"Did you see the look on Potter's face? Snape sure knocked him down a few notches didn't he" Draco chuckled as we were leaving class. Some of classmates laughed alongside him, though I didn't find it to be particularly funny. Instead I merely sighed, poked his cheek, and walked away from him.

I heard Draco call after me once but I lost his voice after I started climbing up the stairs. He was a little rough around the edges but since we got to the school I felt as if he was pushing this behavior a little more. In my defense I was being very patient with him but sometimes I just liked walking away. It gave him something to think about at the very least. I had Friday afternoons off so I decided to take the time to explore the school. It was one thing to be explained where everything was, it was another to actually see it.

I explored mainly the west wing, from the Great Hall to the study room. After a little time in the study I decided I needed some fresh air and began walking towards the courtyard. Since it was the beginning of September it wasn't very cold out but it still felt good to have a bit of the sun in my face. I sat on the green grass, leaned back against my hands, and closed my eyes. I stayed that way for a little while until I heard two familiar voices.

"Well if it isn't mystery girl!" I opened my eyes to see Fred and George walking towards me. "You really seem to like your sleep. How've you been, love?"

"Good. Just thought I'd get a little fresh air is all" I said and smiled back. In the sun their hair looked brighter and redder than usual. I couldn't help but think it cute.

"So, how's Slytherin treating you?" the other asked. It was really bothering me that I couldn't tell them apart. Then again I had just met them and they were identical...

"It's been good. They're all really nice, to me anyway. But I do feel that they can go a little overboard with their insults" I said and looked at the ground thinking about what I'd heard some say.

"You mean like about us" one mentioned and it made me look up. I nodded slowly but they didn't look upset. In fact they were smiling.

"We know exactly what you're talking about. Georgie and I are fine with it. They just have nothing better to do with their lives" said Fred with a big grin and sat to my right.

"Yeah, Kitty, relax. We're fine with it" George said sitting to my left.

"Kitty?" I asked and they laughed as I digressed.

"Yeah, Kitty. Like Katerina-"

"-or Kat."

"Kitty" they both said and smiled as I laughed.

I laughed partly because it was funny that they practically shared a brain but mostly because there was only one other person that had ever called me that. When we were children he was a lot cuter and sweeter in that way and I was really starting to become annoyed by his behavior lately. Draco really had changed.

"Is it alright that we call you that?" asked George a little bit concerned, probably because I hadn't said anything after they did.

"Yeah, I was just remembering another friend who used to call me that when we were younger" I said smiling at the memory.

"By the way, how come you hadn't told us your last name?" Fred mentioned, looking curious. I sighed at his question and looked in front of me and watched as students passed from one side of the courtyard to the other.

"I don't know. I guess it's because I didn't want you guys treating me differently. Every time someone finds out my last name or who my father is they always decide they hate me without getting to know me. If not then they start being a little too friendly, for their own benefit. It's happened a lot more than I would've liked it to" I said not looking at them. But I could see them, from the corner of my eye, looking at each other above my head.

"Why would we care about any of that? We like you for you, silly" George said next to me with a little smile. Not a big one like he'd had just a little earlier. This was a small, simple one, which looked so sincere that it made me smile like that too.

"Besides, now that we know you're filthy rich we don't have to feel bad about eating all your candy!" Fred said and nudged me making me knock a little against George.

I couldn't help but burst out in laughter. A couple of the other students threw funny looks at us as they passed. It was rare enough for Gryffindor and Slytherin students to even speak to each other so it was even more so for them to laugh as loudly as we were doing. Once we were done I leaned against George's shoulder trying to catch my breath while Fred was still giggling a little. I looked up to see George had started to blush, probably from laughing too much.

"You okay there, Georgie?"

Fred gave him a smile as we both looked to George, who just nodded and looked the opposite direction. He was smiling a little but stopped as he saw something. I looked over to see what it was that made him stop and saw Draco and the two boys who always hung around him staring at us. I waved at him but he was too focused on George to see. When he did look over at me he gave me a glare and walked away. This behavior of his was really bothering me.