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Authors note: Second HP fanfic. I thought I'd give it a try… please read and review as always. You want more, you review and tell me so. Simple as that.

Edit: You may recognize this story... I have revised the storyline and fixed some of the chapters. You might as well re-read the whole thing. I doubt you'll have remembered it anyway.

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Pureblood- noun.- A wizard who is born of wizarding families. No direct relationships with Muggles in the bloodline.

It is said that there are few pureblood families left in Britain that have not been intertwined in one generation or another. It is not uncommon for Purebloods to marry their cousins. Most times, this is for sake of being a pureblood…

What about Love…?

Julia laid in her four-poster bed. The thicker of the two curtains on was drawn. She could see the silhouette of the moon. She sighed and turned over, proping herself up.

Lumos…

She quickly drew back her thick curtain as not to distrub anyone in their sleep. She took out a hard-bound journal. She then pulled out her quill and dipped it into ink she had levitating beside her. As she lifted it from the jar, a drop of the dark liquid fell on her bed sheet.

That shouldn't be too hard for a simple stain charm…she thought.

She found the next clear page, one of the last in the book, and began to write.

I'm having another sleepless night. James told me to write my thoughts in a journal to keep my head clear. Dad and him are always worried about me…but you can't really blame them, can you?

She sighed and looked at the dark shadows on her bed.

I started to fall asleep while studying yesterday. I had a dream about mum. She was telling me not to worry… you know, the usual. James woke me up quickly. He told me off for napping in the common room again. It makes him uncomfortable for me to sleep around people. I'm lucky he lets me sleep in my dormitory.

She paused here. She listened to the other people sleep. So peaceful…

Harry, Hermione and Ron were trying to help me study. Well, Hermione was helping me and the other two were distracting me. Hermione reprimanded them while intent on her work…and then water was dumped on her head. Fred, George, Lee and James were up to their usual tricks. All of us couldn't help but laugh as she looked like a cat thrown in a bathtub. It's nice to have a brother that's so…well, there really aren't words for him.

She giggled at the remembrance of Hermione soaking wet, then quickly covered her mouth as someone rustled in their bed.

After Hermione chased the four around the room, she really wasn't in the mood for studying. Ron nearly jumped for joy. We all decided to go outside and sit by the lake. It was such a nice day, but the peace was broken as Hermione and Ron began to argue with each other. Harry is right. There's no denying that they fancy each other.

Harry and I began to talk about family. I have James, but Harry doesn't really have anyone. He says that his family, the Dursley's, are horrible. I somewhat understand what he's going through, but isn't someone better than no one? James and I have been without real family in that huge house since before I can remember. Well, there is Kretcher. And that portrait of Grandmum... but does that really count? No one can really join in our conversation. The best thing that Hermione and Ron can come up with, is that they are away from their families during school. Harry's parents have died and so has my mum…I only receive letters from dad. He was never there from the start. I only grew up with James really. So how can being away for a year and meeting back up in the summer be the same?

She yawned quietly to herself. Her hand was starting to cram from dipping and writing. Perhaps now she could get some sleep. She put her journal away in the top of her bedside table, locked the drawer and then removed the stain on her sheet.

Nox…

She slowly drifted off into a silent, dreamless sleep.

Morning came, and Julia was the last to wake up in her dormitory. She combed out her hair carefully, then quickly dressed. She headed down to the great hall for a late meal. There, all of the other Gryffindors were enjoying their breakfast. She hastily seated herself and began to eat. She saw no sign of her friends, but she had been a half hour late, and had no time to lose. It was all for the better, as most of the people around her were upper classmen she didn't recognize, presumably with shortened schedules.

After she finished, she made her way back to the common room… she had forgotten her books. She met up with Harry and Ron there. She asked were Hermione was, and Harry shrugged.

"Last I saw her, she was telling Ron off for waiting until the last minute to do his homework." Julia smiled. It was nothing really new for her friends to come back up to the common room and finish off their assignments. They all headed off to Divinitation with the Slytherins.

"Isn't this a wonderful start of the day?" came a familiar voice from behind them.

"Shove off Malfoy…" Ron said tartly.

"What's gotten Weasley in a sour mood so early… had a fight with the girlfriend?"

Ron looked like he was going to punch him square in the nose. Julia tried to stifle her laughter… In truth, Ron had been in one of his 'moods' since Hermione had scolded him. Draco smiled.

"At least someone in Gryffindor has a sense of humor…" he said. Ron would have said something more, but luckily the lights grew dim, signaling the start of class.

Everyone paired off or got into groups of three. Julia found a seat in the back of the class by herself. She didn't want to sit with Ron now anyway.

"Today, my dears… we read tea leaves again…" came Professor Trelawney's misty voice. The class moaned. Julia didn't mind it. That meant she was able to drink more tea. That's basically what it meant to everyone else too, as they didn't understand the helps of mulch in their cups.

As Julia read her leaves, she became frustrated. She was good at Divinatation, it ran in her family, but the leaves kept showing her such vague pictures. One of which was the owl which meant 'good or bad luck ahead'. What was the point if you can't even determine good or bad?

When class ended, she gathered her stuff. She was in such a hurry that she accidently bumped into someone.

"I'm so sorry!" she said looking up at the person. It was Malfoy.

"What was your name again… I didn't quite catch it."

"Julia. Julia Black." She said quietly. It was one of the first weeks of school, and she was new there, though still a 3rd year . She wasn't really making that good of an impression on people.

"Black…? Are you related to Sirius Black?!" he said shocked. "He has been in the paper you know, escaped Azkaban and all."

She blushed."Yeah, I know." That seemed to be the reason why everyone knew her. That was also the reason she didn't have many friends...

Malfoy smirked.

"My name is Draco Malfoy."

He was introducing himself. He wasn't afraid of her, or her father? Her heart nearly skipped a beat.

"Nice to meet you Draco--"she began, but was cut off by Harry and Ron.

"Come on Julia… you don't need to make friends with the likes of him…" Harry said smoothly as he came to the back of the class.

"We were just having a nice friendly chat Potter, no need to worry." He smirked. "See you some other time Julia…"

He put his hands in his robes and turned, walking away. Ron glared at him as he left.

"Come on," he finally said, the pink fading from around his ears. "Let's hurry up before we're late to Charms"

End of Chapter 1

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