Chapter 3

The problem with Alex

"Kat come on well be late, kestrel, come on people" each person Auradria tried to wake up moaned and rolled over. Auradria sighed. She walked downstairs and into the common room and sat in an oversized chair.

"Up early again I see" Auradria turned around

"Draco...so... nothing wrong with that" Draco sat down in a chair across from Auradria.

"That Purte girl you talked to...I don't want you talking to her stay away she'll be nothing but trouble."

"Right and what I'm supposed to just forget I ever met her and pretend she don't exists?"

"Precisely"

Aura stud up "Forget it you are not going to choose my friends like you've chose everything else." "Aura started toward the door "besides she seams like a nice girl."

After breakfast and the class schedules were handed out Aura left to find Harry Ron and Hermione.

"...Potions...and magical creatures last" Harry finished

"Awesome Harry we have the same classes."

"I have charms and then Magical Creatures last"

"Hey guys" said a hyper voice behind Hermione.

"Hey Aura" Ron said

"Hello Auradria" said Harry. Auradria looked hurt

"What's wrong?" Aura said glancing at the schedules "hum...potions and magical creatures last like me..." Aura looked at Hermione "Hermione?"

"Charms first and last potions"

"Oh man...that's what you get for being so smart" Hermione looked at Aura "only kidding you know" Aura said.

As Aura looked up and down the hall walking to her first class defense agents the dark arts she was looking for people she knew and mostly for Alex. Aura walked into the class and took a seat. "Only Pansy Parkinson" Aura sighed as Pansy sat next to her

"Hi Aura" pansy said

"Pansy stop your not getting anywhere you know that right I like hanging out with the Gryffindors there fun to be around unlike the snobby Slitherin's" Aura stud up "I know 'the dragon' likes you and he put you up to this" Aura sat in the back and said aloud to herself "I'll take care of him."

A few minutes into Dark arts the door swung open in the doorway was Alex breathing heavily

"I am so sorry Professor Frost I..."

"No excuses just find your seat"

Aura was in a deep daydream and didn't realize Alex had come in or sat next to her. Aura finally looked came to and looked up when something cult her attention. She looked over and noticed Alex finally and fell out of her chair. Aura got up.

"Sorry professor Frost I dropped my pencil." Aura sat in her seat "You made it" Alex looked at Aura

"Shh" Aura sighed.

After class Aura finally got to talk to Alex "Alex what is the rest of your schedule like? Why were you late?" Alex looked at Aura and handed her schedule. Aura looked at it "Hey this is great we have the same exact classes this is so cool…" Aura handed Alex back her schedule "Alex…what's wrong?" it was only then that Aura noticed the other kids looking at Alex. "Wonder what there problem is?" Aura asked out loud.

"Me" Alex said quietly. Aura looked at Alex

"No way."

It was finally Friday and Aura noticed Alex was being stared at more and more. "What is there problem?" Aura said giving small groups a mean look. "You'd think they never saw a new person before." Alex looked at Aura

"So you haven't heard what they're saying about me?" she asked.

"Yes, I have its pretty hard not to, but I dislike idle gossip besides its not the end of the world."

"So you know that I come from Azkban?" Aura did nothing as they walked down the hall. Aura then saw an empty classroom and pulled Alex into it

"Look Alex I don't care if you came from Azkban." Aura tossed her shoulder bag off and it landed next to a desk. Aura looked at Alex "making sure nothings around." Alex looked at her curiously. Aura had a finger up to her mouth. After a minuet Aura walked over and picked up her bag she rummaged around and pulled out a pocket sneakoscope. "A real one only works within a few feet though." Aura placed it back in her bag "Alex would you tell me something I know you don't know me to well yet but why were you in…that place…I mean the real reason not what there saying." Aura said waving her hand toward the door Alex looked at aura for a while. The bell rung overhead the sign that classes were to start. Alex leaned on the wall close to the door.

"I am in there cause well, every one says I am his follower." Alex shuddered.

"Right how you can't be much older then Harry… besides that" aura looked outside the doorway. "Come on." She pulled Alex out into the hall. "You seem scared of any mention of…him" Alex nodded. "If anyone asks we were in the bathroom." Alex nodded again. "Don't worry your secrets safe with me." Aura opened to door to the charms room. "Sorry were late professor"

At lunch Aura and Alex sat at the end of the Slytherin table talking about classes when Draco and his goonies strode up to them.

"So Aura" Draco started as he made his way between Alex and her. "I'm wondering if Azkaban Alex has told you about her stay?"

"Shove off Draco" Aura said calmly Draco ignored her and continued. "I wonder if she's in league with you-know-who or maybe she broke -----" Malfoy was stopped by a face full of what appeared to be cake Aura had mashed in his face.

"I told you to shove off" Aura stud up wiping her hands "come on Alex it seems our Slytherin friends don't want us around much longer." Alex and Aura grabbed there bags and set off toward the potion classroom.

The bell rang a little later signaling the end of lunch. Alex and Aura stayed seated at the door as the corridor started to fill with Slytherins and Gryffindors. Aura got up and Alex followed Aura toward the back of the lines. Instead of standing in the Slytherin line they stood in back of the Griffindor line. The three in the back were Harry Hermione and Ron they all looked at Aura and Ron whispered,

"What are you doing?"

"Shhh" aura said.

"What are we doing Aura?" Alex asked.

Aura thought, "you should stand in the Slytherin line I might get into a bit of trouble with Snape and if you stay here you may get in trouble"

"You're the only friend I have I am behind you whatever you do." With that said the door to the potion room. Snape looked up and down the lines he saw Aura and Alex in the Griffindor

"Wrong line ladies." He said a few Slytherins snickered "Move to the right line Auradria."

Aura and Alex didn't move. "No sir."

The Gryffindors looked at her.

Snape walked up to her "Everyone inside" the lines however moved to form a slight circle behind Snape. "To good to stand in the right lane Miss. Power" he noticed Alex but said nothing

"I would rather stand in a line of Gryffindors then in a line containing a bighead git and his puppets." She said looking strait into professor Snape's eyes.

"Detention and 5 points from Slytherin for backtalk." he said turning around. The students scrambled to get into the classroom ahead of the professor. Alex and Aura took seats in the back row next to Harry, Ron and Hermione. Ron and Harry gave Aura thumbs up. After class-Snape was in a foul mood the whole time- Snape kept Aura after to give her, her detention details. Alex waited for her as Aura walked out Alex saw that Aura was smiling.

"Its nothing to bad is it?" Alex asked worried. Aura shook her head.

"Its my turn to tell you a secret." Heading outside to Hagrid's hut Aura proceeded to tell Alex her secret.

"So you see I'm living in the stuck up snobs house and professor Snape knows that" Aura shrugged. So I get off on things…its not right but there's not much I can do about that." Aura looked at Alex.

"I wonder what kind of creatures we get to care for this year?" Aura wondered out loud.

Alex smiled "Hagrid is either going to use wood nymphs called Dryads or Barometzes."

"I hope it's the what did you call them dryads?" When aura and Alex got to Hagrid's hut sure enough he held out a cage of wood nymphs.

Hagrid had made groups of 5 to study the dryads. Aura was beaming with joy as she earned Slytherins 10 points for knowing about wood nymphs. She had whispered thanks to Alex for telling her.

"Hey Aura how come you were in our line anyway?" Ron asked Aura as Hagrid handed out cages of dryads

"She was mad at Malfoy for being mean to me." Alex said joining Harry, Ron and Hermione. "Do you mind if I join you?" Harry and Hermione shook their heads.

"I'm not just mad I'm infuriated the dim-witted, spoiled brat has no right." Aura said nearly breaking her quill.

"Its alright Aura…" Alex saw the Dryad look at Aura. "Look Aura she says hi" Alex said giggling.

Aura got down on her stomach to get a closer look. The dryad fluttered a little, done a few back flips and danced a little more.

"It seems someone likes you Aura." Hagrid said from behind the group.

"Really…you think so?" Aura had to giggle and she clapped after the nymph finished. "Can I give her a name Hagrid…please?" Hagrid nodded. "How bout…" Aura thought. "Pixie?" she asked the nymph. The nymph turned her back. "No okay how's… starlight?" the fairy twittered happily. "Starlight" Harry, Hermione, Ron, Alex and Aura placed the names on the top of the parchment.

"Now its official." Alex said joining Aura on her stomach.

A little while later the bell rang signaling classes were over. Harry and Ron had taken their parchment up. They left

"Lots of homework already" they explained.

Aura and Alex stuck around Hagrid's playing with Starlight -Aura felt that she wouldn't try to fly off toward the forest- so Starlight played with Alex and Aura dancing for them. Soon it was time to leave but Starlight had a different idea she would not let go of Aura.

"Odd dryads usually don't cling ter people…"

"Can I keep her Hagrid… you know a special assignment to find out why she's clinging to me"

"All right but you have ter bring her back each class."

"Of course" Aura said beaming "You hear that Starlight is that okay?" she asked Starlight. Starlight fluttered happily. "She's says okay" The girls head off toward the castle for dinner.