I walked into Defense Against the Dark Arts the following afternoon and sat down between Becky and Mitch.
"Hi guys," I said shakily.
"What's wrong Midge?" Becky asked looking slightly worried. I shook my head and smiled.
"Nothing," I answered. "I was just worried...you know since I'm in Slytherin..."
"Like we care about that," Becky scoffed.
"Yeah," Mitch agreed. "We've been friends all our lives. We're not going to stop now." I smiled wider.
"I love you guys!" I said.
"Yeah we know," Becky said. I pulled out my textbook as Professor Quirrell came into the room.
"So anything interesting happen in your common room last night?" Becky whispered as Quirrell began his lesson.
"Not in the common room," I whispered back. "But you should have seen what Malfoy did to this girl Pansy." They both looked at me expectantly.
"He was really mean to her," I whispered. "I mean he slammed her into the corridor wall and yelled at her and said that he just had her around for fun. He made her cry."
"What'd I tell ya?" Mitch asked. "He's trouble." I nodded and we began doing our work, the conversation turning to happier things.