Katja, Sophie and Yasmin glared at Sarah, who's hair was flame red, the colour when she was angry.
'You traitor.' said Yasmin. Sarah glared back.
'I didn't ask for this! Alright! So you know, lets all chill!' Sarah said.
'Chill? Chill? You work for her!' said Sophie. Sarah sighed.
'I thought we were best friends. Guess we're not if were gonna fall out over something like this.' she said.
'That's right Sarah.' said Draco, coming round the corner with a group of Slytherins, all with the silver medal. He held his hand out. Sarah hesitated, and Katja knew they were about to lose her if they didn't act fast.
'They didn't mean it, did you guys?" said Katja.
'Yeah, we did.' said Yasmin. Sarah looked at the two.
'Then I guess there is not place for me in the group.' Sarah said, and took Draco's hand.
'No there's not.' said Sophie. Draco lead her into the group, putting his arm round her. They small group of Slytherins walked off, that solitary Gryffindor in the middle. Katja rounded on her mates.
'How could you!' she cried.
'It was easy.' said Yasmin. Katja couldn't believe it. She stormed along to the D.A. lessons even though she was half an hour early. To her surprise, Harry was already there, taking down some decorations.
'Need a hand?' asked Katja. Harry nodded. Katja gave him a hand and filled him on what had just happened. Harry sighed.
'Yasmin really can be stubborn sometimes.' he said.
'I just can't believe it.' whispered Katja, and blinked. She sounded really stupid, but Sarah was almost like a sister to her. There was footsteps and Cedric came in.
'Sophie and Yasmin told me what happened.' he said, wrapping his arms round Katja.
***

Katja was with Yasmin and Sophie when she saw a Crabbe, Goyle, Malfoy and {with a jolt} Sarah, talking to Ron, Harry, Hermione and Ernie Macmillan.
'... So, Granger, I'll have five from you for being rude about our new Headmistress. Macmillan, five for contradicting me. Five because I don't like you, Potter. Weasley, your shirt's untucked, so I'll have another five for that. Oh yeah, I forgot, you're a Mudblood, Granger, so ten off for that.' said Malfoy. Ron pulled his wand out, but Hermione pushed it away, whispering, 'Don't!'
'Wise Move, Granger,' breathed Malfoy. 'New Head, new times... be good now, Potty ... Weasel King...' And with that he walked off, arm round Sarah who was snuggled up.
'Traitor.' hissed Yasmin as they passed.
'Five points for being rude about my girlfriend.' whispered Draco. Katja turned to the Hourglasses and saw some rubies fly up into the upper bulb. She sighed.
***

Katja couldn't sleep. It was the 18th December. She got up and went downstairs, to find Sarah staring in the fire, tears down her face. She stopped.
'Sarah?' she whispered. Sarah jumped and turned around.
'Oh, hey.' she said. She sank back in her chair as Yasmin and Sophie came down.
'Oh she's here.' said Sophie.
'Please! Stop it!' said Katja, nearly in Tears. Sarah looked ashamed, as did Yasmin and Sophie.
'Sorry.' said Yasmin.
'No, I'm the one who should be sorry.' said Sarah. Katja smiled. Suddenly McGonagall came back down, followed by Harry and Ron. Yasmin, Sarah and Katja rushed to Harry.
'Yasmin and Katja may come.' said McGonagall. 'Not Sarah.' Sarah looked crestfallen. She looked at her medal. She suddenly ripped it off and threw it in the fire.
'That has caused me nothing but trouble.' she said, staring at the melting fabric. McGonagall looked pleased, but for a second.
'Sarah, you may come.' said Mcgonagall as they walked to Dumbledore's office.
***

Katja landed with a crash, next to Yasmin and Sarah.
'Back again Blood Traitor Brats. Is it true their father's dying?' asked a voice.
'KREACHER, DEN!' yelled Sarah.
'I think I prefer Brooms.' said Yasmin, as they picked themselves up.
'Same' said Katja.
'we got to get to St Mungo's.' said Ginny urgently. She looked around at her brothers; they of course, were still in their pyjamas. 'Sirius can you lend us cloaks or anything?'
'Hang on, you can't go tearing off to St Mungo's!' said Sirius.
'Course we can go to St Mungo's if we want.' said Fred, with a mulish expression. 'He's our dad!'
'And how are you to explain how you knew that Arthur was attacked before the hospital has even let his wife know?'
'What does that matter?' asked George hotly. Remus came in. He didn't say anything, but picked Katja up and sank onto a chair, sitting her on his lap.
'It matters because we don't want to draw attention to the fact that Harry is having visions of things that are happening hundreds of miles away!' said Sirius angrily. 'Have you any idea what the Ministry would make of that information?'
Fred and George looked as thought they could not care less about what the ministry made of anything. Ron was still ash-facen and silent.
Ginny said 'Someone else could of told us... we could of heard it somewhere other than Harry.'
'Like who?' said Sirius impatiently. 'Listen your dad's been hurt while, on duty for the order and the circumstances are fishy enough with out his children knowing seconds after it happened, you could seriously damage the Order's-'
'We don't care about the dumb order!' shouted Fred.
'This is our dad dying we're talking about!' yelled George.
'Your father knew what he was getting into and he won't thank you for messing things up for the Order!' said Sirius, equally angry. 'This is how it is - this is why you're not in the order - you don't understand -there are things worth dying for!'
'Easy for you to say, stuck here!' bellowed Fred. 'I don't see you risking your neck!'
WHAM!
Fred was lying on the floor, with a bleeding nose. Sarah was standing up, fist's clenched. George gave a roar and tried to punch Sarah, but staggered back, having a kick in the stomach.
'Don't - you - DARE - insult - my - dad,' growled Sarah. Fred got up, looked at his blood covered hand and ran towards Sarah, fist clenched. Sarah caught it, and spun Fred in the air and he landed on his back. Ginny looked at the twins as if to say 'You asked for that' and sunk into a chair. Harry and Yasmin sat next to each other. Katja lay her head on Lupin's chest. Sirius walked round and picked Sarah up, sinking back onto his chair. Sarah gave a look at Katja and quarter of an hour later, she was asleep. Katja gave a sigh. It had been a long and weird day. She soon fell asleep, listening to her father's heart beat.