"Not here," Becky said. She led Mitch and I into an empty classroom. She shut the door while Mitch and I took seats on top of the desks. She turned to us and sat down on the teacher's desk.

"Why are you bothering with this?" I demanded.

"With what?" Mitch asked. "Talking to you?" I nodded.

"Well that's what friends do, you see," Becky snapped sarcastically. "What the hell's wrong with you!?"

"Me!? What's wrong with you!?"

"Us!?" Mitch said. "You're the one shooting glares at us! What'd we do!?"

"Don't act like you know!" I shouted, tears filling my eyes. "I know what you said! Draco told me!"

"And what did he say?" Mitch asked.

"That Blaise overheard you two saying that you don't want to be my friends anymore because I've changed too much!"

"Well there's no doubt that you've changed," Becky said. "I mean..." She waved at my newly cut and dyed hair.

"But that doesn't mean we'd just stop being friends with you without telling you first," Mitch agreed. "Draco lied to you." I stared at them.

"Why would he do that?" I asked.

"To turn you against us," Becky said bitterly. "So he can control you." I got off the desk, huffing with anger.

"No he's not!" I cried. "Damn it you guys! He's not trying to control me!"

"Then why did he lie to you about us?" Becky asked quietly. I stopped dead, halfway to the door. I turned around slowly.

"He was only telling me what Blaise told him," I said in a forced calm voice.

"But Schyler we never said that!" Becky cried looking desperate to make me understand. I looked from Becky to Mitch.

"But...but..." I stammered, my eyes getting wide as I began to accept what they were telling me. "But why would he lie!? If he doesn't want me to hang out with you two then why didn't he just tell me!?" Becky grabbed my shoulders.

"Midge if he really said that," she replied. "What would you do?"

"I'd tell him to sod off," I said. "I'd never stop being friends with you guys just because he says to!"

"Which is why he had to lie about it," Mitch pointed out. I sank to the floor, staring dully at my hands.

"Midge we really don't want you to feel bad," Becky said.

"I know," I muttered.

"It's just...how can a guy who would lie to you be good for you?" Mitch asked. My head snapped up and I scrambled to my feet.

"I knew it!" I yelled. "You're trying to break us up!"

"Damn straight!" Becky snapped. "I told you before that we'd stop you from dating him." I glared at them and left the room.

"Schyler where're you going!?" Mitch cried as he and Becky ran after me.

"I'm going to my common room," I said. "You two would do well to go to yours. It's almost nine."