The Pace house was large, and at least eight stories high. It was set in a pleseant neighbor hood with other houses being almost the same size as the Pace's. It was here that Lily-Ann came in. One of the new maids smile nervously at her, "M-m-mistress Lilian yo-"
Lily-Ann cut her off, "It's Lily...Ann major pause between that. My brother is here I take it?" Lily-Ann raised an eyebrow. The maid nodded nervously, and Lily-Ann saw her handsome brother climbing down the stairs. Her hugged her, causing her to be picked up. "Oy!! William put me down!" Lily-Ann laughed as her brother put her down. He was not only older than her, but he was also at least a foot larger than her. His shaggy black hair fell over beautiful green eyes, he had a perfect smile that Lily-Ann had every right to be jealous of.
"Sorry Lily-Ann I forgot you were soooo small." William grinned and winked. Lily-Ann hit him lightly in the side, "Grow up William."
"No no I think you're the one who needs to grow up a bit. Heigth wise I mean." William shrugged, and then said to the stairs, "Meridith you want to meet my sister?" William, turned and smiled at Lily-Ann, and Lily-Ann swallowed as Meridith came down stairs. She had long brown hair and a beautiful body shape, she had blue eyes that could kill and a voice... oh her voice...
"Hi! Lily-Ann! It's so nice to finally meet you! William is almost always talking about you!" Meridith hugged William, and Lily-Ann felt jealous of her brother.
"I hate to... hit and run but I'm going to put up my.... stuff and then go... running." Lily-Ann said, then huffed up the stairs to her room. Lily-Ann left her trunk closed and lying on the floor. It would be unpacked when she got done. Lily-Ann didn't want to seem like a brat but she needed to get away from that.... beautiful... NO!
Lily-Ann climbed out her balcony down to the yard, running out of the grounds and out on the street. Lily-Ann stared across the street, Someone was moving in... Lily-Ann shoved her hands into her jean pockets and knocked on the door, hopefully meeting someone worth talking to.

The new Ferguson family house was huge, in Calum's opinion, though not as huge as the neighbours around them. It was five stories high, as the others were about eight stories, this was the smallest house in the neighbourhood. But, it still cost them a lot of galleons.

Calum and his family arrived in a muggle car, though it had been stretched magically to fit six huge trunks and four people. Him, his mother, his brother, Brendon and a chaffeur. They parked in the garage and got out.
"Farry! Gerby!" his mother called and two house-elves appeared out of nowhere with a loud crack.
"Yes, madam?" they said, bowing down low.
"Can you please get the trunks out?" she said. They bowed down again and strutted over to the boot, getting out trunks. "Thanks. C'mon, boys."

Then, just as they were entering the fully-furnished house, they heard a knock on the door.
"Who might that be, do you think?" she said.
"I'll get it." Calum said and walked towards the door. "Hi, there. What do you want?"
He knew he was being a tiny bit rude and changed his expression immediately.
"I'm sorry, I'm Calum Ferguson. And you are?" he said, in a more polite manner.

Lily-Ann observed the boy for a moment, and looked into the house. It WAS one of the smaller houses there, but Lily-Ann didn't care, her house was the largest one and it got tiring getting lost in your own home.
"I want to get away from my brother.." Lily-Ann muttered, not caring whether Calum heard it or not.
"Lily-Ann Pace. Live across the street, " Lily-Ann pointed with her thumb to the large house behind her. "So you guys bought the old Gargery house eh? Hmm.." Lily-Ann never like Mr.Gargery, he was a creepy old man and he was the reason for the thick curtains in her room. "I just came to give a friendly hello! My brothers a bit busy and my parents are... really never home." Lily-Ann shrugged.

"Nice to meet you, Lillian." he said, smiling. "I guess we did. Who is Gargery, anyway? Would you like to come in? Ferry will make some dinner later on."
He waved his hand at the door, a signal for her to come in.
"Come on, then. My brother's an idiot, though." he sighed.

Lily-Ann bit her lip, keeping her self from actually kicking the boy. "It's Lily...Ann, big pause." She said, digging her hands in her jeans pocket. "Old Mr.Gargery is the weird guy who lived here, he lived all alone and is the reason for the thick curtains on my windows." Lily-Ann said, and shrugged. She came in and eyed the home, when she was younger her brothers had dared her to go in the house, and stay for an hour. Lily-Ann made it ten minutes, saw Mr.Gargery and ran out. She was 6 then, and Jacob was still around.
Lily-Ann shook the memories from her head, "You're brothers an idiot? I'm sorry, mines a bit... extreme I suppose." Lily-Ann pulled her hands from her pockets and scooped up her hair, tying it with a green ribbon, the ends having the slytherin snake on it.

"Oh, sorry, Lily..Ann." he said, grinning slightly, as he closed the door. "Guess, you're slytherin, huh?" he said, eyeing the ribbon. "I'm a Ravenclaw and proud. By the way, we replaced all those dirty curtains."
He showed her in the lounge room and gestured a seat to her. A house-elf then scuttled over, bringing tea.
"Who's this?" asked Mrs. Ferguson, entering the room.
"It's the neighbours, mum." he replied simply. "You'd like to know them, of course."
"Well, I'll just go and change into more decent clothes for a minute, then." she said, leaving the lounge.

Lily-Ann shrugged, "Yea, but I'm not cruel or anything, but don't ask my brother he'll say I'm as sneaky as a fox. Which I'm not." Lily-Ann grinned, "Ravenclaw eh? I don't know many of those, and good.About the curtains I mean..." Lily-Ann took a seat, and thanked the house-elf. She wasn't used to house-elves who DID what they were told. Hers just kinda laid around and did nothing.
Lily-Ann looked up from her thoughts to see Mrs.Ferguson, she smiled but said nothing. Lily-Ann had never had a mother who was... there, or a father either. Her parents were Jessica, her nurse who had died two years ago, and whatever butler they had at the time.
"I didn't mean to intrude or anything." She said, and shrugged.

"No, of course not, darling." she said, smiling at her, and leaving.
"So, how's your summer?" he asked. "Hope you're having fun.. 'coz I'm definitely not. With my brother acting like a brainless idiot since summer started.. I just had to be related to him.." he muttered.

Lily-Ann smiled at his mother as she left and then, relaxed in the chair. She was always uncomfortable around adults, she didn't know why but she always seemed to be wary of them.
Lily-Ann raised her eyebrows at his strong opinions.
"I doubt he's being that idiotic." Lily-Ann told him, although she herself knew exactly how it felt just to wish your brother was gone forever. She had hated her brothers until one of them died, then she grew closer to them. "But you should be happy you have him. It sounds really corny but you don't know what you have till you loose it." Lily-Ann shrugged, "Anyway, my summer has been pretty dull, I was hoping my brother and I could go to a Quidditch match, just us, but he's brought along yet another girlfriend who will be joining us with her witless comments." Lily-Ann rolled her eyes at the thought.

"Well, maybe not, but it certainly seems like it." he said. "I did, when I was little, but now, we seem to be more and more apart.." he trailed off and looked sadly at the ground. "I guess not. But we got along fine until Hogwarts.."
He grinned.
"Is he that popular? I used to be popular around girls, but those days are over, I'm afraid." he said, shrugging but still grinning. "Surprising, isn't it?"

Lily-Ann grinned, "Well, things'll get better when one of you moves out or something." Lily-Ann told him and shrugged. "Oh I wouldn't tell him he's that popular but that's just because his head would inflate. Then he wouldn't be able to fit through the door annnnd we'd have a problem." Lily-Ann told Calum, rolling her eyes, "Buuuut, yea he's popular, with girls. Although, I suppose it just comes from being stuck in a large school with only the male species to keep you entertained. It's a wonder he still even as the ability to flirt." Lily-Ann sighed dramatically, and then grinned, "I'm kidding. And what's surprising, that they're over or that they even existed?" Lily-Ann asked, raising her eyebrows.

He laughed.
"Well, that's about another four years or so. Not including the years that we spend afterwards." he said, grinning. "Over. I mean.. with my good looks." he said, with a pretend arrogant voice.
"Nevermind about that. A new year, a new experience." he said simply, dropping off his arrogantness.

Lily-Ann shrugged, showing that was the only thing she knew to help with.
"You sure it's just over...?" Lily-Ann asked, putting on a suspicious face, and then rolling her eyes and grinning. "Mmm, so what year are you? Or are you going to be... whatever. I'm going to be a 5th year." Lily-Ann blew her bangs out of her eyes and then asked, "Where is your brother anyway? Or is he the one whos lucky with the girls now?" Lily-Ann winked.

"I don't know. It might come back." he said, grinning. "I'm a third year. So's my brother." He smiled. "Well, he's dating this girl from Gryffindor. Forgot what her name was. " he said. "So, how's your social life?"

"Well, I'll hope for you." Lily-Ann said, smiling, "Gryffindor eh? Sometimes the ones in that group are a bit... dim?" Lily-Ann said shrugging at the word, not really liking it, "And my social life? Oh geez... not the best I suppose. I've got my friends and my brother and that's really all I need." Lily-Ann shrugged.

"Dim? What d'you mean by dim? Did you meet a rather dumb Gryffindor or something?" he asked jokingly. "Ahh.. right."