Chapter 3: Secrets Divulged Disclaimer: We don't own any of these wonderful characters except Fidekilia; she's our little baby!! Lia sat still for a moment. She had never seen most of this food before, mermaids ate fish and sea plants, and she saw none of that here. The red-head, Ron, attacked all the food like he was a starved pufferfish, but Harry ate with a little more dignity. She liked that. She cannoned into him a second later, when a ghost popped up in the empty seat beside her! Harry seemed to know him. "Hello there Nick back again I see," he said. The ghost didn't seem to hear him, and looked at Lia instead. "So you're the mermaid girl." She instinctivly tried to hit him, but her hand passed right through. Harry stared. "Mermaid? You're a mermaid?" she nodded angrily. "Yes." Harry kept staring. "There are mermaids in the lake here at Hogwarts," said Harry, "I saw them years ago. They weren't as pretty as you." Lia sniffed. "Well, I suppose that's because they're British. I come from the Carribbean." That caused Ron to stop eating. "Watch what you say!" he said, then his expression differed. "Carribbean, you said?" she nodded. "Our friend Hermione, she moved there over the summer. She used to go here but now she doesn't." Lia shrugged. She didn't see what that had to do with her. The old wizard stood up. "All students report to their dormitories." Harry and Ron stood, and Lia did as well. "Here we'll show you where Gryffindor tower is," said Harry. Lia allowed herself to be lead through te castle, with secret passageways, shifting staircases, and talkingn portraits. They were all talking about her she knew. She didn't see the person running down the stairs until he had run into her. She kept her balance but he tripped the rest of the way down. He jumped up, pale blonde hair in a disarray. He looked at her for a moment, then walked up to her. Harry and Ron looked set to kill, but she held them back. The blond boy held out a hand. "Sorry didn't see you there," he said. She shook his hand. "It's okay just watch where you're going. My name's Fidekilia." "Draco Malfoy. I'm a Slytherin. I'll see you around." Then he walked off down the stairs. Harry and Ron looked at her in awe, but she kept walking. She wanted to go to bed. She felt sure that even the picture of the fat chick in a pink dress, the door to the common room, gave her an appraising eye. Once inside, she brightened a little. The houses colors were crimson and gold, the same colors as her old fins. That made her feel better. She followed the other girls her age up the stairs and into the room with the large canopy beds. She didn't have a bed like this back home. Her belongings were already at the foot of one of the beds, so she changed into a nightgown, pulled the curtains around her, so she wouldn't have to look at the other girls, and fell asleep. TBC!!!!!! A/N: Sry this was short! We'll write a longer one next time!!! lol, r/r plz!