Okay chapter two :)
Not much to say apart from the action gets more later and we finally reviel the link between Harry and the Mysterious Girl :D
But I'll upload that when its ready
Enjoy anyway!

Harry: Why the hell do people always show me getting beaten up?
Me: Dunno... *frowns* Maybe cos you wear glasses and you're an easy target?
Harry: D: Thanks! *kills self*

xD Just a thought... sorry for all glasses wearing people! :)

The First Encounter

Harry was soaking, the rain dripping from his quidditch robes and to the floor. It had been a tiring training session and as he walked up the empty staircase his footfall was heavy on the stone. He was looking forward to a shower and bed, his limbs were already screaming at him to lie down before he crawled into a corner to die.

In fact he had been tired and weak a lot lately, he hoped he wasn't coming down with something but he knew that flying in the rain was not going to help. With a sigh he reached the last staircase to the common room, silently cursing that it was on the seventh floor. If he's have chosen Slytherin he could have at least fallen down into the dungeon with exhaustion!

Harry was too lost in his own self pitying thoughts to notice that staircase wasn't as empty as he had previously thought, a girl was standing outside the portrait arguing to be let in; apparently she lacked the password. He got close enough to catch a little of what she was saying:

"...For goodness sake," she muttered, "Don't you realise who I am? If it wasn't for me you wouldn't even be hanging up here!"

"Funny," Harry wheezed making her jump; she hadn't heard his approach "I thought the school was hundreds of years old, you don't really look old enough."

She span to look at him and he stopped dead, it was the girl who had sat at the front table in the sorting ceremony, now he was closer to her Harry noticed her eyes were like none he had ever seen before; they glowed softly in the dark of the corridor. He also noticed how pretty she was, she blushed at his words.

"Slip of the tongue" she mumbled. "I was just looking for someone actually and I can't seem to remember the password, you couldn't help me out could you Harry?"

"How do you know my name?" he asked "But I don't know who you are."

She smiled and pointed to his forehead.

"Everyone knows who you are Mr Potter" she said, her accent was hard to place; far better cultured than he was used to. Then again Hogwarts students were a mixed bunch "I'm Natalie; I'm Dumbledore's great niece. "

She thrust out a hand and shocked at the formality he took it without really thinking. A pain shot up his arm and for a second he felt even more light-headed, he quickly withdrew his palm.

"Are you ok?" she gasped as a sudden wave of cold ran up his spine making his head spin, she steadying him by grabbing his arm. He hadn't even realised he'd stumbled. "You've gone awfully pale."

"I think I need to lie down" he mumbled.

"Let me help you," he was aware of her turning towards the portrait and without a password it opened after seeing something she held in her hand, in his daze he didn't see it. Part of him wondered why she hadn't used it to get in there in the first place.

Stepping into the common room didn't help; the chill increased, clawing at his mind. He had only felt this once before, when he had seen that girl in the hall and sure enough she was sat alone in the room when they entered.

"You're not meant to be in here," she mumbled as Harry and the girl Natalie made their way towards the stairs. They stopped at her words or at least Natalie did, Harry needed to lie down and wasn't up for conversation.

"Neither are you..." she answered, there was a touch of hostility to her tone that didn't seem to go unmissed.

The girl blinked taken aback, as if she wasn't used to being addressed like that.

"But I'm just a little Gryffindor sat in my common room, innocently reading..." she looked anything but innocent, her black eyelashes casting deep shadows across her face in the half light of the fire. She smiled falsely "And you are intruding where you aren't wanted."

"I know exactly what you're doing here" Natalie replied placing Harry in a chair so he didn't fall. She placed her hands on her hips "No goody two-shoes act will fool me: Princess."

There was an almost Malfoy like smirk on her elegant features at her next words.

"But it isn't you I need to be fooling now is it?" she glanced over to Harry who had slumped over in pain, she giggled cruelly at the sight "Honestly don't men have a poor pain tolerance?"

Natalie pursed her lips.

"Stop it," she hissed, Harry didn't quite understand what she was talking about "You've made your point, just stop it."

"I don't know what you mean," the girl shrugged, a grin playing on her lips. But upon seeing that she had no impact on Natalie she relented, glaring a little "So how did you know? I thought my gift was quite secret and more importantly unusual."

Natalie snorted surprising them both.

"You honestly think you're the only one?" she snarled, quite annoyed "How obnoxious. Why do you think he's reacting like he is to your presence? Think about it for one second."

The girl sniffed hard through her nose and closed her book, getting to her feet.

"You're boring me" she huffed storming past them and to the stairs. As she drew closer the coldness in Harry's body increased, like a fist clutching his heart. He found himself shaking uncontrollably as she stopped in front of him once again, he looked up into her eyes and she stared down at him. Without warning she reached forward a hand and touched his cheek, it was a pain not unlike when his scar ached only worse as it seemed to freeze his very soul. Darkness clouded his vision, he felt like he was falling.

"I see what you mean," came the girl's voice from far away "But I don't think he'll be much of a problem, do you?"

Harry's strength finally gave out and he fell into the rushing darkness, the last sounds were footsteps retreating.

The next thing he knew he was waking up in his bed and the morning light was filtering through the window.

Okay me and my friend hurried the ending but I promise the next bit will be better!
PROMISE!

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