A/N: So. Tired. Must. Sleep.

Chapter Seven

The next morning at breakfast, Hermione and Laurie avoided talking.

Laurie never had a lot of friends, but Laurie didn't care.

"Pass the bacon, Ned." Laurie said to Neville.

"Neville, my name is Neville." he muttered, and handed Laurie a dish with bacon on it.

"I think I am really getting used to magic now," Laurie said with a mouthful of scrambled eggs to Neville.

"Oh, congrats to you. We should all celebrate." Hermione said sarcastically.

"You, of all people, should be happy for me. You, afterall, are a muggle-born."

"There's no denying it." said Ron.

"Anyway, when and what time is our first class?" Laurie asked.

"Quite bossy, aren't you?" Hermione said sourly.

"Me? I'm nothing compared to McGonagall." Laurie said.

"I have to agree with her there." Harry said, reading Hermione's Daily Profit.

"They still raving about Black?" Ron asked Harry.

Harry nodded.

"Black?" Laurie said, looking up from her plate.

"Really, don't you read?" Hermione said.

Laurie chose to ignore this.

"Sirius Black. He recently escaped Azkaban, and we reckon he's after- Ouch! Hermione!" Hermione had obviously kicked Ron's leg or stepped on his foot, because he was clutching his leg in pain.

"Shut your big mouth, Ron. Especially when it's filled with food." Hermione said.

Ron scowled, "You're in a bit of a sour mood today, aren't you?".

"Azkaban?" Laurie still looked confused.

"It's a wizarding jail." Harry said, folding up the newpaper and collecting his things.

"Oh."

Laurie finished eating and got up.

"So, what is the next class."

Harry looked at his timetable.

Harry groaned.

"Potions with the Slytherins again."

Everyone groaned at this, everyone except for Laurie.

"What's so bad about Potions and Slytherins?"

Hermione laughed.

"You'll soon find out." She said, patting Laurie on the back and walking away with Ron and Harry.

Laurie walked to Potions by herself, but she followed Harry, Ron, and Hermione because she didn't know the way to the Dungeons.

There she saw what must have been the Slytherins, waiting outside the Potions classroom.

A boy with sleek, blonde hair motioned to two large boys, the size of boulders and they walking towards Harry, Hermione, and Ron.

Laurie went to see what they were saying.

"Oh, look. Mudblood Granger found another Mudblood friend." The boy said looking at Laurie.

The two walking boulders sniggered.

"Excuse me? I don't remember you knowing anything. I suggest you get a move on and expand your vocabulary. From what I hear, the only thing you know how to say is 'Mudblood. Mudblood, Mudblood.' You and your two walking boulders could all use a little help. And don't stare at me like that. I'm not a museum exibit." Laurie said, and turned to Hermione, Ron, and Harry.

"So, who was he, anyway?"

"Malfoy," they all said at once.

"Funny name." Laurie said.

"Er...Laurie, do you know that the word 'mudblood' is...er...a very offensive way of saying nuggle-born?" Hermione said nervously.

"Oh please, I won't let that excuse for a human offend me. He's just not worth getting worked up about."

Ron nudged Hermione.

"Er...thanks, I guess...." Hermione managed to say, and looked at the ground.

"I didn't do it for you. But, your welcome. For a know-it-all, you aren't as bad as I thought." Laurie said.

"Touching." said a cold voice behind them that made them jump.

"I suppose you are Miss Broden?" a man with a crooked nose and extremely greasy hair.

"Yeah, I am. Who are you?" Laurie asked.

"I'm Professor Severus Snape, and if I were you, I would be a little less rude." Snape said. "Yeah, but you're not me, Professor Severus Snape." Laurie said slyly, noticing Snape didn't have much of a sense of humor after she said it.

Snape glared at her, and then at Harry.

"Detention, Broden. I can see why you two are friends." he said, looking at Harry and Laurie, and walked into the classroom where everyone else was seated.

"What was that all about?" Laurie whispered to Harry as they both sat down.

"Five points from Gryffindor for talking during class. My, my, Broden, your first day and already you're losing house points." all the Slytherins sniggered.

Laurie opened her mouth to say something, but decided that she didn't want to be in any more trouble then she already was.

A/N: DONE!