He had kept an open mind in their first year. Defending them against James and Lily, and allowing Severus to place Hartford on the quidditch team. But he was still cautious, watching silently, ever careful and prepared for the worst. He had been pleasantly surprised by them, they were almost the exact opposite of their father. They seemed kind to their friends and classmates, enjoying the company of students from every house. Very social compared to their reclusive and distant father. Having a large group of what seemed to be more friends than followers. Often he could find the twins by the lake messing around with their group of friends, practising with the Slytherin quidditch team on the field, and the one that baffled him, but gave him the most hope, was studying in the library with year mates from other houses. Mostly Neville Longbottom, who Severus admitted to pairing with Hartford for Potions help, Hannah Abbott and Susan Bones.