Chapter 1 - - - Train Ride
The doorknob to the compartment Michelle was sitting in turned and the door opened. A red-haired girl stuck her head in. Michelle recognized her as Ginny. Ginny opened the door all of the way to reveal Hermione, Ron, and a very sad looking Harry.
"I'm sorry. All of the compartments are full. Do you mind if we join you?" Ginny asked.
"No not at all," Michelle replied a smile on her face.
The four settled into the compartment. They placed their trunks and things overhead.
"Do you mind if I let my cat out? Crookshanks doesn't like riding in a cage, but my parents insist he does," Hermione asked.
"You are not seriously thinking of letting that devil out! He bit me the last time!" Ron yelled.
"Well Ron, you just stepped on his tail. You should be more careful," Hermione reprimanded.
Michelle laughed along with Ginny. "I don't mind. I think he's cute," Michelle said.
Hermione let out Crookshanks and began to stroke him. Crookshanks began to purr softly at her touch. Through all of this Harry sat staring out the window. Michelle's heart went out to him. She knew Sirius well and she trusted him with her secret. He was a dear friend of her and her father.
"Your name is Michelle, right?" Ron asked.
"Yes, and you're Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Harry," she said with a bit of sarcasm in her voice.
"I was wondering . . ." Hermione began.
"Yes?" Michelle urged.
"Well, I was wondering why you don't talk to anyone?" Hermione finished.
"Oh, well no one talks to me," Michelle shrugged.
"That's a good reason," Ron said as he rolled his eyes.
Hermione jabbed him in the side disturbing Crookshanks. He jumped off her lap and found a new resting place on Michelle's lap across from Harry.
"Awww, he likes you. Why don't you be are friend?" Ginny stated happily.
"Sure I would like that," Michelle smiled as she scratched Crookshanks behind the ears.
Soon they were talking like old friends. They found out that Michelle was very nice and had a great personality. They were laughing and joking around. Michelle noticed Harry was silent through all of this.
"Harry is something wrong?" Michelle asked although she already knew the answer.
"Uh? What?" Harry said looking around. "Who are who?" he directed the question towards Michelle.
"She's Michelle. She's in our house and our year. You don't pay attention, do you?" Ron asked.
"I'm sorry I have a lot on my mind," Harry replied.
Michelle wanted to tell him she felt the same way, but knew she could not yet. She wanted to tell him he would be all right. She wanted to tell him she understood, but instead she kept on quietly scratching Crookshanks.
Hermione and Ron were arguing about something again. 'Gosh, you would think that they were an old married couple by the way they acted sometimes.' Michelle thought.
"Hey Michelle?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah Ginny?"
Ginny, who was already sitting next to Michelle, moved closer and said to her in a low whisper, "Harry's been a bit upset since his godfather died. Don't mind him."
"I understand," Michelle whispered back. "I recently lost someone as well."
"Really?" Ginny said with a questioning look on her face.
"Yeah, he was a dear friend of the family," Michelle left it at that.
Ron and Hermione had stopped arguing finally. They left to attend a prefect's meeting. While they were gone, Neville Longbottom came into the compartment.
"Hey Ginny, Harry," Neville said looking around. "Have you seen my toad?"
"No we haven't. Sorry Neville," Ginny replied. "You know Michelle, right?"
"Oh yeah, hello Michelle," Neville said still looking for his toad.
"Hi. Have you checked two compartments down? I thought I saw go there earlier," Michelle said.
"Thanks. See you later," Neville replied as he left to look where Michelle advised him.
A few minutes later, they heard Neville yell, "Trevor!"
Ginny looked at Michelle, 'How did she know that. She was here the whole time.'
The door began to open. Everyone was expecting it to be Ron and Hermione, but they got Draco Malfoy and his to bodyguards, Crabbe and Goyle.
"Well, isn't it the Pothead and his Weasel girlfriend," Draco sneered and Crabbe and Goyle sniggered.
"Leave them alone Malfoy!" Ron yelled as he was coming down the aisle.
"Oh, I'm scared now," Draco laughed.
"We hexed you once, we'll do it again," Hermione threatened.
"What can you do to me Mudblood," Draco replied.
Michelle, Ginny and Harry stood up at this. They never could take Draco calling Hermione a 'Mudblood.' Everyone pulled out their wands.
"How dare you call Hermione a 'Mudblood!" Michelle yelled. "There's no benefit to be 'Pureblood.' I mean it didn't prevent your father from going to Azkaban, did it? You're just an egotistical jerk, who puts down others to make yourself feel better!"
They all stared at Michelle in shock. They did not expect this outburst from the quiet girl. Draco could not come up with a reply to this. He just left, followed by Crabbe and Goyle.
"Way to go Michelle," Ron said.
"I don't think anyone has said that to him before," Ginny smiled.
"Thank you," Hermione began. "Did you see his face? He was speechless, that was a first."
"It was nothing," Michelle blushed. "I was just tired of how he always puts others down and no one ever puts him in his place."
"Where were you the last five years? We could've used you against him," Harry spoke.
"I was right here," Michelle said with a smile.
"Well, we'll be arriving in a few minutes. We better put on our robes," Hermione told them.
They put their robes on and the train arrived at the station. They got off the train and saw Hagrid calling the first years to him. The first years looked so small and frightened compared to Hagrid. They walked over to the carriages. Harry, Michelle, Ron, and Hermione shared a carriage over to the school. Ginny went with some other students in her year. The carriage ride was uneventful. They walked into the castle and into a different world.
'No turning back now,' Michelle thought as they entered the Great Hall. She looked at the head table. The teachers were all on edge. 'They are afraid. This will definitely be quite a year.'
She took a seat by Harry and the rest. Everyone was shocked to see her there instead of off by herself. Then the doors opened and the First Years entered looking even more frightened then earlier.
AN: First chapter done. What do you think? Please review and tell me. I love hearing from you. It makes me write faster if you review. Keep reading!
KoKo Belle
The doorknob to the compartment Michelle was sitting in turned and the door opened. A red-haired girl stuck her head in. Michelle recognized her as Ginny. Ginny opened the door all of the way to reveal Hermione, Ron, and a very sad looking Harry.
"I'm sorry. All of the compartments are full. Do you mind if we join you?" Ginny asked.
"No not at all," Michelle replied a smile on her face.
The four settled into the compartment. They placed their trunks and things overhead.
"Do you mind if I let my cat out? Crookshanks doesn't like riding in a cage, but my parents insist he does," Hermione asked.
"You are not seriously thinking of letting that devil out! He bit me the last time!" Ron yelled.
"Well Ron, you just stepped on his tail. You should be more careful," Hermione reprimanded.
Michelle laughed along with Ginny. "I don't mind. I think he's cute," Michelle said.
Hermione let out Crookshanks and began to stroke him. Crookshanks began to purr softly at her touch. Through all of this Harry sat staring out the window. Michelle's heart went out to him. She knew Sirius well and she trusted him with her secret. He was a dear friend of her and her father.
"Your name is Michelle, right?" Ron asked.
"Yes, and you're Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Harry," she said with a bit of sarcasm in her voice.
"I was wondering . . ." Hermione began.
"Yes?" Michelle urged.
"Well, I was wondering why you don't talk to anyone?" Hermione finished.
"Oh, well no one talks to me," Michelle shrugged.
"That's a good reason," Ron said as he rolled his eyes.
Hermione jabbed him in the side disturbing Crookshanks. He jumped off her lap and found a new resting place on Michelle's lap across from Harry.
"Awww, he likes you. Why don't you be are friend?" Ginny stated happily.
"Sure I would like that," Michelle smiled as she scratched Crookshanks behind the ears.
Soon they were talking like old friends. They found out that Michelle was very nice and had a great personality. They were laughing and joking around. Michelle noticed Harry was silent through all of this.
"Harry is something wrong?" Michelle asked although she already knew the answer.
"Uh? What?" Harry said looking around. "Who are who?" he directed the question towards Michelle.
"She's Michelle. She's in our house and our year. You don't pay attention, do you?" Ron asked.
"I'm sorry I have a lot on my mind," Harry replied.
Michelle wanted to tell him she felt the same way, but knew she could not yet. She wanted to tell him he would be all right. She wanted to tell him she understood, but instead she kept on quietly scratching Crookshanks.
Hermione and Ron were arguing about something again. 'Gosh, you would think that they were an old married couple by the way they acted sometimes.' Michelle thought.
"Hey Michelle?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah Ginny?"
Ginny, who was already sitting next to Michelle, moved closer and said to her in a low whisper, "Harry's been a bit upset since his godfather died. Don't mind him."
"I understand," Michelle whispered back. "I recently lost someone as well."
"Really?" Ginny said with a questioning look on her face.
"Yeah, he was a dear friend of the family," Michelle left it at that.
Ron and Hermione had stopped arguing finally. They left to attend a prefect's meeting. While they were gone, Neville Longbottom came into the compartment.
"Hey Ginny, Harry," Neville said looking around. "Have you seen my toad?"
"No we haven't. Sorry Neville," Ginny replied. "You know Michelle, right?"
"Oh yeah, hello Michelle," Neville said still looking for his toad.
"Hi. Have you checked two compartments down? I thought I saw go there earlier," Michelle said.
"Thanks. See you later," Neville replied as he left to look where Michelle advised him.
A few minutes later, they heard Neville yell, "Trevor!"
Ginny looked at Michelle, 'How did she know that. She was here the whole time.'
The door began to open. Everyone was expecting it to be Ron and Hermione, but they got Draco Malfoy and his to bodyguards, Crabbe and Goyle.
"Well, isn't it the Pothead and his Weasel girlfriend," Draco sneered and Crabbe and Goyle sniggered.
"Leave them alone Malfoy!" Ron yelled as he was coming down the aisle.
"Oh, I'm scared now," Draco laughed.
"We hexed you once, we'll do it again," Hermione threatened.
"What can you do to me Mudblood," Draco replied.
Michelle, Ginny and Harry stood up at this. They never could take Draco calling Hermione a 'Mudblood.' Everyone pulled out their wands.
"How dare you call Hermione a 'Mudblood!" Michelle yelled. "There's no benefit to be 'Pureblood.' I mean it didn't prevent your father from going to Azkaban, did it? You're just an egotistical jerk, who puts down others to make yourself feel better!"
They all stared at Michelle in shock. They did not expect this outburst from the quiet girl. Draco could not come up with a reply to this. He just left, followed by Crabbe and Goyle.
"Way to go Michelle," Ron said.
"I don't think anyone has said that to him before," Ginny smiled.
"Thank you," Hermione began. "Did you see his face? He was speechless, that was a first."
"It was nothing," Michelle blushed. "I was just tired of how he always puts others down and no one ever puts him in his place."
"Where were you the last five years? We could've used you against him," Harry spoke.
"I was right here," Michelle said with a smile.
"Well, we'll be arriving in a few minutes. We better put on our robes," Hermione told them.
They put their robes on and the train arrived at the station. They got off the train and saw Hagrid calling the first years to him. The first years looked so small and frightened compared to Hagrid. They walked over to the carriages. Harry, Michelle, Ron, and Hermione shared a carriage over to the school. Ginny went with some other students in her year. The carriage ride was uneventful. They walked into the castle and into a different world.
'No turning back now,' Michelle thought as they entered the Great Hall. She looked at the head table. The teachers were all on edge. 'They are afraid. This will definitely be quite a year.'
She took a seat by Harry and the rest. Everyone was shocked to see her there instead of off by herself. Then the doors opened and the First Years entered looking even more frightened then earlier.
AN: First chapter done. What do you think? Please review and tell me. I love hearing from you. It makes me write faster if you review. Keep reading!
KoKo Belle