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CHAPTER 1: The Strange Girl
"That's peculiar..." Hermione commented as she walked towards the Forbidden Forest with Harry and Ron. They were on their way to their Care of Magical Creature lecture with Hagrid when Ron and Harry stopped to look at Hermione.
"What's so 'peculiar'?" Ron asked with a hint of impatience in his voice. He himself was getting a bit sick of always being late to this certain class.
"Well, there's a warm breeze in the air. Feel it?"
"Yea...so?" Harry inquired. He too wanted to get a move on.
"The Daily Prophet said it was going to rain today. But the sun is shining and there's not a cloud in the sky. The wind isn't even cold. Neither of you find that strange?" Hermione was now becoming annoyed
"Maybe the Prophet was wrong," Ron hurriedly suggested as he continued on his way.
"The Prophet has never been wrong about the weather though....I just find it so peculiar..." she and Harry went off to catch up to Ron.
"Well you can dwell on the weather if you like. I just want to see what Hagrid has in store today...he's been going on about this 'special treat' since the first day of class. He seems real excited about it," Harry let out as they reached the rest of the class.
"Good o'you too join us lads," Hagrid greeted them. They smiled at the half giant as he towered over them. He rarely ever got upset if they were ever late. If anything he was worried about them. He knows how they like get mixed in with trouble every now and then.
But on the other side of the Gryffindor 6th years, stood the Slytherins, shooting poison daggers with their eyes at them. Harry glanced about them for their leader, Draco Malfoy. It didn't take long. The bleach blonde hair was easy to spot amongst the others. Though it wasn't slicked back as it usually was; over the summer Malfoy had gotten his hair cut, against his father wishes according to the rumors. It now feel straight upon his ears. A normal boyish hair cut. It moved with his head as he turned to face Harry with a sly smirk upon his lips. Even with a new hair cut, it didn't make it any easier to face Malfoy. Although he didn't have his lackies anymore. They've been in the infirmary since their last detention with Hagrid.
That's what they get for setting traps for the centaurs...Harry thought with a laugh. He turned his attention back to Hagrid. "So where's that surprise you've been going on about for the last month?" he asked eagerly, similar questions bursting from other students mouth were heard after him.
"I'm so'ry ta say it 'on't be ready till tomorrow, 'Arry," he said with remorse in his voice. The class followed with grunts and course words of disapproval, but were soon shushed by Hermione. "But I promise tomorrow'll be tha day! As for today, ou'll be continuing yur work with tha mer- babes."
Groans emanated from the class as they shuffled in their groups towards the pool set up on the side of Hagrid's hut.
"He gets us all excited over nothing...I bet it's something illegal and he's trying to cover it up," Ron suggested.
Hermione: "I don't Hagrid would try something like that again! I'm sure he's learned his lesson"
Harry: "I dunno...Hagrid can get pretty excited when he sees a creature he thinks is 'cute'"
Harry and Ron picked up the silver blue mer- child out of its tank and began measuring and weighing it, avoiding its flapping orange tail fin.
Hermione: "Well all I know is that whatever it is on the other side of the lake, and Dumbledore has ordered everyone away from there."
Harry quirked a smile, "And we're not going to go anywhere near the lake, now are we?"
"Of course not," replied Ron a grin sneaking up on him as he set the mer- babe back in its tank. "It's not like I hate liver dinner or anything. I wouldn't miss it for anything."
Hermione was about to scold them when Hagrid called the class over to check the mer-babes growth progress.
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"Those idiots..."
Draco muttered under his breath.
"How could they have been so stupid to get stuck in the infirmary for at least another couple months. Now Pansy keeps following me, insisting on becoming my 'new buddy' while Crabbe and Goyle are gone...and that damn Potter mocks me for it."
Draco had managed to get out of potions early and was planning on missing the first half of dinner. He cursed aloud as he walked around the edge of the lake. He didn't care if he got in trouble, so long as he didn't have to endure anymore of Pansy's fawning over him. 'That girl deserves to be thrown in a pit of snakes...' he thought.
He kicked a stone into the lake and watched as bubbles arose and engulfed the stone, pulling it down into the depths of the lake. When he looked up he blinked to find out he wasn't alone. Across a small corner of the lake was a very strange looking girl. She was sitting in front of and leaning her back against a large boulder. She had dark brown hair that reached well passed her shoulders, and wore a pair of tight fitting dark blue jeans. She had on a pink button up t-shirt and was softly singing words to herself. Draco became confused as to why she had two small pieces of...something, lodged in her ears.
'Strange way to dress.... muggle like- but no muggles can cross onto Hogwarts. Even if she's half blooded, why would she be here? She looks my age...'
He walked closer to her with the intention of telling her this part of the grounds was off limits. He wanted to show her how things ran around here and who was in charge. Plus he was slightly intrigued by her. He couldn't really see her face. He moved closer. Now he was able to hear the words coming from her mouth-
"I wake up and think dreams are real
I sleep so I don't have to feel
the truth that you can never be
the one person that won't ever forget me..."
'She has a sweet voice' he thought. But he now became aware that she didn't know he was near her. She seemed to be lost in her own little world. This annoyed Draco. He didn't like to be ignored. He quietly snuck up behind the dazed girl and lightly tapped her behind her ear.
Her eyes shot open and she gasped with fright. Immediately she was on her feet and spun around to face Draco, her hands covering her mouth, a look of surprise upon her face.
"Oh my God..." she cried. "I'm so sorry. I-I-I didn't know anyone was here." Now Draco could see her eyes were the same dark brown as her hair.
She was American he deducted from her accent. What the hell was an American doing here? "What do you think you're doing here anyway?" he sneered at her. "This area is off limits to even the students at Hogwarts at the moment- and you do not look like a student." He didn't want to give her the full blow of what power he had just yet. After all she hasn't given him a reason to make Hell for her. Just yet...
"I was just dozing for a little while. I was supposed to go to dinner, but I was too tired to go and eat just yet," she answered innocently. She obviously didn't want any trouble. The girl keenly looked over the boy in front of her. 'Niiiice hair.....' she thought with a bit of sarcasm. But she soon comprehended his words and she countered, "If this is off limits to students what are you doing here??" there was resentment in her voice.
Draco almost faltered in his words but he replied, "I'm a 6th year and a prefect of the Slytherin House. I came to do a quick sweep of the grounds."
This seemed to satisfy her. She picked up a small tan bag that had been sitting beside her feet and pulled the round objects from her ears. She stuffed them and a few wires in the bag and looked to Draco. "Well I'm sorry I bothered you," she said with an annoyed look on her face.
Remembering the ear things, Draco caught up to her, "Wait! What the bloody hell were those?"
She stopped and quirked a brow at him, "what...?"
"Those...things that were in your ears??" He couldn't believe he was asking her something like that. Draco very rarely becomes interested in anything at all. He decided he must be really desperate- not have Crabbe and Goyle around, as an excuse.
"Headphones..." she answered as if it were the most obvious answer in the world. She then blinked at him and laughed out loud. "Oh that's right. Wizard....I forgot."
Flames fumed from Draco's face. "What was that suppose to mean...?"
"Heh, nothing. I just keep forgetting how lucky I am." And with that she turned back around and began walking off. But Draco wasn't about to give up that easily. He ran back up to her. He was really confused now. How could someone think they were luckier than him on the sole fact that he was a wizard?
"One more remark like that and I'll report you to Dumbledore. He doesn't like it when people challenge the authority of prefects," he threatened.
"What about when his students attack a stranger for no reason? How do you know I haven't been given permission to be near the Lake?"
"Why would you??" this girl was beginning to bug him.
"My little secret," and she kept on her way. He was about to shout at her this time when she abruptly turned around and interrupted him. "6th yea you said you were- right? I'll see you tomorrow then," she winked at him and began running towards then along the side of the Forbidden Forest., her hair following her in rhythm with her steps.
Draco gaped at her as she began to disappear into the darkness- for the sun was almost completely set by now. 'So it's true about how rude Americans are...why the blood hell is she here anyway!?'
He cursed under his breath as he heard Pansy call his name from a window-
"Dracoooooooooooo! You're going to miss you're chance to eat anything at all. You have to keep your strength up!"
Draco groaned but decided to yield to her for once. Still in deep confusion about his encounter with the strange girl, he reluctantly trudged back into the castle.
Ok all done for my first chapter! Kinda weird right now I know- but it does get better!! A lot. I have a lot of things in mind- please all criticism welcome. You crazy people :P
CHAPTER 1: The Strange Girl
"That's peculiar..." Hermione commented as she walked towards the Forbidden Forest with Harry and Ron. They were on their way to their Care of Magical Creature lecture with Hagrid when Ron and Harry stopped to look at Hermione.
"What's so 'peculiar'?" Ron asked with a hint of impatience in his voice. He himself was getting a bit sick of always being late to this certain class.
"Well, there's a warm breeze in the air. Feel it?"
"Yea...so?" Harry inquired. He too wanted to get a move on.
"The Daily Prophet said it was going to rain today. But the sun is shining and there's not a cloud in the sky. The wind isn't even cold. Neither of you find that strange?" Hermione was now becoming annoyed
"Maybe the Prophet was wrong," Ron hurriedly suggested as he continued on his way.
"The Prophet has never been wrong about the weather though....I just find it so peculiar..." she and Harry went off to catch up to Ron.
"Well you can dwell on the weather if you like. I just want to see what Hagrid has in store today...he's been going on about this 'special treat' since the first day of class. He seems real excited about it," Harry let out as they reached the rest of the class.
"Good o'you too join us lads," Hagrid greeted them. They smiled at the half giant as he towered over them. He rarely ever got upset if they were ever late. If anything he was worried about them. He knows how they like get mixed in with trouble every now and then.
But on the other side of the Gryffindor 6th years, stood the Slytherins, shooting poison daggers with their eyes at them. Harry glanced about them for their leader, Draco Malfoy. It didn't take long. The bleach blonde hair was easy to spot amongst the others. Though it wasn't slicked back as it usually was; over the summer Malfoy had gotten his hair cut, against his father wishes according to the rumors. It now feel straight upon his ears. A normal boyish hair cut. It moved with his head as he turned to face Harry with a sly smirk upon his lips. Even with a new hair cut, it didn't make it any easier to face Malfoy. Although he didn't have his lackies anymore. They've been in the infirmary since their last detention with Hagrid.
That's what they get for setting traps for the centaurs...Harry thought with a laugh. He turned his attention back to Hagrid. "So where's that surprise you've been going on about for the last month?" he asked eagerly, similar questions bursting from other students mouth were heard after him.
"I'm so'ry ta say it 'on't be ready till tomorrow, 'Arry," he said with remorse in his voice. The class followed with grunts and course words of disapproval, but were soon shushed by Hermione. "But I promise tomorrow'll be tha day! As for today, ou'll be continuing yur work with tha mer- babes."
Groans emanated from the class as they shuffled in their groups towards the pool set up on the side of Hagrid's hut.
"He gets us all excited over nothing...I bet it's something illegal and he's trying to cover it up," Ron suggested.
Hermione: "I don't Hagrid would try something like that again! I'm sure he's learned his lesson"
Harry: "I dunno...Hagrid can get pretty excited when he sees a creature he thinks is 'cute'"
Harry and Ron picked up the silver blue mer- child out of its tank and began measuring and weighing it, avoiding its flapping orange tail fin.
Hermione: "Well all I know is that whatever it is on the other side of the lake, and Dumbledore has ordered everyone away from there."
Harry quirked a smile, "And we're not going to go anywhere near the lake, now are we?"
"Of course not," replied Ron a grin sneaking up on him as he set the mer- babe back in its tank. "It's not like I hate liver dinner or anything. I wouldn't miss it for anything."
Hermione was about to scold them when Hagrid called the class over to check the mer-babes growth progress.
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"Those idiots..."
Draco muttered under his breath.
"How could they have been so stupid to get stuck in the infirmary for at least another couple months. Now Pansy keeps following me, insisting on becoming my 'new buddy' while Crabbe and Goyle are gone...and that damn Potter mocks me for it."
Draco had managed to get out of potions early and was planning on missing the first half of dinner. He cursed aloud as he walked around the edge of the lake. He didn't care if he got in trouble, so long as he didn't have to endure anymore of Pansy's fawning over him. 'That girl deserves to be thrown in a pit of snakes...' he thought.
He kicked a stone into the lake and watched as bubbles arose and engulfed the stone, pulling it down into the depths of the lake. When he looked up he blinked to find out he wasn't alone. Across a small corner of the lake was a very strange looking girl. She was sitting in front of and leaning her back against a large boulder. She had dark brown hair that reached well passed her shoulders, and wore a pair of tight fitting dark blue jeans. She had on a pink button up t-shirt and was softly singing words to herself. Draco became confused as to why she had two small pieces of...something, lodged in her ears.
'Strange way to dress.... muggle like- but no muggles can cross onto Hogwarts. Even if she's half blooded, why would she be here? She looks my age...'
He walked closer to her with the intention of telling her this part of the grounds was off limits. He wanted to show her how things ran around here and who was in charge. Plus he was slightly intrigued by her. He couldn't really see her face. He moved closer. Now he was able to hear the words coming from her mouth-
"I wake up and think dreams are real
I sleep so I don't have to feel
the truth that you can never be
the one person that won't ever forget me..."
'She has a sweet voice' he thought. But he now became aware that she didn't know he was near her. She seemed to be lost in her own little world. This annoyed Draco. He didn't like to be ignored. He quietly snuck up behind the dazed girl and lightly tapped her behind her ear.
Her eyes shot open and she gasped with fright. Immediately she was on her feet and spun around to face Draco, her hands covering her mouth, a look of surprise upon her face.
"Oh my God..." she cried. "I'm so sorry. I-I-I didn't know anyone was here." Now Draco could see her eyes were the same dark brown as her hair.
She was American he deducted from her accent. What the hell was an American doing here? "What do you think you're doing here anyway?" he sneered at her. "This area is off limits to even the students at Hogwarts at the moment- and you do not look like a student." He didn't want to give her the full blow of what power he had just yet. After all she hasn't given him a reason to make Hell for her. Just yet...
"I was just dozing for a little while. I was supposed to go to dinner, but I was too tired to go and eat just yet," she answered innocently. She obviously didn't want any trouble. The girl keenly looked over the boy in front of her. 'Niiiice hair.....' she thought with a bit of sarcasm. But she soon comprehended his words and she countered, "If this is off limits to students what are you doing here??" there was resentment in her voice.
Draco almost faltered in his words but he replied, "I'm a 6th year and a prefect of the Slytherin House. I came to do a quick sweep of the grounds."
This seemed to satisfy her. She picked up a small tan bag that had been sitting beside her feet and pulled the round objects from her ears. She stuffed them and a few wires in the bag and looked to Draco. "Well I'm sorry I bothered you," she said with an annoyed look on her face.
Remembering the ear things, Draco caught up to her, "Wait! What the bloody hell were those?"
She stopped and quirked a brow at him, "what...?"
"Those...things that were in your ears??" He couldn't believe he was asking her something like that. Draco very rarely becomes interested in anything at all. He decided he must be really desperate- not have Crabbe and Goyle around, as an excuse.
"Headphones..." she answered as if it were the most obvious answer in the world. She then blinked at him and laughed out loud. "Oh that's right. Wizard....I forgot."
Flames fumed from Draco's face. "What was that suppose to mean...?"
"Heh, nothing. I just keep forgetting how lucky I am." And with that she turned back around and began walking off. But Draco wasn't about to give up that easily. He ran back up to her. He was really confused now. How could someone think they were luckier than him on the sole fact that he was a wizard?
"One more remark like that and I'll report you to Dumbledore. He doesn't like it when people challenge the authority of prefects," he threatened.
"What about when his students attack a stranger for no reason? How do you know I haven't been given permission to be near the Lake?"
"Why would you??" this girl was beginning to bug him.
"My little secret," and she kept on her way. He was about to shout at her this time when she abruptly turned around and interrupted him. "6th yea you said you were- right? I'll see you tomorrow then," she winked at him and began running towards then along the side of the Forbidden Forest., her hair following her in rhythm with her steps.
Draco gaped at her as she began to disappear into the darkness- for the sun was almost completely set by now. 'So it's true about how rude Americans are...why the blood hell is she here anyway!?'
He cursed under his breath as he heard Pansy call his name from a window-
"Dracoooooooooooo! You're going to miss you're chance to eat anything at all. You have to keep your strength up!"
Draco groaned but decided to yield to her for once. Still in deep confusion about his encounter with the strange girl, he reluctantly trudged back into the castle.
Ok all done for my first chapter! Kinda weird right now I know- but it does get better!! A lot. I have a lot of things in mind- please all criticism welcome. You crazy people :P
