"Adrian! Adrian!"

Rachel runs down the hall toward the girl, whose attention she had been trying to get for the last two weeks. Adrian looks up.

"Rachel! I haven't seen you in a while."

"I've been here."

"Adrian."

"Yes? Oh! I'll be right back Rae."

"Ok"

Adrian and Draco walk out onto the grounds.

An hour later

"Hello Rachel."

Rachel looks up.

"What? Oh Hello Pansy."

"What are you doing out here all by yourself?"

"I was waiting......"

"For what?"

"Nothing really."

"Why don't you come inside with me?"

"Ok."

They walk into the common room.

"Girls look who I got to join us."

Pansy leads her over to the group of girls standing in a circle in a corner. Rachel looks around at the girls.

Am I really one of them? Am I really snobby, stuck up, and rude? Daddy would say no. Jenny would probably say I am but......

"Rachel? Are you ok?"

Pansy was looking at her.

"What? Oh! Yeah I'm fine."

"Stand with us."

Rachel had been so lost in her thoughts that she hadn't noticed that she was no longer standing in the circle but was outside of it. She smiles and rejoins the circle.

Would mother think I'm stuck up? I hope not. I wonder if Ginny and her friends think I'm stuck up just because I'm a Slytherin........

"Rachel? Are you sure you're all right?"

She looks up. Once again she is outside of the circle. She sighs.

"I'm fine."

She goes and sits down on one of the empty chairs.

Am I really one of them? Or do they even realise I exist?

"Rachel Madison?"

Rachel looks up. She had been so engrossed by her book she hadn't even noticed Harry had come over.

"Harry Potter."

"Would you like to come sit with us?"

"Sure. I'm not doing anything else right now anyway."

She stands up, gathers her books and assignments and follows Harry to a far table. He pulls out a chair for her.

"Thanks."

She sets her things down and starts on an essay.

"What subject?"

"Divination."

"You need help?"

"Thanks but I'm about done."

((A.N. If you would like to know anything feel free to ask when you review. Also I remind you that this is based on a true story. So please no flames.))