"Guys...guys!" The boy said to his friends, they all looked at him and not
me. I felt invisible somehow.
"What?" A boy with hazel eyes behind glasses and messy jet-black hair asked.
"There is some one in here also." He said. All of them turned to look at me. I felt weird, when were they going to stop staring?
"Oh hello." A boy with sandy blonde grayish hair said. He had gray eyes and broad shoulders as well. All of the were taller than her.
"Hi." I said meekly. I hated my voice; they were looking at me again.
"I'm Sirius, and this is James, Remus, and Peter." The boy with black hair and blue eyes said.
"I'm Ashleigh." I said. I scolded myself for talking. I told myself over and over that I was not going to let people hear my accent. They were curious I could see it.
"Where are you from?" Remus asked in his perfect English accent, if only I could master that.
"America." I stated.
"America?!?! An exchange student?!?! Awesome!" James, guy with glasses said. Normally I would think that glasses were a bit geeky but they suited James well, he looked quite hansom in them.
"Yeah." I said, all four of them sat down. I didn't want them to sit down; I wanted to be left alone to read. Remus said next to me. While Sirius, James and Peter squished themselves into the seat across from me.
"So what year are you in?" Sirius asked still eyeing her. In his opinion, she was hot. She had shoulder length honey blonde hair, hazel eyes and she was thin, her boobs were too bad either. They looked like a B or a C.
"I'm in 5th year." I said pulling my legs up to my chest. He was staring at my boobs. He looked away, yup my boobs.
"So are we." Remus said.
"Cool." I said. My coffee started to disappear. I was starting to get sleepy. I leaned my head against the window, they were talking about their summer and I felt myself drifting to sleep. My favorite song played in my head as I drifted into a deep sleep.
I was in a field of lilies watching for someone, my mom appeared next to me. She looked to me for help. I saw a flash of red eyes looking, searching for my mother. It wasn't long before I heard a scream and a mutter of a spell. A green light flashed before my eyes and coldness filled my body. I knew, somehow I knew, even though I didn't see it happen, I knew my mom was dead.... dead. And I could have done something I could have stopped it.
A hand shook me awake. I sleepily looked around. Sirius was in front of my face.
"Were we that boring that you thought sleep was better?" he asked with a sexy grin on his face. My heart jumped up. I shook my head no. The train had stopped. He helped me out of my seat. The other 3 had left the compartment already. He slipped my arm through his. I felt myself go numb as a shiver went up and down my body.
"Rough night?" he asked me. I nodded, the reason I hadn't slept before was because I had the same exact dream the night before. It haunted my dreams ever since we moved to England. Along with watching Conner die. They, my mom and Conner, died the same way, almost; each dream there was a flash of green light. He led me off the train and into a carriage that had no horse. Which was odd, very odd.
"Your newest victim?" A sour and bitter voice asked behind us. I tried to look to see who said it but the carriage moved forward.
"Ashleigh Cox... please come with me." A strict looking elderly woman said. Panic rose in me so fast, my heart was beating fast, I hated getting into trouble. I felt like I was going to be sick. Surely I was going to get another lecture on being good. I followed this woman; leaving behind the kind guys who talked to me before, not sure if I would see much of them again. We entered an office everything was neat and orderly. Unlike her father's files at home.
"You are new to this school, there fore you will be sorted after the first years have been sorted, understood?" She asked me. I nodded. Maybe she didn't know about my past.
"And Dumbledore has informed me about your mistakes, he also informs me that you had no part in it, you just took the blame. I will expect you to act accordingly and appropriately... understand?" She asked me again and once again I nodded. She led me out of her office to join the first years.
"When I call you name step up to the stool and put the hat over your head." She told the new first years and me. She called all of the first years' names. All of them sorted. I learned the names of the houses fairly quick. Gryfindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw. I was waiting for her to call my name but my Uncle stood up instead.
"We have a new student this year. She is in her 5th year and she is from America, we are going to Sort her next. Ashleigh Cox, please step forward." He said gently, for some reason, a mixture of love and fear were mixing inside me. All eyes were on me again; they were on me from the very beginning. I stepped forward and put the hat on my head. It slipped past my eyes.
"Hmmmm, Wow, you are tough.... why? Well, you are Brave, very brave, you have been through a lot and would give you life up to those who you are loyal too. But you are not loyal to many, very little in fact. You are extremely intelligent and very ambiguous, but where to place you? Hmmmmm, Bravery is out weighing everything else.... Gryfindor!" The hat said. The gryfindors cheered loudly. I noticed Sirius clapping loudly and grinning. I felt myself blushing as I quickly got off the chair; I sat near a girl with red hair.
"Hi! I'm Lily!" She said in a cheery voice. I smiled.
"I'm Ashleigh." I said. Lily introduced me to all her friends they seemed very friendly. Maybe I wasn't going to be an outcast after all.
"What?" A boy with hazel eyes behind glasses and messy jet-black hair asked.
"There is some one in here also." He said. All of them turned to look at me. I felt weird, when were they going to stop staring?
"Oh hello." A boy with sandy blonde grayish hair said. He had gray eyes and broad shoulders as well. All of the were taller than her.
"Hi." I said meekly. I hated my voice; they were looking at me again.
"I'm Sirius, and this is James, Remus, and Peter." The boy with black hair and blue eyes said.
"I'm Ashleigh." I said. I scolded myself for talking. I told myself over and over that I was not going to let people hear my accent. They were curious I could see it.
"Where are you from?" Remus asked in his perfect English accent, if only I could master that.
"America." I stated.
"America?!?! An exchange student?!?! Awesome!" James, guy with glasses said. Normally I would think that glasses were a bit geeky but they suited James well, he looked quite hansom in them.
"Yeah." I said, all four of them sat down. I didn't want them to sit down; I wanted to be left alone to read. Remus said next to me. While Sirius, James and Peter squished themselves into the seat across from me.
"So what year are you in?" Sirius asked still eyeing her. In his opinion, she was hot. She had shoulder length honey blonde hair, hazel eyes and she was thin, her boobs were too bad either. They looked like a B or a C.
"I'm in 5th year." I said pulling my legs up to my chest. He was staring at my boobs. He looked away, yup my boobs.
"So are we." Remus said.
"Cool." I said. My coffee started to disappear. I was starting to get sleepy. I leaned my head against the window, they were talking about their summer and I felt myself drifting to sleep. My favorite song played in my head as I drifted into a deep sleep.
I was in a field of lilies watching for someone, my mom appeared next to me. She looked to me for help. I saw a flash of red eyes looking, searching for my mother. It wasn't long before I heard a scream and a mutter of a spell. A green light flashed before my eyes and coldness filled my body. I knew, somehow I knew, even though I didn't see it happen, I knew my mom was dead.... dead. And I could have done something I could have stopped it.
A hand shook me awake. I sleepily looked around. Sirius was in front of my face.
"Were we that boring that you thought sleep was better?" he asked with a sexy grin on his face. My heart jumped up. I shook my head no. The train had stopped. He helped me out of my seat. The other 3 had left the compartment already. He slipped my arm through his. I felt myself go numb as a shiver went up and down my body.
"Rough night?" he asked me. I nodded, the reason I hadn't slept before was because I had the same exact dream the night before. It haunted my dreams ever since we moved to England. Along with watching Conner die. They, my mom and Conner, died the same way, almost; each dream there was a flash of green light. He led me off the train and into a carriage that had no horse. Which was odd, very odd.
"Your newest victim?" A sour and bitter voice asked behind us. I tried to look to see who said it but the carriage moved forward.
"Ashleigh Cox... please come with me." A strict looking elderly woman said. Panic rose in me so fast, my heart was beating fast, I hated getting into trouble. I felt like I was going to be sick. Surely I was going to get another lecture on being good. I followed this woman; leaving behind the kind guys who talked to me before, not sure if I would see much of them again. We entered an office everything was neat and orderly. Unlike her father's files at home.
"You are new to this school, there fore you will be sorted after the first years have been sorted, understood?" She asked me. I nodded. Maybe she didn't know about my past.
"And Dumbledore has informed me about your mistakes, he also informs me that you had no part in it, you just took the blame. I will expect you to act accordingly and appropriately... understand?" She asked me again and once again I nodded. She led me out of her office to join the first years.
"When I call you name step up to the stool and put the hat over your head." She told the new first years and me. She called all of the first years' names. All of them sorted. I learned the names of the houses fairly quick. Gryfindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw. I was waiting for her to call my name but my Uncle stood up instead.
"We have a new student this year. She is in her 5th year and she is from America, we are going to Sort her next. Ashleigh Cox, please step forward." He said gently, for some reason, a mixture of love and fear were mixing inside me. All eyes were on me again; they were on me from the very beginning. I stepped forward and put the hat on my head. It slipped past my eyes.
"Hmmmm, Wow, you are tough.... why? Well, you are Brave, very brave, you have been through a lot and would give you life up to those who you are loyal too. But you are not loyal to many, very little in fact. You are extremely intelligent and very ambiguous, but where to place you? Hmmmmm, Bravery is out weighing everything else.... Gryfindor!" The hat said. The gryfindors cheered loudly. I noticed Sirius clapping loudly and grinning. I felt myself blushing as I quickly got off the chair; I sat near a girl with red hair.
"Hi! I'm Lily!" She said in a cheery voice. I smiled.
"I'm Ashleigh." I said. Lily introduced me to all her friends they seemed very friendly. Maybe I wasn't going to be an outcast after all.