A/N: for all those that recognize this fanfiction it's because my last account (Articunomage) at was deleted 'cause I hadn't updated with stories forever so they deleted it, but this is my new account and this is my story so don't get mad at me because I didn't steal this story from anyone, lol. Oh, and I DON'T OWN THE HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS, J.K.ROWLING DOES, the only characters I own are the ones that have no connection to the novels.

Harry's new friend

Chapter 1

It had started out to be a horrible summer for our raven-haired wonder. But something, should I say someone will change his summer forever (A/N: No not Malfoy, Ron, or Hermione). A family had moved next to the Dursleys. One that Harry would finally be able to make another friend from. It was going to be his seventh year at Hogwarts; meaning he wouldn't be friends with the child of the family for long. Harry was in his room and noticed that next door someone was unpacking their things. He heard the conversation being held between the mother and the daughter. But it was more of an argument than a conversation.

"This is going to be fun Alexandra; you get to meet new friends" her mother tried to sooth her, but apparently the daughter was in no state to be soothed at the moment.

"But mom, I was fine back in California, why did we have to move to the United Kingdom? This is a waste of my life!" the daughter had practically screamed at her mother, having her voice show how much she disliked moving.

"Alexandra Emily Orion, please think on the positive side, you'll be going to Hogwarts for your seventh year here in England" the daughter's mother had said with a sigh

"Yes mom" Alex had said back to her mother

"Now get the rest of your things unpacked. Or at least unpack them later." Her mother soon exited the room and left her daughter to unpack or do something

Harry was so happy that she was a witch, and that she was going to the same school as he. Not to mention she was in the same year as he was. He liked her name, when he saw her face he thought she was really beautiful. She had deep brown hair that wasn't quite black yet, it had blonde and slightly red highlights and her eyes were an amazing color. They were hazel but he couldn't tell whether the wanted to be more green or more brown, but all he new was that her eyes were more beautiful to him than any other pair of eyes he has seen on the planet. He noticed she was leaving so he decided to follow her. She walked down the street trying to figure out how she was gonna tell which house was hers. She had to tell her dad to get a paint job. Harry tapped her on the shoulder and she turned around.

"Hi, my name is Harry Potter"

"Wow, the boy who lived not surprised though! I'm Alexandra Orion; you can call me Alex if you want"

"I might" he said, sounding as if he already knew he had had the permission to call her by the nickname she had so many others call her by.

"so you live around here too, because you live with muggles?"

"yeah, are you the same way?"

"no, my parents are witches and wizards, it's just that I have so many muggle friends its hard to tell"

"where did you move from?"

"how did you know I moved here?"

"you're my new neighbor"

"oh, I moved here from the U.S"

"really! No wonder you sound funny"

"I sound funny! Listen to you! Wait a minute, never mind, I don't want to lose a friend that I have just made, so do you wanna walk me home? I don't remember where it is" she chuckles to herself from her embarrassment.

"yeah, that would be excellent"

"excellent" she chuckles again just from the possible mimicry she had just used, not really meaning to say the same thing, but was glad that he was being gracious enough to walk her back home.

So they walked back to her house and she said she was going to ask her mom if they could come over for dinner.

"hey, I'm going to go back to my family's house and inform them of the dinner invitation, alright?"

"yeah ok, see you in a while"

So Harry went and told the Dursleys that they were invited to dinner at the Orions house. So the Dursleys got ready and went over. The door rings and Alexandra opens the door.

"please come in Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, thanks for coming"

They all sat in the living room while Alexandra got the snacks ready with Harry.

"please go sit down, I don't need help"

"yeah well my aunt and uncle are rude people so I have to help"

"but, but…….ok fine, at least it gets the job done faster."

So it was finally dinner and they all sat at the table.

"so why is your last name spelled with io and not ya?" Vernon had decided to start the conversation with that particular question

"it's spelt like the constellation Orion" Alex had replied to his question

"oh, how very interesting, do a lot of people such as co-workers spell it wrong?" Petunia piped into the conversation along with Vernon

Alexandra's parents had a slight giggle.

"well, sometimes, but it's a simple mistake, we usually don't get upset, but once they realize their mistake they try to make up for it, and we just tell them that it was fine, I suppose we're just use to it"

So the rest of the night went well, then it was time to go home. Alexandra walked Harry home.

"thank you for dinner, by the way we didn't catch your name young miss" Vernon had said to Alex

"its Alexandra sir"

Once the Dursleys were out of sight Alexandra grabbed Harry's hand gently.

"your uncle and aunt are bitches!"

"you're telling me!"

"they're so rude to you, how can you live in that house?"

"I try to ignore them, but when I'm in Hogwarts I'm free"

"well then let's hope the summer goes by fast; don't want to be stuck in a hell hole like that now do we? Well good night."

Alexandra kissed him on the cheek and left. Harry held his cheek feeling very happy that she kissed him; this was going to be a great summer.

A/N: ok dokie, first chapter is done, R&R, thanks