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Chapter 1: The New Girl

"Look who it is"

"Is that really her?"

"Wow ..."

"Isn't she the girl from the Daily Prophet?"

"The poor girl"

"Did you hear what happened to her?"

"We should stay away from someone like her"

"Hey Potter!" A fellow Gryffindor called out to Harry at Dinner "Looks like you're not the only famous one at Hogwarts anymore"

Before Harry could ask him anything the great hall suddenly became dead silent, a girl had entered the great hall and something was different about her. Not just her dull-grey hair or the way she walked like one of the dead it was something that sent a chill down Harry's spine and made the other students avoid her like the plague. The girl didn't seem to notice as she staggered to an empty table and sat down. It took a good twenty minutes before the mood was lifted and the hall was filled with chatter.

"What was that all about?" Harry asked glancing at the girl from the corner of his eye.

"You don't know who she is?" Ginny said astonished.

"She's been in the Daily Prophet for days" Hermione spoke up "She was rescued from the Death Eaters, the prophet said she must have been held captive for years but no one knows exactly because she hasn't said a word since she was rescued"

"What is she doing at Hogwarts then?" Ron had finally stopped shoveling food down his throat long enough to ask.

"Dumbledore brought her here from St. Margo's. I guess they want to keep her in the safest place"

Not long after that Dumbledore made his beginning-of-year speech and then dinner was over. The crowds of students poured into the corridor everyone on their way to the warm common rooms and comfy beds, everyone except the grey haired girl. By the looks of it she hadn't moved since she sat down, her plate and the food around her were both untouched. Harry walked over to her; surely she had experienced such horrible torture and cruelty in the hands of the death eaters. Harry reached out to her gentle grabbing her shoulder; she flinched away but otherwise seemed undisturbed.

"Are you okay?" He asked her quietly. Without responding she turned towards him and looked though him, at least that's what it looked like, her eyes were unfocused and glazed over as if death eaters had already killed her and all that was left was this animated shell of what used to be.

"Harry" Remus called out to him in a whispered voice, "I think it's time for you to go to your common room"

Harry looked up at Remus; he hadn't even heard him approach. "Will she be alright?" He asked concerned.

Remus picked up the tiny shell of a girl and held her tenderly close "In due time" As Harry left he took one final glance back at Remus and the girl and he notice how incredibly small she looked like she wasn't even old enough to be a first year even though he heard they were in the same year.

That night Harry had a nightmare, it had been so vivid and real he had thrown himself out of bed. All he could remember was the darkness and a voice calling out "Death".

So That's the first chapter. I got the idea for this story from SoulWavelength's story "The Mistaken Gift: Book 1" If you read only the first chapter it may sound a little the same I'm not sure though but I just want to say please review and tell me what you think about it, Good? Bad? Want More? Just tell me. Thanks ^ ^

~Setsuna Hime