first encounter

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James: You rushed down the stairs leading away from the girls dormitories, pushing past people to get through the Gryffindor common room, running head first into a tall, skinny boy with glasses.
"I am so sorry!" You rushed, trying to get past his group of friends.
"Hey, wait!" He called out, grabbing you gently by the arm. "Where are you going so quickly? It's Saturday," He laughed slightly, glancing down at you.
"I was supposed to meet my friend but I overslept," You furrowed your eyebrows at him slightly, glancing down at your arm still in his grip.
"No point in going now that you're late," He grinned, "Just hang out with us."
Sirius: You paced back and forth across the Gryffindor common room, mentally scolding yourself for accepting that note from Anonymous. All day, you'd been wondering who it was from, but couldn't place the hand-writing to anyone you knew.
The note had specifically told you to meet them in the common room at midnight with no other directions. It was ten past midnight and they still hadn't shown up, so you slowly started to make your way back up the winding stairs to your bed.
"Hey, wait!" Someone called, rushing down from the boys dormitory. "I'm sorry, I'm late, I know but James and Remus held me up, I'm sorry," The boy rambled on, breathing heavily as he made it over to you.
The boy was slightly taller than you, his black hair reaching his shoulders but pushed back out of his face.
"Wait, I know who you are. You're that guy that laughed when I got detention for falling asleep in McGonagall's class." You stated, glancing up at him.
He shrugged and then walked over to a chair, sitting down. You joined him, sitting in another right next to his.
"You couldn't come up to me like a normal wizard? You had to make this all private?" You laughed slightly, trying to start up a conversation.
"I didn't want James to ruin it by saying something stupid," He looked at you, drumming his fingers on the table.
Remus: "Someone's coming," Lily hissed, nudging your arm harshly. "I can't believe you talked me into this," She growled, pulling you along the corridor and into a closet.
"I know you're skipping, just go ahead and come on out so that I don't have to go get someone more important," The voice sighed, stopping in front of the closet. He quickly pulled it open, looking at Lily with confusion.
"Evans?" He asked, furrowing his eyebrows slightly.
Her face turned bright red as she hurried past him, leaving you there to face him alone. He turned back to you after Lily disappeared.
"You talked her into that?" He asked curiously, leaning against the door frame.
You nodded, continuing to look at him. He stepped back, motioning for you to come out of the closet. You stepped out, pushing the door shut behind you.
"10 points from Gryffindor? Detention? Just get it over with." You mumbled, leaning against the wall.
"I'm letting you off the hook because you probably had enough trouble convincing her to skip class." He shrugged, slipping his hands into the pockets of his robes.
Peter: Trailing behind James, Sirius, and Remus was little Peter. Remus had invited you to hang out with them, which you agreed to do. 
As the three talked, you slowly fell back next to Peter, offering him a soft smile as you engaged into a conversation.
Severus: The footsteps became apparently louder as the person neared you, kneeling down to have a look. 
"This isn't an ideal place to sleep, is it?" The voice came.
You opened your eyes slightly, lifting your head up from the window sill that allowed the Slytherin's to view the black lake from their common room.
"So?" You shrugged, pushing your hair back out of your face.
"I'm Severus," He greeted, sticking his hand out to you.
"I know."
Tom: The boy sitting on the other side of the common room continuously drummed his fingers, like he was trying to annoy you on purpose. You kept glaring in his direction, hoping that he'd eventually stop but he never did.
"Hey, could you like.. Quit?" You hissed, letting your book fall onto the table.
He glanced over at you, letting his fingertips rest on the desk, before pushing himself up out of his chair and making his way over to you. He sat down across from you, a small smile appearing on his face.
"Oh?" You said, glancing around awkwardly as he stared at you.
"You're lovely," He stated.

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