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Authors note:  

OH my god, I hate exams. Just so you all know my exams did not go well. I know I have failed one so far and I have yet to receive the other two results(of which I know I have failed one, but think I have passed the other).

Anyways, this is February's update. I have decided that I'm defiantly going to update at the start of every month, it just works out better and hopefully will mean the chapters will be longer.

Thankyou to everyone who took the time to read this, and I love hearing what you all think(HINT: PLEASE REVIEW!!)

On a different note depending on how things go I may post the start of some of my other fics in the near future, just to see what you think of those, depending of course on how much I have wrote.

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Chapter 6:

Alicia stared at Draco who was once again battling against the creature in his hands. They had been split into groups and had each been given one of the creatures to study their behaviour. For the umpteenth time in the last half hour Draco slapped away the pink 'abomination' as it headed towards his face, muttering obscenities under his breath.

"Oh, no; how ever will we survive this horror?" Alicia said before she started to choke on her laughter, placing the hand on her forehead in a dramatic way she continued, "Help someone, I think Draco's life is being endangered by the evil Puffskein!! Hahaha." Falling to the ground Alicia clutched her sides as her laughter over took her.

Draco scowled at the hysterical girl who was now rolling from side to side in an attempt to either draw attention to them, in which case she would be succeeding, or in an attempt to get her hysteria under control, in which case it looked like she would be there for a while.

Calmly taking the few paces towards her Draco stood looking down on his friend. Holding the ball of fluff out as if it may contaminate him he dropped it on her head. "You think it's so funny, you take care of the little twerp!"

Finally getting her giggles under control Alicia sat up and calmly took hold of the little ball of fluff and looked at it, "Now don't you worry your little head over it babes, Draco is just like that sometimes, ya know? Sorta cranky, like I am when it's that time of the month. Hey, maybe this is Draco's time of the month." Looking slyly out of the side of her eye Alicia watched as Draco stopped dead in his tracks and turned. "Oopsy, I think we made him mad babes, whatever will we do."

Harry and Ron, who had also been given a Puffskein, were quietly listening to the pair's conversation. They had been trying to see why she wanted to hang out with the Slytherin. Hiding their amusement at Alicia's teasing of Draco, they pretended to be interested in the Puffskein that was in Harry's hands.

"What did you just say?"

"What Draco, did you ask me something?"

"You did not just compare me to some pms'ing adolescent girl, did you?"

"Don't be absurd Draco; of course I wasn't comparing you to a pms'ing adolescent girl. (Draco looks slightly placated but looks warily at Alicia waiting for whatever she was about to throw at him.) I was comparing you to a bitchy whiny good-for-nothing temper-tantrum-throwing stick-up-your-butt pms'ing adolescent girl." Smiling at her witty comeback Alicia bounced the Puffskein up and down laughing as it cooed.

Harry and Ron stared open mouthed at the girl who had just successfully outwitted Draco Malfoy and gotten away with it. Well…by the look on Draco's face she hadn't exactly got away with it as he was slowly turning a red that would rival Ron's hair. As Draco scanned the 'couples' standing in ear shot Harry and Ron quickly busied themselves with 'Harry Jr' as Ron had thoughtfully started to call their little bundle of fluff as soon as he found out that it irked Harry something rotten. Satisfied that none of their classmates had overheard their conversation he turned to Alicia. Putting on a dictator's voice he said "You may have won the battle little girl, but the war has just begun."

Alicia broke into a fit of giggles that covered the two eavesdropper's coughs of shock. This was not the same Malfoy they had known for four years. This Malfoy was, well, a normal kid, who had a sense of humour and could take a joke, as well as, surprisingly, make one.

"Isn't that a muggle saying?" They heard Alicia ask, "Did the great Draco Malfoy just use a muggle saying? I'm surprised you even knew it, don't you detest everything muggle related?"

"What gave you that idea?" Malfoy said taking the Puffskein off Alicia to return to Hagrid. The rest of class had begun to pack up as well.

"Hermione said you call her a mudblood. Therefore one would be lead to the conclusion that you don't hold anything muggle related in very high esteem."

Draco frowned at this and paused for a second before answering. "On the way back to the castle I'll explain as best I can." And with that he headed over to replace their Puffskein in the hamper with the rest.

Harry chose this time to come over and invite Alicia to walk back with them, even though he had suspicions that he would be turned down.

"Hey Alicia, we're heading back now, care to join us?"

"Oh, no thanks Harry, I'm walking back with Draco, we have a few things to discuss. Thanks for offering though."

"Ok, we'll see you later then."

"Yeah, see ya'll later, remind Ginny that I want to talk with her if ya see her will ya?"

"Will do." Jogging over to where Hermione and Ron were standing the group stared back towards the castle. Alicia watched as the group left. Her friends. Smiling she turned and came face to face with a wall of black. Startled she stepped back to hear a rumbling laugh. Looking up she wasn't really surprised to meet the eyes of another of her acquired friends.

"Invade people's personal space much?"

"Only those I'm comfortable with."

"So that would just be me then."

"Pretty much, come on." Taking her bag from her the pair headed back as the rest of the class had done.

"So…"

"I guess I have some things to explain huh."

"I guess so. So the whole muggle thing, wanna start with that?"

"I've never really had anything against muggle borns (At Alicia's questioning look), ya see, remember what I said about my dad on the train. How he likes to make my life hell, well he thinks that just because he follows some delusional crackpot who hates all muggle borns that he should and by osmosis, I should. I grew up thinking everyone was below me and anyone that wasn't pureblood was scum. I was even taught to hate some of the pure blooded families because according to my father they brought shame to the wizarding name."

"But you don't hate muggle borns. What happened?"

"Granger had a big part to do with it. It's hard to believe I'm better than someone if that someone manages to beat me in all of my classes. Of course my father wasn't too pleased about that, especially when I asked if it was possible that they weren't all that bad, (wincing at the memory Draco rubbed the back of his neck as if remembering old pains.) and you already know about my thoughts on Ginny."

"So you're just going to keep letting your father control you like that? What about what you think?"

"Not on your life. As soon as I'm 17 and of age he wont be able to control my life anymore. I won't even have to go home. I have more than enough money in my vault at gringotts to get a place to live and sustain me until I get a job."

"So why are you still mean to Harry, Hermione and Ron, and well I suppose everyone else as well come to think about it?"

"Habit I guess. With Granger a lot of it's down to the fact that she beats me in everything. And it's not that I don't try, she just always beats me. How much can a person study?"

At Alicia's small giggle Draco looked at her questionably, "What?"

"So what you're saying is that the thing with Hermione is jealousy?"

"Malfoy's do not get jealous. She more of a constant annoyance really. (Alicia stares at him) I am not jealous. (She continues to stare) Really. (Quirks an eyebrow) Ok, maybe a little bit jealous. (Alicia smiles.) But it's not just that, if my father caught wind that I have no plans of returning and following in his footsteps he'd have me pulled out of here faster than you can blink. He can't touch me after my birthday but until then I have to let him think I'm playing by his rules."

"What about after your birthday which is when by the way?"

"Uh, the 31st of October, do not make jokes! And as far as what I'm gonna do after then, well I guess I never really thought about things here at Hogwarts. I was thinking more what I was going to do after I got out of here. Then again I didn't expect to have any friends this year either and I got you (Alicia smiled and wrapped her arm around his waist). What would you have me do, be all chummy chummy with the dream team, I highly doubt they'd go for that."

"How would you know unless you try?"

"Well nothings gonna happen until November at least and even then, the trio and eye have never seen eye to eye, I don't think they're gonna turn around and go 'hey Draco, were just gonna go outside to practice some Quidditch, wanna come with?' It's just never going to happen Alicia."

Alicia put on her best puppy dog impression and looked up at him, "Pullease Draco, for me? Won't you at least try?"

"Tell you what, I'll be nice to them when their nice to me. After my birthday."

"Deal and no more calling Hermione a mudblood either."

"Hey I haven't used that in ages. I hate that term, stupid dick of a father demanded I take her down a few notches for getting higher scores than me. Wanker. The only reason I said it at all was because Crabbe and Goyle were always reporting back to my dad. Believe me when I say that she won't be hearing that from me any time soon."

"Good, because you do realise that I may have had to hurt you otherwise, what with both my parents being muggle borns."

Turning to her with a look of over exaggerated shock on his face Draco gasped, "Alicia! Are you saying you would actually hurt me, your darling friend, your bosom buddy, your bestest chum?"

"In a heart beat."

Dropping the shocked look he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her close.

"That's my girl."

Laughing they entered the building and after giving Alicia back her bag the pair separated to go to their common rooms.

NOTES:

Another chapter gone, and the next in the works as we speak. Not a lot so far but I am proud to say that I finally figured out my plot, yeah me!! I was sitting typing and I got the worst case of writer's block ever so I decided to sit and write out what I'd done so far and where I wanted it to go and before I realised it I had a layout for the entire fic. Woohoo!!

Now all I need to do is get some serious writing time.

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THANKS:

BOBBYNOTME: Yes it did send and I'm glad you're enjoying it.

PAM: I love your reviews, you always compliment me and spur me on(yeah you lol). Sorry it wasn't crabbe and goyle (didn't want them in this story) lol, I burst out laughing when I read that, it would have been so funny. I could even see Alicia screaming and asking what they were when she saw them(yes I'm delusional lol). Anyway, hope you like this chap. I'm sure you'll let me know lol.