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By Allie-2003
Prologue 1967 1st year
Caitlin Joy Wilding sat in the compartment, alone and nervous about the coming year. She was starting her 1st year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her cousin Severus Snape (who she hated) was also starting school this year. Her mother was Severus's aunt. Just then two girls walked by talking a mile a minute, one was fair with long auburn hair and startling green eyes, and the other girl was the complete opposite she was tanned with short blond hair and grey eyes. Whilst Caitlin was olive skinned, with bushy brown hair, large teeth and big chocolate brown eyes (Hermione could have been her twin remember except for the chin and nose). The girls walked past without looking in Caitlin's direction. Cate as her family called her got out her book that she was reading before the train arrived. Her parents had dropped her off at 9:30 about 1½ hours before the train left.
"Hey, Wilding!" It was Severus. He was with friends that he had already made. A blonde boy with an appearance that made her think that he was evil in addition to stuck up (basically a Draco Clone), and two boys both tall and to her not very intelligent.
"Severus. Who are your friends?" She said frowning at her cousin. She had a soft Scottish accent. She grew up in Glasgow, Scotland.
"Lucius Malfoy, Marccus Goyle, and Quinton Crabbe." He replied. (I love that name Quinton, however I will never name my child that.)
"Pleasure." She told the others not meaning the word.
"What house do you want to be in, Wilding is it?" the boy named Lucius asked her with a scoff. "Well…um I've narrowed it down to either Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. I don't want to be Sytherin, and I'm not good enough for Hufflepuff. Now if you don't mind I want you to leave. Please."
"Why not Sytherin?" Malfoy asked her.
"Because all of my family for 11 generations have been in that house its time for change." "Wrong choice, Wilding, wrong choice." Her cousin said sneering.
"Let's go guys she's not worth it." Malfoy said and they left the compartment. After the door closed another boy completely different then the four that just left came in.
"Hi! Are you a first year? Were they bothering you?" the boy asked. He had messy black hair, glasses, and bright blue eyes. She loved the colour of his eyes.
"Yes and no, they weren't. It was just my cousin 'The Git' and his crones.
"Your cousin? ' the Git'? Nice nickname." he looked amused.
"Unfortunately. I call him 'Snivelers'. The greasy hooked nosed one. Caitlin Wilding." She stuck out her hand to him.
"I'm sorry. James Potter at your service my good lady." She laughed as he bent low over her hand and kissed it.
"Potter, you are so full of yourself." Another boy walked in to the compartment. This boy had long black hair and was actually kinda good looking.
"Sirius, my good man! I'm just being friendly here do you mind?" he said as Caitlin smiled.
"Hey if you guys are going argue then leave, I don't like fighting. I hear enough of it at home." She said laughing.
"You heard the lady we're not welcome here. Listen…" Sirius Black started not knowing her name. She provided him with a simple "Caitlin."
"Alright, Caitlin, we would leave but there are no other compartments left so," he sat down and continued. "If you don't mind we'll stay here. "
All she said was "Whatever." And went back to her novel. The two boys just shrugged.
There was a knock on the door. She looked up.
"Excuse me?" Yet two other boys walked in. One boy had blonde hair and was shorter then normal with a long nose. Cate thought he looked like a rat. The other was good looking in another way. He had short brown hair, a shy grin, and light green eyes. "Is there room in here for Peter and me? I'm Remus by the way."
"I'm Caitlin and these two bozos are James and Sirius." She told Remus and the boy named Peter smiling. She then went back to her book as the four boys talked the rest of the way to the school. A new friendship was born between the four boys. Thanks to Cate but they wouldn't admit it. Until it was too late.
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The Great Hall
~*~*~
"When I Call your name you will
come up and be sorted into one of the four Houses." Professor McGonagall yelled
to the first years.
"Bartlett Alice"
"Ravenclaw!"
"Black, Bellatrix!"
"Sytherin!"
"Black, Sirius!"
"Gryffindor!"
"Crabbe, Quinton!"
"Sytherin!" BR
"Davenport, Lizabeth!" the Tan Girl.
"Gryffindor!"
"Daniels, Codie!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Evans, Lily!" The Redhead.
"Gryffindor!"
"Gadworth, Callie!"
"Ravenclaw!"
"Goyle, Marccus!"
"Sytherin!"
"Leveret, Rosa!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Lupin, Remus!"
"Gryffindor!"
"Longacre, CJ!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Malfoy, Lucius!"
"Sytherin!"
"Pettigrew, Peter!"
"Gryffindor!"
"Potter, James!"
"Gryffindor!"
"Quint, John!"
"Ravenclaw!"
"Snape, Severus!"
"Sytherin!"
There were a lot of other people a bit to many to count (besides I cant make up all the names) but it ended with Caitlin.
"Wilding, Caitlin"
(bbold/B is the sorting hat thinking)" bHmm where to put you? many other family members of yours went to Sytherin. Nonetheless you think its time for a change Hmmm? i know just where to put you… in bGryffindor!"
The sorting done Caitlin went and sat near the end of the table after her compartment was all sorted in Gryffindor they stopped talking to her. She listened carefully and ate then went straight to bed with the other Gryffindor 1st years.
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The Gryffindor Common Room
A week later
~*~*~
Cate sat in a chair doing her homework alone. After a week she hadn't made any friends. No one talked to her.
Except Remus. He was the only nice person. He was the one that talked to her. Even the girls sorted into Gryffindor didn't talk to her. Sure there was only Lily, the girl Lizabeth or Beth as she liked to be called and Cate herself.
Cate was smart. She knew it. Her teachers and classmates knew it and that's why her classmates ridiculed her for it ALL the time.
"Umm Caitlin?" Remus was standing next to her table. She had decided to just be a loner but was willing to help anyone who wanted help. And asked for it.
"That's my name don't wear it out or you just might have to buy me a new one. I've always liked Jessica." She said smiling, he laughed.
"Heaven forbid that I have to do that. Did you take good notes in History of Magic? Remus said smiling.
"I 'spose you want to borrow them." She pulled them out and handed them over.
"Thanks."
"No prob. Hold on I'll give you a copy." She pulled out her wand and tapped it once. Instantly Remus was holding two copies of the notes. He handed her back the original. He thanked her again and went back to the table his friends were at. They all gawked at her as Remus explained what she did for him.
"No wonder she's a loner. With a brain like that she could probably conjure her own friends. I mean it's just the end of the first week of school and look at all she can do. Overachiever." Sirius whispered, even though he was quiet she could still hear him. It hurt. So she packed up her bag and brushed past Sirius' table with a single tear in her eye. James saw the tear and frowned at his best friend.
"Sirius old buddy, old pal…umm…I think she heard you." He said and the others looked horrified. (Sounds familiar? It just gets worse.)
"Sooo. Your point is… What?" Sirius asked.
"You're an insensitive prig." Peter said in his high squeaky voice. James and Remus just nodded. Sirius just shrugged.
Meanwhile in the 1st year girls dormitory Caitlin was in bed with her cat Stud Muffin A.k.a Muffin a Persian Shorthair. She had tears streaming down her face.
"You know what Muffin? I think that this going to a very long seven years of my life. You are my only friend." The cat curled up next to her and purred. Cate cried herself to sleep.
Poor Caitlin I was treated almost like that when I was younger. But any way what did you think? Don't worry Harry's Secret Sister fans I'm not giving up my other story. I just thought of a different one.