Edrea worked hard on the homework that she was to hand in, with books sprawled around her, and wrote in swift cursive, copying the way each of her clients wrote. All while tenderly allowing Astoria to sleep in her lap, only stopping when it got dark. She softly patted Astorias head hoping to wake her up before it was time for dinner, the said girl soon stirred and squinted at her.

"It's time for dinner," Edrea told her gently.

"I wouldn't die if I walked, right, or would I be bleeding out from the up-and-down motion?" She questioned uneasily,

"Nothing will happen, but you won't feel too great if you don't eat,"

"Very well, let us go," Astoria said as her stomach grumbled. The girl's ears turned pink as Edrea let out a giggle, her stomach following soon after.

The two came out to find Snape waiting.

"Were, pray tell were you, Weasley? Ms Greengrass, you can go ahead." He hissed

"No need for that Professor, I would like to vouch for Edrea, I was having womanly problems. She was merely helping me, and so any punishment should be given to both of us." Astoria answered firmly in Edrea's place, who looked at her with wide eyes.

Snape exhaled through his nose before jerking his neck, allowing them to pass. With Edrea's hand in hers, Astoria strode away from him gracefully, the title heiress really showing up. Despite how nicely she was treating Edrea, she was elite, she was used to people bowing down to her, and she was used to the power that Edrea so desperately wanted. To be able to walk anywhere and have people look at her with awe, just like Lucius Malfoy, to wear whatever she wanted, to have a manor and to have house elves to do the work.

When she got to the dining hall, Astoria went to the Slytherin table, beckoning her to follow her. And after promising to sit with her, she walked to her friends, Hunter and Cedric. Meera and Hannah crowded her, asking frantic questions about her well-being and the reasons behind her disappearance.

"Calm down, I was helping one of my dormmates. I am perfectly fine!" She exclaimed when Meera got her wand out.

"Now, you two. I know you, Cedric, it's nice to see you again, and I suppose you are Hunter?" She added.

"It's nice to see you too Edrea, having a good time? I remember just how excited you used to be to come to Hogwarts." Cedric answered and smiled at her.

"Your right! Tis' I, Hunter Abbott, I am pleased to make your acquaintance, pretty lady." Hunter added, bowing dramatically.

"Well I for one, am charmed, what a gentlemanly brother you have Hannah, darling-," Edrea answered, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"-And yes Cedric I can't get over the greatness of Hogwarts, it's truly just like you all had said," Edrea added, her voice considerably warmer than with his friend.

"Hunter, you should eat, and so should you Edrea, it is getting late," Cedric told the two of them gesturing to the clock Hunter rolled his eyes, mouthing 'mom' to Edrea who grinned. An action was noticed by Cedric, who whacked the back of Hunter's head with a thwack the back of Hunter's head.

"Yes! Hit him again Ced! You got this" Edrea said, laughing slightly at Hunter as he acted dead, his tongue sticking out.

"I wish, sadly, I am much too great to be doing this. Edrea you are now my favourite," Cedric answered, huffing playfully as Hunter whined.

After conversing with her friends for a bit, she went to Astoria, who was elegantly cutting the steak that they had for dinner. Immersing herself into a conversation with the girl, who spoke quietly but clearly, her head held up in a way that only people with financial backing would. A loud crash broke their conversation as she saw Errol, carrying a letter for her, from her parents no doubt. Slipping the note into her pocket, she took Errol to the owlery. Reading the letter in there, as her parents congratulated her and said multiple lines about how proud they were. Sagging her shoulders in relief, she hugged the letter. She stopped immediately as she heard footsteps, the person they belonged to was Heir Nott, who nodded at her half-heartedly before promptly ignoring her. Patting Errol once more, she went back to the hall to join Astoria.

They walked back to Slytherin soon after, joking around happily in their dorm. And as everyone retired to bed, she started working on the 7 subjects for each of her clients. And after rigorous work, she finished all of the homework given to her client that week, sinking into her bed afterwards.

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Just like that, weeks came by, and the lack of sleep she was getting really started to show through her Acceptable in all of her classes and the lectures of Hannah and Cedric. It seemed that she had signed up for more work than she had intended, and now as she juggled it precariously, pushing herself to do everything.

As she shot down all of her friends' concerns, they decided to take more serious measures. So, through a whole lot of sneaking and swaying a couple of house elves, Hannah and Meera snuck into Edrea's dorm. Edrea's bed was skewed with books and she was scribbling furiously fast, the two of her friends going unnoticed until Hannah cleared her throat.

"Ahem, Edrea Regina Weasley! What on earth are you doing? Do you have any idea how worried me and the others are about you? You eat half of what you used to, drink a quarter of the water, and sleep one-eighth of what you used to! I demand you tell me exactly what is going on or else I will personally steal a sleeping potion and stuff it in your mouth! I will not tolerate any of my friends doing something stupid to endanger themselves!" Hannah roared, as both Meera and Edrea stared at Hannah with wide eyes. No one had ever seen Hannah get angry, looking like she could destroy them with a flick of her finger.

"Hannah, okay I guess I should tell you," Edrea mumbled awkwardly, as Hnannah fumed, looking at Meera for help, but the girl soundlessly stepped back, pity in her eyes.

"Come along then, spit it out!" Hannah answered furiously

"Well, you see, I love business, right? So I decided to do this business so that I have money for the start-up. And I write the homework papers and assignments for a majority of Slytherins, and that's why I haven't spent much time doing something else." Edrea blurted out

"And why, pray tell, didn't you tell us?"Hannah asked her eyes softening despite how impassive her face looked.

"I didn't want you guys to get involved because I thought you might think of me as a cheat," Edrea mumbled meekly.

"Rest assured, we will never think of you as a cheat, honestly, I think the idea is pretty cool," Meera added, a kind smile on her face.

"How about we all do some parts, I can do 2, Meera can as well, and you can do 3?" Hanah asked, her eyes inquisitive.

"I- sure, how much money do you want to be split?" Edrea inquired

"It will kind of help me with my learning, so none, plus you need that money for your business," Meera explained as Hannah nodded earnestly.

"That sounds nice," Edrea said, a smile cracking on her lips.

The girls hugged their friend tightly and discussed more of her ideas.