A/N: Thanks to all who have read and a special thanks to all who reviewed! This chapter is also short but the next one is longer!

NorthernStar: Forsomereason I dedicating this bit to you, why? 'Cause it's got the 'Human Alert' bit! lol

matrixelf: Thanks! Glad you liked it! :D

Frog in Milk: First of all the frog thing, I like it! This one is also short but the next one is looooonger, and you do find out about Shadow's mum! I know 'cause I've already written it!

UK All The Way: blinks Calm down! Here's more....

CHAPTER 7: Bird Out the Window

CHAPTER 7: CHAPTER 7:

Late, in the Gryffindor common room everyone was getting used to having Shadow in the 'acceptable' list. Harry announced that ignoring her was the wrong decision by him and that they should have been friendlier towards her. George and the slightly pink Fred were delighted!

Ron, Hermione and Harry were sitting in their usual seats by the fireplace, talking about how things were going at school and stuff. Suddenly, a giant explosion came from the boy's dormitory.

"What have they done now!" Hermione yelled storming into the dormitory, Ron reluctantly slugging behind. It was then that Harry noticed Shadow sitting on the window ledge, a big black mysterious Raven on perched on her raised hand. Harry left is chair and walked up behind her.

"Yeah, well…" Shadow's voice rang off and she giggled. Harry suddenly thought he was going mad at what happened next, but then he remembered, it is the wizarding world!

"Girl, give it back to him!" the raven crowed.

"I can't he's in sly-" Shadow started but the raven cut in.

"Human alert, human alert!"the bird crowed, flapping its wings up and down. Shadow whipped around, "Harry!" she cried and chucked the bird out of the open window.

"Wha…who was that?" Harry asked, looking down at Shadow. She blushed slightly.

"My only friend." She answered, "Raven Dark, she's my only friend, the only person I know except for my grandfather and governess. I was always kept in the dark, trained to be a great witch…" Harry stared at her, she had been isolated just like him…he suddenly felt more towards her. He felt as though he wasn't alone…that someone had been through the same thing as him…but in a slightly different way. Harry took another long look at her and suddenly felt a strange type of love, one he had never felt before…. brotherly love.

A/N: Thanks for reading, hope you liked it! I know it was short but the next chapter is longer!