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A/N: ALOHA! Thanks so much for the reviews!! They made me so happy! But if it's possible can you review on each chapter? I need to know if the chapter was good or not. Reviews help me sooo much! I mean it takes like 10 seconds to review…depending on how fast you type and what the speed of your computer is divided by the velocity….ok I made all that up, I just thought it would be fun to sound smart for a second there. Ok PLEASE REVIEW! You are probably sick of hearing me said that but…yeah. Ok thanks again people! ...::hands out gummy bears::... OH! And people have been asking me if it was a joke or if Natalie's mom was really dead…sry but she's really dead. Natalie just was saying it was a joke because she didn't want to believe it. Ok reviews! Yay!

Chapter 10

Natalie was running. She was running down a busy street looking for something; someone, but she couldn't find it. She opened her mouth to scream something above the crowd but she couldn't. No matter how many times she opened her mouth, nothing came out. No one could hear her…no one could help her….she just needed to find--

"Natalie." Harry whispered shaking her softly.

She looked around. She had forgotten where she was for a second there.

"Hmm?" She grumbled as she rose slowly off of Harry's chest.

"You were having a bad dream." He said with a worried look on his face.

Natalie looked down with embarrassment. Did he see her opening her mouth stupidly over and over?

"What time is it?" She said going to the other side of the couch to give Harry some personal space. She felt so stupid that she had slept on him!

"Um…" he said checking his watch, "Lunchtime. Hermione and Ron will be here any minute to see if you're ok." He said giving her another worried look.

They sat there a few moments in silence.

"Harry?" She said suddenly. He looked over at her making her blush slightly. "Will you um…not tell Hermione or Ron….about…well…"

"Yes." He interrupted. He knew that all those times that he had nightmares that he never wanted to tell Hermione or Ron about them. Although she was new, she seemed to know exactly how the two would react.

"Thanks." She said quietly, looking to the floor again. She began to cry softly when the fact of her mother being gone hit her hard in the chest again.

Harry seemed worried that this would happen again. He went down to her and sat as close as he possibly could to her. She once again leaned on his chest, her head in her hands sobbing.

Harry pulled her into another hug. This was what she needed. Someone to hug her….someone to comfort her…someone to make her feel like she was loved….that someone was Harry….

Just then the picture frame to the common room swung open. Hermione and Ron entered quietly but quickly, looking around for Harry and Natalie although it took no time at all; they were the only two in there.

They both stopped to look at the scene. Neither Harry nor Natalie seemed to notice that the two had come in. Hermione looked as if she was going to cry and Ron gave a little, "Uh oh! Uh oh!" making Hermione smack him hard in the stomach.

They walked slowly over to the two and Natalie looked up, which made Harry look up.

"Hey." Said Harry weakly.

"Are you ok?" Hermione asked, taking a seat next to Natalie on the couch.  Natalie nodded.

Natalie still was leaning on Harry's chest and he was stroking her long hair.

"Hagrid read the article." Hermione said with a note of happiness in her voice. "He didn't quite get it at first, but…I explained. He was so furious with Malfoy that he took fifty points from Slytherin and wrote a note for him to take to Professor McGonagall. I'm not quite sure what it said but…"

"I have a feeling Malfoy's going to get something a lot worse than points taken when McGonagall finds out!" Ron laughed as he finished Hermione's sentence.

Natalie and Harry laughed as well.

"So are you coming down to lunch?" Hermione asked with the pitiful look in her eyes again.

Natalie didn't answer. Lunch. If her mother had been…..than she would be up in the owlrey sending her a letter right now about her first day.

"I'm not hungry." She said finally letting everyone breathe again. "I think that I'll just go…sit on my bed." She said getting up from Harry who grabbed her hand to stop her from going, but once he had realized what he did, he let go immediately.

"Ok…" Hermione said still looking at Harry with a confused look on her face. "We'll be back…do you want us to bring you anything?"

"No. I'm not hungry." Natalie said. She wished they would leave. They loved them so much but she really wanted to be alone right now.

"Ok well…see you." Ron said sadly.

They waved and left the common room. Natalie went upstairs and turned on some music…it always made her feel better in some way when she was sad. But this was worse than sad.

It's a long wait, is there anything?

For an answer, worth looking for

Is there any news worth loving for?

Is there any word worth lying for?

Is there trauma, is there anything

Or a struggle worth waiting for

Am I missing, worth living for?

Was the body found worth dying for?

Natalie broke down in tears again. Every time she thought of the fact of her mother gone sounded like she heard it for the first time.

She had no one. No one at all. Where would she go when school got out? Who would she live with? Would she live with a foster family? Would they let her continue to go to Hogwarts? She had so many questions racing through her mind…but she didn't care…her mom was gone….forever.

-At lunch-

Harry, Ron and Hermione all entered the great hall to see many confused faces. Harry looked over at the Slytherin table to see that Malfoy was no where to be seen. The three took seats next to Fred, George, and Ginny who shared the same confused faces with everyone else.

"Is it true?" Ginny asked with a worried look on her face.

Hermione nodded solemnly.

"Where is she?" George asked, for the first time not looking like he was about to cause trouble. Hermione looked surprised at George. He was actually….serious. "Is she ok?"

"Yeah, she's in her dorm." Harry said playing with his food.

"Well talking about it twenty-four seven isn't going to make her any happier. She needs to get her mind off of it. Of course it's sad and she's had all day to deal with it but make sure she comes to dinner tonight." Fred said happily.

They were all looking at him like he was crazy.

"She just lost everything she's got!" Hermione said and then suddenly clasped her hand over her mouth.

"What?" Harry said finally looking up from his food. "She's got her Dad."

Hermione shook her head again. They all gasped.

"She's got no one at all. She's a lot like Harry." She added quietly, now looking at her food.

Everyone always thought that she was a normal girl with a normal family. Aunts, Uncles, cousins, grandparents…but she had nothing but a few friends.

Lunch became very quiet after that.

It was the quickest lunch ever. Everyone wanted to get away from the awkward silence or try breaking it with sniffs or coughs.

After lunch they made their way back up to the common room to get their stuff for their next class. The first thing they heard when they entered the common room:

Just freak out let it go!

I'm gonna live my life!

I cant ever run and hide!

I wont compromise cause!

I'll never know!

I'm gonna close my eyes!

I cant watch the time go by!

I wont keep it inside!

Freak out let it go!

Just freak out let it go!

"Wow, she really likes her music." Ron said walking up to his dormitory to get his books.

A/N: Ok well as you can tell I love music! Yay! I love you use lyrics because they express so much. The first lyrics were Dashboard Confessional and the second set was Avril Lavigne again. Ok well please review! Yay I got more!!  Ok I love you reviewers so much! Keep them up!