The New Girl

The term was starting at Hogwarts and Draco was head boy. He had promised himself now that his father was out of the picture he would be a better person and not hurt so many people. While he was riding the train he waited for Hermione to join him in the Heads compartment. When she came he figured he would open the envelope that said "Head Boy&Girl". When he opened it he and Hermione were surprised that it said "To Mr. Malfoy & Ms. Flagstaff". He couldn't understand why some girl he didn't even know was head girl and Hermione, the beautiful girl sitting next to him, wasn't.

"I was wondering who head girl would be. Who is she anyway, I've never heard of her going to Hogwarts?"Hermione asked him who seemed not to know either.

"I don't know I've never heard of her either. I wonder if she exists?" Draco said not knowing what to do since he could hear the prefects outside the compartment door. He turned to Hermione just as they heard the knock out side of the prefects wanting to enter and get out of the hall way.

"Hermione, say that you are covering for this Flagstaff chick, please help me I don't know what I'm going to...." Draco said scared since he feared that Dumbledore was playing a very bad trick on him by assigning him a Head Girl that didn't exist.

"Don't worry, Honey. Everything will be fine." She said as she gave him a reassuring kiss. Draco didn't mind this, actually it comforted him since he and Hermione had been secretly see each other since the end of last term. "Come in," She said and a prefect slide the compartment door open. A whole torrent of prefects came in some in there fifth year some in their sixth year and the rest in their seventh year. "Now, I must inform you that the Head girl is not here at the moment but you will be meeting her soon after we get to school. Her name is Flagstaff we re not sure of her first name. I will help Malfoy here with the prefects briefing so listen up because this is important information that you need to memorize, I suggest you take notes."

"What, we have to take notes, I don't want to be a prefect." An apathetic fifth year Ravenclaw said edging towards the door. Others who didn't know they need to take notes started to conjure up quills and parchment to write on. One sixth year Gryffindore conjured a quick quotes quill so she didn't exactly have to pay attention but could stare at Ron Weasley, who was also a Gryffindore prefect.

"She's pulling your chain guys, you don't need to take notes just pay attention and you'll be fine." Draco said with a chuckle.

They briefed the prefects on what they needed to know, what they were allowed to do and when meetings would be so he could check on their progress. Since some of the a sixth year boys and girls would be heads next year.

When they got to school they went straight to the Great Hall and sat down at their tables. Then Dumbledore began to speak.

"Welcome students I hope you all had a great summer. I did as he glanced." at Professor McGonagle. "Soon the new students will be coming in. Im sure all you prefects and Mr. Malfoy are wondering who the Head Girl this year will be, well you will find out after supper before all of you leave to your dormitories. Ah, Professor McGonagle you may bring the new students in.

As the new students came in they stared at the ceiling which tonight had comets whizzing by. Draco couldn't believe that that was him just seven years ago. This year it seemed forever for the sorting to finish. He didn't understand why, normally to him it went by fast and he always was the first to greet a new Slytherin but tonight he couldn't wait for it to be over.

Finally it was over and they began to eat the glorious feast the was prepared by the house elves that worked at Hogwarts. He couldn't believe that even this seemed to go by unbelievably slow. He wasn't that hungry and didn't feel much like talking. What he wanted was to find out who the new girl was. Just as she glanced up at the staff table and he saw a tawny owl drop an envelope in front of Dumbledore. He opened it and read it for a few seconds then stood up and cleared his throat.

"Students our new Student and Head Girl has just arrived. I feel that you should all meet her but I have just been informed that she is not feeling well, so Mr. Malfoy will you mind escorting her the Heads dormitories. If she is hungry just call for Dobby or Twinkle and they tend to you."

With theses words Malfoy got up and left the Great Hall. When he was out in the entrance hall he noticed and girl that looked like she should have been a fifth year. He walked over to her to take her to their dormitories. Her head was looking up at the ceiling since the sky was also showing in here too, so he cleared his throat and spoke up so she could hear him. "Excuse me, are you Ms. Flagstaff?" Draco asked feeling slightly guilty that he had made he jump when he cleared his throat.

"Um, yes I am, could you call me Mattie, where are we going? I don't know where any of my things are. A rather scrawny man brought me here by a floo powder, we came in throught the fire place in the other room. He said he was going back to get my luggage but that was ten minutes ago."

"Ah, I see you have met out resident squib, Mr. Filch. He probable to took your things to our dormitory. In fact Im heading up their now would you follow me please. Are you hungry? Since we can get you anything you want." Draco asked her as they went up dozens of stair cases before getting to the portrait of a rather pretty little girl practicing a muggle dance called ballet.

"Twinkle toes" The portrait swung open to reveal a lovely furnished common room. That on one side had green and sliver colors that were on the furniture in that side of the room and dark red chairs on the other side. "Well this must be our common room. Im guessing the rooms are up those stairs. You can pick the room you want." Draco said looking at her with interest in the way she study the room with passion as if this were where she was going to make a new start. As she was going up the stairs Draco asked her, "Um, Mattie, if you don't mind my asking, where are you from?"

"Im from Paris. I was going to school at Beauxbaton," just hen she reached a room, "I got the room on the right," and he heard the door close and that's all he heard from her for a while.

A few hours after he had gone to sleep he heard her screaming in the other room. He ran out of his room and into hers to see that she was having a pretty bad nightmare. He sat on her bed and tried to wake her up.Finally she opened her eyes and looked at him with fear in her eyes. He was confused about what was going on. He wanted to ask her what happened but he didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable. "Are you okay, I heard you screaming from the other room?" Draco asked not sure what to do.

"Please don't let them touch me again." She said as she fell into his arms crying.