They entered the Great Hall. Samantha gasped. She had never seen a room like this before. The thing that caught her attention the quickest was the ceiling.

"It's bewitched to look like the night sky," Harry quoted Hermione from his first year. He saw the look of awe on her face as she glanced around the room.

Samantha didn't know what hit her. She looked around the room amazed. There were suits of armor lining the walls. There were ghosts floating around the room. The ceiling was just amazing. Things were so different back in New Jersey.

Harry watched as Samantha looked around the room, taking in every detail. She had a gleam in her eyes that Harry could tell that she was happy. He knew that there was something extra special about her, he couldn't think of what it could have been. All he knew was that when she felt happy, so did he. He loved that feeling. A feeling of elation that not even Draco Malfoy could take away.

Samantha had never felt like this before. She had a feeling that with Harry by her side everything would be ok.

Draco Malfoy spotted Harry and some new chick walking through the Great Hall, he laughed to himself.

"Potter finally got stuck with an ugly bitch," Malfoy thought to himself.

He knew that this was the moment to ruin the night for Potter and his new slut.

"So, your name is Samantha Hannigan, huh?" Hermione asked curiously. The Hermione trait of knowing everything was showing through, "And you're from New Jersey? What's it like there?"

"Well, yes my name is Samantha but you can call me Sam. Yes, I'm from New Jersey. It's a state with funny weather. Cold and windy in the winter. Extremely hot and humid during the summer. Though despite the weather its an okay place to live," Samantha replied.

"What about your parents, Sam?" Ron asked having heard not a mention of her parents.

"Umm, well, I never knew my parents. They died when I was very young. I have a few pictures that were found in the house. The person from the orphanage grabbed a few of my parents possessions to hold for me until I was old enough to understand," Sam said with a sad gleam in her eyes. Harry elbowed Ron hard in the ribs.

"Sorry. I didn't know," Ron began apologizing.

"No, it isn't your fault. You wouldn't have known," Sam replied.

Everyone began taking seats at the long benches in the Great Hall. The chatter subsided as Professor Dumbledore gently tapped his goblet with his fork.

"Attention everyone. I have a few announcements before the feast begins. First, I would personally like to introduce our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Professor Sheffy," A short blonde-haired woman stood. She had short spikey hair that was bleach blond. She seemed peculiar, yet adjusted. She looked out of place with her bright, sparkling blue eyes and illuminating blond hair and smile that made you just want to smile back.

The new professor sat back down, not wanting to draw too much attention to herself. At least not right now.

Professor Dumbledore finished introducing the new professor, and gave the usual warnings that were given each year. The Forbidden Forest was still off limits, No magic in the corridors, the whole nine yards. Nothing really changed. But they haven't seen everything yet.

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