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Rory sighed, staring up at the maroon and gold tapestry hangings above her bed. The tutoring session hadn't even started yet and already she could feel a headache starting to form.

James.

It had to be James. Freaking James Potter. The bane of her entire existence at Hogwarts. She couldn't believe he was the one tutoring her and not the other way around. Rory had almost considered not going at least five times today, but she really needed to stay in the class. If this was the only way, then so be it.

It was only two sessions, right? She reassured herself. She would survive. Barely, but she'd survive. She groaned, packing up her books and quills in her satchel. Juniper watched from her own bed with amusement.

"Doing alright over there, Ror?" Juniper grinned, absentmindedly flipping through Quidditch magazine.

"Mmmmph." Rory muttered back sullenly, taking out several library books to make room for her substantial amount of Transfiguration reading.

"Sheesh, you lug that around all day?" Jade winced, clutching her shoulder.

"Pain of six honors courses." Rory said with a wry smile, hefting her bag onto the dresser so she could finish tying her uniform tie.

"I don't know how you do it." Juniper shook her head in disbelief, "And a prefect on top of all that. I barely have time for lessons and captaincy."

Rory shrugged, "I manage." The massive dark circles ringing her eyes told a different story, however.

"I hate men." Vivian flew into the room dramatically, flopping down on the bed beside Juniper.

"Same." Jade echoed in solidarity, glancing up from her pruning. Jade's various plants dotted each available windowsill and shelf in their dorm that wasn't already occupied by Rory's books, they even had some hanging Venus vine in their closet.

"Ugh." Vivian made a face, "It's enough to make me consider going full lesbian. I just want a woman, you know? Honestly, any woman could run me over and I would say thank you."

"What was the culprit this time?" Jade asked knowingly. Vivian went on these types of rants at least once a week. She'd never really had any serious relationship, at least not at Hogwarts. They'd heard about various Muggle paramours she'd had, but to be honest, none of her friends knew that much about Vivian's home life.

"I've just had the most horrendous date with Boris Fletchely," Vivian pulled a face. "I mean with a name like that I should've known." Vivian turned to Juniper accusingly, wagging finger, "Stop making that face."

"What face?"

"The 'I had a great date' face." Vivian gestured, "You know which face."

"I never told you anything about what happened with Xavier." Juniper returned to her Quidditch magazine, pointedly evading the conversation.

They all burst out laughing.

"Please." Rory scoffed, "You snogged him and we all know it."

"I-"

"Don't even try Junie." Jade warned, giggling, "Care to explain the odd hours these days when you were nowhere to be found?"

"Oh I know where we could find her..." Vivian nudged Junie, who glared at all of them

"As much as I would like to continue this conversation." Rory winked at Juniper, checking the clock, "I've got a tutoring session to get to." Rory shouldered her heavy book bag and headed out the door, hearing Vivian's muffled voice as she did.