Chapter 2: Meetings

Everytime they put her down, she makes a fist and the tears roll down
She packs her bags and plans to run away
And everytime she makes a friend, the vicous cycle starts again
She's never, ever, ever looking back

Sarah had to find her way up to the Common Room on her own, but at least she had time to think. Oh how she wanted to be in the tournament, but... maybe she could manage, it might not be so hard. Just then someone bumped into her, knocking her to the ground. "I'm terribly sorry, miss." A thickly accented voice said, as the boy extended a hand to her. The falcon had lept off her shoulder when she fell and now, Sarah was completely blind. She stretched out a hand feeling the air, looking for the hand. When she couldn't find it she got to her feet on her own. The boy and his friends stared at her. The boy motioned for his friends to go on without him. "Here," He said grasping her arm and leading her gently in the direction of the tower, he had been dragged there by fangirls before his friends had rescued him,"My name is Viktor Krum." He continued,"And you are?" Sarah felt her heart jump. This was Viktor Krum? He was different than she had expected. He wasn't too stuck up to help her. "My name is Sarah Griffith." Sarah responded. A warm smile was bestowed upon her by the famous Seeker. "You are not a rabid fangirl are you?" He was growing suspicious of her calm smile. Sarah shook her head," No, definitely not." For a few minutes the two continued down the hall with the falcon following at a distance. "I'm sorry to have knocked you down. Did you hurt anything?" He asked. "No, thank you for asking though." Sarah was being polite but not very open. "I noticed you ignored the Beauxbaton girls, but quickly turned around when a boy near you squeaked out my name." Viktor was curious about this girl. Sarah smiled slightly,"The girls unerve me, being part veela and all. But... for years I've heard of your skill on the Quidditch field. I love Quidditch but because of my injury, cannot play. You have done things I had only dreamed of doing as a little girl, now you can do them and I can't." Sarah stopped and a soft sigh escaped her lips. Viktor too fell silent. They reached the bottom of the tower just as 3 other kids came running down the hall. Viktor said a quick good-bye and disappeared. The falcon came and landed on Sarah's shoulder again. The 3 kids stopped and stared at Sarah. "Could you get me into the Common Room please? I'm afraid I was never told the password." The kids obliged and Sarah hurried up to her room. Dumbledore had given her a private room because of her disability. She smiled as she nestled into bed, maybe things were going right for once in her life.