Chapter 2 - Eyes Meet

Harry, Ron and Hermione sat at the breakfast table along with thier other students in Gryffindor. Hermione sat reading a letterf rom her muggle perants, from across the hall Malfoy was looking at her and Ron noticed this and gave him an angry stare. Harry was busy eating, as he had not eaten in a long time having missed all his meals the previous day. Luna, sat further along the table near Ginny, both girls were looking at Harry, for very different reasons.

"Have you seen that?" Ron cried, nudging Harry.

"What?" Harry asked, he had nearly chocked on some drink after ebing brutely nudged.

"The way Draco keeps looking at Hermione!" Ron cried, a bit to loudly. Harry gave Draco a puzzled gaze.

"Huh?" came Hermione's vocie as she looked over her letter. "did someone mention my name?"

"Ron was jus saying that D-" Harry began, but was cut off by Ron himself.

"-that you, Hermione, would know what lesson we had first because we don't . . .?" Ron looked at Hermione who shrugged and reached for a copy of ehr time-table. once again he gave Harry an angry nudge and he rolled his eyes.

"Potions, i'm afriad boys" Came Hermione's relpy as she looked sadly at her time table. Harry and Ron groaned. "Ron? why are you looking at me like that?"

"Like what?" Ron asked, indeed he had been looking at Draco not her.

"Like this" Hermione screewed up her face and did her best 'ron impression'. Harry put his head down as he laughed and several pieces of cereal flew out of his mouth. However, Ron looked sadly at Hermione.

"I don't really look like that do i?" Ron asked, sounding worried.

"Oh for god sake Ron, it's only a joke" Ginny said, laughing herslef. she and Luna had moved up the table now that soem people had left. "anyway, i hope it is. becuase i don't want to look like that . . ."

"Hey Ginny, Hey Luna" Harry said, wiping his mouth. Luna felt herself go weak, Ginny nudged her under the table, reminding her to say 'hi', but she just starred in front of her.

"What's up with Luna?" Ron asked, putting it as nicely as he could.

"Oh nothing" Ginny said, "she's tired, Luna?" Luna looked at her and suddenly came out of her Harry fantasy.

"oh, sorry . . . i'm tired, yeah . . . Hey everyone, Hey Harry . . ." Harry waved and so did Ron and Hermione.

"We better eb getting to Potions, you know Snape!" Hermione said, she had sensed something between Luna and Harry and was trying to assist. Ron and Harry tood up as did Hermione, they picked up thier bags adn walked out of the hall making thier way too the dungeon.

Ginny and Luna watched them exit, "That didn't go well did it?" Luna asked, looking pale.

"Sure, ti went fine, it's just when your in love . . . you tend to get all shy . . . shyer then normal" Ginny said.

"Shh . . .!" cried una, "someone might hear us . . ."

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Ron and Harry sat together round a cauldren in the dark, wet, stone walled room of the dungeon. Hermione made her way to sit with Neville who seemed to always enjoy that part of the lesson . . . As they began to get thier books out Snape entered, follwied by another student, none of them had ever seen before. She had shortish raven black hair, pure green eyes and very pale skin.

"Good morning class, no one is late, so i can see?" Snape said, as he reached the front. The girl just stood against the wall and looked around. To Harry's terror her sparkeling eyes fixed on him. "Well, as much as i hate to interupt out educational and interesting lessons Proffessor Dumbledore has asked me to introduce Cassidy" he gestured towards the nervous looking girl, "she will be joining us in Slytherin" some Slytherin students at the fornt clapped, including Draco Malfoy who was eyeing her liek a hawk. Ron noticed this and seemed quite content, However Hermione had fire in her eyes . . ."Take a seat Cassidy and get out the books you were asked to bring"

The girl stood up straight from leaning on the wall and took a seat behind Harry, who leaned forward, he had a problem around girls he didn't knwo very well, however Cassidy seemed different . . . she seemed amazing, she seemed so . . . everything Harry wanted, and he had only known her for 2 minutes!

"Cassidy Renn is joining us from a school in France, i knwo it is unusual but don't bother aking me because i havn't bothered to ask Dumbledore abotu ti because i don't really care" Snape said, not seeming to shock anyone. "Now, i don't want to waste anymore of your lesson. Turn to page 104 in your 'fast potions for tight spots' text book . . ." Harry looked round at the girl, and she smiled at him. thier eyes met and i was overwhelming . . .it was unlike anything he could have felt . . .such warmth and peace, how could this of happened? . . . he turned round again, and looked at Ron.

"Harry's in Love!!!" Ron whispered, Harry was sure even Cassidy heard it.

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After Potions peopel gathered verywhere, talking about this mysterious new Slytherin girl, it was obvious most of the slytherin lads liked her, they assemebled in little groups in the corridor laughing and whisteling, even Draco was there. Harry, Ron and Hermione sat on a window ledge i the corridor talking. "Wow, harry!" cried Ron, "What happened there?"

"What'd'ya mean?" Harry asked, knwoing exactly what he meant. he couldn't deny it to himself, he had a crush on her . . . and he didn't knwo why wither . . .

"Humph!" sighed Hermione, "i don't see what's so great about her, sure, we havn't had a new student in a while but wow, she's just another Slytherin bitch" both boys looked at her in suprise. "What?"

"She's not . . ." Harry said, not really knowing why.

"Told ya'" Ron smirked.

"Shh . . ." Hermione told them, they all looked in the direction she was pointing to see Cassidy walked down the corridor, holding her books, wherever she went people turned to look.

she stopped in front of Harry and Ron opened his eyes wide.

"Hi . . ." she said, her voice was shakey and light, and she didn't sound like a Slytherin. "I'm Cassidy, your Harry right? Harry Potter?"

'Oh no! here we go . . .' harry thought, but still he nodded, he hadn't figured it out yet something about this girl was so . . . Right, so what he was always dreaming of.

"Well, it's just that i'm new and everything and i really hoped you'ed be able to, you know, show me round or something" she said, sweetly, smiling and lowering her head.

"sure" Harry said, almost to quickely. Cassidy smiled and Harry led her off, without even saying goodbye to Ron nor Hermione.

Ron shook his head. "that boy's got it bad . . ." he sighed.

Hermione snorted, "Well, she's a Slytherin and i would never trust a Slytherin, even if i had a crush on them" then she realised what she just said.

Ron raised a eyebrow and looked at her, "No, 'cos you'ed never do that, would you?" he said sarcasticly.

A/N: please review, give me ideas, things you want to happen, tell me what you think, whatever. thanks ^_^