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Chapter 1

Natalie walked quickly down the dimly lit corridor leading towards the dungeon clutching her books to her chest. She wasn't in a hurry to get to potions; she just didn't want to see anyone in the halls. She hated class change. It was when no teachers were around and she didn't like that.

She turned sharply into the potions classroom running straight into Alex Shwartz.

"I'm so sorry, I-"

"Watch where you're going! Maybe if you didn't walk so fast and weren't such a freak-"

But she was cut off by someone else.

"What's that problem?" Professor Mugkey asked approaching from behind.

Professor Mugkey was a tall, thin, balding man who wore old, moth-eaten robes and always had a smirk on his face as if he just found out a dark secret.

"Oh nothing…", Alex lied nonchalantly, "Natalie just accidentally ran into me; it's no big deal." She put on a fake smile as he nodded and went to his desk.

Alex shot Natalie - who was still on the floor - a 'you-just-wait' look and headed a group of friends that was waiting for her to tell the whole story.

Natalie scrambled frantically to pick up her books and headed for the desk in the back corner. She put her feet in the seat and wrapped her arm around her knees.

"Today we will be starting on antidotes." Professor Mugkey started. Kelsey tuned him out like she always did. She felt a tear stream down her face and she wiped it away quickly as if someone would even notice her.

This was not the first time this sort of thing had happened to her. It happened almost everyday and mostly in the halls…but it was a lot worse than a stupid threat.

Her past two years at Gobstrang Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry she had been considered a 'freak' and now that there was only one week left of her third year, she had to think of something to keep her from going back next year.

Kelsey ran straight to her dormitory after classes and searched frantically for a piece of parchment and a quill. She finally found some sitting on her room mate's bed and began to write her mom a letter.

"Hello mum! How are things going for you? Well, you know how you got that job offer in Britain and I wasn't too happy with it at first? Well, I've changed my mind. A move would sound great! I'm out of school in a week so we can just go then!"

Natalie's mom (who was muggle) had been offered a job as a writer for a muggle newspaper in London. Natalie's dad dies years ago so they needed all the money they could get and the thought of getting away from this school was better than a sack of galleons.

"Maybe I can do my last exam a day before so you can get me out early on the last day! Love ya! –Natalie"

Natalie rushed up to the owlrey and attached her letter to a brown barn owl that was fast asleep and looked quite annoyed with the disruption. She sent it off as quickly as the sleepy owl would move.

Natalie's happy thoughts vanished when she heard someone coming up the stairs. The door burst open revealing Alex and two other girls that could barely be seen behind her. 

Alex was a big, bulky girl who very closely resembled a boy. Her hair was an ugly color of brown and bobbed around her ears while her face was covered in pimples and blackheads that made her look even uglier.

"What are you doing here?" Alex asked circling Natalie like an ugly, fat vulture. "Shouldn't you be in your dormitory doing other things…" Alex paused and shot a look at Natalie's hands now trembling at her sides, "…like slitting your wrists?"

Natalie quickly hid her hands behind her.

"I…uh….was…j-j-just sending a…..umm…letter." She replied. But she didn't wait to hear what Alex had to say to that and didn't care either. Natalie took a run for the door but was quickly caught be one of Alex's friends and thrown to the floor.

She stood back up now trembling violently. She was up only long enough to see a fist come flying at her. She fell to the ground once again and once she was down, Alex began to kick her repeatedly in the side, knocking the breath out of her.

As soon as she could breathe again she scrambled to her feet and ran to the door; this time dodging the two girls. She ran quickly through the corridors tears streaming down her face and blood running from her nose. She took the stairs three at a time to her dormitory and locked the door behind her. She leaned against the door and slid down, sobbing into her hands.

After a few minutes she stole a box of tissues off another girl's nightstand and began to clean up her nose.

"I can't TAKE IT!" She screamed as if someone was listening.

She grabbed anything she could get her hands off and began to throw them across the room while she screamed.

She threw herself onto her bed and was soon fast asleep.

A/N: Ok, I swear it will soon be a story with Hogwarts, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and all the peoples. Just a few more chapters because…of course…it had to start somewhere. Ok Please Review!!! hands out lollipops