"Whoo hoo! Going back to Hogwarts!" Merudla cheered as the Hogwarts Express started moving along.

"Now we're second years. We can do so much more now!" I added.

The girl that we met at the end of last year, Jenice, was a Slytherin, and had become our close friend. She kinda had a crush on Draco like all the other Slytherin girls, but she was still our best friend. "I wonder what exciting thing will happen this year?" She said.

I leaned in. "I heard from Draco, his family came over in August, that there's going to be some tournament. With other Wizarding schools!" I exclaimed.

Jenice stared. "Draco comes to your house? Lucky." She pouted.

"Oh please, that's far from lucky. I'm glad he doesn't come to my house. Or my anything. Since he's part of that dumb Sacred Twenty Eight, he thinks he's so much better than us." Merudla rolled her eyes.

"Hey, my family is part of the Sacred Twenty Eight. Which in a way, me and Draco are distantly related. Emphasis on distant." I said.

"So you're like his millionth cousin infinity removed?" Merudla scratched her elbow. I shrugged. "Anyway, I'm excited for that tournament. And to see what schools come over. Maybe there'll be a cute third year." Merudla twisted a lock of her choppy dyed yellow hair and sighed.

"I never thought you to care for boys." I scrunched up my nose. She punched my arm and we laughed till Hogwarts came into view.

As we hurried to the Slytherin Common room after the feast, someone tapped my arm. It was Draco. "What?" I crossed my arms impatiently.

"Just wanted to say hi." He said quietly after some time. I rolled my eyes and ran to catch up with Jenice and Merudla.

"What room so long?" Merudla and Jenice were sitting on my bed. I told them what happened and Jenice squealed.

"Do you know what that means? He likes you! Lucky. Tons of witches would want to be you." She folded her arms.

"Including you?" Merudla laughed. Jenice nodded and broke into laughter. I joined in the giggles until we finally got ready to sleep. "Night." Merudla called from her bed.

"Night." Jenice yawned from hers. I muttered something incoherent and turned on my side, thinking of what happened earlier. It was nothing. I told my self as I drifted off to sleep.

I was sitting in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Professor Moody was seriously scary. He was talking on and on about some three curses. "You, girl. What is one of the Unforgivable Curses." He stared at me.

I luckily knew all about this stuff because, me being top of the class, and answered perfectly. "Avada Kadavra is the killing curse. There is no way to survive it."

He looked slightly impressed. "I didn't expect a second year to know it. You learn these in around seventh year. Do you know the other two?"

I nodded. "The Imperious Curse puts a trance on the victim, so you can control his every move. Then there's the Cruciatus Curse. It gives unbearable pain to the victim. People have been driven insane by this curse." I finished.

"Good job Ms. Greengrass. Ten points to Slytherin. Let me show you the curses. On a spider of course. Never on a student." He first did the Imperious Curse, making it crawl all over students. Then the Cruciatus Curse, sending a jet of red light at it. Then, Avada Kedavra, sending green and making it fall, dead. Some of the kids whimpered in terror. Others just didn't look at all. I was one who watched it all. Merudla was pressing her hands on her eyes, refusing to look. Jenice was shaking in her chair, but I was rigid and frozen. "That's how you deal with 'em." He dismissed the class shortly after, acting as if nothing happened.

Merudla clutched her books to her chest. "Mad Eye Moody is down right mad! Showing the Unforgivable Curses to second years?? I'm never getting it out of my mind, and I didn't even watch." Jenice was still trembling, tripping over her feet occasionally. I was shaken too, and it showed on my expression.

"Oh, wittle Greengrass is afraid? Don't go crying to Mommy!" Draco Malfoy and his goons were walking past us.

"Oh shut up. You would be shaken if your Defense Qgainst the Dark Arts teacher just used the Unforgivable Curses in front of you." I snapped. His eyes widened.

"You mean Mad Eye? He showed second years the Unforgivable Curses?? He's insane. You little ones can't handle big kid spells can you?" He laughed. I stepped on his foot as he passed.

"Ow! My father-"

"Nobody gives a damn about your father Draco. So shut up." I snarled and walked away with my friends behind me.

"Whoa. That was awesome. You just stood up to Malfoy! And I'm guessing you're on his bad side now, so watch out." Jenice said.

"Quiet! Girls, over there please. We will be working with Mandrakes today. You're not first years anymore!" Professor Spriut was bustling about, lifting pots and shooing students away from some dangerous plants.

The whole school was in awe as a ship emerged from the lake. There was a flying school and a swimming school! The Triwizard Tournament was leading to be exciting. As we watched the Durmstrang boys enter the Great Hall, somebody whispered, "It's Viktor Krum!" Draco's face changed as he searched the line for his favorite Quittitch player. Jenice gasped loudly, and Merudla slapped a hand over our friend's mouth. Daphne and Pansy were sitting a few people up, and they were twirling their hair, giggling at the boys passing them. Draco and Pansy were supposedly seeing each other, and neither seemed in a hurry to diminish the rumor.

Professor Dumbledore explained the rules of the Tournament and we all whispered excitedly. "I can't wait. But you have to be of age to enter. But still excited!" Jenice squealed as we re-entered the common room.