I sighed as I began to write a letter.
Dear Mum and Dad,
What will they think. What will they think?
I'm in Gryffindor.
Mum will be upset. She wanted a Hufflepuff girl. Damn it, Alice!
I'm friends with Lola Scamander.
The daughter of Dad's ex. Crud!
She's really nice. She's in Hufflepuff.
The place mum wants me to be.
"Alice?" I hear my name called and I look up from my library desk. I smile.
"Lola!" I cry, glad to be taken from my torture.
"You're sending them a letter. It says we're friends," Lola made a frown.
"Aren't we?" I ask, hoping it's a joke.
"I don't think so," She says firmly, seeming upset.
"Oh," I say, my heart aching. She walks away.
"Damn it, Alice," I say to myself, wishing I could make a friend for once.
