Never did Lee Jordan make fun or spoke badly of Emmeline ever again. George had mentioned it to Fred while Fred had told George about what she had said to him and both agreed to stop pulling pranks and making jokes of her, but the hatred remained intact. Emmeline acted a bit more paranoid the first two weeks after the boys started to be civil around her. She thought they had probably planned out something. She had limited herself to visit Hagrid every time she was hungry or thirsty, literally pushing the rock cakes down her throat as well as the awful cups of tea, but still she kept a smile on her face just so she wouldn't offend Hagrid. Emmeline knew just how happy it made him to see someone enjoy his cooking. She was flattered after the fourth visit when he started to be inventive and try new recipes.

The holidays had arrived and Hogwarts was emptied out with most of its students. Only Angelina, Emmeline and Luke Wimborne remained from Gryffindor. Hufflepuff had only two first years and Tonks. Slytherin had only Vicky Hoghedge while Ravenclaw had been left with four third years. Still, the Great Hall was practically empty when Christmas arrived. It was only Tonks, Angelina, and Emmeline that sat down on their house tables. Tonks had rolled her eyes at the stupid situation and laughed, walking over to sit with the two girls. Her hair up in pigtails, the left was a bright red color and the right was a dark green one. Emmeline and Angelina chuckled when they saw her and smiled as she sat down next to them.

''What could three girls possibly do having the castle almost for themselves?'' She wondered sarcastically.

''You'd be surprised,'' Emmeline said, smiling up at her.

Still, time had seemed to pass by so fast, even after terms resumed.

As term started to come to an end, George hadn't changed his way of thinking of Emmeline, but Lee had. He treated her decently, being civil around her, but the twins were a whole different thing. George had slowed down his hatred but it was still there. Fred's would probably never go away. Yet, she couldn't care less. She did not hate the twins, but disliked greatly the way they treated her. Lee's sudden change of heart made her change her ways with him too. It all seemed so unnecessary, with this being their first term and already having ''nemeses''. But what could anyone do.

The way Emmeline spoke about them, the way she slammed her shoulder against theirs when they crossed ways, the way she stepped on their foots on purpose every time she had the chance didn't really help her situation any more they did.

''Can't you spend a whole day without stepping on me?'' groaned Fred.

''Can't you spend a whole week without directing your filthy words to me?'' Emmeline glared at him.

''I would if you'd stop being such a-''

''Stop it, you two'' groaned Katie, slamming her ink-filled fists against the table. ''This essay is really long and it's for less than... what, eleven hours?''

She looked helplessly at Alicia, who nodded and said, ''Eleven hours and thirty minutes to be exact, and I barely have five feet of parchment done''

''Barely?''

''Yes, George, barely''

''How much should you have, then?''

''We must have twelve feet of parchment done about the Draught of Living De- Why are you even asking? We have the same exact homework, have you not done it yet?''

''I didn't even know there was homework for tomorrow''

''That answers my question''

''Responsibility isn't a Weasley thing, Ali'' chuckled Emmeline, gaining two glares from the twins.

Things only went downhill from there on. Emmeline just couldn't keep her mouth shut about the Weasley family. Especially when it was about those two. Fred and George tried as hard as they could to find out something about her family. They felt it was only fair if they did as she was too.

''Isn't this going all the way down to her level of meanness?'' Lee would ask.

''You've never been so wrong in your life'' said Fred.

''We're just trying to give her a taste of her own pumpkin juice'' said George.

''Only difference is, she got it all by herself. I wouldn't have minded being nice to her if she hadn't opened her big mouth and insult our family''

''Sure you would,'' Lee said sarcastically. ''Besides, it was only Charlie and it was only once. And he wasn't even mad at her. She's only been going off about you guys once-'' Lee tried to defend her.

''Then twice-'' George would continue.

''Third time right away-'' Fred would go on.

''I think she does it four times a day''

''That only counting when we're around. Merlin knows how many times she insults us behind our backs''

But they were so wrong. The only time she would speak of the Weasleys would be in Charlie's or Tonks's presence, and it was anything but insulting them. Even in Fred and George's presence she felt terrible about insulting them, but had no other choice, or else they'd start bothering again.

''How are you planning on finding out about her family, anyway?'' Lee asked them.

''Well, she did say her parents were close to mum and dad,'' George said.

''And the way she said the 'were' makes it as if they're dead'' sighed Fred.

''Maybe they're not'' Lee said, sitting back against the chair. ''Maybe, for some reason, they just stopped being as close''

''The question is still the same. Why?''

The first time anyone had ever seen Charlie, Emmeline, and Tonks together were Katie and Angelina, who had seen the three of them by the lake one afternoon in April. Tonks's hair had been shining in a bright yellow among the grass as she held her stomach while choking in laughter with the other two. Charlie had been whipping tears away with his sleeve and his back against a tree while Emmeline smiled in a way that neither had ever seen before. It had been very strange, so strange they chose not to speak of it to the boys, but they did tell Alicia.

''So she hates Fred and George, insults the Weasleys in front of them, but then hangs out with their big brother, whom I may remind you was the first she spoke terribly of?'' she rose her eyebrows that night when they had told her everything.

''Sounds crazy, I know'' sighed Angelina.

''It is crazy'' said Katie. ''But that's what we saw''

''What are you guys up to?'' Emmeline popped out of nowhere, making the three girls jump and Katie let out a scream. ''Jesus, Kate, I know I'm pale but I'm no ghost''

''How long have you been standing there?'' asked Alicia curiously.

Emmeline shrugged and said, ''About... three or four seconds? Just got out of the showers'' Just as she said so, the three girls noticed how her hair was wet and she was already in her sleeping gown and sitting on her bed, which was just across from Alicia's. ''So, what you guys up to?''

''Nothing'' the three of them chorused, making her frown and say suspiciously, ''Alright...'' That night, falling asleep was the most awkward thing any of the girls had ever done in their lives. Fortunately for all of them, it only lasted that one night.

After that, the rest of the term went by smoothly.