Chapter 1 The Long Ride
I stepped out of the shower grabbing a large white fluffy towel wrapping it around myself. I wiped the mirror off and stared intently into it into my brown eyes. I sighed at my reflection then began to brush out my dark brown hair that looked black hair.
"Arianna please hurry up!" I heard my mother call from outside my door. I rolled my eyes and quickly finished getting ready. I walked out of the bathroom wearing a black tank top along with dark blue jeans. I quickly found my hoodie and pulled it over my head then headed downstairs.
"About time..." My mother muttered irritably. I smiled sweetly at her while grabbing my things and walking out to the car.
We soon arrived at platform 9 ¾ where everyone seemed to be running late. I grabbed my carry on bag and owl before putting the rest of my luggage with everyone else's. I gave my mother a quick hug and ran off before she could give her "Stay out of trouble" speech.
"Arianna please stay out of trouble! That means no fighting or playing jokes! I rather not be called upon every other day this year!" She yelled to me.
"Bye Mom! I'll be good, I promise!" I yelled semi sarcastically. I waved good bye to her and boarded the train.
I walk down the isle looking for my friends. They were no where in sight unfortunately. I finally looked in one compartment and smiled to myself seeing the back of a familiar head. Black...looks like it hasn't been done for weeks...oh yeah...that's him alright. I slammed open the compartment door and tackled the figure to the ground.
"Wh...what the!" He yelled and I kept him pinned to the ground.
"Hello there Harry!" I smiled down at him brightly. His look of shock soon subsided once he realized exactly who I was. He left out a slight sigh of relief and happiness.
"Hey Air...do...do you think you could get off of me now." I laughed a little bit getting off of him, holding out a hand to help him up. He gladly took it standing and hugging me properly. I took a seat across from him next to Luna who I had just noticed was even there along with Neville.
I greeted them quickly before asking the age old question, "So, how was your summer guys?"
They looked up at me and gave me a weak smile signaling they didn't want to talk about it. I nodded slowly taking that as a cue to stay quiet and to enjoy the scenery.
I quickly became bored considering no one was talking. Luna had been busy reading The Quibbler as always, Neville had been examining his new wand, and Harry seemed to have been in deep thought. The silence was soon interrupted when the door was slammed open. Our head snapped to see who had opened it. There stood a 6'1, blond haired, icy blue eyed, Draco Malfoy. He had the Malfoy smirk plastered on his lips and was of course not too far behind were his two lackeys, Crabbe and Goyle. Latched to his arm was one of my worst enemies, Pansy Parkinson. Pug face... I thought angrily to myself.
"Well, well, well...look who we have here." Malfoy sneered.
"Leave us alone Malfoy" Harry hissed angrily. I glanced over at Harry giving him the "Don't do anything stupid" look. He returned the look which I smirked to before commenting.
"I like the new accessory, Malfoy. It suits you well." I glanced over at Pansy whom glared dangerously at me.
"I'd watch what you say, Coal. Wouldn't want to have to go to the hospital wing before school even started, now would you?" She said not taking her eyes from me. I quickly stood to my feet as my blood began to boil. I had a bad temper, I got it from my mother. Harry grabbed onto my arm holding me back.
"Don't start with me, Parkinson." I spite angrily trying to free myself from Harry's grip. "Get out of Malfoy before I do you all in." He stood there staring at me straight into my eyes as if he were trying to figure out if I was bluffing. I shook Harry off of me and stepped closer signaling I wasn't bluffing. His eyes bore through mine, but soon broke contact and turned away.
"I'll deal with you later..." He muttered before leaving the compartment his goons following closely behind.
I let out a small angry sigh and took my place next to Luna before the compartment door slide open once more. I was on my feet quickly with my wand at ready. There stood a young third-year girl.
"I...I'm supposed to give this to Neville Longbottom and Harry Potter..." She said shyly handing them both letters. I sat down and looked from each of them.
"What is it?" I asked impatiently examining both of their faces as they read. Once again the door opened and I rolled my eyes. I'm about to rip that door of it's hinges... I thought angrily before Hermione and Ron came in. They smiled and sat in their respected places.
"Hello everyone." Hermione said happily. "What's with the face?" She asked looking to Harry and Neville.
"We got these letters...it's from a Professor Slughorn... He wants us to come to his compartment for lunch." We looked at Harry curiously.
"Well, you better get going then." Hermione said promptly. They nodded and stood to leave. I gave them a quick thumbs up and a reassuring smile. Before sitting back and looking out the window once more.