It was officially the beginning of her second year at Hogwarts. The sun was shining, and it wasn't snowing in the castle. This was a good sign. This could be the start of a nice and peaceful year.

That was a lie though. AJ's mind flashed back to the train and carriage ride to the school. She was involved in a hot mess. One of her good friends had gone postal and tried to hex her. If it wasn't for Benny who knew what kind of state she would be in. AJ wasn't going to let all the drama spoil the feast. Maybe Ian would stay at his table. That way she wouldn't have to deal with him until classes started.

As she arrived to the table she noticed that she was one of the first ones there. Cool. That meant that she could sit wherever she wanted. The second year plopped herself down in a middle seat and waited for some familiar faces to show up.

The lion looked around and was surprised that Lex was already there, in fact AJ had practically sat down next to her. It was amazing what you missed when your train of thought was all over the place. "Hey Lex! Have a good summer?" Oh, how AJ looked up to the older lion.