Chapter One- The Arrival
Lacy Green was a witch from Louisiana in the United States. Her father, Shawn Green, had a job transfer at the end of Lacy's fourth year at her school. Her family would be moving all the way to London, England, and she would be changing schools and would start going to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Greens moved to a little section on the outside of London. Lacy would be starting school in a two weeks and she was very nervous.
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"Mom?," said Lacy after they had returned from the first visit to Diagon Alley.
"Yes sweety," said her mom, Janet Green.
"I want to go back to Louisiana. I miss all my friends there and my school too," she said. "Well maybe not the homework," she added.
"Well, dear, we can't go back to Louisiana and I miss my friends too, but we need to make some new friends. I am sure you will make lots of friends at Hogwarts because you are so likable. I here Hogwarts is a great school too. By the time you get friends you will forget all about wanting to go back to Louisiana," her mother said concerned.
'Mothers are so thoughtful or at least mine is' Lacy thought to herself.
"You better get your things ready we are leaving early tomorrow since we don't know where King's Cross Station is and we are going to ask for directions," her mother said.
Lacy left and went to her room to pack her things. Along with her spellbooks, cauldron, and other things needed she brought her diary and a picture of her and her parents. While looking at the picture she thought of her dad. 'I wonder if I will see him before I leave. Maybe he will go with us but probably not I shouldn't get my hopes up' she thought to herself. You see Lacy didn't see her father much since he was busy with work and barely even came home for supper on time and when he did he would say good-bye and leave again. Or he would come and eat by the time she was already asleep in bed.
"Mom is daddy coming tomorrow with us?"
"I am afraid not sweety but he promised that he would be here for supper and for you to write him every day just in case there was an emergency and he wasn't able to make it but I am sure he will be here sweety."
Lacy frowned at what her mother said.
"Now turn that frowned upside down. You know that I don't like frowns. Now why don't we go in the kitchen and make some cookies for you to eat on the train tomorrow," her mother said encouraging.
"Only if they are your famous snickerdoodles mom!"
"Now there is a smile!"
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After about three U-turns and asking a few people where King's Cross Station they finally made it to King's Cross Station.
"Now we need to find Platform 9 3/4," Lacy's mom said.
"There is 9 and 10 but where is 9 3/4?" Lacy said.
The Weasly's and Harry overheard them and helped them.
"New I see what year are you in?" said Mrs. Weasley.
"I am in fifth year I transferred from Louisiana in the United States," Lacy said.
"Ron and Harry are in fifth year too! Why don't you watch them to see how it is done?"
"All right."
Ron and Harry ran straight into the barrier and disappeared.
"Simple as that! Why don't you try now your mom can go with you too," Mrs. Weasley said.
Lacy and Her mom both ran into the barrier hoping they wouldn't crash. When they got through they saw a red train with Hogwarts express written on it.
"Well I guess I will see you at Christmas sweety. Bye," Lacy's mom said and she kissed her on the cheek.
"Bye mom I'll write to you."
Lacy waved to her mom and loaded her luggage onto the train.
"Here let us help you," said who she assumed was Harry and Ron beside him. "I am Harry Potter and this is Ron Weasley."
"Hi and thanks. I am Lacy Green."
"You can join us in our compartment Hermione should already be there by now."
"Who?"
"Another one of are friends," said Ron.
They put Lacy's luggage in there compartment and sat down with Hermione.
"Hermione this is Lacy Green. Lacy this is Hermione Granger," said Harry.
"Hello nice to meet you Lacy," said Hermione.
"Nice to meet you too," Lacy said.
"So your from the States?" Hermione said.
"Yes from Louisiana to be precise."
"Oh! I could tell by your accent. Are you in fifth year?"
"Yes I am."
"Hopefully you will be sorted into Gryffindor with us."
"A house I suppose."
"Yes there are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. You don't want to be in there."
"And why is that Granger?" Malfoy asked, who was standing at the compartment door with Crabbe and Goyle behind him.
"Because people like you are in there," said Hermione.
He turned his attention to Lacy, "I don't believe we have met I am Draco Malfoy," he held out his hand to Lacy. She shook it. "I am Lacy Green."
"Oh. From the States?"
"Yes, Louisiana."
"Why don't you go and bother some little first years like you love to do Malfoy," said Harry.
"Because I heard there was a new student and wanted to meet them and I have now I guess I'll leave you and take that great idea of yours Scarhead." Malfoy shut the door and left. "We are going to be talking to her some more Crabbe and Goyle," he said going off to bother some first years.
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"Ok should I wear a sign saying 'I am from Louisiana in the United States!'"
"No I don't think so Lacy," said Hermione.
"And would it be bad that I think that Draco is kind of cute?"
"Yes!" all three of them said at once.
"Well I do, but I didn't say I like him." All the sudden there was a bunch of racket.
"What is that noise?"
"It's Pig, my owl," said Ron. "He hates being in his cage."
"Do all of you have pets?" Lacy asked.
"Yes I have a cat named Crookshanks and Harry has a Snowy Owl named Hedwig," Hermione answered.
"Oh, I don't have a pet. They wouldn't allows us to have pets at my old school. I don't know why though. We were forced to use the stupid school's slow owls to mail things to our families."
"That's awful. I don't know what I would do with out Crookshanks."
"You would be in the Library or doing your homework, but now with Crookshanks you feed him, go to the library, and do your homework with him in your lap," said Ron. Hermione glared at him.
"What ever Ron."
After that the food cart came around and every one got something. They all ate there food and talked. After about an hour they changed into there robes for they would be at Hogwarts soon.
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"Well this is it. This is Hogwarts," Hermione said to Lacy pointing at the huge castle.
"Damn! How many students are here?" Lacy asked.
"Who knows," said Ron passing Lacy to catch up with Harry.
"My old school would look like that cabin over there," Lacy said pointing towards Hagrid's hut.
"Do you know how many schools are in the United States Lacy?" Hermione asked.
"Not a clue."
"Well I guess it is time for your first feast here at Hogwarts. I am guessing Professor McGonagall will sort you after the first years have been sorted. She'll probably take you into her office and do it. I'll ask her if you can sit with us if you like?"
"Sure!"
Lacy and Hermione went to the Great Hall to find Professor McGonagall and ask her. Sure they found her with the first years.
"Professor McGonagall, I need to ask you a question," Hermione said trying to get Professor McGonagall's attention.
"Why Hello Miss Granger. Not wanting to sign up for more classes are you," said Professor McGonagall.
"Oh no Ma'am actually I wanted to know when you were going to sort Lacy Green into a house," Hermione said pointing to Lacy.
"Oh I plain forgot we had a new student this year. Well how about she go sit with you, Miss Granger, since you seem to be friends and come bring her by Professor Dumbledore's office. The password is pumpkin juice. Mr. Potter will know where to find his office. Now you too need to get back in there are you will miss the sorting ceremony in which I need to start."
"Thank you Professor McGonagall," Hermione said but she didn't hear because she was too busy getting the first years ready. "Well come on let's go eat, but first we have to watch the sorting ceremony and listen to Professor Dumbledore."
"Oh I have been meaning to ask you something."
"What Lacy?"
"Is there a Dueling Club here?"
"No but we did in my second year we did. Maybe you can ask the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."
"Ok who is it."
"I don't know. People say the job is cursed. So we have a new teacher every year. I'll tell you once we get in there. I'll be able to tell by then."
They walked into the Great Hall to find it to Lacy's surprise filled with several students.
"Do people from all around the UK come here or just London?"
"All the UK I think."
"No wonder it is much bigger. We just had people from the northern part of Louisiana go to my school. The people in the south went to the school down there."
"Oh I see. Come on there is Harry and Ron saving us a seat."
Lacy and Hermione walked to were Harry and Ron were saving them a seat and sat down.
"Do you have Quidditch here?"
"Of course we do," Harry answered Lacy. "I hope I will become captain this year for the Gryffindor team, but we need a new Keeper. When we were in third year it was our Keeper at that time last year here and we didn't have Quidditch last year to get a new keeper."
"What position are you Harry?"
"I am the seeker."
"Who do you have in mind for Keeper."
"Don't know yet. Hopefully if Ron was working on it this summer like he said he will have a good shot at becoming Keeper."
"Of course I worked on it. I got like 3 broken arms, a black eye, and a few bloody noses."
"Well Quidditch is a bloody sport Ron," Lacy said. "I was on the Quidditch team at my old school and I can always ask my mom to send my broom. Maybe I can try out for the team."
"Why don't you try and when we have matches against Slytherin you can be close to Malfoy," Harry said smirking.
"I already told you that I didn't like him I just thought he was cute."
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They ate and headed towards the common room but Lacy remembered something.
"Hey don't I have to go to Dumbledore's office first Hermione."
"Oh yea! Harry can you show us where Dumbledore's office is."
"Sure, I hope you know the password."
"Yes we do Professor McGonagall told us." "All right it's this way."
Harry lead them towards Professor Dumbledore's office.
"Harry why did Professor McGonagall tell us to ask you where to find the Headmaster's office. Do you get in trouble all the time."
"Not exactly. Well do you know about Lord Voldemort?"
"I have heard stories."
"Have you heard the one where he tried to kill a baby but that baby destroyed his powers?"
"Parts."
"Well I am that baby. That is why I have the scar on my head and every year I have been here in some for Voldemort comes after me."
"Oh that's not good. Do you think he will be here this year Harry?"
"Hopefully not but I am afraid because at the end of last year I barely got out of his clutches. I am afraid I think he is back and stronger but luckily while Dumbledore is here I am safe because that is the only wizard he fears."
They made it to Dumbledore's office. Hermione said he password and they headed up the stairs to Professor Dumbledore's office.
Lacy Green was a witch from Louisiana in the United States. Her father, Shawn Green, had a job transfer at the end of Lacy's fourth year at her school. Her family would be moving all the way to London, England, and she would be changing schools and would start going to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Greens moved to a little section on the outside of London. Lacy would be starting school in a two weeks and she was very nervous.
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"Mom?," said Lacy after they had returned from the first visit to Diagon Alley.
"Yes sweety," said her mom, Janet Green.
"I want to go back to Louisiana. I miss all my friends there and my school too," she said. "Well maybe not the homework," she added.
"Well, dear, we can't go back to Louisiana and I miss my friends too, but we need to make some new friends. I am sure you will make lots of friends at Hogwarts because you are so likable. I here Hogwarts is a great school too. By the time you get friends you will forget all about wanting to go back to Louisiana," her mother said concerned.
'Mothers are so thoughtful or at least mine is' Lacy thought to herself.
"You better get your things ready we are leaving early tomorrow since we don't know where King's Cross Station is and we are going to ask for directions," her mother said.
Lacy left and went to her room to pack her things. Along with her spellbooks, cauldron, and other things needed she brought her diary and a picture of her and her parents. While looking at the picture she thought of her dad. 'I wonder if I will see him before I leave. Maybe he will go with us but probably not I shouldn't get my hopes up' she thought to herself. You see Lacy didn't see her father much since he was busy with work and barely even came home for supper on time and when he did he would say good-bye and leave again. Or he would come and eat by the time she was already asleep in bed.
"Mom is daddy coming tomorrow with us?"
"I am afraid not sweety but he promised that he would be here for supper and for you to write him every day just in case there was an emergency and he wasn't able to make it but I am sure he will be here sweety."
Lacy frowned at what her mother said.
"Now turn that frowned upside down. You know that I don't like frowns. Now why don't we go in the kitchen and make some cookies for you to eat on the train tomorrow," her mother said encouraging.
"Only if they are your famous snickerdoodles mom!"
"Now there is a smile!"
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After about three U-turns and asking a few people where King's Cross Station they finally made it to King's Cross Station.
"Now we need to find Platform 9 3/4," Lacy's mom said.
"There is 9 and 10 but where is 9 3/4?" Lacy said.
The Weasly's and Harry overheard them and helped them.
"New I see what year are you in?" said Mrs. Weasley.
"I am in fifth year I transferred from Louisiana in the United States," Lacy said.
"Ron and Harry are in fifth year too! Why don't you watch them to see how it is done?"
"All right."
Ron and Harry ran straight into the barrier and disappeared.
"Simple as that! Why don't you try now your mom can go with you too," Mrs. Weasley said.
Lacy and Her mom both ran into the barrier hoping they wouldn't crash. When they got through they saw a red train with Hogwarts express written on it.
"Well I guess I will see you at Christmas sweety. Bye," Lacy's mom said and she kissed her on the cheek.
"Bye mom I'll write to you."
Lacy waved to her mom and loaded her luggage onto the train.
"Here let us help you," said who she assumed was Harry and Ron beside him. "I am Harry Potter and this is Ron Weasley."
"Hi and thanks. I am Lacy Green."
"You can join us in our compartment Hermione should already be there by now."
"Who?"
"Another one of are friends," said Ron.
They put Lacy's luggage in there compartment and sat down with Hermione.
"Hermione this is Lacy Green. Lacy this is Hermione Granger," said Harry.
"Hello nice to meet you Lacy," said Hermione.
"Nice to meet you too," Lacy said.
"So your from the States?" Hermione said.
"Yes from Louisiana to be precise."
"Oh! I could tell by your accent. Are you in fifth year?"
"Yes I am."
"Hopefully you will be sorted into Gryffindor with us."
"A house I suppose."
"Yes there are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. You don't want to be in there."
"And why is that Granger?" Malfoy asked, who was standing at the compartment door with Crabbe and Goyle behind him.
"Because people like you are in there," said Hermione.
He turned his attention to Lacy, "I don't believe we have met I am Draco Malfoy," he held out his hand to Lacy. She shook it. "I am Lacy Green."
"Oh. From the States?"
"Yes, Louisiana."
"Why don't you go and bother some little first years like you love to do Malfoy," said Harry.
"Because I heard there was a new student and wanted to meet them and I have now I guess I'll leave you and take that great idea of yours Scarhead." Malfoy shut the door and left. "We are going to be talking to her some more Crabbe and Goyle," he said going off to bother some first years.
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"Ok should I wear a sign saying 'I am from Louisiana in the United States!'"
"No I don't think so Lacy," said Hermione.
"And would it be bad that I think that Draco is kind of cute?"
"Yes!" all three of them said at once.
"Well I do, but I didn't say I like him." All the sudden there was a bunch of racket.
"What is that noise?"
"It's Pig, my owl," said Ron. "He hates being in his cage."
"Do all of you have pets?" Lacy asked.
"Yes I have a cat named Crookshanks and Harry has a Snowy Owl named Hedwig," Hermione answered.
"Oh, I don't have a pet. They wouldn't allows us to have pets at my old school. I don't know why though. We were forced to use the stupid school's slow owls to mail things to our families."
"That's awful. I don't know what I would do with out Crookshanks."
"You would be in the Library or doing your homework, but now with Crookshanks you feed him, go to the library, and do your homework with him in your lap," said Ron. Hermione glared at him.
"What ever Ron."
After that the food cart came around and every one got something. They all ate there food and talked. After about an hour they changed into there robes for they would be at Hogwarts soon.
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"Well this is it. This is Hogwarts," Hermione said to Lacy pointing at the huge castle.
"Damn! How many students are here?" Lacy asked.
"Who knows," said Ron passing Lacy to catch up with Harry.
"My old school would look like that cabin over there," Lacy said pointing towards Hagrid's hut.
"Do you know how many schools are in the United States Lacy?" Hermione asked.
"Not a clue."
"Well I guess it is time for your first feast here at Hogwarts. I am guessing Professor McGonagall will sort you after the first years have been sorted. She'll probably take you into her office and do it. I'll ask her if you can sit with us if you like?"
"Sure!"
Lacy and Hermione went to the Great Hall to find Professor McGonagall and ask her. Sure they found her with the first years.
"Professor McGonagall, I need to ask you a question," Hermione said trying to get Professor McGonagall's attention.
"Why Hello Miss Granger. Not wanting to sign up for more classes are you," said Professor McGonagall.
"Oh no Ma'am actually I wanted to know when you were going to sort Lacy Green into a house," Hermione said pointing to Lacy.
"Oh I plain forgot we had a new student this year. Well how about she go sit with you, Miss Granger, since you seem to be friends and come bring her by Professor Dumbledore's office. The password is pumpkin juice. Mr. Potter will know where to find his office. Now you too need to get back in there are you will miss the sorting ceremony in which I need to start."
"Thank you Professor McGonagall," Hermione said but she didn't hear because she was too busy getting the first years ready. "Well come on let's go eat, but first we have to watch the sorting ceremony and listen to Professor Dumbledore."
"Oh I have been meaning to ask you something."
"What Lacy?"
"Is there a Dueling Club here?"
"No but we did in my second year we did. Maybe you can ask the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."
"Ok who is it."
"I don't know. People say the job is cursed. So we have a new teacher every year. I'll tell you once we get in there. I'll be able to tell by then."
They walked into the Great Hall to find it to Lacy's surprise filled with several students.
"Do people from all around the UK come here or just London?"
"All the UK I think."
"No wonder it is much bigger. We just had people from the northern part of Louisiana go to my school. The people in the south went to the school down there."
"Oh I see. Come on there is Harry and Ron saving us a seat."
Lacy and Hermione walked to were Harry and Ron were saving them a seat and sat down.
"Do you have Quidditch here?"
"Of course we do," Harry answered Lacy. "I hope I will become captain this year for the Gryffindor team, but we need a new Keeper. When we were in third year it was our Keeper at that time last year here and we didn't have Quidditch last year to get a new keeper."
"What position are you Harry?"
"I am the seeker."
"Who do you have in mind for Keeper."
"Don't know yet. Hopefully if Ron was working on it this summer like he said he will have a good shot at becoming Keeper."
"Of course I worked on it. I got like 3 broken arms, a black eye, and a few bloody noses."
"Well Quidditch is a bloody sport Ron," Lacy said. "I was on the Quidditch team at my old school and I can always ask my mom to send my broom. Maybe I can try out for the team."
"Why don't you try and when we have matches against Slytherin you can be close to Malfoy," Harry said smirking.
"I already told you that I didn't like him I just thought he was cute."
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They ate and headed towards the common room but Lacy remembered something.
"Hey don't I have to go to Dumbledore's office first Hermione."
"Oh yea! Harry can you show us where Dumbledore's office is."
"Sure, I hope you know the password."
"Yes we do Professor McGonagall told us." "All right it's this way."
Harry lead them towards Professor Dumbledore's office.
"Harry why did Professor McGonagall tell us to ask you where to find the Headmaster's office. Do you get in trouble all the time."
"Not exactly. Well do you know about Lord Voldemort?"
"I have heard stories."
"Have you heard the one where he tried to kill a baby but that baby destroyed his powers?"
"Parts."
"Well I am that baby. That is why I have the scar on my head and every year I have been here in some for Voldemort comes after me."
"Oh that's not good. Do you think he will be here this year Harry?"
"Hopefully not but I am afraid because at the end of last year I barely got out of his clutches. I am afraid I think he is back and stronger but luckily while Dumbledore is here I am safe because that is the only wizard he fears."
They made it to Dumbledore's office. Hermione said he password and they headed up the stairs to Professor Dumbledore's office.
