A/N: Alright this is the new story I'm working on! I wrote it as a challenge on hpff but the challenge was cancelled lol so I decided what the hell, let's post it on here! I hope you all like it and I will warn you now… there is abuse in this story. The story takes a little in picking up but after chapter 4 or 5 the real drama starts!
Summary: Ashley Meeker, a normal 13 year old girl, starts her third year at Hogwarts. Even from the start, it's rocky. Her friend is switching houses and fallen in with the wrong boy, her abusive Uncle is back and she seems lost. She finds comfort in the Trio but will they be able to help her with everything?
Ashley Meeker, age thirteen, dragged her trunk down the stairs to catch the train to her school Hogwarts, before the train leaves at exactly eleven o'clock. Her light brown hair was in a pony tail and it flipped from side to side as she rushed around.
"MOM! Hurry up; we're going to be late!" She yelled for her mother. Ashley was a half blood; her father was the magical one in the family but was killed by some of the dark side, Death Eaters. Ever since, Ashley's mother, Kathryn, had trouble respecting her daughter and being around her because no matter what she did, Ashley's being a witch reminded her of her husband, a wizard.
"I'm coming; can't a woman dry her hair around here?" Kathryn Meeker worked at a highly respected law firm dealing with highly classified cases. Ashley rarely ever saw her mother over the summer. Kathryn always had to look her best though, whenever they did go out.
As Kathryn emerged, she was wearing a black skirt that went to her knees and a light purple blouse. She had on black high heels and she was clipping half her dark blonde hair back. Ashley rolled her honey eyes at her mother; obviously she had a big case after she dropped her off.
"Well, are we going or what?" Kathryn asked as she grabbed her purse and walked towards the door. Ashley sighed, picked her trunk back up and followed her mother. It was always like this, ever since he died, and she was sick of it. Was it her fault her mother married a wizard? Was it her fault she got magical powers instead of being a muggle or squib? No, it was her mothers fault. So why did she always act as if it was hers?
The drive to the station was quiet and even as she got out of the car her mother just waved and blew her a kiss before driving off. Typical, the same she did before as well. At least her dad picked her up and gave her a big bear hug and whispered that he'd miss her so very much before they had to leave. At least he even walked her to the barrier so she could get through. But that was her father; he loved her more than anything else, except her mother.
She slowly walked to the barrier, trunk in hand, and stopped to let a few muggles pass her before making her entrance. Her owl Henry had flown to Hogwarts so she had one less thing to worry about. Her mother hated Henry, said he always made a mess. Just another thing that bothered Kathryn about Ashley, Henry was her dad's old owl.
The coast was clear for Ashley to make her entrance so she picked up her pace and ran towards the barrier. Making it through she walked towards the train to find a spot first, then she'd go find her friends. On her way she spotted Harry Potter. She had never actually spoken to him, seeing as he was in his sixth year and she only her third, but she knew who he was, everyone did.
She walked the aisles on the train looking for a spot. Most of them were either half full or full but she found a few with only two or three people in them but she wanted one all of her friends could sit in. Finally, somewhere towards the middle, she found an empty spot. It wasn't the best compartment, seeing as some of the older students had carved things in the walls with their wands, but it was better than nothing. She set her trunk on top and then went out in search of her friends.
As she walked she saw a few familiar faces, but had yet to see her friends. Maybe they had already found a spot? She finally spotted one of her friends but it wasn't the one she was looking for. It was Suzan Keith, a good friend but not her best friend, Cordilla Yang.
"Hey Ashley, how's it going?" Suzan was a very pretty girl, with long blonde hair and sparking light blue eyes, but she was sort of annoying.
"Good, how are you Suzan?"
"I'm excellent and so excited to be going back to Hogwarts!"
"Same here, have you seen Cordilla?"
"Last I saw she was getting on the train looking for a compartment,"
"Thanks," Ashley went to walk back on the train but Suzan followed her on. "Have you seen Harry yet? He's looking so cute! And everything the prophet was saying about him over the summer!"
"What have they been saying about him?" Ashley didn't receive the Wizarding Newspaper, the Daily Prophet, her mother wouldn't allow it in her house after the lies it spread about her husband's death.
"They say he's the chosen one! And the only reason he was at the department of mysteries last year was to get the prophecy concerning him!" Suzan was obsessed with Harry, not that most of the girls weren't.
"Oh cool,"
"Cool?" Suzan asked shocked, "You don't seem too excited that Harry Potter, of Gryffindor, our house, is destined to kill you-know-who!"
"Because I'm not, the prophet spreads lies, you know that and I know that."
"Just because they exaggerated the truth about your dad's death a bit,"
"A bit? Suzan they said he killed himself with a backfiring curse! How is that a bit?"
"Ok, so maybe it's a little more than a bit but still, why would they lie about something like this? Why would they lie about Harry Potter?"
"Because they've done it before… last year… last summer… or have you forgotten how depressed you got when you heard the 'man you loved' was a lunatic?"
"But that was only because…"
"Hey, Cordilla!" Ashley said interrupting Suzan. She didn't want to hear any more about Harry Potter.
Cordilla was a pureblood who lived in a big house where many rich pureblood families lived. She had long brown hair that had a slight curl to it and she had light green eyes.
"Ashley," Cordilla said half heartedly. She gave her a hug anyways but it wasn't as loving as it should have been.
"Have you found a compartment?"
"I was looking for yours,"
"It's in the middle… the one the older kids vandalise and everything,"
"Why that one?"
"The only one I could find," Ashley led the way to the compartment and opened the door to find a little first year sitting there.
"Hi," Ashley said. The boy looked up startled.
"Hi," he said quietly.
"Are you alright, you look a little sad,"
"Some boys were picking on me so I came to hide in here," the boy said.
"Why were they picking on you?"
"They said I wasn't allowed to be at Hogwarts because I'm a … a … mudblood," he said, "I don't even know what that is," he started to sob quietly.
"It's alright, what's you name?" Ashley asked.
"Danny," he said.
"Well Danny, why don't you stay with us," Ashley said, "I'm Ashley, this is Cordilla and that's Suzan,"
"Hi," he said shyly. The two girls added their trunks to where Ashley's was.
"Where's your trunk?" Ashley asked.
"With my brother,"
"Oh, ok,"
"He said he'd come find me later,"
"Do you want to sit with him?" Danny shook his head.
"He's with his friends… said he didn't want me embarrassing them."
"Who's your bother?"
"Neti Molar,"
"Isn't he that Hufflepuff?" Cordilla asked, "The one who's like, smart but not Ravenclaw smart?"
"Yea, he's good friends with Rachael, that fourth year,"
"I don't think I'm going to be in any house," Danny sighed, "I'm not smart, I'm not brave… I'm worthless,"
"I don't believe that,"
"Everyone makes it in a house; the sorting hat will make sure you go where you belong."
"Who was making fun of you anyways?"
"Some boy who had two very large boys beside him. He had white blonde hair,"
"Malfoy," Ashley said, "Will that kid ever learn?"
"Come on Ashley, Draco's not that bad," Cordilla said.
"Draco? Did you just call Malfoy Draco?"
"That is his name," Cordilla said with an eye roll.
"But.., he's Malfoy to everyone in the school… even the Slytherins call him that,"
"But he has a name… duh,"
Ashley stared at her friend in surprise. Something weird was going on here. And she was going to find out what.
A/N: Alright so this is the first chapter, basically just to get a feel of the characters and everything. I hope you liked it and please review!