Cara

Ah!  I love the smell of fresh air! I thought as I got off the Hogwarts express. The night! It invigorates me!

 " Firs' years this way!" a giant man called. I smiled as the first years looked terrified at the sight of him. Humph… I bet he's a sweetie. Hmmm now what did that Magon-i- golly ah screw her last name, what did she say for me to go? You see, im in the 6th year, im just transferred from Durmstrang. I think she said to get in the coaches and ride to the castle with the others then go to the headmaster's office to be sorted- OH MY GOD! Threstrals! Wow they're beautiful!  As I stood standing staring at the horse like creatures attached to the carriages I felt a tap on my shoulder. Instinctively I grabbed the hand, twisted it HARD and spun around, a scowl on my face, wand at the ready.

"OW!" a boy with black hair and glasses cried. I couldn't see his eye color because of the glint of the moon on his spectacles.

 " Oh, sorry, … instinct." I muttered relieved it wasn't…- someone else. 

" It's ok. Er can I have my hand back…- er thanks." he said as I released my vice like grip. " So you can see them too?" he asked as he rubbed his hand, nodding to the awe-inspiring creatures before us.

" They're beautiful. " I stated gazing at the animal.

 " Yah, they're pretty cool," said a boy adjusting his hat that covered basically all of his head, (I couldn't even see a strand of his hair!) next to the black haired one.

  I got into the carriage closest to me and so did the boys. I leaned my forehead against the cool glass and watched the scenery roll by.

" What's your name?"  The hat boy asked

" Cara."

" I'm blah blah blah blah…" I paid no attention. I was too exited about my sorting. Oh God, I hoped I would get the house I wanted, I mean, sure my family has been spread out among the houses, but I wanted the house my brother had been in!  Oh God, I hope im not in Hufflepuff….

 As soon as we got up the stairs, into the castle I walked toward the great hall, I think that's what it's called… oh well.

 " So any way blabitty blab blab blah..." UGH!!!!!! I needed to get these boys off my back.  Heh heh heh… I know…

" I gotta go. See ya around…" I said in a seductive voice, added a wink at them and toped it off by walking away swinging my hips leaving the boys gawking, but staying rooted to the spot.  Ya know now that I mentioned it, a lot of the boys, ok all of the boys were staring. As soon as I got around the corner I totally lost it and slid down the wall in a heap of laughter. Oh My God! What, was I a veela or something. Ugh. I kinda hate having guys stare at me every now and then, it gets kinda annoying, but right now I was in heaven. They are so shallow!

A tall pale handsome platinum blond walked around the corner. NO! it couldn't be . WOW! He grew! I haven't seen him in 7 years! I hope he remembers me!

" Hey, Blondie!" I managed to laugh out. Infuriated, he whipped around (yep, just as I remember him, he hated that name!!) shooting daggers at me until he realized who I was.

 " Merlin! Is that you Cara?!" Draco Malfoy stated stunned .  I was the only one I knew who could get an expression on his steel like face.

" The one and only!"  He ran and swept me up in a hug. We were child hood best friends.  OOOOOHHHH! I was so glad to see him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

" That was some stunt you pulled back there! Do you know who those guys were? "

" Nope, I just did that to get them to leave me alone! Ugh, they wouldn't stop following me around!"

" Potter and Weasley!"

"No wonder they were annoying!" I laughed. " Take me to the head master's office, Blondie. I have to be sorted."

" Ok Mixy." Eheh… yah that was my nickname cuz I rocked ( and still do!) at making potions, I would always be mixing powdered this with horn of that, you get the idea. I learned it all from my brother. Of course we never used these names in public, only in privet one-on-one situations.

           I followed him   all the way to a statue of a gargoyle.

" Uh. Crud! What was the password, I over heard the Head Boy saying it- oh yea…Gumdrops!"  As the statue came to life I turned to him.

" Oh bull, what did ya blackmail him with?" I said smirking knowingly.

" You know me so well," he said with an identical smirk " Hey! You still use the smirk I taught you, but enough with childhood memories. Yah I caught him cheating on his finals last year, and you know if it somehow slipped out that he did, to oh, say Snape (the Head boy's a Hufflepuff) and you know how Snape just loves Hufflepuffs…"  

" Oh yes I do!"  I smiled

 We hopped on the stairs and rode to the top, knocked on the door and were greeted by the Headmaster.

" Ah yes, Cara, welcome, welcome. Please have a seat. I believe the first years ceremony is complete so Accio sorting hat!" the decrepit old hat flew into his hands. " Please, do have a seat " and with a wave of his wand a pink pouf magically appeared at my feet. I sat down and he placed the hat, which had seen better days, on top of my head.

' Ahhh. Cara… hmmm yes, yes, yes…. this is particularly difficult, for you show every trait of every house... Never seen this before. Bravery, kindness for those you respect, brains, pureblood and cunning, hmm well its up to you. You want that house eh? Well ok. You shall be in….

SLYTHERIN!'

 "YES!!!!" I squealed at the top of my lungs.

 "Congratulations" my older brother, whom I didn't know was even in the room at the time, stepped out of the shadows.

"Thanks Sevv." I beamed. This was awesome!  Im in Slytherin with my best friend and my older brother is head of my house!!! How cooler can this possibly get?!   This was going to be a great year.  Sevv, Draco and I walked down to the feast. As we entered, Sevv went p to the teacher's table and Draco and I promenaded down to our table where the girls greeted me and, yep you guessed it, stared at by the boys.  After Pansy and I (we were also good buddies and shared a reunion) I got fed up from the stares

 " Do I have something in my teeth? No? Ok then STOP STARING AT ME!!! IM NOT A FREAKING PAINTING THAT YOU CAN GAWK AT ALL DAY, YA KNOW!" yep, there was the Snape coming out of me.  Every guy in the great hall was taken aback by my, er- shall we say, challenging personality. Draco looked at me and smiled. After that all of the guys at my table warmed up and we started talking like we were all good friends, well just about. There was one boy who was talking to Draco, he wasn't very, how do I say this, nice at all.  He was Mike Flint, Marcus Flint's younger brother.  Just looking at him made chills go down my spine, and not in a good way. He creeps me out. He- I don't know its just I get these weird vibes from him, why you ask? Well I knew him as a kid; he was always tagging along behind his older brother. Marcus was. Ok.  I guess, but Mike was, and probably still is a creep. There is no other way of explaining it.  And his hand brushed against my butt on the Hogwarts express, but I dismissed it, 'it was only an accident' I told my self, but still...  I shivered and turned to talk to Pansy, as he looked my way.

   As all of the Slytherins made our way down the dungeons, I slowed down and stayed behind, avoiding a certain-… somebody.

  By the time I got to the wall where the entrance is supposed to be, every body else had already gone inside.

 " Oh, Christ!" I moaned. I hadn't heard the password! A hand shot out of the darkness and onto my shoulder. I instinctively made a grab for it, but because I was so sleepy I must have been slow, because the owner of the hand caught mine and twisted it.

" Ah!" I cried out in surprise as he (I could tell it was a guy because of the build) tried to pin me to the wall. I say tried, cuz he didn't get very far. Just before my back slammed into the cold stone, I kicked him in the shin. As he grasped his injured leg I mustered up my strength and punched, kicked, jabbed, slapped and beat every inch of the intruder I could.

 He cursed and knocked me into the wall, causing my head to collide with the hard rock. I screamed in pain.

 I was momentarily unprepared for the fight and he grabbed my throat.

 " Don't mess with me. I know your secret." He breathed heavily. Even if it was barely a whisper, it made me stop struggling and I felt me blood turn cold.  NO! Only 2 people know about… that. Only Sevv and Dumbledore. He couldn't. How?  He's lying h-h-he has to be!  I thought hysterically. Of course no emotion played across my face, unless you call turning blue because of the lack of air in my lungs. I made a chocking sound and he loosened his grip ever so slightly. I took what little air I could and replied.

" You attacked me first…you * cough* I have n-no secret."  It was a wonder to me he heard the last part because I could barley hear it, but he sure as heck heard the first part because he slapped me. Oh my head, I cant breath, got… to …got to get…away… need air…

  I heard footsteps running down the hall apparently so did my attacker.  I took advantage of this momentary diversion to summon up every ounce of strength and pushed as hard as I could, sending the guy sailing across the hall onto the floor.

" See you soon" he said as he ran away, opposite of the oncoming footsteps. I was in a coughing fit on the floor when the last people I wanted to see came rushing towards me

OMG!!!!!! 6 pages! This is the longest chapter I have ever written. Yes the character is named Cara, like me. I dunno why …

 Try and guess who's coming to Cara! Who ever gets it right gets an Oreo!

 Love peace and chicken grease,

Cara

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