"What is it like to be famous?" Matt asked Harry the next morning at breakfast. We had already met all the Gryffindors in the common room, and I was excited about the students of other houses.

"This has to be the best toast I've ever had," I said with a full mouth. Hermione flinched. People were beginning to leave. "Hey, Ron. Go to any quidditch games this summer?"

"Weasel," said a drawling voice from behind us, "Who's your friend?" We turned. A tow-headed boy was standing behind us. I smiled happily; it was one of the people I most wanted to meet.

"Draco Malfoy," I laughed.

"What the?" Ron said in astonishment.

"That's me. May I speak to you a minute?"

"Sure." I turned in my seat to face him.

"I meant away from these idiots." I looked at Ron; he was turning red. I knew he wanted to fight Malfoy, and I couldn't blame him.

"Fine," I said as I got up out of my seat.

"But Katie," Ron called as Malfoy dragged in out of the Great Hall.

"I'll be fine! I kick him if he tries to hex me!" I called back.

Draco pulled me down a corridor and, after checking to make sure that nobody was following us, into a broom closet.

"What is this all about?" I demanded.

"I need your help," he answered.

"My help! What help do you need from a muggle?"

"I'm… I'm…" he stuttered, "failing muggle studies." I burst into a fit of laugher.

"Very funny. Will you help?"

"Sure, Malfoy, all right."

***

"This is your room?" Ron asked as we walked into my new room at Hogwarts.

"Yep, this is it. Matt's room is separated by a living room type thing."

"What's with the computer and television and everything? Electricity doesn't work at Hogwarts," said Hermione.

"Sure you can. You just have to put a charm on the plug or the batteries so it can resist the magic. Otherwise, they work like normal."

"Wow," Ron was looking over all the electrical devices in my room. Matt gave him a strange look like he was crazy.

"What?" Ron asked Matt. Matt shrugged. Hermione and I laughed. Harry just shook his head.

"Here," I said as I opened my laptop, "I'll show you HarryPotter.com. Hey, Matt! You got a message." I opened the message. "It's from Beth. Here, read it quick."

"Why do you get Matt's messages?" asked Hermione.

"Because Matt never checks his email."

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