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Part 1 of Slytherin Pure Bloods - Shadowed Past

Chapter 14

A Welcome Surprise

'Quite menacing that Professor Snape, isn't he?' whispered Kerrie on their way to the Great Hall for tea, after leaving their first Potions class.

'If you say so,' Sarah shrugged. She didn't think he was menacing, nor did she really like him, in fact she didn't really like any man, woman or child. Gaining her trust was the hardest task anyone could do. Sure, some might think they had gained her trust right from the word 'go', but that was never the case. She always made out that she trusted them, but from her experience, no one could be trusted. Well, except for Jenny, and maybe Miss Melrose. Sarah then remembered Erina's gift.

'See you later.' She said to Kerrie.

Heading for the common room, she walked into a girl, literally. Saying sorry, she helped her pick up her things.

'That's most kind of you,' she said. Sarah, who hadn't seen her face yet, was sure she'd heard that voice before. It was sweet and generous, with a hint of mystery.

'You're welcome...' but at that moment she saw who it was. With her emerald green eyes and long black hair, with a green and silver stripped headband. It was strange to see her in witch's robes; she usually saw her wearing skirts, blue jeans and silk shirts or tank tops.

'Jenny?' Only now did she realise that it was her that she had seen at platform nine and three quarters and in the Great Hall when she first arrived and got sorted. Jenny looked at her stunned.

'Grace?' she asked in disbelief.

Sarah shook her head, 'no, the name's Sarah Prince,' she grinned. It was good to see her old friend again. So this was the so-called boarding school she had gone to.

'Oh, sorry, I thought you were someone else.' She muttered, clearly not understanding. Putting a hand on her shoulder to stop her from walking away, she said hastily, 'it used to be Grace, but Jenny, I've found my true identity.' Jenny spun around to stare at her. She seemed to be looking over her with a fine toothcomb.

'It is you!' she exclaimed, excited. They hugged, like the best friends they were. Stepping away from each other, they inspected one another.

'Slytherin,' said Jenny, seeing her house emblem on her robes.

'You too!' It was the one of the happiest moments of her life, Jenny was here at Hogwarts, and Jenny was in Slytherin. As the excitement died down, Jenny asked, 'so, what you doing down here? Shouldn't you be heading to the Great Hall for tea?'

'I was going to the common room, but I still can't find it on my own, even with Kerrie.'

'Kerrie? As in that Arith girl?'

'Yes, she's a friend, I met her a little over a month ago in Diagon Alley.'

'Do you have any other friends?' Jenny asked curious.

'Yes, there's Erina and,' but she was cut short.

'Erina? There isn't an Erina at Hogwarts.'

Sarah smiled, 'no, she'll be here next year.'

'Oh ok,' then she realised that Sarah hadn't finished, 'who else?'

Sarah had a sort of hangdog-furtive look, and her voice sounded nervous when she spoke, 'oh, no one really, just Malfoy.'

'Malfoy?' she exclaimed, incredulity, 'you're friends with Malfoy?'

'Well, I sure like to think so; he does talk to me,' – her voice still sounding nervous, - 'We met in Diagon Alley, we talked a lot that day, then we met back up on the train.'

'When did you talk to him last?' Jenny asked, as if trying to find a reason for telling her that Malfoy wasn't her friend. She had to think about that. Everyone had been busy, and she hadn't had the time to even talk to Kerrie.

'I haven't really talked to anyone since Tuesday, when Draco helped me find the common room.'

Not saying anything about the use of first name, nor anything more about Draco Malfoy, Jenny asked, changing the subject, 'Do you want help finding the common room?'

'Yes please, or I'll just keep getting lost.' They started laughing. It was just like old times.

Jenny led her to the common room. Sarah pulled out her gift. She asked Jenny about it, but she didn't know what it was, ('if you find out what that is, let me know') and they left for the Great Hall.

At dinner, Sarah was looking over her gift from Erina. She still didn't know what it was, and hadn't had the chance to write a letter, though she didn't need to, for at that moment, Kerrie, sitting next to her, sees it and whispers, 'where'd you get that?'

'Why?' she whispers back. Did Kerrie know what it was?

She shook her head, 'that's a Sneakoscope.'

'Sneakoscope?' What the hell was a Sneakoscope?

'A Sneakoscope emits shrill noises in the presence of deception, like when an untrustworthy person is near or when a deceitful event takes place nearby.' She said flatly.

'So you mean this Sneakoscope, can tell me when danger is nearby?'

'Sort of, yeah.' Kerrie muttered. Sarah made a mental note to send Erina a big thank you, this would help her in the future, she was sure of it.

When they went to bed, like all the other days within the walls of Hogwarts, she dreamt her two nightmares, without any difference, only that they were clearer and more defined in image then ever before.

A/N: Sorry I've taken so long with this chapter, I've been doing some homework, and I've been sick too! I've had this sitting here waiting to be posted, so while I was on the computer doing research and since I've now finished it, I thought I'd give you a chapter.

Also could someone tell me what a Mary-Sue is? The term is a familiar one I don't hear often, and I don't think anyone ever told me what it was – or at least I can't remember – and I would appreciate it.