*Hey Hey!! What's up out there! So I haven't written anything in what five six…nine months o well what can you do. Anyhoo a new chapter should be up here soon but the first thing I did was to re-write bits of the first chapter…cause it was bad I mean it was really really really Bad I grimaced at half of the dialog, Wow I really don't think I had any idea of character development or what the hell the damn plot was going to be…but it's better now…more like the later chapters which are pretty damn fine!…can we say ego trip. O well enjoy.*
Dearest Reader
This story is a bit different then the other harry potter fanfic's out there. It revolves not around Harry and his gang, although they do play important parts, but rather around the older bunch of Hogwarts students. Also the timing is a little different, This story and the ones to follow take place during each of the books. The Unexpected Gryffindor takes During Harry's Second year at Hogwarts. Of course the thing that is the most unusual is the main character, She is a sixteen year old American girl And before you start to vomit and yell CLICHÉ at me I implore you to read the story and see for your self how up can be down, right can be left and things are not really as they seem. So sit back grab some coffee tea or vodka (hey what ever floats your boat) and let me take you back to Gryffindor Common room one stormy evening a few years ago….
"Harry when will you learn that that is not a good move" an exasperated red haired boy hissed at his dark haired friend across the chess board.
Harry's chess pieces angrily agreed. People who where sitting around them in the large common room with books open turned their heads and glared at the rowdy chess pieces. For any other 12-year-old
boy talking chess pieces would be quite unusual. But for Harry and his friend Ron talking chess pieces were indeed quite the opposite. Talking chess pieces were indeed usual. For you see, Harry and Ron were wizards. In fact every one who was in the large crimson walled room was a wizard and they were all students at Hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry to learn more about their powers.
Harry looked at his chess pieces, they were all glaring up at him, waiting for him to call the next move. He suddenly remembered why he hated playing wizarding chess. Next to him a girl his age with bushy brown hair and rather large buckteeth was absorbed in the textbook in her lap but she raised her head every once and awhile to throw
disapproving glances at Ron and Harry. Ron catching her eye one said
"Come on Hermione you know there more to live than homework. Don't you?"
Besides the three of them the large stately room was filled with teenagers of all ages dressed in black robes. The room was Gryffindor common room. Hogwarts students where divided into four houses according to their abilities, personalities and minds. Some of the Gryffindors were engrossed with schoolwork, like Hermione, others were playing games, others still were talking and flirting. A pair of red hair boys (Ron's twin brothers George and Fred) where trying to impress two girls by the main fireplace. Another red haired boy was sitting alone and looked more involved in his studies then Hermione, He was another
one of Ron's brothers, Percy. Oliver Wood, a burly handsome 16 year old was having a heated discussion about Quidditch (the wizard sport) with Lee Jordan an energetic back 15 year old who was the announcer for the innerhouse Quidditch games. Every thing was as it should be, the term was near a close and the excitement of Christmas was beginning. No one even seemed to care about the raging storm out side.
Suddenly the portrait guarding the entrance to the Gryffindor common room swung open and in stepped a rather stern looking witch wearing crimson robes that matched the color of the room. She stood in front of the students and coughed to gain their attention. Immediately the room was silent.
"I have some very good news to report" she started
"What professor McGonagall, Snape's left the country" George asked the room burst into giggles, Snape was the most hated teacher in Hogwarts.
"No Mr. Weasley" she said sternly and then continued "As you all know Gryffindor is a noble house and has produced some fine wizards and witches and houses some of the best today"
She smiled at her students as a chorus of "here, here" went through the crowd. Professor McGonagall was the head of the Gryffindor house and was very proud of her students, although she was very hard on them
"So I have worries that you will handle yourselves admirable and make me proud once a few things are changed."
"Oh no," Hermione said looking up dejectedly, "Professor your not going to leave us are you?"
"What" Professor McGonagall asked thrown off track by Hermione's question "Good heavens no! I came here tonight to tell you that there will be a new addition the house of Gryffindor."
The students looked at each other and exchanged confused glances as they asked each other questions. Oliver Wood cleared his throat and his voice rose above the quite din.
"Professor what kind of addition?"
"A new student Wood, she will be in the year below you."
The professor turned her back stuck head through the door to the common room. She turned back around and stepped aside. A girl of 16 dressed entirely in muggle clothing entered the room.
"Ladies and Gentlemen of Gryffindor," McGonagall began. "This is your new classmate, Chloe Aldo. "
There was a moment of complete silence. Chloe shifted uncomfortably and looked around the room. The students in Gryffindor stared unblinking at her. Ron even dropped his knight on it's head who complained angrily under his breath.
Chloe stood out among the sea of black robes. She was wearing a pair of faded form fitting jeans that where frayed at the top. Her shirt was black with sleeves that ran tightly-fitted down her arm before expanding in to long bell shapes at her wrists. The shirt was low cut and spilt open a few inches above her belly-button revealing a silver belly-button ring. Under the flare of her jeans Chloe wore black leather boots. No one, however, was looking at her shoes. She was quite attractive, with shoulder
length blonde hair and dark blue eyes with long black lashes.
Professor McGonagall tried to break the silence with a little cough however it had no affect. Giving up she said
"I am going to make sure that your trunk got to your room Chloe. I am sure that the rest you" she paused for emphasis. "will introduce yourselves and make Miss Aldo feel welcome."
With that she hurried up towards the girls dormitory Leaving the house still staring at the newcomer. Chloe look around once again and when it became clear to her that no one was going to talk she decided try and avoid the gaping stares by looking at the various pieces of art around
the room. As she approached a particularly interesting painting she knocked a textbook off a table. She bent down to pick it up and return it its bushy haired owner.
"Sorry about that" Chloe handed her the book with a smile
"Wait you're not from around here!" the red head next to the girl burst out
"Really Ron," The girl scolded, "I am Hermione. This is Harry," she continued with a smile indicating the dark haired boy with glasses sitting next to her "And that's Ron, don't mind him he sometimes speaks with out thinking."
Chloe smiled "It's fine. I guess it pretty obvious huh? I am actually from New York City"
Ron glanced up at with a quizzical look.
"That a large city kind of like London, Only it's in America." Hermione explained. The rest of the Gryffindor students had quietly begun to surround Chloe and her companions.
"I went to New York on holiday once." Said a short and rather stout girl. "Mind you it was a while ago so all I can really remember was how big it was, where did you live."
"Well most recently In East Village, I moved around a lot when I was younger so I have pretty much lived in the whole city. A month in Soho a week in Harlem a year or so in Chelsea, and some time on Park Ave."
"Why did your parents move so much?" asked Hermione
"I never knew my parents." Chloe said matter-of-factly "I was told that my father died well before I was born, and I never heard anything about my mother. I was in and out of foster homes until I was seven, That's why I moved so much. Nine years ago I met a woman named Clare who owned a tea and book shop in the village and she adopted me."
"If you don't my me asking," Harry began "Just how do you come to Hogwarts? I mean, I have never seen some one come in the middle of the year like this."
"Yeah did you transfer from an American Wizarding school? When I went to muggle schools my mum and dad would move and I would transfer." Said a black haired second year.
"The only school I've been to is an ordinary no-wizard high school. I was told just about a month ago that I was going to come here to finish school."
"So you haven't known anything about magic until now?" Asked Ron
"No I know about magic. Clare taught me most of the things I know. She took me in when I was about 7 and she's been helping me ever since."
"How come you where not asked into a wizarding school when you were 11?" Hermione asked
"Hermione!" Professor McGonagall had rushed down the stairs just in time to hear her question "I think that's enough questions for tonight, let Miss Aldo get some rest she has had a long trip. And it's near mid-night, may I suggest that the rest of you also turn in!" She turned to Chloe "Miss Aldo you will be rooming with Miss Spinnet and Miss Bell
I am sure they will show you the way."
With that McGonagall was gone and the Gryffindors started to rise.
"This place is so big I know I am going to get lost on the way from here to the stair case" Chloe whispered to a boy standing next to her.
He laughed "It's really not so big once you get the hang of it."
"Yeah well you've had some time to get the hang of it."
"True." The boy smiled and then continued "My name is Oliver Wood, I am a sixth year."
Chloe took his outstretched hand. "So you must know this place pretty well by now."
"Well I don't want to brag or anything…" Oliver smiled and for some unexplained reason Chloe smiled in spite of her self. "When do you start your classes?"
"Day after tomorrow." Chloe answered
"If you want tomorrow I could, ah, give you a tour. You know so you can have a vague idea of what's in store." Oliver ventured hopefully
"Really?! I mean it wouldn't be too much trouble?"
"Nah" Oliver was blushing crimson, this was obviously not the reaction he was expecting. "I don't really want to go to potions anyway."
"Thank you so much" Chloe said as she gave him a brief hug. "I'll meet you down here tomorrow morning"
Before Oliver could reply Alicia Spinnet a fifth year girl tapped Chloe on the shoulder.
"Come on I'll show you our room."
And with that Chloe and the rest of the fifth year Gryffindors girls made their way up the staircase that led to the girls dormitory.
"I'll see you tomorrow Oliver." Chloe called over her shoulder as she disappeared up the stairs
to be continued......
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