Lily and I have almost every class together this year, since we're both in all advanced classes, except Lily decided to take Astronomy as her first non-core subject while I chose Arithmancy. In every other class, Lily and I sit together. It isn't something we decided on, we just do it, without fail and without question, every day. And I never thought anything of it – that is, until yesterday. Yesterday, Evan Rosier – the bloody prick – thought it would be a good idea to inform Lucius of whom I spend the majority of my time with every day. And now Lucius says I spend too much time with "the Mudblood" and if I don't stop seeing her soon, he'll stop giving me books on the Dark Arts. Ever since Lucius has been giving me these books, Hogwarts has been bearable. I can fight back against the Marauders, the other Slytherins respect me – everything has changed for me, for the better. Much as I loathe to admit it, I need them, and I need him. But I need Lily too. Well, this is Lucius' last year before graduation. If I can just make it seem like I'm not friends with Lily until May, everything will be fine.