Author's note: I changed the OC's name


Chapter 2: Back at Hogwarts


Around seven pm or so, they arrived at Hogsmeade station.

"First years!" A gruff voice exclaimed.

Neville jumped.

Adelaine smiled slightly and said."Don't worry, that's just Hagrid," she assured Neville.

"I seem to remember that you reacted the same way to Hagrid in our first year," Lee smirked at her as she flushed.

The first-year separated from the third-years as they made their way to the carriages.

"Hey guys," Angelina greeted as they sat down in the carriage that was already occupied by her, Katie and Alicia.

"Hi Ang," Fred greeted her suavely.

He's fancied her for longer than Adalaine has fancied Oliver. Though both George and Adalaine knew that Lee had fancied her too but he was too noble to let Fred know that. So he moved on to the girl who was sitting next to Angelina, Alicia Spinnett.

"So, how was your train ride?"

"We were stuck babysitting a first year, who doesn't like Quidditch," Fred complained, dramatically as the carriage lurched to a start.

Adalaine glared at the ginger.

"Was he going around asking for a toad?" Katie asked, sweetly.

She was a second year. She was quite the sweetheart unless she was on the Quidditch Pitch then she'll mess you up.

Adalaine nodded in confirmation of Katie's question.

"Don't be so hard on him, Fred. You were a first year once," Alicia said.

Fred nodded and said. "I guess you're right."

"And he seemed nervous enough about not being in Gryffindor," Adalaine sighed, sadly as Lee wrapped his arm around her and she rested her head on his shoulder.

He knew that she saw herself in Neville she didn't have to tell him. That's why she was so defensive of him.

Once at the castle Adelaine dutifully waved goodbye to the boys and sat at the Hufflepuff table between her friends Cedric and Leslie.

"Hey girl!" Leslie greeted.

Adalaine smiled at her dark-haired dormmate and said. "Hey Leslie."

"How was the rest of your summer?" Cedric asked.

Cedric and Adalaine had frequent get togethers since their dads were friends despite working in different departments at the Ministry. They were initially pushed together but the friendship eventually formed especiallly at Hogwarts and being in the same house.

"Good, how was yours?"

Before Cedric could respond the first-years walked in.

As usual she listened to the sorting ceremony. The first two girls who were sorted were the first two new Hufflepuffs. She wasn't really paying attention until a familiar name was called. She hoped Hermione would get her wish. That hat takes your choice into account.

"Hermione Granger!" McGonagall yelled.

The bushy headed brunette bolted up to the hat.

"Gryffindor!" The hat shouted.

She walked off to the Gryffindor table. A few more sortings went by.

"Neville Longbottom!"

Neville stumbled up to the hat.

"Gryffindor!"

He looked surprised as he stumbled off wearing the hat.

The crowd laughed as he walked back to give the hat to McGonagall. She glanced over to see if Lee or the twins were laughing at Neville. Lee wasn't but it looked like the twins were getting a good laugh out of it.

"Draco Malfoy!"

A platinum-haired boy swaggered up to the hat. The hat didn't even have touch his head in order it to shout "Slytherin!"

He smirked and ran off towards the Slytherin table. A few more sortings went by.

"Harry Potter."

Adelaine looked shocked. That raven-haired boy was Harry Potter. She knew the twins' only sister had a fan-girl crush on him but that was it.

"Gryffindor!"

He walked off to the Gryffindor table. Ron was predictably sorted into Gryffindor as well. The sorting ended and the students started eating.

"So, what did you do this summer Leslie?" Adalaine asked taking a bite of the food. It tasted heavenly.

Sure, her dad was an amazing cook but there's nothing like Hogwarts food.

"I visited my family in Greece." she answered.

Adalaine nodded. She had always wanted to go to Greece. After dinner, everyone departed to their dormitories signaling the beginning of the school year.


The next morning Adelaine got up, changed into her uniform and met up with Lee outside her common room. This had always been their routine ever since right after Christmas of their first year.

"How was the first night?" Lee asked as he slung his arm around her.

"Good."

Lee nodded and asked. "I'm going to guess if we mess with Neville you'll hex us to oblivion."

Adalaine nodded and they continued walking to the Great Hall in a comfortable silence. Adelaine was naturally introverted and soft-spoken; she was outgoing around her friends but Lee knew that Adelaine would like nothing more than to curl up with a good book.

"Sit at the Gryffindor table, Oliver talked about you a lot," Lee smirked at her.

Adelaine blushed deeply. She'd been nursing a crush on Oliver since last term. There was something so attractive about his Scottish accent and brown eyes that it made her heart flutter uncontrollably. She was so lost in her musings that she tripped over her own feet smack dab in the middle of the Great Hall. Typical; she being her usual clumsy self. What a good impression for the coming year! Not.

"That's my clumsy best friend," Lee smirked holding out his hand out for her to grab.

Instead of getting up she pulled him down next to her.

"Hey! No fair," Lee whined.

Adelaine smirked at him, got up and looked around to see if anyone had seen her clumsy moment, searching in particular for Oliver. She saw him about to sit at the Gryffindor table and made a beeline for it to sit down, completely forgetting about Lee.

"Hey! What about me?"

In response she threw a smirk over her shoulder at him as she sat down next to George.

"Morning!" She chirped, happily.

"Good morning!" The twins chorused.

Adelaine turned to look into the chocolate brown eyes of the Gryffindor Quidditch captain, Oliver Wood

"Hello, Adelaine."

She immediately got goosebumps; she loved the way her name sounded with his dreamy Scottish accent.

"How was your summer?" He asked.

Getting her Gryffindor-red blush under control she replied. "It was good, how was yours?"

"Good, what electives are you taking this year?" He asked, changing the subject.

"Care of Magical Creatures, Divination and Muggle Studies," She recited.

"You've always been good with animals but humans are another story," Lee smirked at her as he sat down on the other side of her.

Adelaine turned and smiled innocently at her best friend.

"Okay, I see how it is you rush over here to flirt with Oliver and completly forget about helping your best friend up," Lee smiled at her.

Adelaine blushed, turned back to her conversation with Oliver and like usual she began to hang on his every word.