Ch. 2 Welcome to Your New Home

Neva jumped off the carriage and fallowed the rest of her classmates to the Great Hall. But was stopped by a thin witch.

"Ah Miss Hagrid." It was Professor McGonagall. "If you come with I'll let you go first in being sorted into your house."

"Thank you." She smiled.

They walked into the Great Hall and listened to the sorting hat his song. McGonagall walked up and called out Neva.

"Gryffindor!" the hat yelled.

Everyone in her new house clapped. She sat down next to Ginny.

After a while everyone was all set in their houses. Professor Dumbledore got up and said, "Welcome back everyone and all you new students. I hope you've all had a wonderful summer and are excited to learn." Everyone clapped. "I'm looking forward to this year with all of you. So now let's feast!" plates appeared out of no where as usual.

Out of the corner of Harry's eye, he saw Professor Snape, his least favorite teacher.

"I knew he was a pervert!" he said aloud.

"What?" Hermione asked. "Who?"

"Snape!" he replied. "He hasn't stopped looking at Neva since she was called up."

"That's creepy" Ginny said getting the shivers.

"Which one is he?" Neva asked.

"The one with the crooked nose and black shabby hair."

She turned to look. Their eyes met, but he quickly looked away. She kept looking a him to see if he would look back. He did. She smiled and waved. He smirked and nodded.

"He seems harmless." she thought, "Yet creepy. Something is familiar about him."

"Hermione where is your dorm." Harry asked in a whispered.

"The tenth floor, in the north tower. My room is on the left upstairs." she whispered back. "The password is, egg beater. Tell it to the old gray wizard in blue."

After dinner everyone left the Great Hall and headed for their common rooms. Neva walked with Ginny talking about events of the previous year causing people to end up in Azkaban. Soon they can to the fat pink lady.

"Password?" she asked.

"Owlinaban." Neville replied.

The frame swung open allowing everyone to go in. Ginny led Neva to their bedroom.

"Welcome to your new home!" she said.

"Thanks I'm sure I'll like it here."

"Ginny!" Ron yelled up the stairs. "Have you seen Harry?"

"Do I look like his mother?" she yelled back to him. "I'm sure he is with Hermione."

They went about unpacking. Neva placed a photo of a woman dancing in a garden of roses.

"Who is that?" Ginny asked.

"My mother." she replied. "She died five months ago."
"Oh! I'm very sorry Neva!" Ginny said looking sad at her new friend.

"Oh it's okay. Don't worry about it." She said waving her hands, "I know she is in a better place looking down on me."

As they finished unpacking Neva decided she would go for a walk. She walked all about looking for the Head Dorm. As she stepped on the ninth floor she heard a boy moaning. She slowly inched around the corner to see a brunette girl kneeling in front of a boy with a green tie whose hand was on the back of her head .

"Blaise, you know Potter will kill you if you're caught!" said a familiar voice in the shadows.

"Draco!" The boy jumped, "you shouldn't just sneak up on people like that!"

"Don't worry about Harry, Malfoy!" the girl said fixing the boy and turning around. It was Hermione.

"If Potter would just give the girl what she wants she wouldn't have to come to me!" the boy saw with a grin.

"And if Malfoy would've said no. I really wanted him!" she replied.

"What ever Granger!" he said walking toward the stairs.

Neva panicked. She ran as fast as she could down the flight of stairs.

"Hold it Neva!" Draco said running after her and grabbing her arm.

"I didn't mean to spy!" she pleaded.

"I know you were looking for me right?" he said letting her go.

"Well yes. I mean no. Well kind of." She said stumbling over her thoughts.

Foot steps came toward them. It was Hermione and the boy. Draco introduced them.

"What are you doing out anyway?" Hermione asked.

"I wanted to look around." She replied. "So tell me how long have to been cheating on Harry?"

"Come on Neva! Don't tell him please! I just have had a crush on Blaise for a while!" she wined.

"Tell you what. I wont tell Harry if you start being nicer to me! Every since the day I have met you, you have been nothing but a mean bitch to me!" she said getting in her face.

"Fine you win!" she turned to Blaise, "I have to go." She kissed him goodbye and nodded to Draco and Neva.

"Would you like to come with us?" Draco asked. "We are going to Quidditch practice."

"I'll walk with you, but I guess I'll go see my father." She smiled, "Thanks for the offer though."

They walked together till they came to a fork and they went their separate ways.

As she walked to the hut, she thought what she had seen Hermione doing.

"Why would she doing that out in the open where anyone can see?" she thought to herself. "She makes no sense." She said aloud.

"Who doesn't?" a voice said straddling her.

She jumped and turned about. "Dad, you scared me!"

"Sorry." He said patting her head. "What were you pondering?"

"Oh nothing." She smiled. "So are we still going to have tea?"

"Neva, I'm sorry I forgot. I invited some friends to come and play card."

"Oh well. Some other time than. I guess I'll just go to bed. Night Dad."

She walked away slowly then after the hut door was closed she ran to the pitch.

As she entered she was ambushed by Peeves. He threw eggs and other rotten food at her causing her to get all gross and slimy.

She ran as fast as her leg would take her till she stopped at the lake. She started to cry. She looked at herself in lake. She started to cry.

"Aahh! This is so gross!" she yelled.

She looked around to make sure no one was around. She took off her robe and shoes, and looked once more.

"Coast is clear." She thought continuing to undress till she was in her undergarments. She stood up and looked around once more. She felt as though she was being watched by someone or by something.

A worm like thing was moving on shore toward her foot. It wrapped around her ankle and pulled, causing her to hit her head on a rock. The thing pulled her in to the water. She tried to reach out to something, but the pain of her head was too much. She passed out.

"Rictorsempera!" a boys voice yelled.

The beast let go. Neva was pulled out of the water on the shore. Her rescuer wrapped her in a robe and gathered her egg covered cloths and picked her up and placed her in the broom as to which the person was flying on.