Making new Friends (Alexa, open)

James Wake was about to call it a day. It was simply another boring day in this boy's boring life. The purpose of the day? Blow a bunch of money, waste a day. He was about to return to his room for a pleasant evening of study, and theory. Research, books, paper, experimentation... man, after nine years, that was all he ever did. School was supposed to be his main distraction from all this work, but hey, Alan had to send him over to Hogwarts. Boring to the limit.

He was walking home, when he saw Alex Finnigan. Thirteen years old, werewolf. He'd already had to tame her wolf form once before. He felt a personal connection to her. He decided to walk over and say hello, throwing away the idea of studies for another couple of minutes. He approached her as she appeared to be talking with some blond girl. Older. Pretty. But James wasn't deterred by that. He approach Alexa, adopting a silent smile. "Hey Alexa. How're things going with you?"

Alexa turned around to see James Wake, the boy who had helped her in the woods. She smiled. "Hey James! Pretty well, except for my Mom constantly keeping an eye on me." Alexa laughed. She did not think she would ever see James again until school started, but she was clearly wrong. "So, are you still staying with your Uncle???" She wondered if he ever stayed with his parents.

"Yeah, I don't have anywhere else to go, really. Your mom too mad about that one night, was she? I never really understood mothers. They always want you to be safe, but always forget to keep track of themselves. And sometimes they forget to respect the kids privacy and stuff. I'm just glad I don't have to deal with it..." James took a side-long look. "So... anything else happen since we last met?" He turned to the girl he'd never met before, and offered his hand. "Hi, I'm James Wake. Fifth year. Uh, Ra-Ravenclaw."

"Yeah, she was. I'd never been so far away from them and forget it was a full moon. She freaked out, and said I was too irresponsible. But she forgot that they went out to dinner that night and I stayed behind. So really, its their fault." Alexa finished her fuming. She heard James ask about what happend when he was gone. "Well, nothing much, just being stalked. By my mother. Constantly. She is probably spying on me now. But she did have a appointment with her boss. Soooooo... I think I'm safe." Alexa took a deep breath, and wound down her annoyance.