Disclaimer: You know the deal with these already. All the characters belong to JKR, except for the ones that I made up. And I'm pretty sure you can guess which ones belong to me. Enjoy.
Note: I'm not sure if the title fits the story very well, but it was all I could think of. *shrugs*
Summary: Natalie Nahem is the "new" girl at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. She has had a life of moving from country to country, until her family finally settles down in one place. She must begin a new life in a new school while still getting over a lost love.
Mystical Sorrow
Chapter 1
Natalie Nahem stood in front of Platform 9 and three-quarters brushing hair out of her face, looking puzzled. She was going to be a 6th year and was a new student at Hogwarts. Her family was always moving around the world because her Father, a muggle, works with the muggle army. When her Father retired, they finally settled down at a charming cottage in Scotland. She was born in a small town in Minnesota, USA. That was 16 years ago.
"All right, I assume I just go through the wall and the train will be on the other side." Natalie bit her bottom lip nervously. She tried to sound like she knew exactly what she was doing-but she did not. She frantically looked around for other witches or wizards. She saw a redheaded boy, a boy with messy black hair, and a girl that looked the same age as her. They, too, were pushing trunks and two of them had owls. They must be wizards, she though. Natalie decided to approach the girl-she looked kind. She struggled to push her heavy trunk; on top of it was her chestnut cello case.
"Hello," Natalie said as she tapped the girl on her shoulder, "Could you help me? I'm new and I'm not sure how to get onto the platform." She added shyly.
"Oh of course I can help! I'm Hermione Granger by the way. What is your name? You look a little old to be a first year." Hermione replied.
"I'm Natalie, Natalie Nahem. I'm not a first year, I'm a sixth year."
"Oh so you are transferring, I'm a sixth year too! And so are these guys-"she gestured to her friends. "I'm sure you'll love Hogwarts. You can borrow my copy of 'Hogwarts: A History' if you like. Don't worry, I've read it a hundred times."
"More than that!" The redheaded boy snickered and rolled his eyes.
"Ok more than a hundred times. But I think I'm the only one in this school who has read it!" Hermione rolled her eyes.
Natalie smiled, she liked Hermione and the redhead. They were quite funny.
"I would love to borrow it. So how do you get onto the platform?"
"It's easy! Just run right through the wall between platforms 9 and 10. But you can't take more than 5 seconds doing it or it will squish you flat." The redheaded boy added.
"Oh be quiet Ron!" Hermione elbowed him, "Take your time, you don't have to rush it. However, you need to watch out for muggles so they wont see you go through. If you are nervous, you should run. Come on, I'll go with you."
"Thank you so much for helping me. I though that is what you have to do but I wasn't sure." Natalie said as she and Hermione walked towards the wall. Once the area was muggle-free, they ran straight for the wall. On the other side of it was a scarlet train that said "Hogwarts Express".
There were lots of owl cages, trunks, and parents biding farewell to their children. Natalie looked behind her, Hermione's friends had already gone through the wall. The boy with the messy black hair kept glancing at her. When she caught his eyes, he quickly looked away. She felt her heart sink, if this boy was falling for her she didn't know what she would do. He was attractive and she was not ready to have her heart broken all over again. Natalie closed her eyes and found herself deep in a memory…
***Natalie tore off the wrapping paper to a tiny box and threw the paper on the floor. She was holding a small velvet box in her hand, when she opened it there was a beautiful ring. The middle gem was an amethyst, the color of her eyes; a tiny diamond on each side centered it. Natalie swore that when she looked into the amethyst she could hear the sounds of a rich cello playing. She picked up the ring and saw that there was an inscription on the silvery band.
"Ogethret Efroerv? What does that mean?" Natalie asked Richard Bjorkman, the person who gave her the gift.
"It means Together Forever in Elfish. That's what you and I will always be." Richard kissed her forehead, "Together Forever."
"Oh Richard! I love it; I've never received such a gift. Thank you so much." Natalie put her arms around Richard and kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you too Nadia. And I always will."***
She was so into her thoughts that she did not realize that she had tears streaming down her face. Harry Potter was now walking towards her.
"Are you all right?" He said, concern in his eyes. Natalie quickly wiped away her tears.
"I'm fine. I guess my eyes are a little watery. You know, from the wind." She looked down at the ring on her right hand, third finger. It was the ring Richard gave her. She felt tears build up in her eyes again, but she kept them down. Hermione and the redheaded boy walked towards them.
"I forgot to introduce you to my friends." She pushed the boy in front of her, "Natalie Nahem, this is Ron Weasley. Ron, this is Natalie."
"Oh, nice to meet you Ron." Natalie said then smile at Ron. "You too! You're gonna love Hogwarts," said Ron.
"I see you and Harry have already meet," Hermione said cheerfully.
"Yes, we have. Can you help me bring my trunk onto the train? My cello case makes it really heavy." Natalie said swiftly, she wanted to get away from Harry. He knew the tears in her eyes were not from the wind. And she didn't want to talk about what happened to Richard-not to someone she had just met.
Note: I'm not sure if the title fits the story very well, but it was all I could think of. *shrugs*
Summary: Natalie Nahem is the "new" girl at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. She has had a life of moving from country to country, until her family finally settles down in one place. She must begin a new life in a new school while still getting over a lost love.
Mystical Sorrow
Chapter 1
Natalie Nahem stood in front of Platform 9 and three-quarters brushing hair out of her face, looking puzzled. She was going to be a 6th year and was a new student at Hogwarts. Her family was always moving around the world because her Father, a muggle, works with the muggle army. When her Father retired, they finally settled down at a charming cottage in Scotland. She was born in a small town in Minnesota, USA. That was 16 years ago.
"All right, I assume I just go through the wall and the train will be on the other side." Natalie bit her bottom lip nervously. She tried to sound like she knew exactly what she was doing-but she did not. She frantically looked around for other witches or wizards. She saw a redheaded boy, a boy with messy black hair, and a girl that looked the same age as her. They, too, were pushing trunks and two of them had owls. They must be wizards, she though. Natalie decided to approach the girl-she looked kind. She struggled to push her heavy trunk; on top of it was her chestnut cello case.
"Hello," Natalie said as she tapped the girl on her shoulder, "Could you help me? I'm new and I'm not sure how to get onto the platform." She added shyly.
"Oh of course I can help! I'm Hermione Granger by the way. What is your name? You look a little old to be a first year." Hermione replied.
"I'm Natalie, Natalie Nahem. I'm not a first year, I'm a sixth year."
"Oh so you are transferring, I'm a sixth year too! And so are these guys-"she gestured to her friends. "I'm sure you'll love Hogwarts. You can borrow my copy of 'Hogwarts: A History' if you like. Don't worry, I've read it a hundred times."
"More than that!" The redheaded boy snickered and rolled his eyes.
"Ok more than a hundred times. But I think I'm the only one in this school who has read it!" Hermione rolled her eyes.
Natalie smiled, she liked Hermione and the redhead. They were quite funny.
"I would love to borrow it. So how do you get onto the platform?"
"It's easy! Just run right through the wall between platforms 9 and 10. But you can't take more than 5 seconds doing it or it will squish you flat." The redheaded boy added.
"Oh be quiet Ron!" Hermione elbowed him, "Take your time, you don't have to rush it. However, you need to watch out for muggles so they wont see you go through. If you are nervous, you should run. Come on, I'll go with you."
"Thank you so much for helping me. I though that is what you have to do but I wasn't sure." Natalie said as she and Hermione walked towards the wall. Once the area was muggle-free, they ran straight for the wall. On the other side of it was a scarlet train that said "Hogwarts Express".
There were lots of owl cages, trunks, and parents biding farewell to their children. Natalie looked behind her, Hermione's friends had already gone through the wall. The boy with the messy black hair kept glancing at her. When she caught his eyes, he quickly looked away. She felt her heart sink, if this boy was falling for her she didn't know what she would do. He was attractive and she was not ready to have her heart broken all over again. Natalie closed her eyes and found herself deep in a memory…
***Natalie tore off the wrapping paper to a tiny box and threw the paper on the floor. She was holding a small velvet box in her hand, when she opened it there was a beautiful ring. The middle gem was an amethyst, the color of her eyes; a tiny diamond on each side centered it. Natalie swore that when she looked into the amethyst she could hear the sounds of a rich cello playing. She picked up the ring and saw that there was an inscription on the silvery band.
"Ogethret Efroerv? What does that mean?" Natalie asked Richard Bjorkman, the person who gave her the gift.
"It means Together Forever in Elfish. That's what you and I will always be." Richard kissed her forehead, "Together Forever."
"Oh Richard! I love it; I've never received such a gift. Thank you so much." Natalie put her arms around Richard and kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you too Nadia. And I always will."***
She was so into her thoughts that she did not realize that she had tears streaming down her face. Harry Potter was now walking towards her.
"Are you all right?" He said, concern in his eyes. Natalie quickly wiped away her tears.
"I'm fine. I guess my eyes are a little watery. You know, from the wind." She looked down at the ring on her right hand, third finger. It was the ring Richard gave her. She felt tears build up in her eyes again, but she kept them down. Hermione and the redheaded boy walked towards them.
"I forgot to introduce you to my friends." She pushed the boy in front of her, "Natalie Nahem, this is Ron Weasley. Ron, this is Natalie."
"Oh, nice to meet you Ron." Natalie said then smile at Ron. "You too! You're gonna love Hogwarts," said Ron.
"I see you and Harry have already meet," Hermione said cheerfully.
"Yes, we have. Can you help me bring my trunk onto the train? My cello case makes it really heavy." Natalie said swiftly, she wanted to get away from Harry. He knew the tears in her eyes were not from the wind. And she didn't want to talk about what happened to Richard-not to someone she had just met.