Aubrie walked down the old halls of Hogwarts toward the Slytherin tower, which was not really a tower but in the dungeons. She had her face hidden behind a copy of Quidditch: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know. It was a book she had gotten from one of her American friends. It had every piece of information you could ever what about Quidditch. It was her favorite book.

She did not have a class until after lunch, since she was ahead of most of the students, so she decided to go out to the Quidditch pitch and practice her flying. She made it to the Slytherin tower and went up to her room. She put her bag and things down and changed into her favorite flying clothes. When she was finished she was dressed in a pair of hip-hugger black jeans, a black tank top, and a pair of black boots. She danced down the stairs but stopped when she saw someone in the common room staring at her. It was Draco, the boy she had worked with in Potions.

"Hello." She said as she reached the bottom of the stairs. Draco glared at her for a moment before speaking.

"Where are you going,' He paused as he took in her clothes. "and in those clothes."

She laughed slightly as his look "I am going to practice my flying, if I don't keep up I will get behind my team." She waved her broom slightly as she spoke.

"What team you don't play for the House?" Draco was curious to know what she could be talking about "And why are you not getting ready for class?" He sneered, thinking she was trying to show off.

"I play for the Holyhead Harpies, I have to practice even though I am in school since I only get to practice with the team on weekends. I don't have a class until after lunch, since I am ahead in my schooling." She said a little sharply not liking the way he was treating her. She just looked back at him as he almost gaped at her and went past him to the door.

She quickly ran out to the Pitch as soon as she was free of the dungeons, her nimble feet carrying her quickly through the halls. Once on the green grass of the pitch she mounted her broom, a Firebolt, and speed into the sky. Since she was a Chaser she flew laps up and down the field going as fast as she could, her turns as shape as the blades on a sword. She loved the feel of the wind whipping past her and the power she felt from it. It was one reason she had started playing Quidditch in the first place, the other was one she tries not to think about much.

She smiled as she thought about her team, they were practicing hard since they would be in the World Cup this year. They had most of autumn off since the World Cup matches did not begin until winter, she guessed that was to give the teams a challenge when they were vying for the two top spots. She was going to love playing in the snow since it was her favorite time to play. She laughed to her-self as she hovered near the scoring area and watched a raven flying in the distance.

When she had finished flying she had about an hour before she had to return to the school. She landed just outside of the Pitch on the side facing the school, she brushed the stray strands of midnight black hair that had escaped her braid behind her ears. She hoped Draco had not noticed them as she left the common room earlier. She was worried since they were not normal, since they gave away part of her secret, for her ears were the pointed ears of Elves. Her features were elegant, but most people just took it as exceptional beauty, of which she was glad for. She sighed and turned to walk back toward the school and ran right into none other than Pansy Parkinson.

Pansy glared at her featured twisted into a grimace. "Watch where you are going." She snapped as Aubrie looked up at her from where she had fallen

"I am sorry I did not expect there to be anyone out here." She said politely

"I don't care what you thought.wait you are that show-off, the new girl aren't you?" She drawled as she sneered down at Aubrie. Aubrie did not like the look of Pansy, she looked like she would knock Aubrie out just for the hell of it.

"I was not showing off, I just happened to know what I was doing, which is more that you can say, you got your potion completely backwards." Aubrie snapped standing up from the grass.

"What makes you think you can talk to me that way, just because you came from Frenlin does not mean you can just take a place in the House. You need to learn your place girl." Pansy said as she looked evilly at Aubrie. Pansy wanted nothing more than to knock that pretty nose off her face.

"I did nothing to you and you have no business telling me what to do." Aubrie said looking at Pansy challengingly. She was not one to take things like this lightly and was not going to take anything from a girl she did not even know.

The two girls stood just outside the Pitch arguing with each other, their voices gaining in volume as their argument continues. They did not even notice when someone else snuck up close to them to listen.

**************************************************************************** **************** Draco sat through his next class paying almost no attention to what Professor Sprout was saying. His mind was on Aubrie, he could not get her out of his mind. He was astounded by how beautiful she was, and if he had heard right so was most of the male population of the Slytherin House and some of the others who has seen her. He had heard Harry Potter and the stupid git Weasley taking about her after Double-Potions. They had run into her earlier that day and were excited that a professional Quidditch player was at their school.

As the Professor assigned the homework for that night he stood up and decided he was going to go out to the Pitch to see if she was as good as she seemed to think she was. He made Crabbe and Goyle take his things back to the tower and headed outside.

As he reached the Pitch he noticed that Aubrie was in the middle of a heated argument with none other than Pansy Parkinson, the Slytherin slut. HE knew that Pansy hated everyone better looking than her, and guessed that was why she was mad at Aubrie. They seemed to have been at it for a while by the volume of their voices. As Draco stared that was when he noticed something odd.

Aubrie was glowing with a slight violet light and Draco could sense a large amount of magic in the area. The air seemed to almost hum with it, Pansy had not noticed due to the fight. Draco watched as the energy grew with every word exchanged between the two girls. He was beginning to be frightened a little, the magic had an odd feel to it, one he did not like.

Pansy paused in her ranting to catch her breath. As eh looked up at Aubrie to begin again she gasped. Aubrie was glowing violet, even her violet eyes were now shining with the strange light. Just as she gasped Aubrie seemed sense she had stopped and blinked. As soon as she did the glow faded from sight.

Aubrie looked up horrified at Pansy, she had the look of a deer caught in the headlights. She swallowed and looked at Pansy a second more before turning and running off into the night. As she ran Pansy and Draco could hear soft sobs coming from her retreating form. She had run in the direction of the school but neither could say if that was where she would end up.

Draco snorted and stepped to where Pansy could see him. "Draco," She purred as he walked over to her. "What are you doing out here?"

"Do not talk to me like that Pansy, I am not one of your boy toys. I was out here to see if Aubrie was as good as she says." Draco said sneering a Pansy and then turning toward the way Aubrie had run.

Pansy was a little taken aback at the comment but ignored it. "What is so special about here anyway and why was she glowing?"

Draco looked at Pansy with something akin to disgust. "I don't know why she was glowing and we are not going to find out by standing around here, and anyone is better that you." When Pansy started to say something he cut her off. "We better go find her before she gets our whole House in trouble."

Draco walked off leaving Pansy to follow him if she chose. She decided that she did not care if Aubrie went into the Forbidden Forest and got eaten. Draco ran off in the direction of the castle after Aubrie.

**************************************************************************** **************** Harry and Ron had decided to skip lunch and go out to Hagrid's house. They had not said hello to him that day and wanted to get an early start on what ever they would be facing in his class the next day. As they headed outside they saw the girl they had met earlier that day sitting on a bench holding something in her hands.

"Aubrei. What are you doing out here?" Harry asked as they walked up to her. When she looked up at them they noticed her eyes were rimmed I red almost so if she had been crying.

"Oh hello Harry. I was just giving Dragon here some fresh air." As she spoke she showed them what she was holding. It was a white Ferret. Ron took one look at the animal and began laughing. The Ferret looked remarkably like the one Mr. Moody had turned Draco into in their Fourth year. The Ferret looked up at them scurried up Aubrie's arm and hid around her neck.

"What is Ron laughing at?" Aubrie said reaching up to scratch Dragon on the head.

"In our fourth year the DADA teacher at the time turned Draco into a white Ferret. Ron still has not gotten over that." Harry said looking over at his friend who was doubled over in laughter. Ron waved at Harry managed to get out that he was going to go inside so he could stop laughing.

When Ron had left Harry turned back to Aubrie and sat down on the stone bench next to her. "Are you alright, you look like you were crying about something?" He said looking solemnly at her.

"Yea I am fine it is nothing to worry about." She said smiling at him. Just as she finished Draco Malfoy came walking up the path and stopped right in front of them.

"Potter. What are you doing here? I thought you hated all Slytherins. And I am surprised that that wanker Ron is not with you" He said glaring at Harry.

"I was going to see Hagird, and I only hate most of the Slytherins. Aubrie is nice enough not to hate me for being alive." Harry said glaring right back at Draco. "Ron had to go back inside so he could stop laughing about her pet." Harry ignored the insult toward Ron, he had gotten used to it over the years

"Pet?" Draco said turning to Aubrie.

Aubrie smiled and took Dragon off her neck she held him out so Draco could see him. "This is Dragon my ferret." She said. Draco missed the impish grin on her face as he stared at the animal.

He had not forgotten the incident earlier on in his life involving white ferrets. "A...ferret?" He managed to stutter.

"Yes, I have an owl also but he is up in the owlery." She smiled as Dragon settled on her arm and dozed.

They heard the bell gong signaling the start of afternoon classes a few minuets later. Harry bid Aubrie goodbye and just glared at Draco. Draco watched as the ferret settled it self around Aubrie's neck as she stood. "Draco can you show me where the DADA classroom is I have that next?"

Draco nodded as they walked back into the school. "I have it also so you can just follow me." They two went to their tower to get their things and made their way to the DADA classroom following the other Seventh year Slytherin's. **************************************************************************** **************** So what do you think.I can't tell if you don't use the "Submit Review" button =^.^=