The moon hung high in the sky as the Hogwarts express chugged along the track at a steady speed towards Hogwarts School. A girl sat alone in the back of the train in an empty cabin listening to the laughter and chatter of the other students on the train.
She sighed and shook her head as her cotton ball blue eyes stared up at the moon again. She jumped suddenly as it sounded like something was thrown against her cabin. She quickly jumped up and walked over to the door. She slid the door open to see a tall dark-haired boy and a few of his friends pinning a boy with platinum blonde hair and silver eyes against her cart.
"Hey," She shouted making her presence known, "knock it off." They glanced over at her and the tall dark-haired one smirked.
"Stay out of this." He said dismissively. She glared at him and grabbed her wand from her pocket.
"I'll say it more slowly so you can understand this time." "Let…him...go." She said enunciating every word. The boys studied her curiously.
"Do you have any idea who this guy is?" "He's a death eater." "He's responsible for…I really don't care who it is because three on one is not fair." She informed.
The dark-haired boy and his friends stared at her in surprise and smirked as he flung the boy on to the ground with a thud. She glared at him as he and his friends chuckled and shook their heads before turning towards her.
"You're new here so I'll let this go this time." He said as if he was being so gracious. She glared at him.
"Gee thanks." She said sarcastically as they turned and walked away snickering. She sighed and slid her wand back into her pocket before kneeling down next to the boy on the ground as he groaned in pain trying to sit up. He wore black slacks with a white button up shirt and had a black tie that was a little messed up from his tango with the other guys.
"You alright?" She asked a little concerned as she touched his shoulder. She jumped as he pushed her off and got to his feet. "Mind you own business next time, I had everything under control." He snapped irritably. She glared at him as she stood back up.
"Oh yes because it looked so under control." She countered irritably. He glared at her and she shook her head. "Forget it, N\next time I'll let them beat the crap out of you." She said dismissively and went back into her cabin without another word.
She sighed in annoyance as she plopped back down onto seat and crossed her arms. She jumped as someone knocked on the door of her cabin. She looked to see a girl with long straight caramel brown hair and chocolate brown eyes waving at her. She motioned the girl in and smiled slightly as the girl slid the door open.
"Hello their sorry to disturb you but I saw what you did out there and I just wanted to say how nice I think it was." She said nervously. "I'm Hermione by the way." She added extending her hand.
"Marina Lockheart, and it was nothing." Marina informed with a slight smile. Hermione beamed and smiled.
"Nice to meet you, are you a sixth year?" She asked. Marina shook her head. "No seventh, I was supposed to transfer here last year and finish but the war with the dark lord kind of made that impossible so I had to wait till this year." She informed with a light laugh. "What about you?" She asked.
Hermione sighed and sat across from her on the seats. "No actually I'm in the same boat as you except I missed last year to help my friends defeat the dark lord." She informed. Marina laughed a little and sighed. "Seems everyone here is in the same predicament as us." She mused. Hermione nodded and smiled. "Seems that way." She said lowly.
"By the way who was that guy in the hall I saved?" Marina asked curiously. She was surprised as Hermione rolled her eyes and sighed. "I thought you'd have heard by now but I guess gossip is slow at the moment." She stated.
"The guy in the hall you saved was none other than Dr…Hermione," a guy's frantic voice called as they poked their head into the cabin. His shaggy red hair fell down over his caramel brown eyes and he sighed in relief upon spotting her.
"There you are I was getting a bit worried." He informed and looked over at Marina. "Who's your friend?" He asked curiously.
"Honestly Ron." Hermione sighed. "Ron Weasley this is Marina Lockheart." Hermione said introducing them. Marina nodded and waved. "Hey." She said. Ran nodded and smiled uneasily. "Hi." He replied. Marina chuckled.
"I won't bite I swear." She informed. Ron smiled now and shook his head. "Sorry it's just train rides make me cranky." He informed. Marina nodded. "Well that makes two of us." Marina teased. Ron relaxed and nodded. "Well we best be getting back to our cabin." "We're close to the school now but it was really nice to meet you." Hermione said sweetly as she stood and walked over to Ron. "Likewise." Marina replied with a smile. "See ya around." Ron called as he and Hermione left.
Marina smiled and rested her head against the glass of the window as she mused over her encounter with the duo as Hogwarts finally appeared.
The wind blew hard as the students filed out of the train. Marina sighed as her dark raven hair blew around her as she stepped off of the train. She gasped in awe as she looked up at the castle before her. She was so lost in thought that she didn't pay attention to where she was walking and walked smack dab into someone in front of her.
She gasped and put her hands over her mouth as they turned around. "I'm so sorry." She apologized to a boy in front of her with short brown hair and hazel eyes with glasses. "It's alright." He said giving her a warm smile. She smiled and shook her head as she lowered her hands and offered him one.
"I'm Marina Lockheart." She said introducing herself to him. He smiled "Harry, Harry Potter." He replied. She froze and stared at him in disbelief.
"The Harry Potter?" She asked. He smiled and nodded as they released hands. "Wow you're the one who defeated the dark lord." She said in surprise. He nodded and chuckled.
"Yes I get that reaction a lot." He said with a smile. She nodded. "Well it's nice to meet you." She said sweetly. He nodded. "Likewise." He replied.
"Ah I see the two of you have met." Hermione's voice called as she and Ron approached the two. Marina looked over at them and smiled slightly. "Hello again." She greeted. Hermione smiled at her then looked over at Harry.
"Harry this is the girl I was telling you about on the train." She informed looking over at him. Harry nodded as realization hit him. "Oh right you were the one who stopped those guys from beating up Mal… Alright you guys keep it moving" A gruff voice boomed over all the voices and cutting Harry off.
Marina turned to see a very tall bulky man dressed in tarnished clothes hurrying the students off towards the castle with one hand while he held up a rather large lantern in the other. She smiled seeing an elder looking witch with a traditional witch hat standing beside him searching the students dressed in her dark green robes. "Excuse me for a moment." Marina said apologizing to the trio before walking over towards the woman.
"Professor McGonagall." Marina called out as she approached the woman. The woman's face lit up with a smile as she spotted Marina and laughed as the girl tackled her into a hug.
"There you are dear, I was looking for you." She confessed as she held the girl now at arm's length and looked her over. "It's been awhile." Marina confessed with a smile. McGonagall smiled slightly. "Yes it has." She mused.
"Come I'll show you to the great hall where I will announce you in and have you sorted in before the first years." Marina smiled and swallowed the fear forming in her stomach as she followed her towards the castle.