A/N-I only own multi-colored floppy disks. All bow down before J.K.R., who owns everything here but Adina.



Sirius stayed in the form of Snuffles to keep people away from the wall on the wizard side. Ron simply said for everyone to keep away until his friends get through or the dog will attack. It worked very well, until someone sent a stunning spell through the crowd. But Snuffles fell just as Adina stepped into view.

Unfortunately she stepped into view right on Snuffles. Only Ron was paying attention now, and he was the only one to see her start to fall. If he hadn't broken his wand in a quidditch match, he could have used a simple hover charm that would catch her. But he did break it so he stepped forward to catch her before she hit the ground.



I didn't even have time to think about it and I was through the wall. But I didn't have time to think about that. There was too much more to look at now. There was a huge scarlet and gold train, all the people were wearing odd long robes, and then there were the owls. Everywhere. In broad daylight! Maybe if she hadn't been staring at all this, she would have seen Snuffles.
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She could feel herself start to fall before it became obvious, and before she could do anything about it, someone else did. She felt someone in front of her, and two hands grabbed her arms. She looked up and saw Ron's smiling face. "You don't want to embarrass yourself on the first day do you," he said softly.

He kept holding my arms while I untangled my feet and Leo's cage and the dog. But before he let go, Harry and Hermione appeared, holding my trunk between them. Harry smiled and said "Honestly, you could at least wait 'till we get on the train."

Hermione was too angry with each of us to talk. She gave me the nastiest look, and then looked at Ron. He looked sheepishly back at her. She was very obviously hurt by what she thought Ron was doing. But I got the impression that Ron had no idea she thought this.

Harry looked back and forth between the two of them, and laughed. Ron turned a shade of crimson that clashed horribly with his hair and, muttering something about an empty compartment, ran off quickly.

Hermione bent down and prodded Snuffles with a short stick and he got up immediately. Then the two of them walked off in the opposite direction Ron had. Leaving Harry and I with all my stuff. We tried to balance Leo on top, and then carry the trunk between us, but Leo was very angry that he had been dropped, and kept moving around in his carrier. It wouldn't stay on the rounded top with him doing that, so we had to wait for one of the others to come back. We sat on the trunk to wait. In about five minutes, Ron came to see where we all were. With him there too, it was a lot easier to get everything. We carried everything into a compartment that Ron had found and sat down. I fell asleep almost immediately.

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She fell asleep as soon as the train started moving. She was sitting directly across from me, between Harry and Sirius. Hermione was sitting next to me, with Leo in between us. I felt sorry for her. As we snaked through the hills, I tried to imagine what it would be like to come home one day and not have a family. I just couldn't. I tried to imagine what she must be thinking. She must think either we're all crazy, or she is. I looked at Harry to tell him this, but he was staring at the floor with an odd look on his face.

I realized how hard this must be for him, since their situations are so much alike. Out of the blue, their families are gone and they are whisked off to somewhere they've never seen before. I couldn't bear to see Harry that sad, so I looked back at Adina.

I guess I was staring, because Hermione cleared her throat loudly and jabbed me with her wand, sending red sparks through the car. I jumped and Harry, out of his trance was laughing. I scowled at him and looked toward Sirius, only to see that he was laughing too, only as a dog.

I hate it when they laugh at me, so I left the compartment and spent the rest of the trip by myself. Very confused.

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It was a bad excuse and I know he didn't believe it, but I had to think as fast as I could before she had time to brood on what had happened. I knew my suspicion was true when she got mad that he was staring at Adina. I knew he was feeling sorry for her, but Hermione took it wrong.

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Honestly, I thought Harry could come up with an excuse for everything, but 'Sirius, we're going to get you something to eat' was all he came up with. I knew he either wanted to talk to Ron, or talk to me, so I got up and went out. I never dreamed he had figured out my secret.

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As soon as they were in the hallway, Harry turned to Hermione and looked into her eyes. She hated when he looked at her like that, as if he could look into her mind and soul. After a few seconds, he said ", He was feeling sorry for her. He'll come around." Then walked out of the car. Hermione assumed he was actually getting food so the excuse would be a little more believable, and went back into the car.

A few minutes later, Harry returned, carrying a small roasted chicken. He put in next to Sirius, who ate it in about ten minutes.

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Dumbledore himself was waiting when the train came to our stop. Of course I had no idea who he was yet. But I knew he was very important when Ron came back and said ", Blimey, Harry. Dumbledore came down himself."

The way they were talking about him, I knew he was either very nice or very strict. When we got off the train, and got my trunk off (and a very distressed Leo), then we turned to the tall, silver haired man. He smiled and I couldn't help instantly trusting him. He turned and walked toward a carriage I hadn't noticed before. Ron and Harry picked up an end of the trunk and I carried Leo. Hermione still was with Snuffles.

I tried to see the horses as I walked around to get in, but either there were none, or they were invisible. I was still wondering about that, when I noticed the man, Dumbledore, was wearing those same sort of robes that the people at the train station were wearing, in a silvery sky blue. We went around a sharp curve and then I saw it. The magnificent school that would change my life. A huge castle.

A huge, run down condemned castle. I was about to ask about it, when I saw lights in the windows of one of the towers. And owls flying in and around another. And at the edge of the forest that was on three sides of the castle, there was a huge man, too big to look real, with three smaller figures, all wearing those odd robes, these in black, one even smaller than the others. There was defiantly something going on that was even more odd than I first thought.



"Oy, look Harry!," Ron said happily. ", Malfoy and his goons-sorry Professor- got detention with Hagrid in the forest. Maybe they'll get eaten by Aragog." Harry and Hermione both smiled at this news. "Sorry again, Professor," Ron added, as an afterthought.

"That's quite fine, Mr. Weasley, as I have gone temporarily deaf."

Adina was puzzling over why this statement didn't seem to faze the others, when they got out of the carriage. The others walked towards the massive oaken doors. There was an inscription in the arched stone that read:

HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

But there was still the fact that a yellowed sign on the door clearly read:
Condemed!
Keep Out!
And there was a lot of smaller print she couldn't read. So she wasn't just going to walk right in. But the others gave her exasperated looks. Except for Dumbledore. He said ", The school is in here, disguised." Once again, I couldn't help but to trust him.

Slowly she walked through the door, which was even more massive up close. She shut her eyes and prayed to the God that held up condemned buildings and took a deep breath. Then opened her eyes. And not for the last time today, she was speechless. Momentarily.

"What the heck is this place? Ever since I met you people freaky stuff has been happening. And I would really like to know why. Hey! Hey! Don't walk away when I'm talking to you!," Adina began, as the others continued on. " What is going on here? And where are my parents? Is this really a boarding school? Why does it say Witchcraft and Wizardry over the door? Why are you talking to that statue and where did that door come from? Would somebody please tell me something?"

"This is my office. My name is Albus Dumbledore and I am the Headmaster here at Hogwarts. This is really a boarding school, but not a normal one. It says Witchcraft and Wizardry because that's what we teach here, and that's mainly why odd things have been happening to you. You will be staying here because you and your family are included in a prophecy that dates back to a few months after I was born. We must keep that from coming true or an evil wizard named Lord Voldemort will be able to defeat us. He will kill muggles as well as wizards, so even if you don't believe or want anything to do with us, you will still suffer. Do you have any questions so far?"

Adina sat wide eyed through this whole speech. For the second time today, she wondered if the people she was talking to were crazy. She decided that the wizard thing would explain a lot, so she decided to ask an intelligent question. As soon as she thought of one. She turned to look at the others, who were standing behind her as she sat in front of the headmaster's desk. Finally she settled on "What's a muggle?"

"A muggle is a non-magical person, like yourself."

"Where is my family?"

She heard the others shift behind her and Dumbledore sighed and lowered his head. Even the dog was pacing uncomfortably. This wasn't going to be good.

"I'm sorry to have to tell you like this, but your family came into contact with Voldemort right before you came home and discovered the house elves packing your things."

It took a moment for his words to make sense, but she did remember how Voldemort killed muggles. Then she realized what he meant. And dropped Leo from her lap. "Nooo!," She screamed. "No. I don't believe you! I want to go home! I'm getting out of here!" She jumped up and ran towards the door. Harry was closest to it and he tried to grab her arm as she ran past. She threw him off easily in her rage. He almost fell backward, and would have if Ron hadn't been there. Hermione, no longer angry with Adina, ran to follow, but the door slammed in her face. With no one there to shut it.


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"Stupid detention. That McGonagall is so stupid. I'm going to write mother about this. She'll make them sorry. I can't believe that great oaf is making me look for tuberblossoms. They have to be the most disgusting flower in the world. At least bubotuber pus doesn't stink, I'd rather be looking for them." Draco thought to himself. Suddenly, there was a loud squelching noise and he fell backwards. "Oww. Eww, gross. I stepped on them. Great, now how will I get them into this pouch?" He asked himself as he looked at what he had stepped on. "And the biggest bunch I've seen all night. And my arse is going to be bruised, too."

He bent down to see if he could salvage any blossoms when he heard footsteps coming towards him. Very quickly coming towards him as if someone were running. He knew all the strange things that lived in the forest so he stepped behind a tree and pulled out his wand.

As the girl came into view, Draco realized he didn't know her, not even her face. Either she was a first year, or she didn't go to the school. But one thing was for sure, she was very pretty. And about to step into the patch of tuberblossoms.

He jumped out to catch her just before she stepped in them. She jumped backwards, surprised to see someone, and ended up falling anyway. Draco expected her to blush, or at very least say ow, but the strange girl started laughing. "Whatever is wrong with you? Who are you?" He asked.

"Sorry, it's just I think I've fallen down more today than I have all month. And I'm very clumsy, so that's a lot of falling. I'm Adina Lexie Damita, or at least I think I am. The last day has been very confusing and I have decided that everyone has gone nutters and I'm going home now, thank you very much. As soon as I figure out where I am."

"You're in the forbidden forest at Hogwarts. And I am not nutters, though I have long thought that Potter is."

"Potter? You know Harry Potter, too? And I suppose you're a wizard as well?"

"Not only a wizard, but a Malfoy. Draco Malfoy, actually."

"Great. This whole country has gone crazy. First I come home and all these little things with big ears are packing up my stuff, they tell me I'm going to go live with wizards and one wearing two different socks gives me a packet of tickets, one for a bus three trains and two planes. Then when I get to London they tell me about a boarding school, then that I have to walk through a wall to get on a train, that an evil wizard is going to take over the world if I'm kidnapped, and that Dumbledore guy tries to say my family is gone. Owls are flying around everywhere and you lot are all dressed funny. Well, as long as everyone is nuts, I suppose I'll join in. What are you doing out here anyway?"

Draco ignored her question and said ", Dumbledore said your parents were gone?"

"Yeah, but he also told me that I was a muggle, so I don't, no, I won't believe him."

" Are you from America? "

"Yes. Why?"

"Uh-oh" Was all Draco could say.


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Draco had a time convincing Adina to go back to the castle, then steered her to Dumbledore's office where the others still were, as the door had been slammed and stuck shut from the outside. But when she got there, Adina was able to open it easily. When they asked her about it, she said she was sorry and that weird stuff has always happened when she got upset. Dumbledore looked thoughtful, but the other four (Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Draco.) looked at her strangely. So she continued with a story about how three psychics and one gypsy told her she was telekinetic. Harry and Hermione got a wide- eyed look (they knew what that meant from living as muggles.) , but Ron and Draco looked confused. Harry told them to just never mind it, and Dumbledore explained to Draco about Adina's situation. He, like Snape, was appalled at having a pureblooded muggle at Hogwarts, but decided that it would be okay as long as she wasn't in Slytherin. After that, Dumbledore pulled the sorting hat off its stool and handed it to Adina, explaining what it would do. Well, if it talks at least it'll prove that all this is real." She said, and put it on, careful not to let it slip over her eyes. She wanted to watch what these people would do at all times.

"You're different from all the others I've sorted. They were all real witches and wizards but you're not. Your mind belongs in Slytherin, a thirst for revenge and to prove yourself. Also a strange bit of morbidity. But Slytherin is all pureblood wizards and witches. So I can't put you there for that sole reason. But you would fit so well in all the other houses. You're loyal enough for Hufflepuff, wise enough for Ravenclaw, and brave enough for Gryffindor."

"Please put me with at least one of these other people. It doesn't matter which."

"All but Draco are in the same house, so it'll be-GRIFFINDOR!" Said the hat in her ear, shouting the last word out loud. The three old Gryffindor's smiled at the new one.

"It's time to see your dormitory." Said Dumbledore and we all knew that was the end of our session in his office.

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The four Gryffindor's stopped in front of a portrait of a very fat woman in a pink dress. Harry turned to a fifth person, who had been trailing after them, keeping far enough behind so any one in the halls wouldn't think they were all together. "What do you want now, Malfoy?"

"Just curious as to how you're going to hide the fact that she can't do any magic from the rest of the school. I could help, you know. For a price."

"What exactly do you mean by that?"

"Just something small that'll remind me to not let it slip that she's a muggle."

"Nothing is ever small to you. Say what you want or I'll fix it so that you'll be in the hospital so long you'll forget you're a Malfoy."

"Fine. I want us five to meet in the library at the end of every day."

"What? Why? I don't think I heard right. Ron, did Malfoy just say he wanted to spend time with us every day? On purpose?"

"Yeah, I think he did."

"And."

"I knew there was a catch."

"And I want you lot to make sure every answer on my homework is correct."

"Fine. Every day after dinner we'll all meet you in the library. Anything else?"

"No, that covers it I guess." Draco said, giving Adina a look over his shoulder as he sauntered down the corridor towards the stairs to the dungeons, where the Slytherin common room was.

"Harry, why did you agree to that?" Ron spoke up for the second time since leaving Dumbledore's office.

"Well, I couldn't let him blab about her to the whole Slytherin house could I?"

"Well you could've made him agree to something less!"

"Ron, have you forgotten who we were talking to? Draco Malfoy!"

The two boys continued bickering as Hermione gave the password to the fat lady (puffskein) and climbed in. Adina, who had become fairly used to odd things, followed. "Do they always fight like that?"

"Every chance they get. You'll get used to it. I have."

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Hermione led Adina to the correct dormitory, where an extra bed had been added. House elves had already brought her trunk and Leo to the foot of her bed. There were two bags lying on the end of the bed that contained Adina's books, robes, wand, and other supplies. Hermione grabbed the wand case and went to the common room, instructing Adina to get on a set of black robes.

It only took her a few seconds to dig out her robes and put them on, but Hermione looked at her disapprovingly when she appeared in the common room. "I told you black. All the students wear black to class."

"Oh but we're not in class and I liked the red one so much better, though I had a time choosing between green and red." Adina had put on a pair of deep blood red dress robes-which really looked more like a dress than robes- with a tight waist, squared collar, bell sleeves, and a lot of extra fabric hanging from her waist to the floor, looking, on her, amazing. Hermione doubted it would look half as good on her and was suddenly very envious of the girl, for the second time that day.

"I think its fine." Said Harry quietly.

"Me too." Added Ron, almost to quiet for Hermione to hear. Adina had heard no one speak except Hermione, sighed and turned to go back. Hermione said exasperatedly "All right, it's fine for now but you can't wear it to class." She knew if she made Adina change both boys would be angry with her, but this way they would be distracted. And she could deal with distracted Ron much better than not-speaking-to-her Ron. So she settled down to teaching Adina the basics.

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At breakfast the next morning, a very tired foursome of Gryffindors, all wearing plain, black robes, studied a schedule that had just been received by the most awake of them all. "Look Harry, she's got Transfiguration, Potions, History of Magic, Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, and Care of Magical Creatures with all of us, Divination with you and Ron, and Study of Ancient Runes with me."

"And Potions, Care of Magical Creatures, and Study of Ancient Runes is with the Slytherins, isn't it?" Added Ron, through a mouthful of eggs.

"Yeah, but Malfoy will keep his word as long as we keep out part of the bargain."

"I know he will so don't worry about it. I know you all don't, but I trust him." Adina spoke up. "What classes do you all have when I'm not with you?"

"I have Arithmancy."

"We have Muggle Studies."

"Why are you taking that class?" Adina asked Harry. "Didn't you grow up with muggles?" Adina had been briefed on Harry's history in the discussion of Voldemort with Dumbledore.

"Yeah, but I wasn't let out much." Harry answered, in a tone that plainly said he didn't want to talk about it. Adina was about to ask how long the classes were when she saw Draco walking across the room. She faltered in the middle of her question enough to make even Ron look up from his breakfast. "Here we go." He said in a low voice.


Malfoy swaggered over to them and said equally lowly ", Just reminding you about our little agreement. So did you all have fun last night, teaching her how to do simple things? And how'd you do? Could you actually do magic?" He continued, genuinely interested.

"Well," she answered ", Dumbledore said I'd be able to do simple things, maybe with practice more things, because this place has so much magical atmosphere."

"That and the help of an extra strong wand." She added laughing. Draco, usually so cool and distant with everyone, couldn't help smiling at her. The other three watched, amazed at his odd behavior.

"We have three classes together, so I'll be able to see for myself about this whole 'magic atmosphere' thing. Lucky potions can be done by a muggle, as long as they have the ingredients. Oh, better not say that where Snape can hear. See you lot in the library." Draco said, mostly to Adina.

"Whoa." Said Harry after a few seconds.

"What's up with him?" Ron added.

"He's got it bad." Hermione announced to Adina.

"Really?" She said, completely surprised.

"Got what?" The two boys asked.

"Oh, brother." The girls said to each other.

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