This is the first chapter of my Harry Potter fan fiction.
I hope you will like the story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Just so you know, I'm from the Netherlands and I got dyslexia so there will be some typos.
So you have been warned.
Enjoy :)
I don't own Harry Potter :'(
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'Paige, don't run so fast.' a small high pitched voice sounded through the room.
'Oh come on Draco, don't be like that.' A girls voice said back sounding quite annoyed.
'I can't help it!' The boy cried out.
'I know Draco, but I'm going to be late.' She said trying to sound nicer.
'Please don't go, come with me to Hogwarts.'
'I wish I could.'
'But, I'm going to miss you so much.' He sniffed.
'Please Draco, don't cry.'
Three years later...
A girl was sitting in Dumbledore's office looking out of the window thinking about the past, when the Headmaster himself came in.
'I'm going to ask you some questions, if it's alright with you?' He asked. The girl nodded hastily looking at the old man. 'What is your full name?'
'Paige Faith Prince, sir.'
'And you're were born on the 3th of April 1980?'
'Yes, sir.'
'Good, now here on this parchment it says you transferred here because of an accident involving another student?'
'Yeah, but I really didn't mean to do it.' Paige felt tears forming in her eyes, she didn't dare look at her new headmaster.
'Okay, be noted we maybe don't expel students often but we do not accept extreme misbehavior.' The headmaster said sounding friendly but meaning every word he spoke.
Paige nodded. 'I understand, sir.' She said making herself the promise of not messing this up. This was a second chance for her, she had to do it right this time.
'If you would like to follow me down to the Great hall, I will get you sorted into one of the houses.' Dumbledore said walking towards the door. Paige stood up and looked out of the window one last time, she could see her reflection. Her dark brown hair was long and her eyes were ice blue just like her best friend's eyes. A few freckles were placed around her nose. She was well taken care of; eyebrows in place, flawless skin. 'Miss Prince?' She turned around and followed her new Headmaster without looking back.
Meanwhile in the Great hall Harry, Ron and Hermione sat down at the Gryffindor table waiting for the first years to get sorted. After that all happened, the headmaster stood up to speak.
'Before I explain what is going to happen this year, there is going to be one more person who is to be sorted to start with the fourth years.' A few second later the doors of the Great hall opened and a pretty girl walked in. People looked intrigued and whispers rose through the hall. Harry felt the strange feeling he knew her from somewhere, but he couldn't place her.
'Wow.' Ron muttered looking at the girl; Hermione hit him on the back of the head.
'You don't want to scare her off, if she comes in Gryffindor she won't even talk to us because of your drooling.' She said looking at the girl as well. 'She looks smart.'
'Yeah and brave, sweet, beautiful. But have met her before? At the tournament or Diagon alley?' Harry said while she walked past him. 'I have a strange feeling I met her before.' Her eyes hit his for a second and a small smile appeared on her face. 'I really hope she comes in Gryffindor.'
'Me too.' Fred Weasley said who sat next to Ron. 'She looks quite smashing!' George belted, making people look at them. The girl obviously heard it and turned around. She just had to laugh at them.
'Thank you.' She said with a sweet voice and continued walking. She stood still before the teacher's table where a dirty old pointed hat lay on a stool.
'Prince, Paige.' Professor McGonagall said picking up the hat. Making place for Paige to sit.
She sat down and everyone became quiet.
"A Prince I see." The sorting hat's voice sounded in her head. "Pure blood but also brave and loyal, Gryffindor maybe."
'No.' Paige muttered. 'I want to be in Slytherin.'
"Really, well that is new. The only thing I can find is that you're pure and sly, and the few things that happened at your last school. Did you really meant to hurt them?"
'No!' Paige said loudly. 'I never meant to...'
''Anyway you don't have anything against muggleborns either. You're smart as well..."
'Slytherin.' She said a bit louder. 'I have to, I have to do it right!'
"...As you wish."
'SLYTHERIN!' The hat shouted out loud, the Slytherin table began to clap louder than usual as the other three tables stayed quiet with disappointed looks upon their faces. Paige stood up happy and walked towards the Slytherin table.
Harry felt sad… more sad then he would have expected. 'How can she be in Slytherin?' He asked to Ron and Hermione. 'I mean look at her..' He saw how she walked to the person he hated the most, Draco Malfoy. He smiled at her and greeted her like an old friend and when she sat down next to him, he hugged her.
'Blimey, she is already friends with Malfoy.' Fred said, not sounding as enthusiastic as before while still looking at Paige and Malfoy.
'Damn, I really thought she'd be better than that.' George stated also looking at her. Now almost everyone was curiously looking at her. When she looked up everybody looked away quickly, except for Harry. He was hoping their eyes would meet again and after a few seconds it did happen. Her beautiful blue eyes met his and she gave a light smile and then turned back to Malfoy who was still talking to her.
'Silence please!' McGonagall yelled and Dumbledore stood up again and began to speak.
'First thing I want to say is that quidditch will not be played this year.' Almost everybody looked shocked.
'What!? But why?' Harry asked to his friends.
'I don't know.' Ron answered. Harry looked towards Paige again and saw that Draco was saying something in her ear that made her giggle.
Paige noticed the black haired boy with glasses at the griffindor table looking at her, he seemed unhappy with Dumbledore announcement. Draco bend towards her.
'It's because the triwizard tournament is held this year at Hogwarts.' He whispered in her ear, 'You're one lucky girl.' It made her giggle.
Draco and Paige have been friends since forever. Paige was two months and three days older than him and since she could remember they were always together. The Prince and Malfoy families had always been befriended with each other. But when Paige turned eleven she didn't get a letter from Hogwarts but from a school in the United States, Ilvermorny. Draco, if you want to believe it or not, cried when he heard she was going to another school. So he was extremely happy when he got the news that she would be transferred to Hogwarts.
'It's because...' Dumbledore said a bit louder. 'We are having something special that will take all of our time. This year the triwizard tournament will be held here, at Hogwarts.' Everybody began to whisper hastily.
'But because of the incidents that happened at previous tournaments we decided that only people of the age 17 or above can participate.' Paige heard many students curse and looking at Dumbledore with dirty looks on their faces. 'The two other school will arrive somewhere in October but for now enjoy your meal.
Paige felt someone tapping on her shoulder and turned around. A girl with short black hair smiled at her. 'Hello, my name is Pansy Parkinson.' She said shaking Paige's hand. 'I'm glad you're in Slytherin. I think we will be great friends.'
'I hope as well.' Paige said a tad surprised. Before anything else was said Pansy turned back around to some other girls at the Slytherin table.
Paige looked at Draco who had an eyebrow raised.
'Let me guess.' Paige began, 'She only wants to be friends with me to be close to you.'
'Yeah, well last year I enjoyed her company but she is pretty annoying sometimes. But now you are here so, I have my best friend back!'
'Sometimes you are so adorable.' Paige said watching as Draco's face turned red.
Draco was always so different around her; he was actually kind and himself.
Paige's parents wanted her to be friends with Draco. Not because their families were close, Oh no, it was because the second she was born they knew she was different. They were hoping that Draco would change her in some arrogant, muggle hating, mean little child. But it never worked. Paige felt like someone inside herself was helping her to never go dark, some sort of guardian angel. She loved helping people and muggles didn't bother her at all. She never understood why her parents were so against muggle-borns and "blood traitors" (how they would call them). Paige once played with a muggle boy when Draco was sick and when her mother found out she hit her so hard her bruises stayed for a week.
Suddenly the doors of the Great hall flew open and a man with a weird eye and an ugly-looking face stood in the hallway. Some girls screamed but most people grasped. The man slowly walked towards Dumbledore, his big weird eye shot around looking at every student.
'Alastor Moody!' Dumbledore said cheerful. 'Glad you could make it.'
'Me too.' The man said, giving the headmaster a hand.
'Students, this is your new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Alastor Moody.' Nobody made a sound, he didn't look surprised and started to eat. Everybody else slowly looked away to continue their dinner.
When dinner was over and everybody wasn't hungry anymore they walked to their common rooms. Paige followed Draco to the dungeon where she met the head of the Slytherin house; Severus Snape.
'Miss Prince, it's a pleasure to have you in my house.' Snape said with a slight nod. Paige smiled, she already knew Snape. They were family but never really spoke because his father was a muggle. It was that Paige's grandaunt married a muggle and got Snape. Paige's grandfather pretended he didn't even exist until they heard he was in Slytherin. Paige was six when she met him and the only thing he talked about was potions. Teaching her how to do it right, she already had something with potions but Snape taught her a lot more.
'The pleasure is all mine.' Paige said with a kind smile.
Draco grabbed her hand and walked over to the stairs that would lead to their dorm room.
'Our paths will be separated now, goodnight!' He said smiling walking up to the stairs on the right.
'You're in my dorm room!' Paige heard Pansy yell up the stairs on the left. She slowly walked up the stairs and followed Pansy to her bed thinking about a boy with unkempt black hair and green eyes. 'I'm totally not going to sleep tonight.' She sighed.
Meanwhile in the Gryffindor's common room Harry and Ron were sitting by the fireplace.
'I still can't believe it.' Harry said looking at his hands. Ron put a hand on his shoulder.
'Sorry, mate.' He stood up and walked to their dorm, Harry sighed.
He slowly stood up and walked out of the common room to wander around the hallways of Hogwarts. All of a sudden he heard footsteps coming up behind him. He turned around pointing his wand at the person and saw…
'Paige!' He said a bit loud making her jump up in shock.
'Oh, Hello.' She said kindly.
'What are you doing here?' Harry asked.
'Well, I couldn't sleep so I thought that I would take a walk but then I lost my way.' She said looking at her shoes. 'How about you?'
'The same, except of the getting lost part.' Harry stated, Paige laughed.
'So how do I call you?' She asked leaning against the wall.
'I'm Harry Potter.' Harry said carefully.
Paige mouth opened a bit in surprise.
'Yeah I know, the boy who lived.' Harry said shaking his head a bit. 'Wanna see my scar?'
'No,' Paige mumbled. 'I don't want to see it. I'm sorry,' She sighed. 'I didn't mean,' Paige held up her hand. 'Pleasure to meet you Harry Potter.'
Harry looked at her hand and took it. 'Pleasure is all mine.' He said smiling.
He let go and without thinking he said 'To bad you're not in Gryffindor.' His whole face became red.
Paige tried to hold her laugh in. 'Thank you, I guess. But I had to be in Slytherin.'
'Had to be? Why?' He asked raising an eyebrow.
'Well I have my reasons.' She said looking sad trying to cover it up with a smile but Harry saw. 'I sorta messed it up at my old school, it's a new start and I have to do it right for my parents.'
'Messed up?' Harry asked nervously.
'Stupid thing happened,.' She answered looking at her hands. 'I's rather not talk about it now.' Harry knew she was holding back at something but didn't ask.
'So you're into Quidditch?' Paige quickly asked, changing the subject.
'Yeah, I'm the seeker for the Griffindor team' Harry said proudly, 'Did you play at your old school?'
'Nah, I'd rather spend time with some friends or play a simple prank.'
'Really? Then you should meet Fred and George, they are the kings of pranks around here.' Harry said a bit less nervous.
'You mean those twins, one of them said I looked… smashing.' She giggled. Harry nodded and got a bit red again.
'Do you agree?' Harry's face became as red as his best friends hair. Paige smirked a bit. 'I guess that's a yes.'
'NO!' Harry almost shouted.
'Ouch...' She said hurt, her smile faded away.
'No I don't mean that either, I mean I think you're beautiful.' He said looking at the floor.
'That's even better don't you think?' she said smiling again, Harry looked up in to her eyes. 'I think we should go to sleep.'
'Yeah you're right.' He said wanting to walk away but Paige stopped him.
'I still don't know where I am.' Harry laughed.
'Yeah, come on then, I'll take you to your common room.'
'You know where it is?' She asked with an eyebrow raised.
Harry took her hand and smiled. 'Yeah, long story but I'll tell it to you one day.'
When they got to the entrance of the Slytherin common room they stopped.
'Thank you Harry Potter.' Paige said giving him a kiss on the cheek and said the password then she walked in to the tunnel not looking back. Harry was still standing there with his hand on his cheek.
Thank you for reading!
