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16

Meanwhile in the Gryffindor common room, Parvarti Patil was retelling the tale that her twin sister had told her just moments ago, while the whole room listened, hanging of her every word.

"Amanda went to Dumstrung and in potions she was talking to Snape, he seemed a bit annoyed with her, and she didn't even get in trouble."

"What did she say?" Harry asked hoping to learn how to annoy Snape and not even get a detention, earlier he did not think it was possible.

"Well he said something about her family and she told him to ask his friends, what does that mean?"

Harry, Ron and Hermione looked at each other, this might mean Amanda knows something about Snape being a Death Eater. They're the only friends he has.

The trio went and sat down in the corner while everybody kept talking, coming up with wild speculations about Snape and Amanda.

"You guys why would Snape's Death Eater friends, know about Amanda's parents?" Harry asked with concern obvious in his voice.

"Maybe her parents are Death Eaters, or she knew Malfoy out of school, his whole family tree consists of Death Eaters," Hermione suggested.

A voice from behind spoke up, "So because I went to Dumstrung in means my family is full of Death Eaters and because I talk to people from other houses and give them a chance, instead of just taking your word for it saying he's evil." Amanda paused for a second and everybody noticed how quiet the room was, "and believe me when I say I'm against Voldemort, well I guess that happens to a lot of people when they come home to find a DARK MARK hovering over their house and their parents on the couch!"

"Y-you parents were k-killed b-by him?" Hermione stuttered.

"He killed and tortured them personally," Amanda stated as she could feel her eyes burning with hot tears.

"I'm sorry I just thought," but Amanda cut Hermione off, "let me guess you just thought, that because I went to Dumstrung it means I'm evil."

"No that's not," but Amanda cut her off again, though this time Amanda's eyes were completely dry.

"It must just be Durmstrung in general, is that why you wimped out that night with Vic, on the ship after the Yule Ball, or did you wimp out because you were embarrassed of the birthmark on your arse."

"I, what, he told you about that?" Hermione asked in shock.

"Not just me," Amanda whispered in her ears, Hermione became teary she was the laughing stock of Durmstrung.

"I've gotta go to detention, I'll see you guys later," Hermione mumbled as she walked off at a brisk walk, much faster then her usual.

Harry, Ron went to chase after her, but Ginny, who had appeared out of nowhere, stopped them.

"Ginny move, we've got to find out what happened on the boat!" Her older brother demanded.

"She'll tell you when she is ready, do you know how hard it is for her to try and tell you?"

"What! Are you saying she told you and not us?"

"Personally I think I'm a lot more easy to talk to and also I'm a girl, so naturally I'm a better person to talk to about relationships and stuff."

"What stuff?" Ron demanded, but Ginny refused to tell him.

"Wait I don't need you to tell me," Ron said with a glance across the other side of the room at Amanda who was chatting and laughing with Lavender and Parvarti.

"That was so cool, now all you have to do is hit her a few times, then you're even," Lavender giggled.

"Yeah I feel a lot better, you know now I've talked about my family, so I have no more secrets from you guys and everybody else," Amanda lied.

"Yeah we're really sorry about your parents," Parvarti told Amanda in a sensitive caring voice.

"It's okay I'm fine," Amanda told them partially lying, she knew she wasn't fully okay yet but she wasn't feeling as bad as she had last week.

"Hey Amanda I hate to interrupt but can I ask you something?"

"Sure Ron as long as it isn't any thing about my family, I really don't want to talk about it any more."

"It's not about that, it's 'bout Hermione and Krum."

"What about them?"

"What actually happened after the Yule Ball?"

"Well as you know they went back to the Krum's room on the boat, were they started taking off each others clothes, but for some reason Hermione bailed."

"Wait," Lavender interrupted, "Hermione bailed on Krum? Who would seriously do that?"

"Ahh FOURTEEN year olds, maybe!" Ron shouted, causing Lavender to giggle, "oh Ron," then wander off with Parvarti.

Ron looked at Amanda with a look of confusion, as if asking for answers, Amanda just whispered, "I think she likes you."

After dinner Amanda finished her Potions homework, she didn't like leaving homework till later. After she finished she sent Draco a message then with a little help, she sneaked down to Draco's room and made sure he did his homework properly.

Hermione didn't make it into her bed till after two, there wasn't a chance in hell she would be able to do much work tomorrow with out falling asleep.

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Ohh Lavender likes Ron, that's a shocker! ARGH HERMIONE AND VICKY! LOL!