**YES sorry, I know, last chapter was kind of a filler! But here is a better one!**

They made room for me on the couch, and I reluctantly sat down.
"So, Harry.. you need to talk to me?" I asked because it was quiet.

"Yeah… Look, we think it's strange for someone who is in close relations with Malfoy to get in Gryffindor…" Harry started.

"Well maybe you judge too harshly on people you don't understand." I pointed out.

Hermionie spoke up, "Well we judged pretty accurately on many accounts."

"So what exactly is your judgment of me?" I looked around at them.

"Well, Fred and George have been saying pretty nice things… And they even said you looked disgusted that you had to walk away with Flint. Maybe something is up, maybe not. I haven't had the most normal years here at Hogwarts."

"This year has only begun Harry. A bit paranoid I think. Listen… I am not up to anything. Do you guys know my upbringing? No, what about my situations? I don't think so. Not everyone's life story can be found in books." I paused, to check myself, this is starting to sound like an argument I would be having with Draco. That last statement was meant for Harry; everywhere you go you can find at least one article that is covering what Harry has been doing.

Fred and George dubbed out of the conversation. George patted my shoulder on the way out and Fred winked.

Ron still sat silently, watching the conversation. I took a mental note that he is probably the guy that voices his opinion after everything takes place.

"It's true… Sorry, we are quick not to trust. We don't know your life story… I guess we will just have to wait and figure it out."

I smiled, "Thanks, and believe me I will be here for you guys. Honestly, I have had my share of being a new student and so off the bat I can tell who is best to trust and who is not."

"Well you chose Draco to trust…" So Ron can speak.

My insides flared, "Yes, and maybe to you that is a bad choice. However I know Draco can keep my secrets, but not even he knows them all. Another thing we should get out into the open is that I do not trust Marcus Flint, so if you see me with him I beg of you to get me out of that situation." This made them laugh. I sighed, score one for me I think.

"So why do you move around a lot?" Hermionie asked. She looked relieved that I seemed trustworthy.

Fred and George came back with hot chocolate mugs and passed them out.
"Normally we don't warn new comers… but since you had a rough start, one hot chocolate always has a little surprise in it." Fred whispered as he handed me my cup.

"Oh… A good surprise?"

Harry, Ron and Hermionie laughed, "Something you will learn quickly is that their surprises are only good if they work properly."

"Yes last time we gave Nevelle hot chocolate, the peppermint potion left giant welts around his neck…" George stated.

I pulled the cup away from my mouth, "What happened?"

"Well… The welts actually turned into garlic, which was not the exact effect we wanted… We wanted him to have garlic breath for the rest of the month… I don't know, those were armature prank spells though." Fred sat by me on the couch and laughed at my expression, "Are you too scared to try some now?"

I shook my head, "I am simply waiting for everyone else to try theirs… If nothing happens I'll know mine has the 'surprise'." They laughed.

Turns out nothing did happen when the others took a drink, and all eyes were on me. "Um, only if you take a sip first!" I handed the mug to Fred.

He shook his head, "I promise there is nothing in yours.... George and I haven't had time to make hot chocolate potions."

Everyone threw a pillow at them, "You got us all scared!" They said.
I stared at him, the fire danced across his eyes but they did not show that of a liar. "Ok." And I took a drink. It was amazing hot chocolate, peppermint pumpkin was the flavor.

They completely surprised me on how fast they let me in. They talked about the Quidditch world cup, then when they went to break Harry out of his uncle's house.
I think I surprised them too, how easily I opened up. I told them about America, Australia, Romania and Bauxbatons.

"So you should be happy, you will see your headmaster again!" Hermionie pointed out.

"OH I hope she does not remember me. I never did anything bad, but she scares me." I laughed, to let them know it was a joke.

"Ms. Intimidating is scared of someone?" Fred smirked; I threw the closest thing I could grab, which was a little candy on the table.

A voice came out of no where, "All students must return to their dormitories! Inspectors are going through each common room or else normally there would be no curfew."

"Well! It is time for bed!" Fred jumped up, shook off the piece of candy, "goodnight everyone!" Then he and George disappeared.

Everyone else said goodnight, and Hermionie offered to show me where my bed is, "See you are two years ahead of us, so you are two floors above my bed."

"Thank you Hermionie." I smiled warmly, trying to hide the cold I was feeling. Most of the stories I told were lies, fabricated truth because honestly I had no friends in any school I went to. The only kids I could hang out with were those that my parents wanted me to. Death eater children… There were not that many in Australia or America but there were quite a few in Romania… Absolutely none in Bauxbatons. And the activities were not wholesome fun breaking rules…

"Tomorrow we get our schedules, are you excited for school? I am, and I can not believe the Tri-Wizard Tournament! I knew something was going on, but WOW!"

I smiled, "I know, it is quite amazing… Well goodnight Hermionie."

"Goodnight!" And she went back down the steps.

Waking up in the morning I almost forgot where I was. My bags and things were already at the bottom of my bed. I grabbed a towel, tooth brush and my clothes and went downstairs. There were not many people awake yet.

"Early riser?" A voice said behind me. I almost jumped ten feet. "Haha, easy to spook too! So, since you are new here I doubt you know your way around."

"Do you pride yourself for making such connections?" I smirked and he laughed. "But no I do not know my way around. Since you have spent your time avoiding teachers here, I would have to say you do."

Fred nodded, "So I do. And I would take you around but my gosh you look like a reck!"

I smacked his arm, "That is not nice! I just woke up!"

"That means you aren't on you're A game? Good to know you are not rude in the morning. The bathroom is back upstairs, by the way." He dodged my next blow.

Walking back upstairs my cheeks started to turn red. Stupid Fred making me feel like an idiot.

"Why are you smiling like the Cheshire cat?" Hermionie asked, coming out of her door.

"Like what?" I stopped.

"Oh nothing, just a muggle expression; see I am muggle-born." My stomach almost fell out. Hermionie Granger is… Muggle-born? How much harder is this mission supposed to be?

"Oh! Oh, ok wow yeah, sorry I didn't really hang out with muggles… Now excuse me, but I have to go to the bathroom… Fred is showing me around the castle and I need to take a shower…"

She smiled, "So it is Fred that is making you smile?"

I shook my head, "oh, no.. Hermionie… I am not aloud to like who I want to. It's just… Fred threw me off with being so nice to me so quickly."

Hermionie didn't listen to the second part, "What? Why can't you like who you want to?"

"It is complicated… But I do have to go, see you at breakfast?"

She smirked, "Not if you are with Fred!"

Oh, right. I did find the bathroom, and a shower did feel nice.

I found Fred waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs, "Goodness you take forever to get ready!"

I came closer to him, "Well sorry! You told me I looked like a reck! I had to go fix me!"

He sighed, "Oh please, you could never look like a reck. Come on, it is a big castle and it is the last day before we have classes!" He led me out the door.

"So where is George?" I asked causally as we walked down the hallway in silence.

"Oh I told him you weren't ready to have both of us all day long since we are pretty much impossible to beat."

"Beat?"

"well at anything really. Wizards duel, Quidditch.. Sarcasm, pranks. We rule the school."

I laughed, "Yes… Maybe you do, but now that I am here that can easily change!"

He looked at me, "Oh and you think you can out prank me?"

I shrugged, "Maybe…"

"And beat me in Quidditch?"

"Well that would be hard, since we would be on the same team. But there is a Slytherin team I would love to show a thing or to! Did you know they do not let girls on their team?"

"Why because boys play better?" Fred prepared himself for one of my punches to the arm. "Now come on, I have a lot of classrooms to show you."

"Oh you know where classrooms are? I thought you ditched all the time."

He rolled his eyes, "Listening to gossip already? Girls…. First step is to get your schedule. Come along my young pupil!"

I laughed, "Yes master!"

He smirked and led me to the great hall, where on your way in you get your schedule, eat then leave.

"Oh good, we have Hogwarts History together! This means I can just cheat off of you. No matter how hard I try, I can not stay awake in that class!" Fred continued to compare schedules.

"Aw dang we only have two classes together. You are taking random classes!"

I took my paper, what classes am I taking? "OH I love astronomy. Potions I can do without, but Defense Against the Dark Arts should be fun! That is the one I have you with right?"

"Yup. Ok let's go!" He and I grabbed a bagel and a juice and started our tour.

"Ok down those stairs you will find the Slytherin common room, and if you make a left instead of a right you will see Filtch's office! We can bug about how I know that and let's go find those classes."

Listening to Fred talk about the school was enjoyable. He told stories of him and George running around, in and out of classrooms with Peeves. After all the laughing stories were gone, we started talking more serious.

"I do think changing Ron's pillow into a spider has made a bad mark on him though. Nothing that Hagrid's spiders didn't do."

"Hagrid's spiders?" I asked.

He went on to explain what happened to their younger sister, Ginny. That black journal.. I remembered how mad everyone was at Lucius for putting it in her cauldron. What are the odds that Fred's own sister was affect by a plan my parents have made.

"You know, I have been talking about me this whole time. Tell me something about you!"

I shrugged, "There is not much to tell! I mean I am stuck at home where neither parents really listen to me… and they are never home… They make me move around so much I have hardly any friends. But it is all for a good cause!"

"And what good cause is that?"

"Well…" What was I going to say? 'wipe out your family and friends.. so that pure bloods can claim the wizarding world?' "My mom is in the muggle relations and foreign wizards relations in the ministry. The more places she can go and people she meet the better. Soon maybe wizards and muggles can live happily in knowledge of each other!"

"You can't honestly think that will ever happen?" Fred asked, we ended up sitting on a window seal.

Talking with Fred felt… Different… I could just tell him anything and he would make me laugh or actually give me a response instead of saying "oh suck it up!" Which is what Draco would say if I complained about my life.

There was a feeling that came inside me. It was weird… Almost, happy! Fred led us back down to the front of the school, "Now I can show you my favorite spot!"

"What spot would that be?"

He smiled, "Come on!" He took my hand. My cheeks instantly blushed, and he was so embarrassed he let go. "Sorry.."

I shook my head, "You are fine! Friends hold hands, right?" But he didn't take it again.

He held the door open for me, and we started a race down the stairs.

"Cali!" Marcus Flint was at the bottom of the stairs.

"Oye, Flint! Care to race the winner?" Fred was beating me. I almost tripped on the stairs but Fred caught me.

"Hi Marcus, how are you today?"

He raised his eyebrow at me, "can I talk to you?"

I glanced at Fred, who shrugged, "I'll just be right ahead."

"Marcus what is your deal?" I asked.

"Look, Cali… There is something… No that is not my place, it's just I care about you… and the Dark Lord or anyone would not be happy with you running around with a blood-traitor!"

A glared at him, "Actually you should ask the Dark Lord about it, they would be very happy with me. Listen to me, you don't know what I am up to but I highly encourage you to back off. I am on a mission."

He smirked, "You are hot when you're angry."

"Back off, ok?"

"I will be sending the Malfoy's a letter, I think I need to know what is going on."

Inside I was happy Marcus let this go.. And secretly I hoped he would learn of my mission because right now there are so many feelings inside of me I can not control them all.

Fear of being found out,

Happy around Fred,

Scared of hurting people (on either sides)

Joy that I have potential to be great (according to the sorting hat)
and tired of not knowing exactly why happiness is so new to me.

Marcus disappeared into the castle and I ran to catch up to Fred, "Don't worry about me. Now where were we? Yes your favorite spot!"

"It is just right up here!" He held out his arm and I took it. Coming over a hill I gasped.

"That is… well.. Wow a lake!" I smiled, the sun was in the perfect place, making the water shine and glitter underneath it. "This is your favorite place?"

He looked ashamed, "Yes…"

"So underneath all that sarcasm, prankster attitude, Quidditch star, you are just a soft little romantic guy?"

He smiled down at me, "I wouldn't take it that far, not soft… or little.. And I would prefer the term 'romantic man' not guy…"

"Haha you are ridiculous!"

"Oh but my favorite part isn't just the lake. It is the giant squid that lives in it!"

I nodded, "There, that sounds more like you!" He and I picked a spot under a tree and sat down.

For a moment neither of us spoke, "It is weird how comfortable I feel around you." I finally broke the silence.

"I don't find it weird… A bit odd maybe how quickly we bonded."

I nodded, "yes.. But it is nice… To be able to open up to someone here… I was actually scared I would not have any friends!"

Fred shook his head, "You are too amazing not to make any friends."

My heart fell a little bit… Fred once again used the word amazing. I would not put myself under that category. I doubt he would find lying amazing.

But my day did end happy. We eventually gave into our hunger and went back inside.
Hermionie about attacked me for details the moment we were alone… it did surprise me how much she actually cared.
I took her for a total nerd, but I suppose in all her reading she must have read a romance or two.