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Chapter Five

Not everyone likes the new girl

Star woke the next morning and found her uniform, complete with Griffyndor embroidery on her cloak, laying out ready to be worn. She wasn't sure whether or not she was truly depressed about being in her new house. It wasn't as if the people in it were horrible, she just got along with Slytherins better. Well, she at least had one friend in her new house. Rabekuh and her seemed to get along rather well. Tying her gold and red tie she made her way down to the common room only to see Draco and her friends. Smiling she quickly start on over only to be grabbed by someone else.

"Are you nuts?! They're Slytherins!" the girl who had grabbed her said as if it was the explanation of life. Star quirked an eyebrow, "I know. They're my friends."

"Griffyndors and Slytherins AREN'T friends," the girl said snootily but she offered a small smile, "I'm Parvati Patil."

"Star Trivius," she smiled, "Perhaps, because you have to deal with each other ALL the time now, it's time to become friends."

She left Parvati standing in shock as she sat down next to Draco, who was of course dressed in Slytherin attire, "Good morning."

He offered a huge smile, "Good morning Star. You remember Crabbe and Goyle right??"

Star smiled, "Morning Vincent, Greg."

It was long till the common room filled for the morning and many headed off for breakfast before classes started. Draco watched with surprised interest as Star stopped and talked with people, helping some first years up who had been run over by the other students, talking with some of the professors, it seemed like everyone liked her. Walking into the great hall, he turned as usual to go to his table but saw that Star was torn between having to sit with her house and wanting to sit with him. Holding back a quiet sigh, he continued in his course and sat with his friends trying to pretend that he wasn't interested at which table she choose. Rabekuh Delacour made her way behind Star is hopes to surprise, which worked of course on the red head. Turning abruptly, Star smiled seeing her new friend.

"Wha' 'ar you doing standing 'ere by yourself?" Rabekuh's comforting voice a mix of British and French came floating towards Star.

"I can't decide what table to sit at. I didn't want to sit alone. Wanna sit with me?"

Rabekuh laughed at Star's very American way of speaking, "Sure. Why not?"

Star remembered what Parvati had said to her about the houses not being friends. 'Well, maybe it's time someone did something about it,' she thought and turned to go to the Slytherin table. All eyes watched as the two Griffyndors sat down at the Slytherin table.

Classes started as usual with houses doubling up in some courses and alone in others. Sitting down in Charms, smiles crossed everyone's faces as Professor Flitwick made his way to his stack of books, "Just to make sure that you all studied over the summer, and we'll be having a start of the term test."

Hermoine glowed as usual while everyone else groaned. Harry's eye bugged out as he saw how thick the test was but started on it nonetheless. As the last person (Ron) turned in their test, Flitwick assigned partners to everyone to practice on Charms and Spells in chapter 8. Ron groaned when he saw his test paper he'd gotten less than half right and Harry only did a little better. Only Hermoine and Star hadn't gotten their papers back, but Star didn't seem to care. She was now doodling on her book but Hermoine waited impatiently.

"Only one person got the entire test right."

Hermoine sat up straighter.

"Miss Star Trivius. Congratulations."

Star offered an embarrassed smile and took her paper, slipping it into her book. Hermoine looked at her paper, she'd only gotten one wrong, but with the look on her face it would've been easy to suspect that she'd failed completely. The bell rang and Star made her way to double potions, excited to see Draco again. Harry and Ron waited for Hermoine to walk out of charms. Out she walked looking as dejected as possible, she mumbled, "Flitwick asked her to tutor the first years instead of me..."

Ron hesitantly gave her a hug, "It's okay 'Moine..it's just one test."

That was apparently the wrong thing to say, "ONE TEST!!! I'VE HAD AN IMPECIBLE RECORD UNTIL NOW!!!!! I'VE ALWAYS HAD THE BEST GRADES!! AND NOW THIS AMERICAN COMES ALONG AND RUINS IT!"

Harry watched Ron's face pale and couldn't tell what was worse; Ron's reactions to the howler in their second year or Hermoine's explosion as she tromped down the hallway. It only made things worse when she saw Star talking animatedly with Mr. Filch while petting Mrs. Norris.

"Suck up," she mumbled as she walked by.

It was rather obvious as everyone began their potion projects, while even Professor Snape sat and spoke with Star and Draco, that Hermoine was the only one who didn't like the new girl.