Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

Eleven year old Leah Malfoy stared out the window of the Hogwart's Express. This year was to be her first year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Leah had been looking foward to this since her mother, Narcissa, told her and her twin brother all about the magical school that would start attending upon turning eleven.

Leah couldn't help the nervous feeling in her stomach as the train surged further and further into the middle of nowhere. She was elated at finally being of age to attend school, but she was terrified all the same. What if she brought shame upon her family somehow? Her father, Lucius had warned Leah her entire life that nothing was more important than holding up the family honor. Leah prayed she would not let her father down.

Leah's brother Draco was holding court with two other first year students she believed were named Crabbe and Goyle. In the brief time they had been on the train, Draco had clearly become their leader. They listened to his words with rapt attention, with glazed eyes, and gullible expressions.

Leah and Draco had always been close. There was something about being born at the same time that made twin siblings special, and separate from other siblings. Draco knew Leah inside and out, and Leah knew Draco good and bad. They were similar on many fronts, especially their attitudes and proper mannerisms, and they looked very much alike.

Suddenly, without any warning at all, the train whistle blew, and the train stopped all together. Leah assumed that they had arrived. The nervous feeling in Leah's stomach grew worse as she stood up, already dressed in her Hogwart's robes. Draco, Crabbe and Goyle, stood up as well, looking nervous, but Leah knew that no matter how scared Draco looked, he would never admit it.

"I think we've arrived Leah, let's go out and have a look," Draco said to Leah.

Draco moved towards the door of the compartment, and slid it open. The four of them traipsed out of the compartment into the corridor of the train. Nearly every compartment door had opened and there were tons of students milling about, looking towards the exit. Leah noticed a girl with bushy brown hair standing near two other boys, one with red hair, and one with jet black hair. The bushy haired girl had a false air of being in the charge of the two boys Leah stared at the girl for a few minutes. For some reason, she could not take her eyes off the girl. That is, until Draco started walking towards the exit, and Leah's attention was again brought back to reality, and they left the train, standing on a platform. The very first thing Leah saw was a very large man with a lantern who appeared to be shouting something.

"First years over here, first years come this way," the large man said.

The foursome walked over to the large man, and Draco looked at him with disdain. Leah wasn't concerned, because Draco looked at everyone with disdain. The large man paid them no attention, and soon it seemed all the first year students had gathered around him.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. I'm Rubeus Hagrid, the keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwart's, and we're going across the lake to the school in these little boats here. Four students to a boat please," Hagrid said.

Draco, Leah, Crabbe and Goyle clambered into one of the tiny boats, and they set off across the lake, Hagrid leading them, taking up an entire boat on his own. Leah's thoughts came back to the bushy haired girl she had been staring at. Leah did not know why she was so interested in the girl.

Soon, they had arrived, and Leah took her first good look at Hogwarts. It was a huge castle, so huge Leah was sure she would be continuously lost in it, never able to find her classes. It was dark and magical, looming out of the darkness ahead of them

Hagrid opened the large oak door and lead them inside. A very strict looking woman awaited them.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. I am Professor McGonagall, head of Gryffindor house. The sorting ceremony will commense soon," she said, and then she left through another door.

"So it's true, Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts," Draco said.

Draco was looking at the jet black-haired boy Leah had noticed with the girl.

"I'm Harry Potter," the boy said.

"Ah, I'm Draco Malfoy,"

The red haired boy next to Harry Potter snorted, and Draco looked at him with disgust.

"No need to ask your name, red hair and a hand me down robe, you must be a Weasley. You'll soon find out some wizarding families are better than others Potter. You wouldn't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there," Draco drawled to Harry Potter, and offered his hand to the boy to shake.

"I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself, thanks," Harry Potter said.

During the whole confrontation, Leah had stared at the bushy haired girl on Harry Potter's right side. She had said nothing the entire time. She was pretty. She had brown eyes, and a nice smile, and Leah could not take her eyes off the girl. The girl finally looked up, and caught Leah's eyes. They simply stared at each other for a few minutes.

Before Draco could continue, the door opened again, and Professor McGonagall stepped out.

"We're ready for you," she said, and the students followed her into a huge room, with four tables filled with students.

The first years lined up in front of Professor McGonagall.

"We're going to be sorting you into houses, now. They are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. You'll be called forward to put the Sorting Hat on your head, and it will decide your house," Professor McGonagall said, gesturing towards an old looking hat sitting on a stool.

Leah looked sideways at Draco, and could tell he was thinking about what their father had said about them hopefully being sorted into Slytherin, his old house.

"Harry Potter," Professor McGonagall called off a large scroll of parchment.

Harry stepped forward, and put the hat on his head. After a few minutes, the hat shouted "Gryffindor!" and Harry walked forward to the table with the students wearing the crest with a lion on it.

The red haired Weasley boy was sorted into Gryffindor as well, and then Draco's name was called. He swaggered up to the hat, and it had barely touched his head before Slytherin was called out.

"Hermione Granger," Professor McGonagall said, and the bushy haired girl Leah had been gawking at earlier came up and put the hat on her head.

"Gryffindor," the hat shouted.

So her name was Hermione, Leah thought. Leah had never heard the name before, but with wizarding families, odd names were not uncommon. Leah watched as the girl walked toward the Gryffindor table, but before she was there, she turned back and caught Leah's eye again.

This time Leah's stomach did a sommersault and she didn't understand how this girl named Hermione made her feel.

"Leah Malfoy," Professor McGonagall said loudly, and it broke Leah out of her thoughts about Hermione Granger.

Leah stepped up and put the hat on her head. It took a few minutes, but the hat shouted Slytherin and she walked toward the table and sat down next to Draco.

Leah's eyes searched for Hermione, and noticed she was sitting between Harry Potter and the Weasley boy that Draco had made fun of. Her stomach did that funny sommersault again when she locked eyes with Hermione.

Soon after Headmaster Dumbledore and greeted the new students, their plates filled with food, and Leah was starving, so she forgot Hermione for awhile, as she ate and talked with Draco and the other students.

Dumbledore stood up again, and told them it was time for bed. The students gathered around the prefects and stalked off towards their common room. As Leah was walking, she thought about Hermione again until suddenly she slammed into something soft that caught her before she fell.

It was none other than Hermione Granger herself.

"Watch it," Hermione said.

"Sorry about that, I wasn't watching where I was going," Leah said.

"Obviously. I'm Hermione Granger," Hermione said, offering her hand to Leah.

"Leah Malfoy," Leah said, shaking Hermione's hand.

When their hands met, electricity seemed to fly between them and they let go quickly.

"You're Draco's sister," Hermione said, coming to the realization.

"Yeah, he's my twin brother," Leah said.

Hermione looked at her with interest, then looked backward, noticing all the Gryffindors were leaving her.

"I have to go, but it was nice to meet you Leah," Hermione said politely.

"Goodnight, Hermione," Leah said.

Leah followed her classmates to the dungeons, and was showed to the first year dormitory. As she lay in her bed, her thoughts turned towards Hermione again. She had been polite, and seemed interested when she learned that Leah and Draco were twins. She drifted off to sleep, the brunette's face etched clearly in her mind.