Adelina was sitting in her dark bedroom. It had no windows, and it was bright and sunny outside. It was hard to believe that the bedroom could be dark.

She was thinking about her one true love, Harry Potter. If only she could see him one more time…

Harry had told Adelina the previous year not to contact him, because his Muggle family were sure to lock up his owl and his school supplies…

"Adelina honey, I'm going to go to Diagon Alley to get your Gilderoy Lockhart books!" called Adelina's father, who was very tall with dark hair.

"Okay."

Adelina crossed the room to her brother's bed and fished something out from under the sheets. A spellbook.

Adelina was a smart girl, very much like Hermione. She had a talent for being smart, and she was also strikingly beautiful. So she was liked by many students except for Ron and Seamus, whom she had turned down last year to be with Harry.

This was going to be her second year at Hogwarts, and the book she had withdrawn from her brother's bed was titled: Standard Book of Spells: Grade 2.

She practiced a couple simple spells and fell asleep at three o' clock. She was awoken by her mother at five o' clock, and at six o' clock they had a nice dinner of what Mrs. Martin called fish and salad, while Andrew described it "booger-flavored." Andrew was excused from the meal, to Adelina's delight.

She spent the rest of her summer practicing charms over and over in her room with various objects, and one day, suddenly, it was time to go back to Hogwarts.

"Adelina, dear! Get your coat, comb your hair, clip your toenails! Brush your teeth, iron your clothes! It's time to go back to Hogwarts!"

Adelina got up and got her coat, combed her hair, clipped her toenails, brushed her teeth, ironed her best robes, and put them on under her coat. She was ready to leave. Her trunk was packed, her best shoes had been polished, and she had on clear nail polish. She dragged her trunk down the stairs and out the door, where they Apparated to King's Cross.

They dumped their trunks on trolleys. Adelina had gotten a beautiful black and white owl for her birthday on August 22nd, and she had gotten a new trunk also. Her trunk, which she had used many times while traveling overseas to look for plant samples with her mother, was battered and worn out. Her new trunk was a beautiful sea green with Adelina Melissa Martin embossed on it.

Adelina tossed her trunk into the train, waved a quick good-bye to her mother, and found an empty compartment at the back again.

"Hi, Adelina!" said Hermione brightly when she found Adelina. She tossed her trunk up on the luggage rack and sat next to Adelina by the compartment door.

They waited and waited for Harry and Ron, but they didn't come. The train left soon, and Adelina wondered aloud if they were looking for them or they missed the train.

They reached Hogsmeade Station and got into carriages, who seemed to be led by invisible horses, but Adelina couldn't see them. A girl named Luna Lovegood claimed they were led by scaly horses.

They heard about Ron and Harry at the Great Hall. About five minutes into the meal, Snape came into the Hall and fetched McGonagall and Dumbledore, only to lead them out of the Hall and go down to the dungeons.

Ten minutes into the meal, there were rumors that Harry and Ron had flown a turquoise Ford Anglia to Hogwarts and crashed into the Whomping Willow, but Adelina and Hermione wouldn't hear of it until they knew it was absolutely true.

"You did?" asked Hermione ten minutes later when they all met up in the common room.

"Yes. Well, it wasn't our fault. This elf named Dobby…"

"Okay, we don't need to hear the rest. And you have an owl, Harry…"

"Don't make me feel worse," said Harry and Ron miserably.

Adelina kissed Harry on the cheek and walked up the stairs, finding the familiar dorm labeled Second Years. She and Hermione got into bed sleepily and fell asleep quickly, wondering what Harry was thinking. Of course, Harry must have been frightened, but still…

Harry and Ron slept with difficulty. Ron kept staring at his stupid rat sleeping, and Harry stared out the window. They couldn't believe that they wriggled through that tight spot, but they did it.

Hermione and Adelina didn't speak to Harry or Ron all morning. Ron received a Howler that shook dust from the ceiling. Hermione began speaking to Harry and Ron, but Adelina talked to Ron only, not Harry. Harry seemed very depressed, and Ron was happier than ever.

In Herbology, Harry was tortured by Gilderoy Lockhart, and Adelina was half-pleased. But it broke her heart to see Harry's cheeks burning red.

Harry wondered if Adelina was still speaking to him. Or…

Maybe Adelina broke up with him!

Harry didn't speak to anyone for the whole week. He was too depressed, and he kept staring at Adelina's face, while Adelina ignored him.

Harry was heartbroken. What could he have done wrong? Was Adelina going to… go out with someone else?

Harry despised that very thought. When he saw Adelina flirting with Seamus, he knew all was lost. He cried silently into his pillow that night and wondered how stupid he was to practically give away Adelina to Seamus.