Hermione looked around franticly. She couldn't see Harry or Alexis anywhere. Ron finally caught up to her

"Blimey what was that all about Hermione?" he asked

"Ron where's Harry"? She asked franticly.

Ron looked around the compartment to find it empty. He knew something was up with Alexis and he also knew that he should have stayed to keep an eye on Alexis and Harry rather than go to the stupid Prefects meeting. But before he could say anything he heard Alexis's voice behind him.

"Hey guys! Back so soon?" she asked cheerfully.

They both turned around to find Alexis and Harry standing together. Alexis with the same smile she had but Harry looked different. Hermione looked into his eyes. Alexis had done something to him but she couldn't figure out what. He kept staring into the distance not even acknowledging Hermione or Ron.

"Harry what's wrong?" she asked.

No response. He didn't even look at her. "HARRY WHATS WRONG?" she yelled and started shaking him to try and make him snap him whatever had happened.

"Huh? Oh sorry I was thinking about something" Harry replied snapping of whatever has made him look like a zombie. He walked past them and sat next to the window in the compartment.

"Where were you?" she asked. She immediately sat next to Harry before Alexis could. But then Alexis sat across from him smirking at Hermione. She gave her a death glare and turned her attention back to Harry.

"Oh Alexis and I went to go change into our robes." Harry replied.

"Harry we were gone for an hour. What did you do in the mean time?" She asked.

"Oh we…I don't really remember. You left and then we…..I don't remember. You left and the next thing I knew I was changing into my robes and came back to the compartment and here we are now." He replied.

Before she could reply the train stopped and Alexis immediately stood up and said "Oh look were here. Come on Harry McGonagall wanted to see you remember?" she said while looking him straight in the eyes. "You can show me around the castle while you're at it!"

Harry was silent for a moment. "Yea let's go". He stood and left. Alexis was about to follow but Hermione and Ron stood in front of her.

"Sorry I just wanted to see the castle. I didn't think that was a crime here."

It was Hermione's turn to smile. "Sorry but unless you want detention on your first day, all students are required to go to the Great Hall. Besides, you still have to be sorted into your house."

Alexis gave her a death glare and responded, "Does it make you jealous that I'll get to spend more time with Harry than you will?"

"And what exactly do you mean; you will get to spend more time with Harry?"

"Well don't you know, Harry and I are the new Head Boy and Head Girl. We'll be spending all night together, checking the halls for any suspicious activity, sleeping in the same dorm together; one can only imagine the possibilities…" Alexis replied with a smile.

Hermione was now face to face with Alexis looking at her with eyes that could kill.

"Let's get some things straight. I don't know what you're doing to Harry but I WILL find out and I WILL put a stop to it. And I don't know who you think you are but I will not let you harm Harry. He's been through so much. He deserves to have one year where he can just enjoy his time at Hogwarts. And if you think you can come between me and Harry then you got another thing coming."

Ron was standing at Hermione's side thinking of what else to say but she really had covered everything. It was then that Ron realized that Harry and Hermione where meant to be together. He was happy to know that his best mate would finally get the ending he wanted. But with Alexis here it looks like his happiness would again have to be put on hold.

Alexis and Hermione gave each other death glares, looking right into each other's eyes. She smiled at Hermione, "We'll see what happens." And with that she left the compartment and headed to the Great Hall.

Hermione just stood there, wondering what exactly was happening to Harry. The look on Harry when he came back from changing into his robes was still fresh in her mind. There was only one place she was going to find what was happening to Harry. The Library. But she didn't want to be a hypocrite and not go to the Great Hall. And the last thing she wanted to do was leave Harry and Alexis alone together. With that thought it mind her and Ron arrived at the Great Hall with Harry sitting and chatting with Neville. He saw her and smiled. She loved it when he smiled. She spotted Alexis in line with the first years.

Hermione paid no attention to the sorting, but was furious when Alexis was sorted into Gryffindor. After the sorting McGonagall stood up and made the same announcements that Dumbledore would make. Then it came to who the new DADA professor was.

"Now as for our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher please join me in welcoming Professor Samantha Vextra!"

A young blonde woman walked in gaining drooling looks from almost every boy. Every boy except Harry. She smiled at how Harry paid no attention to the beauty of the woman but instead on Hermione. They talked quietly about the new professor, hoping she didn't anything drastic to the students at Hogwarts.

As she walked from the main entrance and made her way to the front of the table she stopped by Harry. She looked at him and Harry noticed that in an instant she had the exact same eyes as Alexis. Harry was, once again, unable to look away from her eyes, which made Hermione furious. She didn't blame Harry. She knew she and Alexis had done something to Harry. It was just a matter of finding out what.

Professor Vextra continued her way to the Teacher table, leaving Harry the same way he looked when Hermione came back from the Prefects meeting. She shook him and he snapped out of the trance again.

"I really need to stop looking at their eyes." He muttered.

"Now then, let the feast begin!" and in an instant, the food appeared and students started digging in. Hermione however was in no mood to eat. She needed to find out what was happening to Harry. She dragged him out of the Great Hall and into the Library.

"What are you doing? I was hungry!" he asked

"Harry we need to figure what's happening to you whenever you look into the eyes of those two girls."

"Oh…alright c'mon."

But before they could do anything they heard footsteps and turned around to find Alexis at the entrance of the Library.

"I hate to interrupt but Professor Vextra has asked to see Harry and I in her office." She said with a smile

Harry looked at Hermione and told her to keep looking and he would get back as soon as possible. He and Alexis left the Library.

Hermione didn't want him to go but he had no choice. She turned her attention back to the library. It didn't take long to figure what Alexis was doing to Harry. She was hypnotizing him. But she just couldn't figure out how. The only creatures that could hypnotize at will like that were Vampires and she couldn't be a Vampire seeing as she walked in the sunlight to the Train Station.

But then the clock chimed and signaled that she had to go back to her dorm. But as she walked to her dorm she turned the corner and screamed at what she saw.

Harry was on the ground bleeding furiously.