AR/DM: The next chapter has arrived. You have to guess the pov, but I'm sure you'll get it. Enjoy! And plz plz plz review.
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Harry, Ron, and I sat in the common room on our second night at Hogwarts, when the portrait hole suddenly opened. To all of our surprise, in walked Professor McGonagall followed by a girl with brown, wavy hair who I had never seen before.
Professor McGonagall clapped her hands, getting everyone's attention, "Students, especially third years, I have an announcement. I would like to introduce your new schoolmate. Alice Riddle." The girl stepped forward and stood in front of Professor McGonagall. "Alice has recently transferred to Hogwarts and has just been sorted into Gryffindor. I expect you all to help her in her first few weeks here so that she can adjust. Ms. Granger?"
I stood up, "Yes, Professor?"
"I would like you to help Ms. Riddle. Answer her questions and show her where classes are. She has almost the same schedule as you do."
Alice walked over to me and smiled, "Hi."
"Alice?" Professor McGonagall asked, "Do you think you'll be all right now?"
"Yes, Professor. Thank you." Alice nodded.
Professor McGonagall nodded back and left.
The rest of the common room went back to work. There was an awkward silence for a second between Alice and I. Then she stuck out her hand and shook mine. "I'm Alice Riddle." She said.
"Hermione Granger," I replied, "And these are my friends Ron Weasley and Harry Potter."
"Pleased to meet you," Alice shook their hands too. I watched her closely, interested in how she would react to Harry. But, to my surprise, her eyes didn't dart to his scar. In fact, it was Ron she seemed most interested in.
"Ron Weasley?" she asked, "Weren't you in the paper a few weeks back?"
"Yah," said Ron sheepishly "My dad won seven hundred galleons. We went to Egypt for the summer."
"Egypt, really?" Alice sat down across from Ron and I slid back into my chair. "That's amazing. I've always wanted to go to Egypt. Ever since I read about it in my History of Magic class at my old school. The ancient Egyptian wizards sound really amazing."
"Yah," Ron said, "They were...pretty neat."
Alice smiled at him and then turned to Harry, "So, you're the famous Harry Potter?" she asked, but it was really more of a statement than a question. She didn't wait for Harry's response. Instead, she got up from our table and went to bed.
Ron, Harry, and I stared at each other in puzzled amazement.
"Alice Riddle?" Ron mumbled, "That was her name, right?"
"Riddle, Riddle," Harry said, "Wait. I've heard her name before! Tom Riddle! Tom Riddle was Voldemort!"
Ron didn't even flinch; he was too stunned at what Harry was implying.
"You don't think...she could be related to You-Know-Who, could she?" He asked.
"Impossible," I said, "Dumbledore would never put a relative of You-Know-Who in Hogwarts. It would be too dangerous. She could try to attack Harry or any of us! And, even if Dumbledore let her in, he'd have to get the heads of houses and the school governess to approve. And there's no way they would be ok with it."
"But what if Dumbledore didn't know?" Ron whispered.
"Lucius Malfoy is one of the school governess. He'd have to know," I pointed out, "He worked for You-Know-Who. You would think he, of all people, would recognize his master's relative."
"Lucius Malfoy's never exactly cared that much about my well-being, has he," Harry muttered dryly.
I opened my mouth, closed it when I couldn't think of anything to say, and then opened it again. "Fine. I'm supposed to help Alice out around school. I'll ask her about her family." Then I too got up and went to bed.
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Harry, Ron, and I sat in the common room on our second night at Hogwarts, when the portrait hole suddenly opened. To all of our surprise, in walked Professor McGonagall followed by a girl with brown, wavy hair who I had never seen before.
Professor McGonagall clapped her hands, getting everyone's attention, "Students, especially third years, I have an announcement. I would like to introduce your new schoolmate. Alice Riddle." The girl stepped forward and stood in front of Professor McGonagall. "Alice has recently transferred to Hogwarts and has just been sorted into Gryffindor. I expect you all to help her in her first few weeks here so that she can adjust. Ms. Granger?"
I stood up, "Yes, Professor?"
"I would like you to help Ms. Riddle. Answer her questions and show her where classes are. She has almost the same schedule as you do."
Alice walked over to me and smiled, "Hi."
"Alice?" Professor McGonagall asked, "Do you think you'll be all right now?"
"Yes, Professor. Thank you." Alice nodded.
Professor McGonagall nodded back and left.
The rest of the common room went back to work. There was an awkward silence for a second between Alice and I. Then she stuck out her hand and shook mine. "I'm Alice Riddle." She said.
"Hermione Granger," I replied, "And these are my friends Ron Weasley and Harry Potter."
"Pleased to meet you," Alice shook their hands too. I watched her closely, interested in how she would react to Harry. But, to my surprise, her eyes didn't dart to his scar. In fact, it was Ron she seemed most interested in.
"Ron Weasley?" she asked, "Weren't you in the paper a few weeks back?"
"Yah," said Ron sheepishly "My dad won seven hundred galleons. We went to Egypt for the summer."
"Egypt, really?" Alice sat down across from Ron and I slid back into my chair. "That's amazing. I've always wanted to go to Egypt. Ever since I read about it in my History of Magic class at my old school. The ancient Egyptian wizards sound really amazing."
"Yah," Ron said, "They were...pretty neat."
Alice smiled at him and then turned to Harry, "So, you're the famous Harry Potter?" she asked, but it was really more of a statement than a question. She didn't wait for Harry's response. Instead, she got up from our table and went to bed.
Ron, Harry, and I stared at each other in puzzled amazement.
"Alice Riddle?" Ron mumbled, "That was her name, right?"
"Riddle, Riddle," Harry said, "Wait. I've heard her name before! Tom Riddle! Tom Riddle was Voldemort!"
Ron didn't even flinch; he was too stunned at what Harry was implying.
"You don't think...she could be related to You-Know-Who, could she?" He asked.
"Impossible," I said, "Dumbledore would never put a relative of You-Know-Who in Hogwarts. It would be too dangerous. She could try to attack Harry or any of us! And, even if Dumbledore let her in, he'd have to get the heads of houses and the school governess to approve. And there's no way they would be ok with it."
"But what if Dumbledore didn't know?" Ron whispered.
"Lucius Malfoy is one of the school governess. He'd have to know," I pointed out, "He worked for You-Know-Who. You would think he, of all people, would recognize his master's relative."
"Lucius Malfoy's never exactly cared that much about my well-being, has he," Harry muttered dryly.
I opened my mouth, closed it when I couldn't think of anything to say, and then opened it again. "Fine. I'm supposed to help Alice out around school. I'll ask her about her family." Then I too got up and went to bed.