Olivia slowly emerged from the dark wooden confines of the wardrobe to find herself nearly blinded by bright light. She stood on something soft and damp. She squinted and she stopped to allow her eyes to adjust. It took a few moments but then she gaped at the beautiful view in front of her. "WOAH," she said, watching as her exclamation produced vapor into the air. She glanced around the area. The trees were draped in icy blankets, the ground was covered in snow, and snowflakes gently landed on her hair before melting into nothing.

She was Lucy Pensieve Pevensie.

Simon was a car shopping and had asked Olivia to help her. Vi didn't know the first thing about cars so as she accompanied Simon on this adventure. On the other hand, Simon seemed quite sure of his ability to negotiate. "What type of car should I get?" asked Simon as they walked past various models with really cool gadgets. "What do you think?"

"I like those ones," said Vi, pointing to a row of cars. "But you could always go old school and get a Ford Angila like the Weasley's had."

Simon smirked. "Do they even make those anymore?"

Vi couldn't help but still dream about the comical moment at Merlin's Pride that she had witnessed. Tenacius had said some things that made her blush and not no what to say. He had even shouted out to Mel. And Mel had heard it and had come over to save the day with spell-o-tape in hand. She warned Ace and then added, "here if that comment made you feel…unsure"

And then Ace had said something and then Mel's long name. WOAH. Olivia just stared. She was just in awe of Mel's awesome name and beautiful self.

Girl crush.

She had started going to see Professor Marchand for extra guidance on non-verbal and wandless magic. It had intrigued her and she had to accomplish it. Vi carefully listened to Professor Marchand as he explained the brief theory behind it and got her to start working on it with the chocolate bowl in front of her. First she had to master the non-verbal portion. It took her several tries but finally she was able to move the chocolate an inch off of the bottom of the bowl.

Vi felt drained by such an action but the Professor cheered.

Vi smiled at the younger years as they explained how excited they were to learn about all the magical things. "Magic is amazing. Just wait until we get to Hogwarts and walk into the Great Hall...." Her smile grew larger as she thought of her first Start of Term Feast ever. The candles floating effortlessly. Crowded tables. The wise Sorting Hat. Gryffindor. Familiar faces. Tenacius. Matt. Noelle. Olly. Her mind focused on one person in particular and she grinned. "The people you'll meet there will hopefully make the whole experience even more magical." She hoped that they would love it.

It was all complicated, wasn't it?

The "it" being life. The next step in life. Finding universities and majors... Finding out what she wanted to do with her rest of her life. She ought to have listened to her brother, Simon, before getting to this stage. He had always been prepared. Academia had been his world. And Vi? She was unsure of what she wanted. What would become of her and Ace? She bit her lip as she glanced up at the constellations seeking an answer.

"Can any of you give me a clue as to what I should do?"

First patrol of the year. Too bad she wasn't with Ace but Erik, the Ravenclaw, would do. She had split off from him to go check out the Armour Gallery. Taking a few steps into the room, Vi felt a chill crawling up her spine as if something... like a spider was there. Reaching behind her, she touched her back with a tentative hand and found.... nothing.

Hmm.. Weeeeeeird.

Lowering her wand, she put it away and then began walking out of the room until she stopped all of a sudden. There was a noise.

What... What WAS that?

"Helloooooooooo?"

Vi folded her arms, upset by Zita's example because she didn't know whether or not she should trust whether the girl would do that, considering that she had kissed Derf at the feast.... Yes, if she even tried to make a move on Tenacius or try casting a spell for "practice", then there would be consequences. Oh yes, severe consequences. Be careful young Snake, don't do it unless you'd like this Gryffindor to cast a certain jinx on you or.. or what? She blanked. She couldn't exactly transform the girl into a goblin or something.

Eyes gleamed. Ooooooor could she?

YOU.

She was distracted momentarily by the statement. Huh? Her? Vi glanced around her and saw that no one was talking to her. What was going on and where was that coming from? She picked up her basket and rounded the corner to find Flynn confronting... Cassie? She rushed over with basket hung around her right arm. Hopefully Flynn wasn't getting himself into another sticky situation.....

"What's going on?" she asked, ready to tell either one of them to chill when..... Flynn just stared and Cassie just continued to paint.

Okay then.... "I'll send a patronus to get a Professor..."

Then everything just exploded. ZAP!

Instead of using a freezing spell, Flynn was physically restraining Cassie who seemed to have regain some sort of herself and now was yelling for help. Oh Merlin. What a scene Kowlaski and she had made.... And then...

"Someone explain, NOW!"

It only got worse with Professor Noble's arrival. Oh Merlin. She was still slightly terrified of the man since the potions class that he had sternly told her Ace, the HB, what was up. Vi spilled the beans and explained the situation.

Flynn nodded. "Yep, what she said."

Now... Would Noble believe them?

.....Hopefully.

Dufftown. Spring Semester of Hogwarts. People were acting strange. Was anyone... like her? Not under a spell?

And the Prefect was swept up into a hug by the Slytherin Captain? Thank goodness for Skylar being there. Vi eagerly returned her friend’s hug with a hug of her own. However, there wasn’t much time to catch up. Instead what in Merlin was happening here?

And then she heard HIS voice. Ace?

Yeahs expose....

Oh NO. He was possessed too. Those Williams twins had... Wait. She replayed what Ace had said. Yeah expose struggles!.... Women's equality!...

He wasn't under the spell.

"Ace!"

They were on a journey to find some fire seeds with Professor Myers. Vi stayed close to Brent and Skylar as they made their way through the forest and towards the caves. They had to follow a specific set rules of harvesting said fireseeds; otherwise, they would burn themselves. Dragonhide gloves on, Vi set her mind to the task and reached for the plant, beginning to wiggle it loosely before she heard a yelp behind her. She stopped and felt the heat against her finger tips as she turned her gaze to find Skylar trying to put out a fire.

She heard something rustling. The rustling noise sent shivers down her spine as she heard it approach her. Umm... Some creature? A snake or something? Vi turned around, casting a non-verbal Lumos. Her blue eyes widened as she saw a snake or something moving in a snake like fashion... slithering towards her. A yelp escaped her lips and she jumped. She tried to recover her balance by moving her feet quickly but alas she landed on the side of her foot and heard a nice clicking noise. "Ow.. Ow. Ow.. Ow..." she winced and fell onto her knees. "Show yourself."

She closed her eyes, clutching the necklace closer to her neck. Thankfully she had the whole Prefect's Compartment to herself.

Then the silence evaporated when Ace came in with plenty of food. How had he managed that? She blinked, watching him place all the various types of food about the compartment. The boyfriend def needed some help but he managed everything by himself. Impressive. And he even he explained what his wonderful idea was. Invite those who had never stepped in foot in the compartment an opportunity. "Absolutely brilliant, love."

"Ace..." Err... Never mind. Now was perhaps not the time..

Vi squeezed Ace's hand and she watched him cast a concerned glance her way. I'm fine, she mouthed, as she fought back the incoming tears. She smiled as Mel made a comment about Kirk and Matt pulled a face. Before she could say anything else, she saw Professor Marchand made his way over to the table. Vi could feel herself shaking and thus hid her face in Ace's chest, hugging him close. Hopefully he couldn't feel her shaking. "Vi, babe," she heard him whisper. She glanced up and then he kissed her forehead. "S'okay." There were tears in his eyes.

If she had a time turner, she would always try to go back and enjoy her teenage years at Hogwarts though she would always have to go through a painful memory.

Marchand glanced down and she felt her chin begin to wobble. They had been through a lot. Beauxbatons. She took a step forward and hugged him. Tears streamed.

After giving him the hug, Olivia took a step back, wiping tear stained cheeks. She hadn't planned on crying. She really hadn't. "Thank you... for everything... But it's not goodbye.... We say a la prochaine instead!"

"A la prochaine" He smiled.

"MATT!" she shrieked, casting lumos when she stood above her fellow housemate. Oh yeah. She was not impressed and Chewie would be hearing about this. Vi smirked all of a sudden as she pointed her wand towards him. "Titillando," she smirked. Heh.

A little payback was appropriate, yes... but he blocked it which made her frown even more. She couldn't believe Matt was just here on the floor of the Forbidden Forest laughing his butt off. Vi had to restrain herself from slapping him. "You should've seen your face!"

She folded her arms, rolling her eyes. "Yeah, Skywalker?"

"It's Solo!"

"Vi, do you think a parseltongue would be good at snogging?" asked Mel.

The question made Vi blush. "err... I don't...know..."

"Maybe Ace knows! Hey Ace!"

She sunk deeper into the book until Vi heard. "Hiding, I see?"

Vi met Ace's blues. "Mel was talking about snogging..."

He raised his eyebrows paired with a mischievous smile. "Oh, she was?"

Mel interrupted. "Yes, Ace, does it have anything to do with Slytherin heritage?"

Ace pursed his lips.

Tory answered. "Being a parseltongue or a good snogger? We ought to ask Vi."

Vi tossed the nearest pillow at Tory but she missed.

Right by the fireplace, Vi sat with a goblet filled with water in front of her and her wand at the ready. She had to transfigure this into.... "You're still working on that?" asked Mel. "Is someone distracting you?"

Silence.

"It's a boy, isn't it, muffin?"

".............................................Uh."

"It's Ace, huh?"

Bright red. "Oh...uh... what makes you say that?"

"Ace is my bestie. I can tell when he likes someone. And you are pretty easy to read yourself."

Vi hid herself in her textbook. "I wish I could transfigure my face."

"Don't think that's possible, Vi," tutted Mel with a chuckle.

“Getting some sun in? ” asked a friendly, suave voice before she felt a nudge. “Or secretly spying on someone?"

She knew that voice. It had once made her heart do flips and make her knees tingly. Jace. She had had a crush on him in their first year but now considered him a good friend. He was married now and she... She was in love.. She thought.

"Hardly spying," she grinned. "I'm playing a game." The soon to be seventh year lowered her sunglasses and eyed her mate as she leaned in and quietly asked, "Care to join?"

“Always."

Vi had agreed to help Etta shop for a Christmas gift for her boyfriend. As they walked around the shops in a small Scottish village, Etta linked her arm with Vi's and asked, "So what should I get for Levi?"

"Uh.. I don't know.. I'm horrid at shopping for gifts... especially couple-y ones. I've never really had a serious boyfriend. Chocolate? Socks? Chocolate socks?"

"Socks?"

"Yeah, character ones could be a smash."

Etta chuckled and then shook her head. "Say, Vi. What would you get for....Jace? Don't you have a crush on him?"

"I..."

"You guys would be very cute."

"No boy updates here. I doubt the guy that I like even know that I exists," Vi said with a chuckle. Well he did know that she existed... they were friends but still... she didn't know if he even liked her in that way.

"Who do you like??"

She whispered his name.

Etta looked surprised. "First.. do you really, really like him? Or are you open to meeting other nice boys too?"

"I don't know... He's a lot of fun and he's a great friend and..." She paused. "I don't even know if he feels the same way. It's silly."

"Hey, Name Twin!"

Vi tore her gaze away from the plaque in front of her with all the names of previous Prefects and Head Boys and Girls to find Oliver standing there. "Hey! Oliver! Good to see you. How was your summer?" Her Name Twin was here. This was great! She beamed and hugged him.

They chatted for a while and then Oliver mentioned that he was also in Wandlore.

"Really? This is going to be epic!" Tough but epic. "You're going to have to give me some insider tips from Ollivanders!"

"Only if you make me coffee, Miss Barista."

Vi needed to find her pair of dragonhide gloves for class. She had left them somewhere in Ace's flat. She began searching underneath the pillows on his couch in his flat.

"Did you look in your bag, babe?" asked Ace from the kitchen.

She nodded. "I don't know where I could have left them..." Vi pouted.

He placed the two cups of tea down on the coffee table and then his eyes widened when he saw them. Placing them behind his back, he smirked."I know where they are."

She arched an eyebrow. "Ace..." She chuckled.

"That'll be one kiss, m'lady."

The train ride into London had certainly been boring. Vi had left her book at her, Etta, and Prim's flat. So she spent the majority of her time people-watching and wondering what was in store for her this upcoming year. Her first year at university was finally here.

She glanced down at her hands and felt as if she was about to fall asleep from how bored she felt but fought it. She feared if she fell asleep then she would miss her stop and then she'd be late for class.

She couldn't be late on her very first day.