Noah woke up late the next day. She stretched and groaned as her muscles popped. She flinched a little when her stretching pulled at her freshly healed ribs, but ignored it. The best way to heal an injury like that, is to ignore the pain. She looked at her surroundings then, noticing just in time that she was very close to the edge of the tiny hospital bed. She looked over to her neighbour then. Lexi was still sleeping, so Noah had to wait before sneaking out off the ward to go outside. When Lexi finally started to stir, she had taken a shower, got fully dressed and completed a full manicure. She smirked when Lexi sat up, looking around confused.

"You have the worst case of a bedhead I have ever seen." she mocked the girl. Lexi swivelled around, and much to Noah's amusement, ended up on the floor.

"Very funny Noah." she grumbled.

"How long have you been up?" she looked at the heap of clothes at the foot of her bed.

"They're mine, Blaise dropped them off. And to your question, long enough to miss breakfast, but there's still enough time to make it to lunch and Hogsmeade." Lexi gave her a weird look.

"What?" Noah defended herself, "I have a healthy appetite."

Lexi gave her a once over. She had the perfect body. She wondered how she kept it that way. Unable to keep her curiosity in check, she asked her.

"Boyfriends and quidditch." she said, winking at her.

"Too much details." Lexi grimaced.

"I didn't give any details." she smirked again.

"You look a lot like a certain blonde slytherin when you do that." Lexi grinned

"Please! Don't ever bring him up again. And what is it exactly that I'm doing?" she seemed confused.

"Smirking."

"I don't smirk." she answered indignant. Lexi just chuckled and muttered 'yeah right' under her breath. Noah must have heard, cause she threw a pillow at her head.

"Finally decided to wake up?" the soft voice flowed into the hospital ward. Both girls turned around and saw Fred Weasley walk into the room. He smiled softly at Lexi, and glared at Noah. She stuck out her tongue, and graceful as ever, hopped of the bed, making her way out of the hosptial wing.

"Hey, Pomfrey hasn't given us the thumbs up yet." Lexi called after her.

"Like I care." she turned around and shrugged.

"Will I see you in Hogsmeade?" she asked.

"If I find the courage to leave all the delicious food they serve at lunch behind, maybe." she smiled and waved, and then sped off in the direction off the entrance hall.

"What was that all about?" fred asked, not sure whether to look confused, or disgusted.

"We just bonded over some girl-talk. She really is a nice girl." she looked up at Fred, who was still staring in the direction Noah had been walking.

"Fred? I'm hungry." that shook him out of his stupor. She flashed a smile at her, and waited outside so she could change. After checking with madam Pomfrey if it was okay to leave, she opened the door and grabbed Fred's outstretched hand. He led her to the Great Hall, where most of the other students were already eating. Her eyes darted to the Slytherin table, where she saw Noah sitting, looking rather grudgingly, next to Malfoy. She was studiously ignoring him, probably because he was trying to annoy her. Her eyes glided over the Hall, and she smiled when she saw me enter. I inclined my head in Malfoy's direction and she mouthed 'I know' while rolling her eyes. He tried to steal something of her plate then, but her reflexes beat him to it. She started giggling when Noah stabbed him with her fork, sending a glare in his direction. He simply stuck out his tongue. Fred nudged her forward then. On her way over to her friends, several people called over to her, asking if she was okay and telling her it was great to see her. She smiled and responded to everyone. When she finally reached her seat, she felt exhausted. She looked at the food in front of her, and with a grin, attacked the plates. Her eyes wandered over to the Slytherin table again. Noah was still protecting her plate with her life. She smiled when Noah threw a piece of meat at him. When he stuffed it in her face again, she scrunched up her nose and gagged, turning away her head. He cocked his head to the side, and Parkinson thwacked him on the side of his head. She vaguely picked up the word 'vegetarian'. She jumped when someone suddenly snapped his or her fingers in fornt of her face. It was Fred. Of course.

"Are you done?" he asked, ever so sweetly.

"Yes." she threw one last look at the opposite table. Noah had finally surrendered her plate to Malfoy, and was now, in a terribly pissed-off mood she noticed, pinching his arm every time he tried to raise food to his mouth. She laughed, and ignored Fred's inquiring questions. He shrugged.

"Ready for Hogsmeade?" he asked.

"Absolutely!"