(A/N - Finally the next chapter! Its a really long story involving a messed up computer and unsharable files, or something like that. So anyway, I'll be posting this story a lot more regularly now. You know all the disclaimer jazz...blah, blah, blah, here's the story! ^.^)

Chapter 3 - Back To Hogwarts

"Come on."

"Wha--? Where?" Harry and Mari talked for nearly three hours about Hogwarts, friends, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade and the like before Harry made up his mind. It seemed as though Harry had known this girl forever and she was talking of Hogwarts like it was heaven on Earth. And besides, she knew enough about the wizarding world to fit in...

"Would you like to come to Hogwarts with me? Tomorrow is a Hogsmeade weekend, then would be easier to get in. You can meet Ron and Hermione, they'll think of something to explain why you are there."

"WHAT?! Just a second, I need to get dressed," squealed Mari as she grabbed some clothes and ran to the bathroom. After nearly two minutes, Mari ran back into the room, in the process of tying a red ribbon to her hair, looking more neatly groomed and in a red shirt with Chinese characters on it, bellbottom jeans, and a navy blue jacket. "Ready! Wait, do I need anything else? Oh, I should write a note to my parents, they'll probably wonder if I'm gone," Mari said as she hastily scribbled a note on a piece of lined paper.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I'll be away for a while, don't worry about me! I

assure you I'm in good hands, and I'll be back soon. I'll

write to you again somehow, I can't say where I am or

what I'm doing, its top secret, but I AM fine and I'll see

you soon!

With love,

Marielle

Harry felt a quick pang of guilt as Mari wrote the good-bye note to her parents, being the reason for their daughter's disappearance. They would probably be worried sick.

"That'll be okay--I hope," said Mari, climbing onto Harry's Firebolt. Harry threw the Invisibility Cloak over them and the Firebolt.

"Are you ready, Mari? Then here we go!" Mari laughed with delight as they zoomed off into the air, now pink from the rising sun.

"Wow! So, tell me, how in the world did you find out about me? And who WAS that hovering over my bed?"

"My scar hurt, and I can't really explain how I got there, except some weird force brought me to you. And that was Draco Malfoy, you know who HE is, I suppose?"

"Ugh, yes! What a -- er, ahem." Harry couldn't agree more. "Draco? A Death Eater? Well, I can see that perfectly. His father was one of Voldemort's supporters, wasn't he? And now his dear son is carrying on the family job." Mari grimaced. Harry smiled. This girl was something else.

"We're almost there, Mari," Harry said a few minutes later, but turned to see her sleeping peacefully with a smile on her face, her head against his back.

(A/N - Sorry so short. But there's a lot more chapters to come! Keep your eyes peeled! Until next time... ::flies away on her Firebolt:: )