbelief. Before I could even react, Ian was over by her picking her up.

“Come on guys! I didn’t want anyone hurt in the first class! Potter and Aldridge go to McGonagall’s office. Allred follow me,” Professor Kendrew said sighing. I followed both of them out. Today had defiantly not been Lily’s best day.

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A/N: Hahaha if anyone wants to make a smart comment about Ian Allred please don't because I know exactly what that is going to be! So here's another chapter! Umm I'm not sure if its coherent but be nice I'm sick

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