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Chapter 2

Draco's Friend

There was a sound. A small strange sound like muffled shouts. Everyone in the Great Hall froze. The noise became louder and louder. Strange beating noises could be heard echoing through out the hall.

"What's happening?" cried Ginny softly, clutching Ron's shoulder.

The noise was coming from the Hall.

"Filch!" called Dumbledore, "close the door!"

Filch ran to the door and closed it and lock it.

"Done sir," said Filch as he stepped away from the door.

Then a pounding noise came on the other side of the door.

"They're trying to break down the door!" cried a Ravenclaw.

"Everyone back!" called Dumbledore and all the students made their way as close to the staff table as they could get.

Then without warning the door burst down and Death Eaters came swarming in. Soon about fifty stood in the Great Hall.

Then one stepped forward a black cloak covered his face.

"Give us the girl," he hissed.

"What girl are you talking about?" asked Dumbledore calmly.

"You know Albus," hissed the Death Eater, "give her to us."

"She's not here!" said Dumbledore, "even if she was I would never hand her over."

"We know she's here!" whispered the Death Eater, "we were tipped off."

The Death Eater turned and stared directly at Crabbe and Goyle.

"Give her to us," said the Death Eater, "NOW!"

"NEVER!" howled Dumbledore at the top of his voice.

A whisper seemed to move through the Great Hall like wind, a fair voice hung there limp and soon faded. Dumbledore smiled and nodded as though something had just been decided.

"NOW!" yelled the Death Eater and he drew his sword and so did the others. "Or we will take her by force."

"We do not have her," said Dumbledore.

Death Eaters in the back closed the door.

"There will be no survivors," said the Death Eater, "you will pay!"

He raised his sword. Another whisper ran through the room.

Then as the Death Eater was about to strike the doors burst open.

A young girl on a white horse rode through the room. Fast as lightening she drew her sword as she rode through the room. She struck a Death Eater and he fell to the ground. Some now tried to make their way to the door. She blocked them. The girl had white blonde hair that fell to her shoulders. She had pale skin. Her face had soft features yet they were turned into a hard heated stare. She wore jeans and a white shirt with a blade of brilliant silver. Then she froze, then she turned her head sharply to the side and stared directly into Harry's eyes. Unlike his her eyes were the deepest shade of blue Harry thought he had ever seen. They looked like sapphires. His emerald, but he had seen only one other person with eyes like these but he couldn't place them. She turned her head around and once more she brought her steel against a Death Eater. Spells flew around her but she moved swiftly and managed to dodge them. Then he turned and saw Draco. His eyes wide and full of concern and…Harry could have been mistaken but he thought he saw tears beginning to swell. Harry broke his eyes away from Draco when he heard a scream. The girl was surrounded and Hermione and Ginny had been the ones to scream. A Death Eater had grabbed Hermione and Ginny by their hair and threw them to the ground.

"Raya!" cried the Death Eater and the girl turned. So that was Raya. "We have prisoners."

"Let them go," said Raya and her voice echoed off the stone walled hall.

"Not until you give yourself to us," said the Death Eater who had grabbed Hermione and Ginny, who were lying on the floor, the Death Eater had throw them so hard that they were having trouble getting up. "You would be quite a prize for the Dark Lord."

Harry saw Ron try to dive for Hermione but Dumbledore held out his arm, keeping him back.

Harry eyes snapped back to Draco when he heard Draco let out a whisper.

"Dad," he said so quietly that Harry almost couldn't hear, but he did.

Then his eyes went back to Raya.

"Fine," she said and she dismounted from her horse, "but let them go first and promise me they will never be harmed."

"Agreed," said the Death Eater, who was Lucius.

And Lucius grabbed Ginny and Hermione's arms and dragged them upwards. Ginny staggered for a moment and Hermione was flung into Ron's arms.

"You okay," whispered Ron.

"My head," Hermione whimpered against Ron's shirt, "it, (pause as she moaned in pain), it hurts."

Then everyone's attention went back on Raya. Who was walking slowly toward the Lucius. Then Lucius grabbed her arm, threw her sword on the floor, and pulled her up against him.

"Let's go," he said.

"RAYA!" roared a voice and Harry realize it was Draco.

Raya's head snapped around and saw him, "DRACO!" she cried.

Then Lucius slapped her so hard she fell to the floor.

"Somebody tame my son!" cried Lucius. And two Death Eaters came to hold Draco. But Draco drew out a sword (which after learning how to use it during practices always kept it with him) and slashed at them. They fell to the floor in front of him. Lucius turned around and Raya used this moment to hurl him to the ground.

"Draco!" she cried, "my sword."

He picked up the sword and tossed it to her and she grabbed it easily from the air.

"Amaltheea," cried Raya to her horse "Go now! Go and block the other from escaping!"

The horse seemed to understand her and ran off. Raya drew out her wand, which, unlike any other Harry had seen glimmered purple and green in her grasp. She muttered a spell and Lucius was thrown to one side of the room and chained there. Draco and Raya continued to slash at the Death Eaters until every single on of them had fallen to their feet. Draco seemed in control of things but Raya was nothing short of powerful. She certainly was a Gryffindor, Harry could tell that no matter how bright she was or how gentle or how demanding she was, she was a Gryffindor.

"And now you Lucius," shouted Raya so that the whole room could hear. "Because I am a fool and care for your son, you leave now only with this."

She left a slash on each cheek and muttered a spell.

"Now tell your dark lord that he will never capture me, and tell him everything that happened tonight," she said and then stoked his face wounds with her sword, "if you do not. The words will spill from your wounds."

With that she muttered a spell and he was gone.

She took a deep sign and turned to meet Draco's eyes. Without words they ran to each other and embraced. They hugged each other like they were afraid to let go.

"You okay?" whispered Draco.

"Yes," said Raya, "I'm fine."

They parted and Draco held her arm and walked her over to the crowd of students and teachers.

Harry could tell however that Raya wasn't fine. Blood splattered the front of her shirt, and it was not the blood of the Death Eaters. A slash along the hand Harry could tell would not stop bleeding until it was properly medicated. And Harry could tell that she had gotten slashed in the stomach with some sort of spell.

"This," said Dumbledore slowly, "is Raya."

Silence. As Professor McGonagall put a Hogwarts school robe on her.

"Raya," said Dumbledore, "we had a private sorting, here is your badge."

He pointed his wand at the left side of her chest and a Gryffindor badge appeared. She smiled weakly.

"And you Draco," said Dumbledore, "now that it is out in the open, you may go to your real house."

"Thank you sir," said Draco and he through an evil glare at Crabbe and Goyle smirked at him.

"Here is your badge," said Dumbledore and a Gryffindor badge replaced his Slytherin one. "I am sorry for all the trouble that the plan may have caused you."

Murmurs began running through the Great Hall, everyone was terribly confused. Ron, Hermione, and Harry all glanced at each other, wondering what was going on.

"It's alright Dumbledore," said Draco, "as long as Raya's safe."

Raya smiled at him.

"You all will retire to your dormitories," said Dumbledore and everyone began to shuffle out of the Great Hall, all stopping to take a look at the mysterious new girl.

Harry, Draco, Raya, Hermione, Ginny, and Ron all stood rooted to their places.

"Raya," said Dumbledore, "I hope that you're room is suitable."

"Professor," she said, and she laughed lightly, "I have lived in a abandoned house in the middle of the woods for 16 years. I think I could handle having a fluffy, warm bed."

Dumbledore smiled and sent them on their way. The six of them strode out in silence.

"Thank you Raya," said Hermione when the entered the Hall. "For what you did back there."

"There is no need for thanks," said Raya and she smiled.

"Malfoy," said Harry coldly, "why are you in Gryffindor?"

Draco stared at him for a long moment.

"Excuse me," said Draco and he ran up the stairs.

"Draco!" called Raya and ran after him.

She rounded a corner and almost ran into him.

"Draco are you alright?" asked Raya covering his hand with hers.

"I had to," said Draco, "I had no other choice."

"What are you talking about?" asked Raya.

Then Draco covered her mouth with his hand as they heard voice coming up the hall. When the people reached the top of the stairs they realized it was Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. Raya was about to call to them but Draco covered her mouth with his hand again.

"Shh!" he said, so quietly that it seemed he almost didn't say it at all.

"Well, what do you think about her?" they heard Harry ask Ron.

"I think she's cool," said Ron, "but she hangs out with Malfoy. Definite plummet in points there."

Raya got angry and was about to shout at them when Draco pulled her back.

"What do you think?" asked Harry to Ginny.

"She seems very brave, she belongs in Gryffindor," said Ginny, "but how could somebody so nice hang out with that scum."

Raya tried again and again Draco pulled her back.

"And you?" Harry asked Hermione.

"I think she's very sweet," said Hermione, "but I agree with Ron on the Draco part."

"What do you think?" Ron asked Harry.

"I think," he started then paused, "I don't know what I think. She seems to have this air about her that lets you know that she is powerful and has a lot of secrets. I don't know. She's strange. Good strange. But Strange."

They walked away.

Raya turned towards Draco. Her face was lined with disappointment.

"Don't worry about it, Ray," said Draco putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder, "He'll find out soon enough."

Find out what? Find out next chapter. The next chapter explains pretty much everything. Please Review! Thanks!