…On The Hogwarts Express…
I left the window with the other four, as they tried to find an empty compartment on the train. I followed the boys whilst chatting with Ginny and Hermione about the mid year break. 'Luna! Neville! How are you? Good job on getting a compartment.' I entered the surprisingly comfortable compartment with the others and saw two cheerful people. One was a girl with fair blonde hair who had a mystical air to her. The other was a boy who looked slightly jumpy, holding a toad in his hands. 'Ah yes, we were wondering where you four were…or should I say five?' She stared at me for a moment and then smiled warmly. 'You must be Marina, Professor Mcgonagall's great niece right?' I nodded at her. 'I'm Luna Lovegood,' I couldn't help but laugh at Harry's and Ron's faces as they once again took on the look of shock. 'Bloody hell! Does everyone know but us?' I could see Hermione was also surprised that Luna knew I was related to one of her professors, Ginny just grinned. The boy whose name I assumed was Neville gave a sort of squeal as his toad leaped away from him, 'Travers! Get back here! I…I'm very sorry…Marina?' I smiled at him encouragingly as I retrieved his toad to him. 'Travers, don't ever run away from me again! I…I'm really very sorry about that, I'm Neville, Neville Longbottom.'
Once everyone had settled into the compartment Ron, Harry, Ginny and Neville joined in a game of exploding snap while Hermione and Luna took to reading, Hermione a text book and Luna the Quibbler. 'I think I should get changed into my dress robes now, see you all in a bit.' I exchanged a few nods with the group before leaving quietly to find the bathroom. I was about to enter the girls bathroom on the train when I heard a muffled sob nearby. I stopped and entered the boys' toilet instead curious to see who could possibly be crying. The boy I saw crying was the blonde boy from earlier. I stood there frozen while watching him cry painfully. I took two cautious steps back before calling out to him, 'Are you all right?' He looked up immediately and pulled out his wand at me, 'Stupefy!' I dodged the spell with ease. 'Honestly, if you want me to go I will,' I was getting annoyed at the blonde boy in front of me. He lowered his wand by an inch and sauntered towards me, now only mere centimetres away from his face I could feel his warm breathe coming out rapidly. 'Don't you dare tell anyone what you saw, do you understand? Or I will hunt you down!' I smiled at him cheerfully knowing it would get on his nerves, 'Is that a threat then Blondie?' I thought I saw a small smile creeping onto his lips for just a moment, 'Do you really want me to stalk you?' He said coming closer to me…if that was possible. I walked backwards edging closer towards the door, my way out. Still he would not relent and began to follow me until I could go no further. He put one hand on the door behind me and one on my cheek bringing his face closer to mine. Without thinking I kneed him in the gut and flung the door open running out as fast as I could to the girl's bathroom, where I should have gone in the first place. I heard him hit the floor groaning in pain, part of me wanted to go back and apologise, the other scolded me sating he got what he deserved. I preferred the latter of the two and kept running till I reached the door of the girl's bathroom.
When I had finished changing into my all black dress robes I opened the door of the bathroom carefully, hoping that he would not be near. I looked both ways before entering the hallway of the train and then with a sigh of relief I headed back to my compartment. 'Hey Marina! What took you so long?' I looked to Hermione who had now also joined in the game of exploding snap with Harry, Neville and Ron, Ginny and Luna however were nowhere to be seen. 'Well, I kind of got a bit lost on the way. Where's Ginny and Luna?' Ron's face turned a bit grouchy when he answered me 'Ginny Weasley is currently snogging her new boyfriend, Dean Thomas, if he's still her boyfriend that is.' I quickly turned to Hermione, with many questions rushing through my head. 'Ron shut up, you wouldn't be so against it if you'd actually kissed a girl,' she looked to me now with an apologising look ,'Luna is walking around to see if anyone wants to read the Quibbler, and Ginny is visiting some of her other friends.' I swore I heard Ron grunt but soon forgot about it as I shook my head in an attempt to forget what had just happened with the blonde boy and my guilt before taking a seat.
'Just a few more hours now and we should reach Hogwarts. You know, I wonder where Malfoy is…he usually turns up with his pack of cronies about now.' It took a moment before registering what Harry had said since the bathroom scene still continued to play in my head. 'Who's Malfoy?' I asked hoping the information would take my mind off the blonde boy. 'Draco Malfoy? Oh just a Slytherin git, whose father happens to be a death eater.' I could tell by the way Ron described 'Malfoy' that he hated him, actually from the things the four of them were telling me I didn't think I liked him very much either. 'Someone talking about me, are they?' My head turned to the owner of the quite familiar voice, it was him! 'Wait! Blondie here is Malfoy?' I stared at him confused…the thing that got me the worst was that I still felt guilty for kicking him…even though he had done so many…said so many horrible things! My face gave away a bright pink blush as he smirked at me whilst leaning on the door. Immediately Harry and Ron stood up, their wands against Malfoy quicker than you could have said go! They weren't kidding when they said they hated his guts.