Anna could hear someone crying, a faint but devastating sob coming from behind a tree in the clearing. Wary but curious, Anna got to her feet and slowly made her way to the tree. Sat behind the tree was a first year Gryffindor. She had longish brow bushy hair and slightly large front teeth. "Umm Hello, are you ok?" Anna asked nervously. The girl turned round sharply and looked terrified. "Who are … you?" She managed to mumble through her sobs. "I'm Anna, what's your name?" Anna's face was still stained with tears which she quickly wiped away. "I'm Hermione Granger" "So people don't believe you're a witch?" Anna asked. The girls had been talking for half an hour and had now more onto a more personal topic. "No, because all my family are muggles, people don't want to know me." "No one wants to talk to me either because I wasn't born a witch, I was cursed." Anna whispered. "Really? I've never heard of that before." "Yeah no one has." Anna looked upset "We could check it out in the library." "Ok let's go!" So Anna and Hermione headed to the library. As they went down the corridor, they passed Leo and his girlfriend kissing on a bench outside the library. Anna tensed up, Hermione felt it. "What's wrong Anna?" "Oh nothing" She lied, ignoring the sharp pain in her heart that was telling her otherwise. "Please don't insult my intelligence. It's that guy isn't it?" Hermione demanded as they chose a desk in the library. "No! Of course not" Anna sat down "Double negative, you like him" Hermione stated. "Ok maybe a little" Anna went crimson, and giggled. Hermione giggled in return. Finally they both thought, a friend.