Meeting but Not Knowing

It was a bright and sunny day as a young man traipsed through the city of London. Weaving in and out of its streets, he tried to get to the pub that was the only thing that was able to take him back to where he belonged-the world of magic.

As he came towards the magical inn, he began to wonder if maybe this year at school would be slightly different. Maybe his enemies would become the greatest of friends to him and maybe more, you could never tell with these things. The boy smiled as he thought of a certain brown-haired girl in his year.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Diagon Alley, a young woman smiled as she thought of a certain blonde-haired boy in her year at school. As she wandered through the crowded street, she couldn't help but wander to how maybe, just maybe, her worst enemies might become her newest best friends. Or maybe some things would stay the same they had been like for the past few years. You could never really tell but it was exciting to think about the consequences of what would happen if your thoughts turned into reality. The woman shook her head and carried on walking.

As she stepped into the Leaky Cauldron she couldn't help but smile. She felt right here. Magic was in her blood and she loved it. She walked over to her usual table, already reaching for a book inside her bag when she noticed that the table was occupied with another who was also reading a book. Surely they wouldn't mind if she just sat there reading for a while. What harm could that do? She walked over to where the table was situated and observed the person sitting at the table. He had blonde hair and a cute face with silver eyes. He wore dark blue jeans and a white shirt with a few buttons open at the top. She smiled as she saw that he was engrossed in a book that she had read quite a few times and was currently reading at the moment; Jane Eyre. She waited to see if he acknowledged her presence but nothing came of it. She became slightly annoyed so she made a little cough which made the young man look up at the breath-taking beauty before him.

She had golden-brown hair that flowed down her back and ended in small ringlets. She was wearing a baby blue, knee-length skirt, which showed off her perfect, tanned legs completely. She also wore a white halter top that said in small writing 'Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Hate me because I'm better than you!' The comment made him inwardly chuckle. He looked at her face and saw that she had gorgeous chocolate brown eyes with a hint of gold in them, which made them stand out more. She looked like she had kissable lips which were a rosy-red. To him she was drop-dead gorgeous.

"Excuse me? Sir? I was wondering whether I could possibly sit with you. If that's alright." She asked him politely.

He shook his head and came out of his trance and smiled at the beauty before him before nodding his head as a yes.

She thanked him as she sat down and started reading her book. As she read her book, he tried to take in how beautiful this girl was but it wasn't working. He couldn't work out how she was so pretty. He got bored of just staring at her; he wanted to hear her voice again. It sounded so familiar. He decided to start up a conversation.

"What book are you reading?" he asked politely.

She looked up at him and smiled. His heat skipped a beat. He knew that smile but couldn't quite place his finger on it.

"Its Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. I'm not sure if you've ever heard of the title. It's a muggle book." She replied smiling once again.

His spine shivered as her voice rang through his ears. It was amazing.

He cleared his throat and replied, "Yes I have heard of it, in fact it's the book I'm reading right now. Don't you agree that it's a very good book?" he was eager to know what she knew for she looked extremely intelligent.

"Oh yes! I couldn't agree more. The book has so much detail but its still so interesting. I just can't understand how someone wouldn't want to read it. Its an amazing book." She said now very into the conversation.

She liked this boy. He liked the same stuff she did and it wasn't just magic books, it was muggle ones too. She couldn't believe her luck!

Soon they were talking about a variety of different muggle titles and then comparing them with modern day life and then talking about magic in general. Soon it was getting dark outside. The two noticed this and smiled at each other.

"Well I'd better be going. I'm going back to Hogwarts tomorrow and I need an early night tonight." She said standing up.

The boys' heart stopped for a second before continuing its usual routine of beating. She went to Hogwarts? Brilliant. He could meet up with her sometime.

"I'm going back to Hogwarts tomorrow as well! I didn't know you went there!" he replied surprised.

The girl laughed and said "I guessed that you went to Hogwarts. You look so familiar but I just can't put my finger on it. Have we met before?"

"Probably along the corridors or something. What house are you in?" he asked.

"Gryffindor. And yourself?" she replied.

"Slytherin."

"Oh."

"Maybe we can meet up sometime anyway and talk some more. You're much better to talk to than my friends, if I can call them that." He said sneering at the thought of his friends slightly.

She laughed out loud. Her laugh was familiar as well. And he loved it.

"Well I'll see you around then. Goodnight." With that she left.

"Goodnight" he replied to no one in particular.

Then he realised that he didn't even know what her name was. How could he have been stupid enough to not ask her for her name? Then again, he was a blonde. He laughed slightly at the irony. He got up and exited the bar hoping that he would at least bump into the girl on the train ride to Hogwarts, his true home.