Hello! This is my very first FF, so I hope you like it. It's about a new charictor, but it still involves the HP charictors.

Chapter one:

“Well, this is awkward!” That was all Ellie could think, as she watched everyone else poor onto the train, with parents, brothers, and sister there, wishing them a good year at Hogwarts. Hogwarts. She had thought so much about that place since she had heard she would be going there. At first, she flat out refused. Then, she thought more about it. Ellie was from the United States, witch also made it a little strange. Everyone else was from England, or around that area. It was a long story, hers. But she couldn’t help thinking back to the beginning.

~Flash back~
“But mom! All my friends go to the Academy of Magical Arts! Here! In America! Why do I have to go all the way to England? It’s so stupid!” Her mother sighed, as she explained it all to Ellie, again.

“Honey, I already told you why! The Academy of Magical Arts, it just isn’t the right school for you! You are a much to powerful witch for that place, Hogwarts is the right school, that will quench your thirst for knowledge!”

“Quench my thirst? For knowledge? Whatever! But mom! That’s like, ages away! And it will be like boarding school or something!”

“Well too bad! You're going!”

“But it’s just stupid to transfer schools in your 6th year! Especially when the new school is in another country!”

“I am not going to argue with you anymore! We are getting your school things tomorrow, and in a week you will be going to Hogwarts. End of story!” Ellie slouched grudgingly to her room. A week later, she was getting off a plane (she hated Port keys, and floo Powder), and getting a cab, which drove her to Kings Cross, with all her things. She sat in the cab, stroking Leo, her new pet kitten. It had been a gift, kind of, or more of a bribe, for going to Hogwarts. Leo purred and nestled down for a nap. They soon reached the station, and Ellie got out of the cab, pulling all her stuff out with her, and tucking Leo into her bag.
She soon made it through the barrier without any problems, into her new life.
~End of Flash back~

And this was where she was now. Looking up at the large, red, train engine.

“Here we go!” She whispered, and made her way onto the train. She found an empty room, and settled herself in, pulling Leo out of the bag, and setting her onto the seat. She soon heard a commotion outside her compartment.

“Ron! Stop pushing the first years! You need to be nice!” a girls voice said, followed by a low grumble, that must have belonged to this, Ron.

“Hermione, take your cat! I think he’s going crazy!” said another boy’s voice.

“No he isn’t, you just don’t know how to act with cats, Harry!” Said the girls voice again, this was apparently Hermione. Then there was another girl’s voice.

“Ok, move along! I am trying to find a seat!”

“Sorry.” Grumbled the first boy, Ron. Suddenly, as Ellie was trying to extract some parchment and a quill from her trunk, the door slid open. Four people entered, as Ellie slipped, and went flying, parchment and ink going everywhere.

“Oh! Let me help you!” Said a girl with long, red hair. She looked to be about Ellie’s age. The girl bent down, and started helping Ellie pick up papers, as another girl, with bushy brown hair, took out her wand and started cleaning up the ink spills.

“Thanks.” Ellie mumbled as the red headed girl handed her some paper, and the brown haired girl handed her what was left in the inkbottle.

“Hey, are you new? I don’t remember seeing you here last year.”

“Oh, yeah, um, yeah.”

“So, where are you from, anyway?” The brown haired girl asked.”

“Oh, um, I’m from Minnesota, you know, United States?”

“Really? That’s cool. I’m from here. And, not to be rude, or anything, but how come you decided to come here?” Asked the red haired girl.

“Oh, well, I used to go to the Academy of Magical Arts, but, my mom said that it wasn’t really the best school for my talents, and that this school was the one that would get me where I need to go. She said it’s the best school there is! Oh, and by the way, my name is Ellie Travis. I’m going to be in 6th year, what about you?” She said, getting bolder as she went, she decided she liked these two. The brown haired girl stepped forward.

“Hermione Granger. I am going to be a 7th year. My last year!” she said, with a fake sob.

The second girl then said, "I am Ginny Weasley. And guess what? I’m a 6th year too! So we’ll be in the same year! I hope you’re in Gryffindor, that’s our house. You should meet the boys too!” She said excitedly, and jumped off the train, to find her mother, who was still saying goodbye’s to everyone within reach. Ellie sat down, and fidgeted as she looked around.

“Nervous?” asked Hermione kindly. Ellie just nodded.

“Well, it’s natural! But you’ll fit in great! Trust me!” Ellie nodded again.

“Here they are!” An exited Ginny exclaimed from the door. Ellie’s head jerked up, and she found herself looking at to boys, standing behind Ginny. One, extremely tall with red hair, like Ginny’s, and a boy with black hair, green eyes, and glasses. Ginny nudged the red haired boy, and whispered

“Come on! Introduce yourself!”

“All right! I’m going!” he whispered back.

“Hey, I’m Ron Weasley.” He said.

“Really? Are you two, like, sister and brother, or something?”

“’Course they are! And I’m Harry Potter.” He held out his hand, and Ellie shook it. Ginny looked pleased with the introductions.

“Ron and Harry, this is Ellie Travis, she’s new this year, if you didn’t guess that yet, and she is from Minnesota.”

“Minnesota?” Ron questioned.

“Oh Ron!” Hermione sighed. “In the U.S.A? Ring a bell?”

“Oh, yeah!” he said, as he remembered. “That explains it!” Harry laughed.

“Explains what?” Ellie asked, shyly.

“The long O’s. Someone told me that Minnesotans have a weird ascent, something to do with o’s.”

“I do not!” Ellie exclaimed! She was already feeling at home with them.

The rest of the train ride was one of the most fun times Ellie had ever had. Hermione, Ginny, Harry, and Ron, told her about Hogwarts. The teachers, classes, dorms, and everything. Other classmates would filter in and out of the compartment, and Ellie liked all of them, especially the boy named Neville. He did seem very forgetful (He had told them of how he had somehow lost half his stuff already on the train) but very kind. They were all enjoying chocolate frogs, and cauldron cakes, when the door slid open again. Ellie looked up, expecting to see a new, happy face, but saw the very opposite. The face she saw was cold, and pointed, with strikingly white-blond hair. Even though he didn’t really look like the nicest person, Ellie decided to still be polite.

“Hello! I’m Ellie Travis, and I just transferred from Academy of Magical arts, I’m gunna be a 6th year! Who are you?” The boy stood there, totally neglecting her outstretched hand, and just started at her eyes. Ellie felt rather uncomfortable with it, even though she had had that problem before. Her eyes were purple, and you didn’t see that very often. The boy just stared in silence for only a few seconds, then a jerked back to reality.

“Well,” He sneered, or at least tried to, he did seem rather shaken. “That’s just, yeah.” And with that, he stormed out of the compartment. Ellie stood for another moment, hand still outstretched for a handshake, then sat back down.

“Er, who was that?” She asked quietly. Ginny just shook her head,

“Don’t pay any attention to him. That’s Draco Malfoy. He’s a Slytherin, you don’t want to be mixing with him.”

“Trust me, he’s an evil git, that’s all, so just ignore him.” Put in Ron “We’ve, kind off had differences since day one.”

At this Harry laughed, “What he means is, we hate each other, we are mortal enemies!”

“Oh.” Ellie mumbled.

“But it was weird. He didn’t even try and make fun of us, or anything.” Hermione said. “He usually bursts in, and with his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle. But they disappeared! Can’t say that’s a bummer though.” And they continued on, as if Malfoy had never come in.

~Draco Malfoy~
Draco Malfoy stood out in the hall. He was strangely cold, yet sweat was pouring off his forehead. He raised a shaking hand and whipped it away. Those eyes, were had he seen those eyes?! He recognized them from something, but what? He knew he had seen them, and you usually remember purple eyes, they don’t come by to often, but then, he seemed to know her, recognize her. With that strawberry blond hair, oval glasses, and her laugh that was now coming from the room. It was all so familiar. But were from. He sat shaking for another moment, until a second year accidentally ran into him, as the train shook, and he regained his composure.

“Move along!” he growled, and shoved the second year into the wall, as he marched down the other way.xxx

I hope you like it!

First post,Hooray! it worked, oh yah!!!!!!!!! It is marvelous dahling. If you don't post more soon, I know where you live. teh he he, just kiding! see you later.

yay i haven't read it yet!! i will though

yesssss randomness... I needed to explain my weird drawing on your hand. It all makes sense now doesnt it? in a weird, twisted way i think it does.

i read it and i defenitely think you should keep posting! It's amazing!! and if erin and you don't mind, i think it would be cool to post a link from littlebopeep's to your's, so that people have the chance to read it. I wont do it until you say i can though. your fanfic's not stupid at all!! i dont know what you were talking about! if you havent noticed i like to post smilies. See you tomorrow!!

Hey there!
I really liked it, can't wait to find out who she is....
PAMS!

Thanks, all! Ok, this is going to sound soooooooooo stupid, but, when you want to do another post, where do you do it? Oh, and becca? You can do that, I don't mind. I was gonna post tonight, but I gotta go get ready for the concert tonight. Gotta run!
(Not literally. That mile nocked me out!)

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Howdy! I just got back from my concert . Uh. Ok! This is Post number TWO! Here we go!

~Ellie again~

“There’s nothing to worry about!”

“But they’re tiny! I tower above all of them, I’ll stick out like a sore thumb!”

“Well, at least they’ll get to know you!”

“Yeah, sure, whatever.”

“We’ll see you after the sorting! I really hope that you get to be a Gryffindor!”

“Yeah, me to.” Ellie slowly made her way up the steps of the huge castle, took a deep breath, and went through the doors.
“I’m guessing you are Ellie Travis?” Said a tall, stern looking women. “Yeah, I am.” Ellie looked behind her, and meet Ginny’s eye. She must have looked like she needed help, because Ginny bounced over, and stated “Professor McGonagall, this is Ellie Travis! And Ellie, this is Professor McGonagall, she teaches Transfigurations!” Ellie smiled nervously. P. M. just nodded. Her lips a thin line. Ginny glanced in between them, and then broke the silence “Sooo, I’ll just go in now, see you latter, Ellie!” and she left, Ellie looking wistfully after her. “Well, come on! We don’t have all day! You will be sorted in with the first years, just wait for your name to be called.” Ellie just nodded. She feared that if she opened her mouth, she would throw up. P.M left, and after about ten minutes, Ellie thought she had been forgotten, but soon, she reappeared, but this time she was followed by a group of kids, all around the age of eleven.
“Miss. Travis, if you would be so kind to join the group, just follow from the back, please.” Ellie nodded, and a few of the soon to be first years looked at her curiously, but when the great hall doors were opened, there attention was snapped back to McGonagall. The great hall was spectacular. Ginny, Harry, Hermione, and Ron had explained it to her, but this was even better then she had imagined! It looked like the ceiling went on forever! But she was to nervous to notice anything else. There was a low murmur of talk as they walked down between the four long tables, to the front. Ellie could feel eyes watching her. Ginny gave her a thumbs up sign, and Hermione, Harry, and Ron all waved and smiled at her encouragingly. She could hardly smile back. Then Ginny cracked a ridiculous face at her, and she couldn’t help but smile. They reached the front of the hall, and McGonagall set down a stool and hat she had been caring. Everyone was now paying attention to the hat, and the talk had stopped. Ellie had heard of this. It was the hat. The one that sorted you into your house. She actually knew a lot about Hogwarts, she had just never had anyone to talk to it about. She waited for the hat to break into its famous songs, and it didn’t keep her waiting long.
Why, look at me!
I’m a hat you see,
If you couldn’t tell before.

I’m the judge of wear you belong
But first is my little, lovely song

You could be in Gryffindor,
Where the heart of the lion dwells
Brave of heart, out to start
You could turn out with much more……

But that’s as far as Ellie heard. She felt as if someone was watching her. Not like before, when it was just curious stares of class mates, but this one seemed to be searching for something, something inside of her. She glanced around, looking to the Gryffindor house first, but every one of them was staring at the hat, as well. She worked her way around the hall, until her eyes fell on the suspect. It was that guy, what was his name again?

“I know this, who is that guy?”

Ellie demanded. Then she remembered

“Malfoy! That’s his name!”

She glanced at him again, and saw that he was staring right at her. His eyes were narrowed, and his forehead scrunched, like when you are trying to remember something, and you miss it by only inches. Then he noticed she had seen him, and jerked his head back to the hat, witch was now talking about Hufflepuf. Soon the hat stopped singing, and the hall exploded with applause.

McGonagall stepped forwards with a scroll in her hands.

“Settle down please!” she yelled over the hall.

“Now, this year we have something a little different. We have a transfer student, who will be joining 6th year. She will be sorted into her house before the first years, so, Miss. Travis, if you would please come forwards?” Ellie stepped up, and sat herself on the edge of the low stool. Ginny again gave her the thumbs up, and Ron winked. Then a voice started talking in her ear.

“Ah, yes. This doesn’t happen often. It’s much harder to sort through an older students thoughts, but I’ll get through them eventually. Let’s see, let’s see. Ah yes! This is interesting. You are quit a mix! You have the heart of a lion, yet the blood of a serpent. Yes, very interesting. You would be related to the Malfoys, am I correct?” Ellie’s breath caught in her throat. Malfoy did it say? Like, that Draco Malfoy? That couldn’t be! That was impossible! But the hat wasn’t finished with her yet. “Yes, yes, I see it all know! Brother and sister! That’s what you are! So, I suppose I should put you in his house. But what would they do, with a Gryffindor in the family? I guess they would have to deal with it. That is, did they really tell him? Not sure, not sure at all. I guess, it had better be, GRYFFINDOR!”

P.S. Did it do the little font and color thingy this time? I can't tell.

(I thought this little guy was goofy.)

Hey this is quite a good story. Please post soon!

LOL, I thought it was so funny when you asked how you had to make a new post! No offense, it just cracked a huge smile on my face...

Brother and sister?!?!?! Cool!!! Can't wait what's going to happen next... PAMS!!!

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Howdy! Unfortunatly, I am very new to this all, so I need to ask people about anything! Thanks so much for reading my story! I hope you like the next part!


Ellie almost cried she was so happy, she had been afraid that she would be stuck in Slytherin, and that would have been awful! The Gryffindor table had exploded into applause, as Ginny and Hermione stood up yelling. Ellie rushed down, and plopped herself next to Ginny, who gave her a quick hug. “Oh, yeah! I’m so happy! You’re a Gryffindor!” Ellie just nodded. It was over, she was sorted, and she had a place at Hogwarts! Other Gryffindor’s around them were applauding, and shacking her hand, but Ellie was shocked. She had a brother?! And that brother was here, at Hogwarts, and in Slytherin! She shuddered. How come she had never been told? She had always found it strange how she had white-blond hair, when both her so-called parents had brown hair. But that still didn’t explain the eye factor. Draco didn’t have purple eyes, so why did she? She sat in silence as the first years were sorted, and only glanced up when ever the Gryffindor was called out. Soon it was all over, and an old man stepped forwards. Ginny nudged Ellie in the ribs. “That’s Dumbledore!” She said with excitement “He is the most powerful wizard ever!” Well, to Ellie, he didn’t look it. He was very old, and looked as if he tried to walk quickly, his long beard would trip him, but he looked nice enough. “I will not lay all the troubles of a new year on you yet, let us enjoy our last moments of complete freedom in enjoyment! Let the feast begin!” and food appeared out of no wear. “This would have taken those poor house elves ages to cook!” mumbled Hermione from across the table. Ron groaned. “Hermione, let it rest! Spew is getting old!” “S-P-E-W!” How many times do I have to tell you?” Ron just shrugged, but Hermione hadn’t had enough. “It’s so unfair what wizard kind do to them! They are leaving creatures, you know!” Soon Ron and Hermione were into a heated argument about house elf rights. “What’s spew?” Ellie asked Ginny quietly. “Oh, do not get Hermione started on that! She’ll go on forever!” Ellie laughed, and nodded. Soon the feast disappeared, and Dumbledore stood up again. He went into a speech, about was you could and couldn’t go, what the rules of Hogwarts were and then was the one that caught Ellie’s attention. “Quidditch tryouts will be held in a few weeks. If you wish to participate, there will be a sign up sheet in each common room.” Ellie could hardly believe it. “You guys have Quidditch teams? That’s awesome!” “You like Quidditch?” Harry, Ron, and Ginny chorused together “like it? I LOVE it! That is the best game ever!” “What’s your team?” Ron demanded “I’m not sure, America’s teams aren’t always the best, but I think that the Chudly Cannons are pretty good.” “No way!” yelled Ron. Making a few heads turn. “Me too!” “Are you serious?” Ellie couldn’t believe it, she even had something in common with these people. She, Ron, Harry, and Ginny then launched into a whispering dissolution about Quidditch and Hermione just rolled her eyes, until Dumbledore dismissed them all. “Got to run!” Hermione told them all “now that I’m head girl, I have new dorms.” They waved goodbye to her, as Ellie asked another question “Head girl?” “It’s a girl and a boy from the seventh year, there always goody-goods. They make sure everyone else is following the rules. Hermione is the girl, and of coarse, Malfoy is the boy.” “Oh.” Ellie said. Ron nodded “It’s not bad being friends with one, you get away with more stuff.”

Well, see you later! I think I'll be able to post more tomarow!

ohhh i love it i cant belive they are realated

Cool!!! And Malfoy head boy... cute!

Hello!

This is littlebopeep, I love your story!!! One thing though, it would be really helpful if you made smaller paragraphs instead of one big one, 'cause it would be easier to read.

Ok, i just got back from Chicago a few days ago, but here is the next post. Oh, yeah, and Erin? I'll try!

Chapter two”

~Draco Malfoy~
Draco hardly ever had dreams. He always slept soundly, but tonight was different. It was strange. He had an over view of what was going on, as if your watching as a person standing by, but no one sees you.

~DREAM~
Draco watched as a little boy, who looked to be about 2 or 3 years old, leaned over a crib. He held up a small toy, and jangled it, and laughed along with the little baby in the crib. The little baby reached up to crab at the shinny object, and her older brother lowered it just enough so she could grab it. The little boy laughed again. Suddenly a cold voice spoke from behind Draco.

“Son, get away from the crib.”

Draco looked around for the voice, but the man was hidden in shadows.

“But daddy, we were only playing.” The little boy whined.

“Get away from it!” The boy’s father hissed.

“I don’t want you interacting with her. With the blood- traitor.” The little boy took a step away from the crib.

“But she’s my sister! How can you call her a blood traitor when she hardly can sit up on her own?”

“Because.” The father sneered “The dark Lord knows what will happen if she lives. It is something we can not let happen.” The boy’s eyes grew large

“Really? So what are you going to do with her?” The man never answered his son, but drew his wand instead. He then pointed it at his little baby girl. Draco took a step forwards, not sure what he was trying to do, but he felt like he should protect that little girl, like it was his job, or something. He looked back at the man as he raised his wand, and seemed to know what he was going to do.

“AVADA KEDAVRA!”



~End of Dream~

“NO!” Draco yelled, sitting up straight in bed. He felt sweat pouring down his for head, but he couldn’t whip it away. It was like he was in shock or something.

“It was only a dream!” he murmured shakily, and fell back into the pillow.

Chapter three:

~Ellie~
“So, it’s the third step?” ellie asked yet again. Already she had been sucked into a trick step three times, and it was rather embarrassing being the only upper classmen to not know it all.

“No, fourth step. But don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of it eventually.” ellie greatly doubted this, but didn’t answer.

“Now, the next class is potions. And since only three out of all the 6th years are taking potions, we’ll be with the 7th years, in other words harry, ron, and hermione. Well, actually there are more, but who cares about them?” They marched down countless sets of stairs, and soon were in the dungeons.

“Erm, I’m not so sure I like it here.” ellie mumbled, as she looked around the dark hallway. ginny just laughed

“Again, you’ll get used to it soon. Just follow me.” They then came to a door, with a few people outside of it.

They greeted the Trio, and waited for the class to open. ellie couldn’t help but glance occasionally at draco. That was her brother! It seemed to ellie that she should be more freaked out about this.

She was adopted, and her parents had never told her. She also felt as if draco was sneaking looks at her, but she could never catch him at it. Did he know?

The door to the classroom opened, and they all stepped in. harry, hermione, and Ron took the very back table, while ginny and ellie took the one next to them.

Draco took the table at the very front. The teacher swooped in from the back of the classroom, turning up his nose as he passed harry. He came to a stop at the front of the class.

“This is potions class, and I must inform you that in this class there is no talking, foolish wand waving, or all around foolishness. I, thankfully, have the power over your future with this single class. And too start out the year, I will have you make a simple potion that prevents warts, pimples, and over all break outs. Your instructions”, he waved his wand,

“are on the board, and any extra ingredients you may need are in the cupboard. You may begin.” They all set off, starting little fires under their cauldrons with a wave of the wand, or retrieving ingredients from the cupboard.

Ellie and Ginny talked quietly as they added ingredients. Ellie stirring her cauldron one-way for a minute, then the other for five. After half an hour of this, the book told them that their potions should be as thin as water, but a solid, aqua blue color.

Ellie looked down at hers. She wasn’t to far off. Her potion was sky blue, and as she added the lima bean extract, it turned the exact color Snape had described.

“Wow!” murmured harry “Your even better then hermione!” Ellie looked up, and couldn’t help noticing that hermione’s was a navy blue, instead of aqua, and was almost as thick as serape.

Unfortunately, no one else had anything close the ellie or hermione. Rons had some how hardened in his cauldron, so that it was as hard as a rock. Hary’s was ink black, and hardly seemed to be there at all. “Wonderful job, draco.” Snape said loudly as he walked by. Ellie glanced at the mess sitting in front of draco, and couldn’t help raising an eyebrow. She stood up a little straighter as snape came towards her cauldron. He stepped in front of her concoction, took one look, and stepped back with an amazed look, but regained his composure almost immediately.

“Miss. Travis, I do not tolerate cheating in my class. Five points from Gryffindor, that is a warning.” He left the table, and went on critiquing everyone else. The bell rang, and ellie stomped out of the room, ginny running after her.

“Come on, he douse that to harry all the time, we’ll get him back soon, trust me” ellie shrugged. Soon hermione harry and ron caught up with them.

“Wow, he usually picks on me, but he didn’t even glance at me!” ellie just gave him an evil glare, and went on walking. But suddenly she stopped. She had a strange feeling in her gut, like when you’re doing something wrong, and might be caught at any moment, but she wasn’t doing anything wrong, so what could it be? She stopped.

“Um, hey guys, I’ll see you later, I’ve got to… take care of something, yeah, um, see you after lunch.” And she ran down a corridor, with ginny yelling goodbye after her. It was so strange.

She still didn’t know her way around Hogwarts, and yet she knew exactly were she was going. Soon she heard voices coming from around a corner. She carefully looked around the corner, and hid behind a huge vase, looking through a crack, and gasped at what she saw.

Well, hope you like it!

Ooh, ooh, what did she see??? Wonder what's gonna happen next....

Wow I Love It It Is Really Good Your Good At This Whole Writing Thingy.

Yola! Well, I'm really glad you like it, and thanks! Here is the next part!

Chapter four:

Draco Malfoy and his friends, Crabbe and Goyle, had cornered what looked like a fourth year Hufflepuff.

Crabbe and Goyle were looking menacing, punching their palms, and growling, while Draco did the talking. Ellie couldn’t hear what he was saying, but soon the fourth year began too shake.

Draco then nodded towards Crabbe and Goyle. They backed off, and Draco leaned closer and started whispering to the boy, who nodded, and started walking down the hall, away from ellie. Before he turned the corner, he yelled back to Draco,

“It would be easier if you could find someone close to them, or at least in their year.” Then added with a scared look “just a thought.” Draco looked as if he was considering it for a while, then shouted after him

“hey kid, here.” And threw a gallon at the fourth year, who caught it, and pocketed it with a smile.

“What was that about?” ellie thought to herself. Suddenly, Draco went slightly rigged, and looked around. His eyes rested on the vase ellie had hidden behind. She gasped, and stood still, praying he wouldn’t see her. After a few intense moments, with Ellie afraid out of her mind, Draco shook his head, and whispered something to Crabbe and Goyle.

They nodded, and slouched off down the hallway after the Hufflepuf. Draco just stood there for a moment longer, as if waiting for something. Then, with a swish of his cloak, he disappeared.

Ellie carefully stepped into the corridor that had just been abandoned. What on earth had that been about?

She stood exactly were draco had been, her wand held loosely at her side. She heard a movement from behind her, and turned at the exact moment that a voice yelled out.

“EXPELLERIAMUS!”

Ellie’s wand went flying in an arc, straight into Draco’s hand.

He had a strange look on his face, almost like he would have put anyone else into ellie’s position right now, just so that he wouldn’t have to face her.

“What are you doing here?”

He spat, or tried to sound harsh, but he wasn’t accomplishing it.

“Might ask you the same question!”

Ellie retorted. Draco just sighed.

“Listen, Travis, I really don’t want to have to curse you.”

Ellie laughed right into his face.

“Really? From what I’ve heard, you take every chance you have to curse Gryffindor you see, especially if they hang out with Harry. Not to mention Hermione and the Weasleys. Why do you hate them so bad, anyway? Your so mean to everyone, no wonder no one likes you.” Her feeling of connection to him was quickly evaporating.

Draco’s eyes suddenly became hard, and he raised his wand, and since ellie didn’t have hers, she could not deflect the charm.

Ellie’s hands suddenly stuck to her sides, and her legs stuck together as well. She couldn’t move, and unfortunately, she was never very coordinated, and she promptly toppled to the ground.

Draco did look as though he slightly regretted doing it, but stood over her, speaking in an undertone.

“Listen, Travis. I have my own reasons for the way I act, and if you knew what was good for you, you would stay out of my business. You have no idea what my…” he suddenly stopped, eyes wide. Obviously he had been about to say something he shouldn’t.

“What… my… just stay away from me. Next time I’ll do worse!” he dropped her wand, and ran for it.

After a few minutes, the spell wore off. Ellie grabbed her wand, jumped to her feet, and sprinted to the Gryffindor common room, to the girls dorms, where she threw herself onto her bed, sobbing. She didn’t know why, but suddenly it struck her. She didn’t want to be related to him.

He was, well, almost evil! And what everyone had said about his parents, her parents, they were completely evil, they served you-know-who! She soon pulled herself together, and extracted a piece of parchment from a pile by her bed, along with quill and ink.

She started writing a letter to her “mom”. It read,

Dear Mother,

How are you? I’m fine, got into Gryffindor, but, I need to ask you something. Why didn’t you tell me that I was, adopted? I mean, I don’t think I’m mad or anything, but why didn’t you? Finding out all of a sudden here was a bit of a shock, on top of being sent to a brand new school. I even have a brother, that I never knew about, and I’ve seen him, and talked to him, well, sort of, and I don’t even think that he knows! Please, just send me a little bit of an explanation! And also, please don’t think that I won’t love you anymore, or something, because that won’t change, I just need to hear something from you. Thanks
Ellie
She folded up the letter, and went down to the common room, were she meet Ron.

“Hey Ron, do you know anyone with an owl I could borrow? See, I don’t have one, and I need to get a letter to my mom as soon as possible.” Ron nodded

“Yeah, Harry’s got an owl, he’d be glad to let you borrow her.”

“Thanks!” ellie said, and started off to where Harry was sitting next to a snowy owl.

“No problem. What’s the letter about?”

“Oh, nothing, just family stuff!” ellie didn’t really want to have to tell anyone about her, family issue quit yet. Harry was happy to let her use Hedwig. Soon ellie had the letter tied securely to her leg, and carried her to the window.

“Travel safe.” She whispered. Hedwig hooted, almost comfortingly, as if to say, “your letter will get there safe.” And then launched herself out the window. Ellie watched until Hedwig became a distant speck in the distance.

Thats all for now! Tootles!

P.S Ok, I don't know if there are any pirates of the Carabean (I spelled that completly wrong!) fans out there, but if you are like me, and are tottaly obsesed, 39 MORE DAYS UNTILE PIRATES OF THE CARIBEAN 2 COMES OUT! JULY 7 YEAH!

Well, I can't say I'm totally obsessed, but I do know that the second the film hits cinema's in the Netherlands, I'll be in one of those seats... totally Johnny Depp, he's been my fav ever since I first saw him on 21 Jump Street (re-runs though, seeing I was way too young to see the original), but he's been on my fav list for.... wow, 14 years now...

And about the story... Can't wait to find out what Draco's up to...

oh i loved it soo much i really like this story!!

Hello! Ok, I can't post tonight, because I have, like, 6 finals in the next week that i really need to study for, so I don't really know when I'll be able to post again. It might be a week, or it might be on Saterday! But, can't say right now. But thanx to all who are reading! TTFN! Ta Ta For Now!

yuck finals... well, good luck on them, hope you pass them!

ok, i am really sorry, but i don't think ill be able to post for a while. for one thing, finals, and another, i had, like, half my story written out and saved on a disk, AND I THINK I LOST IT ALL! so I am going to have to re-write it all! majorly upset right now! well, ill get back to it as soon as i can. thanx to all who are reading!

~Lo-lo~

nice posts laura!! i can't wait for more!