Marina stood in front of her bed in the girls' dormitory.
"Nice, I get to sleep in this?" She asked, sort of to herself, but the girl next to her answered.
"Yes, you get to sleep there." She walked over from her bed to Marina's "So," She whispered "I've heard about you from some of the other girls here in Slytherin. But I wanted to know for sure; are you really a vampire hunter?"
Marina glared at the girl, but her annoyed manor melted by the girls look of interest. It was nice that someone finally took some interest in her and the things she did.
"Yes, I am." She said in a normal voice. "My training master Naki sent me here to learn magic so I can become a better fighter. With magic I have a second weapon against the creatures. Not just my hands." She smiled at this. This was the first real conversation she had had with another human being beside Naki or her mother. But with her mother, it was mostly yelling.
"I think that is really cool." The girl replied. "By the way, I'm Kikonami. But you can just call me Kiko. My family are pure bloods, so we have always been in Slytherin. My mother says it's best for me. But I find that other Slytherins are snooty and rude."
"Really?" Marina asked, wondering to her self if the hat really did know her best.
"Yeah, but I've at least been able to be friends with you so far." She paused as if thinking if she wanted to say something. "I really wanted to be in Ravenclaw. They're supposed to be witty and quick. But it's about five years too late for that. The hat put me in Slytherin the moment I put it on my head."
Marina smiled. It was nice to see the girl and hear about her dreams. Even if they had been in vain.
"You want to go down to the common room? I could introduce you to some other Slytherins." Kiko offered.
"Sure, I'd like to." Marina replied and walked into the stone hallway that led back to the Slytherin common room.
Sitting in a old lounge chair was the boy she had met earlier that night, Draco Malfoy. He stood up when she entered the room and walked over to her and Kiko.
Kiko leaned into Marina's ear and whispered in it. "You better watch out for that boy. He's the bad end of purebloods.
Draco looked Marina up and down, surveying her every curve. Then he turned his eyes towards Kiko and a sneer went up on his thin face.
"What are you doing hanging out with her?" He asked Marina. "If you ask me, I don't think she's a real pureblood. And if she is, she doesn't act like it."
Kiko scowled at him. "Why don't you mind your own business Malfoy!" She said sourly.
"I am. The new girl is my business. So why don't you just shove off."
Kiko looked him straight in the eye. "I think that you should just leave us alone Malfoy." She looked over at Marina, "Let's go to the Great Hall. I'll introduce you to some real people."
As Marina and Kiko walked away, Marina looked back at Draco. He winked at her and sat back down in his chair.
"That Malfoy really knows how to push my buttons." Kiko muttered under her breath.
"Don't worry," Marina said to her "I've faced vampires just like him. A long time ago…"