Isabel
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, only the plot, the whole plot and nothing but the plot
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Chapter 2 Welcome, Isabel
A ray of golden sunlight woke Isabel the next morning. She opened her eyes and the first moments she didn't realise where she was. But then the events of the night before came back to her and piece by piece she remembered.
She stepped out of her bed and went to the bathroom. From the other room she heard a light snoring, professor McGonagall was still asleep. She got dressed and decided to go for a walk through the corridors. Maybe when she saw something familiar she would regain her memory.
It was still early in the morning, there was no one in the corridors. She walked around without knowing where to know, but then she remembered she could go to the library. Without hesitation she walked to the library and opened the large oaken door. She stepped inside and walked slowly along the bookcases. Professor McGonagall had told her last night about a book called 'Hogwarts, a History' and she was anxious to read it. When she had found the book she settled at a table near the window and began to read. If she was lucky, she could read two or three chapters before going back to Professor McGonagall's room.
***
As soon as Hermione woke up the next morning she got dressed ant went downstairs. She had one more hour before she had to go to Professor McGonagall, and she really wanted to study before breakfast, so she rushed to the library.
When she came in she saw her immediately. A pretty black-haired girl sat reading at the table near the window. 'I've never seen her before, so she's got to be Isabel' she thought. She went over to the table and tapped the girl softly on her shoulder.
"Hi, I'm sorry to disturb you, but are you Isabel?"
The girl looked up from her book and Hermione looked into a pair of black eyes. "Yes, I am. And you are.?"
"I'm Hermione Granger. We're supposed to meet at Professor McGonagall's within an hour."
Isabel looked at Hermione. "Yes, that's right. I couldn't sleep anymore so I went here to read a bit. I like the library early in the morning when no one else is around."
"But. how did you knew the library was here if you can't remember a thing?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know, I think I just knew" Isabel shrugged and closed her book.
"Please Hermoine, do tell me something about you and your friends. Professor McGonagall already told me you are all very nice, so I'm really looking forward to meet everyone".
"You know what? We go to Professor McGonagall and tell her that we've already met. Then we go to our Common Room and I will introduce you to my friends. After that we can go and eat breakfast, OK?"
"Well, that sounds great. I really like to see your Common room and I'm really hungry, so breakfast is also a very good plan. Let's go", and she stood up from her chair.
As they went through the corridors Hermoine told Isabel that she also loved to be in the library when no one was around.
"Well, maybe we can go and study together, that would be nice".
Hermione nodded. It was the first time she met someone who was as fond of books as she was.
***
As soon as they stepped inside the Common Room everybody silenced. Harry and Ron had already told them about Isabel and they were more then curious to meet her. It was quite unusual that a student appeared when the term was halfway.
"Well, Isabel, I want you to meet Ron and Harry, they are my best friends. And that's Neville, avoid sitting next to him at Potions, and Seamus, Dean, Lavender and Parvati. Everybody, this is Isabel.".
Isabel shook each of their hands and tried hard to remember their names.
"I think it's time to have breakfast, I'm really starving".
Together they went to the Great Hall. Isabel took place between Hermione and Neville, Harry and Ron were sitting across the table.
While they were eating Hermione explained about their timetable. "First we have Potions, from professor Snape and then we have Herbology and Defence Against the Dark Arts."
"Watch out for Snape Isabel, he is a real bastard," said Ron. "His foul moods are widely known".
Harry nodded in agreement. He had refused to take his eyes away from Isabel, and every time she looked at him he began to flush furiously.
Ron had noticed this and couldn't help to tease his friend a little. "Well, as I might say, she is really pretty, now we only have to find out if she's good at Quidditch".
Hearing these words Harry flushed deeper red and Ron silently laughed. It was the first time since Harry's crush on Cho Chang that he saw his friend like this.
"Eat your breakfast and shut up, Ron."
Hermione heard Harry's last sentence. "Yeah, hurry up Ron, we'd better go to the dungeons, it's almost time four our first lesson".
***
Fifteen minutes later they were seated in the dungeons in the utmost silence. Professor Snape still wasn't there, but if he heard noise in the classroom, he would immediately deduct points from Gryffindor. All the Slytherins were curiously gazing at Isabel, who was seated next to Hermione.
Draco Malfoy glanced at the door to be sure professor Snape wouldn't come in at that moment and positioned himself in front of Hermione's and Isabel's table. "Well, is this a new Mudblood friend, Hermione? Or is it family, you two look pretty much."
He couldn't finish his sentence because that moment Professor Snape walked in, his robes swirled after him. He ignored Malfoy completely.
"Open your books at page 184. We'll be doing the very complicated Polyjuice potion today." Hermione's eyes met Harry's and Ron's. Duh !!!
"But first, who can tell me what the exact ingredients of this potion are?"
Hermione's hand shot in the air bur Snape preferred to ignore it.
"You!!!" he said and pointed his finger at Isabel.
Everybody hold his or her breath. This was a tricky one !!!
But Isabel looked Snape right in his eyes as she answered: " Lacewing flies, leeches, fluxweed, knotgrass, powdered horn of a Bicorn, shredded skin of a Boomslang and of course a bit of whoever you want to change into".
"Correct, miss.. Eh.. Isabel, what a pity the Sorting Hat put you in Gryffindor, you would have done a very good job in Slytherin. If I was in a good mood I could even give you points for that. Lucky for me, I'm not in a good mood."
The Slytherins sniggered at his words and looked venomously at the Gryffindors.
The lesson continued, but Hermione couldn't push away the jolt of excitement in her stomach. It seems that Isabel was her equal. They might get along perfectly well !!!
***
The next lessons, Herbology and Defence Against the Dark Arts were also very surprising. Indeed, Isabel appears to be Hermione's equal in all the subjects.
They also noticed she was very helpful. She managed to do her own work and help
Neville with his Potions-essay.
Later that night, just before they went to bed, Hermione remembered to tell Isabel about their next Hogsmeade-weekend. "You've got to ask Professor McGonagall permission, it's really cool, I bet you like it."
'It'll be the first thing I do tomorrow morning" promised Isabel and went to her dormitory. As a Head Girl Hermione had her own room, so Isabel had a four-poster bed in the girls-dorm.
"Goodnight Hermione, and thank you very much for such a pleasant first day".
"You're welcome, Isabel. I already love to have you here around".
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, only the plot, the whole plot and nothing but the plot
***
Chapter 2 Welcome, Isabel
A ray of golden sunlight woke Isabel the next morning. She opened her eyes and the first moments she didn't realise where she was. But then the events of the night before came back to her and piece by piece she remembered.
She stepped out of her bed and went to the bathroom. From the other room she heard a light snoring, professor McGonagall was still asleep. She got dressed and decided to go for a walk through the corridors. Maybe when she saw something familiar she would regain her memory.
It was still early in the morning, there was no one in the corridors. She walked around without knowing where to know, but then she remembered she could go to the library. Without hesitation she walked to the library and opened the large oaken door. She stepped inside and walked slowly along the bookcases. Professor McGonagall had told her last night about a book called 'Hogwarts, a History' and she was anxious to read it. When she had found the book she settled at a table near the window and began to read. If she was lucky, she could read two or three chapters before going back to Professor McGonagall's room.
***
As soon as Hermione woke up the next morning she got dressed ant went downstairs. She had one more hour before she had to go to Professor McGonagall, and she really wanted to study before breakfast, so she rushed to the library.
When she came in she saw her immediately. A pretty black-haired girl sat reading at the table near the window. 'I've never seen her before, so she's got to be Isabel' she thought. She went over to the table and tapped the girl softly on her shoulder.
"Hi, I'm sorry to disturb you, but are you Isabel?"
The girl looked up from her book and Hermione looked into a pair of black eyes. "Yes, I am. And you are.?"
"I'm Hermione Granger. We're supposed to meet at Professor McGonagall's within an hour."
Isabel looked at Hermione. "Yes, that's right. I couldn't sleep anymore so I went here to read a bit. I like the library early in the morning when no one else is around."
"But. how did you knew the library was here if you can't remember a thing?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know, I think I just knew" Isabel shrugged and closed her book.
"Please Hermoine, do tell me something about you and your friends. Professor McGonagall already told me you are all very nice, so I'm really looking forward to meet everyone".
"You know what? We go to Professor McGonagall and tell her that we've already met. Then we go to our Common Room and I will introduce you to my friends. After that we can go and eat breakfast, OK?"
"Well, that sounds great. I really like to see your Common room and I'm really hungry, so breakfast is also a very good plan. Let's go", and she stood up from her chair.
As they went through the corridors Hermoine told Isabel that she also loved to be in the library when no one was around.
"Well, maybe we can go and study together, that would be nice".
Hermione nodded. It was the first time she met someone who was as fond of books as she was.
***
As soon as they stepped inside the Common Room everybody silenced. Harry and Ron had already told them about Isabel and they were more then curious to meet her. It was quite unusual that a student appeared when the term was halfway.
"Well, Isabel, I want you to meet Ron and Harry, they are my best friends. And that's Neville, avoid sitting next to him at Potions, and Seamus, Dean, Lavender and Parvati. Everybody, this is Isabel.".
Isabel shook each of their hands and tried hard to remember their names.
"I think it's time to have breakfast, I'm really starving".
Together they went to the Great Hall. Isabel took place between Hermione and Neville, Harry and Ron were sitting across the table.
While they were eating Hermione explained about their timetable. "First we have Potions, from professor Snape and then we have Herbology and Defence Against the Dark Arts."
"Watch out for Snape Isabel, he is a real bastard," said Ron. "His foul moods are widely known".
Harry nodded in agreement. He had refused to take his eyes away from Isabel, and every time she looked at him he began to flush furiously.
Ron had noticed this and couldn't help to tease his friend a little. "Well, as I might say, she is really pretty, now we only have to find out if she's good at Quidditch".
Hearing these words Harry flushed deeper red and Ron silently laughed. It was the first time since Harry's crush on Cho Chang that he saw his friend like this.
"Eat your breakfast and shut up, Ron."
Hermione heard Harry's last sentence. "Yeah, hurry up Ron, we'd better go to the dungeons, it's almost time four our first lesson".
***
Fifteen minutes later they were seated in the dungeons in the utmost silence. Professor Snape still wasn't there, but if he heard noise in the classroom, he would immediately deduct points from Gryffindor. All the Slytherins were curiously gazing at Isabel, who was seated next to Hermione.
Draco Malfoy glanced at the door to be sure professor Snape wouldn't come in at that moment and positioned himself in front of Hermione's and Isabel's table. "Well, is this a new Mudblood friend, Hermione? Or is it family, you two look pretty much."
He couldn't finish his sentence because that moment Professor Snape walked in, his robes swirled after him. He ignored Malfoy completely.
"Open your books at page 184. We'll be doing the very complicated Polyjuice potion today." Hermione's eyes met Harry's and Ron's. Duh !!!
"But first, who can tell me what the exact ingredients of this potion are?"
Hermione's hand shot in the air bur Snape preferred to ignore it.
"You!!!" he said and pointed his finger at Isabel.
Everybody hold his or her breath. This was a tricky one !!!
But Isabel looked Snape right in his eyes as she answered: " Lacewing flies, leeches, fluxweed, knotgrass, powdered horn of a Bicorn, shredded skin of a Boomslang and of course a bit of whoever you want to change into".
"Correct, miss.. Eh.. Isabel, what a pity the Sorting Hat put you in Gryffindor, you would have done a very good job in Slytherin. If I was in a good mood I could even give you points for that. Lucky for me, I'm not in a good mood."
The Slytherins sniggered at his words and looked venomously at the Gryffindors.
The lesson continued, but Hermione couldn't push away the jolt of excitement in her stomach. It seems that Isabel was her equal. They might get along perfectly well !!!
***
The next lessons, Herbology and Defence Against the Dark Arts were also very surprising. Indeed, Isabel appears to be Hermione's equal in all the subjects.
They also noticed she was very helpful. She managed to do her own work and help
Neville with his Potions-essay.
Later that night, just before they went to bed, Hermione remembered to tell Isabel about their next Hogsmeade-weekend. "You've got to ask Professor McGonagall permission, it's really cool, I bet you like it."
'It'll be the first thing I do tomorrow morning" promised Isabel and went to her dormitory. As a Head Girl Hermione had her own room, so Isabel had a four-poster bed in the girls-dorm.
"Goodnight Hermione, and thank you very much for such a pleasant first day".
"You're welcome, Isabel. I already love to have you here around".
