They continued down the hallway in silence. They finally came to the last
compartment where they found Ron and Hermione sitting next to each other
looking over a piece of parchment. They both looked up immediately.
"Um, hey." Ron said as he stuffed the piece of parchment into his pocket.
"What is that?" Harry asked as he stepped into the compartment.
"What's, what?" Ron said, trying to sound like he had no clue what Harry was asking him.
"The piece of parchment you just stuck in your-" Harry said but was cut off.
"So Harry have you and Alina become aquatinted yet?" Hermione said quickly.
"Yes." Harry answered, glancing over at Alina who was now sitting and rummaging through her bag. "Why do you ask?"
"Oh, no reason." Hermione said innocently. She shot a warning glance at Ron who looked like he was about to say something but quickly decided not to.
"You two are acting very odd today." Harry said glancing at both of them. Hermione just smiled and went and joined Alina who was now reading an issue of Witch Weekly Magazine.
"How bout' a game of exploding snap, Harry?" Ron asked eagerly. Harry nodded as Ron took out his playing cards.
"So what do you think of Hermione's cousin?" Ron asked quietly so the girls couldn't hear.
"She seems nice." Harry said. Ya, she seems very nice and she's pretty.
"Ya, well you and her have a lot in common." Ron said mischievously.
"Like what?" Harry asked. I wonder if Alina told him about her parents too.
"Well you both play Quidditch. She was keeper at her old school. She's pretty good according to Hermione. So if she makes our house maybe she can try out." Ron said smiling.
"Sure. I don't see why not." Harry said. "I wonder who will be captain this year."
"I'm sure it will be you Potter." Came a sly voice from behind.
Harry and Ron looked up from their game and saw none other than Draco Malfoy and his two henchmen Crabbe and Goyle.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Hermione snapped.
Malfoy smirked. "Oh, you know, I'm making my yearly visit to the Golden Trio's train compartment." He said slowly. "But there seems to be a new member." His eyes fell upon Alina and looked her up and down.
"And who are you?" Alina said looking at him, mimicking his eyes. She stared at this stranger and saw that he was very good looking. He was tall and muscular, with grey eyes and bright blonde hair.
"Draco Malfoy." He said, his eyes gleaming with mischief. "And you are?"
"Alina Leslie" she answered returning his smirk.
They stared at each other for a moment until Harry said, "Get out Malfoy!"
"Like I'm going to listen to you Potter." Malfoy spat.
Ron and Harry took one step toward Malfoy and Hermione pulled out her wand. Malfoy saw this backed out of the compartment without a final word or glance.
"At least he knows when to leave now." Ron said and went back to his seat.
Harry looked at Alina. She looked up at him and smiled then looked away.
"Are you alright Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Ya, why wouldn't I be?" Harry said tearing his eyes away from Alina.
"you just look a little pale." Hermione said concerned.
"You do look a little white Harry." Ron said.
"Its probably Malfoy, he makes me so mad." Harry said.
The rest of the ride was pleasant enough. Hermione and Alina talked wildly about the new school and their hopes of Alina making Gryffindor. Ron and Harry sat and played two more rounds of exploding snap and then joined the girls conversation.
When they arrived at the castle they all went and took their seats at the Gryffindor table, except Alina. Alina was now standing with the first years and was looking very out of place, considering she was a foot taller than all of them. The sorting went quickly. Alina was standing by herself when the last first year was called to the sorting hat.
"Alina Leslie." Professor McGonagall announced.
Alina walked nervously toward the stool where the sorting hat sat. She sat down and McGonagall placed the old ragged hat on top of her head.
"Courage yes. Brains, yes." The sorting hat mumbled. "You are a interesting one, aren't you? You remind me of Mr. Harry Potter." It sat there continuing to mumble until it shouted "Gryffindor."
Alina stood up and took her spot at the Gryffindor table looking extremely relieved.
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A/N: SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG I JUST HAVE BEEN BUSY. I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THIS CHAPTER SO I DIDN'T PUT ALL MY "SKILLS" INTO IT. BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!
"Um, hey." Ron said as he stuffed the piece of parchment into his pocket.
"What is that?" Harry asked as he stepped into the compartment.
"What's, what?" Ron said, trying to sound like he had no clue what Harry was asking him.
"The piece of parchment you just stuck in your-" Harry said but was cut off.
"So Harry have you and Alina become aquatinted yet?" Hermione said quickly.
"Yes." Harry answered, glancing over at Alina who was now sitting and rummaging through her bag. "Why do you ask?"
"Oh, no reason." Hermione said innocently. She shot a warning glance at Ron who looked like he was about to say something but quickly decided not to.
"You two are acting very odd today." Harry said glancing at both of them. Hermione just smiled and went and joined Alina who was now reading an issue of Witch Weekly Magazine.
"How bout' a game of exploding snap, Harry?" Ron asked eagerly. Harry nodded as Ron took out his playing cards.
"So what do you think of Hermione's cousin?" Ron asked quietly so the girls couldn't hear.
"She seems nice." Harry said. Ya, she seems very nice and she's pretty.
"Ya, well you and her have a lot in common." Ron said mischievously.
"Like what?" Harry asked. I wonder if Alina told him about her parents too.
"Well you both play Quidditch. She was keeper at her old school. She's pretty good according to Hermione. So if she makes our house maybe she can try out." Ron said smiling.
"Sure. I don't see why not." Harry said. "I wonder who will be captain this year."
"I'm sure it will be you Potter." Came a sly voice from behind.
Harry and Ron looked up from their game and saw none other than Draco Malfoy and his two henchmen Crabbe and Goyle.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Hermione snapped.
Malfoy smirked. "Oh, you know, I'm making my yearly visit to the Golden Trio's train compartment." He said slowly. "But there seems to be a new member." His eyes fell upon Alina and looked her up and down.
"And who are you?" Alina said looking at him, mimicking his eyes. She stared at this stranger and saw that he was very good looking. He was tall and muscular, with grey eyes and bright blonde hair.
"Draco Malfoy." He said, his eyes gleaming with mischief. "And you are?"
"Alina Leslie" she answered returning his smirk.
They stared at each other for a moment until Harry said, "Get out Malfoy!"
"Like I'm going to listen to you Potter." Malfoy spat.
Ron and Harry took one step toward Malfoy and Hermione pulled out her wand. Malfoy saw this backed out of the compartment without a final word or glance.
"At least he knows when to leave now." Ron said and went back to his seat.
Harry looked at Alina. She looked up at him and smiled then looked away.
"Are you alright Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Ya, why wouldn't I be?" Harry said tearing his eyes away from Alina.
"you just look a little pale." Hermione said concerned.
"You do look a little white Harry." Ron said.
"Its probably Malfoy, he makes me so mad." Harry said.
The rest of the ride was pleasant enough. Hermione and Alina talked wildly about the new school and their hopes of Alina making Gryffindor. Ron and Harry sat and played two more rounds of exploding snap and then joined the girls conversation.
When they arrived at the castle they all went and took their seats at the Gryffindor table, except Alina. Alina was now standing with the first years and was looking very out of place, considering she was a foot taller than all of them. The sorting went quickly. Alina was standing by herself when the last first year was called to the sorting hat.
"Alina Leslie." Professor McGonagall announced.
Alina walked nervously toward the stool where the sorting hat sat. She sat down and McGonagall placed the old ragged hat on top of her head.
"Courage yes. Brains, yes." The sorting hat mumbled. "You are a interesting one, aren't you? You remind me of Mr. Harry Potter." It sat there continuing to mumble until it shouted "Gryffindor."
Alina stood up and took her spot at the Gryffindor table looking extremely relieved.
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A/N: SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG I JUST HAVE BEEN BUSY. I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THIS CHAPTER SO I DIDN'T PUT ALL MY "SKILLS" INTO IT. BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!