Chapter 2. Thanks to xxjust-forgot-you-againxx for more information on Kate's life. It helps for the next couple of chapters.

I've gave this a bit of a time skip, it was mostly uneventful, anyway, the four months in between chapter 1 and 2.

Four Months Later

"I don't think I'm ready for this." Kate groaned, the morning of her first OWL exam.

"Come on, you'll be fine." Parvati encouraged.

"If you're stuck, find a way to copy of Hermione." Lavender joked, earning a pillow thrown at her head from the said Muggleborn.

"Kate, you've been revising non-stop for four months now, you'll do fine." Hermione assured her friend.

Kate simply nodded, not wanting to admit that revising had been the least of her worries.

You see, after the chaotic exit of Fred and George, she had been getting owls from the former twin, and she didn't know why. He claimed it was just to annoy her after she'd gone but, really, if that were the case - why didn't George write? They were a package deal when it came to annoyance.

Nonetheless, she replied back and they formed more of a friendship. The brunette didn't know how this was happening, but it was. Yeah, he still called her Slytherin Princess and she nicely called him Git back but, that's it. Basic friendship.

"Kate? KATE!" Hermione called, bringing the Pureblood back from her memories of letters.

"Yeah?" She asked, like everything was normal.

"Are you coming down for breakfast?"

The girl nodded, quickly grabbing her stuff and walking to the Great Hall with her roommates.

Whilst "eating" (she was too nervous, not about the test itself, about whether or not her mother's going to send a Howler to her, threatening to disown her when she got the horrible results waiting to be named and shamed to the 15 year old), she got an owl with the recognizable scrawl of her name.

Kate gave a small smile, carefully opening it, casting a charm on it so no-one else could read it.

Dear my little Slytherin Princess,

Good luck at OWL's today. Don't do too bad as Ron, George and I only have enough annoyance for one failure.

Nevertheless, I'll come visit you on your results day, shall I? It'll be fun to meet your folks :D

Good luck today, don't go punching Malfoy in the face if you fail. That's punching him too hard, by the way, at least save some of his whiny ferret body for me to maim when I next see him.

Reply soon, Mischief Managed,

Fred xx

Kate smiled at the reassuring smile, and the "x's" at the end. According to Muggles and Hermione, they were kisses which people mark in birthday parties, etc.

Then, her smile dropped when re-read a sentence; Nevertheless, I'll come visit you on your results day, shall I? It'll be fun to meet your folks :D

NO! Fred, or anyone under any circumstances, couldn't meet her parents. Or go to her house. She would need to reply as soon as possible. Not now, obviously, as all 5th years were getting called into a little room.

After her final exam of the day, she wandered up to the Owlery and started her reply to Fred.

Dearest Git-Face (new one),

Thanks for your reassurances, but I most definitely failed, I think. May I stay with you when I'm kicked out?

Speaking of living spaces, you cannot visit mine. For any reason. Especially during the daytime when my mother is alive and awake and hanging around the house.

Anyway, only mildly hexed Malfoy today, I'll make sure to get him properly next time ;)

See you when I see you,

Kate x

She wasn't sure whether to put another "x" and spent five minutes debating whether or not before deciding to just send the reply and heading off to bed.

Next chapter will be in the Summer, a couple of days before results day :D

I'll update tomorrow,

Review please,

- PANDA !