Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for Hailey, Dan, Professor Walden, Kelsey and Audrey. The other characters I give credit to JK Rowling

Hogwarts, Wonderful Hogwarts

Chapter 1: The Magic Barrier

            As young Hailey Cousland snapped her suitcase shut, she looked around her room to see if she missed anything. This would be the last time she'd ever be in her room for 8 months. Grabbing her stuffed teddy bear she squeezed it.

            "Oh Teddy…will I ever see home again? Am I making a mistake by going to this school?" she said in a sad voice. A knock on her door made Hailey set her bear back on the bed.

            "Come in!" she yelped. The door opened and her twin brother Daniel walked in.

            "Hey Hailey, how's the packing going? We have to be there early tomorrow morning. I heard train leaves at about eleven in the morning. Stinks for you." Hailey nudged him in the ribs with her elbow.

            "You're making it harder than it already is, Dan. I don't know if I'm ready. We've known about our powers for a long time, but it never mattered before. Now that we're going to this big school with other kids…kids who are more experienced than us…it's going to really weird. I don't know if I'll fit in!" Hailey cried. Daniel patted his sister lightly on the back.

            "Come on, Hailey! It won't be that bad, believe me. Besides, hopefully we'll be sorted into the same house…and…then I'll be here for you. We'll make loads of new friends, you just wait. I can't believe you aren't excited about it! I've been counting down the days for months!" Daniel said.

            "Wow…I'm definitely not saying I won't give this place a shot, it sounds excellent! Besides, mum has talked to the headmaster directly I believe, and she has said he's a wonderful person. It's not like he wouldn't look after us, right?

            "He's said to be one of the greatest wizards in the world, but a little older. Mum says the school is very safe, one of the safest in fact, when Dumbledore's around. Dumbledore is the headmaster."

            "Uhhh…I guess. Hailey let's go eat!  I'm starving, all this packing has me a craving for some last night pizza!" Together Hailey and Dan Cousland ran down the stairs to greet their parents who had pizza all ready for them to eat.

            "Well Daniel…Hailey? Are you ready for your big trip? Excited?" Mr. Allen Cousland took a bite out of his pizza and put it down. Mrs. Bethany Cousland was looking at her children in interest.

            Daniel and Hailey were only children. After Bethany and Allen had the twins, they decided not to try again, they were satisfied with two beautiful children, a boy and a girl. It was "all they could dream for" according to Bethany. Ever since birth, Daniel and Hailey were treated with respect, although one day Hailey discovered her voice could change when she tapped her throat. She didn't believe it at first, but she touched it again and it changed completely. Hailey didn't bother to tell anyone about this, she thought it must've been just her.

            Later, Daniel was looking at himself in the mirror before a date with his girlfriend, when his eyes just changed from their normal blue to a dark brown. He thought maybe it was caused by snapping, but when he snapped his fingers his hair changed to a fiery red. Before anyone could catch him, he quickly locked his door and experimented all the different styles and colors. Daniel kept this a secret as well.

            Not long ago, Daniel and Hailey caught each other and talked to their parents. Bethany and Allen both agreed they were a witch and wizard.

            "Well what are you?" Daniel had asked.

            "A witch."

            "A wizard." Hailey and Daniel both stared at their parents in awe. They had always known wizards and witches existed, but couldn't believe that THEIR family was a magical family. That was then…this is now.

            After their long dinner of pizza, the twins went up to bed. They had to have a good night's sleep, for the drive to King's Cross was a while away, and they had to be out of bed and in the station wagon early. A rush of excitement ran up Hailey's arm as she climbed into bed. She had a good feeling about the following day. Daniel's kind and wise words were having an affect on her mind. Since Hailey knew it was hopeless to try and sleep, she put music on softly and read the rest of her book about their new school Hogwarts. The sounds of Daniel's snores drifted into her room, and she knew he wasn't nervous at all. The Cousland family had a habit, that if they were excited or nervous about something they wouldn't fall asleep at all. This happened before their big move from Scotland to Surrey, England.

            Hailey wasn't sure what woke her up at six o' clock on the morning of September 1st. It was either Daniel's faint slams from the next room, the cat Daisy, or her alarm clock. She didn't care what it was, she was going to a brand new school soon! She jumped out of bed and threw on old clothes, for she knew she would change into brand new school robes later on the train. Running out of her bedroom and trying to slip her shoe on, she bumped into Daniel who was lugging his suitcase out of his room.

            "Mornin' sis." He muttered. She knew it was too early for him.

            "Hi Dan!" Hailey shouted enthusiastically. It was a little loud, and caused Bethany to call up the stairs. Dan cringed.

            "God Hailey, not so loud!" he said and wheeled the suitcase past her. She shrugged and ran into the bathroom to finish getting ready.

            Piling into the old station wagon, Daniel and Hailey were both fully awake and their stomachs bulging with the big breakfast Bethany had prepared for them. Hopping around in their seats, nobody was able to calm these two down. Though, the ride calmed them down a bit. With forty-five minutes left until they arrived at the station, Daniel was muttering to himself and Hailey was biting her nails. Allen noticed and he tried to make them feel a little better by starting to talk.

            "We're almost there…I hear there's a magic barrier between platforms 9 and 10. What I don't know is how to get through them. I do know muggles aren't able to get through. Do any of you know how?" he said.

            "No, but I'm sure there will be other students arriving at the same time as us. Watch them I suppose. Gosh, I'm scared." Said Hailey. Daniel put his hand on her leg.

            "It's okay, Hails. It'll be fine." He said. She smiled. Sometimes she really did love her brother.

            Finally, at about nine fifty they pulled into the parking lot of King's Cross. Sure enough, there were plenty of kids of all ages, pushing trolleys into the building.

            "Come on, let's go! I don't want to take a chance of missing the train. I know it leaves at exactly eleven. I read it in the Hogwarts book last night." Said Hailey. She grabbed Daniel's arm. They wheeled their suitcases into the building together.

            "Go ahead kids, we'll be inside in a moment." Called Bethany. They waved and continued inside. The twins had never been inside King's Cross before. They looked around and saw all the people running around, trains coming in and out. They wondered where the magic barrier was. They then saw a small family heading towards platform 8. Hailey suddenly remembered the barrier was between 9 and 10, so she once again pulled Daniel by the arm. They followed closely behind the muttering boy and mother.

            Stopping in front of a barrier, they knew it must be the entrance, for it was the only barrier between platforms 9 and 10. They also watched a few kids WALK through it! Daniel was looking around and Hailey had to get his attention to watch the next person go through the barrier. She watched Daniel's eyes get wide when the muttering family walked right through the barrier!

            "W-w-we're supposed to do that?" Daniel murmured.

            "We sure are. That's how we get there. Where are mum and dad? They have to say goodbye to us before we leave!" Hailey said.

            "They'll come! Relax, Hailey. We still have like an hour before the train leaves. Look, there's mum now!" said Dan and pointed in the direction where they had just come from. Bethany was waving to them with one hand, but the other was occupied. She was carrying something, but the twins could not identify what it was. As they came closer, Hailey could see something similar was in their father's hand. She then knew instantly what it was. They were carrying a little slip of paper. Hailey craned her neck to see what it was, but she could not.

            "Mum, what is that?" Daniel asked as their parents reached them.

            "This? It's your going away present, but it's not important right now. What is important is we get you through that barrier and onto the train!" Bethany explained. Daniel and Hailey gave each other a look and shrugged their shoulders. Hailey turned to her father.

            "Daddy, do you know how to get through it?" she asked politely. Allen smiled at his daughter.

            "Through what?" he said. Hailey scowled at him.

            "Ohhh you mean the barrier! Of course I do…Umm. As far as I know, you just walk through. Or run I suppose. Here, your mother and I will go first. Follow us." Allen signaled the three of them to follow him. They walked slowly over to that barrier.

            "All right. Are you kids ready to go from the muggle world to the wizarding world?" said Allen as he stopped at the lonely looking barrier. Hailey and Daniel's mouths curled into smiles, they couldn't help it. It was a very exciting moment. Mr. Cousland turned to Hailey.

            "Did you see anyone going through? Do you know how?" he said.

            "Yeah, we saw one person."

            "Yup."

            "How did he get through?" said Allen curiously.

            "He walked."

            "They RAN."

            "Okay. Your mother and I are going to try this. Don't worry, it won't hurt us. I have a feeling any witch or wizard can get through." Said Allen and he nudged Bethany. Hailey nodded.

            "Yeah, a boy and his mother went through. I'm sure it's no problem for you," she checked her wristwatch, "Hurry up, it's quarter of, we only have fifteen minutes!" Allen held up his hand.

            "Say no more. We're going." The twins' father grabbed their mother's arm. Together, Hailey and Daniel watched their parents walk and disappear through the magic barrier.

            "Don't panic. We can do it, if they can. I mean, we wouldn't be blocked. We COULDN'T be blocked! Oh Daniel, go through with me!" cried Hailey. Daniel shook his head and chuckled.

            "Of course. You're such a scaredy-cat Hailey, when will you learn to do things on your OWN?" Daniel loosely grabbed Hailey's hand. "Close your eyes then!" Hailey did exactly that and felt herself being pulled somewhere. She could feel it going faster and faster and suddenly it all stopped. There was loud murmuring among the air. Her eyes opened at once. Hailey and Daniel were standing in front of a beautiful train of the color scarlet. Steam was rising, and there was of course children and parents running around, trying to get to the train. Hailey couldn't believe her eyes. It was amazingly beautiful.

            "Hailey? HAILEY! EARTH TO HAILEY!" Dan shouted. He was waving his hand in front of her. She snapped back to reality and smacked his hand out of the way.

            "Don't do that!" she said and walked over to her parents, leaving Daniel sucking on his reddened hand, trying to soothe it. Her parents were smiling at her.

            "Are you ready, Hails? Where's Dan?" said Bethany. Hailey pointed to her brother, wheeling his suitcase with one hand. He threw a dirty look at Hailey, who put her nose in the air.

            "Come on son! It's almost time to go, you have to get a good seat on the train!" called Allen. He joined them, and they started their way towards the train.

            Daniel and Hailey left their parents for a minute to find themselves a compartment on the train. The moment they stepped onboard, there were feelings of magic in the air. Hailey was so glad she was finally among other teenage witches and wizards beside themselves. Hailey was looking forward to making new friends, not relying on Daniel all the time. The twins found a comfortable spot and set their luggage in the space above their heads. The twins immediately left to say their final goodbyes to Allen and Bethany. It was ten fifty-five, they had only five minutes before the train departed. Hailey and Daniel stepped off the train together and kissed their parents goodbye. Hailey distinctly saw her mother stifle a tear. Their mother was not known to be a crier.

            "This is our going away present to you." Said Allen, and held out two gift certificate. Hailey seized hers and read it over.

            "Daniel! This is a gift certificate to a shop in Hogsmeade!" Hailey had heard of Hogsmeade before, it was where Hogwarts students went every once in awhile. There were many little shops around Hogsmeade, all of which Hailey had been eager to go to since she heard of it. The gift certificate the twins held in their hands was for buying an animal. The advertisement read "We hold owls, cats, toads and even rats! Come on down!" Hailey was very excited, and she could see Daniel was too.

            "Oh mum, dad! Thank you so much!" Hailey cried. She flung her arms around each of her parents and said her last goodbye. The train's whistle blew, and they knew they had to go. Daniel said goodbye and thank you, then they stepped aboard the train. Hailey could feel it starting to move, very slowly. Together, Daniel and Hailey waved goodbye to their parents, as they got further and further out of sight.

            "We're going. We're actually going!" Hailey squealed, and ran back towards her compartment. Daniel grinned, and followed his sister. Their journey to Hogwarts had begun.

Chapter 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Evil

            Settling down for the long train ride to Hogwarts, Daniel and Hailey were very excited. They had a train compartment all to themselves, and were just talking. They didn't think anyone would come in and talk to them…they were new and nobody knew them anyway.

            "We have all this space to ourselves, and like twelve hours to get there…what could we do to pass the time?" said Hailey, popping a candy into her mouth. Daniel was chewing a piece of candy that Hailey had just given him. Swallowing, he opened his mouth.

            "We could just talk…explore…read…I think I brought a card game." Daniel said. Hailey shrugged.

            "Okay, I feel like a game of cards. How about it Danny?"

            "Sure, I'll get them out." Daniel took out his playing cards. He dealt them out for a game of Crazy Eights. It was a tradition in the Cousland family to play that game, usually on a rainy day, or a day everyone was home. Hailey and Daniel loved it.

            The twins were towards the end of their 3rd game, with Hailey winning, as usual, when the compartment door opened. Hailey and Daniel turned their heads in complete surprise, their ride had been very quiet so far, except for giggles between Hailey and her brother.

            Three heads peeked in the door, one of a bushy haired girl with rather large teeth, another belonged to a fire-haired boy with a vague expression on his face. The last one both Hailey and Daniel recognized right away. Messy and untidy black hair, glasses and a scar on his forehead, it belonged to the boy known as Harry Potter. Hailey saw Daniel open his mouth slightly in awe.

            "Hi! Sorry to bother you, we didn't think anyone was in here. We'll leave!" the bushy haired girl spoke up. Daniel stood up slightly.

            "No, it's okay. We wouldn't mind sharing it with you guys…at least it's someone." He said quickly.

            "Are you sure? If you two need privacy…we'll leave you alone!" the red-haired boy spoke softly.

            "You're KIDDING me! She's my SISTER!" Daniel said, and Hailey had to muffle a giggle. She thought her brother was unbelievable at times. The three kids smiled slightly. Hailey was thinking they were going to be nice people, especially the girl with the busy hair. 'Maybe she'll be my friend.' Hailey thought.

            "Oh okay. So you really wouldn't mind extra company? Wait! I have never seen either of you before…" the bushy haired girl started. She looked curious. Hailey stood up, she really wanted to seem friendly and make friends. She couldn't be her usual shy self.

            "That's because we are! I'm sorry, my name is Hailey Cousland and this is my brother Daniel. We lived in Scotland for awhile and just moved to Surrey, England not too long ago. We've been accepted into Hogwarts this year, and both of us are looking forward to it!" Not only was Hailey impressed with what she had just done, she turned and saw Daniel practically stoned, just staring at her in amazement. She added a smile to show how confident she was. The girl with the bushy hair grinned and held out her hand.

            "Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you, both of you! My name's Hermione Granger. My best friends here, are Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. They're a little shy when it comes to strangers." She enthusiastically shook both Daniel and Hailey's hand. Hailey felt happy.

            "I noticed." Said Daniel, pointing out Harry and Ron's complete silence. Hermione laughed, and sat down.

            "Hailey, isn't it? That's a very pretty name, what language is it?" she said. Hailey sat down next to her, hopefully beginning to bud a new friendship.

            "I believe it's Scottish. My brother's is Scottish, and so is my last name. I guess that's because we've lived in Scotland for almost my whole life!" Hailey laughed.

            "That's amazing, I wish I could visit Scotland, though I really enjoy London and the rest of England." She said. Hailey grinned. She saw Daniel talking a little bit with Harry and Ron. She could tell he was trying to become friends with them. She turned back to Hermione.

            "I heard there's a sorting at Hogwarts! What house are you in?" Hailey asked.

            "I would be in Gryffindor house. Ron and Harry are in it as well! It's a truly great House, I hope you're sorted into it! We could become great friends! I mean, finally! A girl who won't make fun of me!" Hermione said with a great grin on her face. Hailey couldn't help but laugh.

            "I would never make fun of you, I hate making fun of people. Seeing anyone sad makes me really upset. Even ask my brother!" she said. Hermione laughed back.

            "I really like you, Hailey!" she said.

            "I do too." Said Hailey.

            Ron, Harry and Daniel came over to join Hailey and Hermione in conversation. They were getting deep into World Quidditch when the compartment slid open. A boy with silvery blonde hair and cold blue (???) eyes stepped in. Two large and heavy boys accompanied him, both looking fierce. Hailey couldn't help but look at one of them. He wasn't ugly and fat like the other one, but rather muscular and cute. She thought he had potential.

            "Oy Granger's got herself a girlfriend! You finally figured out no guy would go for you, so you chose a girl instead! I always knew you were a lesbian!" the blonde haired boy said. Hailey distinctly heard muffled laughter coming from her brother and his two new friends. Hailey, however, was very upset by what he had just called her new friend. She didn't think ANYONE could be talked to that way. She stood up right away and held her fist.

            "How DARE you speak to Hermione like that! What did she ever do to you?" she shouted. The boy stared at her in either disgust or amazement, Hailey could not tell. She could hear Daniel telling her to stop. Hailey turned around to see Ron and Harry staring at her as if she was a brand new broomstick they had just received for their birthdays. She turned back around and faced the boy who looked absolutely speechless. His face suddenly snapped.

            "Who are YOU? Friends with Granger? What do you think you're doing with that Mudblood?" he called.

            "My NAME is Hailey Cousland, and I'm new to Hogwarts. Don't make fun of Hermione, and if you EVER do I swear you'll have to deal with me again!" she shouted. The boy raised his eyebrows.

            "I'll be surprised to see what House YOU'RE sorted into…" he and his friends left quickly. Hailey sat back down. She looked around and saw Hermione, Ron, Harry and Daniel staring at her.

            "What?" she said.

            "You-just-wow-stood up to Malfoy. That was extremely amazing." Hermione said, breathlessly.

            "Malfoy? Is that his first name?" Hailey asked curiously. She heard Harry speak up for the first time.

            "DRACO Malfoy…he's my arch-enemy, always making fun of me and my friends. I swear, he's the most horrible thing put on the earth. Not only do I have bad encounters with him, but with his father as well. Lucius Malfoy, how I really hate to say that name. He gives a huge curse to the wizarding world. Just a few years ago, he called Hermione a Mudblood, and ever since then we've absolutely HATED him. I mean HATED. I hope you and your brother are sorted into Gryffindor, maybe you can protect us from him!" he explained. Hermione nodded in agreement.

            "I couldn't of put it better myself. Such a disgrace!" she said, and started muttering to herself. Hailey turned to Harry and opened her mouth to speak.

            "I can't help it, but who were the two boys with Draco? They looked…well…fearsome. Are they always with him?" she asked.

            "Oh please, they're even worse than him! Well that's not exactly true, but they're not any better! Crabbe and Goyle…I'm not even sure of their first names! Always around Malfoy, as if to harm anyone who crosses his path." Said Harry.

            "Even a girl?! I'd like to see what they'd do to me. Which one was the more muscular one. You know, the one…well bigger. Taller!" said Hailey.

            "You would be talking about Goyle, I suppose. Crabbe is just FAT." Said Hermione.

            "I see. He doesn't look half bad!" Hailey said before bursting out in giggles. Hermione rolled her eyes, she could not believe what her new friend had just said.

            The train ride passed very fast, the twins were becoming more and more comfortable with their new friends. Hermione and Hailey talked a lot, and when Hermione told her about what everyone thought of her at school she couldn't believe it. Hailey loved Hermione, she was friendly and very smart! Hermione reminded everyone to change into their school robes about an hour before they pulled into the Hogsmeade station. When they arrived, Hailey and Daniel noticed this giant greeting students as they piled off the train. Harry saw the look on Hailey's face when they were getting off, because he put his hand on her shoulder.

            "That's Hagrid, he's the Keeper of Keys here. A very good friend of ours! You'll really like him!" he said. Hailey forced a smile, she had to learn to live with things here. As she and Daniel stepped off the train he heard Hagrid's heavy voice calling,

            "First years this way! First years and foreign exchange students!" Hagrid was a large man with a beard and black eyes. He really did look friendly when he held the lamp up to show his face. Harry, Hermione and Ron led Daniel and Hailey over to him where he greeted them.

            "Hi Harry! Hermione, Ron! How're you doing?" he said.

            "Hello Hagrid, it's wonderful to see you again! There are two new students this year, we met them on the train. They're really great." Said Hermione.

            "Oh really! Well, what're you waiting for, introduce them!" he said. Hailey and Daniel walked up to the giant called Hagrid and forced a smile.

            "This is Hailey and Daniel Cousland. They're new, just moved to Surrey from Scotland!" said Hermione.

            "Well! It's nice to meet you, both of you! I'm afraid you three better be off with the other group. I should take these two to be sorted!" Hagrid said. With a wave, their three new friends ran off in the other direction.

            "Welcome to Hogwarts, you'll really like it!" Hagrid said, and they started to make their journey to the giant castle. They crossed a giant lake on boats, and the size of the castle surprised and amazed the twins. They couldn't believe they were actually at Hogwarts, here and now. Together, they exited the boats and walked up a staircase to meet a professor wearing a tight bun in her hair and magnificent green robes.

            "Welcome to Hogwarts! First years and foreign exchange students! You will shortly be lead into the Great Hall, where you will be Sorted into your houses. They are Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor and Slytherin. After your Sorting, you will sit at the table that belongs to your house. I will be right back, wait here quietly." She said, and entered the great doors that were in front of them. Daniel and Hailey stood and whispered to each other and a girl walked over to them.

            "You two look too OLD to be FIRST years!" she said in a snobby voice. Hailey turned around to face her more directly.

            "Maybe we AREN'T first years! I think I can say the same for you! Unless you're taller than you should be…which would look pretty funny." She said. The girl scowled.

            "I am a foreign exchange student from Paris, France. My name's Katelyn Mann." She said. Hailey snorted at the sound of her name.

            "You think my name is FUNNY? What might yours be?" she said.

            "My name is Hailey Cousland, I come from England. This is my brother, Daniel." She said, trying to be friendlier.

            "What NAMES…this will be an interesting year, won't it?" said Katelyn, and raised her eyebrows. She walked away and stood around waiting for the professor to come back.

            "What a WHACKO!" said Hailey, frowning.

            "No doubt about that." Said Daniel, and the door opened.

            "Come on, we're ready for your Sorting." She said, and the group of students eagerly followed the teacher. Looking up, the twins noticed the ceiling looked exactly like the sky.

            "I remember reading about that…it's bewitched to look like the sky outside. Neat isn't it?" muttered Hailey. Daniel just nodded. Around them, were four room length table, all filled with students. As they made their way towards the front of the hall, they noticed Harry, Hermione and Ron waving at them. Hailey just grinned back. There was a table holding teachers, and Hailey noticed right away where the headmaster was. He was the one with the silvery long hair and beard, wearing half-moon spectacles. He was smiling at the new students who had just arrived. Hailey was beaming, she couldn't wait for her experience to begin. The professor in green robes stood in front of a hat that was placed on a stool. Hailey nudged Daniel and they both agreed it was very cool.

            "Now, you will all wait down here while I call your names to be Sorted. We will begin right away with…Kennison, Larry." A very nervous red-haired boy with curly hair and glasses that were worn around his nose walked up. The professor placed the hat above his hat and to Hailey's utmost shock the hat opened its mouth and talked!

"HUFFLEPUFF!" So THIS was how people were sorted! She found this very interesting.

            "Murdoch, Christian!"

            "RAVENCLAW!"

            Many more students were called before they reached that girl who had been so obnoxious to them in the hallway.

            "Mann, Katelyn."

            "GRYFFINDOR!" 'Oh no! Why did she have to be sorted into that house?! Out of FOUR houses!' Hailey thought to herself. Another few names were called before…

            "Cousland, Hailey." She took a deep breath and walked towards the teacher. She sat on the stool and the hat was placed on her hat. A little voice popped up. 'Wow…courage galore, and very loyal! Though I see some powers that could be useful. Three houses I could put you in, this is so difficult! But I think I'll go with my first instinct…'

            "SLYTHERIN!" Hailey's heart sank. She got up as instructed, and walked down towards the Slytherin table. She didn't even pay attention to her brother's sorting, which was into Gryffindor. Hailey sat at an empty space and looked down, she was very depressed. She didn't know how she could live eight months separate from all her friends! A few more people were sorted into Slytherin before the headmaster stood up.

            "Thank you, Professor McGonagall! Before our feast begins, I would like to welcome all first years and foreign exchange students! I want to remind the exchange students that they are in the year according their ages." He said. Hailey realized she would be in 5th year then. She DID know a lot of magic, so she wouldn't necessarily be out of place. That made her feel a little bit better.

            Before the feast began, a few people came over to join Hailey. It wasn't as though they pitied her, but they were rather interested. One of the people that came over was Draco Malfoy…his good-looking friend Goyle joined him!

            "Hello…that little incident on the train…I'm sorry, okay? I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Malfoy, Draco Malfoy." He said, and held out his hand. She smiled a little bit and shook his hand. The plates in front of them magically displayed food. Hailey was indeed hungry, and she began eating when two girls came stumbling over.

            "Hiiii Draco!" one of them said. She had curly brown hair and brown eyes Hailey saw him roll his eyes. The other girl, who had long blonde hair and blue eyes, pushed the other girl out of the way.

            "Hello Draco, how was your summer? Did you miss me?" she said.

            "You butthead, why would he miss YOU? He loved me last year, remember that rumor of our affair?" the brown eyed girl said.

            "That proved false, everyone knows that."

            "It did?"

            "Yeah…Like I believed it! If I did I would've gone and raped him!"

            "You know I wouldn't go that far!"

            "He's MINE this year, that's all I have to say."

            "I will never give up!" the brown eyed girl said, and stormed away. Grinning, the blondie ran after her. Hailey was laughing at this point. Draco noticed, and he chuckled too.

            "These two have had the biggest crush on me forever. They are the least shy people I know, and as you can see they'll let anyone know how much they like me. Last year, the one with blonde hair went up to me and asked if I'd make out with her. I mean, come on! I don't know what I will do with them this year. Maybe I'll get a girlfriend that ISN'T either of them." He said. Hailey smiled.

            "Sounds good. So tell me, what's Slytherin like?" she said. Draco didn't seem so bad after all…she really wanted to get to know the people in her House before she judged them. Maybe Draco would help her out.

            "Oh it's the place to be! The teacher in charge of our House is Severus Snape, he's awesome! Always spoils us in our classes, it's fabulous. We share Potions class with the Gryffindors, his least favorite House. It's excellent, just wait until you meet him. I have a feeling he'll like you." Said Draco.

            "That's great! I'm really excited, and can you possibly help me make some new friends? Are the people in Slytherin easy to get along with? What about your friends?" said Hailey quickly. Draco chuckled.

            "MY friends? Crabbe and Goyle are as easy to get along with as a cow and a cat! They're lazy as hell, but they're my friends and that's all that counts. Otherwise, I think the girls are nice. They'll warm up to you. I think I can help you out though. How about you try to be friends with those wild ones?" he said. Hailey gulped.

            "I don't know if I could handle it." Her new friend laughed.

            Not too much later the feast ended and prefects were leading students up to their dormitories. Hailey walked with Draco, and he was talking to her. Hailey was beginning to think he had a crush on her, but she really wasn't too sure about him yet.

            Once inside the common room, which appeared to Hailey as very nice, Draco invited Hailey to sit with him on one of the couches. Of course Crabbe and Goyle sat down close to them. She saw the blondie and the brunette girls giggle and point at Draco and run off. Hailey thought of them as very stupid. They were best friends it seemed, and they were fighting over the same guy. She turned her attention back to Draco. A little while later, a girl with brown hair joined them on the couch.
            "Hello Pansy! Hailey, this is Pansy Parkinson, she's a 5th year here at Hogwarts. Pansy, this is Hailey Cousland, she's a new girl here this year. From Scotland I believe." He said. Pansy grinned at her.

            "Welcome to Slytherin…Want to be friends? If you're my friend, this year will rock your world." She said. Hailey grinned back.

            "Of course!" she said. The common room door opened and a black, greasy haired man with black robes stepped in.

            "Welcome back, Slytherins! Welcome 1st years, and foreign exchange students! I may now suggest everyone go to bed, tomorrow classes begin. You will receive your schedules at breakfast. Good night." He said, and stepped out again. Hailey guessed that was Professor Snape, the one Draco had talked about before.

            Pansy and Hailey said good night to the boys, and headed upstairs to bed. Hailey was happy to have made friends in her new house. The best thing was, she wasn't even that homesick yet! She believed the year would indeed be a great one.