Some One New
Chapter 1: Her
This was the start of Harry, Hermione, and Ron's 7th year at Hogwarts. As the walked to the Gryffindor table Harry noticed there was a new girl. She looked like a 7th year buy Harry had never seen her before. "Hey look have you ever seen her before?" Harry asked Ron.
"Seen who before?" Hermione asked as she walked up behind Harry and Ron.
"Her" Ron said pointing to the new girl.
"Oh, her." She said uninterested. "She is the new exchange student from an American wizarding school," Hermione said.
"Wow America, that is bloody brilliant. But where in America is she from?" Harry asked.
"I don't know. Why don't you ask her?" Hermione replied.
"If you are talking about me please don't," the girl said as she walked up. "By the way if you were I'm Rachel Pratt." She said.
"So are you really from America?" asked Harry.
"Yes I am. Now that I have told you my name what is yours?" Rachel asked.
"Well my name is Hermione Granger. This is Harry Potter, and this is Ron Wesley." Hermione said. She pointed to Ron and Harry as she said their names.
"Are you the famous Harry Potter? Do you really have the scare? Do you remember any of the events that happened the night your parents died?" Rachel asked quickly. Then she noticed it was very rude of her to questions and said "I am so sorry Harry I... I didn't mean to be rude." She said blushing.
"It is quiet alright. Actually I have learned more about my parents being here than I did before I came." Harry said.
"Oh really? That is very interesting. I have learned a lot about you, by books I mean. Now I can write my friends back in Houston tellin' them that I have met you," she said.
"Is that were you live in America? Houston?" Ron asked.
"Ya it is in Texas which is a state in America," Rachel replied
"Hey scare-face move out of the way." Draco Malfoy said as he pushed by. "What is this beautiful lady doing over hear?" he asked Rachel.
"And you are?" Rachel questioned him
"Oh me.. Well my name is Draco Malfoy," he replied.
"Nice to met you Draco. My name is Rachel Pratt. I'm a new exchange student form America. Now if you would be so kind as to get out of my way. I was talking to Harry, Ron, and Hermione." She said pushing him out of the way. "Lets go sit down for dinner." She said to the other three.
"Bloody brilliant Rachel," Ron stammered. "Even Hermione has punched Malfoy but never left him just standing there speechless."
"Thanks Ron," Hermione said sarcastically.
"You make it sound like I did something awesome, my teachers back home insist us doing that kind of thing," replied Rachel.
"Well let's just say that Malfoy has never had a girl stand up to him like that," Harry put in.
When they got to the table Ron and Rachel got into an indebt conversation about American quidditch and many other things. Harry and Hermione were left alone to talk by themselves. The minutes flew by and soon it was time to go to bed.
"Will you show me were our common room is?" Rachel asked as Hermione, Harry, and Ron got up to leave.
"Sheer." Hermione said. "Let's go." She motioned her two old friends and new friend out of the Great Hall, and up to the Gryffindor common room.