The next day harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville took me around to my classes. Looks like they had forgiven me for going off with Draco on the train yesterday. For that I was glad. I mean I was in there house and I wouldn't want 3 rivals before I had even started! I mainly had the same classes as Hermione as she was the smartest of the four.

After lunch that day we headed over to the DADA rooms. Unfortunately we had DADA with the Slytherins which means that I had to see Draco. I had managed to avoid him so far that day but the look of betrayal on his face kept replaying over and over in my mind.

Severus or professor Snape as I now had to call him was waiting for us in the classroom. I took a seat next to harry before realising too late that Draco was watching me.

"You've had five teachers so far. I believe." Said snape, closing the door and moving to face the classroom from behind the desk.

"Naturally, these teachers will all have had their own methods and priorities. Given this confusion I'm surprised that so many of you scraped an O.W.L in this subject. I shall be even more surprised if all of you manage to keep up with the N.E.W.T work, which will be much more advanced."

"The dark arts are many, varied, ever-changing and eternal. Fighting them is like lighting a many-headed monster, which, each time a neck is severed, sprouts a head even fiercer and cleverer than before. You are fighting that which is unfixed, mutated and indestructible."

"Whoa, what's with that tone?" Muttered harry, under his breath.

"I dunno… he really likes the dark arts?"

"Potter and black… do you have something you want to share with the rest of the class."

"No sir." I replied quickly

"Not even 2 months and the famous potter has you eating right out of his hand," sneered Draco.

I barely registered that I was standing up

"YOU KNOW WHAT? IM GLAD I WAS PUT IN GYRRINDOR BECAUSE THAT MEANS I DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH YOU DISCRIMINATING MY FRIENDS MALFOY." Draco gasped in shock. I never called him Malfoy. He made a move towards me.

"EXPELLIARMUS"I yelled

"PROTEGO"

"CONJUNCTICITIS"

All around us Gryffindor's and Slytherin were engaging in fights. Books were flying, ink spilling, spells were shooting everywhere. It was absolute chaos. That is until professor snape banged a book on the table.

"That is quite enough. You should know better than that. Draco, black, you are on detention for the rest of the month and 50 points will be taken from Gryffindor for provoking the attack."

"But that's insane! He's the one who started it!" shouted harry.

"That is quite enough Potter. Take a further 10 points from Gryffindor. Black, Draco, please stay behind after class to discuss your detentions. Now hurry up and get this room back in order- without magic granger." He said, directing the last part at Hermione who had taken her wand out.

Everyone set to work without a sound. As soon as class ended everyone left hurriedly.

"Now Draco, black, what do you have to say for yourselves."

"Since when did you call me Black huh? I do have a name you know… its cassie."

"Enough of this insolence Black and I may call you that if I wish. It was wrong for you to provoke Draco and I expect you to apologise. Also, you cannot afford to be fighting with Draco at this time- you have to work together."

"We're you and I in the same classroom just then, because I'm more than certain that Draco started this."

"Miss Black you are pushing it today."

"You know, I can't believe that I spent the holidays defending you and Draco. I can see why everyone hates you 2 so much." With that I stormed out of the classroom