"Katerina talk to me!" Draco said for the hundredth time as I walked away from him and towards the Great Hall. It was almost time for dinner and I hadn't talked to him since our flying lessons. After everyone had left he had apologized to me, his version of an apology at least, and tried to get me to talk to him. But I didn't want to talk, not right now. "Would you at least look at me? Are you seriously going to pretend not to hear me?" he said trying to make me meet his eyes. Knowing he wouldn't quit, I stopped abruptly, making him trip on his feet a little.

"What?" I said in a serious voice only looking ahead. We had reached an empty part of the school that looked like a good place to argue. Just because I was angry at him didn't mean I wanted to embarrass him in front of the other students. That and if there were to have been more people he probably would've gone back to acting like the jerk he pretended to be. If he was pretending…

"Would you at least look at me?" he said but flinched slightly when I did. I was really irritated with him and while that was rare, when I was, it was serious. I waited for him to start talking but he didn't, instead he started pacing and mumbling to himself, looking over at me every once in a while. And while normally I might have just waited for him to decide on what he wanted to say it was almost time for dinner and I didn't want to be late just because he was acting like a child.

I started walking again and he followed. "Look," I said, "we're going to be late for dinner so why don't I just tell you why I'm upset and you can decide whether you actually want to apologize or not. You know how I hate fake apologies." I waited for him to reply but he just nodded and continued to follow me. "First of all, you've been acting like a jerk to people and its staring to annoy me. Secondly, just because you don't like someone, in this case Harry although I can name quite a few more, doesn't mean that you are allowed to make fun of them as much as you want. And third, that Remembrall was a gift, to Neville from his grandmother, and if she cared enough to give him a gift who are you to take it from him." I finished and stopped just short of the corridor in front of the Great Hall. There was a pause before he spoke.

"I'm sorry you feel that way," he said in a very monotone, uncaring tone. I looked over to Draco to see him looking at me with that fake expression on his face he put on when he wanted to hide what he was feeling; one with cold, hard eyes and a straight face. I took my hands and pressed on his cheeks just to see if I could get his expression to change. His eyes softened a bit but that was it; at least he hadn't completely changed. I sighed, said "Me too" and went to find a seat in the Slytherin table.

This time I sat next to Daphne rather than at my usual place next to Draco. He came in shortly after I did and took his regular seat by Crabbe and Goyle. Once he did Draco glanced at me to see me having found a new spot for the day, and looked back, still pretending not to care. Seeing that there was clear tension between us Pansy took the opportunity to take my spot and sit right next to Draco, although scooting a little closer to him than I would have. Which was why, I had realized, Pansy had been so angry with me for spending time with Draco; she liked him. To what degree that was I wasn't sure but apparently it was enough to hold a grudge against me.

Daphne and I spoke of random things, one of which being the most recent flying lesson, while avoiding the subject of Harry and Draco's little standoff. I was glad to see that Harry hadn't been expelled as Madam Hooch had warned us we would've been if found on a broom. Fred and George walked into the hall then, rushing over to Harry; I saw them hunched over whispering to him. They all seemed happy about whatever they were talking about and the twins walked away just as Draco walked into view. He started telling Harry and Ron things that made them look angry. I excused myself from the table, mainly to Daphne, and started to head to the Gryffindor table when I bumped into Fred and George.

"Hey there you are" said Fred with a smile on his face and George by his side like usual

"Hi" I said and smiled back. Behind them I saw Draco had walked away from Harry. He seemed pleased with whatever he had just told him and Ron but stopped when he saw who I was talking to.

"We wanted to know if you wanted to come with us" George said

"We're going with a friend of ours to check out a secret passageway. So, you want to come?" Fred asked and I replied with a "Yes". They both looked happy with my answer and led me out the door. I caught sight of Draco as we left and he looked very angry. He was yelling at Goyle as the twins and I left the Hall. I met Fred and George's friend, Lee Jordan, who reminded me a lot of the boys. He also had a great sense of humor and acted very laidback just like the twins did. Unfortunately for them the secret passage they thought led out of the school actually just led to a restricted section within the school. They told me it was still good to know these things but I could tell they were disappointed.

As it got later we said goodbye to Lee as Fred and George offered to walk me to the Slytherin dormitories. While they couldn't come in without the password there was no rule that said they couldn't wait outside so I agreed. On the way there I told them of the gifts Aunt Sacha had given me and showed them the necklace, which I was still wearing. George commented that it was pretty while Fred tried to convince me to let him borrow it so he could sneak in a potion to prank someone; obviously I said no. The boys also told me that the reason Professor McGonagall had taken Harry from class was to make him part of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, that they were also members of.

"Beaters" they said at the same time.

"Just keep it a secret, we're not supposed to tell people yet" George told me

"But why are you telling me this if it's supposed to be a secret. I am your rivaling house you know" I reminded them as we approached the Slytherin common room entrance.

"Because we trust you" they said

"And who cares if you're on the rival house, you're still our friend" Fred said and gave me a hug. George did the same, putting his arms around Fred so I would be stuck in the middle. I laughed and told them to wish Harry good luck for me. We said goodbye to each other as we each headed to our own dorms for bed.