"Move it!
"Get out of the way!"
"Shut up! No one wants to listen to your ideas or your opinions!"
"Why don't you go off somewhere and read those stupid little Harry whatever books"
This was all CJ heard the whole day. No one said "hello", "please", or "thank you". No one even said sorry for being so rude to her. CJ was Filipino, and she was only about five feet tall. CJ was very pretty, but hid her face behind glasses, and she had braces. CJ did not have many friends. In her spare time she would listen to her cd's, go on the internet, or read the Harry Potter books. CJ didn't fit in. She was constantly made fun of and shot down at school. Well, this day was one of the worst days ever. Someone put mud in her gym shoes, trash in her locker, and poured soda all over her books. At the end of the day, CJ went home crying. She prepared dinner for her and her mom, and went straight to her room, closing the door behind her. CJ threw her books on her bed and sat down in front of her computer. After sitting there for five minutes, she took out her journal and sat on the floor against her bed.
Dear Journal, Today...was the worst so far. I don't fit in anywhere. And I hate it because I feel that my mom is the only one that cares about me. But that, I even doubt. She is gone practically all the time and when she is here, she only stays for a couple days. We hardly talk. I'm always coming home to an empty house. At school today, someone put mud in my gym shoes. My books are all ruined...including the third Harry Potter book. Sometimes I just wish that I was different...you know? I mean...like the Harry Potter world was actually real...and I was a part of it.
"CJ? Where are you?" yelled her mom from downstairs.
"I'm in my room, mum!" CJ yelled back.
"I'm going out tonight and I won't be back till late tonight!"
"But I prepared din-"
"I know u did. I'm sorry...but this is important! I got to go CJ...don't stay up late!" and CJ heard the door slam. CJ rolled her eyes, started crying again and continued writing.
Everything goes wrong here...and it would be so cool if magic actually existed.
CJ closed her journal. She hopped onto bed and cried herself to sleep. The next day, she woke up. She looked around and she was in a room that looked like a hospital wing. She saw three people sitting on her bed.
"Emma Watson? Rupert Grint? Dan Radcliffe? What are you doing here? Where am I?" CJ said.
"Who are they?"
"CJ...are you all right?"
"I'm Hermione...this is Ron...and that's Harry...don't you remember us?" said Hermione.
"Wow...that bludger must've knocked out your memory too," said Ron.
"What are you guys talking about?"
"You were hit by a bludger two days ago in our match against Huffl-"
"Wait...wait...hold up...where am I?" CJ said
"You're in the hospital wing. You're a student at Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," Hermione said.
"But that's impossible...I was just reading the Harry Potter books last night,"
"There are books about Harry?" Ron asked.
"No there aren't, Ron...just...just shut up, okay? We have to figure this out..." Hermione yelled.
"You seriously don't remember any of this?" Harry said. All three of them looked worried.
"Not really..." CJ answered.
"That's just great, now there's someone here who has no clue who they are," Ron said. CJ looked away. "What's going on? Why am I here? This is all impossible..." CJ thought to herself.
"Let me get this straight...I'm a student, here, at Hogwarts and I'm in...What year am I in?" CJ said trying to sort things out.
"We're in the 5th year."
"Whoa...right...the fifth book hasn't even come out yet and this is the 5th year...wow..." CJ said.
"We'll talk about the book or books later...right now...we have to get your memory back," Hermione.
"But my memory is just fine..." CJ said
"No its not...you don't remember anything except these books you're talking about," Ron pointed out.
"Okay...fine...how about this...I just continue with school and everything and wait and see if anything makes sense..." CJ said. Just then, a boy with silvery white hair walked in.
"What are you doing here Malfoy?" Harry said standing up.
"Why would I tell you, Potter?" he spat. Malfoy walked over to CJ and kissed her forehead.
"I hope the stupid Hufflepuffs didn't hurt you too bad," he said sweetly.
"Whoa-whoa-whoa...hold up...wait...what's going on here?" CJ said.
"Malfoy's you're boyfriend, CJ," Hermione said.
"Of course I am...don't you remember? I gave you that necklace before the match," Draco said pointing at the dolphin necklace she had around her neck.
"No you didn't...I've had this necklace for about two years now," CJ said confused.
"What's wrong with you CJ? We've been going out for three months now!" Draco exclaimed.
"Look...Draco...I'm sorry but I don't remember any of this...at all," CJ said.
"I think its best if you left Malfoy," Ron said.
"Why would I listen to you WEASLEY?" he spat.
"Draco...I'll talk to you later okay?" CJ said. Draco nodded, gave her a kiss, glared at the others and left. Madam Pomfrey walked in and handed CJ a goblet of purple liquid.
"Here drink this, and then you may leave,." Madam Pomfrey said and left. CJ reluctantly drank it and looked around. Hermione handed her clothes.
"Looking for these?" she said.
"Yea thanks..." CJ said taking her clothes and pulling the curtain so she could change. After she changed, the group walked around the castle.
"When's the next Hogsmeade visit?"
"I'm surprised you remember Hogsmeade, CJ," Hermione said.
"Hmmm? And why's that?"
"Because you didn't remember anything else back in the hospital wing."
"How could I forget Hogsmeade...I mean...its Hogsmeade," CJ said.
"She has a point, Hermione," Ron said.
"Its next week, CJ," Harry said. They walked down to the common room. They went in and sat down in front of the fire.
"How much did I miss while I was out?" CJ asked.
"Well...we nearly got detention from Snape."
"Why's that?" CJ asked.
"Harry asked me something and Snape caught us. Then he said we weren't paying attention," Ron said.
"Is that all?" CJ asked. Harry and Ron nodded, "Then how did you guys get out of it?"
"Neville's potion got out of control and got all over the place, he totally forgot about us." Harry said.
"Lucky you weren't there. You would've been covered in that...who knows what would've happened!" Hermione said. Just then, two red head twins came running in. They immediately took a seat.
"We've been here for half an hour, okay?" one said.
"Bu-" Hermione started.
"We WERE here for HALF AN HOUR," the other said. Before she could say anything, a woman and a man walked in.
"FRED AND GEORGE WEASLEY! HOW DARE YOU TWO DO THAT!" The woman said.
"Do what?" said George.
"Don't try and trick me, Mr. Weasley. Where were you two exactly 20 minutes ago?"
"We've been here for half an hour, Professor McGonagall..." Fred said. McGonagall stared them down then turned to the others.
"Potter...is this true?" McGonagall said.
"Yes, ma'm," Harry said immediately.
"Ms. Mendoza...is what they say true?" McGonagall said. CJ looked behind McGonagall at Fred and George. The two nodded and Fred mouthed, "Yes..."
"Well, Ms. Mendoza?"
"Umm...y-yes, professor..." CJ finally said. McGonagall looked at the students suspiciously.
"You all better be telling the truth...and by the way, CJ...it's good to have you back," McGonagall.
"It's good to be back, Professor," CJ said smiling. She finally felt like she belonged. McGonagall smiled and left.
"I know it was you two," the man said leaving.
"I'd like to see you prove it, Filch," Fred said. Filch turned, glared at them, and left. Fred and George started laughing. CJ just looked at them. They stopped laughing when they saw her staring at them.
"Oi! CJ...whats wrong with you?" Fred asked.
"You two are Fred and George Weasley right?" CJ asked.
"Uh yea...and who else would we be?" George said.
"You guys...CJ doesn't remember a few things..." Hermione said.
"Must've been that bludger, huh?" George said.
"I-I guess..." CJ said turning around.
"I don't get it...nothing makes sense anymore..." CJ thought.
"Hey CJ! You got mail..." Ron said looking at a silvery owl. The owl landed right next to CJ.
"Is this MY owl?" CJ asked.
"Umm...yea Trinity is your owl..." Fred said.
"O...right..." CJ said taking the envelope off Trinity. She opened the letter and read it to herself.
"What does it say?" Hermione asked. CJ didn't answer she just stared at the letter in her hands. George tried to snatch it away but CJ held on to it tightly.
"It says that they know what happened..." CJ said slowly.
"To what?" Ron asked dumbfounded.
"To...why I'm here...and how it happened..."
"Well...we've known you for ages now...and you got a letter from Dumbledore and then your here that's how you got here..." Fred said.
"You guys don't get it..." CJ said
"I guess not," George said looking confused.
"You know what? I think I'll just sleep and see what happens tomorrow" CJ said standing up.
"Its only 5:30, CJ."
"Oh...really?? Then I guess I'll head down to the kitchen for some food...I don't think I'll last until dinner," CJ said trying to avoid the letter topic. She planned to reply the next day.
"We'll go to...we're starving!" Fred and George said. Harry, Ron and Hermione nodded and they all walked out of the common room. On their way down to the kitchen's they ran into Malfoy.
"Feeling better I hope," He said hugging CJ.
"I...errmm...umm...yea...of course," CJ said. The others stared at them.
"Well...if this is your stop...we're going to continue to the kitchen," Fred and George said leaving. Ron and Hermione decided to go to but Harry stayed.
"Aren't you going, Potter?" Malfoy spat.
"You can't make me, Malfoy," Harry scoffed.
"Let's settle this once and for all," Malfoy said. They both pulled out their wands, and CJ just watched. She didn't know what to do.
"You guys...can't you settle this some other way??" CJ said. She went over to Draco and tried to pull his arm down. She stepped in front of him and faced him, "Don't do anything stupid, Draco...please..."
"Get out of the way CJ!" Harry yelled, "I don't want to hurt you." CJ spun around.
"You either, Harry...don't you do anything stupid right now," she said. Draco pushed her to the side and said a spell that Harry quickly dodged. Harry said a spell and right before it hit Draco, CJ ran in front of him and it hit her instead. CJ was knocked out lying on the floor.
"You killed her Potter!"
"I didn't kill anyone, Malfoy! She's just knocked out," Harry said trying to get over to her to bring her up to Madam Pomfrey.
"You stay away from her, scar head" Draco said as he lifted her up and walked up to the infirmary.
"Chantel...Chantel...wake up...come on...get up..." said a voice. CJ didn't open her eyes.
"Why are you calling me Chantel?? My name is CJ" she mumbled. Her head was throbbing.
"Chantel...open your eyes," a different voice said. CJ opened her eyes and saw a bunch of people leaning over her.
"Where am I?"
"You're at the studio, Chantel..."
"Stop calling me Chantel! My name is CJ..."
"You play CJ in the movies...but you're name is actually Chantel..." said the boy who looked like Draco.
"Draco?? What on earth are you talking about?"
"I play Draco in the movies, Chantel...I'm Tom...don't you remember??"
"This is getting too weird for me..."
"Are you feeling alright, Chantel?" asked a girl with bushy brown hair.
"Wait...let me guess...if he's Tom...you must be Emma..." CJ said. She looked around the room and stopped at a boy with dark hair and blue eyes, "You must be Dan then...and you must be Rupert..." They all looked at her as if she finally lost it.
"I get it now...kind of...not really actually."
"Excuse me...I must see how she is doing..." said a man coming through the group of people, "How is she?"
"She's acting all weird..." Rupert said.
"Right. Well...are you up to doing your scene now?" the man said looking at CJ.
"Actually...I have no idea what I'm doing...so...no I'm not ready to do my scene," CJ said still a little confused.
"Well...we are on a tight schedule as is, CJ...we can't really afford you not doing this scene today."
"You know what?" CJ said finally standing up, "I don't really know what the fck is going on...but...I need time to think...I really don't give a sht about you're deadline for whatever movie this is. I'm going to think about things for a while...deal with it!" and CJ stormed off.
"Someone should go talk to her..." Rupert said.
"Thanks for volunteering, Rupert," the man said.
"But...I...Alphonso! You know how hard it is to talk to Chantel," Rupert said.
"Yea...thanks for offering to talk to her..." Alphonso said. He left the group. Rupert had an uneasy look on his face.
"I'm sure she won't bite you're head off, Rupert," Dan said.
"Yea...I figure he may be right on this one...I mean...how bad could it be? She doesn't even remember where she is," Tom said.
"I guess..." Rupert said drearily. He went off to go find her.
"Chantel?" He said opening a door that was lightly ajar. She's not answering...maybe she's not here in this room
"What?" answered a voice from the darkness in the room. Rupert turned on the lights and saw CJ sitting on the couch hugging a pillow.
"We have to finish this scene why don't you come back out to the se-"
"Because I don't get this at all."
"You don't get what?" Rupert asked sincerely
"This...why I'm here today...I don't understand what's going on."
"You're here because the casting people chose you to star in this movie. You deserve this role Chantel. You deserve to be here," Rupert said. She was about to tell him her name was CJ but decided it best not to. CJ looked deeply into Rupert's eyes. There was an awkward silence as they looked into each other's eyes. Rupert leaned in and kissed her. There was a knock on the door and Rupert and CJ pulled away from each other and looked at each other. Tom walked in and saw Rupert and CJ look away from each other.
"Errmm...You two are wanted back on the set," Tom said. Rupert nodded, glanced at CJ and walked out the door. CJ stood up to follow but Tom stopped her at the door.
"Is everything ok, Chantel?" Tom asked. He looked worried.
"Err...yea I think so," CJ said holding herself back from correcting him on her name.
"Are you sure?"
"..." CJ looked quickly behind her and back at tom, "Yea. Thanks for asking," she added smiling.
She walked out of the door and stopped. She almost fell over but caught herself. CJ held her head.
"This has been happening a lot lately," she said before passing out.
"Chantel!" Tom yelled catching her before she hit the ground, "Alphonso! Everyone! It's Chantel...sh-she's fainted! Hurry!" He laid her gently on the ground.
Everyone came rushing over.
"Oh dear...this just isn't her day is it?" Alphonso said. Rupert knelt down and took CJ's hand.