Harry Potter and the Witch of the Green

by princess12

If you don't like Mary-Sue's then don't read this!!! Don't flame me, coz I wrote it ages ago, before I knew wot an M.S woz!!! This summary sucks, but please r&r review!!! I know you can upload chapters, but like I said, I wrote this ages ago, and I can't

1. Part 1!!!

Chapter 1

***** Mirror-Mirror *****

Sophie stared at her reflection.

     " Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the fairest of them all? " she asked smiling.

The sight before her sighed contentedly, and she took a step back to admire the slim, attractive, robed figure before her.

     A shriek of joy threatened to erupt from her throat as she thought of the next day. Finally she would be going to her new school. Only this was no ordinary school, it was Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

     Of course she would not be starting in the usual first year, with the eleven year olds, as Sophie was fifteen, and had recently graduated from the Phoenix Academy of Primary Sorcery. It had been part of her for the last four years, and she had been sorry to leave it, but to go to Hogwarts had always been a dream, which was now about to become true.

     A knock startled Sophie from her musing, and a blonde head poked around the door.

     " Sophie darling, come on you've got to get some sleep. Tomorrow will be a long day, and you don't want to be tired."

     Sophie nodded and reluctantly started to remove the traditional Hogwarts black school robes, as she replied:

     " Okay Mum thanks."

As she climbed into bed she looked around her room and wondered where she would be twenty-four hours from now…

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     Harry Potter stared round cheerfully at the familiarity of Platform 9¾. He scanned the crowd before him eagerly for the faces of his two best friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, both of whom were in the fifth year alongside Harry.

     Having no luck outside the train, he decided to investigate the interior.

A flash of red caught his eye as he was passing a carriage and he ducked inside to be greeted by his friends.

     " Harry!" Hermione squealed enveloping him in a hug.

     " We've been looking for you for ages, where've you been? " asked Ron.

     As the train started its long journey to Hogwarts, the three friends soon settled into the old chatter about the wizarding world and their adventures throughout the summer.

     After several hours had passed, the excitement of seeing each other had died down somewhat, and when the talk turned to Quidditch, Hermione had left the conversation to study one of her numerous schoolbooks.

     At that moment the door of the compartment slid open to reveal a familiar but unwelcome sight.

     Draco Malfoy and his cronies Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle entered looking disdainful.

     " Well look what the cat dragged in boys." Draco sneered.

     " Well look what the cat threw up." Ron retorted angrily.

     Hermione seemed to sense the danger as she looked up and said coolly.

     " Malfoy what do you want, we don't want to have to look at your ugly face any longer than necessary."

     " Shut it mudblood, looking at you is worse than any of the unforgivable curses, in fact, that should be made illegal! "

Harry and Ron stood up angrily, Malfoy folded his arms defiantly and smirked as the two boys behind him, tensed their considerably large muscles.

" What, you're going to fight us are you? " He smiled and continued speaking. " Actually," he said turning to Ron. " I heard your dad managed to get some more money at work! Did your mother die of shock? It was probably only because Fudge felt sorry for you anyway."

    Ron made as if to dive for Malfoy, who neatly dodged him sending Ron sprawling to the floor.

He turned, laughing and guided the other two out of the room.

     " Stupid slimy git." Ron said angrily.

     Harry pulled him to his feet and tried to change the subject.                         

     " Did your dad really get a raise?" He asked

     " Yeah, Fudge really liked his Muggle Protection Act, which has finally been put into action. He said Dad was too good at the job he has at the moment, to be moved to another department, so he gave him a raise instead. "

     " Ron, that's fantastic news!!!" Hermione exclaimed.

     At that moment, the door slid open again and Ron turned and yelled at the three newcomers.

" Look you stupid, blond, bouncing ferret! We don't like you, so get your pathetic excuses for friends and get the hell out of here! Oka……"

His voice trailed off and Harry and Hermione turned to see a beautiful blonde girl standing in-between Lavender Brown and Padma Patil, who were in Gryffindor House with Harry and his friends.

     Harry felt his jaw drop at the sight of this girl. He honestly could not help it. She was exquisitely beautiful. She was dressed in muggle attire. A short, black skirt and fitted lilac shirt showed off her slender figure and a long expanse of tanned leg was visible between the skirt and trainers.

She looked stunned, not to mention insulted at Ron's outburst.

     " Er… Sophie, this is Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter." Parvati told her. She sounded annoyed, and glared at Ron.

     Harry heard Hermione greet the new girl, and felt her elbow him subtly to do the same, but he appeared to have lost all sense of speech.

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     Sophie stared at the two boys in the Hogwarts Express compartment in amazement. The redhead, she had taken an instant dislike to, she stared at him coldly for a few moments then turned to the two others.

     " The girl seems all right, a bit bushy-haired and quite clever looking, but nice enough. What did Parvati say her name was, Hermione (?) weird name!!" Sophie thought to herself.

     She turned to the dark haired boy. What was he staring at? He shook himself as though coming out of a trance, and appeared to remember his manners. He held out his hand and grinned awkwardly.

     " I'm Harry Potter." He said.

     Sophie smiled interestedly.

     " The Harry Potter? " She thought. " He was quite cute actually.'' Her eyes flicked up to his forehead, " yep there it was shaped like lightning. Cool! "

     " Sophie Catwood. " She replied. " I'm starting in the fifth year, I just graduated from the Phoenix Academy of Primary Sorcery, a couple of months ago.

     Hermione looked interested. " I've never heard of that school, whereabouts is it? I thought Hogwarts was the only wizard school in Britain. " She sat down on the seat and the Sophie followed suit. She was pleased to have someone take an interest in her school, and she explained about it, to Hermione.

     " It is. You see the Academy is in Southern France, so you have to pretty fluent in the French language. By the time you leave, after all four years though, every pupil can speak both French and English perfectly!!"

     Hermione looked impressed and asked about the lessons. Parvati and Lavender smiled. They agreed to leave Sophie with Hermione and the boys, and meet up later at the Feast, as they wanted to go and see Padma, Parvati's Ravenclaw twin-sister.

    

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Harry was determined not to let Hermione get all this new girl's attention.

     " So did you play any Quidditch at your old school? " He asked.

Sophie opened her mouth to reply, but Ron came out of his stupor and blurted out.

     " Look I'm really sorry about what I said before. I thought you were Malfoy. I…er…didn't mean that you looked like a stupid ferret; it's just because of what Moody did last year. "

     Sophie raised her eyebrows and stared at Ron coldly, which served only to make him turn scarlet.

     " Moody…? " She replied confused. So Ron explained about Professor Moody turning Malfoy into a bouncing ferret the year before.

Sophie squealed with laughter as the story came out, and the grudge held against Ron disappeared.

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     As the journey wore on Hermione fell silent and eventually withdrew from the conversation between Harry, herself and Sophie.

To be perfectly honest, she was annoyed that this girl showed up and captured all Ron and Harry's attention. True Ron wasn't participating in the discussion, but that didn't stop him staring at Sophie.

     " She's only a girl for goodness sake, " she hissed at Ron.

     " I know. She's unlike any girl I've ever met. " He replied dreamily.

     Hermione gave up she sat back and sulked while reading the afore-mentioned school book.

     At about 4 O' c lock, Fred and George Weasley (Ron's older identical twin brothers) paid them a visit. Harry, gathered (from what he heard of the conversation – most of his was taken up by Sophie), that they had heard about Sophie from Parvati and decided that they just had to come and introduce themselves. It was also to announce that they had been made joint- Quidditch Captains for Gryffindor.

As Sophie listened to a story of George's, Fred whispered to Harry.

     " Well, you've hit the jack-pot there, she's gorgeous. " He turned to Ron and said loudly, " Ron close your mouth you're dribbling!!!! " And with that he winked at Harry and strolled out. George followed him whistling, after he'd hissed at Harry. " Get in there lad. What're you waiting for? "

Chapter 2

*****The Sorting*****

    

     By the end of the journey, everyone was tired and hungry and ready for the feast.

     When the train stopped, Harry was surprised to see Albus Dumbledore, waiting for them off the train.

     " Ah Mr Potter, Mr Weasley and Miss Granger a pleasure to see you again." He greeted them cheerfully. He tuned to Sophie and smiled. " Miss Catwood I presume? Harry will show you to my office, if you'd like to go there straight away, I feel it would be less embarrassing for you to be sorted in private. Unless you would prefer to remain with the first years?"

     " Um no, sir, I think I'd prefer to be sorted in your office."

     " Very well. Harry…"

     Harry took hold of Sophie's hand and leapt in the nearest boat. Sophie looked in interest as the boat struck out towards Hogwarts Castle, with any appearance of oars or rowers.

     Harry explained that only first years went in the boats normally, but it was quicker this way.

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     As they arrived at the hidden entrance to the living quarters of Albus Dumbledore, Harry realised that he didn't know this year's password. He stood helplessly, fully aware that Sophie was staring at him expectantly.

     He was ready to explain this problem when, the door swung open silently.

Harry looked around, startled, but apart from Sophie and him, there was not a soul in sight. Harry was about to admit his astonishment, when he caught sight of the impressed look on Sophie's face. Clearly she thought he'd opened it himself and Harry found he was unwilling to tell her the truth.

      " Oh come on, what fifteen year old wouldn't do the same? " He thought, " A stunning girl thinks you're a brilliant wizard. Of course I'm not gonna tell her. " So throwing out his chest, he took her hand and lead her up to the door of the Headmaster's office. Before the had a chance to knock though, Dumbledore opened the door and ushered them in, giving Harry an almost stern look which quite clearly said: " You took credit for somebody else's magic." But before Harry had a chance to feel nervous, he spotted the amused twinkle in his eye and grinned ashamedly.

     Professor Dumbledore turned to Sophie, smiling, and handed her the Sorting Hat and bade her to sit down.

Harry almost laughed at the disdainful look on her face, which changed to one of shock as she placed it on her head as it had plainly started to speak.

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     " Hmm Sophie Catwood. So you've joined Hogwarts then have you? Well, there is no time yet for the song so basically, four famous witches and wizards founded the school. They realized that they needed someone to sort the pupils into the separate houses when they departed, so they put some brains into me and here I am. Right, getting down to business. The four founders were Godric Gryffindor, whose house is for the brave and noble-hearted, Helga Hufflepuff, hers is for the just and hard-working, Rowena Ravenclaw, the clever and wise go there, and finally Salazar Slytherin who takes the shrewd and ambitious. Now let me see…hmm, well there is a nice supply and thirst for knowledge, you'd do well in Ravenclaw, not quite Hufflepuff material are you dear, not exactly a natural hard-worker. Still there's plenty of ambition, Slytherin would do you well, but bravery is definitely one of your strong points, so I think you'd be best suited to……………GRYFFINDOR. " The hat screamed.

     Harry and Professor Dumbledore smiled at the announcement.

     " Great! I'm a Gryffindor too! " Harry exclaimed.

Sophie smiled weakly, she wondered why she felt so light-headed, and realised that she'd been holding her breath since the hat started to speak. She stood up and stumbled. Harry caught her and pulled her up against him to stop her falling. Sophie looked up and felt her insides melt as she lost herself in the depths of his emerald-green eyes. Professor Dumbledore cleared his throat and the two of them sprung apart, embarrassed, but the teacher seemed to have noticed nothing.

     " Well let's hurry down to the Sorting Ceremony. Unless, Sophie you are feeling unwell and require medical attention from Madame Pomfrey?"

     " The school nurse." Harry explained.

     " Oh no thank you Professor, um I think I'm just a bit tired."

     " Very well, let us proceed." He replied, striding in the direction of the Great Hall. Sophie and Harry had to quicken their pace to keep up, but they soon fell behind, and made their way to the feast alone.

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     Harry led Sophie towards the Gryffindor table, where she sat next to Hermione (opposite Harry) and received many inquisitive looks, these remained unanswered however, as the Sorting had already begun. Much to Sophie's disappointment she had missed the song, spoken of by the hat, but found she was consoled as she saw the feast magically appear before them.

But before they were given leave to start eating, Professor Dumbledore made an announcement.

     " Now I know you are all eager to start the feasting, but I would like to bring to your attention, various notices. Firstly, we have a new fifth year among us. Her name is Sophie Catwood, and she has joined us after graduating from the Phoenix Academy of Primary Sorcery, and has been previously sorted in my office into Gryffindor. Now Sophie please stand to show everyone who you are.

     Sophie stood up and blushed at the thunderous applause coming from the Gryffindor table. Then Dumbledore started to speak again.

     " Secondly, we will be having another Yule Ball this year, to celebrate not only the Hogwarts victory with the Triwizard Tournament, but in memory of Cedric Diggory."

     As the school started to eat questions came at Sophie from all sides. About her, her family, her old school, you name it. Gradually the chatter and eating stopped and the students were allowed to go to bed.

     Ron and Hermione walked silently to the Gryffindor common room, as Harry explained to Sophie all about the Triwizard Tournament the previous year (excluding the return of Voldemort etc.), and who Cedric Diggory was and how he died. The three were approaching the painting of the Fat Lady, when a seventh year prefect barged past them, at the head of a line of yawning straggling first years. She turned and told the crowd of Gryffindors the present password.

     " It's Oddment!"

     The four entered the tower and sleepily said their goodnights. Hermione showed Sophie their dormitory, but being too tired to take anything in, she climbed into bed and instantly fell asleep.

 

Chapter 3

*****Quidditch*****

     Sophie awoke the next morning to find herself in a strange bed and an unfamiliar room, and then she remembered where she was.

     She hadn't taken in anything Hermione had said the night before, but now she was wide awake, so she sat up and studied the room she would be living in for the rest of her time at Hogwarts. She noticed she was in a circular room, (so they were obviously in one of the towers.) Containing four, four-poster beds. The sun sparkled through the window, and looking out, Sophie could see the lake she had crossed with Harry the night before.

     Every few minutes, Sophie felt a burst of excitement surge through her body. Finally when she grew too restless to stay in bed, she got up and ventured into the bathroom, that the four girls shared.

     As she showered, she sang quietly to herself. She was unwilling to wake the other girls, but at the same time she could not contain her excitement at the thought of the day ahead. She dressed in her Hogwarts robes, and plaited her shoulder-length hair.

     Sophie turned herself this way and that in the mirror, pleased with the reflection. She knew she looked good, she had slept well the night before so her eyes sparkled, and the sun picked out golden strands in blonde hair, and she always did look good in black.

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     Hermione woke up to find the sun dancing on her face. She opened her eyes and saw Sophie admiring herself in the mirror.

     " Yeah come on like you need to do that, every boy in the school was admiring you enough last night!! " Hermione thought to herself.

     She felt a pang of envy as she remembered the way Harry had looked at Sophie the night before. It was a look of longing and desire. It was the kind of look Hermione had always wanted him to give her, well until she met Viktor.  

     The summer, which she had spent with him in Bulgaria, had been wonderful, but now he was no longer at school, and as Hermione had grasped hold of the portkey on her way home, she knew she would never see him like that again.

     Though she didn't want Harry herself, she didn't want him to see Sophie either.

     Suddenly, Hermione felt appalled at herself. She didn't begrudge her best friend a girlfriend, just because she was jealous. She got up and hurried into the bathroom, to shower.

     Brushing her hair twenty minutes later, she noticed Sophie in the mirror. The girl was sitting on her bed, studying a book, as if she felt Hermione's gaze, she looked up, and the look of concentration she had worn, gave way to a friendly smile.

     Hermione immediately felt terrible about the horrible things she'd thought about her new friend, and smiled back.

     " Come on, let's go down to breakfast, " she called to the three other girls, and the small group made their way down to the Hall.

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     As Harry entered the Great Hall that morning he bumped into a familiar figure.

     " Hi Harry. " Cho said to him.

     Harry barely nodded in reply, in his haste to find Sophie, but though his sharp eyes scanned the Great Hall, she was not there.

     " She's not down yet. " Ron's voice came from behind him. " Anyway, if you're just gonna stalk her, she'll never like you, not like that  anyway. "

     " And how exactly would you know? " Harry replied scornfully. " You aren't exactly Romeo are you? "

     " Who?" Ron asked confused.

     " Never mind." Harry told him dismissively.

     " Well I know you're definitely keen on her!! " Ron scowled.

     " I don't know what you mean. " Harry said watching the door like a hawk.

     " Oh come on Harry! Cho just said 'hi' and you practically ignore her. Last year you wouldn't have shut up. "

   " No I wouldn't! " Harry lied, though he knew Ron was right. However much he'd liked Cho last year though, he liked Sophie twice as much.

" Maybe it's because I think Sophie likes me back!! " He thought to himself.

      " Secondly, you couldn't stop staring at her last night at the feast, and now you won't stop watching the door, because you're waiting for her to come through, why? What are you going to do? Pounce on her? " Ron exclaimed.

     " Aah you're just jealous! " Harry told him.

     " Oh yeah? Of what exactly? "

     " Because you like her too, and you know that she likes me more than you!!! I bet you were probably even going to ask her to this year's Yule Ball!! " Harry laughed as Ron blushed. " I'm right aren't I? "

     Ron scowled. " No you're not. I just think you're being totally big-headed thinking that everyone loves you!! But then again where's the change in that eh? "

     Harry was taken aback by this outburst. He wasn't sure whether Ron was serious, but on look at his face, told him all he needed to know.

     " Look I was only joking, I didn't know that you really liked her but…" Ron didn't let him finish.

     " Yeah well I don't all right? " He said angrily. " So just shut up about it! "

     " You could at least admit it for God's sake! " Harry cried annoyed. " I'm your best mate you're supposed to trust me! "

     " If you were my best mate then you'd listen when I tell you I don't! Look just forget it yeah? Go back to your nice little daydream where everybody loves you including you! "

     " Well what's that supposed to mean? "

     " You're the wonderful and clever Harry Potter, you work it out! "

     " Oh I'm sorry I thought you'd got over this whole jealousy thing last year, obviously that's too mature for someone like you! " Harry answered sarcastically.

     " Huh! Yeah you call yourself my best mate, that's a complete joke! "

     " Fine forget it then! I can't see why you won't just admit that you like her instead of acting like a complete moron!! You do know you're acting really pathetic " Harry cried getting up and storming through the doors of the Great Hall, and pushing past a group of girls, without really seeing them.

     Harry strode down a corridor; he didn't notice where he was going, until he heard someone run up behind him.

     " Harry! Wait! " He heard a voice call.

     " Just leave me alone! " He cried angrily without turning round.

     The person grabbed hold of his arm and swung his arm.

     " Look just…" Harry never finished, because it was Sophie behind him.

     " Sorry Harry you're going to have to stop, I'm shattered! " She panted. " What's wrong, you nearly knocked me over when you came out of the Hall, I had to run and catch you up, or I'd get lost!! " She smiled and Harry felt himself melt, temporarily his anger disappeared.

     " It was Ron! " He said, feeling the frustration well up inside him.

     " What was Ron? " She prompted.

     So Harry explained everything except whom the girl was that they were arguing over.

     " I think I know who the girl is. " Sophie said gently.

     Harry felt embarrassed and stayed silent.

     " It's Hermione isn't it? " Harry looked up as she said it and when he realised she was serious he started to laugh.   

     " No it isn't Hermione. " He replied chuckling at the thought.

     " Well who is it then? " Sophie asked.

     " No-one. "

     " Fine, but you should go and speak to Ron. "

     " No way! "

     " Harry! " She said sternly.

     " I'm sorry Sophie, but…… no scratch that I'm not sorry, he started it!! " Harry heard himself say. He knew he'd do practically anything for Sophie, anything but this.

     " Fine! " She sighed. " Let's get going then! I passed Professor McGonagall on my way after you, and she gave me our timetables. " She handed him his, " we've got Transfiguration first."

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     " Harry look, Quidditch tryouts!" Sophie called. She and Hermione were standing in a group of Gryffindors, all staring at a notice; Sophie had seen him come in and called him over.

     " They're on Saturday, " she called excitedly swerving through the growing crowd around them. " Do you think I should try out? I used to be seeker on the House team at my old school. "

     " Well actually, I'm seeker for Gryffindor, " Harry replied awkwardly.

     Sophie laughed. " Well it's a good job, I can fly Chaser, too! "

     Harry looked impressed and Hermione joined Sophie's side.

     " Can you really play Chaser as well? " She muttered, as Harry turned to tell Seamus Finnigan and his friend Dean Thomas.

     " Nope! Fancy giving me hand, with the basics? " She muttered back with an un-moving smile.

     Both girls started giggling and Hermione led her outside and towards the library.

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     Saturday morning dawned bright and clear, as Sophie arrived on the Quidditch pitch, Hermione and Ron wished her luck, and she went and joined the large crowd of hopeful Gryffindors with Harry.

     Fred and George were in the center, and started to address the crowd.

     " Right everyone, I'm Fred Weasley, and this is George. We are the Quidditch captains for Gryffindor and we are also on the team, as beaters. Now there are three positions, which need to be filled, and that's where you come in. The open positions are a Keeper, a Chaser and a Substitute. Dumbledore has decided that we can each have one Sub this year, so if that's what you want to be, then you have to be good at all positions, okay. "

     " Right, enough small talk let's get down to business, " George interjected. " Now we want you to play in two teams, Harry, Colin, Ginny, Angelina, Alicia, Michael and Rob (two second years) will be the reds, and the rest of you will be green." He said to a small group surrounding Sophie. " Just point your wand at yourself, and say etrev." To the rest of the hopefuls he said, " Come back later, in an hour, we'll test you then."

     The next forty minutes was spent, playing a grueling game of Quidditch. Every time the whistle blew, you changed to the next position on the list, Which Fred charmed to stay in the air, where the players could all see it:

Chaser –

                                       Beater –

Keeper –

Seeker –

Chaser –

     The players had to go through the list several exhausting times before the Weasley twins called them in.

     Sophie was so exhausted by the time they were let up to the common room that she leaned on Harry, all the way up there. A procedure that was not completely necessary, but enjoyed thoroughly by both of them.

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     The list was posted up in the common room the next morning. As usual, the twins made it as big as possible, by enchanting the names to come up separately as they introduced each player. Fred started it all off.

       " Right everybody, we won't keep you hanging round anymore than necessary, so here is the list for team Gryffindor:

The Seeker is……..of course, Harry Potter!!! The Keeper will be……Colin Creevey!!! The two Beaters are of course George and myself!!! And last but not least…………Chaser number one will be………………….Angelina Johnson!!!" Everybody clapped as Angelina smiled and rolled her eyes. " Chaser number two will be………………………Alicia Spinnet!!! Chaser number three, is the big, the bad, the beeyootiful…………….wait for it wait for it……..the new girl Sophie Catwood!!!

     Sophie squealed and hugged the nearest person to her, which coincidentally, was Harry.

He blushed as Ron and Hermione came over and Fred started to smirk. But Sophie enveloped them both in the great bear hugs, and soon they were all laughing.

     " Guess what? I'm in the team too, I'm the Sub!!" Ginny cried, hugging Sophie.

     Just then Harry realised that his arm was still wrapped around Sophie's waist. She didn't seem to notice, but George Weasley had. Blushing, Harry made as if to move his arm, but George shook his head, and whispered.

     " She's noticed, let her take the hint. Leave your arm where it is. If she moves it she's not interested, if she doesn't, you are well in there mate!!" He winked and strolled over to Fred.

    

Chapter 4

*****Draco Malfoy*****

     Sophie came out of the common room with her bag, and the timetable she had collected earlier. She set of in the direction, she thought the Great Hall was, but ended up in a completely unfamiliar corridor. She wished she had asked Hermione to wait for her.

     " Damn I'm going to be late! " Sophie thought to herself. " Where the hell am I? "

     At that moment a boy came round the corner.

     " Hi," she said to him. " Look I'm really sorry, but I'm new, and I've got five minutes to get to Potions and I don't know where that is or where I am. You couldn't help me could you? "

     The boy smiled. He was small and blond, with quite a good-looking face.

     " Of course. I'm Draco Malfoy. " He told her, holding out his hand, Sophie shook it.

     " I don't want to put you out, if you could just point me in the right direction, it's just I seem to have mis-laid my friends. " She smiled at Draco, who returned it flirtatiously.

     " You hang around with Potter and his mates don't you? " He asked scornfully.

     " Um…yeah." Sophie was confused. " Aren't you friends? "

     Draco stopped, stared at her and laughed. " So why is he leaving you all on your own, I wouldn't, someone might steal you away. "

     Sophie giggled. " Sounds fun! " She replied saucily. She started walking again, and Draco, looking like he'd found a sack of galleons, hurried to catch up.

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     " I can't believe you thought I was talking about Hermione! " Harry cried.

     He and Ron were friends again. Harry found out that Ron thought he was talking about Hermione, who he actually liked, which made Harry confess his feelings about Sophie.

     " Woah, you've got it bad! " Ron said. He let out a long low whistle.

It was the beginning of Potions, but Professor Snape had not yet arrived, much to Harry's discomfort, neither had Sophie! He remembered his first week and hoped that she hadn't got lost. Five minutes later, Harry wished she had been lost, as she strolled in, deep in conversation, with Draco Malfoy!!

     " She…I…Him…" He spluttered tugging Ron's arm.

     Ron turned and his jaw dropped as he saw her.

     She broke off her conversation with Draco and said something to him; he looked over and smiled, as Sophie made her way to sit next to Harry.

     " What the hell do you think you're doing? " Ron hissed.

     There was no time to answer though as Snape swept in, and the entire lesson was spent taking notes in silence.

    

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     " Oh shut up you stupid mudblood, stay out of this! " Draco spat.

     It was after potions and Harry, Ron and Hermione and Draco were still in Snape's dungeon classroom.

     " Look just stay away from Sophie, Malfoy. She's done nothing to you. " Harry said.

     " Maybe Sophie wants to be my friend, Potter. You made your decision on the first of Hogwarts, on the train if you remember, but leave her to make up her own mind!! "

     " Sophie is our friend Malfoy, or have you forgotten that? Did you ever stop to think about the fact that if she really wanted to be your friend, she'd hang round with you? It's probably because she feels sorry for you anyway!! " Ron cried, as Harry snickered cruelly.

     " Take the hint Malfoy, nobody likes you including Sophie! " Hermione cried                                      

     " How dare you! " Sophie was standing in the doorway, her eyes flashing with anger.      " None of you has any right to decide who I can be friends with! Harry, Ron, Hermione, I can be friends with whoever I want and just because you don't like Draco, doesn't mean I don't have to! "

     Draco smirked at Hermione. " Yeah mudblood! "

     " And as for you Draco, " Sophie cried angrily, rounding on him, " if you ever call one of my friends a mudblood again, I'll break your legs. Okay? " She spun round and strode out of the dungeons, leaving the three Gryffindors and one Slytherin speechless with shock.

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     " Sophie? Oh there you are. " Harry sounded relieved as he entered the Gryffindor common room. Sophie stayed silent staring at the book in front of her.

     " Harry is Soph' in here? " Ron asked as he and Hermione tumbled through the portrait hole.

     " I hope you realise, that I'm not speaking to you. " Sophie said to the three of them coldly.

     " What, but….. " Harry started.

     " You have never, and will never have the right to tell me how to live my life, until you understand that, you can't call yourself my friends. Plus, I don't like being put in the middle of an argument between my friends. If I want to be friends with Draco, I have every right, and you can't stop me that is something else you need to learn. " Standing up, she said, " Now when you've worked out how to be my friends, come and find me, but until then, stay out of my way. " With that she strode past them, and up to her bedroom.

     " God what a drama queen! " Hermione muttered loud enough for the other two to hear. She turned around half-smiling, expecting to see the others grinning back at her and was shocked to find Harry giving her a dirty look.

     " Great! Now she's turned my friend against me, I'll get her for this! " Hermione thought to herself, smiling grimly.

************

 

     " Angelina, I'm open." Sophie cried." It was their first Quidditch practice, and Sophie flew like she'd never done before. She never missed a catch, her throws were never off center, and she caught every Quaffle thrown at her. When it grew too dark for them to see, they landed down on the pitch, to be congratulated on their successful practice.

     " Right we had a brilliant team the year before last. This year the team is just as good, maybe even better. So play like this at our first match, and we'll clean the board with them." George said matter-of-factly.

     " Who are we playing," Harry asked.

     " Slytherin." Fred replied disgustedly. " C'mon let's go back up to the castle."

     Sophie stayed back while Harry and Colin remained in the air, racing each other. Surprisingly Ginny stopped to talk. She had never known Ginny as anyone other than Ron's sister, who Hermione occasionally hung around with. She also knew that Ginny had a thing for Harry.

     " So are you waiting for Colin then?" She asked carefully after a few minutes of chatter. " He's really into you." Ginny grinned and blushed.

     " If you think I'm after Harry don't worry, I don't like him as much anymore. Not like that anyway."

     " Oh I didn't mean you to think that." Sophie said.

     " Don't worry, I mean I do like Colin, and I'd like to go to the Ball with him. It's just, if I ask him and he says no, then it could ruin our friendship. On the other-hand, I get the feeling that Neville's going to ask me (I went with him last year you see) and I don't want to say yes in case Colin asks me, but if I say no and then Colin doesn't ask me then I have no-one to go with." She said lowering her voice confidentially.

     Sophie thought for a moment. " Well what if I drop a couple of subtle hints to Colin to find out if he likes you? Just stay out of Neville's way until then." She said helpfully.

     " Would you really do that for me?" Ginny asked, surprised and touched. " Wow that's really nice of you. I don't really know anyone to ask for advice about boys. That really helps, thanks.

     " Anytime." Sophie smiled.

Chapter 5

*****Forever Friends*****

    

     That night in bed, Harry and Ron were talking when Harry brought up something that had been on his mind.

     "I really like her. I'm not sure, but do you reckon she likes me?" He was talking of course about Sophie.

     " Yeah sure she does. She hasn't stopped flirting with you since the Quidditch tryouts."

     " Well do you think I should ask her to the Yule Ball. She's the only one I want to go with." He said quietly, anxious about Ron's reaction.

     " Yeah that's a great idea." Ron replied cheerfully.

     " Really, you don't still like her do you?" Harry was relieved.

     " Well obviously I'd be mad not to fancy her a bit, which I did at first. And I mean I still think she's pretty stunning, but I don't like her like that." He said determinedly, before adding " Anymore!" He grinned at Harry who lay down and drifted into a deep and easy slumber.

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     Up in the fifth year girls' dormitory though, an entirely different scene was taking place.

     " You know I like him you stupid tart, so why can't you just leave us alone?" Sophie screamed.

     " You sound as if you are already and exclusive couple! You don't even know that he likes you back. Besides I've known him longer, so leave it you airhead!!" Hermione yelled back.

     " Hermione, get real! If he liked you like that in any way, he'd have done something about it by now, you've been friends for five flipping years, so just back off bitch!!" Sophie's usually calm, beautiful face was screwed up in anger.

     " Hermione, everyone from here to Timbuktu knows that Harry likes Sophie, so why can't you just stay away?" Parvati said calmly.

     " Oh you can shut up as well. You're both the same, you're both moderately pretty, so you think the whole world revolves around you, well take a reality check!"

     " That's right Hermione, resort to personal remarks. Just because you know you're in the wrong. Which is proven by the fact that there is no one on your side!! So I think you're the one in need of a reality check!!!"

     " Right well we'll just see about that then, you and me will go up to Harry tomorrow and let him decide who to take to the Ball. Deal?"

     " Well let me see, a deal involves trust and honesty, and they're really not you're strong points are they Hermione?" She stood and watched Hermione splutter for a few moments before adding, " Fine then! Tomorrow it is" She shook Hermione's out-stretched hand before turning and climbing into bed. Parvati and Lavender followed suit.

************

     Sophie and Hermione came down into the common room in silence the next morning. Harry wasn't there so they made their way to the Great Hall, where they sat waiting for him, neither of them eating the food in front of them.

************

     Harry and Ron were chatting whilst waiting behind a group of slow-moving Ravenclaws.

     " So you're going to ask Sophie to the Ball now then? " Ron asked.

     " Yeah, I think she came down with Hermione. Do you reckon she'll say yes? "

     " You've got to be joking Potter? Why would an intelligent girl like that go to the Ball with a loser like you? " Came the familiar drawl of Draco Malfoy behind them.

     " To save her from going with a loser like you. " Harry retorted.

     " I bet she'll say No to you, especially when I ask her! "

     " Is that a bet? " Harry said coolly.

     " Yeah! As a matter of fact, I think we should both ask her to choose, that way you'll learn to stay out of our way, when she says Yes to me!"

     " That's a deal Ferret-boy!" Harry said smirking at the blush creeping up Draco's cheeks at the memory of his punishment the previous year.

     Harry and Draco strode over to the Gryffindor table towards Sophie and Hermione who stood up.

     Simultaneously they spoke.

     " Will you go to the Yule Ball with me? " They regarded each other curiously and realised everyone was looking at them.

     Harry lead the small group outside, and explained to the girls what they were doing. Sophie laughed as she explained what they were doing.

     " So will you go with me?" Harry asked.

     " Of course." Sophie replied smiling. She turned and smirked at Hermione, who turned and strode back into the castle. Harry took her and led her to the Great Hall, leaving behind a gob-smacked Draco.

     " Oh Harry you said yes, yay!!" Squealed Lavender as they sat down at the Gryffindor table. Harry explained what had happened, and Ron, Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas cheered at the end of the tale.

      " Maybe I should go and speak to Hermione," Sophie said to Harry as an afterthought. " She'll be upset, and probably want to talk to someone."

     " Are you sure that it'll be you she'll want to see though?" Harry asked.

     " Well we've got to patch things up sometime. I'd like to do it sooner rather than later, before she starts getting resentful." Harry agreed and sighed happily as she walked towards the entrance.

************

     " Hermione?" Sophie closed the door to the dormitory. " Look I just want…" she began, but Hermione cut her off.

     " Yeah that's just it isn't it? What you want is what you get. You barely know Harry what gives you the right to waltz in and take him away from me?"

     " I'm not taking anyone away."

     " You come here flipping your hair, you expect everyone to eat right out of your hands, which they do! I mean, you can even be friends with Draco Malfoy, and still have Harry, even though they're enemies. Is it just because you're pretty? I've got just as much personality as you and I have nothing!" Hermione was oblivious to Sophie's protests, as she screamed.

     " What are you talking about? You've got excellent grades, two best friends who really like you, a famous Quidditch star who's crazy about you, what's the problem?" Sophie asked puzzled.

     " The problem is that all the teachers just thinks I'm a bossy little know-it-all! Everyone does. Harry and Ron are friends with me, but they'd be just as happy with me not around. As for Viktor, I know that that is over. He's left school now. He's going to be travelling all over the world meeting new people. He won't want me!" She said sadly.

     " Of course he will you're clever, funny, pretty." Sophie spoke reassuringly, but Hermione stared at her skeptically and handed over a piece of crumpled parchment.

10^th September.

Dear Hermione,

Though the summer we previously spent together was exceedingly pleasant. I feel that we can no longer continue this relationship, as though I am fond of you, we will just hold each other back in the future.

 

                                My sincerest apologies,

Viktor Krum

     " Oh Hermione I'm so sorry" Sophie moved towards her sympathetically.

     " Well don't be! Go back to your perfect little world, with your perfect little boyfriend, see if I care!"

     " Look if you're jealous of me going to the Ball with Harry then-" She was cut off.

     " I never wanted to go with him you moron, I just wanted to make something go wrong for you for once, but not even that worked." She yelled angrily. Sophie stepped back; she looked shocked.

     " Is that the only reason you did it? You spiteful manipulative little cow!" She screamed. She leapt at Hermione, only to feel someone pulling her back. It was Lavender and Parvati.

     " Sophie! No!" They tried keeping hold of her but she struggled violently, breaking free of their grip. She could hear them calling for Harry and the boys, but she flew at Hermione in a rage. She knocked the other girl over with a powerful punch. They started fighting, but were pulled apart by Ron and Harry. Dean and Seamus kept hold of the wriggling Hermione. Sophie had calmed down, and turned to Harry, she explained what had happened through gritted teeth, throwing dirty looks every so often at Hermione.

     " You what?" Harry cried; he was outraged. " But Hermione I thought you were my friend why would you want to do that to me?"

     Hermione slid onto the floor; her head was in her hands as she started to cry. Ron ushered Lavender, Parvati, Dean and Seamus, out of the door.

     " I'm sorry." She sobbed.

     " Yeah like hell you are." Spat Sophie.

     " I am, it's just, well…" She broke down again.

     Sophie stared down at her in disgust. " I can't listen to this. You're pathetic, ugly little tart and you don't deserve friends like them." She said contemptuously, motioning towards Harry and Ron. She spun round and strode out of the room.

     " Harry you understand right?" Hermione said weakly.

     Harry stared down at her blankly. " Actually I don't understand Hermione, not one bit." He walked out of the door and went to sit on one of the armchairs by the fire.

************

     " I hate her! I hate her!" Sophie was muttering angrily to herself as she walked blindly out of the castle and down to the lake. It was dusk, and she didn't think anyone would be there. But up ahead skimming stones across the surface of the smooth waters, was a familiar shape.

     " Draco!" Sophie called out in surprise. The figure turned startled. " Sorry, I didn't realise you were here, do you want me to go?"

     " No stay, I could do with the company actually." He admitted.

     " You aren't angry with me about this morning are you?" She asked cautiously. His face momentarily darkened then he smiled wryly and said:

     " No actually I half expected you to choose Potter. I won't mind, as long as you promise me two dances." He grinned.

     " Yeah sure." Sophie smiled back. " I just wish that Hermione wasn't going."

     " I agree, but why?" He asked confused. Sophie grimaced, and explained.

     " So you kicked that mudblood's ass, yeah?" Sophie smiled and answered him dryly.

     " Yes, I gave her a black eye. Only don't say it like that, you sound all American." Draco laughed and started humming the American national anthem.

     " Come on. Let's get up to the Castle, it's getting dark."

     They walked slowly up to the castle laughing, and by the time they'd reached the entrance Sophie felt a lot happier. She saw Harry and bounded up to him smiling.

     " Sophie where've you been?" Harry asked eyeing Draco coldly.

     " Down at the lake," she answered. She lowered her voice to murmur in his ear, " I needed someone to talk to and Draco just happened to be there. There's no need to get jealous." She teased.

     Draco walked off towards the dungeons, bidding Sophie goodnight. Harry caught her arm as she made off in the direction of the common room. He was unable to stop himself as he pulled her up close to him and pressed his lips onto hers. For a few minutes they kissed, until Sophie pulled back slightly, and murmured something to him breathlessly.

     " Marking your territory?" She giggled, and Harry was stunned at his own forwardness. Normally, he didn't know how to act around girls let alone one he especially liked (except Hermione who didn't count). Yet here he was, kissing a girl that half the male population at Hogwarts would love to kiss. It was perfect and Harry sighed happily. Where did they go from here though? He didn't know what to say, or do.

     Sophie grabbed Harry's hand and pulled him towards the common room, but as they neared the portrait if the Fat Lady, he pulled her aside, and sliding his arms round her waist, started to speak.

     " Look Sophie, what's going on exactly?" He seemed shy but determined. " I mean, are you my girlfriend or what?"

     Sophie smiled disarmingly and slid her arms up around his neck, answering him softly.        

     " Is that what you want." She asked dreamily.

    " Well yeah of course, but you and Malfoy keep…" His voice trailed off as Sophie stiffened.

     " Harry we've had this conversation." She told him coldly. " You can't choose my friends. I want to be with you, and he doesn't complain. You should be able to accept the fact that I'm going to stay friends with him whether you like it or not."

     " All right, I'm sorry." He said softly. " And yes I want to be with you."

     " Then you've got me." Sophie smiled and pulled away from him. She took his hand and pulled him through the portrait hole.

    

************

     " Hey you two've finally got it together I see? Well done Harry." Fred called.

     " Get in there boy." George said winking at them. Harry grinned. " Right we've got our first match next Saturday, against Slytherin, okay?"

     " Great! It'll be my first Hogwarts Quidditch Match!" Sophie cried excitedly

     She hugged Harry, and Fred raised his eyebrows at him from behind her.

     Hermione rolled her eyes. " What is about her, that he likes so much?" She asked Ginny who was sitting next to her.

     " What do you mean? I think she's really nice. She really helped me out over that Colin thing." She answered.

     " God she's not even that nice. I mean is it just because she's pretty? She flicks her hair, batts her eyes, and expects the world to fall at her feet."

     " Hermione I know you and Sophie aren't friends, but I don't think you should say that kind of thing about her." Ginny said uncomfortably.

     " Oh honestly, I bet she says much worse stuff about me."

     " I don't think she does actually."

     " What is this the Sophie Appreciation Party. S.A.P!!! Yeah that just about sums her up." Hermione snickered cruelly. Ginny stood up and went to talk to Colin. Hermione felt uncomfortable. " God what is wrong with me? I never used to be like this. I'm driving away all my friends. I don't even like me. I've got to stop doing this." She thought unhappily. She got up and followed Ginny. " Look Gin' I'm really sorry about that stuff I just said. I'm just…." She stared pointedly at Colin, who, taking the hint, moved away. " It's just really hard for me seeing those two together."

     " I didn't even know you liked Harry like that Hermione." Ginny said quietly.

     " Neither did I. I mean I don't or I do, God I just don't know."

     " Well what are you going to do? I mean Sophie tried to apologise and you just threw it back in her face. You need to go and speak to her and Harry."

     " Yeah right! That's just what she wants me to do, I'd be playing right into her hands." Ginny stared at her determinedly. " Oh all right. Thanks." She smiled at Ginny gratefully.

     " Um Sophie…. Could I speak to you for a moment?" Hermione asked cautiously.

     " And why exactly would I want to do that Hermione?" Sophie replied coldly.

     " I want to apologise, for being such a bitch before. Look, can we go somewhere a bit more private?"

     Sophie looked at her skeptically, and then followed her out of the common room.

     " Well?" Sophie spoke coolly.

     " I'm sorry okay? I was just upset about Viktor; I really loved him."

     " If you really loved him, then you'd know how I feel for Harry." She spoke angrily, and Hermione flinched at her merciless tone. " Now how would you feel if some arrogant full-of-herself bitch came along and tried to take him away from you for no reason?"

     Hermione lowered her eyes. She swallowed hard and spoke regretfully. " I'd probably want to kill her."

     " Yeah! Now think about if that girl was one you considered one of her best friends? How would you feel then eh?" Hermione stayed silent, as her eyes brimmed with tears that threatened to flow. She looked up expecting to see Sophie's face, full of fury. What she saw was much worse. Her eyes were brimming with tears that streamed down her cheeks. The beautiful face was filled with pain and hurt. Her voice cracked as she said to Hermione: " Now would you want to be friends with her?"

     " But how will ignoring me, help things? We should talk about it." She was pleading now, but Sophie wiped away her unshed tears and composing herself said resolutely.

" I don't even want to look at you." With that she turned and ran from the room. Hermione stayed motionless for what seemed like hours.

     Ron entered the room. He looked at Hermione before taking her in his arms, where she wept all the tears she had held back. When at last she felt her eyes begin to dry, she looked up at Ron and whispered her thanks. He smiled gently and kissed her lightly on her fore-head.

************

     "Sophie, please don't ignore me. I just want to talk." Hermione whispered.

     " Do you realize what time it is?" Came the furious reply. " Go to bed."

     " No I want to sort this out now, I can't sleep." Sophie sighed and got up. She followed Hermione down to the common room, and sank down in one of the armchairs.

     Ron emerged from the shadows.   

  " What's this all about?" Sophie yawned.

     " I want to show you that I'm sorry, and prove to you that I won't try anything like that again." Hermione beamed. Ron drooped his around her shoulder. They smiled down at Sophie who stared sleepily back at them. " I'm going to the Ball with Ron." 

     " And you couldn't have told me this tomorrow because…….?" Hermione stared at Sophie meaningfully. " Oh right. I get it. Not!"

     " I don't want to have to go through this all in the morning okay?"

     " So you just want to catch me off my guard when I'm half asleep?" Sophie answered.

     Hermione stared at her anxiously. " Oh honestly! I'm joking." Sophie sounded exasperated.

     " Really? You mean it? We're friends again?" She asked excitedly.

     " Yeah whatever just let me go back to bed." She stumbled up the staircase sleepily, before turning to Hermione who was following her, and whispering fiercely. " But if you ever do anything like that again I'll claw your eyes out okay?" Hermione blinked and grinned at the severe expression before her.

     ' You made a pretty good attempt at hat before remember?" She said pointing to her black eye. Sophie giggled as they climbed into bed.

     " G'night." She whispered happily.

     " 'Night Sophie."

************

     " Sophie!" Harry called her back and flung an arm around her shoulders. " Hermione told me about last night." He smiled, as they headed into the Great Hall the next morning.

     " She caught me off guard," Sophie scowled, and then giggled. " It is a relief though, I don't really like arguing with people."

     " Well good because you have to play well on Saturday." Sophie looked puzzled. " The Quidditch match remember?" Harry sighed. " You know Quidditch, the sport where you fly on broomsticks and you…" Sophie poked him and laughed.

     " I know," she said. " I'm just teasing you!" She told him, laughing.

     " Yeah course you are." He kissed her gently on the lips.

     " Ugh will you two put it away? That's disgusting. I am trying to eat here." Seamus Finnigan joked.

     " Oh you're just jealous." Harry teased.

     " Seamus are you going to the Ball with anyone yet?" Sophie asked seriously.

     " No not yet."

     " He's got his eye on someone though," His friend Dean Thomas told them. He nodded towards Lavender Brown, who was sitting down the other end of the table.

     " Oh shut up. Dean had his eye on you Sophie, before Harry snapped you up." Seamus snapped.

     " Do you want to go with me then Dean." Sophie teased. She turned to Harry. " Sorry Babe you're dumped."

     " Oh no!" Harry cried in mock anguish. " What shall I do?" He pretended to cry.

     " Go with someone else?" Dean suggested. Harry looked up smiling.

     " Okay." He said happily. The four of them burst out laughing.

     " What's the joke?" Ron cried, bounding up to the Gryffindor table, closely followed by Hermione.

     " Oh nothing!" Sophie said smiling sweetly. " Except you!"

     " Good! I thought it was something horrible." Ron answered, as they started to laugh again.

     " No seriously Seamus, you should ask Lavender. I'm pretty sure she'll say yes. You'd better do it quick though, I've seen a couple of Ravenclaws with their eye on her" Sophie told him. Seamus jumped up and hurried down to Lavender, glancing around him suspiciously.

     " Is that true?" Dean asked.

     " About the Ravenclaws? Strictly speaking no, but I knew it would get him moving." Sophie smiled innocently as Seamus came back to his place, flushed with success.

     " She said yes." He told them breathlessly.

     " Yay! Now, Dean who do you want to go with?" Dean laughed at Sophie, as he went out of the Hall. She sighed, and turned to Harry. " Now, who's available?" He laughed.