All that Love can Be
Chapter 1
"Mara Jenkins! What have I told you about dropping bottles in my class?", Snape snapped.
"Sorry, Professor, it was an accident.", Mara Jenkins, 7th year Slytherin at Hogwarts, muttered as she bent down to pick up the tiny pieces of broken glass off of the floor.
"10 points from Slytherin!"
"WHAT!?"
The whole class was stunned. Snape never took points from Slytherin. The Gryffindors all gasped in shock, and were to dumbfounded to be happy. Draco Malfoy fainted to the floor with a loud clunk, and the rest of the Slytherins rushed over to him.
The bell rang to switch classes. Mara ran out of the room before Snape could say further. She could hear three voices behind her whispering as she walked down the corridor. They belonged to Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter.
"I can't believe Snape punished a Slytherin!", Ron said, "he must not like her."
"Are you kidding? Everyone hates her! Even I do! She's nothing but a little prat!", Hermione said snobbishly.
"She can't be all that bad. She never does anything to anyone. I kind of feel bad. I should have helped her when she was picking up that glass. I know how Snape can be-" "Harry are you out of your mind! She's a Slytherin! You obviously can't trust her.", Ron argued back.
"He's right for once Harry. Plus, her name is Mara! It means "bitter". That can't be good."
"Who cares what her name is?", snapped Harry, and he moved ahead of them down the corridor as swiftly as he could.
Mara sat on her bed that night, pondering over what she heard the other students say. It made her eyes water. She never had friends, or anyone who would ever stick up for her before. She thought Hogwarts would be so wonderful, but nothing was going the way she had thought. There was only one thing that changed her mind about going back home: Harry Potter.
He was the only one who had shown her the least bit of kindness since she came in the beginning of the year. But she knew there was no way he would ever love her.
"I'm a Slytherin for goodness sake!", she said out loud to herself, and then cried herself to sleep.
Harry was also awake that night. He thought about his friends' harsh words.
How could they be so cold?, he thought.
She looked so innocent, you would never guess she was in Slytherin. She had the most brilliant green eyes, and her hair was mid- length and dark red. Her looks and expressions were nothing like the cold stares of a Slytherin. She reminded him more of a Ravenclaw or something. She wasn't proud like the Slytherins were, she was mellow. But Harry supposed that that was because she didn't have anyone to talk to.
He made up his mind. He would give her someone to talk to.
The next morning at breakfast, Harry found Mara sitting at the Slytherin table at the end by herself. He got up his courage and slowly walked over to the table. Never before had a Gryffindor sat at the Slytherin table, and vice-versa. He stood right behind Mara's seat and adjusted his voice.
"Uh, Mara-"
All of a sudden, Mara spit out a big mouthful of pumpkin juice all over the table. She turned around slowly.
"Harry!?"
"Uh, yeah. I was wondering if I could sit with you."
"I guess so, if you're sure."
"Okay."
Harry sat down right next to her. He tried to think of something to start the conversation, but all that he could think of was
"So, how do you like Hogwarts?"
"It's nice.", Mara said, wiping up the pumpkin juice.
They just looked at each other in a moment of awkward silence and began to laugh. Harry began to blush a little.
All of the sudden, Ron and Hermione rushed over to the table.
"Harry!?", screeched Hermione.
"What a coincidence! That's what she said!", Harry joked.
Mara began to laugh uncontrollably, and Ron looked at them both like they were crazy.
"Harry com'on we're gonna be late for class.", he said.
"Ron, when did you start caring about class? Especially since we have Snape next."
"Oh no! SNAPE?", said Mara as she turned white and started shaking.
"Yeah, Mara. We have potions with you. Want to sit by me in class?", asked Harry, a little nervous.
"Sure.", she blushed. "Great! See you there.", he called back at her. The exchanged warm smiles as Harry, Ron and Hermione walked out of the Great Hall. * I will watch you in the darkness Show you love will see you through
****Hope you like it so far, please review!
Chapter 1
"Mara Jenkins! What have I told you about dropping bottles in my class?", Snape snapped.
"Sorry, Professor, it was an accident.", Mara Jenkins, 7th year Slytherin at Hogwarts, muttered as she bent down to pick up the tiny pieces of broken glass off of the floor.
"10 points from Slytherin!"
"WHAT!?"
The whole class was stunned. Snape never took points from Slytherin. The Gryffindors all gasped in shock, and were to dumbfounded to be happy. Draco Malfoy fainted to the floor with a loud clunk, and the rest of the Slytherins rushed over to him.
The bell rang to switch classes. Mara ran out of the room before Snape could say further. She could hear three voices behind her whispering as she walked down the corridor. They belonged to Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter.
"I can't believe Snape punished a Slytherin!", Ron said, "he must not like her."
"Are you kidding? Everyone hates her! Even I do! She's nothing but a little prat!", Hermione said snobbishly.
"She can't be all that bad. She never does anything to anyone. I kind of feel bad. I should have helped her when she was picking up that glass. I know how Snape can be-" "Harry are you out of your mind! She's a Slytherin! You obviously can't trust her.", Ron argued back.
"He's right for once Harry. Plus, her name is Mara! It means "bitter". That can't be good."
"Who cares what her name is?", snapped Harry, and he moved ahead of them down the corridor as swiftly as he could.
Mara sat on her bed that night, pondering over what she heard the other students say. It made her eyes water. She never had friends, or anyone who would ever stick up for her before. She thought Hogwarts would be so wonderful, but nothing was going the way she had thought. There was only one thing that changed her mind about going back home: Harry Potter.
He was the only one who had shown her the least bit of kindness since she came in the beginning of the year. But she knew there was no way he would ever love her.
"I'm a Slytherin for goodness sake!", she said out loud to herself, and then cried herself to sleep.
Harry was also awake that night. He thought about his friends' harsh words.
How could they be so cold?, he thought.
She looked so innocent, you would never guess she was in Slytherin. She had the most brilliant green eyes, and her hair was mid- length and dark red. Her looks and expressions were nothing like the cold stares of a Slytherin. She reminded him more of a Ravenclaw or something. She wasn't proud like the Slytherins were, she was mellow. But Harry supposed that that was because she didn't have anyone to talk to.
He made up his mind. He would give her someone to talk to.
The next morning at breakfast, Harry found Mara sitting at the Slytherin table at the end by herself. He got up his courage and slowly walked over to the table. Never before had a Gryffindor sat at the Slytherin table, and vice-versa. He stood right behind Mara's seat and adjusted his voice.
"Uh, Mara-"
All of a sudden, Mara spit out a big mouthful of pumpkin juice all over the table. She turned around slowly.
"Harry!?"
"Uh, yeah. I was wondering if I could sit with you."
"I guess so, if you're sure."
"Okay."
Harry sat down right next to her. He tried to think of something to start the conversation, but all that he could think of was
"So, how do you like Hogwarts?"
"It's nice.", Mara said, wiping up the pumpkin juice.
They just looked at each other in a moment of awkward silence and began to laugh. Harry began to blush a little.
All of the sudden, Ron and Hermione rushed over to the table.
"Harry!?", screeched Hermione.
"What a coincidence! That's what she said!", Harry joked.
Mara began to laugh uncontrollably, and Ron looked at them both like they were crazy.
"Harry com'on we're gonna be late for class.", he said.
"Ron, when did you start caring about class? Especially since we have Snape next."
"Oh no! SNAPE?", said Mara as she turned white and started shaking.
"Yeah, Mara. We have potions with you. Want to sit by me in class?", asked Harry, a little nervous.
"Sure.", she blushed. "Great! See you there.", he called back at her. The exchanged warm smiles as Harry, Ron and Hermione walked out of the Great Hall. * I will watch you in the darkness Show you love will see you through
****Hope you like it so far, please review!