Chapter 1
Harry and Melonie are now in their third year at their schools, Harry was thrown out after blowing up aunt Marge, but the Dudley's wouldn't let Melonie leave so she stayed to 'defuse' the situation. Harrys now in the great hall the sorting is about to begin…
"Now we have two transfer students from Beauxbaton a new third year and a new fifth year so naturally, they will go first" Dumbledore stated then indicated for McGonagall to go and retrieve the students.
"Cassiopeia Stella Black-Potter" An older looking girl with long black curly hair walked out of the crowd of first years and shakily sat down on the stool as whispers broke out from the Slytherin table.
After few seconds passed the hat screamed "Gryffindor!" There was one loud single whistle from the crowd of first years and the Gryffindor table clapped as she sat down a few seats away from the quarlet.
A massive smile broke out on Isabelle's face "Cassie!" Cassie turned to the small girl and beamed "Hello Izzy two minutes okay then I'll talk…promise" Cassie stated as she looked over to the first years again.
"Melonie Drollcissa Potter" Everyone turned to Harry who just looked stunned but had a massive smile on his face as his sister sat on the stool she winked at him and sent him a cheeky smile.
The hat spoke inside Melonie's head "Hmmm difficult…very difficult…very brave and ambitious Gryffindor would be ideal, but you also have a Ravenclaws intelligence and wit and a Hufflepuffs kind heart… you will be the glue in the storm...you could change the way people look at Slytherin…GRYFFINDOR!" The hat exclaimed.
The Gryffindor table burst into applauds and Percy jumps to his feet shaking Melonie's hand like he's a child at Christmas, he rambles on but Melonie listens to every word he says smiling and answering everything.
She finally walks away from Percy and over to Harry, and his friends, he engulfs her in a hug "Why didn't you tell me you transferred?" Harry asked smiling
"I wanted it to be a surprise" She said smiling as she gave him a hug "Suprise" She laughs as Harry gives her a loving hug.
"Hello, I'm Harrys sister Melonie but please call me anything bar that though... I hate it" Melonie said politely as she sat down to her brothers right.
"Aww we've heard so much about you Melonie, Harry talks about you non-stop… I'm Hermione but you can call me Mione what should we call you?" Hermione looked so excited so did Isabelle whereas Ron jaw had dropped as he looked at my sister and Cassie.
Harry cleared his throat and elbowed Ron as Mel introduced herself to the girls they all seemed to be hitting it off great "Ron please close your mouth that's my sister your looking at" Harry asked as Ron snapped out his day dream.
"Sorry mate but you never mentioned her being so…well shes so...she's…" Ron stuttered "Well fit" Seamus finished Harry looked about him to see most of the boys gawking at his sister and Cassie, so he coughed loudly and slammed his hands down on the table, they all got the hint and stopped staring.
"You okay?" Mel asked Harry as she tapped his back slightly and he just nodded.
"So how come use moved then?" Ginny asked as she joined the group of girls not long after the first couple of first years where sorted.
"I wanted a change and Chloe, my adoptive parent, was moving here so I moved too" Cassie said "I wanted to get away from the drama to be honest and I wanted to keep an eye on Harry since the last two years he's nearly got himself killed" Mel laughed causing the others to join in.
"Alright there… I'm Seamus and this is Dean, and this is Neville" Seamus explained to Melonie as Cassie was talking to Angelina and Alicia who were in her year.
"It's lovely to meet use all I'm Melonie but use can call me Mel" She said "This is Ron, Mel" Harry said Melonie smiled as Ron put out a shaky hand for her to shake which she did causing Ron to go red as she laughed and was about to turn around when a certain red headed boy sitting a few seats down, next to an identical copy to him, made eye contact with her and winked, she rolled her eyes at his flirty behaviour but smiled all the same.
"Enfin chez-soi" (Finally home) Melonie stated dreamily "Yes...yes we are" Cassie replied, the four girls got to know each other pretty well and Cassie got to know Alicia and Angelia.
"Let the feast begin!" Dumbledore's words rang around the hall as food appeared Melonie got to know Harry's friends they were all very welcoming and kind.
"This food looks so much better than Beauxbatons" Cassie groaned as she swallowed a mouthful of mash potatoes, the others stared at the girl as Mel chuckled angelically "At Beauxbaton the foods all healthy we're not even allowed fatty vegetables or fruit 'it could ruin ones figure'" Mel said in a fake posh voice as the others chuckled.
"That sounds horrible" Izzy said as Cassie nodded "Yeah tastes horrible to" Cassie added as she added more to her plate causing Mel to laugh.
"Who might this beautiful creature be?" Fred asked "My eyes are appealed" George added as the twins both bowed as colour grew onto Mels face "Please stand up" She pleaded to the boys as many eyes looked to her.
"There not judging eyes there jealous and lushes looks your getting" George said "Why wouldn't they be Georgie shes stunning" Fred said as the groups heads all snapped to a flustered looking Fred, Mel chuckled as the rest joined in apart from Harry his eyes burned into Fred as a threat.
Ron's older brothers Fred and George introduced themselves "So do u like nicknames?" George asked Melonie shrugged "I usually just get called Mel" She said with a warm smile as she noticed a few differences between them, Fred was the one who winked at her, he had lighter eyes and a bit less freckles than George.
Cassie started to talk with the people from her own year, Melonie felt a sense of pride watching her as she was showing her confidence again, after dinner they went to their dorms.
Cassie was two years older than the others, so she wasn't in their room, but Melonie was sharing a dorm with Hermione, Isabelle and the two other third year girls in Gryffindor Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown.
The girls, Melonie, Isabelle and Hermione gossiped half of the night until they all passed out from exhaustion.
Melonie's POV
I felt something soft hit my head as I groaned "time to get up… breakfast is in forty minutes I thought you would want to get washed and stuff Izzy and I will meet you at the great hall were running to the library" I groaned in response.
"She's making me go" Izzy whisper groaned causing Melonie to chuckle as the door closed.
I dragged my feet to the bathroom and took a twenty-minute shower as I hoped out the shower I felt a sense of happiness until I saw my face in the mirror my makeup had come off you could see the bruises Vernon had given me.
I wrapped a towel around me and made way for my makeup bag I had NO foundation left nothing to cover the bruises, I threw on my uniform quickly and ran to Cassie's dorm, I chapped no answer, she must be at breakfast I made my way there trying my hardest to hide my face, it seemed to be working.
When I got to the great hall, I was surprised I didn't get lost trying to find it, Cassie looked over to me just as I walked in her eyes widened as she saw my face she said something to her friends then she came running over.
"Mel was this that vermin you live with again!" Cassie hissed the anger and concern clear in her eyes i nodded "I'm okay Cassie honestly" I whispered as i rubbed her arm in a soothing way.
"Please tell me you have foundation or something to cover these" I pleaded she shook her head, so I just nodded in response and tried to walk back to my dorm when she grabbed my arm and pulled me into the hall as I walked down the rows of benches whispers started.
Cassie let my arm go as I stood in front of my brother and his friends who all looked shocked Harry looked ashamed and guilty "I…I need to go" As I tried to run I ran straight into someone.
I came face to face with the Weasley twins, Fred specifically, they smiled at me "Going somewhere Elli?" They asked me at the same time.
There was no pity or shock in their eyes just admiration and warmth I smiled as I shook my head "No course not" I said as I sat down and grabbed an apple and started to eat it when our times tables where given out.
"What are you all staring at?" George shouted "Continue eating nosy bastards" Fred whispered the last part which made Mel smile.
Third Person
None of her new friends mentioned her face as Harry had told them how bad their uncle was to them, especially Melonie, but there were a few whispers from others she tried her best to ignore them.
Their first class was potions they laughed and joked all the way there Melonie was constantly getting told to keep her head down in potions and try not to draw Snape's attention.
Melonie sat in between Isabelle and Neville at the spare seat at the table, Mione was on Izzys other side "Is it okay if I sit next to you?" She asked Neville he just nodded she gave him a kind smile as she sat down in the empty space.
As Snape walked in slamming his door behind him he began questioning people, Harry, "So Potter tell me what are the four main ingredients to a simple sleeping draught?" Harry, looked really pissed they hadn't even learned this yet.
Snape had avoided looking in Melonie's direction as he slandered in the class Harry was about to make a smart remark when Melonie spoke up "A Flobberworm, Mucus, Lavender and Valerian Sprigs sir".
Snape's head snapped to Melonie who sat with her hands clasped in front of her, a friendly smile on her face and was making constant eye contact with him she wouldn't break but he couldn't bare looking in her eyes.
"Ahh the famous Miss Potter…that was correct, but I wasn't speaking to you" Snape sneered Melonie saw the pain and guilt in his eyes for a second before he was unreadable again putting his walls back into place she gave him a reassuring smile.
"Sorry professor I wasn't sure if you were talking to me or Harry" Melonie stated kindly.
Melonie had read a lot at Beauxbatons when all the other girls went to elegance classes (to learn to be a proper lady) She would skip the classes and would read other books she read thousands of books she could now produce a Patronus (hers was a Bear) she was also very good at Occlumency and Legimen.
She was starting the process to becoming an Animagus and was learning how to control her strange powers.
Neville sat next to Melonie she saw him make a mistake and fixed it quickly before Snape could see, Neville smiled at her gratefully she just put her finger to her lips she done this throughout the full lesson.
"Play dumb" Melonie whispered to a nervous looking Neville he just nodded slightly.
Snape strolled around the class when time was up when he got to Neville's his eyes snapped to Melonie "Miss Potter do not help Longbottom with his potion!" Snape's voiced boomed throughout the class he was surprised that everyone but her flinched.
She just shook her head "I'm sorry professor but I didn't help Neville" She stated no tremble no fear just kindness and warmth were heard from her voice, it infuriated Snape.
Melonie soon felt someone try to get into her head she blocked them and looked to Snape who looked extremely confused as to how she could do it, he looked at her curiously she looked up to him and smiled raising her eyebrow at him.
"Longbottom toad now!" Snape boomed he made no break from the eye contact with Melonie until he turned to the class "Now if Mr Longbottom made this correctly his toad with turn into a tadpole if not the toad will become incredibly ill and die" Melonie gave Neville a reassuring smile he felt a slight bit of confidence.
Snape poured the potion down the toads throat it turned into a tadpole much to Neville's relief, Snape was becoming more and more agitated, so he started to ask Melonie questions she shouldn't know the answer to but she had the answer to them all.
He saw James sitting before him, as Melonie was the spit of him she had long curly black hair, her skin was pale, her lips plump, she also had two completely different colours for eyes.
One was from James a hazel colour and one was from Lily an aluminise green colour, but she seemed to have Lily's kindness and intelligence as he thought of Lily his anger started to leave slowly.
"Sir… can I leave now?" Melonie's kind voice broke him out his thoughts he looked around to see everyone had left the bell had went Snape couldn't speak he tried but no sound came out he just nodded, Melonie smiled at him as she packed up to leave but stopped at the door.
"I'm sorry sir... I hope I didn't hurt your feelings and I honestly wasn't trying to embarrass you in front of the class that wasn't my intention… I hope you enjoy the rest of your day" Melonie smiled at him as she saw her friends waiting for her they walked to lunch with each other.
Snape felt his heart starting to warm to the young girl and he had only just met her, she was nothing like James in personality she was kind, warm and polite just like Lily.
He would have to talk to Isabelle after dinner, it had to stop even though he longed for it to continue, to blossom.
After lunch Melonie had double Muggle studies while the others had Divination Melonie took slightly different subjects from the others she took the compulsory class obviously Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, History of Magic, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy and Herbology. She chose three extra classes she took Muggle studies, Ancient Runes and Care of Magical creatures.
Melonie POV
"See you guys at dinner" I said as I waved to my friends I had no idea where Muggle studies was, so I stood outside the great hall when I saw a poltergeist I think his name was peeves.
"Emm excuse me Peeves isn't it?" The poltergeist turns smiling murderously I gulped and tried not to panic as he glided towards me "Yes?" Peeves questioned.
"Well I was wondering if you knew the way to Muggle studies?" I asked he nodded and started to glide away motioning for me to follow.
"So sorry please don't take this the wrong way but is Peeves your actual name?" I asked smiling up at the poltergeist "Well no my name is actually Peevsie" He stated.
"That's a cool name is it French?" I asked intrigued the poltergeist nodded "Are you one of the Wamba brother jokers from the 1530s?" I asked the poltergeist stopped suddenly and looked at me with shock.
"Yes…Yes I am" He stated he looked very proud but slightly sad "I personally think they were hilarious I found a book at Beauxbaton library it was their most famous jokes... would you like it?" I asked he looked at me hopeful and nodded.
"Okay well I'll bring it to diner come into the great hall and i'll give you it okay?" I asked he nodded and we started to walk again "You are Melonie Potter am I correct?" He asked "Yip that's me" I stated happily.
I checked my watch we had five minutes till class began, when Peeves pointed to a class for me with people waiting outside "Thank you very much Peevsie" I stated smiling at the ghost he smiled back, a real smile.
"You can say my name properly" He stated I nodded and laughed slightly "Yeah I went to Beauxbaton for two years became fluent in French... I can call you Peeves if you would like?" I asked he shook his head.
"No please call me what you like" He stated I smiled and nodded "So Peevsie I have to leave now... class is about to start but Ill see you at dinner" He nodded I waved as the bell rang I ran into class.
Professor Burbage stood at the door just as I made my way to the door Hermione appeared beside me "Aww hello... I didn't know you where taking this class" I said as I walked in I saw people from the other years I stopped suddenly Hermione walked straight into me.
"Emm sorry Professor but are we in here?" I asked the professor she chuckles slightly but nods I just nod in response she points to two empty seats "Sit there would you please ladies" Hermione and me nod.
"Well hello there sexy why don't you come and sit right here" A boy with a green and silver tie stated tapping his lap as I walked past his table "Pervertir" (Pervert) I stated as Hermione and I sat in out allocated seats.
"What was that princess" The boy shouted causing the class to fall silent I just ignored him as everyone looked at me "She called you a pervert... maybe because you are one" Hermione stated causing half of the class to snigger.
"I wasn't asking you mudblood" The boy stated I could feel my hair changing colour as I turned and faced the boy who was behind me he looked terrified "DO NOT call her that or there will be a problem between you and I… understand?" I asked calmly the boy nodded furiously.
I turned around to see the Weasley twins in the seats in front they looked at me with amazement "Are you okay Melie?" Mione asked me "I'm so sorry it just happens when I get really strong emotions... I don't know why... I'm sorry" I stated playing with my fingers.
"Wow Elie that was incredible…" Fred said, "And there we thought you were a push over" George added I smiled at the boys and laughed slightly "Elie?" I asked smiling they both nodded and smiled back.
"Yeah well everyone calls you Mel…" George started
"So we wanted our own nickname for you…" Fred added
"So, we came up with…Elie" They chorused causing me to laugh as the professor walked in and started the class.
As soon as class finished the Weasley twins walked with us to diner "Melonie?" We all stopped to see Peeves in front of me I clicked my fingers and the Wamba brothers book was in my hand I smiled.
"Why are ghosts bad liars?" I asked causing him to smile at me.
"Because you can see right through them!" He said happily "You really did read it" He looked at me with a sense of love and respect.
I nodded "Of course I did... here you go" I stated as I handed him the book he smiled at me and looked like he was going to cry.
I waved to him "How did you get Peeves to like you? He only like these two and that's because they cause mayhem throughout the school" Mione said as she pointed at two proud looking boys who bowed dramatically causing me to laugh.
"I found a book at my old school that belonged to his brothers and his name is actually Peevsie" I said politely correcting her she just smiled at me "Your too kind for your own good Melie" She said as we walked to dinner with the twins at either side of us, Fred was at my side.
After Dinner…
We, Hermione, Isabelle and I where all walking to our common room "Miss Black" A voice droned causing us all to turn around to face a bored looking Snape.
"Miss Black may I speak with you?" Snape asked as I looked into Isabella's eyes I saw love and adoration she tried to suppress her happiness as she nodded, Hermione had her nose in a book, dead to the world.
"I'll see use back at the common room" Izzy said as her grey eyes stared into mine I nodded as i grabbed Hermiones arm and walked to the common room.
Izzy POV
"Sir?" I said as I bit my lip Snape looked around as he let out a sigh "This can't happen Isabelle I'm sorry" Snape said I felt like I had just been stabbed.
This was all my fault I had pushed him too far.
"But..i..i" I tried my voice cracking as Snape shook his head and held up his hand "No sorry we have to leave this" He said as he indicated to himself and i with his hands, I nodded slowly, my heart felt in pain.
"Since its what you want" I hissed as I ran away to the common room where Mel was sitting she looked like she was waiting for me, the tears where freely rolling down my cheeks as she pulled me into her embrace.
She hugged me as I told her, everything "You know what you should do...do as he says and pretend to move on it will piss him right off...show him what hes missing" She whispered into my ear with other soothing words .
"I'm going to tell you something you cant tell another soul..." She pulled away from me as we made eye contact she was deadly serious i nodded.
That night we bonded and got to know each other a lot better…I had never felt so comfortable or happy with anyone.
I know that we'll be the best of friends.
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