The Greengrass sisters, Nott and Blaise, sat separated even from their own house. Of course, nobody would ever confirm that they were on speaking terms with the Gryffindor Trio, but the fact that Harry, Ron and Hermione hung around Blaise regularly seemed to rub off on them. So, the Gryffindors made the conscious effort to integrate their little group even more often. It turned out that Astoria was brilliant, rivalling Hermione. Her biting sarcasm worked quite well to hide that. Hermione had wondered why Astoria was not on top of all of her classes, only ever in the top three. Yet, the second-year seemed uncomfortable to talk about it. Finally, Daphne enlightened the muggle-born witch. "Witches are supposed to be clever and pretty. No husband wants his wife to outshine him in terms of intelligence. So, we have to work twice as hard, to always come out second best."