Secrets of the Dark | SeverusSnape

Chapter one| The Girl They Never Notice

                On a cloudy dim sky morning, icy cold wind swirled around like a current in a sea; not the perfect weather one would actually look forward to, but for her this is the kind of climate that she always favored since. It always made her feel at peace. But not even the weather seems to match to what she's really feeling at the moment. Joan Sparrow pushed her loaded cart with a heavy feeling on her chest. For as of now her only aunt, Victoria Sparrow is probably on her way to New York far away from her; and far away from England. Her aunt made a promise to write to her as often as she can, but it is possibly difficult or rather impossible at all. Her black owl, who she named Raven would die in exhaustion mid way from England all out to New York. But her aunt also promised her to find any chances that she could get. She wasn't convinced but what can she do anyway.

She made her way through platform 9 ¾ on King's Cross Station. But as she walk into the crowd she noticed tons of pair of eyes were everywhere---- staring, glaring, glowering, gazing, gawking at her probably wondering who's the unfamiliar face amongst them. Murmurs that she apparently decided to ignore were everywhere as she passed her way through----- Wait what? Are they staring at me? It made her feel uneasy or rather conscious about her own appearance. It was as if they looked on to her like she have two heads. Others acted differently, which ordinarily they wouldn't care and wouldn't even dare to even notice her.

Joan Sparrow felt ashamed and annoyed rather than flattered as she finds herself the center of attention at the moment, or at least she thought. She went inside the train and looked around for an empty compartment to settle in. When a tall and handsome white blond headed boy, she actually knew; whose name was Draco Malfoy approached her as he offer himself to assist her on putting her belongings on inside the empty compartment, she'd declined but he insisted instead. Wait..what? Am I hallucinating? She thought.

“There you go. All set up.” Malfoy said as she ignored his generosity and she walked pass him heading inside the compartment. It annoyed him of course.

“ Ehem! You're welcome? I didn't know you're so thoughtful.” He said sarcastically but in a mild manner to maintain a good impression on her. She'd come to realized it so she quickly replied.

“ Oh sorry Malfoy...yes thank you very much..indeed..” She tried to smile a bit and she sat at the chair on the corner near the train's window.

"Oh you know me? But how did you know? Have we met before?” He's now curious so he sat on the opposite chair across her and stared intently at her like he tried to rummaged his memories to remember her.

“Very much, but I think you've never noticed me much quite before.” She timidly replied a grin escaped from her lips. His eyebrows met while his forehead crumpled. Throwing her a confused look.

" Wait...what? Are you trying to say you've been in Hogwarts already before? I thought you were a transferee or rather an exchange student or something….” She slightly smiled taking a single glance at Draco then shifted her eyes outside the window. Oh boy... Draco Malfoy you've never changed.. Joan mused. When she was about to open her mouth to say something. Someone went to interrupt their conversation.

“Hey Draco I've been looking for you come on now you must see who's up on the prefects compartment!” A tall dark headed boy said panting. He looked over to Draco then to her. Draco glared at the interrupter.

Draco felt annoyed but managed to calm his self in front of his acquaintance he'd just met. Or rather just have noticed. He sighed, then he shifted his attention back to her.

“I'm sorry Ms....---uhm?” Draco muttered pertaining to ask her name.

“Oh yeah, call me Joan.… Joan SPARROW? loner freak? Ring a bell?” she quickly replied with a bit of mockery and a smirk on her lips. Draco's forehead crumpled then suddenly his eyes widened a bit.