Routine broken

Courtney stared out the window of the Hogwarts express. She sighed as she watched the sky turning black, it was the twilight hour, her favorite hour of the day. It was like every other train trip. Her by herself in a deserted carriage. She kept her head turned to the window as she thought about her 4th year at Hogwarts. She knew it would be as bad as the last three. Nothing ever got better for her, and she knew it and accepted it. She had no friends, mostly because she was in Slytherin. But it didn't help that none of the Slytherin's liked her, because she didn't want to join Who-know-who's company when she left school. Her parent's weren't friends of Who-Know-who either, and they intended on keeping it like that. Both her parents were muggle born, so she didn't know where she got witch powers from?

The train gave a sudden thump! And her carriage door flew open. A boy with black hair that was shoulder length, heaps pale skin like her own landed on the floor. After this happened there followed heaps of laughter. The boy started to get up she knew he was hurt so she quickly got up and helped him up, and then got him on the seat.

"Why..."- He started then stopped.

"Why- what" Courtney asked. He studied her face, then gave a quick half smile that faded as soon as it came, and looked like it was never there.

"Nothing" He muttered. He was in pain, she could tell from his face. He had most probably been hit with a powerful spell.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"Hmmm... Yeah, thanks" he said more clearly than before. He looked at her again as if to see if she were for real?

"What did you get hit with?" She asked.

"Oh... nothing it will probably were off soon enough" He looked up and gave another half smile.

"I hope so, you look like you're a lot of pain?" she said, who ever hit him must have been jerks, she thought.

"Nah it doesn't hurt that much, I just didn't relies people were so violent here?" He replied.

"There not... Who hit you?" Asked after a short pause.

"He had Black messy hair, green eyes, and was sitting with three other boys" He replied.

"Oh... him. He's James Potter" She knew him too well he had been her tormentor for the past three years.

"He's a jerk... I'm Severus Snape" He held his hand out. She took it.

"Courtney Tail" she replied.

"So are you new? I haven't seen you around, but then I could be just blind?" He gave a half smile.

"Yeah I'm new, got transferred this year and now I'm here" He said.

"Cool... so were are you from?" she asked while she studied him more, He had grey eyes, black hair, he looked about 5'6 a little taller then her.

"I'm from Australia believe it or not, I didn't get out much" he said. It was hard to believe, he had no accent and he was pale. Not like how they show us on T.V but then since when did she trust T.V?

"Wow you're a first from there, so how old are you?" Courtney asked.

"14 and you?" he said. She liked him he was friendly unlike most of the boys here she thought.

"Same... I must warn you, I'm not liked much if you want to be popular you should go and hang with people who blasted you here?" she said she didn't want to ruin his popularity.

"Nah I'm not hanging with them! The dickheads! Plus no one likes me" He answered.

"Hmmm we have a lot in common" she said.

"Yes we do" he replied.

"So do you have any nick name's that I can address you by Severus?" His eyes widened, she hoped it was a good sign.

"Yeah... Snake and you fair maiden?" she laughed never before had she been addressed as fair maiden.

"Your sarcasm reaches me and yes I do I like being called Court" she replied she liked him he had sarcasm like herself.

"Okay then Hi Court"

"Hi Snake"

The routine changed this year.

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