Sarafina Brennan jolted awake in her bed. She glanced around, finding the Slytherin girl's dormitory completely empty. She glanced at the clock on her nightstand, which read 11:18 am. How had she slept in on her first day?! Being muggle-born, it was hard to get into Hogwarts, and she finally got accepted and was put with the rest of the fifth years. So here she was. Late. She quickly threw on a green dress and black flats and grabbed her bag, making sure everything was there before leaving the Slytherin dormitories.

She quickly rushed out and up the stairs leading to the main hall. She took out her schedule and glanced at it before heading towards the Great Hall.

Day A

9:00-10:30>Potions Severus Snape

10:35-11:05>Divination Sybill Trelawney

11:10-12:10>lunch

12:15-1:45>Charms Filius Flitwick

1:50-2:20>Ancient Runes Bathsheda Babbling

2:25-3:55>History of Magic Cuthbert Binns

Day B

9:00-10:30>Transfiguration Minerva McGonagall

10:35-11:05>Herbology Pomona Sprout

11:10-12:10>lunch

12:15-1:45>Care Of Magical Creatures Rubeus Hagrid

1:50-2:20>Defence Against The Dark Arts Alastor Moody

2:25-3:55>Astronomy Aurora Sinistra

She slipped through the doors to the Great Hall and blended with the students mingling. Good thing lunch started only a few minutes before. She spotted a group of teens in green clothing and stepped over to their table. Someone from the far front rang a bell and all the students moved to sit at a table. Sarafina spotted an open seat nearby and quickly sat down, looking around at the other students. God, it was so weird being the new kid.

She felt someone sit next to her, bumping into her shoulder. Sarafina took a deep breath. "You know, you could at least say excuse me," She said, facing a rather good looking boy, with platinum blonde hair and silver-gray eyes. "Do you know who I am?" The boy asked with a condescending stare. "No, but why should I care?" Sarafina responded calmly as she turned to a nicer looking girl on her left. "Hey, I'm Sarafina Brennan." The girl smiled at her. "Daphne Greengrass. Are you new? I've never seen you before," Daphne commented.

Sarafina nodded. "I'm new. And...I kind of don't know where I'm going," she said sheepishly. Daphne just gave her a kind smile. "Let me see your schedule. I'll tell you where to go." She did so, and the two girls chatted during the whole period of lunch. When they were dismissed, Sarafina thanked Daphne for her help and the two promised they would hang out after school.

Thanks to Daphne, Sarafina made it to her third period quickly and on time. She watched as the students arrived, some by themselves, some in small groups. She watched as students gathered around a trio of teens, two boys and a girl. Sarafina rose and squeezed through the tight crowd to get a look. She gaped at who she saw. Harry Potter. The legend. The boy who lived. "All right you lot, settle down." Sarafina heard the professor order. He was not of average height, taller than most adults. She snatched a spot next to the girl from the trio. The girl turned to her. "I've never seen you before. New?" The girl asked. "Yeah. I'm Sarafina Brennan by the way." She said, holding out her hand.

The girl squinted at her before shaking her hand. "Hermione Granger. Say, you wouldn't happen to be a muggle, would you?" Sarafina then realized why she squinted at her so strangely. "I-I am actually." Hermione's face lit up. "Me too! Oh, it's wonderful to meet you! I thought I was the only one." Hermione states. Sarafina smiled and looked at Hermione's clothes. She wore a long-sleeved maroon shirt with a gold stripe across the chest and a matching skirt that stopped just above her knees. Hermione was looking Sarafina up and down at the same time she was. "Slytherin?" "Gryffindor?" Sarafina and Hermione both asked at the same time. She nodded. "Yeah. I'm Slytherin." Hermione gave her a look. "Please don't tell me you're friends with him." Hermione says with disgust, motioning to the blonde boy from before.

"Him? Oh no. He was so rude to me this morning. Expecting me to know who he was." She commented. However, Hermione's mouth was wide open in shock. "I know he's a prick, but coming into this school you should know who's who," Hermione said with disbelief. Sarafina shrugged. "Who is he?" Hermione lowered her voice to a whisper. "He's Draco Malfoy. From the prestigious Malfoy family. You don't want to pick a fight with him. His father has an unreasonable amount of power at his fingertips." Malfoy. The name rang throughout Sarafina's head. She knew that name. It was from somewhere. But from where?

Then she remembered. She was looking over the list of Slytherin-placed students yesterday. His name was on there. Had she made a mistake this morning? She glanced over at Draco, only to find him staring at her. But not in the condescending way he did this morning. He was staring at her with something that looked like...admiration? Sarafina brushed it off as Professor Hagrid began the lesson.

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~♡ Miki