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Chapter 5

Delta slumped in her chair, only barely paying attention to Professor McGonagall. 'What am I doing here?' she thought. 'I'm not needed, what's the point?' Suddenly she heard her name. The Dream Queen turned, and blearily focussed on the girl sitting next to her. A Gryffindor- what was her name again? Delta searched frantically in the foggy depths of her memory for a name, and quickly found one. "What was that, Ginny?"

Ginny seemed quite frightened, for some reason. Actually, the flame-haired girl was scared of Delta. The girl who she had been paired up with was quiet and brooding, and seemed to be lost in a world of her own. Ginny wondered if Delta had even been paying attention to the Transfiguration teacher. "Um… well, Professor McGonagall just told us that we have an assignment, and it looks like you and I will be doing it together," the youngest Weasley volunteered timidly.

The mists that shrouded Delta's brain cleared a little, and a look of understanding crossed her face. "Oh. Ok," she said, then added: "But an assignment on the first day of term? That's a bit rough."

A ghost of a smile crept across Ginny's face. "Yeah, McGonagall's like that," she said. "But at least she's fair… not like some people."

Delta cocked her head on one side. "What do you mean by that?" she queried curiously.

The other girl watched Delta out of the corner of her eye. "What do I mean by what?"

"You said: 'At least she's fair… not like some people.' Who's 'some people'?"

Ginny grinned in delight. "You're sharp. I meant Snape."

"Ah, yes," murmured the Fate knowledgeably. "I've heard about him. Bit of a bastard, isn't he?"

The Gryffindor let out a squawk. "BIT of a bastard?! King of the Bastards, more like!"

Delta smiled. "Well, I'd guess you'd love to see him bested, then."

Ginny looked doubtful. "He'll never get bested. If we try anything against him, he puts us in detention!" she complained.

"I think you'll find that a student just put Snivellus Snape in his place… a second-year Gryffindor by the name of Delia Feyt, to be exact," drawled Delta smugly.

"Delia Feyt?" asked Ginny, wrinkling her brow in concentration.

"My sister," answered the other girl.

"Oh!" cried the youngest Weasley. "Oh… wow."

They grinned at each other for a few seconds, then Ginny began: "Delta…"

"Yeah?"

"Should we do some work on this project after school, in the library?"

Delta was absurdly pleased. "Sure."

"Say, right after the last class?"

"Ok."

The two new friends smiled shyly, and then bent their heads to their work.

'I'm glad I came,' thought Delta.