Softer
A/N: I love my two reviews! I only ask for one review per chapter or else I don't post until I do get a review for each chapter. And sorry for not posting for a while( I don't have time in the summer because I have summer school..
Summary: Harry has been separated from his sister at a young age. What happens when they meet again in his second year? And finds out that she's living with the Malfoys?
Chapter 2: Hogwarts
Jenna looked around nervously at the students filing into horseless carriages and boats.
"Where do I go?" She asked nervously.
"Ask Hagrid," Draco said and left.
She looked around.
"But wait! Who's Hagrid?" She called but her was already gone.
She looked around nervously and saw one of the girls that was at Flourish and Blotts. She hesitantly walked up to her.
"Er...excuse me, but do you know who Hagrid is?"
The girl turned around.
"Oh! You're Jenna right?" It was the bushy-haired girl.
Jenna nodded.
"I'm Hermione, Hagrid is that man right there." She said, pointing at a very large man.
"Thank you," she said quietly and walked towards him. "Ex-Excuse me..." she said, trying to get his attention.
He looked down at her.
"Jenna Potter! D'ya have any idea how worried yer brother's been?" Hagrid said, totally ignoring her question. "He's been talking abou' you since Day One!"
"Er...I'm a transfer student from Durmstrang?" She said.
"Hm...alrigh' then. Come wit' me." And he led her to one of the boats.
~~~
Jenna was surrounded by first years in the Great Hall. They were slowly sorted until she was the only one left. (And we are going to be having a transfer student from Durmstrang this year." Dumbledore said.)
"Potter, Jenna." McGonagall called.
Mumbles went around the Great Hall, wondering if the rumors were true and this really was Harry's sister or it's just a coincidence.
She slowly walked up to the stool and put on the hat. 'Hm...you're very clever, not so ambitious... You have the ability to be very cunning and sly.' The hat said. 'Not very cheerful, are you? You've been through much in your youth....' It seemed as if the hat was just about to get to its decision. 'You should be in---But wait! I can see into your soul, your very heart... You will make decisions in your life that will change your destiny, where you will melt a frozen heart. You belong in---SLYTHERIN!'
The Slytherins applauded, but a few did not. Draco didn't really care, as long as dinner would start already.
As Jenna made her was towards the Slytherin table, she was a little relieved that she at least knew someone in her house. She shyly walked up to the table and sat next to Draco.
"That hat is weird...." She said to him quietly as Dumbledore stood.
"As long as it didn't put you in Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, I'm fine with it." He replied coolly.
She looked up at him curiously.
Seven years ago, he would have been the one looking up at her. Now, Jenna was half a head shorter (an entire head if sitting).
He noticed her looking at him strangely so he said, "If you were in Gryffindor, it'd be understandable 'cause your"---his tone became dry---" brother's there. To be in Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw would embarrass the name of Malfoy."
"Oh..." was her only reply.
As soon as Dumbledore stopped talking, food appeared on the plates and people began asking Jenna questions.
"Are you really related to Potter?"
"Why didn't you come here last year?"
"Is it true they teach Dark Arts at Durmstrang?"
"How'd you end up with the Malfoys?"
Jenna didn't know how to answer so many questions at one time so she shrunk back into her seat.
Draco, however, was getting annoyed because of the people crowding around him.
"Stop it!" She snapped at his housemates. "She's not going to answer any of your bloody questions!"
The pupils glared at him and returned to their meals.
"Thank you..." She said quietly (as always).
"You think this was scary, you should've seen when Potter was sorted to Gryffindor," he said dryly.
She scanned the Gryffindor table.
"But he and that red-head boy aren't there."
Draco shrugged.
She stared down at her untouched food and began eating.
~~~
The next morning, jenna walked down to breakfast, following Draco and her eyes stared down at her feet. As they sat down, Pansy Parkinson leaned forward and said, "Did you hear? Potter and Weasley flew over here in a flying car and crashed into the Whomping Willow!"
Draco snickered and Jenna gaped.
Then there was loud yelling that silenced the Great Hall. She immediately covered her ears until the voice disappeared. Not long after, Snape came down the table, handing out schedules. Jenna looked down at hers and saw that the first thing they had was Double History of Magic (she groaned), then Transfiguration with all the other Houses, and last, Defense Against the Dark Arts.
"Why don't get to learn actual Dark Arts here?" She muttered to herself. "I'll fall behind everyone at Durmstrang!"
~~~
Jenna walked into the Transfiguration classroom, totally ignoring Draco. She was actually a bit peeved with him, though she didn't show it.
*Flashback*
The Slytherins had just finished History of Magic and were on their way to Transfiguration. Draco was peeved because Binns got a bit frustrated because most of them failed a pop quiz. He took ten points from their house.
"It's not our fault that we don't study over summer vacation!" Draco growled. " We're not walking encyclopedias like that mudblood Granger!"
Jenna looked up.
"She was nice to me..."
He scowled.
"She's still a mudblood."
"It's not a crime to be different," she muttered silently and walked on ahead of him.
*End Flashback*
Jenna looked back, trying to see if he was in the class yet.
He walked in, continuing his conversation with Parkinson and they sat down at a table.
Jenna turned away, looking for an empty desk. She saw one beside Hermione, which was also in front of Harry. She walked over and muttered a silent "Hi" before sitting down. She noticed that Draco looked over to where she was and shot her a disapproving look before class started.
"Today, I want you to turn as many beetles as you can into buttons," McGonagall said. "We will be reviewing what you learned last year for the rest of the week."
"So, how did you end up with the Malfoys?" A voice behind her asked.
She turned around to face her brother.
"I don't know... The man that took me away turned out to be Lucius Malfoy," she replied more quietly than usual (if that's possible).
Harry looked up from his poor attempts to change the beetle into a button.
"How do they treat you?"
"I... Well, let's just say I don't have to live in the closet anymore," she said, slightly smiling.
The red-head looked up.
"A closet?"
Jenna stared at him.
"Yeah, I got the closet and Harry got the cupboard."
Harry turned red at this.
"They didn't need to know that..." He muttered. "But now they let me have my own room since the first Hogwarts letter came."
"Wow! I thought living in a lopsided house with six other people was horrible!" The red-head said.
"That's very...nice...." She replied. "Sorry, but no one ever told me your name."
"I'm Ron Weasley," he said glumly. "I guess you heard about the car incident.."
"Yes, but...what's the Whomping Willow?"
Hermione turned around.
"It's a big Weeping Willow that can hit anything that comes near it or touches it."
"Oh..."
When the bell finally rang, Draco came up to the four. He glared at Harry, Ron, and Hermione as he pulled Jenna aside.
"What are you doing associating with those three?" He demanded.
She seemed surprised at this.
"I didn't think you would care," she replied. "And you know Harry's my brother."
"Well, Weasley and Granger aren't-"
"If you want to scold me for not letting you choose who I correspond with!" She said stiffly.
~~~
After lunch, Jenna went out to the court yard to explore parts of the school grounds she hasn't been to yet. The first think she heard when she walked into the court yard was Draco's voice.
"Signed photos? You're giving out signed photos, Potter?"
She got closer to see what was going on. There was a small crowd.
"Everyone line up! Harry Potter's giving out signed photos!"
"No, I'm not," Harry replied, sounding angry. "Shutup, Malfoy."
Jenna kept moving and pushing through the crowd, trying to get to where the center of attention was.
"You're just jealous," Colin piped up.
"Jealous?" said Draco. "Of what? I don't want a foul scar."
And they continued on like that when Jenna could finally see through the crowd.
"Weasley would like a signed photo, Potter," said Draco, smirking. "It'd be worth more than his family's whole house---"
Ron whipped out his Spellotaped wand, but Hermione whispered, "Look out!"
Lockhart came along saying, "Who's giving out signed photos?"
Draco slid back into the crowd and turned around to see Jenna.
"And you say, 'What are you doing associating with those three?' when you yourself make it your job to annoy and humiliate them." She said.
"There is a difference between associating and humiliating," he said, watching Harry and Lockhart take a picture. "It's payback 'cause Potter deserves what he gets."
"You're just mad because he chose a Weasley over you."
"That's only because he's just as low as a Weasley can go," Draco said with a final tone.
"I think they're nice," Jenna said, her usual quiet voice becoming a little stronger. "And there's no difference between someone rich or poor, pureblooded or not."
Draco snorted.
"Neville Longbottom's a pureblood and he's almost a squib. Hermione Granger's a muggle-born but the top of all classes," she said in a defensive way.
Draco narrowed his eyes and walked away.
A/N: Well, at the end, it wasn't as I planned it to be. I actually write it all out and I'm actually done with this story, but I just didn't think the way I wrote this part was very good. Anyway, I've already started the third year and I'm writing chapter four of it. Well, remember: at least one review per chapter and I'll keep updating!
A/N: I love my two reviews! I only ask for one review per chapter or else I don't post until I do get a review for each chapter. And sorry for not posting for a while( I don't have time in the summer because I have summer school..
Summary: Harry has been separated from his sister at a young age. What happens when they meet again in his second year? And finds out that she's living with the Malfoys?
Chapter 2: Hogwarts
Jenna looked around nervously at the students filing into horseless carriages and boats.
"Where do I go?" She asked nervously.
"Ask Hagrid," Draco said and left.
She looked around.
"But wait! Who's Hagrid?" She called but her was already gone.
She looked around nervously and saw one of the girls that was at Flourish and Blotts. She hesitantly walked up to her.
"Er...excuse me, but do you know who Hagrid is?"
The girl turned around.
"Oh! You're Jenna right?" It was the bushy-haired girl.
Jenna nodded.
"I'm Hermione, Hagrid is that man right there." She said, pointing at a very large man.
"Thank you," she said quietly and walked towards him. "Ex-Excuse me..." she said, trying to get his attention.
He looked down at her.
"Jenna Potter! D'ya have any idea how worried yer brother's been?" Hagrid said, totally ignoring her question. "He's been talking abou' you since Day One!"
"Er...I'm a transfer student from Durmstrang?" She said.
"Hm...alrigh' then. Come wit' me." And he led her to one of the boats.
~~~
Jenna was surrounded by first years in the Great Hall. They were slowly sorted until she was the only one left. (And we are going to be having a transfer student from Durmstrang this year." Dumbledore said.)
"Potter, Jenna." McGonagall called.
Mumbles went around the Great Hall, wondering if the rumors were true and this really was Harry's sister or it's just a coincidence.
She slowly walked up to the stool and put on the hat. 'Hm...you're very clever, not so ambitious... You have the ability to be very cunning and sly.' The hat said. 'Not very cheerful, are you? You've been through much in your youth....' It seemed as if the hat was just about to get to its decision. 'You should be in---But wait! I can see into your soul, your very heart... You will make decisions in your life that will change your destiny, where you will melt a frozen heart. You belong in---SLYTHERIN!'
The Slytherins applauded, but a few did not. Draco didn't really care, as long as dinner would start already.
As Jenna made her was towards the Slytherin table, she was a little relieved that she at least knew someone in her house. She shyly walked up to the table and sat next to Draco.
"That hat is weird...." She said to him quietly as Dumbledore stood.
"As long as it didn't put you in Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, I'm fine with it." He replied coolly.
She looked up at him curiously.
Seven years ago, he would have been the one looking up at her. Now, Jenna was half a head shorter (an entire head if sitting).
He noticed her looking at him strangely so he said, "If you were in Gryffindor, it'd be understandable 'cause your"---his tone became dry---" brother's there. To be in Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw would embarrass the name of Malfoy."
"Oh..." was her only reply.
As soon as Dumbledore stopped talking, food appeared on the plates and people began asking Jenna questions.
"Are you really related to Potter?"
"Why didn't you come here last year?"
"Is it true they teach Dark Arts at Durmstrang?"
"How'd you end up with the Malfoys?"
Jenna didn't know how to answer so many questions at one time so she shrunk back into her seat.
Draco, however, was getting annoyed because of the people crowding around him.
"Stop it!" She snapped at his housemates. "She's not going to answer any of your bloody questions!"
The pupils glared at him and returned to their meals.
"Thank you..." She said quietly (as always).
"You think this was scary, you should've seen when Potter was sorted to Gryffindor," he said dryly.
She scanned the Gryffindor table.
"But he and that red-head boy aren't there."
Draco shrugged.
She stared down at her untouched food and began eating.
~~~
The next morning, jenna walked down to breakfast, following Draco and her eyes stared down at her feet. As they sat down, Pansy Parkinson leaned forward and said, "Did you hear? Potter and Weasley flew over here in a flying car and crashed into the Whomping Willow!"
Draco snickered and Jenna gaped.
Then there was loud yelling that silenced the Great Hall. She immediately covered her ears until the voice disappeared. Not long after, Snape came down the table, handing out schedules. Jenna looked down at hers and saw that the first thing they had was Double History of Magic (she groaned), then Transfiguration with all the other Houses, and last, Defense Against the Dark Arts.
"Why don't get to learn actual Dark Arts here?" She muttered to herself. "I'll fall behind everyone at Durmstrang!"
~~~
Jenna walked into the Transfiguration classroom, totally ignoring Draco. She was actually a bit peeved with him, though she didn't show it.
*Flashback*
The Slytherins had just finished History of Magic and were on their way to Transfiguration. Draco was peeved because Binns got a bit frustrated because most of them failed a pop quiz. He took ten points from their house.
"It's not our fault that we don't study over summer vacation!" Draco growled. " We're not walking encyclopedias like that mudblood Granger!"
Jenna looked up.
"She was nice to me..."
He scowled.
"She's still a mudblood."
"It's not a crime to be different," she muttered silently and walked on ahead of him.
*End Flashback*
Jenna looked back, trying to see if he was in the class yet.
He walked in, continuing his conversation with Parkinson and they sat down at a table.
Jenna turned away, looking for an empty desk. She saw one beside Hermione, which was also in front of Harry. She walked over and muttered a silent "Hi" before sitting down. She noticed that Draco looked over to where she was and shot her a disapproving look before class started.
"Today, I want you to turn as many beetles as you can into buttons," McGonagall said. "We will be reviewing what you learned last year for the rest of the week."
"So, how did you end up with the Malfoys?" A voice behind her asked.
She turned around to face her brother.
"I don't know... The man that took me away turned out to be Lucius Malfoy," she replied more quietly than usual (if that's possible).
Harry looked up from his poor attempts to change the beetle into a button.
"How do they treat you?"
"I... Well, let's just say I don't have to live in the closet anymore," she said, slightly smiling.
The red-head looked up.
"A closet?"
Jenna stared at him.
"Yeah, I got the closet and Harry got the cupboard."
Harry turned red at this.
"They didn't need to know that..." He muttered. "But now they let me have my own room since the first Hogwarts letter came."
"Wow! I thought living in a lopsided house with six other people was horrible!" The red-head said.
"That's very...nice...." She replied. "Sorry, but no one ever told me your name."
"I'm Ron Weasley," he said glumly. "I guess you heard about the car incident.."
"Yes, but...what's the Whomping Willow?"
Hermione turned around.
"It's a big Weeping Willow that can hit anything that comes near it or touches it."
"Oh..."
When the bell finally rang, Draco came up to the four. He glared at Harry, Ron, and Hermione as he pulled Jenna aside.
"What are you doing associating with those three?" He demanded.
She seemed surprised at this.
"I didn't think you would care," she replied. "And you know Harry's my brother."
"Well, Weasley and Granger aren't-"
"If you want to scold me for not letting you choose who I correspond with!" She said stiffly.
~~~
After lunch, Jenna went out to the court yard to explore parts of the school grounds she hasn't been to yet. The first think she heard when she walked into the court yard was Draco's voice.
"Signed photos? You're giving out signed photos, Potter?"
She got closer to see what was going on. There was a small crowd.
"Everyone line up! Harry Potter's giving out signed photos!"
"No, I'm not," Harry replied, sounding angry. "Shutup, Malfoy."
Jenna kept moving and pushing through the crowd, trying to get to where the center of attention was.
"You're just jealous," Colin piped up.
"Jealous?" said Draco. "Of what? I don't want a foul scar."
And they continued on like that when Jenna could finally see through the crowd.
"Weasley would like a signed photo, Potter," said Draco, smirking. "It'd be worth more than his family's whole house---"
Ron whipped out his Spellotaped wand, but Hermione whispered, "Look out!"
Lockhart came along saying, "Who's giving out signed photos?"
Draco slid back into the crowd and turned around to see Jenna.
"And you say, 'What are you doing associating with those three?' when you yourself make it your job to annoy and humiliate them." She said.
"There is a difference between associating and humiliating," he said, watching Harry and Lockhart take a picture. "It's payback 'cause Potter deserves what he gets."
"You're just mad because he chose a Weasley over you."
"That's only because he's just as low as a Weasley can go," Draco said with a final tone.
"I think they're nice," Jenna said, her usual quiet voice becoming a little stronger. "And there's no difference between someone rich or poor, pureblooded or not."
Draco snorted.
"Neville Longbottom's a pureblood and he's almost a squib. Hermione Granger's a muggle-born but the top of all classes," she said in a defensive way.
Draco narrowed his eyes and walked away.
A/N: Well, at the end, it wasn't as I planned it to be. I actually write it all out and I'm actually done with this story, but I just didn't think the way I wrote this part was very good. Anyway, I've already started the third year and I'm writing chapter four of it. Well, remember: at least one review per chapter and I'll keep updating!
