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Hope you enjoy it is my first shot at a story.

Chapter One
Hidden
"You are a witch," She said to me hold tightly onto my shoulders and looking into my eyes.
"And you are crazy,"I said back at her. "Things like that just don't exist mum." At least for me they didn't, but here she was telling my I had magical powers. Okay, yeah and the Prime Minister could ride a flying carpet to all his meetings.
"Elizabeth Mae Jones. Listen to me. You have magical powers. Powers that you need to go and learn to control." My mother let go of me and paced to the window to look out it. She had an almost wistful look in her eyes as if she too could go to this magical school called Hogwarts.
"Okay look, mum, I'm going to go call dad. Maybe he can, I don't know, take you to the doctor." I turned and reached for the phone. As I began to dial the number it turned into a pillow and I dropped it as if it burned my hands.
I turned and looked at her. She had what looked like a stick in her hand and said very calmly,"You're going to Hogwarts, but first we need to get you some things, like a wand for example."
I was stunned. Eleven years. They hid magic from me for eleven years. I never knew that it existed and yet I lived in a house with a witch. She walked to me grabbed me by the arm and led me to the fireplace. "And there is no better way to get to Diagon Alley than by Floo Powder." She pulled a small bag out of her pocket and more or less shoved me into the fireplace. As she offered me some powder she said, "Just drop this and say Diagon Alley very clearly."
I rolled my eyes and said nothing. I had fallen into a stunned silence. I grabbed some of it and very clearly stated , "Diagon Alley." The fire sparked up and before I knew it i was spinning. Oh, it was so nauseating and I couldn't stand it. I closed my eyes tightly waiting for it all to stop. When it did I opened my eyes to see something that was most definitely not my living room at home but a shop.
"Welcome to Olivanders," A man said to me. He extended his hand in greeting, "I am Olivander."
With out thinking or asking questions I extended my hand to shake his and said, "Elizabeth Mae...Jones." I never added the Jones part unless absolutely necessary. Elizabeth Mae always sounded just fine to my eleven year old ears.
"Well Miss. Jones, why don't you walk over here with me and we will get you a wand and you can be on your way." He smiled and his blue eyes shined and set my defenses at low.
"Sure. I can do that," I said smiling. He pulled out boxes and I looked around the stunned silence befalling upon me yet again. It was as if I was in a dream. The store itself did not look to terribly big but it was stacked ceiling high with boxes in all sizes. As I looked back at the counter a hand extended a rather fancy looking stick. A wand.
I grasped it and looked at him for some form of instruction. He just nodded and I waved it. Without warning a burst of flame came out of it and I dropped it faster than I had dropped the phone earlier. "I'm so sorry. I don't know how that happened. Please For-"
He cut me off with a dismissive wave of the hand and handed me another one to try. "It happens all the time Miss. Jones. Nothing new in a job like mine."
I took the wand hesitantly and pointed waved it again thinking about water hoping it would somehow change the outcome of what would be produced. Out came snow. Not exactly what I had it mind but it was better than the flames. "Umm, I don't think this is the wand for me, Mr. Olivander." I laid it on the counter and looked around the room again.
There it sat on a table in a corner. I walked over to it and picked it up without a second thought. When my hand touched it, it was as if the whole world was placed in perspective for me. I looked to Mr. Olivander and smiled. He smiled right back and all he had to say was, "The wand chooses the witch Miss. Jones." And with that he packed it up in the box.
It was then that I realized I had no money. At that point my mother walked in holding more than enough in her arms and smiled, "Good you have your wand already. I'll just pay for that." She placed a couple of weird looking coins on the counter and smiled, "Thank you Mr. Olivander."
He nodded and said, "Have a good day Dehlila." I was in shock. My mom never let anyone call her by her first name and yet her did and she smiled and nodded dragging me out of the store, my new wand in hand.
My attention was so focused on it that I bumped into a kid with brown hair and brown eyes on accident. "Sorry," I mumbled and kept looking at my wand. He said something but I didn't quiet hear him over the jumble of thoughts running around in my head. They all came to the same ending. I couldn't believe that this world had been hidden from me for eleven years.

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Chapter 2
Reflection

The rest of my day had passed relatively slow. I caught every little detail from the store stacked ceiling high with books, Flourish and Blotts, to the store that held brooms and what not, Quality Qudditch Supplies. I was stunned when mum told me:

"Brooms are meant for more than just sweeping up the kitchen floor Elizabeth," as she tottered along with most of my stuff in her hands.

I had returned home and crashed on my bed exhausted from the long day. I woke up the next morning and found myself rereading the letter over and over and over and that was when it finally struck me.

"Mum!" I shouted frantically. The footsteps on the stairs pounded and my door flew open.

"What's wrong?" She looked around the room expecting to find some sort of damage.

"How am I getting to Hogwarts?" She stared at me in an almost tired expression. I guess I'd be too if my daughter had been asking me questions all day. I mean I knew there was a train but what stumped me was the platform number.

"I'll take you there and get you on the train calm down Elizabeth. Make sure you're up bright and early tomorrow morning." She then left me room and my door closed on it's own.

I spent that day packing my new robes and my school books and all the other in's and out's for my grand adventure into a new world. The next morning I stood in the bathroom and stared at myself in the mirror. I was looking for changes, anything on the outside that would reflect what is going on in the inside and yet I was finding nothing. Not a slight change. My reflection showed me the same raven haired child with bright green eyes. A small button nose and fully plumped lips that parted ever so slightly, ready to break out into a smile. The same reflection.

I walked down the stairs. Threw on my jacket and walked out the door with my mum, my trunk packed the night before. We drove down to the train station and when we arrived at platforms nine and ten I frowned from the lack of platform nine and three quarters. My mum, however, pushed me forward right towards the barrier. I looked back at her like she was insane for pushing me into a brick wall, but when I turned around a scarlet steam engine was there, not a pile for bricks covered in blood.

Stunned silence was all there was. My mum pushed me forward and shoved me onto the train saying, "You need to find an open compartment real quick." She then thrusted my trunk handle into my own hand and hugged me and kissed my cheek. "Write me every week and tell me what you think. Oh and don't forget your coming home for the break and spending the Holidays with the family." She smoothed my hair. "I love you."

My eyes filled up with tears and I whispered, "I love you too and I'm sorry for thinking you were round the bin." Her faced softened and she hugged me one last time. The whistle blew and singaled for all passengers to be on board. I found an empty compartment and looked out the window. I waved bye to my mum as it pulled away and out of the station.

I turned around and looked at the reflection in the sliding door of my compartment. The only change I found in my reflection this time was a deep sadness. My eyes shined brightly from the after effects of the tears and my mouth for once was turned down. I realized then how much I was going to miss my simple life in the normal world, I also realized that the world I was in was normal, for me anyway.

I picked up my trunk and stored it above my head. Sighing, I flopped onto the seat and closed my eyes. I lost myself in happy thoughts. Of being surrounded by kids like myself. I thumbed through my books and came to find I already loved some of the classes and disliked others. I would write my mum every week. Sometimes three times a week. It was the sliding of the door that broke me from my trance and I looked up to see a blonde headed boy standing there smiling at me. His blue eyes almost as bright as my green ones.

"Mind if I join you?" He waited there. I nodded. Not sure what to say. He walked in and placed his trunk up opposite of mine. "I'm Jacob and you are."

"Elizabeth Mae," I said softly.

"It's nice to meet you Lizzy." He laughed and I shook my head. It was going to be a long train ride and I'd already managed a nickname. Just peachy.

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Edit: 2/4/2011

Okay this weekend I more than Promisse I SWEAR. I got caught up in some other stuff last weekend. But this weekend for sure.

Here it is...

Chapter 3
Grand Entrance
"No really. I never knew magic exsisted," I said laughing. I felt so stupid. Jacob had known his whole life that magic exsisted and me, I didn't know nor suspect anything for eleven years. I was still in shock.

"It's the greatest thing ever," he said smiling. "It's like being in control of the universe and all that it has hidden." He looked out the window and at that moment someone else had decided to join the compartment.

When I looked at him realization crossed my face and flashed in my eyes. It was the boy I had bumped into in the streets right after getting my wand. I felt so guilty and prayed it wasn't written on my face. I tried a smile that would seem inviting but all I could manage was a mild girmmace.

"Can I sit here?" He hadn't even mentioned the accidental bump. "All the other compartments are full."

"Sure," Jacob said smiling.

The guy walked in and placed his stuff up above the seats with Jacobs then sat down. He smield and said, "I'm Christopher, but people call me Chris."

"I'm Jacob and this is Liz-"

"Elizabeth Mae, " I said cutting Jacob off. It was then that the realization passed across Chris's face.

"You're the girl I saw in Diagon Alley. The one who bumped into me." He didn't seem mad or upset and I nodded slowly.

"Sorry about that. I didn't mean too. I was-" He cut me off with a wave of his hand.

"What are you apologizing for. I bumped into you."

"Ummm. I'm pretty sure I bumped into you," I said my eyes lighting up.

"How sure are you," He asked looking my dead in the eyes.

"I'm one hundred percent positive," I said back mathing his mocking tone.

"Well then. Is it me or is the air in her kind of thick," Jacob said opening the window.

I blushed red and laughed. From then conversation was easy. Time passed so fast the I didn't even realize we were at school. I had changed yeah but I was also kind of out of it. As I stepped of the night air was brisk and I was kind of lost.

"First years follow me," A womans voice called. I looked up to see a tall woman. Her hair was auburn in color and her jade green eyes were bright.

"Come on. No dilly dalling. The boats are this way."

We all fell into a line and followed her to the boats. As I got into on I slipped and almost fell but caught my balance. That was the last thing I wanted, to fall into a lake and enter the school soaked. Jacob and Chris followed me and sat on either side of me. As we made our way to the castle I smiled and admired it all. It was lit up and looked more than amazing. It looked more than fabulous. Words couldn't describe the castle of Hogwarts.

From there things went downhill. I got out of the boat and then...I was on the ground. I looked up and there stood before me was a blonde haired girl. Her blue eyes looked as cold as ice and she smirked.

"I would apologize but you were kind of in my way so I'll let you apologize." She just stared and I wanted to scream.

"Who do you think you are?" I couldn't stop myself.

"Alyson Penolpe James. Mudbloods are always the same. They never know anything about the wizarding world. If you did you'd know my daddy is the Minister of Magic and you'd apologize right now." She put her hands on her hips and glared down at me. "I can make your life a living nightmare if you don't."

I just stared and stared. She was more than insane. She was off her rocker.
"What is a mudblood?" I felt stupid again. To have to ask something like that.

"A muggle born witch or wizard. People like you." She just glared. "Are you going to apologize?"

I pulled myself up and looked her in the eye. "I think you should apologize. First off for knocking me down. You don't own the world. Second off because your sadly mistaken. I'm a full blooded witch. My mum and my dad are. Thirdly you need to get a attitude check." I hated bullies and I wasn't about to take it from her. "Well.... I'm waiting."

SMACK! It was loud and it rang in my ears. My eyes stung with tears and my cheek stung with pain. She had just slapped me. Jacob and Chris ran over and stood by my side and all the while the woman in charge had not seen or even heard a thing.

"You'll learn your place here eventually." She flipped her hair and walked away.

"Liz. Lizzy." I turned and looked at Jacob and then I looked at Chris. The tears were streaming down my face and the stinging in my cheek hadn't left yet.

"Is she allowed to do that?" I looked around and noticed students were already whispering about the scene that had happened.

It was at that point that we were led to the castle to be sorted. Chris and Jacob had been moved to the fron of the line so that we were in alphabetical order and with my luck Alyson was in front of me. She stopped walking all of a sudden and I fell...again. She laughed and looked at me mouthing nightmare. She then walked away making her grand entrance and destroying mine. Just peachy, right.

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Chapter 4
Interesting

The sorting was something like I’ve never seen before. A talking hat was just the cherry on top. The great hall was enormous and filled with so many students already and to think that I was going to be joining them for the next seven years. Chris was placed in Gryffindor and I smiled in hopes that he and I would be in the same house. Jacob was sent over with the Slytherins all clad in green and I frowned. Hopefully we could still be good friends even if our houses hated one another. A girl named Amanda Hopkins was sent to the Hufflepuff table and another girl named Casey Hopkins was sent to Ravenclaw. Both girls looked really upset and I guessed they were twins.

Alyson walked up and put the hat on no sooner than it touching her head it shouted Slytherin. She sat next to Jacob and smiled. She whispered something to him and laughed but her just looked irritated.

I walked up and sat upon the wooden stool. I didn’t know what to expect but there was a voice whispering to me. “Elizabeth Mae. Such a lovely name and with that name such a bright and brilliant mind. Maybe Ravenclaw….Ah but what is this. You have an attitude in you that can build and break. A determination that is fired up and ready to succeed no matter what the means. Maybe Slytherin would suit you the best. Then the courage oh and so much kindness and readiness to accept anyone into your heart. Where would all this fit best?” It felt like forever until the hat finally shouted. “Slytherin!”
As I hopped off the stool and looked at the green clad table Jacob’s smiling face was the first thing I saw. The second thing was Alyson’s glaring eyes, thank Merlin she was not glaring at me but I found it weird that she would be glaring at Jacob when she hardley new who he was. I made my way to the table everybody wanting to sit next to me which seemed kind of weird to me, guess that’s just how it went. I didn’t know.

When I did sit down, I sat down across from Jacob and smiled. He smiled right back at me and said, “Welcome to Slytherin.”

I smiled at him and said,”Thanks. It’ felt like I was up there forever because the Hat didn’t know where to put me. I guess I was best suited to be here though.”

Alyson glared and turned back to Jacob and said, “So anyway. Dad told me to tell you he said hi and that he can’t wait to see you on Christmas.”

He shrugged, “Well mum hasn’t said anything. In all honesty she doesn’t want me to go to his house. To make it even worse she doesn’t want you there."

I didn't know what to think. I looked back in forth and noticed something that I shoudl have noticed before. They both had the same color hair and eyes. The same bone structure and the same set frown. "I think I might have missed something here."

Jacob frowned and looked at me. "She's my twin sister. Our parents are divorced. I should've told you but I didn't know how to."

Alyson sneered. "Personally Jacob I thought you would have better tast in people. I never thought you would choose some filthy mudblood."

"For the last time I'm not a mudblood. My mum and dad are both magically gifted you snidget." I sat the glaring wish her beautiful blond lock would burn and singe right of her scalp. "And again who gave you bloody permission to be as mean as you wanted. Last time I checked your dad was the Minister of Magic not you."

Jacob snorted at me and the snort became a full on laugh. I couldn't help but smile but when I looked back at Alyson her eyes had glazed over and were cold as ice. She looked more than just mean misunderstood unloved twin. She looked pure evil. Jacob looked back and forth and I wondered if her could sense the tansiable tention as much as I could.

"So now you know the big news. Just ignore Alyson. I'm the good twin. I was raised by my our mum and she always held firm to the belief that all girls should be treated with respect and kindness. Dad, however, felt that it was best to be controling and rude first then ask questions later." He smiled apologetically and my head.

"Well then if you two are done talking about me like I'm not here I'd likie to point out the fact that he won't be too pleased to know your talking to a mudblood." Alyson took a sip of some water. "Especailly a cheeky monkey like her."

"Alyson have you even asked about Elizabeth's life?"

"Well," she said staring off into the distance. "No but she didn't know who I was and only a muggleborn wouldn't know who I am."

"My parents didn't tell me anything thank you very much. They wanted me to have a normal childhood. Or as normal as a childhood can be without magic." I crossed my arms and glared at her. "So I'd like an apology thank you very much."

I knew I wouldn't get one and she did nothing to prove me wrong when she stood up and made her way to the other end of the table. I watched her walk away and watched as everybody had fear placed in their eyes at the sight of her. "What is there to be afraid of. She's just a rotten bully." I looked down and blushed, "Sorry I forgot. You two are related. Don't kill me."

Jacob laughed and siad, "Now why would I do that? My life has become so much more interesting since you arrived."

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Chapter 5
Nightmare

At the end of the feast we made our way to the depths of Hogwarts. It was strange to think that my common room for the next seven years was going to be underneath the lake. However at the same time I found the information pretty awesome. I walked up to the girls dormitory and flopped on my bed, well assuming it was mine was wrong becasue the next second I was on floor inhaling the dusty bunnies underneath th bed. I looked up and fel my patience thinging rapidly.

"Sorry but on the best for royalty," Alyson said spreading out on the bed. "You can have the one over by the window. It's too drafty and I might catch a cold. Now we wouldn't want me to get sick would we?"

I know I've said it a thousand times before but this time I really was done being tormented by her. So I stood up and shoved her off the bed and onto the floor. She stood back up and smacked me hard and fast. I know it's ridiculous but I couldn't take it anymore. I might not know any spells or even simple charms but it didn't stop me from grabbing my wand.

"Hair. Hair. Hair." I kept saying hair and just staring at her hoping and praying that those blond locks of hers would fall off. Something started to happen though. Her hair was being lifted asif by an imaginary force she started screaming.

"Stop it you freak of nature your hurting me." Her hair was pulled tighter and she kept screaming. "HELP!"

A teacher bursted in and I dropped my wand. "She started it I swear." Alyson's hair flopped down and she stopped screaming and started sobbiong. I didn't know what had happened but instantly I regretted it.

"Come with me Miss. James." I followed the Professor out of the dorm, through the common room, and into a classroom that wasw filled with some of the weridest things in glass containers. "I am very dissapointed to say the least."

"But I-"

"To attack a student over such a petty and trivial thing. Even worse, you attacked the Ministers' daughter." She just glared at me. I felt horrible enough but the fact that she was standing up for that blood sucking leech was just the cherry on to of the Alyson wins sundae. "Ten points from Slytherin. I hate to punish my own students but your behavior is unacceptable." I just nodded. What was I to say? She was authority. I couldn't snap at her and allow something worse happen to me. Expulsion was out of the question. "You are free to go back."

I left the classroom but under no circumstances did I go back to that nightmare. I found myself wandering the halls of the school and watching as the portraits slept. As fun as the dungeons sound, I climbed a stairwell and made my way to about the fourth floor. You would think the Professors would potral the halls better, but if they were I didn't see them. I looked out the window and saw the moon shining up above. Tears leaked down my cheeks and I wanted to scream. This day couldn't get any worse, not from my perspective anyway.

"You know if your not too careful you can get caught," a voice said. I turned and there stood Chris in all his glory.

"You're one to talk," I said smiling and wiping the tears. "What are you doing wandering across the corridors this late at night anyway?"

"Well, I just wanted to explore the school. What's your excuse?"

"A nightmare by the name of Alyson." I felt the anger flare up again. "I don't see why everybody treats her like royalty?She doesn't deserve it."

He laughed and I let it wrap around me and I tried to absorb it so that I'd calm down but it seemed impossible. "She is a pain but you'll learn to ignore her."

"Do you know her personally?"

"She's my cousin twice removed." He shrugged. "I never see her anyway so I guess no I don't know her personally. She's related by blood so I know her but not really. She doesn't even consider me to be her cousin because I'm half-blood."

I leaned against the window and looked out and noticed that from here I had a perfect view of the lake I read about. All of this was just to much to take in and I hoped to merlin that it was all a nightmare. I began to cry again and realized that I had been crying a lot on my first day away from home. I felt Chris move beside me and I looked up at him. "I can't stand this nightmare."

"Would you like a hug?" He opened his arms and despite only knowing him a day I stepped in the embrace that was offered and let the sobs shake my body and the tears fall down my cheeks. That was when my luck ended when it came to not being caught.

"What do you two think your doing?" A males voice rung out. I looked at him and his face had anger written all over it but when he saw my tears his expression softened and he looked up and down the corridor. "Come on follow me you two. Let's go to my office and talk." I followed him and hoped that this was not another part of a nightmare.

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Chapter 6
Ending from the Nightmare

"Okay so explain to me as to why you two were out wandering the corridors so late at night," He said as he poured three cups of tea.

"Well you see-" I started the same time Chris said, "I was walking-" We both stopped and stared at each other

"How about the person who was crying goes first." He smiled and handed me a cup of tea.

"Well I has gotten into a fight with a girl in my house and a Professor pulled me out and lectured me. She then said that she hated to punish someone from her own house but I wasn't aloud to be mad at this girl for certain reasons. She then dismissed me from the classroom and I didn't want to go back to the nightmare at the dorm room so I went for a walk."

"What house are you in?"

I looked down and frowned, "Slytherin."

"Ah, Professor Vickie can be cruel even to her own house." He smiled and placed sugar down on the table and some milk. I put a little of each in my cup and smiled up at him. "Thank you."

"Now your turn lad," he said handing Chris a cup of tea.

"Well," Chris began. "I was just walking and I saw Jamie here crying and I went to see what was wrong. tgurns out she ahd gotten into a fight with Alyson James and Professor Vickie took Alysons side and punished Jamie so i offered her a hug." He blushed and then added his own sugar and millk.

"Oh even better. Look things always calm down. Right now your just settling in." He looked at me and smiled. "Once you get to know Alyson you two will become best friends. I see it all the time."

I couldn't hold the cup steady so I set it down on the table and looked up at him,"unnm Professor-"

"Riley."

"Professor Riley. She is rude and she keeps mistreating me I was settling in just fine until she kicked me out of the bed I laid on and said she didn't want to catch a cold near the window. How is that fair?" I felt my eyes start to sting again and felt embaressed. Crying in front of a Professor.

"It's not and I'll talk to Professor Vickie and see what I can do to fix it. Now you two finish your tea and be on your way." He had jsut started his cup himself and smiled. "I won't take any points this time, but next time I won't be so kind."

Chris and I looked at each other and said at the same time, " Thank you Professor."

After we finished our tea we left and gave each other one more hug. I made my way back to the dungeouns and him to where ever the common room for Gryffindors was. When I got back to the girls dorm I took the bed by the window andrealized that Alyson was more than just mean she was pretty stupid as well. The window was painted on and not real. Probably put there by a past student. I mean really we were under the lake. How get a draft get in and make her sick? I fell asleep fast after that and the next morning when I woke up I was running late for my first class, Ironically enough it was with Professor Riley.

I walked into class, the door was wide open, and sat in the back. He spotted me nodded and then continued teaching. Alyson hadn't missed a beat though and glared in my direction. I looked down at the piece of parchment and began to take notes. Charms didn't seem so bad. Ten minuets of notes and we were already practicing the spell. Lumous. It lit up the tip of the wand. I got it right on the third try and smiled as Professor Riley gave me five points for it. Needless to say they were just pointless points. A lot of the other students had gotten it right the first try.

I then went off to potions where yet again I had a class with Alyson but this time Chris was there. I smiled as I sat next to him and he smiled at me.

"So how did you sleep last night?"

I shrugged, "I must have slept really well becasue I over slept last night. How did you sleep?"

"Good. Really good." He smiled at me then looked at Alyson. "Did she say
anything to you when you got back?"

"No she was passed out but she's not the brightest in the bunch. The window
she didn't want to sleep near was painted on." I laughed as I shook my head.

Then silence beafell the class and there stood Professor Vickie.

"This," she began, "is a no nonsense class. If you don't take it seriously you can stand and walk out the door." She just stared waiting. No one moved. "Lets begin."

In that class we made a basic Sleep Draught. Chris and I walked out together and I patted the top of my head. "My hair is all frizzy. Does it look bad?"

He looked me in the eye and said, "You look great."

I never had a compliment from anyone but my parents. We had the next two classes together and then we went to eat lunch. I sat next to Jacob and he asked me what happened.

"So I heard my sister gave you trouble."

"Trouble. Really? It was an absurd stupid thing. She isn't really the brightest person in the school. She didn't want to sleep next to the window but the window was painted on so it didn't matter anyway but she pushed me off the bed and she keeps talking about herself like she's a princess. Which I might not know much but I'm pretty sure she's not."

He laughed at me and we ate in peace for Alyson was no where to be found. At the end of the day after the rest of my classes and dinner I went back to the common room and sat in the chair bu the fire. It was so peaceful and nice. A great ending from the nightmare. I made my way two hours later to bed and just as I got under the covers there was something sticky and I pulled back the sheet my legs covered in goo. I looked at Alyson and saw her smirking at me. Yep, the perfect ending from the nightmare.

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Chapter 7
Flashbacks
After the goo issue the week went by in almost the same fashion. I slept with the extra blanket mum had packed me and found that some of my personal possessions kept going missing. My favorite necklace from my mum. The ring from my grandmum. The cookies my mum sent me on the third day. I knew who was taking it but I didn't say anything. On Friday I got a note though, telling my how to get my stuff back. Of course I was right in knowing who was taking my stuff because the note said for me to leave Jacob alone. Who else would say that other than Alyson. So on Saturday I took the note to the only Professor I found I could trust after the goo incident.

Flashback:

The halls were dark and dreary and my legs were all sticky and covered and what ever the goo was. I would have gone to see Professor Vickie, the head of house, but I knew for fact that she would never believe me. I knock on Professor Riley's office door and he opened it looking disheveled and looked down at me and I frowned.

"Okay Elizabeth how did this happen?"

"I went to lay down and go to sleep and my sheet ere covered in this sticky goo. I would've gone to see Professor Vickie but she would've never believed that Alyson did it." He allowed me into his office and he cleaned me up with his wand and I made note of the spell and hand motion so I could use it later
if needed.

"How about a cup of tea and some cookies?" He was always so generous about it and I nodded in agreement. Within minuets there was chocolate chip cookies and a steaming pot of tea sitting in front of me. "So how was your day despite this new occurrence"

"Well it was nice. I enjoyed my classes. Transfiguration and Charms seem to be my favorite because I leaned spells and things I never knew existed." I finished preparing my tea and smiled. "Thank you, by the way."

"For-"

"For not taking off points when I was late and giving points even though it took three tries to get it right." I took a cookie and ate bit into it. Nice moist and chewy.

"Well you deserved it. For someone from your background to jump in and go for it and get right in such a short amount of time, it was amazing." He took a sip of his tea and grabbed a cookie himself "You know, you might want to consider take muggle studies. You know a lot about Muggles so you'd have an advantage just like the muggle borns." I nodded. "So why are you and Alyson fighting exactly? I'm starting to doubt what I said earlier about you two getting along."

I shrugged not sure myself. "In all honesty I think it's because I don't really care much for mean people and she is mean. She reminds me of my mum when she yells at me and I don't like that. Well I guess in taking the imitative to stand up to her I didn’t exactly endear myself to her." I took another cookie and leaned back into the chair sighing contently. "I never thought I'd have a problem like this. Ever."

He chuckled and popped a cookie, whole, into his mouth to stop his laughter. He chewed with a thoughtful look. Swallowed and then said," Well, I want you to know that I will always be there for you no matter what. I can tell that Professor Vickie and you cannot see eye to eye as of right now but maybe later on in the term you too can. Until then I will be there."

End flashback.

It was there that I had learned I could trust him and with it being only the seventh day I hoped he wouldn't get tired of me so quickly. I knocked on his door and he looked at me with those concerned eyes of his and invited me ink a pot of tea and cookies already set out. I looked at him a hindered questions in my eyes but only one came out of my mouth, "Chocolate chip or peanut butter?"

"Chocolate chip of course." He smiled as I walked in and sat down handing him the note. It seemed like this was going to be an almost daily thing.
"How did you know I'd be coming to see you today?" I took a cookie and began to chew on it while his eyes skimmed across the paper.

"When did you start losing your stuff start getting stolen by this person?"

I sighed. When adults never gave me answers it made me feel like they didn't think I was old enough to understand the meaning behind them even if it was an answer as simple as yes or no. "I asked you a question first Professor." I began making a cup of ea and then said. "They started vanishing the day after to goo incident."

He thought it all over. I could see the calculating in his eyes and then he said, "I just recently started setting things out on a daily basis in case you stopped by." I smiled smelly to myself and then he continued. "So I take it Jacob is a friend of yours."

I laughed my young childish laugh and said, "Yes sir he is. To make all better though, he's Alyson brother."

"So why didn't you tell someone that she was stealing your things?"
It was then that I remembered the conversation I had the umm... misfortune to have overheard.

Flashback:

"You're wasting your time Jacob. Dad is going to step in and take charge. I told him everything,” her voice rang.

"What exactly did you tell him Aly. That she was constantly tormenting you?"
Insert a snobbish snort here. "No...well not in those exact words."

"This is why mum wants nothing to do with you. Your ego is that of fathers and she doesn't want to be tormented by it."

There was a smack that rang loud and clear almost like the one I've felt.
End flashback.

I left. It was too much too similar to my own smack and I didn't want to hear anymore. I found it depressing that Jacob stood up to his own twin sister to be my friend but at the same time it was hurting him more than it was benefiting me. I placed my hand on my cheek and the tears started to fall without any warning.

"Oh don't cry Elizabeth." I heard movement and then I saw him in front of me.

"You have nothing to cry about okay. Your safe."

"But I'm not safe Professor. I'm not. She's cruel and mean and nothing can stop her from getting what she wants. Nothing. She'll go to the end of the school to abuse me and hurt me all until I stop talking to Jacob." I sobbed even harder.

"How does Chris feel about this?"
Again another remembered conversation.

Flashback.

The lake was just as amazing as Chris I had said and instead of eating lunch that day we sat out underneath the trees looking out across the water. It was just the day after the cookies went missing and I was silent and somber.

"What’s wrong Lizzy?" He looked at me his normal smile turned downward like my own and his eyes shining with worry.

"What would you say if I told you I know a friend who is being bullied and hurt by a big meanie?"

"Who is hurting you Lizzy?" I didn't know until much later that it was in this moment that I would forever favor Chris over Jacob.

"Alyson. Alyson is hurting me." I sobbed so hard and he held me in a hug. He was my best friend and I know being eleven doesn’t say much for feelings of attraction but I was confused.

"I won't let her lay another hand on you.” It was then I also realized how overly developed our minds were. it made me begin to question the workings of the universe. Here we were two eleven year old children acting like full grown adults and behaving like so. All I could to though was nod.

End flashback.

"He promised to protect me, but Professor I'm only eleven and he's only
eleven and protection can't be done from seven floors away." I sobbed some more and he laughed at me.

"When did you get so intelligent Elizabeth?"

"I asked myself that same question." I took another cookie and sighed definitely feeling old. "What am I to do Professor?"

He just gave me a reassuring smile and said. "I'll take care of everything. Just leave a list of things that went missing."

I laughed and made out a list. When I handed it to him I said, "I just don't want the cookies back if that’s okay with you."

He nodded and smiled at me sending me on my way. I left and wondered the upper halls a little then strolled my way down the stairs to the grounds and sat by the lake. What a day.


Sorry it took so long. The real world keeps catching up with me and I'll sit down and I'll be like post but then something comes in and destroys it all. I promise I'm already into chapter eight and I'll begin chapter nine and try to do a double post this weekend. <3

This is terrific as usual! A double post possibility?!

I promise to catch up as soon as I possibly can. The real world hates me and I am not too fond of it.

No rush luff. I know what it's like. There is just too much RL out there.

Last update 9 MAR 2011