The whole way up to the common room, Corina was met with whispers, pointing, and a few stares. It was confusing the hell out of her. It made her pick up her pace a bit, wanting to talk to her friends. She wanted to find out who said what, and to who. That was her goal for the day.

Once in the common room, she looked around quickly, and found her best friend, Samantha. Sitting next to her, Corina threw her hands up. "What the hell?" She started, confusing Samantha.

"Back up. What?" She asked, putting her book down, but holding her place with her finger.

Licking her lips, she sighed. "There's some sick, twisted rumor going around. About me. And Snape." She told her, grabbing her arm. "Who did you tell about that whole finding him drunk thing, and what exactly did you say?!" Her voice was somewhat hushed, not needing the whole house to know what they were talking about. Although, they probably had heard the rumor, too. What a first day back!

Samantha blinked. "I talked to John about it, but he already knew. Said you told him. Other then that I told Quincy, that fifth year, but I told him the basics. You found Snape, drunk, and he passed out on your couch. He didn't seem to even care. Why? You think someone twisted that?"

"No shit." Corina groaned. "I'm just trying to figure out who told who, and what was said. I don't even know who would start something like that!" She said, sitting back on the couch and letting her head fall back. "It's my last year, and I've managed to pretty much stay under the radar." She added, letting a breath out. Closing her eyes, she tried to relax for a moment.

"I'm sorry. I'll see if I hear anything. Just ignore it. It'll pass. I mean, it's a rumor about Snape! Who is dumb enough to believe it?" Samantha pointed out, causing Corina to roll her head to the side and chuckle.

"You're right. This will all blow over." Corina smiled. "Anyway! How was your first day?" She asked, sitting up and shifting to face Samantha.

Samantha shrugged. "It was alright. I just can't wait for it to be over. I really want to get started on my writing." She said, holding up a book. "What about you? Other then the whole rumor deal?"

"Other then that it was fine. Went by pretty fast, actually." Corina said simply, looking up to see John. "I'll get back to you on lunch, Sam. I'm going to talk to John really quick." She said getting up.

"Okay!" Samantha smiled, happily going back to her book.

Corina moved over to stand near John. "Hey, John, question?" She started. "Who did you tell about the whole drunken Snape thing? And what did you say? I mean, I know you talked to Samantha about it, but other then that...?" She asked, barely giving him time to open his mouth to say 'hi'.

John thought about it for a moment before answering. "Um, I said something to Kent from Hufflepuff, but only about him being drunk and you helping him. Why, what happened?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"There's a pretty lame rumor going around. Have you seen Danielle?" She asked, just wanting to get it sorted out so she could focus on her homework.

"Yeah, I think she had Quidditch practice this afternoon. Why not just let it be? Don't let it bother you." John suggested, hoping that she would let it go.

Corina shook her head. "I just want to know why the hell someone would start a rumor about me, that's all." She told him truthfully. "It's really nothing more then that. It's not what the rumor is, it's more that it's even in existence."

John knew what she meant. It was more the principle of the matter. "I get it. If I hear anything, I'll let you know. But, for now, why don't we hang out?" He smiled, hoping to take her mind off of it.

"Nah. I'm going to get started on some of this homework. They really didn't waste much time piling it on is this year." Corina shrugged, figuring she'd head to the library.

"Alright. I got lucky, I don't have all that much today. I'm assuming they want to make us think we're safe." John laughed, waving as Corina left back through the portrait hole.

Once on the stairwell, Corina sighed, running her hand through her hair. She headed towards the library, hoping it was empty, or close to it. It was the first day of school, and she doubted her other classmates were that anxious to start their school work.

Ignoring the other students on the way, she focused on making sure she didn't get stuck on the staircase. Corina had made the mistake of not paying attention one year and it took her an extra ten minutes to get to class. That wasn't fun.

Corina walked through the library doors and sighed. It didn't look too busy, which was a relief. Finding a chair near a window, she got herself set up. Pulling out her potions book and some parchment, Corina sighed. It was her longest homework assignment, and she figured she might as well get as much done as soon as possible. She had a week, but liked to tweak them a bit.

Pulling her hair up into a loose ponytail, she opened her book. Before she got to far, she felt eyes on her. Looking up without moving her head much, she raised an eyebrow. In the stacks there were a couple kids whispering while looking at her. Sitting up straight, she glared. "Problem?" She snapped.

They giggled before moving away. Corina shook her head and tried to get back to work. However, it seemed that horrid rumor beat her to the library. Slamming her book shut, she shoved it back into her bag. She'd find elsewhere to do her homework.