AN: hey guys here is the third chapter. it more like two chapters mushed into one but i wanted to make it more dramatic! leave good reviews!
"Natalie we have to get up, come on get up or we are going to be late too breakfast." Luna said shaking her awake. natalie obeyed and quickly got dressed and made her way downstairs to the great hall. Not a lot of people were there they really were late. they quickly grabbed a bagel and went back upstairs to go retrieve their books for the day. natalie put on her robe now sewn onto it was the ravenclaw symbol. Natalie looked down at her schedule and signed potions was her first class. great she didn't know the slightest thing about potions. she made her way to the classroom hoping to see Draco. thankfully she did. He was talking too two other boys also in slytherin. Natalie wondered if she should go over there. he looked busy but she really wanted to talk to him. Draco say Natalie and motioned her to come over. Natalie walked over to where Draco and the other boys stood.
"hey natalie i want to introduce you to Crabbe and Goyle they are in slytherin too." Draco said.
"nice too meet you i'm Natalie Jacobs." the boys gave uneasy glances towards each other and walked away. "did i do something wrong?" she asked him.
"Don't mind them they are idiots anyway." Draco said. "wanna sit with me." he showed her the empty chair. she quickly sat down and waited for class to start. The doors opened and the professor walked in. He had jet black hair that went just above his shoulders. He was the head of the slytherin house. he spoke without any emotion in his voice. his eyes were cold and almost dead inside. he seemed too keep his attention towards harry potter who Natalie had just realized was there. Harry didn't seem to have a clue what was going on either. Even though he rejected Draco maybe him and Natalie could still be friends. She had heard a lot of good things about him. Their past were very similar. the girl next too harry was raising her hand at almost every question that was being called. she must have been hermione granger. Natale heard about her. she was muggle born. she was the smartest girl in the school. smarter than most of the professors. she had to prove to some of the people here that a muggleborn wizard could still be just as good and better than a pureblood.
After potions there was broom lessons. she also had that class with Draco. now this was something that Natalie knew how to do. when she was small she found the caretakers broom and use to ride on it when he was away on business. So this class should be easy.
"alright class too pick up your brooms just hold your hand over the handle and shout 'up' and your broom will get up. its simple. now you may begin." she blew her whistle. the kids begin to say up. some of the brooms got up slowly and some of them didn't get up at all. Natalie looked down at her broom and placed her hand over it.
"UP" she said and it immediately flew into her hand almost knocking her over. she smiled at her success and looked to draco who already had his in his grip. everyone got theirs up she told them to mount on but do not take off. Natalie mounted onto her broom careful not to take off. suddenly a little boy started screaming in panic as his broom rose into the air. it was the same boy that dove at her feet on the first day to get his pet frog. Bad luck followed this boy everywhere.
"Neville longbottom get down from there this instant i told you not too start flying." but it was clear this boy had absolutely no idea what he was doing. in an attempt to stop the broom from rising neville instead crashed himself to the ground hurting himself greatly too were his arm was in a very unnatural position. "ok everyone remain calm i have too get this boy too the nurse. no one i repeat no one is too get on their brooms while i am away understand." She said coldly. they all nodded their heads as she carried the poor boy away. as she was doing so a small clear round ball fell out of neville's robe. Draco noticed this and made his way over to pick it up.
"look it seems that neville dropped his new toy." Draco stated. Harry made his way over to draco with hatred in his eyes.
"give it back malfoy." harry said his words dripping with venom. Draco enjoyed his reaction and decided to play along.
"alrighty then." Draco said mounting on his broom and beginning to fly off the ground. some of the students gasped at that he could already fly so perfectly. others whispered because he had disobeyed the teacher. "Come and get it then." he said throwing and catching the small ball toy in his hand. Natalie grew concerned. she didn't want to embarrass draco by yelling at his too get down. but at the same time she wanted him to be on the ground. Natalie looked too harry as he was mounting on his broom too. This can't be good. Natalie thought as harry made his way towards Draco. Natalie couldn't hear what they were yelling at each other from this distance. she saw draco fly around harry and toss the toy towards one of the tower windows and harry immediately took off after it. draco made his way back to the ground were a couple of his friends surrounded him too congratulate him. he made his way out of the crowd too natalie's direction. When all the sudden a loud applause interrupted the steady silence. Potter was landing with the ball in hand. but the cheering didn't last long as a rather ticked off professor mcgonagall made her way over to the now scared potter and dragged him away.
"That was really stupid you know that right." natalie said but draco only rolled his eyes.
"come on i was only having a little fun." he said innocently. "plus i didn't get caught that has to count for something right."
"Not yet but what if Harry tells."
"he doesn't have the gaul too." draco said walking away natalie following shortly behind. they had been dismissed from their class and were told to wait until their next class started. they took this small moment of time that had been given to them too talk.
"Ravenclaw isn't so bad. i mean i'm not as smart as the majority of the people there and i don't really fit in. but i met a girl named luna and she seems really nice."
"Luna lovegood?" draco asked.
"yeah you know her."
"I know of her. her mother was a scientist and her father works as the editor for this ridiculous magazine called the quibbler,"
"Sure she's strange but it's not like anyone else here is normal." natalie smiled. it was true he couldn't deny that much. "so how's slytherin?"
"its ok. still full of idiots but at least they have high status." Draco said looking away. Natalie was confused. was that all he cared about. they could be the dumbest people on earth but as long as they were wealthy and well known they were good enough for him. But if that was true why was he friends with her. she had already admitted too growing up an orphan so he knew she wasn't rich. she didn't have high status. she didn't have anything to offer. so why was he friends with her. She wanted too ask him why but she kept her mouth shut not wanting to screw anything up.
Several months past since that day. it turns out instead of getting punished harry was asked to join the quitted team. Draco was mad. he was flying too for anything it was better. he should be on the quittedge team to. but admitting too flying would definitely get him in trouble. he would have to wait until next year too try out. then he would crush stupid potter into the ground. it was halloween and all the students were in the great hall eating candy and other treats. natalie was laughing as one of the other ravenclaws used a spell to turn one of the other students treats into a frog while it was in his mouth. she took the poor use too be cupcake frog and gave it santuary in her pocket. she would set the cupcake frog loose in the woods later. The great hall's doors burst open to a frantic defense the dark arts professor ,Professor quirrell, running down the floors shouting at the top of his lungs.
"TROLL IN THE DUNGEON THERE'S A TROLL IN THE DUNGEON" he said frantically. the headmaster got up from his chair. "thought you might want to know." and then fainted. Lightning struck and all the students began screaming in fear. trolls were deadly creatures not to be messed with. they had a certain taste for wizard blood so it was very common for them too turn up in large places like this. an electric shock went through natalie's body. fear yep this was fear. fear for her life. She couldn't move couldn't see straight. sure this place was filled with very capable wizards ready and armed to take on a troll but what would happen before they found it. The room erupted in screams as students ran through the doors too get too their dorms as quickly as possible. but natalie couldn't move from her seat not one inch. draco grabbed her arm and forced her to move. they began running when professor snape stopped them before they could exit the door. draco held tight too natalie never wanting too let her go.
"I will need miss jacobs too come with me. Mr malfoy please make your way back to your house." snape said in his usual emotionless tone. natalie finally snapped out of her trance and realized what was going on. she met her hand with draco's and wrapped her fingers around his.
"NO i can't leave draco i can't." she could feel a heat rise from her core. she couldn't pinpoint why this must be the fear getting too her.
"I'm not leaving natalie wherever she is going take me with her." he spat. the heat was spreading from her core too her arms and legs. she was shaking. she didn't want to be separated from him. why did she have to go somewhere.
"I'm sorry miss jacobs needs to come with me alone. she will be in the headmaster's office until this is resolved." he said.
"but why do i have to go. why am i going to the headmasters office."
"its for your safety."
"but why just my safety. what about draco's safety or the other students safety are they going somewhere else too."
"I will not explain myself to a child come with me at once." he grabbed natalie's arm harshly pulling her out of draco's grip. she looked down at snape's hands. he was wearing gloves. she had never seen him wear gloves before. why now. she had so many questions. so many unanswered question. she looked back at dumbfounded at draco, tears in her eyes as she was helplessly carried away and tossed in the headmaster's office. except with no headmaster in sight. "stay here until i come and get you do you understand me."
"No i don't understand why am i here." natalie shouted but snape had already closed the door and locked it. natalie banged on the door yelling for help but no one came. the heat quickly spread through the rest of her body. the fear was eating at her. she wanted to be with draco. she was so scared so very scared. she got in a corner and balled up like she usually did in the orphanage whenever the caretaker started yelling or was giving out punishments. it was her way of calming herself down. the heat started to get hotter and hotter. she was almost sure she would pass out. a melody came to mind. the one her mother use to sing to her when she was little before she died. oh how she wanted to remember all the words but she could only recall a few verses. it had been a song that was written by muggles but her mother found beautiful and sang it too her almost every night.
I know you i walked with you once upon a dream
I know you that look in your eyes is oh such a familiar agleam
but i know it's true that visions are seldom what they seem
but if i know you i know what you'll do
youll love me at once
the way you did once
upon a dream
but if i know you
i know what you'll do
youll love me at once
the way you did once
upon a dream.
i know you i walked with you once upon a dream
i know you that gleam in your eyes is oh such a familiar agleam
but i know it's true that visions are seldom what they seem
but if i know i know what you'll do
youll love me at once
the way you did once
upon a dream.
Natalie sang to herself. she felt the fear quickly rush out of her. the heat left her body. she just leaned against the wall hoping to be immersed in it. not wanting to leave. she heard loud crashing coming from the floor below her and covered her ears too try to drown it out. then it stopped. had they already killed the troll. a few minutes later natalie heard the door to the office open and scooted further in the wall diving her head between her legs too hid.
"miss jacobs what are you doing get out from there at once." a familiar voice said. it wasn't snape it was professor mcgonagall. "dear why are you huddled over in the corner."
"i was scared no one was telling me what was going on or why i was locked in here. did i do something wrong. why was i locked in here." natalie said raising her voice begging in her head too be given an answer. the woman just sighed.
"come on dear let's get you cleaned up." the woman said getting natalie to her feet. natalie wanted to scream at her yell at her and demand what was going on. demand to know why she had been locked up. Then it hit her. the sorting hat was in here. she had the chance of a lifetime to ask what he had seen and completely blew it. she mentally kicked herself for not taking the chance that had been practically given to her. why was she such a coward. but she obeyed they walked out of the office and down to a washroom. she said that the girls restroom had been destroyed in the fight so we couldn't use that for a while. mcgonagall quietly wiped away the small childs tear stained cheeks. pity came too her for this poor girl. this poor girl who had no idea what she was. no idea what she was capable of.