A Lonely Little Corner
Chapter 1: Hidden Away
A/n: So this is my first chapter story, I decided that I'd try something new . Tell me what you think, reviews are welcomed, and constructive criticism is appreciated.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the person telling the story, everything else is J.K. Rowling's
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I sat in my lonely corner of the castle. Tonight it was especially lonely, because even the ghosts and sometimes teachers who sometimes walked past me were at the feast to start the new year. I never went to the feast, not because I didn't care, but because I didn't feel like I belonged. I didn't associate with any house, and I didn't feel comfortable with any of the other non-house ghosts. Plus, it wasn't like anyone would miss me; in fact, I doubted whether any person within the castle had ever noticed me. I was perfectly content with this though, as I didn't really like talking to most people. There had been one girl maybe twenty years ago (it's very hard to keep track when you're a ghost) but since her, no one has bothered to really look at the dusty corner of the castle where I stayed. I was sure this year was going to be no different, and I settled down for another year of watching students pass in front of me, going about their happy lives, as if the biggest problem in their lives was the amount of homework they had been set in potions (which for some of them I guess it was).
Not that I blamed them, when I was alive in this castle that was my biggest worry too. But that was many years ago, and I had told myself to stop thinking about those times, because it just made me depressed and I didn't like being sad.
Just as I finished this thought, I heard the rumbling of many feet and realized that the feast was over and the students, both new and old, were heading to their common rooms.
I looked towards the end of the corridor where the sound was coming from and I recognized a Prefect leading much younger students who must be first years. I knew that they were Ravenclaws because theirs was the only common room that was near my corner. The first years all looked excited, scared, nervous, or a mixture of two or three. All except for one little girl with dirty blond hair, wide protuberant eyes and a somewhat vacant expression that was lagging a little behind the rest of the group.
The group passed where I was and even though by now I didn't expect it, I looked to see whether or not any of the new students would think to look and see if they could see me. As usual, none of them noticed me, at least not until the little girl at the very back who I had noticed earlier. As she got closer to me, she looked up and stared straight into my eyes. This was so shocking, so unexpected, that I almost fell out of the air! But right as I was floating back up to look more closely, the girl had passed and was walking with the rest of her year-mates to the common room.
After giving it some thought, I decided that it was just a fluke, that the girl had not meant to look directly at me, and settled down for the night, not expecting what was going to happen that year, a first in my second life as a ghost.
A/n2: So, how did you like it? I pretty much have the idea figured out, but I don't know when I'll post the next chapter, but it will probably be soon. Oh, and if you can guess who the first girl who was mentioned is, I'll give you virtual hugs and cookies . Ta-ta for now!