This story is about my OC Elissa Ardent (name sake for my username). As the preview says she transfers into Hogwarts third year and after that strange things start to follow her.


Students never transferred into Hogwarts their third year, especially when the term had already started. For a school where you were chosen at the age off eleven to attend such an event was rare and unlikely so the transfer student attracted a lot of attention when they arrived, mid class.

Professor Lupin was standing at the front of the class explaining the places one might find boggarts and was quite surprised by the light knock on the door as was the rest of the class, all of which turned to watch the door expecting a late student.

"Isn't everyone here?" Ron asked Harry sitting beside him.

"I thought so," Harry replied watching the door along with the rest of the class.

The door opened and a girl, not from their class, came in wearing a Gryffindor scarf, blonde hair pulled back into a loose ponytail that fell over her shoulder. She looked more like a fifth year than a third. "Lu- Professor, I'm sorry about being late. I was talking to Professor Dumbledore." She smiled warmly.

Everyone turned back to Professor Lupin, who looked rather surprised, "Of course, El- Miss Ardent. Everyone this is Miss Elissa Ardent, she transferred here just this week and will be joining our class."

"A transfer student?" Ron whispered to Harry.

"No idea."

They watched Elissa sit down near the front.


The next day at lunch Harry, Ron, and Hermione took their usual seats and once Dumbledore had made his usual announcements began talking. They looked down the table to notice Elissa, the transfer student, sitting with Neville.

"She seems like a nice girl," Hermione commented as they watched Elissa converse with Neville, a warm smile on her face, "Apparently she moved here because of her family's work."

"How would you know?" Ron asked.

"I asked this morning. She also said that she lives with her older brother."

"Who're you talking about?" Fred and George joined the group sitting on either side of Harry. "Neville?"

"Elissa, actually," Harry corrected them.

"Oh, we know her, what class do with have with her George?"

"Defense against the Dark Arts. Something else later today, I think."

"You have defense against the dark arts with her, how? She's in our class," Ron's brows were furrowed, "Are you messing with us?"

"No, she's in our class. I think she knows Professor Lupin though, he called her by Elissa not Miss Ardent."

"And," Fred added, "she called him, Lu once."

George nodded, "Wonder what's going on."

"Don't know."


Neville sat at the lunch table, alone, wondering who would sit with him today, when a sweet voice reached his ear, "May I join you?" He looked up to see a third year girl, blonde ponytail falling over her shoulder, purple eyes watching him, "Oh, sure."

The girl smiled taking a seat, "Elissa Ardent, I came into your class yesterday. The one Lu, I mean Professor Lupin, teaches. You're Neville right?"

"Oh, yes. Why did you transfer?" Neville watched his plate, surprised by her joining him.

"Work, mine and my older brother's. I won't be behind or anything though." Elissa smiled putting some cake onto her plate.

"Dessert first?" Dean had come to sit beside Neville.

Elissa giggled, "I don't eat much, so when I do, I just skip to dessert. Alex scolds me, but he rarely has anything besides coffee."

"Alex?" Seamus spoke up this time.

"My brother."

"Did you get sorted after you got here or what?" Neville asked, having wondered a while now.

"I asked for Gryffindor."

"Why?"

Elissa smiled, "It's a secret."

"It can't be that much of a secret," Dean sounded unconvinced.

Elissa continued to smile, "I could tell you, fact is though you wouldn't believe me. One day I'll explain."

"One day?"

"Yeah, when I explain other things that haven't happened yet. But enough of that, you'll start to think I'm crazy. I promise I'm not, just a complicated situation."


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