Renee woke as the train turned sharply. Looking around dazed she noticed
that Lupin had left, probably to go check how much farther it was to the
school. A sharp nock came from the door. It was a boy with black unruly
hair and glasses. Renee rose from her seat and opened the door.
"Yes?" Not sure if she wanted to speak to someone.
"Um, hi my name is Harry Potter," said Harry, "I saw you were all alone, would you like some company."
This was highly unusual for Harry, since people introduce themselves to him. But, for some reason he felt like he should make friends with this new student.
Renee looked him up and down. She didn't want to come off rude and have an enemy even before she made it to the school.
"Sure come in," she moved aside so he could enter, "I'm Renee Pilon, um, foreign exchange student from America."
"You didn't look like a first year," then said, "We have a foreign exchange student program?"
"Actually it's fairly new, both governments wanted to renew the peace."
"So would you like to be friends?" he asked out right.
"Well I don't know," Renee smirked, "I know who you are, you could be hazardous to my health. I don't know if I want to put myself in that kind of danger."
Harry's eyes widened at this comment. Renee's smile grew.
"I'm only pulling your leg Harry," she laughed, "course I'll be your friend."
To Harry's horror the door opened up and the last person he wanted see stood there with his cronies. Draco sneered at him and turned his direction to Renee.
"Hello my name is Draco Malfoy Slytherin," he winked, "not taken."
"Hi, Renee don't care," she got up, grabbed his nose, and twisted. "Don't care."
She pushed him out the door and shut it right in his tear stained face.
Harry leaned back in his seat. "You Americans are a crazy lot."
"I'll take that as a complement."
Just then the door opened and in walked Lupin who didn't notice Harry.
"Sorry I didn't tell you I left, we should be arriving at Hogwarts in 30 minutes." He turned around and spotted Harry. "Harry, it's so good to see you again."
"Professor Lupin?" he said surprised, "what are you doing here?"
"Dumbledore feels that it is time for me return to Hogwarts to continue teaching."
"Uncle Remus, you know him?"
"Uncle?" said Harry
"Yes back when I taught here two years ago."
"Professor Lupin is my uncle, well distance cousin really, he is watching over me for the time I'm at Hogwarts."
For the remainder of the trip they talked about the coming year and plans for defense against the dark arts classes. The whistle informed them that they had reached their destination. When the reached the Great Hall, Harry made his way to the Gryffindor table, Lupin the staff table and Renee remained outside the big doors with first years. She felt a bit odd being surrounded by students that were all shorter than her, it really didn't look right.
Professor McGonagall led them into the Great Hall to the front where a tattered hat sat on a stool singing. Her eyes wandered the room looking at each table as their description was sung.
'Well I defiantly don't want to be in Slytherin or Hufflepuff. Wouldn't mind Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. Mmmmmm I want to be in Gryffindor.'
"Lastly our new foreign exchange student from America, Renee Pilon."
Renee nervously walked to the stool, sat down, and placed the hat on her head.
'Mmmmmmmmm, yes, quick to quip about where you belong? Very brave of you.' Gryffindor!
She placed the sorting hat back and went down to the table where her new friend Harry sat talking to two other people. her heart was filled with joy at the prostpect of living an almost normal life.
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"Yes?" Not sure if she wanted to speak to someone.
"Um, hi my name is Harry Potter," said Harry, "I saw you were all alone, would you like some company."
This was highly unusual for Harry, since people introduce themselves to him. But, for some reason he felt like he should make friends with this new student.
Renee looked him up and down. She didn't want to come off rude and have an enemy even before she made it to the school.
"Sure come in," she moved aside so he could enter, "I'm Renee Pilon, um, foreign exchange student from America."
"You didn't look like a first year," then said, "We have a foreign exchange student program?"
"Actually it's fairly new, both governments wanted to renew the peace."
"So would you like to be friends?" he asked out right.
"Well I don't know," Renee smirked, "I know who you are, you could be hazardous to my health. I don't know if I want to put myself in that kind of danger."
Harry's eyes widened at this comment. Renee's smile grew.
"I'm only pulling your leg Harry," she laughed, "course I'll be your friend."
To Harry's horror the door opened up and the last person he wanted see stood there with his cronies. Draco sneered at him and turned his direction to Renee.
"Hello my name is Draco Malfoy Slytherin," he winked, "not taken."
"Hi, Renee don't care," she got up, grabbed his nose, and twisted. "Don't care."
She pushed him out the door and shut it right in his tear stained face.
Harry leaned back in his seat. "You Americans are a crazy lot."
"I'll take that as a complement."
Just then the door opened and in walked Lupin who didn't notice Harry.
"Sorry I didn't tell you I left, we should be arriving at Hogwarts in 30 minutes." He turned around and spotted Harry. "Harry, it's so good to see you again."
"Professor Lupin?" he said surprised, "what are you doing here?"
"Dumbledore feels that it is time for me return to Hogwarts to continue teaching."
"Uncle Remus, you know him?"
"Uncle?" said Harry
"Yes back when I taught here two years ago."
"Professor Lupin is my uncle, well distance cousin really, he is watching over me for the time I'm at Hogwarts."
For the remainder of the trip they talked about the coming year and plans for defense against the dark arts classes. The whistle informed them that they had reached their destination. When the reached the Great Hall, Harry made his way to the Gryffindor table, Lupin the staff table and Renee remained outside the big doors with first years. She felt a bit odd being surrounded by students that were all shorter than her, it really didn't look right.
Professor McGonagall led them into the Great Hall to the front where a tattered hat sat on a stool singing. Her eyes wandered the room looking at each table as their description was sung.
'Well I defiantly don't want to be in Slytherin or Hufflepuff. Wouldn't mind Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. Mmmmmm I want to be in Gryffindor.'
"Lastly our new foreign exchange student from America, Renee Pilon."
Renee nervously walked to the stool, sat down, and placed the hat on her head.
'Mmmmmmmmm, yes, quick to quip about where you belong? Very brave of you.' Gryffindor!
She placed the sorting hat back and went down to the table where her new friend Harry sat talking to two other people. her heart was filled with joy at the prostpect of living an almost normal life.
--------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ - Well? Hope you like, stay tune for more and please reply!