Harriet woke up with Hermione in her face. "I was about to wake you up," she said sheepishly.

Harriet rolled over and looked at her alarm clock, and saw it was 6:30, everyone else was asleep. She jumped up and got her robes. After getting ready she headed down. She headed off to the Great Hall with Hermione for some breakfast. She grabbed, an egg, three slices of bacon and a waffle, drenched in syrup.

Their First-class was transfiguration. Harriet waited for Ron who was still asleep and she went to wake him up. They started to move the class. There whispers around from portraits and other students.

the one with black hair

She is Potter

With the scar

The Harriet Potter

"Whew, amazing, can you imagine the look on old McGonagall's face if we were late?" Ron said as he and Harriet hurried into the class late. Before they can respond, the cat jumps off the desk and turns into Professor McGonagall. The two are amazed.

" That was bloody brilliant." Ron tells her.

"Thank you for that assessment, Mr. Weasley. Maybe if I were to transfigure Ms Potter and yourself into a pocketwatch, maybe one of you would be on time."

"We got lost." Harriet chimes in.

"Then perhaps a map? I trust you don't need one to find your seats."

"I'll make sure they find their way next time, Professor." Hermione tells her and she smiles and nods.

Next class was potions or let's say Chemistry, the one Professor Snape handled. They went to the potions classroom.

They walked into Potions class and Harriet sat beside Hermione. Ron sat behind the girls. She stared at the glass jars filled with mysterious things in them. But her thoughts were interrupted as they heard a bang from the back of the classroom, everyone looked to back to find Professor Snape storming through the classroom, his robes trailing after him.

"There will be no foolish wand waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion making. However those select few..." he then made a momentary pause, glancing over at Draco Malfoy.

"... who possess predisposition, I can teach you to how bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory and even stopper in death." Snape said before he looked into the list with the first-years names.

"Ms Potter our new... celebrity." Snape said as he read her name. Then with a rush sat in front of Harriet.

"Ms Potter Tell me. What would happen if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?" Snape asked. Hermione raised her hand.

"Asphodel and wormwood makes a sleeping potion so strong it is known as the Draught of the Living Dead" Harriet replied thankfully she opened her book.

"Where would you look if I told to find a bezoar?" Snape asked. Hermione's hand was in the air.

"A bezoar can be found in a goat's stomach and is used for most cures against poisons"

"And the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?" Snape asked.

" because monkshood and wolfsbane are the same plant, ..also known as aconite,?" Harriet answered straight looking into his eyes, which Snape had to avoid.

Lily's eyes.'

"Well? Why aren't you all copying this down, what Ms Potter said?!" Professor Snape asked, while everyone scrambled for their quills, ink pots and parchment to write things down with. "And Gryffindor's note," he said as he walked back to his seat, "a point will be given for your classmates' cheek."

"Find a partner and start working on the potion written on the board."

Quickly the class scrambled to find a partner. Harriet stood and approached the bench to get her ingredients.

"Potter." a voice came from behind. It was the blond Slytherin. Draco Malfoy.

"Yes?"

"Do you want to work together?"

"Sure." she made sure to keep her voice quiet. The boy nodded and followed her back to her seat. "So…do you have any hobbies?"

"Not really." Selene took one of the frog livers and started slicing it.

"Nothing at all?"

"I- I don't have time for hobbies at my relatives' house. But I do like to read and think of music." Harriet didn't look at the boy.

Would he think it was stupid?

"That's cool." Draco started stirring.

"Really?"

Draco looked up and locked eyes with Harriet, "Yeah." Suddenly Neville Longbottom's potion exploded.

"Idiot boy! I bet you added the quill before you took your cauldron off the fire? You, Finnegan. Bring him to the Hospital Wing."Snape then turned on Harriet. "Potter, why didn't you tell him not to add the quills? Thought he'd make you look good,"

Draco glared and came to Harriet's defense before she could say anything. "She didn't even know Longbottom was adding the quills Professor. Harriet didn't do anything, sir."

Everyone was shocked.

A Slytherin defending a Gryffindor?

Snape blinked.

Harriet couldn't believe.

"V-very well Mr. Malfoy. Continue with you potion." Snape turned and headed for his desk.

"Why did you stand up for me?" Harriet asked.

Draco starred at her for a moment then said. "That's what friends do, right?"

She blinked. Then for the first time in a long time. Smiled brighter than she ever had before. And said strongly, "Yeah. Friends."

Across the room Snape watched the unlikely two smile at each other. So, she was more like Lily than James. He prayed he hadn't made a mistake. Perhaps she may look like James but she's like Lily more.

Well, what I have to do?