Chapter 2:

.:One Month Later:.

Okay, I'm happy to be at Hogwarts and all, but it is hard work. It's like I'm always doing something, whether it be sweating over cauldrons, tugging on plants, or trying to read the stars. It may be because of my muggle past, but I was terrible at spells. I mean, I was nearly as bad as Neville!

Okay, okay, I'm not that bad.

"Anybody home?" A voice said from in front of me.

I jerked up and saw Harry peering at my face.

"What?"

"Flitwick assigned us to be partners for that floating spell."

"Oh, um, sorry. Let's get to it then."

I was really frustrated with myself. It had only been a month, and the only thing I could clearly remember were the names of my family and friends and the Harry Potter plots, for those were the only things I had desperately tried to cling to.

With a start I realized that today was the troll incident, and my wand made a noise and began to smoke from the tip.

"Professor Flitwick-" I didn't get to finish that sentence because the tip of my wand exploded, and I fell back. Harry grabbed my shoulder before I could fall all the way back.

"What has happened over here?" Professor Flitwick walked over to our table.

"I don't really know…" I observed the tip of my wand, which was nothing but blackened wood.

"You didn't get that from Ollivanders, I see. I'll have to ask Dumbledore if someone can take you… Ah! Very good, Miss Granger! 10 points to Gryffindor!"

Harry and I peeked around the smoke to see Hermione's feather floating, and Ron with a face redder then his hair. We walked out of the classroom, and I immediately followed Hermione after Ron called her an annoying friendless nerd.

Lavender Brown walked out of the bathroom just as I walked in. I rushed to Hermione and wrapped her in a hug. She put her face into my shoulder, and I patter her back somewhat awkwardly.

"What Ron said isn't true. I'm your friend, right?"

She gave me a watery smile.

"You know, we really should get out of here. You never know when a, er, mermaid will attack us." I didn't want to let her know I knew what was coming, but I really didn't want to be attacked by a troll.

Once a foul stench hit my nostrils, though, I knew it was too late. I stood up with a sigh as the troll walked in. Hermione screamed as I scrutinized the monster. It smelled like a butt. As my wand was currently handicapped, I had no choice but handle this baby head on. I settled into a boxing position with my fists up. Both the troll, Hermione, and the newly entered boys stared at me with a strange look.

With a war cry, a ran forward at the thing. I took my broken wand from out behind my back and stabbed it in the foot. It didn't go that far in, but the troll picked me up in rage. Uh-oh.

"Guys! Hellllppp!" I screamed as the troll surveyed me. I guess it decided it liked me better upside down, because it flipped me around and carried me from my knees. I let out a scream and everyone in the room winced.

"What are we supposed to do?" Ron yelled. I couldn't see Harry, so I'm guessing he had already jumped on the stupid troll.

"GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!"

Just as I finished screaming that at the top of my lungs, Ron used Wingardium Leviosa, and the troll toppled to the ground. I crawled out from underneath it, Harry giving me a hand up after wiping his wand on his robes.

Professor McGonagall, Professor Quirrel, and Professor Snape all ran into the bathroom.

"Would someone care to explain why there is a knocked out troll in the bathroom?"

"Troll? What troll?" I said, maneuvering myself in front of the beast. Professor gave me a stern look of disapproval before Hermione fessed up to the whole thing, yadda yadda yadda.

I left with Ron and Harry as they talked about house points or something.

"Are you okay Kira?" Harry asked, looking all concerned.

"Yah,uh, I'm fine." I walked ahead of the boys into the common room. I gave Hermione a vurt nod before going back into the dormitory and laying in my bed.

I had lied, though. I was not fine.

I had just realized that I had forgotten my friends names.

Heyy everyone! I just want to say, my updating will probably be weekly because I have loads of homework and after school activities. I am also working on another Harry/OC story. It's less serious than this one. You should check it out. So there is that and a Sirius/OC story I am dreaming up as well. Please review. If I don't get enough, I might have to drop a story. Just saying. Anyway, thanks for reading!

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