Well, lookie here, it's chapter two…
"Go away Malfoy," Hermione told him.
"What for?" he sneered. "This isn't your train."
"Eat frogs Malfoy! Ron yelled, throwing a chocolate frog in Malfoy's direction.
"Why thank you Weasley, but I don't like – " Malfoy stopped talking abruptly as he noticed an unfamiliar face in the compartment. A tall, brown haired girl with lovely violet eyes. He didn't know why, but she seemed oddly familiar.
"What's wrong with you Malfoy?" Harry asked.
"I – I have to go," Malfoy said. He knew he couldn't act decent in this compartment. Malfoy tripped himself leaving the doorway before shutting the door.
That was odd of him," Hermione said.
"Yeah," Ron agreed. "I've never known him to stop talking in the middle of an insult."
"Who was that?" Scarlett asked. All three of her companions jumped. They'd forgotten about her upon Malfoy's arrival.
"Draco Malfoy, the slimiest scum on the face of the earth," Harry said.
"Malfoy is it? Well then it doesn't surprise me," she said.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"We just know the family," Scarlett said. "They're terrible, the whole lot of them. Treat everyone else like dirt and think they own the world. We disowned my sister when she wanted to marry a Malfoy."
"How terrible!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Good going!" Ron cheered.
"Don't worry yourself, Hermione, she was a whiny, stuck-up little prune, anyway," Scarlett said.
"How terrible…" Hermione muttered to herself again.
The trio continued to ask Scarlett questions, and she continued to give them interesting answers. She didn't even notice how they were hanging on her every word, for people did that to her quite often. The rest of the train ride was quite enjoyable due to Scarlett's fascinating stories and the disappearance of Malfoy. They reached the school in no time.
Scarlett had to depart once they reached the castle.
"I'm to be sorted now," she'd told them.
"Smashing beauty, isn't she?" Ron said, a small grin on his face.
"She seems to know a great deal about everything we're studying this year, too," Hermione commented.
"I don't know why," Harry said. "But for some reason she seems oddly familiar."
"I know what you mean," Ron said. "I really hope she gets Gryffindor."
They entered the Great hall and a few minutes later the first years appeared. There were a few whispers of "where's the Sorting Hat?" before McGonagall, followed by Scarlett, walked through the doors carrying the Sorting Hat. The hall broke out into whispers about the girl, the few people who had seen her sharing all the information they knew. Harry, Ron, and Hermione held their breath as McGonagall and Scarlett came up the middle, then as McGonagall continued to the stool, Scarlett turned and sat down with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
As Scarlett sat down most people realized where the Sorting Hat had been. Hermione saw Dumbledore wink at Scarlett. Dumbledore had the usual twinkle in his eye. Hermione suddenly froze.
"Hermione, what wrong?" Harry asked her. "You usually love watching the sorting." Hermione relaxed a little.
"I'm fine," she told him. Scarlett gave her a sideways glance and a knowing look. Hermione looked back at her with a questioning look. Scarlett nodded. Hermione's eyes widened.
"What's going on you two?" Ron asked them.
"Tell you in the common room," the girls said in unison looking down at their plates as the food appeared.
What's going on…what has Hermione figured out? I know the suspense is killing you…
"Go away Malfoy," Hermione told him.
"What for?" he sneered. "This isn't your train."
"Eat frogs Malfoy! Ron yelled, throwing a chocolate frog in Malfoy's direction.
"Why thank you Weasley, but I don't like – " Malfoy stopped talking abruptly as he noticed an unfamiliar face in the compartment. A tall, brown haired girl with lovely violet eyes. He didn't know why, but she seemed oddly familiar.
"What's wrong with you Malfoy?" Harry asked.
"I – I have to go," Malfoy said. He knew he couldn't act decent in this compartment. Malfoy tripped himself leaving the doorway before shutting the door.
That was odd of him," Hermione said.
"Yeah," Ron agreed. "I've never known him to stop talking in the middle of an insult."
"Who was that?" Scarlett asked. All three of her companions jumped. They'd forgotten about her upon Malfoy's arrival.
"Draco Malfoy, the slimiest scum on the face of the earth," Harry said.
"Malfoy is it? Well then it doesn't surprise me," she said.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"We just know the family," Scarlett said. "They're terrible, the whole lot of them. Treat everyone else like dirt and think they own the world. We disowned my sister when she wanted to marry a Malfoy."
"How terrible!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Good going!" Ron cheered.
"Don't worry yourself, Hermione, she was a whiny, stuck-up little prune, anyway," Scarlett said.
"How terrible…" Hermione muttered to herself again.
The trio continued to ask Scarlett questions, and she continued to give them interesting answers. She didn't even notice how they were hanging on her every word, for people did that to her quite often. The rest of the train ride was quite enjoyable due to Scarlett's fascinating stories and the disappearance of Malfoy. They reached the school in no time.
Scarlett had to depart once they reached the castle.
"I'm to be sorted now," she'd told them.
"Smashing beauty, isn't she?" Ron said, a small grin on his face.
"She seems to know a great deal about everything we're studying this year, too," Hermione commented.
"I don't know why," Harry said. "But for some reason she seems oddly familiar."
"I know what you mean," Ron said. "I really hope she gets Gryffindor."
They entered the Great hall and a few minutes later the first years appeared. There were a few whispers of "where's the Sorting Hat?" before McGonagall, followed by Scarlett, walked through the doors carrying the Sorting Hat. The hall broke out into whispers about the girl, the few people who had seen her sharing all the information they knew. Harry, Ron, and Hermione held their breath as McGonagall and Scarlett came up the middle, then as McGonagall continued to the stool, Scarlett turned and sat down with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
As Scarlett sat down most people realized where the Sorting Hat had been. Hermione saw Dumbledore wink at Scarlett. Dumbledore had the usual twinkle in his eye. Hermione suddenly froze.
"Hermione, what wrong?" Harry asked her. "You usually love watching the sorting." Hermione relaxed a little.
"I'm fine," she told him. Scarlett gave her a sideways glance and a knowing look. Hermione looked back at her with a questioning look. Scarlett nodded. Hermione's eyes widened.
"What's going on you two?" Ron asked them.
"Tell you in the common room," the girls said in unison looking down at their plates as the food appeared.
What's going on…what has Hermione figured out? I know the suspense is killing you…