destruction ➙ h. potter

10

After long farewells with her family and Oliver hanging on her leg, not wanting to let go, Isabel made it onto the Hogwarts express.

She wandered through the train, looking in each compartment.

She couldn't seem to find her friends.

Frustrated, she shyly opened a compartment door to ask for help.

Inside was a group of 3 Slytherin boys who looked her age, glaring up at her.

"Sorry to bug you, but have you by any chance seen Harry Potter or Ron Weasley or Hermione Granger?" Isabel asked politely.

"Ah, so you're Potter's 'half-blood beauty'." A boy with light blonde hair sneered.

"Uh whatever, have you seen them?" Isabel said.

"As my father was told, you're the last piece to the puzzle, the plan is going perfectly," he smirked.

Isabel gave him a questioning look.

"Don't look at me like that pretty girl, sorry for my rudeness, I'm Draco, Draco Malfoy," Draco said extending his hand.

Isabel hesitantly shook it.

"You sure look familiar," Draco said, his grey-blue eyes scanning her face, making Isabel feel very uncomfortable.

Just then a hand grabbed Isabel's.

"Leave her alone, Malfoy," Hermione scolded.

"What's it to you, Mud-blood," Draco scowled.

Hermione just rolled her eyes and walked Isabel to her compartment where Ron, Harry, and a giant present were sitting.

Isabel sat across from Harry and next to Hermione.

"Ms. Sunshine over here was befriending Draco Malfoy," Hermione announced.

"I was not, I was just asking him where you guys were, he was acting very strange," Isabel said thinking back to their conversation.

You're the last piece to the puzzle.

Isabel shrugged it off and looked around at her friends as a huge smile spread across her face.

"I MISSED YOU GUYS SO MUCH!" Isabel exclaimed tackling them all into a group hug.

"What has gotten into her?" Ron asked as they broke the hug.

"Sorry," Isabel smiled and looked down.

Harry's smile grew, he missed the sound of her voice.

"How was your Christmas, Isabel?" Harry asked.

"It was very nice! I love my new house and it was great to spend time with my little brother again." Isabel said, "How about you guys?"

"It was good, my dad is doing a lot better," Ron said.

"Sirius said he hopes to see you over the summer since he didn't get to see you over break," Harry informed. Isabel smiled at him.

Isabel suddenly remembered her gifts for them.

She reached into her bag and pulled out three boxes in red, blue, and green.