Chapter 3

As I walked into the great hall I saw that my father was staring into space but once he felt my stare he looked into my eyes and I saw shock and wonder. I smiled he recognized me. I passed Harry and Ginny and gave them a smile and then came to a stop in front of the sorting hat. One by one everyone was called until at last "Klaire Lilly Miraz" I heard my father gash and his mouth was agape I went to the stool and listened to the sorting hat until "Slytherin" and I went to my new house table and found Draco had saved me a seat. Found Harry and Ginny again and winked at them. I listened to Dumbledore's speech and then started eating. "So why was Snape so shocked when he heard your name?" " who knows" after supper I was led to my dorm and found that once again my Grandparents had decided topsoil me by giving me my own special room which I found out later also included a secret passage. The next morning I went to Breakfast with Draco and waited for my schedule. Since we had just taken our O.W.L.s we each had to be cleared to take the next level of classes I wasn't much worried since I had 10 out standing's and one Exceeded Expectations I could take pretty much anything I wanted to. But after finding out who I truly was I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to be anymore. When Snape approached with our schedules he looked at me and paused then he looked over my scores and gave me a schedule once Draco had his schedule we compared and he said "we have all the same classes I'm just glad we don't have to take Divination or Care of Magical Creatures any more those were torture" I just laughed I knew he didn't like Hagrid but at least he only insulted the class not the teacher which I found slightly odd but didn't question. Blaize approached us and said "it stinks we have to spend all day with the Gryffindorks but at least that Means Potions should be interesting." " yea I know but I think they are worse off than us I mean most of them are scared of us except for Potty and Weaselette but did you notice that the other weasel hasn't been sitting with them?" actually I did notice I wonder what happened?" "I don't know but it must have something to do with the missing member of the Golden Trio, do you know anything I saw the Weasel leaving your compartment did they say anything?" "Well they said that Ron took it hard that Hermionie is missing because he couldn't convince her to go to their house for the summer. But in a way it gives them even more of a reason to fight the war against Voldemort since he is most likely the reason she is missing." "You shouldn't say his name a loud." "and why not?" because no one does" "well its just his name and I don't think you should be afraid of a name that's just ridiculous!" in a whisper Draco said "not everyone is as brave as you nor do they have the family that you do your family doesn't live in fear all of the time and no repeating this fact." " soon you wont be afraid anymore and why be afraid of him when I can be stronger and take all that he has taken from me and use it against him to help take him down" "What has he taken from you?" "My mother, my Grandparents didn't turn to him in fear after my mother was killed they just used her death to join the fight to make him pay." in my anger that I let show my eyes went black and traces of my animations could be seen in my eyes. Draco drew back and said "you seem familiar" "Maybe you know me better than you think you do." I said with a smirk "you are a strange girl did you know that?" "But of course you wouldn't like me if I wasn't Strange now would you?" the only answer I got before we went into our classroom was a faint blush coming up on Draco's cheeks.