Hey there guys, got another story I hope you all will like!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Jessica Watson.

Chapter 1

"Hey Potter!" Harry heard a voice yell as he was on the swings at the park. Harry turned and gulped as he saw Dudley and his gang strutting up to him. He jumped off the swings and started to run away from them, but apparently Dudley had some pretty fast members in his gang. They caught him, shoving the boy to the ground, the tanbark digging into his hands. The bigger boy walked up to Harry, smirking. "Not as fast as you think you are, huh Potter?" Dudley laughed, noticing a stick on the ground and picking it up. "Say, this looks like the perfect stick to beat you up with," he observed. Harry immediately curled up into a ball to protect himself as Dudley swung at him, the stick cracking against Harry's back. The pain shot up his spine as Harry grimaced.

From behind a tree, Jessica Watson, the same age as Harry, watched Dudley beat him up. She had been crushing on Harry for a month now and couldn't bear to see him get hurt, but Dudley was a big guy and she didn't want to deal with that. As she watched some of Dudley's friends kick him and cause him pain, she decided that she HAD to step in. She jogged over, telling herself that they wouldn't hit a girl.

Dudley raised the stick again to give Harry another blow. "STOP!" Jessica bellowed, shoving her way to Harry and standing over him protectively. Dudley looked at her in shock as did his friends. Harry looked up in confusion. "Don't hit him anymore!" The short girl yelled at Harry's cousin, who had no idea what to do. Dudley finally recovered from the shock and glared at the girl.

"Why? He deserves it." Dudley growled.

Jessica looked at him. "Really? Then tell me what Harry did to deserve this?"

Dudley grumbled some words that she couldn't interpret. "He just does, okay?" Dudley muttered.

Jessica scowled. "No, it's not okay. You need a better reason than that. Go away, no one wants you here," she told Dudley firmly.

He didn't leave, but when one of his friends pulled back a fist to punch her, Dudley pushed him down. "No, we don't hit girls no matter how stupid they are," he snarled, before storming away. Jessica breathed a sigh of relief and turned to help Harry up. He looked at her in awe.

"Wow, you were really brave," he said admiringly.

She blushed and looked down at her feet. "It was nothing, I just don't like bullies," she looked back up at him. His beautiful emerald eyes were sparkling as he looked at her.

"Well, thank you," he held out his hand. "I'm Harry Potter."

She reached out and shook his hand. "Nice to meet you Harry," she said, even though she already knew him. "I'm Jessica Watson." From then on, Harry and Jessica became great friends and always hung out together from playing at the park together to sharing an ice cream sundae at the local ice cream parlor. Six months after Jessica saved him from Dudley, she told him some bad news while they are hanging out.

"Harry?" Jessica asked as they are laying down, cloud gazing.

"Yeah?" Harry replied, keeping his eyes on the sky.

"We're really good friends, right?" she questioned.

"Of course we are!" Harry sat up and turned to look at her. She did the same, but looked at the grass they were sitting on instead of him. "Jessica? It there...something that's bothering you?" Harry asked, worried. She looked up at him, tears in her eyes. Harry panicked, not knowing what was making her cry. Maybe it was him. Or Dudley. He scowled. If Dudley had done something to her, he better sleep with one eye open.

"Harry, I'm moving!" Jessica cried out, some tears dripping down her face. She hated to leave her friend and crush. Harry looked at her in shock and sadness. She was leaving? He felt his heart become heavy.

"Where to?" he asked.

She shook her head. "I can't tell you. I'm sorry," she leaned forward to hug him. He wrapped his arms around her and rested his head on her shoulder. They stayed like that for a few minutes before pulling away. "I'm leaving tomorrow, so this will be our goodbye," Jessica told him.

"You're leaving tomorrow? Why did you wait this long to tell me?" Harry asked, hurt.

Jessica sighed, looking away from him. "I tried to tell you. I did, but I just couldn't," she checked her watch. "Shoot, I have to go. I'm sure I'll see you soon," she stood up and walked away. Harry just looked after her, his heart pounding and hurting in his chest.

Five years later

Harry was sitting with his friends at the Great Feast, ready to begin his fifth year. "I still don't know why Lupin doesn't come back as a teacher. I mean, everyone liked him. Except maybe Malfoy and the Slytherins, but who bloody cares what they think?" Ron was saying before the feast started. Dumbledore called the students attention and everyone stopped talking, looking over at the headmaster.

"I would like to introduce a transfer student who will be starting her fifth year. Her name is Jessica Watson and she will be Sorted first." Dumbledore beckoned a girl forward. She had long brown hair and bright blue eyes. Harry frowned. He recognized her. Why did she look so familiar? He couldn't put his finger on it, so he just shrugged. Ron leaned forward and hissed, "She's a looker, right Harry?" He just nodded, still wondering where he knew her from. Ginny, overhearing Ron, turned to frown at him and seeing Harry nod, began to feel a little jealous.

Jessica sat on the stool as the Hat was placed on her. It took a very short time for the Sorting Hat to come to the decision. "GRYFFINDOR!" It shouted and Jessica smiled, getting up and going to the Gyffindor table. Harry clapped along with the rest of his friends and Jessica noticed him, a look of shock passing across her face, but Harry had gone back to talking to his friends and didn't notice her.

Okay guys, tell me how that was. It's a work in progress, but hopefully interesting enough.

-PJOFanatic101