Black Maria

In response to a challenge set by Phyrbyrd. This is my first HP fic so be nice, please.
Disclaimer: - I don't own anyone 'cept Maria we all know JKR owns them. Yada yada yada.

Maria Bristol ran along the corridor and hurried to her double potions class with Snape, she had managed to get lost and was dreading the lesson. She stepped inside the dungeon as Snape was in mid sentence.
"Sorry Professor, I got lost," she said out of breath.
"And you are?" his nasal voice sounded almost menacing.
"Maria Bristol, I just transferred from Beauxbatons."
"Sit, I warn you not to be late in future," a boy with white blonde hair sniggered and sneered at her as she sat down. The lesson didn't improve, as Snape asked her questions that he knew she had no idea of the answer. Leaving the lesson, her bag tore and the contents spilled over the floor, her ink bottle smashed leaking ink all over the cold stone.
"Miss Bristol, you are simply an irritation I could very easily do without." Snape sneered. Maria looked up and began to collect her belongings. The blonde laughed at her along with his two stooges. A tall red head knelt down and help her by casting a spell that made her bag repair itself.
"Thanks," she mumbled stuffing her things away and standing up..
"I'm Ron, Ron Weasley," he smiled. "This is Harry Potter and Hermione Grainger."
"Hi," Harry smiled as did Hermione.
"Hello, I'm Maria Bristol," she smiled. "It's an honour to meet you all, I've heard a lot about you from Fleur Delacour, well not directly."
"Oh, so what house are you in?" Hermione asked
"Oh, Griffindor. My fight from Paris was delayed, I arrived this morning," she explained.
"Let's go to lunch, I'm starved." the red head said.
"Ron, your always hungry," Hermione stated. The four left the dungeon and headed towards the great hall. The enchanted ceiling reflected the weather which was misty and miserable. On the Slytherin table Maria immediately spotted the blonde.
"Pay no attention to Snape, he's a complete git." Ron told her. She smiled and helped herself to the food. Harry and Ron sat arguing over Viktor Krum and Hermione was introducing Maria to some of the other girls, Lavender and Parvati. Parvati was glaring a Slytherin girl, Pansy Parkinson.
"Pansy is such a cow, she stole my arithmancy homework," she snarled.
"Who's that boy?" Maria asked pointing vaguely towards the silvery blonde.
"Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. Why?"
"He's obnoxious," she replied. The girls giggled and lunch continued.
A week later Hermione, Maria, Harry and Ron took a walk in the Hogwarts grounds down to an old shed. Harry knocked on the door and a huge man answered.
"Hey Hagrid," Ron greeted and the four were shown inside.
"'Ello, who's this?" he asked.
"Maria, she's from Beauxbatons." Hermione explained.
"Oh, hows Madame Maxime?"
"Madame Maxime is fine, grumpy but fine," Maria replied smiling.
"Nice to meet you, Maria." Hagrid said. "Ain't you lot better be getting to herbology?"
"Yes," Hermione said.
"Bye Hagrid." Harry and Ron chorused.
"Au revoir 'Agrid," Maria replied in a French accent leaving the hut. "Hermione, I'll see you later, I've got natural magic."
"Is that any good? I was going to take that class this year."
"I started it a Beauxbatons last year. It's more about how magic can work for you within nature," Maria explained. "See you later," she hurried off towards the castle. In the entrance hall she encountered Draco Malfoy.
"Bristol," his cold voice snarled.
"Malfoy," she retorted in a similar tone.
"You're a mudblood, you shouldn't be here,"
"So what if I am, I have twice the capability you do."
"I'd challenge you to a duel if you weren't a girl,"
"Chicken," Maria muttered under her breath.
"What did you call me?" his eyes pierced into her.
"I... called... you... CHICKEN, and if you don't mind I've got a lesson," Maria walked off leaving Malfoy seething.