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.