Fast forward to our fifth year. We're all still pretty much the same. I keep changing my hair style. At the moment it's long and kind'a wavy. Becky has discovered that Malfoy is as bad as he seems and is determined to keep me away from him. And Mitch...well he's also determined to keep me away from Malfoy...also, Lavender Brown likes him...*shudders* And as for Malfoy, he is forever being chased by Pansy but he keeps telling her to stay away from him. Also, Draco and I are the Slytherin Prefects.

"So, how're things in Gryffindor?" I asked as we walked aimlessly around the school. It was the Saturday after school started and my friends and I had nothing better to do.

"Fine," Becky said.

"Getting along with Potter?" I asked. Back when we were in out first two years of Hogwarts I had called him Harry but being in Slytherin had changed me quite a bit. I now called him Potter as did all the others in my House. I had developed a great disliking for all the Gryffindors except for Becky and Mitch.

"Yeah," Mitch said. "Hermione's been helping us all with our homework." I nodded and stopped myself from saying that they shouldn't be getting help from the mudblood. I also reminded myself that I hated that word.

"I bet Pansy will be all over Malfoy when I get back to the common room," I said. "She just won't give up."

"He hit her again?" Becky asked.

"Yeah, he pushed her away from him at breakfeast and told me to sit next to him."

"Did you?"

"Hell yes. He's hot Becky. I'm not gonna tell him no."

"I'm telling you he's no good for you," Mitch replied.

"And I'm telling you that it doesn't matter. He doesn't want to date me."

"Uh huh," Mitch said rolling his eyes. "That's what you always say."

"Because it's always true."

I got back to the common room later that night and found it full of my Housemates. I had known that they would be there but I had still been hoping for some time alone.

"Schyler!" Malfoy said when he saw me. "Come here." I blinked. Malfoy rarely spoke to me except for telling me to come sit by him at meals.

"What?" I asked walking over to the chair he was lounging in. Malfoy smirked up at me.

"Who do you like better? Me or Zabini?" I glanced over at Blaise.

"Oh...um..." I stammered. "Well...no offense Blaise but I like Draco more..." Blaise shrugged and laughed.

"Told you so Malfoy," he said. I smiled weakly. Malfoy waved his hand.

"That's all," he said. I nodded. I had been dismissed.

"'Night then," I said. "I'm knackered." I walked across the common room and up the short flight of stairs that led to the girls dormitory.

"You bitch," Pansy's voice snarled as I walked into the fifth year dorm.

"Wondered where you were Pans," I sneered. "Malfoy send you away again?" Pansy stepped out of the shadows and pushed me.

"Stay away from Draky!" she yelled. "He's mine!" I laughed.

"Oh yes because being constantly sent away from him makes him yours." Pansy moved closer to me.

"He loves me! He does!"

"Merlin, you're desperate. See I was under the impression that someone telling you they never loved you and pushing you away from them all the time meant that they hated you. When'd that definition change? Oh wait. It didn't." Pansy's eyes filled with tears.

"I hate you!" I laughed.

"Right back at ya girly." Pansy slapped me hard across the face. I stared at her in shock.

"Oh you did not just do that!" I growled. Pansy smirked. I frowned and grabbed her shoulders, throwing her against the wall. Her head hit the wall hard and she slid to the floor.

"Stay away from me," I hissed. "Or I swear I'll kick you ass next time." Pansy got to her feet and fled from the dorm room. I sighed, got into my pajamas, and crawled into

bed.