Authors Note: I am sorry to say that I forget to put the description down of the character Maria Davis and I am sorry to those who have read the story and don't know what she looks like. Here's her description.

Name: Maria Anne Leslie Davis

Age: 11 (July 16, 1980)

Height:4' 3

Weight:95

Build: Small

Face Structure: Oval with high cheekbones, and dimples in both cheeks

Eyes: Big round blue

Nose: small

Ears: rather large likes to hide with their hair

Hair: Jet black long down to her waist

Coloring: fair tans poorly

Race: white

Marks: scar above her mouth

Mannerisms: Biting nails

Family: mom is dead dad Andrew Davis

Personality: Sweet, Caring, Friendly but can be shy at times!

Chapter Four

Journey to Freedom

As I sat in the compartment of the train, wondering what would happen to me

next summer when I went home for the break?

I must have been wondering off in my thoughts for to long cause Lavender is looking at me strange.

"I'm sorry what did you ask me again."

"I was telling you all about my summer, and I asked you what happened with the rest of your summer."

"Oh," I said. I really couldn't think of what to tell her.

Should I tell her all about my dad killing my mother? Should I tell her about my father throwing me down the stairs, and not wanting me to go to school?

I must have had that far away look in my eyes again.

"If you don't want to tell me about your summer that's fine but I thought we were friends and everything." She said now looking offended

"No it's not that we are friends now you know it," I told her.

"Then what is it?" she asked.

"Its just I didn't want to say nothing, until I talked to professor Dumbledore you see." I said but I could see she was getting angry.

"What exactly is the problem Maria?"

But before I could say anything more some lady stopped by our compartment door and opened it.

"Anything off the lunch trolley dears?" she asked.

I got my money out of the my pocket, and went over to see what I could buy from the cart that the woman had just pushed in.

Nothing I recognized was on that cart, but I was hungry because my mind was spent on trying to escape my fathers house.

Everything looked real good on that cart, so I just bought everything that looked good.

After purchasing my food, I went back to my compartment and threw it on my sit. Then I waited for Lavender to make her purchases.

When Lavender got back, I decided to tell her about what has happened in my life up this point.

She remained quiet, for a long minute before she finally spoke.

"So you wrote to professor Dumbledore and told him exactly what happened?"

"Yes I did," I answered her.

"Well I hope he doesn't send you back to live with your father, when the summer holidays are over."

"I hope so to, I cant imagine how it is going to be once I go back home for the summer and after I snuck out of the house and everything."

"Well you really do need to go and talk to the professor for real. Because you might not be coming back next year at all if they send you home for the summer and everything."

"What will the professor do, when I tell him the secret I have been keeping for so long?"

"I don't know honestly, probably send you to live with a wizarding family I guess."

"Why I just cant leave my father it would kill him."

"You actually want to stay in a house where your father abuses you that makes no sense to me personally."

"There is one little thing to he killed my mother, when I was three years old, he is very dangerous and I want revenge on him."

Lavender was sitting there with her mouth open not saying a word.

"Wh... wha... what are you saying Maria?"

"I am saying I want to kill my father for killing my mother and then beating on me and molesting me and everything..." I was screaming and I didn't care I have been holding this in for the longest.

The anger, hurt, pain, frustration, revenge it has been eating me alive for years.

Lavender mouth open and closed like she didn't know what to say.

"Because I want to kill him myself, exact revenge on the man that made me cry in bed every night. He is the reason I don't have any friends in my old school, he wouldn't me hang out with no one."

She just stared at me like I done lost my complete mind.

I looked at the door to our compartment, nobody was standing outside wondering why somebody was screaming her lungs out.

This must be a soundproof compartment or something.

Lavender finally found her voice, "girl you do know that you ain't allowed to just murder someone and get away with it even in the wizarding world."

"So what would you have me to do, just sit here and do nothing."

"I told you what you should do, go to professor Dumbledore and tell him what has been going on in your house he would definitely sort this all out for you."

I was about to say something else when the door burst open.

"Hey have you'll guys heard Harry Potter is supposed to be on the train heading to Hogwarts."

"Oh my god, are you serious?"

"I exactly heard rumors but I don't know for sure, he is supposed to be in the compartment next to yours actually."

I sat there frozen in place number one who the hell is Harry Potter and why is Lavender and that new girl all excited about him.

Just then I saw a white haired boy pass our window with two of the biggest boys I have seen in my life.

Uh oh I thought there is probably going to be some trouble. Perfect!

"Who is this Harry Potter I ask?"

"The young wizard who conquered the he who must not be named," said the new girl.

"Who is he," I ask.

"We do not say his name."

"Why not?"

"Because many witches and wizards are still scared today to speak his name. You are a witch you should know this."

"Actually she is a muggle-born she don't know our world yet."

"Oh I am sorry I didn't know."

"Its alright," I said quickly. "So what is your name anyway?"

"My name is Susan Bones, what is your name?"

"Maria Davis." I answered.

"Nice to meet you Maria I am going to go check out the compartment next door, I'll see you'll later."

"Oh lets see, lets see. I cant believe I picked the compartment right next to Harry Potter?" Lavender asked.

"No, that is very rude besides how would you feel if someone was stared at you like you was an ape at the zoo."

"I guess you do have a point though well might him later, and hope he is in our house."

"Besides we still have to the pressing issue of what is going to happen when I get to school."

"Well when we get to school we are going to be sorted into our houses then the feast and then we head up to our dormitory. So we probably aint going to be able to talk to the professor until tomorrow."

"We obliviously cannot do anything until we get to school, so let us not talk about it anymore and have it damper our spirits okay."

I agreed, I had to the more I thought about the last week in the basement the angrier I became.

This was my brand new start, I need to let the past be the past and let the new come into play I have been held back for to long.

But by god not anymore I promised myself not anymore.

I stared at Lavender, than I smiled and said. "so what do you do for fun in the wizarding world?"

All to soon the train was slowing down, and it was time for us to leave the train.

Who cares I am going to a much better place I thought and I don't have to worry about my father anymore.

When me and Lavender get off the train I saw the largest man I ever seen in my whole life standing in front of me.

He had the most hairiest face I had seen he had wild brown hair and wild brown beard with black eyes.

He was yelling for the first years to follow him but I hesitated for a minute, but Lavender grabbed me by the arm and started pulling me toward where the big man was standing.

"Okay everyone we are going to be going to school in the usual way the first years go by boat. No more than four to a boat, now if you would please follow me you will be getting your first glance of hogwarts her in a minute."

We followed him, and when we turned the corner we got a marvelous glance of the castle that would be my home for the next seven years.

It was big, dang when I heard professor Dumbledore talk about it I didn't think it was as beautiful as he said it was.

I couldn't think of the right word to say for the castle except "Wow."

Apparently I wasn't the only one because everybody said wow at the same time.

We stepped into a boat and two twin girls got in with us, when everybody was in their boats the big man in front said something and the boats started to move on their on.

As we sailed across the lake I couldn't help but to keep my eyes on the castle it was so beautiful.

When we got across the lake we got out of the boats the man lead us to the door, and knocked three times.

The door opened and a stern old witch appeared.

"Good evening Hagrid I trust these are the new students."

"They certainly are professor McGongall, now if you will excuse me."

The man named Hagrid disappeared behind a door, which obviously had to be the door to the cafeteria or something.

Professor McGonagall lead us into a room, and started to talk to us.

"Now the sorting of the first years will be taking place hear in a moment. The start of term banquet will begin in a shortly in the great hall you will be sorted into your houses. Now I must confess I expect you all to brighten yourself up by then," then she left the room.

"The sorting what sorting to sort us into our houses or something."

"Yeah I guess."

"But what are we supposed to do a test or something? I didnt know we were supposed to do a test to get into our houses."

Oh why didn't I plan this better now...

I gasped but I wasn't but I wasn't the only one in the room to do so.

About thirteen ghosts just come through the wall of the room we were in.

"I must say what are you guys are doing in here."

Nobody answered I guess they were like me to afraid to talk, so a really fat one answered for us.

The ghost waved at us merrily, "hope to see you in Hufflepuff, my old house you know." Then the ghosts left through the side walls.

Professor McGonagall came back and lead us to the great hall for our sorting ceremony, I must say I was real nervous I was visibly shaking.

"Now gather into a straight line and I will walk you into the great hall.

When we finally got in I just so happened to look up at the ceiling and there wasn't one it was the night sky with stars.

Just then I heard a voice behind me telling someone, "the ceiling is bewitched to look like the sky outside, I read about it in Hogwarts, A History."

The line stopped and professor McGonagall was up front telling us something.

There was an old hat sitting on a stool, we all stared at it the mouth open wide and it started to sing.

"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindor apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap! "

"Now when I call your name you will come up to the front, sit on this stool and putting on this hat.'"

"Abbott, Hannah," a moment later the hat yelled Hufflepuff and Hannah went off to sit at the table that clapped for her.

Susan bones was called next, she also went to Hufflepuff.

So it went until they finally got to my name.

"Davis Maria."

I heard a voice inside of my head about a second after I had put the hat on my heading saying…….

"Hmmm…. Interesting I see I can put you into several different house both of him will do you well. You are very smart here young Maria which would make Ravenclaw a great choice for you. But you also have a lot of courage which would make Gryffindor a fine choice for you." The hat paused as if thinking for a minute before it yelled, "Gryffindor."

I took off the hat and ran to my respective table that was cheering and catcalling.

I swear that was the most humiliating experience of my life and I don't ever want to do that again.

The professor was still up there calling names out, when she got to the kid whose name they were talking about on the train. Everybody in the whole hall was staining to get a good look at him.

Lavender had filled me in on the whole Harry Potter thing on the train about how his parents were killed by a dark wizard. How he survived a curse that killed some of the best witches and wizards of the day.

I felt bad for him really; I thought my life was complicated.

Anyways he also got sent to Gryffindor people at the table gave him the loudest cheer yet me included (he deserved it in my opinion).

They finally got done with the sorting and we could finally sink our teeth into the delicious feast.

But Professor Dumbledore wanted to say a few words to us before we did, when he was done the food appeared in the bowls out of thin air.

That was really neat in my opinion but some of the older students didn't appear fazed meaning this had to happen everyday.

When I could eat all that I could without exploding, the desert appeared, and I just had to have some (if you know what I mean).

Well when the desert disappeared, professor Dumbledore got back up and told us some of the new rules put in place this year.

Then it was time for us to go to our dormitories.

Some boy at the head of the line was calling for the first years to follow him which we did.

About halfway to our dorms some walking sticks were hanging in thin hair, we tried to move the walking sticks just started throwing themselves at us.

"Peeves, he is the castle poltergeist" I heard the redheaded boy murmur. "Show yourself," he appeared out of nowhere. "Leave us alone with them walking sticks or the bloody Baron will hear about this."

"Fine," Peeves said dropping the rest of the walking sticks by us. Some of them hit this poor boy on the head I moved out the way just in time.

When we finally reached our dormitory, when we got there Percy told us where to go.

When me and Lavender got to our bed, (which they just so happened to put us by each other I was glad since I didn't know any of the other girls).

One of him I recognized as the one who told us about the bewitched ceiling.

I asked what everybody what their name was, I figured we should all introduce ourselves.

Hermione Granger, Paravti Patil, of course me and Lavender.

After quite a long talk we decided to the best thing to do right now was to go to bed and get some rest for what's coming in the morning time.

When I woke up in the morning I found a note on my bed, it was from professor Dumbledore all it said was...

Dear Maria,

We must talk after school today, meet professor McGonagall she is the head of Gryffindor house and she will take you to me.

Sincerely,

Professor Dumbledore