Chapter 8

Francis rolled her eyes as she left the great hall. There they were, the three of them. She walked over to them. 'Congrats Granger!' she sneered. 'Seems your years of arse licking paid off!' she grinned as Hermione replied, 'Well seems your dear friend Draco has been arse licking for years as well!'

Francis narrowed her eyes; She wanted to knock that stupid little grin off her face right now. She balled her fists by her side and glared at Granger. As she was about to lift her fist she heard Snape drawl 'What's going on here Francis?' he sneered at the golden trio (as Fran liked to call them).

'Are these students bothering you? Right you three, 5 points from Gryffindor for cluttering the place up!' he turned to leave, 'each!' he said over his shoulder. Fran grinned, 'Sweet dreams!' she turned to leave and walked into someone. She steadied her self just as she was about to fall, 'Watch where you're going!' she spat out as she looked up.

'I'm sorry, are you OK?' Nick said, Fran looked up, 'Oh yeah sorry, I thought you were Longbottom or someone!' she smiled at him, 'I'm Fran!' she stuck her hand out and he shook it, 'I'm Nick!' he grinned at her.

He looked down at her (he was at least a head taller than her, Fran wasn't the tallest person in the world.) 'Who was that?' he asked referring to the three Gryffindors she'd been arguing with.

'They!' Fran started as she headed towards the dungeon steps, 'Are the three most annoying Gryffindors in this whole school!' he grinned at her anger. 'So do I refer to them as "those annoying Gryffs" or do they have names?'

She looked at him, his sense of humour reminded her of Draco's. 'There called Hermione Granger, she's the head girl, Ron Weasley, he's the red headed pauper and Harry Potter, I'm sure you know all about that dumb orphan!' He nodded, 'So I take it there Slytherin enemy number one?' she smirked at him, 'Yes!'

'Well I know all about your enemies, but all I know about you is your name!' Fran shook her head, 'Sorry, I was a bit pre occupied, my full name is Francis Grinhinslot, and I'm disliked by most Non-Slytherins!' she grinned.

Nick looked like he'd seen a ghost, 'Is your father's name Alex Grinhinslot?' Fran's face dropped, she was well aware of her father's reputation. She avoided his eyes and nodded her head silently. He looked at her, 'if its any consolation, your nothing like he is!' she looked at him anger in her eyes, 'What's that supposed to mean?' she said loudly.

He looked at her uncertain as she continued, 'You don't even know me, you cant judge me, for all you know I may be exactly like my father!' Nick looked at her, 'well its just, you don't seem like him!' Fran could see out of the corner of her eye Draco leading the first years to the common room. They were all staring at the pair.

Fran didn't care; she was very touchy about her parents. 'Well maybe you should just keep your mouth shut about things you know nothing of!' she narrowed her eyes. For the second time that night she wanted to hit someone, but she couldn't not whilst the first years were watching.

'Well I'm sorry its just you don't seem like the sort of person that belongs in Azkaban!' Nick said, his smart mouth getting the better of him. Fran could have been pushed over with a feather when he said that, she did the first thing that came into her mind and she slapped him, then stalked away. Trying her best not to let the tears fall. She gave in when she reached her dorm as she felt the tears fall down her face.

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A/N: K one word this time, REVIEW! Well that's 5 and a half words *shrugs* Never Mind.

Ginger xx