The rest of Mia's weeks at the Weasley's was a lot more laid back than at the Malfoys. Infact the only downside was when it came to de-gnoming the garden. That had to be one of the worst things she'd ever had to do in her life, especially when one of the buggers bit her on the hand.

Luckily that only had to be done once, so most of the girls time was spent on the brooms attempting to avoid the twins and getting shouted at by Percy. That was a brother Mia hadn't met before, even though he was a prefect at Hogwarts. He seemed very… boring, nothing like the rest of his family. The only trait he seemed to share was the bright red hair.

Unfortunately that was something that the raven-haired girl didn't share, and she stuck out like a sore thumb as they all walked through the leaky cauldron to meet Harry. She still wasn't sure why they were all going, but Ginny seemed more than happy to be there. Mi still couldn't get her head around her best friends' fantasies of the 'chosen one'. Sure, she thought he was nice and all, and maybe if he'd saved her own life like he had Gin's, she'd be infatuated too, but right now it was just annoying.

"Do you think he'll be there already? Do you think he'll talk to me again? Do you think he'll like my hair?" Mia listened half-heartedly to her friend rattle on, giving the odd nod here and there. But there was only so much 'Harry Potter' she could take.

"You look fine, he'll think so, and after you've choked out a hi you'll be too nervous to talk again" She replied, before shoving her hands into her jean pockets and giving her a sideways glance. That had probably been a bit harsh, considering how much her friend hated how nervous she got around Harry, but there really was a limit. Ginny just shot her a glare however, and sped up her pace to walk beside her mother. 'Damn'. Frowning, Mia was about to follow and apologise, only to have two pairs of hands take a hold of her forearms to keep her in place.

"Let her go, trust us" Still frowning, she tried to struggle out of the hold the twins had her in. Trusting them was never a good option, but maybe they were right about this, just this once.

Taking a seat at the table beside a now happy Ginny, who had evidently forgotten Mia's earlier comment, both girls looked through Ron's old potions book about what they- or rather Ginny would be studying this year. The slightly older girl had already covered the topics the year before. They were both busy looking over love potions, so barely noticed Hermione come and join their group, but when Harry appeared at the top of the stairs, Ginny once again went motionless. Both Ron and Hermione each ran up to join him, and started going on about Egypt. She'd already heard it five times from the youngest Weasley, and several from the rest. Luckily Fred and George appearing made things more interesting,

"He hasn't been telling you about Egypt again?" George questioned standing behind Mia,

"Nah, he's only told the driver," Commented Fred

"The waitress," George this time corrected

"The day maid,"

"The night maid,"

"The block who fixed the toilet,"

"And that wizard from Belgium" Both girls tried not to laugh as they averted their eyes on the book again, though failed miserably. They did have a point, Ron had told everyone. Mi looked across at a rather angry looking Ron, attempting to stifle a giggle. The twins really were funny most of the time, though she'd probably get annoyed as Ginny did if they were her siblings.

"Where's Harry going?" She asked, as Mr Weasley walked over to the far corner with the dark haired male. Everyone around the table gave a shrug, either not caring enough to tell or clueless themselves. Turning sideways, she raised an eyebrow at Fred and George. It was more than unusual for them not to know things like this, and the longer she didn't know, the curiouser she became. Both mirrored a secret look, then turned their attention back to Mia.

"Sirius Black's escaped from Azkaban." Fred whispered, leaning closer to Mia than necessary. It was the quietest she'd ever heard him speak. "Never happened before" The curious look turned to a frown on her features, as she leaned back from the redhead thinking. Azkaban was meant to be… secure. The whole point was so prisoners couldn't get out. Not even for a relaxing weekend break on good behaviour. If Sirius Black could get out… Would that mean… As if voicing her thoughts, George grinned and said,

"Maybe your mother will drop by for a visit!" that earned him a glare from both girls, and an elbow in the ribs from Fred.

Mia had managed to get her parents to send all of the school things to her via the floo network – So with her now packed case, she made her way down to the platform 9 ¾. This time she managed not to stick out as much, considering Harry and Hermione were both walking with the Weasleys. Atleast she wasn't alone this year though, it made a nice change.

She hated having to go through the secret wall however, and couldn't understand how Mrs. Weasley's advise of 'Run if you're nervous' worked. Surely it was better to walk through? Slowly. Especially after Harry and Ron's disaster story from last year. Thankfully Ginny was there to hold her hand though, literally, and both girls walked through together.

The train looked exactly the same, big, red. Then again, what had she been expecting? Small and blue?

"See you later Lestrange" Fred said cheerfully, walking off down the train.

"Yeah, can't be ruining our reputation with a Slytherin" George chimed in, heading off after his brother. Did they seriously forget she had a first name so much? It was only three letters long, not that hard to remember! Maybe she could tattoo it on their foreheads… Shrugging the thought away, the older girl looked at her best friend.

"What about your reputation?" She said, smiling at the redhead. She knew Ginny didn't care at all about how people saw her or what house they were in, but she still hadn't expected the answer she gave.

"I think it's your own that needs watching" Gin said pointing behind Mia. Curious, Mia turned around, noticing the platinum blonde boy a mile off and waving. He didn't wave back, obviously, and instead gave a small nod to follow him and got on the train. Scowling, she turned her attention back to Ginny.

"What am I, a lap dog?" The younger girl laughed slightly, causing her scowl to deepen. Draco couldn't just give her a nod and expect her to follow and be fine with it. Who did he think he was? What happened to the blonde she'd been with over the holidays?

"Have you got everything?" Mrs Weasley asked, putting a halt to Mia's mind babble. She gave a small nod and a sympathetic to Ginny, who was having to check off everything she'd got and hurried onto the train. Don't get her wrong, she did love Mrs Weasley, but sometimes she was just too much. That was probably where Ginny got it from.

Mia dragged her case along the carriage, paying little attention to anything going on until she reached the Slytherin end. At that point it became more like a game of where's Wally. Luckily Draco wasn't that hard to find, and it was also in an empty compartment. Well, excluding the two 'dogs'. Sliding the wooden door and stepping into the carriage, Mia blinked at the sight before her. On first glance she hadn't noticed Pansy, but the form pressed far too close to Draco's side now became much too clear.

"Move" Mia hissed in a rage that she wasn't even sure came from. What was so wrong with that wallflower siting besides him? It shouldn't bother her. It didn't. Oh who was she kidding, ofcourse it did. But this was ridiculous. She was acting like herself and Draco were… no. Now that was ridiculous. Though the crude smile Pansy gave the younger girls demand just seemed to make her anger rise. "Move" she hissed again, her eyes flickering darkly.

For whatever reason Draco seemed to finally notice Mia was there, and gave Pansy a hard shove to the right, forcing her to move off the seat. All of the anger seemed to flow out of her at that one action, and she took a seat next to the blonde feeling a lot calmer.

"Sorry" Draco whispered as he leant down close to her ear, causing a shiver to run down Mia's back at the feel of his breath on her neck. "She's like a leech, you know". That was putting it kindly. Giving a small nod, she sat back against the seat, starting to relax. She wanted to ask about his father, and whether he'd been home or not since she'd left. Hopefully not. But that couldn't be asked yet. Not with others in hearing distance.

Instead Draco spoke of the up coming year, adding in his usual complaints about Harry and Gryffindor's in general. It was all going fine, well, until the temperature plummeted and the lights started flickering. Something was wrong. Very wrong. Pansy let out a rather annoying girly scream, and Mia had the urge to slap her until she shut up. Luckily someone- she guessed Draco as he had had a book beside him, threw said book in Pansy's direction and she promptly shut up.

The train lurched and came to a sudden halt, and if it hadn't been for the blondes' arm shooting out infront of her Mia would've been sprawled out over the floor.

"Thanks" she whispered, noting in the back of her mind that his hand was still on her far side. Something in a black coat flew past the inside window, causing Mia to instinctively lean away and closer to Draco. What the hell was going on? Before she could dwell on it any further though, the lights suddenly came on again and the train started moving. The three sat opposite all looked slightly shaken, though Mi appeared to be the only one to have seen anything go past the window. Whatever it was. The rest of the journey seemed tame after that.

A/N: Hey guys I thought I could either upload two shortish chapters, and end it where the *'s were, or do a longer one in two sections, so I opted for this. Hope you don't mind. Thankyou so much to everyone who has reviewed, they're lovely to read and help me want to carry on writing this story. Don't stop! Z-Nugget xx