I yawned from the late night work. I had gotten most of it done. I leaned against the broom and remorsefully. I turned my head nearly snapping when I heard another tapping at the window. I saw another owl, only this one was a snowy owl. I placed the broom against the table and walked over to the window. I opened it and the owl moved onto the window sill. The owl dropped a letter in my hand and turned to fly off. I glanced down at it curiously and quickly turned it over to read the letter.

Dear Hogwart's student,

We are informed that you are having problems getting to the necessary placed for your educational needs. Therefore we are going to send someone to come and get you. He should be there by one o'clock. Please be packed and ready to leave by then. He'll be waiting by the front door.

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

"How in the world did he find out so fast?" I asked myself out loud.

I shrugged my shoulders and folded the letter up and placed back inside the envelope. I quickly rushed off to my bedroom and began packing the few things that I had taken out. It took me only a few minutes to get it finished. I scratched Sherbert's chin. I knew I wasn't doing too good a job at taking care of her, so I decided to leave her behind. I knew that Kelly would provide her a good home.

I opened my door slightly and peeked through the hallway. After noticing that it was all clear I quietly made my way towards the stairs. I tip toes past Miss Fingles room, luckily she was snoring. I quickly got down the stairs making limited noise and walked towards the main office. I took a deep breath and walked by the white painted walls. I carefully opened the door that would lead me into the main office only to have it forced shut by someone behind me. I glanced up and noticed Miss Fingles glaring down at me.

"Where do you think you're going darling?" She asked sarcastically.

"Out," was the only response I could think of.

"No you are no," Miss Fingles said demandingly. "Now go up to your room and stay there."

Without thinking I pulled out my wand and pointed it at her. "You can't force me to do anything," I said bitterly.

"Like I'm afraid of some snot nosed brat," Miss Fingles began but was interrupted when the door opened.

I was relieved to see Severus Snape standing in the doorway. I quickly hide my wand, just in case. He walked into the hallway with another man behind him. He looked oddly familiar, but I couldn't quite figure out where I'd seen him before. Then Draco stepped out from behind him, and I knew he was his father. I had only seen him once before briefly.

"What is all this?" Miss Fingles asked. "You brought back up with you this time."

"Witnesses," Snape responded.

"C'mon," Draco told me.

I nodded and followed him out of the hallway leaving Miss FIngles alone with Severus Snape and Draco's father. I carried my suitcase with me gladly. Before the door closed I heard them arguing. Draco turned to glance at me. I recognized his usual sneer.

"So," he began", this is where you live."

"For now," I replied. "Was that your father with you?" I asked.

Draco nodded.

"Why is he here exactly?" I asked confused.

"Well, he's on the Hogwart's School Board of Governor's. One of the members had to come and make sure you made it to school in one piece," Draco replied.

I smiled and hugged Draco. "Thank you." I whispered.

After a few seconds Draco pushed me off gently. "Remember you're a Gryffindor and I'm in Slytherin." He said pretending to be disgusted.

"Oh sorry," I replied.

"Why did you come then?" I asked.

"Because I felt like it," Draco snapped.

"I see," I said trying to conceal a smile. I knew he secretly missed me, but would never admit to it.

"You know judging by the way this place looks," Draco muttered on. "I'd bet you don't have any money at all. Probably not even a pureblood."

"What's a pureblood?" I asked. I decided to ignore his poor comment.

"A wizard or witch who is descended from other witches and wizards," Draco said sneering once again.

"Oh," I said", well I wouldn't know. "I sighed and let my eyes wander the room. "You know, considering I am in Gryffindor it sure seems strange that the head of Slytherin House would come to pick me up twice," I muttered randomly thinking aloud.

"Don't ask me," Draco replied. "I wouldn't know."

The door behind me burst open. Snape and Mr. Malfoy walked through the door. It was hard to tell if they were furious or glade. I glanced at the sliding door, and saw Miss Fingles on the ground passed out. I swallowed hard and turned to follow the men.

We walked out of the main office door and stood on the stoop. For a few minutes there was silence, and then Draco lifted a dirty can. I watched dumbfounded as he carried it back over towards us. Mr. Marlfoy glanced down at a watch that was placed on his wrist.

"Okay," He said", it's nearly time." He walked closer towards his son and placed a hand on the dirty can.

"It's a portkey," Snape informed me. "It's another form of wizarding transportation."

"Oh, I see," I said walking towards them.

I placed a hand on the dirty can as did Severus Snape. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was sure it had to be better than traveling by Floo Powder.

"Three," Mr. Malfoy began counting down," Two…one."

Then it happened, I felt a hook pull into my belly and jerk me forward. My feet had left the ground and I was terrified of letting go. I could feel Snape and Draco's shoulder's bumping into mine slightly. The scenery had turned into a mass of twirling colors. I was being pulled by some magnetic force that I couldn't stop. Just as quickly as it had begun, I landed hard on my feet. My legs felt weak, but I did my best to hide it. The dirty can hit my head and then landed on the ground.

"Ouch," I said rubbing the sore spot on my head.

"C'mon," Mr. Malfoy said. "We don't have a lot of time to waste."

I did my best to follow closely behind them. I still felt queasy in my stomach, but was able to keep from throwing up this time. I decided that maybe this wasn't the best form of travel either, but I couldn't decide which was worse. We made our way to the airport where a strange looking creature greeted us.

I wasn't sure, but I figure it was male. He had long pointy ears, sad eyes, and wore a sack. I felt bad for him, and wasn't sure if I should say anything. He whimpered without saying a word. He handed Mr. Malfoy some airplane tickets.

"I'll see you back at the house," Mr. Malfoy said. The little creature merely snapped his fingers and disappeared into a poof of smoke.

We walked forward and entered the Phoenix airport. We walked through the mass crowds quickly and got onto the plane. We had to go through security. I could tell that the Malfoy's hated being this close to muggles, but had no other option. We boarded the plane. I sat next to Draco on the flight. I got to watch the in-flight movie and have a cola beverage. I sighed and glanced out of the tiny window. I wondered what this year was going to be like.