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Samira Malfoy Potter 
Samira nodded as she listened loyally to Nika's story. A lot of it she already knew, but some of it was news to her. How could one person hold so much emotion? This was too much drama for the end of term. If it was anyone else, Samira would've eaten it up, but now she supposed she was a part of it, since she was Nika's best friend. Or, best friend by default at least. She knew that if Emily came back, she would go back to being Nika's best friend again. And although she never said it out loud, Samira had became attached to the pink haired Gryffindor who gave her purple extensions.
"Well that was quite rude of her," said Samira after a moment of silence. "Really, what kind of friend does that? She could have at least tried and been nice to you." It was true, too. She didn't even think that the nastiest of Slytherins would do that to a "friend".
A part of Samira knew she could help the two make up. After all, she and Emily were on good terms. She was sure with a bit of prompting she could help them both to be friends again....but, where would that leave her? The lone Slytherin with the two Gryffindor besties. No. Samira wouldn't let that happen. This was where her Slytherin side came out. Her malicious, cunning, self-interested side. "I think you should forget about her," she said, putting some sympathy in her words for good measure. "Who knows how she would hurt you again? Don't you think you've had a hard enough year? Remember all the emotion?"
If there was one thing Samira Sapphire Spinks prided herself for, it was her ability has an actress. She made her eyes soften, her words soft and understanding, her body-language gentle...when in reality, there was a venomous snake inside, circling it's imaginary prey. "You're better off without her, Pink. Seriously. People like that don't change. You'll just get hurt again. You don't want that, do you?" The answer was obvious. Samira just hoped her deceiving skills would pay off finally. She was a Slytherin for a reason, and she felt no remorse if this plan worked.
After all, she was just looking after her friend.
Nika heard Samira's first sentence and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. She'd been expecting more along the lines of, "You shouldn't hold a grudge" or "It was sorta your fault too." But not what she heard, she wasn't expecting that at all. Then she contorted her face some more so now it was no longer showing her shock, but an expression of confusion. What did Samira mean? Then the Slytherin started to speak again. Then it seemed like a good turn for Nika to say something, but what to say she didn't know. She could have spoken up with the expected, "Yeah!" But Nika was not what everyone expected anyway so being abnormal in her response wouldn't have been too odd either.
She just stared at Samira. Well a part of Nika felt guilty for saying all of those mean things. Even guiltier for getting Samira to say those mean things too. She just wanted her old friend back, the one that went ice skating with her on the great lake, the one who taught her some charms, the one who was there through everything. Not an enemy. She looked up at Samira and took a deep breath. She waited for Samira to say more because Nika certainly had no idea what was going to come next.
Leave her? Surely Nika's own intentions hadn't been that bad. She only wanted Emily to know how upset she was then maybe in a good month or two... or three... or five they'd make up again. Even if they had to make up via owl. She wasn't planning on losing her old best friend over a stupid fight.
"I-I guess so." Nika was falling for Samira's little act though. No matter how much she loved Emily before her friend had made her very upset and even angrier than she had ever been since her first term. Samira had been nothing, but loyal this year so she owed the snake in a sense.
"I remember." She said almost wincing thinking about it. Taking another deep breath she looked up again.
"No I don't." Nika murmured in agreement. Samira's words yet short and quick had started to circle in Nika's mind. "You'll get hurt again.... Better off without her.... Forget her... Hard enough time... She will hurt you..." It was as if Samira were whispering the words in herself in Nika's ears. How was Nika supposed to make the decision. At this point it was like choosing between Samira and Emily. How was she supposed to make that choice? Emily her best friend from first year who broke her heart one to many times, then Samira the slytherin friend who stuck by her through and through and was loyal until the end. How was she supposed to pick. If anything Nika felt like more of a jumbled mess than she was when she first walked towards the slytherin table. She just needed time to think. Maybe in the train she'd be able to find an empty compartment. Maybe she'd be able to find someone who could help her out, someone who was impartial on the matter. Maybe a random hufflepuff or something?
This just became a whole lot more complicated than it needs to be.