Heyz again! Thanks for all your reviews and stuff. Please continue to review and all and I hope you pple like how the story is coming out so far!^__^This chapter is a bit stupid though…(loads of grammatical mistakes by the way…please forgive me!^__^)
Chapter 2
"Here are your timetables for this year. Now don't lose it!"Mcgonagall said warningly, as she gave out the timetables at the breakfast table.
It was the first day in Hogwarts for Raquel and she was beginning to like it even more every minute. The Gryffindors had been welcoming and soon she was feeling at home with all her new friends. Harry, Ron and Hermione have become her circle of friends and they were more than willing to help her out.
" Auurrgghhh! I can't believe it! Potions for the first three periods!With the Slytherins! A lovely start to the day!And what is up with the system, potions has gotten longer by 1 period this year!" Ron grumbled out loud. Around the Gryffindor table, everybody seemed to be grumbling in some way or the other.
" Is that bad?" Raquel asked curiously, she has always enjoyed potions when she was taught at home. Mixing stuff and creating different liquids was fascinating. Here, it seemed to be a different story.
" Bad? Raq, It's, very, bad. Snape's always favouring the Slytherins since they are his own house. Potions is a torture." Hermione informed her matter-of-factly, "infact, just taking a look at them can tell you why."
Raquel turned to look at the Slytherin table, somehow, the people there didn't really fit the shoe for being a warm, welcoming cheerful lot. They seemed rather sinister and deceiving. Nodding, she turned back to her eggs and bacon, at the same time, inspecting her timetable.
" Cheer up! There's DADA after that. I wonder who's teaching us this year? The new teacher didn't turn up for the feast last night." Harry wondered out loud.
" advanced or elementary DADA?" Hermione asked.
" Advanced."
" Hmmm…then I better go get my books for DADA and Potions then. Raq? You coming?"
Raquel looked up from her timetable and nodded.
" I guess see you guys later!" Hermione said cheerfully as Raquel and she left the table.
Hermione and Raquel were walking down the hallway, chatting merrily when they met Fred and George. They seemed excited and were holding a small tub of glue and a paintbrush with a huge sheet of paper.
" What are you guys up to now?"Hermione asked with a smile, but at the same time, eyeing the glue and paintbrush warily.
" Guess what. The team's going to have tryouts for the new replacements in the Quidditch team. We need 2 more chasers and 1 more keeper. Hey? Why don't you two try out for the team?" Fred asked excitedly, holding up a colourful poster with the words that read, 'Quidditch tryouts for Gryffindors this Friday'.
" nah, no time. " Hermione said shaking her head. However, Raquel seemed interested.
" When is it?" Raquel asked. Fred and George, seeing her interest, replied excitedly.
" This coming Friday! Come and try out!you never know, you could get in!" George replied.
" Ok, that sounds great! Anyway, I've always liked Quidditch!" Raquel said with a smile and Hermione and Raquel went on their way to the domitories. They were walking to the domitories when Raquel felt that something wasn't right. She felt as if… someone was watching them. She turned around quickly, startling Hermione, to find no one.
" What's wrong Raquel?" Hermione asked, puzzled, " Why did you suddenly turn around?" Raquel stared into the emptiness.
" No, nothing's wrong. It's probably my imagination!" Raquel replied with a weak grin. They carried on walking, but this time, Raquel could swear she heard footsteps, soft and light, following close behind them. She whirled around quickly again, to find the edge of a cloak disappear hastily behind the corner. A small puff of dust rose from a position just inches behind them, indicating that there was…someone behind them just now, who shifted quickly, therefore disturbing the dust from the floor.
" Raq, you're freaking me out here, is the something wr~" Hermione asked nervously but stopped in mid-sentence as she saw the disturbed puff of dust settle on to the floor just inches behind her. Raquel and Hermione were alone in the corridor and there was a still silence. They froze as they stood there.
" I think someone's following us…" Raquel whispered. Hermione nodded. They took one step and another, lightly and silently. Then they stopped suddenly and just in time to hear a quiet shuffle stop abruptly behind them. They looked at each other, totally creeped out and started walking again advancing to a quick walk then faster, and faster and faster until they were running as if they were in a marathon race! It was then so obvious there was someone chasing after them, they could hear footsteps pounding after them. Hearts pounding, they raced through the endless-like corridors, Raquel stole a look behind her and saw a shadow in cloaks and robes, wait a second…in robes?! She stopped abruptly, so did Hermione and the figure skidded to a halt just inches from them. He/She wasn't prepared for them to stop. Raquel turned quickly , kicked blindly at the person and grabbed his/her wand as a yelp of pain echoed out. The person fell down with a gasp and a pained moan sounded. Raquel shakily held out the person's wand and asked in a hesitant nervous voice,
" W…who are y…you? AndsorryifIkickedyoutoohardandallbutIshouldn'tbe apologisingbecauseyoudeserveditbutanywaywhoareyou?"
Hermione regained her composure from her startled position just now when she stopped and walked forward, wand extended.
"Wingardium Leviosa!" She recited as she lifted the cloak into the air to reveal…
" MALFOY." Hermione hissed in a menancing voice, " I should have known!You were trying to get us back for the train ride! Weren't you!"
Malfoy came up on his feet calmly as if he hadn't hurt himself, brushing off the dust from his uniform. Raquel didn't feel sorry for that kick anymore.
" MALFOY! WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU TRYING TO DO TO US!" She shouted. Malfoy smirked.
" Just what Granger said just now. Didn't you hear? Now, give me back my wand or I'll hex you…"
"Hex us? Hah! What are you going to hex us with? Ooohhhh! I'm so scared!" Hermione mocked, waving and tossing Malfoy's wand from hand to hand infront of him. Then suddenly, with so much ease, the wand got snatched out of thin air as it got thrown back and forth from Hermione's left and right hand, and flew straight into Malfoy's outstretched palm without being touched by Malfoy's hand at all! The wand was like a metal object being attracted to a magnet!
" I, have my ways…" Malfoy answered silkily, as his fingers closed over his wand and smiled sinisterly. Hermione was so shocked she didn't move and stared at Malfoy's palm in disbelief. But Raquel was more shocked, her wand fell with a clatter on to the floor.Could he be?….Nah! how could he be one? It's like …a one in a million…chance…But he just did one of the propeties! With so much ease! And even if he is one…he's not supposed to show it so openly! It's dangerous!…but then again, it doesn't seem that Hermione has seen him do that before…one look at her expression you can tell…maybe his control over it just slipped for a moment…
" You don't seem very shocked…" Malfoy said softly and sinister as he turned to her, "perhaps…you know why?…" Raquel stared at him.
" I think I do…" She replied softly. Malfoy looked at her in 'toned-down' surprise, but soon turned back into his silent and menancing self.
" If you ever.ever. tell anyone…anyone…about what had just happened…" he glanced at his wand, " You'll get it!….and I still have to get back at you don't I? For the train ride incident? Yes… watch it Leigha…" he finished and twirled his wand around his finger and made his way back down the corridor. Hermione was still in shock staring at Malfoy's retreating back. Fortunately, she was infront of Raquel. Silently, Raquel's wand flew straight from the floor into Raquel's outstretched hand, and Raquel smiled, tucking it into the pocket of her robes.
" Bring it on…"
Chapter 2
"Here are your timetables for this year. Now don't lose it!"Mcgonagall said warningly, as she gave out the timetables at the breakfast table.
It was the first day in Hogwarts for Raquel and she was beginning to like it even more every minute. The Gryffindors had been welcoming and soon she was feeling at home with all her new friends. Harry, Ron and Hermione have become her circle of friends and they were more than willing to help her out.
" Auurrgghhh! I can't believe it! Potions for the first three periods!With the Slytherins! A lovely start to the day!And what is up with the system, potions has gotten longer by 1 period this year!" Ron grumbled out loud. Around the Gryffindor table, everybody seemed to be grumbling in some way or the other.
" Is that bad?" Raquel asked curiously, she has always enjoyed potions when she was taught at home. Mixing stuff and creating different liquids was fascinating. Here, it seemed to be a different story.
" Bad? Raq, It's, very, bad. Snape's always favouring the Slytherins since they are his own house. Potions is a torture." Hermione informed her matter-of-factly, "infact, just taking a look at them can tell you why."
Raquel turned to look at the Slytherin table, somehow, the people there didn't really fit the shoe for being a warm, welcoming cheerful lot. They seemed rather sinister and deceiving. Nodding, she turned back to her eggs and bacon, at the same time, inspecting her timetable.
" Cheer up! There's DADA after that. I wonder who's teaching us this year? The new teacher didn't turn up for the feast last night." Harry wondered out loud.
" advanced or elementary DADA?" Hermione asked.
" Advanced."
" Hmmm…then I better go get my books for DADA and Potions then. Raq? You coming?"
Raquel looked up from her timetable and nodded.
" I guess see you guys later!" Hermione said cheerfully as Raquel and she left the table.
Hermione and Raquel were walking down the hallway, chatting merrily when they met Fred and George. They seemed excited and were holding a small tub of glue and a paintbrush with a huge sheet of paper.
" What are you guys up to now?"Hermione asked with a smile, but at the same time, eyeing the glue and paintbrush warily.
" Guess what. The team's going to have tryouts for the new replacements in the Quidditch team. We need 2 more chasers and 1 more keeper. Hey? Why don't you two try out for the team?" Fred asked excitedly, holding up a colourful poster with the words that read, 'Quidditch tryouts for Gryffindors this Friday'.
" nah, no time. " Hermione said shaking her head. However, Raquel seemed interested.
" When is it?" Raquel asked. Fred and George, seeing her interest, replied excitedly.
" This coming Friday! Come and try out!you never know, you could get in!" George replied.
" Ok, that sounds great! Anyway, I've always liked Quidditch!" Raquel said with a smile and Hermione and Raquel went on their way to the domitories. They were walking to the domitories when Raquel felt that something wasn't right. She felt as if… someone was watching them. She turned around quickly, startling Hermione, to find no one.
" What's wrong Raquel?" Hermione asked, puzzled, " Why did you suddenly turn around?" Raquel stared into the emptiness.
" No, nothing's wrong. It's probably my imagination!" Raquel replied with a weak grin. They carried on walking, but this time, Raquel could swear she heard footsteps, soft and light, following close behind them. She whirled around quickly again, to find the edge of a cloak disappear hastily behind the corner. A small puff of dust rose from a position just inches behind them, indicating that there was…someone behind them just now, who shifted quickly, therefore disturbing the dust from the floor.
" Raq, you're freaking me out here, is the something wr~" Hermione asked nervously but stopped in mid-sentence as she saw the disturbed puff of dust settle on to the floor just inches behind her. Raquel and Hermione were alone in the corridor and there was a still silence. They froze as they stood there.
" I think someone's following us…" Raquel whispered. Hermione nodded. They took one step and another, lightly and silently. Then they stopped suddenly and just in time to hear a quiet shuffle stop abruptly behind them. They looked at each other, totally creeped out and started walking again advancing to a quick walk then faster, and faster and faster until they were running as if they were in a marathon race! It was then so obvious there was someone chasing after them, they could hear footsteps pounding after them. Hearts pounding, they raced through the endless-like corridors, Raquel stole a look behind her and saw a shadow in cloaks and robes, wait a second…in robes?! She stopped abruptly, so did Hermione and the figure skidded to a halt just inches from them. He/She wasn't prepared for them to stop. Raquel turned quickly , kicked blindly at the person and grabbed his/her wand as a yelp of pain echoed out. The person fell down with a gasp and a pained moan sounded. Raquel shakily held out the person's wand and asked in a hesitant nervous voice,
" W…who are y…you? AndsorryifIkickedyoutoohardandallbutIshouldn'tbe apologisingbecauseyoudeserveditbutanywaywhoareyou?"
Hermione regained her composure from her startled position just now when she stopped and walked forward, wand extended.
"Wingardium Leviosa!" She recited as she lifted the cloak into the air to reveal…
" MALFOY." Hermione hissed in a menancing voice, " I should have known!You were trying to get us back for the train ride! Weren't you!"
Malfoy came up on his feet calmly as if he hadn't hurt himself, brushing off the dust from his uniform. Raquel didn't feel sorry for that kick anymore.
" MALFOY! WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU TRYING TO DO TO US!" She shouted. Malfoy smirked.
" Just what Granger said just now. Didn't you hear? Now, give me back my wand or I'll hex you…"
"Hex us? Hah! What are you going to hex us with? Ooohhhh! I'm so scared!" Hermione mocked, waving and tossing Malfoy's wand from hand to hand infront of him. Then suddenly, with so much ease, the wand got snatched out of thin air as it got thrown back and forth from Hermione's left and right hand, and flew straight into Malfoy's outstretched palm without being touched by Malfoy's hand at all! The wand was like a metal object being attracted to a magnet!
" I, have my ways…" Malfoy answered silkily, as his fingers closed over his wand and smiled sinisterly. Hermione was so shocked she didn't move and stared at Malfoy's palm in disbelief. But Raquel was more shocked, her wand fell with a clatter on to the floor.Could he be?….Nah! how could he be one? It's like …a one in a million…chance…But he just did one of the propeties! With so much ease! And even if he is one…he's not supposed to show it so openly! It's dangerous!…but then again, it doesn't seem that Hermione has seen him do that before…one look at her expression you can tell…maybe his control over it just slipped for a moment…
" You don't seem very shocked…" Malfoy said softly and sinister as he turned to her, "perhaps…you know why?…" Raquel stared at him.
" I think I do…" She replied softly. Malfoy looked at her in 'toned-down' surprise, but soon turned back into his silent and menancing self.
" If you ever.ever. tell anyone…anyone…about what had just happened…" he glanced at his wand, " You'll get it!….and I still have to get back at you don't I? For the train ride incident? Yes… watch it Leigha…" he finished and twirled his wand around his finger and made his way back down the corridor. Hermione was still in shock staring at Malfoy's retreating back. Fortunately, she was infront of Raquel. Silently, Raquel's wand flew straight from the floor into Raquel's outstretched hand, and Raquel smiled, tucking it into the pocket of her robes.
" Bring it on…"