A/N – So so sorry about the length between this chapter and the last one. I hope I haven't lost any readers :S. I would have posted sooner but alas school got the better of me. Damn exams! Anyhoo.... you should expect a chappie at least once a week as I've got a while to get to my plot yet ^.^

Ooh yeah! I almost forgot! I realised that I never wrote one of those disclaimer thingy-me- doodles. How very rude of me to JKR without whom I wouldn't have been able to warp her lovely characters for my own wicked imagination.

Enough about me. Get along with the story already! Sheesh.

Oh BTW. bold is Alyssa thinking and ? Italic bold is like her answering herself.

It gradually got darker and finally after Ron had beaten Harry five times in a row did the boys look up. They both looked at Hermione strangely thinking that something was different but not quite realizing what.

Hermione just rolled her eyes.

"Come on Alyssa I think we should change into our robes now seeing as were almost there." Hermione said already half way out of the door.

They made their way to the train toilets to get changed leaving Harry and Ron with the trainp compartment. They reached the toilets within a few minutes but there was only one toilet.

Guess we'll have to take turns then.

"You can go first Hermione" Alyssa said gesturing for Hermione to go ahead. "You Sure?" Hermione asked already stepping in the loo. "Yeah Course, go on we don't want to be late" Alyssa said smiling.

As she went in Alyssa heard someone walking towards her. She looked up to see the boy she had 'bumped' into earlier – Blaise - and some other people walking down the corridor towards the toilets where she was currently waiting outside.

The group – it consisted of Blaise , a blonde boy, what looked like the groups 'body guards and a girl with Shoulder length black hair who looked utterly bored – came to a stop outside the boys cubicle which was opposite the girls one into which one of the 'body guards' went into.

I wonder if I should say something to Blaise. Like what? Er hi? I don't know maybe I'll just smile

Smiling slightly Alyssa looked over to Blaise who smiled back then tapped the blonde boy. " She's the one I told you about. Alyssa" Alyssa blushed hearing her name and remembering what had happened the last time they had met.

The two boys smirked at Alyssa's blush. "I see what you mean Blaise, she is pretty" the blonde boy said his smirk seeming to increase with the deepen of Alyssa's blush. Alyssa turned away, as she did she noted that the blonde looked like his smirk was permantly glued to his face. The girl turned towards Alyssa. She wasn't what you could call a beauty but she had a nice head of hair. It almost distracted you from her face. Almost.

The girl started to move towards Alyssa. She stopped just in front of her looking her over.

Okay what the HECK is she doing? Well it looks like she's checking you out. Well done Sherlock! But why?

"So your the girl Blaise met earlier" the ugly girl said looking straight into Alyssa's eyes scrutinizing her with her gaze.

"Erm I think so. I'm Alyssa. You are...?" Alyssa replied to the girls statement holding out her hand at which the girl wrinkled her nose.

"Pansy. Pansy Parkinson." the girl said staring at Alyssa's hand as if it were contaminated with the plague. Alyssa dropped her hand swinging it slightly feeling awkward.

Alyssa looked round looking for something to talk about. She saw that one of the 'body guard' boys had come out and was now in his robes. As she couldn't see the other one Alyssa presumed he was in the toilet.

The toilet door opened behind Alyssa and turning round she smiled at Hermione before walking into the toilet herself and changing.

It only took a few minutes to change into her new school uniform but to Alyssa it felt longer. To Alyssa shrugging off her muggle clothes felt like she was shrugging off that life.

The one where she was the outcast and that she was slipping into a uniform that made her belong.

Sighing Alyssa looked at herself in the little mirror.

Come on Aly you can do this! I know but ... but what? what if i don't fit in?? what if once she gets to know me i loose Hermione as a friend? you won't. but hat if i do?

with that thought Alyssa shook her head.

No. I will not allow myself to think that way. i came here to fit in and to be myself. Not to worry about if people won't like me. since when have i ever worried about that anyway???

Alyssa looked into the dirty mirror and smiled at herself.

Smoothing out her already straight hair Alyssa took a deep breath and stepped out of the toilet.

The sight that greeted her was not what she was expecting.

Way too short update I know :/

I just wanted a chapter out about how Alyssa feels. Without giving too much away as I did the first time I wrote this story.

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