I'm so sorry this took so long! Writer's block struck again... This chapter is also shorter than the others, but I wanted you guys to have it as soon as possible. As for the events that happen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, I glazed over those parts because I don't have the books anymore...but if you see any glaring inconsistencies, please tell me, I'd really appreciate it.

Chapter 3

"Can you believe it?" Draco asked. "They won't let us have brooms here. I am a great flier you know."

"Yeah, yeah. We heard. Many times." Yaten said. "You only mention it 3 times a minute."

Draco glared at the aloof Slytherin. Aya sensed the tension in the air and changed the subject.

"You know that we have lessons with the Gryffindors today."

And then, finally, Yaten and Draco could agree on one thing. They're irrational hatred of Gryffindors.

"How did he do that?" Yaten asked. "How was he able to do that? He was raised with Muggles!"

"He has natural talent," Aya shrugged. "My dad said that he went to school with James Potter and that they played Quidditch together."

"Really?" Draco asked. "My father went to school with him too. I don't remember saying anything about your father and my father knew all the Slytherins."

"That's cause my father wasn't a Slytherin. He was in Hufflepuff." Aya said softly.

"No wonder you never get an owl from him." Pansy commented, rushing to catch up to her darling Draco. "He's probably ashamed to be so useless."

"My daddy is not useless! He's a very smart Magizoologist!"

"What's his name then?" Pansy challenged. "If he's so great."

"Masanori A-Reiko. Masanori Reiko is my daddy's name."

Pansy scoffed. "Never heard of him."

"Have you ever heard of any Magizoologist besides Newton Scamander?"

"N- Does that really matter? All that matters is that he's a failure!"

"Now, now Pansy, don't you think that's a bit too harsh?" Draco intercepted. "I think its great that Aya is better than her father."

Pansy blushed and let out a feeble agreement. Aya sighed and continued walking. They had Herbology next and Aya did not want to be late.

"Are you paying attention, Aya?" Taiki asked. He had already filled up a page of notes, and was well on his second page.

"I am, Tai-Tai, but spiky bushes are boring!" She said thickly.

"This is very important! What if you get pricked by one of these bushes? How will you know what to do?"

Aya was silent. Taiki prodded her with his quill. She had fallen asleep. Taiki shook his head and continued taking notes. She'd ask to copy them later.

"Break time!" Minako exclaimed. "Ooooh, I should have you all meet my sisters! They have a break too!"

"I think everyone is on break Mina," Draco observed.

"Speaking of everyone, where is Grab and Coyle?" Minako asked.

"Their names are Crabbe and Goyle and they have things to do."

"What?"

"Detention." Aya answered for Draco.

"Oooooh," Minako commented. "Oh well, too bad for them!" Minako led them outside, into the courtyard. "Look for some girls that look like me!"

There were many students out on that day. It was the first break day since the school year had started. Draco looked outside and saw two blondes, that looked remarkably like Minako.

"Hey," he flagged down the chatting girls. "Are you two related to Minako Aino? Because she's looking for you."

One had long blonde hair tied up in a low ponytail and sparkling blue eyes. Her companion had shorter blonde hair in the same shade and piercing blue eyes surrounded by black glasses.

"Minako?" the sparkling one asked. "That's our sister!"

The piercing one eyed his robes. "How do you know our sister?"

"She's a friend of my friend." Draco shrugged. "Does that matter anyway? She wants to talk to you." Draco gestured to the hyperactive blonde running up and down the courtyard. The sparkling one broke out into a brilliant smile that hurt Draco's eyes.

"MINAKOOOOOOO!" The sparkling one exclaimed. Minako turned to see her older sister bouncing up and down.

"VENERAAAAAAAA!" Minako ran to her older sister and they met in a bone-crushing hug.

"Oh my GOSH! Look at you! Friends with Slytherins! You go, Mina!" Venera gushed.

"That's not a good thing, Ven! Slytherins are the worst of the bunch!" The other sister said.

"Ummm, we're right here," Aya said, feeling awkward and indignant for herself and Draco. The blond aristocrat was currently daydreaming and paying no mind to anything directed to him.

"Terra! That's not true!" Minako reprimanded her sister. "Aya and Draco are my best friends!"

"Yeah!" Aya agreed. "Mina is the smartest, prettiest, funniest person I've ever met! Well, except for Tai-Tai...he's smarter than Mina. But she's the greatest at everything else!"

Minako tightly hugged Aya and Draco, snapping the latter out of his stupor.

"See how close we are?" Minako asked.

Terra rolled her eyes while Venera giggled.

"Let's have some fun!" Venera said., dragging the three first years towards a group of fourth years.

There were three of them sitting on a bench. A girl with long dark green hair in Slytherin robes was reading a Divination textbook. She had two male companions; a Slytherin with nearly black hair and a lazy aura and a blond Hufflepuff that was scribbling something on a piece of parchment.

"CALIIIII!" Venera screeched. The blond Hufflepuff looked up from his parchment.

"Hey, Ven," Cali greeted.

"These are Venera's friends," Terra explained. "The chick is Setsuna Meioh, the jerk is Kalyke Kino and the boring one is Caliban Tenoh."

"Tenoh?" Aya asked. "Does that mean you're related to Perdita Tenoh?"

Caliban nodded. "Yeah, she's my baby sister. I have another sister here too. Gryffindor. Her name is Haruka."

"I don't think she can even be called a girl. Have you seen her?" Kalyke commented.

"You're just mad because she wants nothing to do with you," Setsuna knowingly said.

"Don't tell me what I feel!"

"Just face the truth. It will set you free."

"Quit quoting stuff! You're not Oscar Wilde!"

"Do you even know who that is?"

"I don't," Aya interrupted.

Setsuna turned to her. "Oscar Wilde is-"

"Nobody cares! Just go do girl stuff and leave me and Caliban to do guy stuff." Kalyke sniffed. "We want her gone, right Cal?"

"I would rather she stay here and help me criticize your homework." Caliban said, putting down the parchment.

"Hey," Draco whispered to Aya. "Want to ditch them? This is annoying. Doing Professor

Binn's assignment on Goblins would be more entertaining."

"Yeah...Hey guys!" Aya linked her arm with Draco's. "Draco and I have work to do! We have bucket loads of homework to do!"

The others waved them off, except for Minako who gave them both a bone-crushing hug.

"Glad we're gone," Draco said as they headed towards the castle.

The common room was empty. Draco sighed. "I had to get out of there, but its empty in here."

"Its okay! We can play a game or something! Or do our homework." Aya said, putting her bag on one of the couches.

"Let's do our homework. I'd rather not play a game with you, Aya. I don't play games."

Aya pouted. "Fine, we can just do boring homework."

And so they did.

The next day, Draco challenged Harry Potter to a duel.

"You are insane," Taiki stated, not looking up from his book.

"And you are a mudblood," Draco replied smoothly from his squishy chair. Taiki turned the page.

"Stop being mean, Draco," Minako said. "Tai-Tai's just worried about you."

"Actually, I'm not. I just wonder if he knows the repercussions for dueling illegally. He'd get expelled, or die. I don't necessarily care which."

"See what you did Draco? You made Ta-Tai mad!" Minako accused. "His voice only gets like that when he's angry."

"SHUSH! You are in a LIBRARY. You must be QUIET. Must I kick you youngsters out?" Madame Pince hissed, coming up behind the students.

"No, Madame Pince, we'll be quiet." Taiki consoled the librarian. She stalked off.

Draco rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Why is he here anyway? People of wizarding descent only. No Muggles allowed."

"I'm not a Muggle. And do you even know how Muggleborns are created? It's when a Squib marries into a muggle family. Generations later, the magic gene resurfaces. So I wouldn't be surprised if you and I were distantly related, Draco."

Draco paled. "There's no way I'm related to you! There are no Squibs in my family!"

"None that you know of," Taiki muttered.

"Hey, we're off topic here!" Minako said. "We should be talking Draco out of dueling Harry Potter! Right Aya?" Minako looked around for her best friend when she received no answer. Aya was sitting far down a long table, eating a pumpkin tart she had saved for breakfast.

"Ayaaaaaaaa, don't eat now! I need you to back me up!" Minako marched down to Aya's seat and dragged the blue-haired girl to Draco and Taiki. "There! Now stop him!"

Aya finished the last of her tart. "You know that he's just gonna ditch them right?"

Minako looked dumbfounded. "But he looks serious! And he said he was gonna duel Harry!"

"The first rule of being a Slytherin, Mina, is to always watch your back. Draco's not gonna show because he would get in trouble from Flich. Knowing Draco, he's gonna tip Flich off and get those Gryffindors in trouble."

Taiki looked impressed. "You know, you're really good at psychoanalysis. Why aren't you in Ravenclaw?"

"The Sorting Hat said I was too lazy!" Aya said proudly.

"SHUSH!" Madame Pince hissed.

"Why is he still in school!" Draco hissed at Aya during breakfast. "He was supposed to get expelled! And what is that package! Crabbe, Goyle, lets go!" Draco stomped off, leaving his food unguarded. Aya helped herself to his blueberry scone and bacon, while Draco huffed and puffed at Harry and his friends. Aya watched as Draco stalked back to the Slytherin table.

"Well?" She asked, mouth full of scone.

"He's on the Gryffindor Quidditch team! It goes against school rules! First years can't be on the Quidditch team!" Draco fumed. He took his seat next to Aya and chewed his food furiously. His grey eyes fixated on Harry Potter.

"I don't get it. I'm the rich one. I'm a pureblood, why does he get everything?" Draco asked.

"Maybe its because you have all those things."

"What?" Draco's fierce gaze turned to Aya.

"Well," Aya started. "You're right; you have the family, the money, the status. And what does Harry have?"

Draco faltered. "I guess I never thought about it that way..."

"Mmhmmm." Aya mumbled, happily munching away.

"Hurry up and finish your food." Perdita called from across the table. "We have class after this." She got up from the table and left.

"I don't like her. Aya, how do you manage to share a dorm with her?"

Aya shrugged her shoulders. "We don't talk much." Draco stared at Aya for a few seconds before finishing his food.

"You owe me some bacon, Aya."