AN: this is the shortest chapter I have written so far but I felt this was the right part to break at.
The following morning was silent, none of the younger years would talk to Merida or Astrid. All of them made sure to sit away from both girls, creating a large gap between them and the rest of their house, both physical and metaphorical. Their salvation came when a fourth and sixth year plopped down on the bench across from them. The bright red hair marked one of two as a Weasley but the other was a mystery.
"Hey, I'm Glint Weasley. Saw you guys sitting alone. What happened?" The red haired boy asked, smiling brightly but his eyes showed his concern for the younger students.
"I'm Gogo. Don't ask about the nickname. Some dofus from Hufflepuff gave me the name and it stuck." The girl had short black hair with blue streaks throughout. She gave a nod to the Hufflepuff table where a skinny boy with sandy brown hair was waving madly. Merida laughed at his actions while Astrid simply smiled at the overzealous actions.
"It's nothing." Merida said, sobering up as she answered the question. Astrid sighed, debating whether she should speak for her friend. Making her decision, she told the older students what had happened as well as what had lead up to the events of last night. Both were silent for a few moments before Gogo began to speak.
"That sounds like Ashley all right. Apparently, some former Slytherin did something to her mom and she's hated the entire house since. No one knows what exactly happened but she blames the house for 'influencing' the former student as well as blaming the company for ' hiring a Slytherin, who was placed in the house for obvious violent actions and evil thoughts'. Obviously not true but she refuses to think otherwise." Glint took up the story from that point.
"She wasn't this bad when I first came here. She was in her fourth year. She usually just ignored everyone in the house. Then when she became a prefect, the first thing she said to the first years was that they couldn't even look at a Slytherin or else there would be consequences. A couple of the first years didn't take her seriously. Not sure what happened but they started avoiding anyone from that house like the plague."
"And no one talked to the professor?" Astrid asked.
"Some did at the beginning but she always acts like the perfect student in front of them." Gogo rolled her eyes at this, obviously done with the picture perfect attitude. Soon, the students left for their first class.
Merida and Astrid entered charms class, ready to start. They class was having fun making pineapples dance across their desks. Though the funniest part was when a student missed their pineapple and sent professor Joy into a frenzy dance. By the time the two girls returned to the common room at the end of the night, they were surprised to see that Ashley was not there. Merida paid it no mind, happy to have a quiet night after the late astronomy class and quickly fell asleep.