Hailey stepped out of the train and just stood and staring in amusement at Hogwarts for a few seconds, then began to follow the crowd. There were so many people here, more than she had ever seen in one place at one time. They were mostly kids and teenagers…ranging from ages about eleven to seventeen or eighteen if she had to guess, but there were also some older looking people. Hailey had never seen a real teacher before in her life, but if she had to guess another thing, that he older ones were the teachers. Not really paying attention and just staring at everyone around her, she accidentally bumped into a second year wizard…Draco Malfoy.

"Oh, I am terribly sorry…my bad" said Hailey to the young boy.

"You should be mud blood!" shouted Draco, then he trotted off into the crowd after looking at Hailey awkwardly, she, meaning Hailey…didn't notice.

Standing there in bewilderment of how people can act towards another here and not even imagining what was coming next for her she started to wonder off in her own thoughts. Without knowing it, she just was standing there off in her own imagination and something startled her, but then she realized that all it was, was someone taping her on the shoulder for her attention. Carefully turning around for some reason, she noticed a young boy about her age.

"Hello, I noticed that it seems like you have been having some trouble and are a little confused. I am a second year Gryffindor, may I be some help to you" asked the young man?

"Why, ummmmm…sure. Thanks, but may I ask your name first" replied Hailey

"My name is Harry, Har …" started Harry, but then it was almost as if he was staring at Hailey like she had two heads.

"Uh…what are you doing" asked Hailey?

"Oh, uh nothing…..I was just confused for some reason for a moment. Sorry, my full name is Harry Potter." he said

"Cool, I am Hailey" she replied.

She didn't understand why in the world she was here, just knew something was up. Before Hailey had left her parents and got onto the train they said the weirdest thing that really could mean the most to her at this very moment, "If you meet anyone that looks like you anyone at all, just ignore…don't worry bout it….they are not the person you want to hang out with"

Those words kept swooping through Hailey's mind. What in the world could her parents mean? I mean, if she met someone who looked like her, then they would probably have the same interests…right? She was confused, but was not going to disobey her parents, even if they were thousands of miles away.

In front of Harry and her stood Draco, just glaring at Hailey like she didn't belong here. He might infact be right. Hailey saw something in Draco, something she could not place…but she liked it. Even if he was mean to her at first…things would change. Or so she thought. Hailey just glared back, but then made a faint smile spread across her face and waved like she was some lunatic! Harry just looked at Hailey like she had two heads. He had no clue what was going on, but something was fishy.

"What was that all about" questioned Harry "do you even know who that is that you were waving at?"

"No, but he looks nice…cant I try and make friends here?" replied Hailey.

"Sure, whatever….just look out" "by the way, I never caught your last name" said Harry.

That was the question she fears most. Hailey just stuttered. Not even she knew her own last name…infact, she didn't even know her parents at all. Who were they? What did they do? Where did they live? Why did they put her in an orphanage? There were so many questions that were left unanswered. Hailey's life had been screwed up and she needed to fix it. Actually, if Hailey thought about it, she had never been to a mall, grocery store, amusement park, school, or anything all those other kids get to do. Now there were more questions on her mind…did her parents even love her and why had they said those strange words to her when she left? Most importantly, why was she here?

Chapter 2

Hailey and Draco were having a great time. Just laughing and talking with no one to bother them. All the laughter stopped when Draco stopped in mid-sentence and stared at Hailey…in the exact same way as Harry. Hailey was so confused at why people were looking at her like that, but she didn't dare ask, she thought it might cause some sort of problem.

Everything was jumbling up in Hailey's mind. She couldn't figure everything out at once. First this guy standing right in front of her was calling her names earlier and now are having a great time together…laughing and talking like they have known each other for years. Draco saw something in her, something familiar.

Draco thought an thought about it. He got it, but not dare tell Hailey because he did not want to break up this night by telling her that she had his (Draco's) and his father's hair, but Hermione Granger's eyes. He couldn't, but it was all to strange…NO he was not going to do it and ruin his wonderful meeting with Hailey.

"What are you looking at Draco" asked Hailey?

"Oh, sorry…some thoughts just went through my head, nothing to worry about" answered Draco.

"All first year members come over to me and I shall lead you to the Great Hall for a feast and the placing of the houses." Rumbled Hagrid.

"Looks like that is me" said Hailey to Draco "can I sit with you at the Feast?"

"Uh…it depends if you get put on Slytherin" said Draco

"Oh…." Hailey said as she started to star off into space. She remembers that her "parents had told her that she belonged on Slytherin and that there was no one on Gryffindor for her, but she hadn't understood what her parents were trying to get at. Now she understands...there are houses and you are placed in one. Everything started to click now, except what this school was teaching…was this what a regular school was really like?

"Uh…I can almost bet you that I belong on Slytherin." Hailey replied, "What team is Harry on?"

"Ugh…don't even speak of Potter…I will lose my appetite" shrieked Draco

"I have to go, they are leaving! Bye!" Shouted Hailey as she ran towards the first year group.

Hagrid led all the first years to the great hall and lined them up by the doors, but eventually it turned into a mob.

Dumbledore began to rumble off names…Ginny Weasly, David Gray, and many more. Hailey's name was last…very last and as her name was called off with no last name and a confused look on Dumbledore's face…her face was red as a tomato and her stomach was swarming with butterflies.

As Hailey sat on the stool and got the hat on her head, she spotted Draco in the crowd and sort of just smiled to him. He gave a little wave back.

"Hmmm….this is quite hard, about as hard as Harry Potter was to sort" began the sorting hat. "You have much power, but are very vulnerable…also very unique. Let me think for a moment…as I can see it, you are going to have troubles like Harry, but fit right in. Which of your siblings' team shall place you with?"

At that moment, at those words… "siblings," Dumbledore snatched the sorting hat right of her head. Hailey started to get dizzy and confused. She had no siblings here. Let alone siblings at all…or did she.

"I am sorry for that misunderstanding…I got her mixed up as one of the Weasly children" started the sorting hat, "I shall place her in…." Hailey held her breath "GRIFINNDORE!" finished the sorting hat. The Gryffindor table screamed, but something was confusing Harry and Ron and Hermione…everyone knew that all of the Weasly's got place on Gryffindor, EVERYONE knew that. So why did the sorting hat have such a problem?