Ok, people, i'd just like to say sorry, cuz i didn't put an author's note or a disclaimer in the first chapter, so i apologise. And i just want to tell you that this is my first story, so if you think that the first chapter was a little on the bad side, i promise that it'll get alot better. i have alot palanned for this story... so, please read and review!

-Kaite

Oh yeah, and i don't own Harry Potter, but if i did, i'd be sooo happy. lol

"Who the bloody heck are you?"

Katie turned in her seat at the Gryffindor table to face to red-headed, freckled boy sitting across the table from her, and realized with a sudden jolt who had just spoken to her.

"Ron! Don't be so rude!" Katie looked at the bushy-haired girl sitting next to him and received a second jolt. "Actually, I don't think that I've ever seen you around here either."

"My name's Katie Vreeland, and you wouldn't have seen me before because this is the first time that I've been inside Hogwarts."

"But you're in sixth year, aren't you? It's impossible for you to not have been in Hogwarts before."

"Actually, no, it's not. Apparently, I've been a witch my whole life, but the letter that was sent to all of you when you were eleven wasn't sent to me. So instead of starting at Hogwarts in my first year, I'm starting in my sixth." Katie smiled.

Ron let out a long, low whistle. "Wow, you sure missed a lot."

"Yea, when are you going to learn everything that we learned in our first five years?"

"Professor Dumbledore said that he was going to get me some kind of a tutor."

"Hey!" said Ron suddenly. "Where's Harry?"

"I don't know," Hermione sounded a bit nervous. "The last time I saw him was on the Hogwarts Express."

"Oh, Harry's still on the train. He's getting his nose broken by Malfoy," said Katie matter-of-factly.

Ron and Hermione just gaped at her.

"Oh! I mean…erm…uh…kidding!...I was just kidding…." No one spoke for a long time.

Ron broke the silence. "Hang on, how did you know what house you were in?"

"I put on the sorting hat in Dumbledore's office, just after we arrived here."

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Katie. By the way, I'm Hermione Granger, and this is Ronald Weasley." She said, indicating Ron.

"I know"

"You know who we are already?" Hermione asked. "But I thought that you just got here".

Katie had to do some quick thinking. She hadn't decided whether or not to tell them about the Harry Potter books in the muggle world.

"I know? Did I say that? I meant…er…nice to meet you too." Katie smiled awkwardly.

Katie was saved from explaining- the doors of the Great Hall opened. Katie turned to see a black-haired boy in glasses and muggle clothes walking swiftly towards that Gryffindor table.

"Harry! Where have you been?! Ron and I were starting to get worried! And why is there blood all over your face?"

"Is there?" Harry examined his blood-covered face in the back of his spoon.

"Here, I'll get it off for you. "Hermione took out her wand and did the spell to wipe his face clean. "There. But Harry, what happened to you?"

"I'll tell you later." Harry began to reach across the table for the pudding when he saw the girl sitting opposite him for the first time.

"Harry, this is Katie Vreeland. She's just staring at Hogwarts" Hermione told him. "Katie, this is Harry, Harry Potter."

The first thing that Harry noticed about the girl was that she was very pretty, and the second, that her eyes didn't do the usual, and rather annoying flick up to his forehead and back down again. He admired this about her.

"Hi." said Katie, smiling at Harry

"Hi." Harry felt his face go red. He suddenly wished that he was wearing something other than his dirty, oversized t-shirt and jeans.

Then everyone turned their attention to the Headmaster as he began to make his annual start of term speech. Throughout the entire speech, Harry's eye's kept darting back and forth from Dumbledore to Katie. She didn't notice. When Dumbledore finished, everyone started filing out of the Great Hall to their dormitories. Hermione and Ron went to go lead the first years to the Gryffindor common room. Harry got up, and Katie followed. She turned, and saw Argus Filch hobbling in her direction.

"You must be that new Vreeland girl" He wheezed.

"Er, yeah."

"Come with me. And you, Potter. The Headmaster would like to see the two of you."

"Why?" asked Harry.

"You're in big trouble, you are." Answered Filch with a sly smile.

Katie and Harry looked at each other, bewildered.

"But, we didn't do anything." Katie protested.

"Don't try and act all innocent." Filch looked positively delighted. Then he said, "The two of you are risking expulsion."

Ok, end of chapter two! woo! ra! lol. ok, reiew, and tell me what you think! thanks! )