A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry its been forever since my last post but life IS hectic. Anyways I want to dedicate this chapter to Heather, at least that's what it says on her email lol. Naturally since it's been so long since I've posted, and because the 6th book came out, I've got to use some of J.K. Rowling's ideas and what not; so some of it is going to be out of the book.

Oh, and I don't own Harry Potter or any of J.K. Rowling's original characters. I do own the 6th book though, (caresses book.)

Chapter Eight: Confusion…

Lilian awoke the next morning to sunlight streaming through the curtains surrounding her bed. She blinked several times while rubbing her eyes. Confused and dazed Lilian stood up in order to peer around the strange room. She remembered this room. This was the place she had spoken with Dumbledore.

"Tomorrow you'll be fitted for your school robes and wand." Those words still echoed through her mind. Was he serious? Was he really going to let her learn magic?

"Yer up, tha's good." Lilian jumped at the strange sight in front of her. The man speaking to her was enormously tall and very rough around the edges. "Professor Dumbledore told me to wake yeh, but since yer awake I jus' need ta give ya these." The giant held out a few garments that Lilian guessed she was supposed to change into. She began taking off her shirt when, "Wha? N-no yeh change behind the curtain lil miss." Said The man blushing a bit.

"But why?" Lilian asked out of curiosity. She had never been around people before so she wasn't very accustomed to their ways.

"Well… tha's just how it is! Now scoot!" He said pushing her behind the curtain. A minute later she came out wearing the same outfit she was before, "What am I to do with this garment?" she asked holding out a bra the giant had given her.

"Ah! Well, tha's… well th's somethin' for Madame Pompfry to help you with." Said the giant.

"Are you Madame-" Lilian begun to ask, but was then cut off.

"No, my dear, that is Professor Hagrid, I am Madame Pompfry." Said an older woman walking up to them.

The woman dragged her behind the curtain again and with a wave of her wand Lilian was fully clothed and appeared to have just gotten out of the shower, for the dirt that had once covered her body was no more.

Lilian stepped around the curtain and glanced at her self in the mirror. It was as if she was looking at a stranger. Her once matted hair now draped her shoulders, hanging loose past her waist. A tall, thin young woman in a knee length flowy white dress stood before her. The material was light as a feather but seemed to cling to her body in all the right places.

She continued to stare in awe at her reflection. It amazed her, how well she cleaned up; it was as if she was a different person. True, her eyes still had circles under them, and her face was still sunken from malnourishment, but she didn't notice any of that. She couldn't believe she was at Hogwarts… she had thought it just a dream, boy had she been wrong.

She was soon shaken from her reverie by a booming voice, "Look at yeh! Tha's much better, now ain't it?" Hagrid patted her on the back and she collapsed under the blow. "Ah! I'm sorry! I don' know me own strength, heh… Well now, we best be goin' we have lots ahead of us today." Hagrid started to walk to the door with Lilian close behind.

"You get back here this instant!" Hagrid jumped and they both turned to see Madam Pompfry holding a tray of food. "That's my patient and she needs to eat."

"But Professor Dumbledore said-"

"I don't care what he said! She can leave with you after she's had a good breakfast!" said Madam Pompfry in a strict voice.

Hagrid sighed, "Fine, fine. Your righ' the girl needs to eat." At this Hagrid turned to Lilian and with a huge smile said, "Fill up and then we can go school shoppin'."

Lilian had filled her stomach to it's bursting point and they had left Hogwarts. They were now walking down a path that Hagrid said would take them to a town called Hogsmeade.

As they continued to walk, Lilian thought back to a few minutes ago, to when they were leaving Hogwarts.. There were so many people, and they were all staring at her and whispering as she walked by. It didn't help that Hagrid stood out in a crowed.

"I'm sorry Lilian. I dint think the students would be up this early on a Saturday…" Hagrid said in soft voice.

Lilian just wrapped her arms tighter around herself. All she wanted to do right now was crawl into a dark place and hide. She wasn't used to the sunlight that was streaming through every window, nor was she used to being noticed by so many people at once. The only person who had ever noticed her was Sirius… and he was gone.

NO! No he wasn't gone! She told herself. I'll learn a bit more magic, I'll do my research… I'll find him. He fell through that archway. I'm going to find out what it is, and where it leads…

That was the moment she noticed him. It was Harry Potter. He was walking down the hall with a tall boy with red hair and a girl with curly brown hair.

"She came out of nowhere! She was just there all of a sudden holding a knife to my throat!" Harry exclaimed in as low a voice as he could muster.

"Hm… I wonder how she knew Sirius…" Hermione said in a thoughtful manner.

"Sounds like she's off her nut if ya ask me!" Harry knew Ron would say this, but it still made Harry laugh. Ron was always good for a laugh but in this particular situation Harry was more interested in hearing Hermione's thoughts on the matter.

"And you said she was wearing an Azkaban uniform?" Hermione asked. "I read a lot about Azkaban in our second year, because that's where they had sent Hagrid, but I don't ever remember reading anything about a young girl ever being sent there… It's quite unheard of that anybody but Voldemort's-" Ron let out a small gasp, Hermione shook her head at this and continued, "-Voldemort's followers and some other very dark wizards to be held in Azkaban. So I can't for the life of me imagine why a girl our age would be held in such an awful place…"

Harry thought about what Hermione said while they continued to walk down the hall. "Wouldn't it be a big deal if there was a girl in Azkaban? I mean wouldn't it at least be in a back issue of the Proph-" The words caught in Harry's throat. He saw Hagrid walking down the hallway, and just behind him was the girl from the night before.

"Harry?" Hermione's voice cut through Harry's thoughts. "Harry, what's wrong?" He could tell she was asking out of concern.

Harry turned to Hermione, "That's her, that girl with Hagrid she's the one who attacked me last night!"

TO BE CONTINUED…

A/N: Sorry, I know this chapter is a little slow but the next one should be a little more exciting. Oh, and I know I'm probably not spelling the nurse's name right but I really don't feel like looking it up. Feel free to correct me though, I would be much obliged if ya did! Oh and Heather, I absolutely, positively promise to put the next chapter up by next week! Promise! Woo!