2 – Friends or Fiends

'Ron, you're being stupid!' Harry half said, half shouted.

'No, I'm not!' Ron shouted back. 'That girl's trouble.'

'Just because her dad's evil, it doesn't mean she is! She told us herself she'd been brought up on her mum's side of the family!' Hermione said.

'Heidi has Slytherin blood in her! Her father's Snape! She will turn out evil!' Ron said.

'She won't! The hat's never wrong, and it put her in Gryffindor, didn't it?' Harry pointed out.

'Oh, let's go and have lunch!' Hermione said, pulling the two boys along behind her.

They reached the Great Hall, and sat at the Gryffindor table. A few minutes later Heidi appeared and sat down with Harry, Ron and Hermione. 'Hi!' Heidi said.

'Hi!' Hermione and Harry replied. Ron just looked daggers at Heidi.

'We've got Potions later!' Heidi said excitedly.

'Don't get too excited.' Hermione warned.

'Sna… Professor Snape won't be any kinder to you than anyone else. You're a Gryffindor, Professor Snape hates Gryffindors.' Harry said.

'But he's my father!'

'It won't make any difference, I'm afraid.'

Heidi looked upset.

'Anyway, Snape can't hate you more than he hates me.' Harry said. 'He's really got something against me!'

Almost as if he had been listening, Snape appeared at that moment. He spotted Harry, Ron, Hermione and Heidi, and walked over to them.

'Potter.' He snapped. 'It is the beginning of the lunch hour, is it not?'

'It is, sir.'

'And you are a second year now, I believe?'

'I am, sir.'

'Well, it should only be first years eating now. 10 points from Gryffindor!' Snape said before walking off to the teachers' table, cloak flying out behind him.

'That is NOT a school rule!' Hermione seethed. 'Why, there are loads of pupils in here who aren't in the first year!'

'See.' Harry said to Heidi. 'He makes up rules just so I can break them!'

'It's not your day, Harry. Look who's coming now.' Hermione said, looking over towards the Slytherin table. Draco Malfoy was coming over, Crabbe and Goyle following him.

'Well, look who it is!' Draco said, coming up behind Harry.

'Hi Malfoy.' Harry said coldly.

'Oh! Is this your GIRLFRIEND, Potter? Professor Snape will be pleased! His good for nothing daughter and Mr 'I'm so amazing' Potter!'

'Oh, just go away Malfoy.' Harry said, trying desperately not to hit Draco hard on the nose.

'See you in Potions, then.' Draco said, leaving the Great Hall.

'That boy really annoys me.' Harry muttered.

'That's what Slytherins are for; making other people's lives a misery.' Hermione said.