Fifth-year Axel Smith hates the Slytherins. Like many other Hufflepuffs, he lives in fear of being bullied by Draco Malfoy and his gang, plagued by their constant insults. But when Snape makes Draco Malfoy his potions partner, and he's forced to cooperate him, he finds that maybe Slytherins aren't all bad, and some could even be... friends?