Sorrie I didn't put an author's note at the bottom of the page of the first chapter! I completely forgot. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter and I hope you enjoy this one, happy reading!

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Chapter2: Jesabelle Potter

The next nine days passed uneventful, if you don't count that Charlie had arrived at Number 12 on the 28th and didn't talk in a whisper, causing the portrait of Sirius' mother to wail and scream again.

"FILTHY MUDBLOODS, DIRTYING MY HOUSE! RUBBISH! RUBBISH!" she yelled.

On the morning of Friday, August 29th, Harry, Hermione, Ginny, and Ron, dressed in muggle clothes, hitched a taxi to the Leaky Cauldron and arrived there in little time.

When the four teenagers walked into the Leaky Cauldron, everyone suddenly grew silent, and then began to talk in whispers. The teens gave them weird looks and walked over to the bar, where Tom was cleaning a few goblets.

"Good day, Tom." Harry said.

"Hello Harry! And a good day to all of you too." Tom said, happily looking around at them. "I suppose, you are here about your cousin then?" he asked, lowering his voice a bit.

"Yes." Harry said.

"Ah yes! Well, I'm afraid she's not here at the moment." Tom said, putting the goblet down and wiping another one.

"She? Well then, where is she?" Harry asked, a bit worried.

"Oh don't worry Mr. Potter, I told her to just stay at Flourish and Blotts. It is her favorite store after all." Tom said. "Just head on into the alley."

Harry nodded thanks to him and proceeded into the alley. When he had touched all the right bricks, he stepped into the alley, Ginny to his side, followed by Ron and Hermione, who were hand in hand.

It took them about two minutes to get to Flourish and Blotts and stepped inside, where there was a small table displaying a bunch of books entitled "A Witch and Wizard's Guide to the Emotions of the Heart". Ginny and Hermione giggled as they looked at the books and went among the other shelves to get their school books, as Harry looked around the store.

Harry had no idea what this girl would look like. She could have been any of the girls in the store. A few minutes later, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny came out of a shelf, carrying a pile of books in their hands. Ron had gotten Harry his books, seeing that he would have to look for his cousin. They paid for their purchases and looked around again in the bookstore.

They almost gave up hope when Ginny had the idea of going in the back to see if she was hiding out there. They agreed and headed back to the back shelves.

In the farthest side of the back of the store, there were dusty volumes on Vampire history, books on boggarts, werewolves, and other creatures.

They were surprised to see, however, a young girl with sleek black hair done in loose pigtails wearing jeans, sneakers, and a white T-shirt underneath a coat. She was about Harry's age holding a book on Vampire civil wars, talking to a boy with sleek blonde hair and gray eyes. It was Draco Malfoy.

Malfoy looked the same, skinny, but he looked a little more modest if one could be so bold to say so. He was buffer, and totally looked hot.

As Harry and the others rounded the corner, Malfoy noticed them and looked up saying, "Well, look who it is, famous Mr. and Mrs. Scar head, and Mr. and Mrs. Weasel."

They all glared at him with the utmost irritation.

"I don't think this young lady here would like to have her beautiful dreams spoiled into nightmares in which she would see your dreadful face again and again Malfoy." Harry said in reply.

Malfoy's sneer changed into a grimace, but he recovered shooting back, "You had better watch you and your friend's back Potter, you all might die sooner than you think." And with that, he turned and left in a huff.

Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Harry laughed. When they finished Harry turned to the girl, who had turned to them. They saw that she had dark brown eyes and fairly tanned skin, yet pale looking. She had a soft hearted, but serious, oval-shaped face.

"Oh sorry, I'm Harry, Harry Potter." Harry said, extending his hand to her.

"Harry!" the girl said, griping a very confused Harry's hand and shaking it.

After shaking it a few times, she looked at the others, bewildered, around her.

"Sorry, I'm Jesabelle Potter, your distant cousin, the foreign exchange student." Jesabelle said smiling.

"Oh! Wonderful to meet you Jesabelle." Harry said. "This is Ron, Hermione; they're boyfriend and girlfriend."

"Harry!" Hermione said, embarrassed.

"Just letting her know, Moine." Harry said, grinning. "And this is Ginny." Harry said, gesturing to Ginny, who smiled at Jesabelle.

"It's great to meet all of you." Jesabelle said, beaming.

They smiled at her and they decided to pay for what other things they wanted to buy and headed to Flotescue's (A/N: I hope I got that right..0_0) Ice Cream Parlor, sipping on some shakes.

"So, what year are you?" Ginny asked.

"Mmmm, I'm a seventh year." Jesabelle said, putting her shake down on the table.

"That's great! So are Harry, Ron and Hermione! I'm a sixth year." Ginny said.

"Cool." Jesabelle said.

"Do you know what house you're gonna be in?" Harry asked.

"Yeah, they sorted me about a week ago. I'm set to be in Gryffindor!" Jesabelle said.

"Wow! We're all in Gryffindor too!" Ron said. "Isn't that wicked or what?"

They all laughed and continued to sip on their shakes. They went on in happy conversation when Malfoy walked by, Pansy Parkinson walking beside him, looking rather smug. Malfoy and Parkinson then cast a glance and wrinkled their noses in disgust.

But as Malfoy laid eyes on Jesabelle, who had been watching him as well, he felt his stomach turn upside down.

Harry could have sworn that Malfoy's eyes glinted as he looked as Jesabelle. He regarded it as a trick of the sunlight and regarded with no further meaning than that.

"I hope Malfoy wasn't bothering you earlier on in the bookstore." Hermione said, turning to Jesabelle after Malfoy and Parkinson had passed by and were out of sight.

"Oh no, actually, he was trying to help me out." Jesabelle said.

Ron choked on his shake and Ginny, Harry, and Hermione's mouths dropped open slightly.

"The prat tried to help you?!" Ron asked, coughing slightly.

"Is that difficult to believe?" Jesabelle asked, puzzled.

"Jesabelle, Draco Malfoy, and all other Slytherins, are the type of people you would rather avoid and ignore." Hermione said, closing her mouth.

"You do know the houses right?" Ginny asked.

"Yes, actually. I read Hogwarts: A History last week. A very interesting place to have a school. I'm very excited to see it in its solid form and all." Jesabelle replied.

"Finally!" Hermione said, causing Ron to jump. "Someone else who has read Hogwarts: A History!"

Ron sniggered into his shake, causing Jesabelle to be more confused.

"Just stay away from the Slytherins, Malfoy most of all." Harry said, "You'll never know what he's up to next."

"And don't forget Crabbe and Goyle, Malfoy's cronies. They're so thick!: Ginny said, laughing.

"Well, from the way he was acting at the book shop before he saw you lot, he was very kind to me, a pure gentleman." Jesabelle said with a shrug, which caused Ron to choke on his shake again. Hermione rolled her eyes and slapped Ron behind the head.

"Oi! What was that for?!" Ron said, rubbing the back of his head.

"For being a git! That's what it was for." Hermione said, opening a book that was sitting on her lap.

"I thought you were my girlfriend!" Ron said.

"I am." Hermione said calmly.

"Then what did you hit me for?" Ron said.

"I already told you, for being a git. Just because I am your girlfriend, doesn't mean that I can't give you reminders about how stupid you can be sometimes." Hermione said, grinning.

Ron continued grumbling, casing the others to laugh.

"Just take my word for it Jesabelle," Harry said, "Slytherins are the type of people who turn out to be dark wizards."

"Right, well, I'll take your word for it Harry; you are my cousin after all." Jesabelle said, smiling. Harry smiled back at her and they talked about Quidditch for the rest of their time there.

When the day had ended, they left Jesabelle at the Leaky Cauldron where she was staying, and headed back to Number 12.

On September 1st, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny walked into the barrier leading to Platform Nine and Three Quarters, finding Jesabelle already standing by a few feet away, looking around, and apparently, lost. It was 10:55, and they still had time to spare.

The others walked over to her, and they helped each other load their trunks at the back of the train. When they were ready, they climbed onto the train.

"Well, we'd better head off." Ginny said. "Prefects are required at the Prefects compartment, where we get to meet the Head Boy and Girl."

"Oh, you, Ron, and Hermione are prefects! How exciting." Jesabelle said, fascinated.

"It's not all it's cracked up to be, Jesabelle, trust me." Ron said.

"Jesabelle, can you look for an empty compartment, I'm going to have a word with Ginny." Harry said.

"Ohhhhh, I see, okay, I got it." Jesabelle said winking as Harry blushed slightly. "No problem Harry."

Jesabelle giggled and turned to look for an empty compartment on the train.

Jesabelle had been looking for five minutes, finding that most of the compartments near the front and even in the middle were full. She finally found one, a little bit off the middle of the train and stepped inside, closing the compartment door behind her.

She was wearing black jeans, and a gray hooded sweatshirt, with Converse All Star sneakers. Her hair was in a braid, with a black ponytail tying up the end. She was doing the sporty, yet comfortable look.

She sat on the left side and stared out the window, sighing. She had been so engrossed with the scenery that she did not notice that as people passed by, some of the male students, okay, most of the male students in the area noticed the new girl and crowded around the compartment door, blocking the hallway. Some of the girls rolled their eyes and left in a huff, irritated.

When she did turn around however, she yelped in surprise and opened the compartment door. Several of the boys tried to go into the compartment at the same time and ended up breaking the compartment door, finally some of them began to back away, for Jesabelle was so startled that she whipped out her wand and pointed it at them.

They immediately stopped fighting and stared at the wand.

"What is the meaning of this?" said a voice.

They all turned around and cleared the way, for Draco Malfoy walked into the compartment, looking around at them.

"Nothing, just a little spiff, easily fixed." Seamus said.

"Then if you are finished, please clear out, you have frightened this charming young lady here, and I don't think you want to be hexed by her just yet." Malfoy said, wearing a smirk.

The guys rolled their eyes and cleared out.

"What a mess." Jesabelle said from behind Malfoy. "Arucules Reparo." With a wave of her wand, Jesabelle restored the compartment door. She walked past Malfoy and stood on the side of the doorway saying, "Thank you very much Draco, now if you will p[lease leave, I will very obliged."

"Oh you are very welcome Jesabelle, but I would like to have a word with you." Malfoy said, gesturing to Jesabelle to have a seat.

"I think I'd rather stand, thank you." Jesabelle said, closing the compartment door and walked over to the window leaning on it.

"If you insist. Are you sure?" Malfoy said.

Jesabelle sat down on the right side. To her surprise, Malfoy sat next to her. Their bodies were about a foot apart.

"Well, I just wanted to tell you to watch your back and have a good year. If you need any help, in anything, I would be very happy to offer my advice and services." Malfoy said smiling.

It was Jesabelle's stomach's turn to go upside down. Malfoy's smile had enchanted her, but Harry words about him at Diagon Alley entered her mind and she quickly set the thought aside.

"Thank you again Draco. Now if you will excuse me, I would like to be left alone. I don't think Harry would like to see you within even five feet near me." Jesabelle said.

"Is Potter your boyfriend or something?" Draco asked in a would be calm voice.

Jesabelle noticed the tone of his voice and smiled to herself saying, "He's my cousin."

"Your cousin?" Draco asked, puzzled.

"Yes, I'm her cousin." Harry said from the now open compartment door, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny behind him. "Now, if you will kindly leave Jesabelle alone, I am sure that all will be well Malfoy."

"I don't think that someone like YOU Potter should be bossing Hogwarts' Head Boy around." Malfoy said, standing up, grinning and pointing at his Head Boy badge, which Jesabelle hadn't noticed, begin too preoccupied with Draco's face.

Jesabelle couldn't believe how his personality changed so rapidly. First he was actually being decent, and then he started acting all bad and everything when Harry and the rest came.

"Head Boy?" Ron asked, astonished. "HEAD BOY?!"

"Argh, disgusting." Hermione said.

"Now, Potter, please take your filth and the rest of the filth you call friends and leave me to my conversation with Ms. Jesabelle." Malfoy said, smirking.

"Watch your words Malfoy." Jesabelle said, standing between the two and facing Malfoy. "If you insult Harry you might as well be insulting me as well. I am a Potter after all." Jesabelle said.

Malfoy was shocked, she had called him Malfoy, just like the rest did. And to think, they were on a first name basis just earlier on. But he got over it in a few seconds, his mouth slightly open.

"I believe our conversation had come to an end Malfoy." Jesabelle continued. "Please leave this compartment; I don't want you leaving any of YOUR filth in our compartment."

Everyone, Malfoy included, was surprised at this. Malfoy was the first one to recover from the shock and narrowed his eyes, grinned, and walked out without another word.

Harry and the other pilled into the compartment and sat down; Ron and Hermione sitting side by side on the right, and Ginny and Harry sitting on the left. They were still shocked as Jesabelle closed the compartment door, locked it and sat down next to Harry, staring out the window.

"What are you all shocked about?" Jesabelle asked.

Harry recovered, then, Hermione, Ginny, then Ron. Harry shook his head, and then gave her a weird look.

"Okay, one, Malfoy become nice to you at Diagon Alley, two, judging by his smugness just now, you two were carrying on a nice conversation, and three, you two were on a first name basis." Harry said, counting it off on his fingers.

"Have you gone mad of something Jesabelle?" Ron asked. "You are being friendly with Draco Malfoy. Draco Malfoy, the Head Boy! You're .. you're ... fraternizing with the enemy." Ron continued.

"Now where have I heard that before?" Hermione said sarcastically.

Harry sniggered, Ron had said the same thing to Hermione in their fourth year, when Hermione went with Viktor Krum to the Yule Ball.

"Well, he's a bit weird I guess. I mean just before you guys came in, he was actually being decent, mind you, decent. He was actually offering me help if I needed it anytime during the school year, not that Harry can help me out of course." Jesabelle said. "And then he turned sour when you guys came."

There was silence after this in which Harry said, "I don't like it."

"I don't either." Hermione said thoughtfully.

"Me neither." Ron said.

"Same here." Ginny said.

"He must be up to something." Harry said. "He might be planning to use you against us or something."

"Get a grip you guys; I can take care of myself. Of course I also found it peculiar, but it doesn't bother me that much at all, except for the fact he insults all of you all the time. Now that, I don't like." Jesabelle said.

"Which reminds me, great come back." Ron said admiringly.

"I have met people a bit worse than he is, so I know how to deal with him." Jesabelle said. They smiled at her and decided to lighten the mood by playing Wizard's Chess for the rest of the train ride.