The Fourth Musketeer
By bitmaxmouse
Disclaimers: Harry Potter and Chloe don't belong to me, they belong to their respective owners. ~~~
One the train had been going for five minutes, Annie finally started to talk. "When you first go to Hogwarts, most kids don't know much magic. But my grandfather was sorta into the Dark Arts, he didn't practice any of it, but he found it interesting. I, unfortunately, was very curious at that age and would practice it. My mother was very good at Transfigurations, so she also taught me a thing or two before I went off to school. So I was a bit ahead of the other kids."
Chloe nodded, indicating for her mom to go on.
"Okay, the reason why a lot of Gryffindors hate me and Slytherins like me is because in my first year I really hated this guy named Peter Pettigrew. I mean I kinda developed a bit earlier than the other girls. So he would leer at me and make cracks about my breasts all the time until I was completely pissed off. So one day he manages to steal my underwear, hang them on a few statues, and piss me off. Later that afternoon he and his stupid friends were asleep and totally unaware. So.. umm.. I-I turned Peter into a Muggle soccer ball and punted him into the Forbidden Forest."
Chloe let out a guffaw and started to laugh hysterically. "You turned him into a soccer ball and drop kicked him?! Oh my god! I've got to learn Transfiguration."
Annie shook her head, "You are not to repeat what I did. I almost got expelled for that little stunt. And anyways, as you can see, afterwards, most of the Gryffindors hated me because I drop kicked one of the four pricks at our school. Mrs. Weasley back there was a prefect that year and Mrs. Weasley was one of my roommates. so.(Annie sighed) yeah." Annie stopped talking, she figured that this was as far as Chloe needed to know.
Chloe's laughing was now subsiding to a soft giggle, "That's awesome. I want to dropkick Lana."
Annie shook her finger, "You are not allowed to use magic on Muggles unless absolutely necessary."
"It is necessary to use it on Mrs. Big Head!"
Annie lowered her voice to a warning tone, "Chloe."
Chloe sighed, "Not fair, you get all the fun."
Annie snorted.
Then Chloe turned to her mother, "That tall blond guy back there Lu.uh."
"Lucius."
"Yeah, was he a friend of yours?"
Annie shrugged, "I guess. a bit. I mean, I got along better with him and Severus than the Gryffindors. But I was kind of a loner. I mean, it's a bit odd associating yourself with people outside your house, especially Slytherins."
Chloe nodded, but looked a bit sad. She was sort of like that at school too. A loner.
Annie shook her head, "Okay, enough moping. I'm going to take a small nap and I want you to walk around the train and see if you can make some friends." Then Annie paused and pulled out a few Galleons, "Here, in case you get hungry."
Chloe smiled, "Okay." and took the money.
~~~
Chloe wandered around for a bit, she mostly found that a lot of people had already made friends and were sitting around chatting. She really didn't want to intrude. As she walked further back down the train, a boy suddenly stuck his head out and called to her, "Hey you!"
Chloe turned around and saw that it was the blond boy that was Lucius' son. "Oh, hi. I saw you at the bookstore."
The boy smirked, "Yeah, my dad seems to be awfully fond of your mum."
Chloe shrugged. Then Draco held out his hand, "Draco Malfoy."
Chloe walked a bit closer and saw that there were two fatter dark haired boys in the booth with Draco. Then she shook his hand, "Chloe Sullivan."
Then Draco tilted his head towards the booth, "That's Crabbe and Goyle."
The fat boys mumbled as Chloe greeted them. Draco smirked at Chloe pompously, "You know some of the students here are the wrong sort that you don't want to hang out with. I can help you with that."
Chloe smiled, "Thanks, that's really nice of you. But my mom told me to look around. Who knows. I might end up in your house, if I do, I'll take you up on that offer. Guess we'll just have to see."
Draco thought about it and after deciding that it wasn't really an insult at all, shrugged and then went back into this booth.
Chloe then continued to walk aimlessly around the train. ~~~
"Oh my god," muttered Percy, "I just saw that new transfer girl talking to Malfoy."
"Transfer girl?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah, you know that lady that was talking to Malfoy's Dad? That new blonde girl is her daughter. Dad talked to me afterwards and warned me about her. Told me that she was a traitor to Gryffindors." Percy stuck his head up pompously, "I hope she's sorted into Slytherin. Deserves to be there. Looks awfully like one too."
Hermione, not really willing to believe everything that Percy spat out, rolled her eyes and resumed reading. Eventually, Percy left Hermione and Ginny alone and continued to patrol the train (well, I looked more like he was modeling his Prefect badge than patrolling).
Eventually Chloe wandered near Hermione and Ginny's booth. Hermione, who was a bit curious opened the door to their booth and greeted the new girl despite Ginny's gaping.
"Hi there." Hermione said as she waved. Chloe quickly turned around and smiled, "Hi."
Hermione held out her hand, "I'm Hermione Granger and that's Ginny Weasley."
Chloe shook Hermione's hand, "Chloe Sullivan."
Hermione scooted over a little and allowed for Chloe to sit, which caused Ginny to squeak a bit. Chloe paused and looked up at her, "Are you okay? You look a bit sick. I have some Tums."
Ginny quickly closed her mouth and shook her head. Chloe shrugged and then looked at Hermione, "Thanks. I've only met two people who have been nice enough to say 'hi' to me."
Hermione smiled, "It was a bit like that for me too when I first got on the train too, but I met Ron and Harry and they're real nice." Hermione trailed off and then pondered for a bit. "I'm pretty sure Sullivan is a Muggle last name."
Chloe nodded, "My dad is a Muggle. He kind of freaked out when my mom told him." Then she worriedly thought back to her mother's conversation, '.Besides, we're not getting along. At least my 'soon to be ex' has a job.'
Hermione beamed, "Both my parents are Muggles.. So were you brought up more like a witch or a Muggle?"
"Muggle. I didn't even know what a Muggle was until two days ago."
Hermione smiled, "Just stick with me, I'll show you lots of stuff. I know a lot! I bet you sort of have to catch up, but that's okay, first year was pretty easy. So I can probably help you."
Chloe's face was lit up in gratitude, "Really?"
"Yeah." Hermione answered proudly. In the back of her mind she muttered 'Percy is an idiot. No way a person brought up as a Muggle, will be in Slytherin.'
Later the two of them started to talk about Muggle movies, Muggle music and how funny it was when wizards used Muggle machines. Ginny, on the other hand sat in the corner of her side and sulked.
Cont.
By bitmaxmouse
Disclaimers: Harry Potter and Chloe don't belong to me, they belong to their respective owners. ~~~
One the train had been going for five minutes, Annie finally started to talk. "When you first go to Hogwarts, most kids don't know much magic. But my grandfather was sorta into the Dark Arts, he didn't practice any of it, but he found it interesting. I, unfortunately, was very curious at that age and would practice it. My mother was very good at Transfigurations, so she also taught me a thing or two before I went off to school. So I was a bit ahead of the other kids."
Chloe nodded, indicating for her mom to go on.
"Okay, the reason why a lot of Gryffindors hate me and Slytherins like me is because in my first year I really hated this guy named Peter Pettigrew. I mean I kinda developed a bit earlier than the other girls. So he would leer at me and make cracks about my breasts all the time until I was completely pissed off. So one day he manages to steal my underwear, hang them on a few statues, and piss me off. Later that afternoon he and his stupid friends were asleep and totally unaware. So.. umm.. I-I turned Peter into a Muggle soccer ball and punted him into the Forbidden Forest."
Chloe let out a guffaw and started to laugh hysterically. "You turned him into a soccer ball and drop kicked him?! Oh my god! I've got to learn Transfiguration."
Annie shook her head, "You are not to repeat what I did. I almost got expelled for that little stunt. And anyways, as you can see, afterwards, most of the Gryffindors hated me because I drop kicked one of the four pricks at our school. Mrs. Weasley back there was a prefect that year and Mrs. Weasley was one of my roommates. so.(Annie sighed) yeah." Annie stopped talking, she figured that this was as far as Chloe needed to know.
Chloe's laughing was now subsiding to a soft giggle, "That's awesome. I want to dropkick Lana."
Annie shook her finger, "You are not allowed to use magic on Muggles unless absolutely necessary."
"It is necessary to use it on Mrs. Big Head!"
Annie lowered her voice to a warning tone, "Chloe."
Chloe sighed, "Not fair, you get all the fun."
Annie snorted.
Then Chloe turned to her mother, "That tall blond guy back there Lu.uh."
"Lucius."
"Yeah, was he a friend of yours?"
Annie shrugged, "I guess. a bit. I mean, I got along better with him and Severus than the Gryffindors. But I was kind of a loner. I mean, it's a bit odd associating yourself with people outside your house, especially Slytherins."
Chloe nodded, but looked a bit sad. She was sort of like that at school too. A loner.
Annie shook her head, "Okay, enough moping. I'm going to take a small nap and I want you to walk around the train and see if you can make some friends." Then Annie paused and pulled out a few Galleons, "Here, in case you get hungry."
Chloe smiled, "Okay." and took the money.
~~~
Chloe wandered around for a bit, she mostly found that a lot of people had already made friends and were sitting around chatting. She really didn't want to intrude. As she walked further back down the train, a boy suddenly stuck his head out and called to her, "Hey you!"
Chloe turned around and saw that it was the blond boy that was Lucius' son. "Oh, hi. I saw you at the bookstore."
The boy smirked, "Yeah, my dad seems to be awfully fond of your mum."
Chloe shrugged. Then Draco held out his hand, "Draco Malfoy."
Chloe walked a bit closer and saw that there were two fatter dark haired boys in the booth with Draco. Then she shook his hand, "Chloe Sullivan."
Then Draco tilted his head towards the booth, "That's Crabbe and Goyle."
The fat boys mumbled as Chloe greeted them. Draco smirked at Chloe pompously, "You know some of the students here are the wrong sort that you don't want to hang out with. I can help you with that."
Chloe smiled, "Thanks, that's really nice of you. But my mom told me to look around. Who knows. I might end up in your house, if I do, I'll take you up on that offer. Guess we'll just have to see."
Draco thought about it and after deciding that it wasn't really an insult at all, shrugged and then went back into this booth.
Chloe then continued to walk aimlessly around the train. ~~~
"Oh my god," muttered Percy, "I just saw that new transfer girl talking to Malfoy."
"Transfer girl?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah, you know that lady that was talking to Malfoy's Dad? That new blonde girl is her daughter. Dad talked to me afterwards and warned me about her. Told me that she was a traitor to Gryffindors." Percy stuck his head up pompously, "I hope she's sorted into Slytherin. Deserves to be there. Looks awfully like one too."
Hermione, not really willing to believe everything that Percy spat out, rolled her eyes and resumed reading. Eventually, Percy left Hermione and Ginny alone and continued to patrol the train (well, I looked more like he was modeling his Prefect badge than patrolling).
Eventually Chloe wandered near Hermione and Ginny's booth. Hermione, who was a bit curious opened the door to their booth and greeted the new girl despite Ginny's gaping.
"Hi there." Hermione said as she waved. Chloe quickly turned around and smiled, "Hi."
Hermione held out her hand, "I'm Hermione Granger and that's Ginny Weasley."
Chloe shook Hermione's hand, "Chloe Sullivan."
Hermione scooted over a little and allowed for Chloe to sit, which caused Ginny to squeak a bit. Chloe paused and looked up at her, "Are you okay? You look a bit sick. I have some Tums."
Ginny quickly closed her mouth and shook her head. Chloe shrugged and then looked at Hermione, "Thanks. I've only met two people who have been nice enough to say 'hi' to me."
Hermione smiled, "It was a bit like that for me too when I first got on the train too, but I met Ron and Harry and they're real nice." Hermione trailed off and then pondered for a bit. "I'm pretty sure Sullivan is a Muggle last name."
Chloe nodded, "My dad is a Muggle. He kind of freaked out when my mom told him." Then she worriedly thought back to her mother's conversation, '.Besides, we're not getting along. At least my 'soon to be ex' has a job.'
Hermione beamed, "Both my parents are Muggles.. So were you brought up more like a witch or a Muggle?"
"Muggle. I didn't even know what a Muggle was until two days ago."
Hermione smiled, "Just stick with me, I'll show you lots of stuff. I know a lot! I bet you sort of have to catch up, but that's okay, first year was pretty easy. So I can probably help you."
Chloe's face was lit up in gratitude, "Really?"
"Yeah." Hermione answered proudly. In the back of her mind she muttered 'Percy is an idiot. No way a person brought up as a Muggle, will be in Slytherin.'
Later the two of them started to talk about Muggle movies, Muggle music and how funny it was when wizards used Muggle machines. Ginny, on the other hand sat in the corner of her side and sulked.
Cont.