The Dark Mark Part One
a/n this is my first fic and I welcome all comments good or bad even flames I will continue this fic if anyone likes it. Um, Oh yeah and all of these characters or settings do not belong to me except Aiden and her belongings including Ayah all the rest belong to the wonderful J.K Rowling. Um ok enjoy and PLEASE r/r
I walked into the mist knowing what I was leaving behind. I was leaving the only person I had ever loved. No I thought don't think about that now! He is dead and gone doesn't help to remember. I knew I hadn't been safe and I knew this was the only way but still I had regrets. I had to stop thinking about that right now though. I could see blurry shapes in front of me and I knew I had to step forward now or god knows where I would end up. I stepped out and right into a boy with messy black hair and glasses. I dropped the cage I was holding and Ayah shrieked. "Oh! I am sorry. I didn't see you coming!," he said stooping to pick up Ayahs cage for me. "That's all right.," I said hurriedly grabbing Ayah back from him. "Um. Excuse me but I don't think we've met.," he said smiling at me. I suddenly realized how green his eyes were. Shaking off this thought I said teasingly, "I could say the same to you!" "Oh!!," he said seeming surprised that I didn't know who he was, "I am Harry Potter." "Ok Cool," I said, "I am Aiden, Aiden Smyth. A pleasure to meet you. I am the exchange student from America." "So would you like to sit with me?," Harry asked. Would I? I thought. "Oh! And my friends Ron and Hermione too seeing as you don't know anyone I mean you don't have to.," he said hurriedly. "I would love to." I said. Ayah chose that moment to start emitting sparks. Harry and I looked down at the cage. Harry looked slightly alarmed. "Oh that's just Ayah my firebird." I said in a reassuring tone of voice. Harry still looked slightly puzzled but right then the train which I had not noticed until now let out an ear piercing blast. Harry looked up startled. "Oh no!!" he yelled, "it is leaving without us!" "Oh shit!," I yelled back. He grabbed my hand and began pulling me along until we got to a certain compartment. Harry hammered on the door it was opened by a pretty little redhead about a year younger then me. "It's Harry!" she called back behind her. Two more people came to the door they pulled first us and then our luggage in. I looked around besides the redheaded girl there was a taller girl with long slightly frizzy brown hair and a tall gangly red headed boy. The brown haired girl was throwing Harry and I a looks of disgust. I looked down Harry and I were still holding hands. Harry saw where I was looking but neither of us made any move to let go. "Aiden this is Ron, Ginny, and Hermione." Harry said. "Hi" I said slightly nervous. the redheaded girl, Ginny said, "Hi Aiden. I am so glad to finally meet you!" I threw her a startled look, "You knew I was coming?" "Yes," this time the boy, Ron spoke, "Our dad works for the Ministry of Magic, you see." " Ok." I said smiling at him. He glanced at the brunette, Hermione beside him. He seemed to be trying not to smile at me. He struggled with whatever he was thinking and finally he broke into a smile. Hermione threw me another disgusted look. Just then a small pale boy with very blonde hair and to big ugly thugs came in. "Draco" Harry spat Draco smiled it was not a nice smile. The two bigger boys cracked their knuckles menacingly. He smirked at Harry, Ron, and Hermione, Ginny was looking studiously at her toes. "And who is this? Harry seems to have found a friend. How sweet." Draco said. "And what of it!" I said loudly taking a step forward and tugging Harry along with me. Draco took a step back glaring at me. Right then Ginny spoke up, "Draco why are you so mean? Leave her alone!" To my immense surprise Draco seemed to fumble for words for a minute. Then he turned and fled. the bigger boys turned to leave as well but not before surprise registered in their tiny eyes. No sooner then the had left another boy rushed in and promptly fell on his behind. He scrambled to his feet and said, "Have you heard?" "Heard what Neville?" He threw a questioning look at me before he continued. "Voldemort has been located, he was in America!" I collapsed on the seat pulling Harry down beside me. "I know," I said weakly, "That is why I am here." Then I leaned against Harry's warm shoulder and knew no more. "Aiden, Aiden, AIDEN!!!!!!" "Huh, what?" I said groggily. I opened my eyes and I was looking into pools of green. I snapped awake. I was holding Harry's hand very tightly and he was looking down at me with concern. I looked around at the compartment and there was a plump lady looking down at me amusedly. "I asked would you like anything, dear?" the woman said kindly looking at Harry and I with sparkling eyes. "Oh! Um, I" I looked around blushing furiously, "I-I think I'll have what he has." I pointed at Ron who was biting into something that looked like chocolate. "Chocolate frogs eh? Here you go." She handed me the package and I pulled my money out of my pocket. I handed it to her and she looked at it astonished. She handed it all back except for a few tiny brass looking ones. "Keep a hold of that money," she advised me before she turned on her heel and left. I opened my package of chocolate frogs and took one out after first offering them around. I opened my Frog at the bottom was a card. I pulled it out Professor Dumbledore it said. I looked at the picture it was of a old white haired man with very blue eyes. He waved cheerily at me as I gaped at him. Harry glanced over at what I was holding. "Oh that is Professor Dumbledore he teaches at Hogwarts." he said. We pulled into Hogwarts some time later and we got our things and left the train. Outside I saw a big man with wild hair yelling "Firs Years over here" in a loud voice. I looked up to see him looking over towards me. No towards Harry and the others. A group of young very scared looking kids were heading for some boats on a very black lake. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and I piled into a carriage. The road was bumpy for a ways and I was flung onto Harry. I smiled and he helped me up and I snuggled against him. We finaly arrived at the castle and we went into a big room that had a ceiling that looked like a starry sky. We all sat down at a large table. Hemione protested but when Harry glanced at her she shut up. The man from the frog card stepped forward and pointed his wand at his throat. "Sonorus" he muttered and suddenly his voice reverberated around the room. He said that he would like to show how welcome I was and would I please come up and be sorted. I went up and sat on a stool and someone put a hat over my head. "Hmm..... lots of courage," it muttered, "yes I think you would go well in GRYFFINDOR." The last word was shouted aloud. As I stood up the table where Harry was broke into cheers. I looked at them Harry was clapping loudest. But Hermione was not clapping at all. She was staring at me with mingled disgust and fury. After I was sorted a group of scared looking pre-teens were sorted. Then Dumbledore announced a home coming dance. Hermione was looking at Harry but Harry was looking at me. Hermione looked at me for one second then her eyes filled with tears and she looked down at her hands. I felt sorry for her of course but not for long because the feast started and Harry grabbed a few rolls with cheese and pulled me away. Telling Ron and Hermione that he thought he ought to show me Gryffindor tower. Hermione watched us go with a sour expression. A boy wearing a silver badge told us that the new password was "secret agent lemon." We went up through draperies and odd stairways until we reached a picture of a fat woman wearing a pink dress. "Secret Agent Lemon," Harry said and the picture swung aside. We went through the opening and arrived in a cozy looking room. Harry showed me to my room where there was a package there with some books and plain black robes. Harry said he would go get Ayah and my trunk for me and he left. I changed quickly kicking off my grubby jeans and tee-shirt right then Harry burst in. "Oh!" he said when he realized I was changing. "Sor-," he began before he stopped and said "what is that??" I looked down at what he was looking at it was my birthmark the one that looked like a skull with a snake coming out of it's mouth.