Dinner rolled around before Harry, Ron and Hermione got the chance to talk properly again. They had tried to find time in the common room, but Harry had been surrounded by his team and the rest of their friends, as soon as he stepped through the door. Everyone had wanted to know if he was okay, and if he would be able to play in the next match. The three friends haven't gotten a moment alone, before they hastily retreated to the great hall, and claimed some seat a little away from everyone else.

Hermione could barely wait to they sat down before she asked about the person who had been on their mind the entire day.

"So, what do you think of Will's friend?"

"I think he's bloody creepy. I don't care if his young, he's definitely the type who would help a murderer break out of prison for money."

Harry could help but agree with Ron. Nico Di Angelo did radiate cold, and being around him, even for a short time, gave the same effect as being close to a dementor, if not a lot weaker.

Hermione absentmindedly tucked her hair.

"There was something weird about him" She agree "but did you see how they looked at each other?"

"What do you mean?" Harry asked confused. The only thing he remembered about their interacting was how scheming they seemed.

"Arg never mind" She rolled her eyes "Boys really are oblivious."

Ron was very offended by her comment, and his ears turned an angry red.

"We're not oblivious! Girls just notice every little unimportant detail about everything!"

It was now Hermione's turn to become red faced.

"You would have noticed it too, if you weren't too occupied by your own suspicion."

Harry sat helplessly while his friends were warming up to yet another fight. It seemed like it was becoming an everyday event. He tried to tune them out while he looked around the great hall, when he locked eyes with Dumbledore. The headmaster's blue eyes twinkled in mirth and he winked knowingly to Harry, before he rose from his place amongst the teachers, and lightly hit his glass with his knife to get his students' attention.

"Good evening everyone, I would like to say a few words. We will be hosting two visitors to our school for the time being. Please give a warm welcome to William Solace and Nico Di Angelo. They will be joining some of the 3. years classes, while the American ministry sort out their cases."

Will and Nico stood at the teachers table with Dumbledore and looked very uncomfortable. They had been sitting there the whole time, but Harry was first noticing them now when they were standing up.

Dumbledore put a hand on their shoulders and continued. "They will be staying in the guest rooms at the 2. Floor. I would appreciate it if you would help them out and treat them as your classmates. The headmaster sat down again, and dinner continued, but this time Harry was keeping a close eye on the two newcomers.

They were sitting between Dumbledore and Professor Lupin, and Nico was not looking happy about it. He tried to sit as far away from the older man as possible and he looked nervous when Lupin talked to him and would glance at him when he was not. Will did not look affected by this at all. He was chatting away happily with everyone within earshot. He even seemed to have gotten Snape into a conversation

"I didn't know we had guest rooms here." Harry said, a little confused.

"I bet there's still a lot of rooms we don't know about. It is a really big castle after all." Ron looked excited at the aspect of exploring new parts of the school."

"It says in 'The history of Hogwarts' that there are around 176 to 181 rooms here, including the student's sleeping area, but they can't get an exact number because some of the rooms moves around."

Harry and Ron were left gaping after Hermione's random fact of the day.

"Bloody hell Hermione how can you remember stuff like that?"

"Well if you would just read a book once in a while Ronald, then perhaps you too would be more well-informed."

"I read!" Ron exclaimed.

Hermione turned in her seat to face Ron and crossed her arms.

"When and what did you read last than?"

Ron looked triumphed as he proudly said. "Yesterday I read the quidditch part of 'The Prophet'."

Harry laughed while Hermione rolled her eyes and told the redhead that he was typical.

The three friends finished eating and were now making their way back to the common room. They were walking behind the new guest, to see if they could hear what they were talking about, when Draco and his two goons came over.

"A di Angelo huh, I didn't know there was anyone left of them." Malfoy gave Nico a once over before he continued. "Well I am glad that a bloodline as prestigious as yours is still here. We need as many pure bloods as possible. Our numbers are dwelling unfortunately. My name's Draco, by the way, Draco Malfoy, and I can help you make the right friends that are worthy of your family name."

Draco struck out his hand and Nico shook it slowly.

"That's very kind of you. Perhaps these new worthy friends of yours will be better than the last ones my family had. I mean the last ones wasn't of much help keeping the rest of my family alive."

"If you are worried about keeping your good health, then I will give you a friendly warning as a sign of how useful it is to have me as an ally. Stay away from Potter and his little gang, they always find a way to get into trouble, sometimes with dangerous consequences."

Nico smirked at this. "I will keep that in mind, I am after all, all about staying out of trouble."

Will grimaced a bit at this and drew Draco's attention away from Nico for a moment.

"And who would you be?"

Will warily took the snake's hand and introduced himself.

"Solace huh. I haven't heard that name before. What is your blood status?"

"My mother does not have magic, but my father might have."

"What do you mean by might have?"

Will shrugs. "I don't know him very well"

Draco looks like he wants to say something, but Nico cut him off before he got the chance.

"You don't have a problem with halfbloods right?"

"No of course not" Draco said slyly "They can not influence to whom they are birthed to."

"It sounds like you don't like people like me." Will observed dryly.

"I have nothing against halfbloods, but I do believe it's important to keep the old original bloodlines pure. For the greater good of the magical community of course. That leaves people like you and I with a responsibility." He looked gravely at Nico when he said that.

They were nearing the staircase that would lead to the Slytherin common room and Malfoy stopped.

"We will talk more about this later Di Angelo." He promised lightly before he started to descent down the stairs. "I'll see you around." He waved to them before him and his goons were gone down to the dungeon.

Harry, Ron and Hermione waited till Malfoy was out of earshot before they hurried to catch up with the pair, their plan of spying on them were completely forgotten.

"You shouldn't trust Malfoy." Harry warned them before they even got the chance to say hallo. "He will only course you trouble."

Nico turned to Harry and raised an eyebrow in mockingly surprise. "Funny, that's what he said about you."

"But he's a slimy snake! You can't trust a word that comes out of his mouth." Ron exclaimed.

"And his parents used to be deatheaters." Harry added quickly.

"What's a deatheater?"

"It's a dark wizard who follows you-know-who."

"Who?"

"It doesn't matter right now. What's important is that Malfoy's parents are criminals and he's not far from it." Harry was getting frustrated and he almost shouted the last part. Why would they not understand?

Nico got a dark look on his face.

"I don't like people who judge others based on their parents' actions or what others had said about them. It has happened to many times to us already." He nodded towards Will "So I will make my own judgement of him and you based on what you do. Now if there is nothing else you want then you'll have to excuse me."

Nico stormed down the hallway without looking back but Will stayed and looked sadly after his friend.

"What did he mean when he said it had happened to you many times?" Hermione asked.

Will squirmed a bit, unsure of what he should say. "Well… I can't answer for Nico. It's his choice what he wants to tell you or not. As for me…" He signed heavily and ran his hand trough his hair. "I have 17 siblings that I know of and none of us have the same mother. What do you think that makes people say about my father? Or me and my siblings? We have all been affected by his reputation in some way or another."

Will's little speech left the three friends dumbfounded.

"You have 17 siblings?! Bloody hell and I thought I had it bad. How do you even survive?"

"Ron!" Hermione exclaimed, worried that he had offended Will. "Don't be rude." But the Blond just laughed at their affects.

"It's okay, I thought the exact same thing when I was first introduced to my giant flock of half brothers and sisters. It's not that bad though, once you get used to it. Most of us only see each other over summer vacation."

"Still it can't be easy to get along when you are so many."

"We manage, but I think I should try to catch up with Nico. It was nice talking to you again, let's do it again another time, but try not to eavesdrop next time all right? It's rude."

Will winked to them and patted Harry's shoulder before he too ran down the hall.