Estella walked into her Transfiguration class ahead of time, trying to find Hermione. Her bushy haired friend sat, already scribbling down notes on her parchment. "Can I sit here?" Hermione jumped, startled, upsetting her pot of ink. "Oh I'm so sorry!" Estella exclaimed, waving her wand. "Scourgify!" The ink disappeared and the bottle righted itself. Hermione looked up at her in surprise.
"How did you know.."
"Well done Miss Blackwood," McGonagall's voice praised. Estella felt herself turn red as she turned to face the Gryffindor head. She peered at the redhead over her glasses. "How did you already learn such a spell?"
"Just.. practice.." Estella stammered.
McGonagall looked at her carefully. "I expect great work from you in this class, you as well Miss Granger." Hermione straightened at her name. "I think you would do well to sit together."
Estella nodded and looked at Hermione uncertainly as she placed her books on the desk. "Is that okay?" she whispered.
"Of course," Hermione exclaimed, shaking her head. "Honestly ever since you got sorted you act as though I'm going to scorn you or something."
Estella sighed. "It's just Slytherins and Gryffindors don't particularly mix and.."
"And I could care less. That's rubbish. Besides," Hermione grinned ruefully. "You could help me a bit in this class."
"Likewise," Estella sat. At Hermione's skeptical look she added "Well especially at Herbology, I'm rotten at plants." Hermione giggled and nodded as McGonagall began class.
Suddenly footsteps were heard as Harry Potter and Ron Weasley burst into the classroom. Professor McGonagall had been demonstrating her Animagus form and sat as a cat on her desk.
"Whew," Ron breathed. "Can you imagine the look on McGonagall's face if we were late?" His voice carried across the classroom and Hermione snorted. The cat sat up and shifted back into the professor, who fixed the boys with a disapproving stare. "Bloody hell," Ron looked equally horrified and amazed.
"Should I transfigured you both into a pocket watch?" McGonagall snapped irritably. "Perhaps one of you would then remember the time."
"We got lost," Harry put in helpfully.
"Then perhaps a map." The head of Gryffindor turned back to the board as the boys sat behind Estella and Hermione.
"How were we supposed to know, it's our first day," Ron grumbled. "And she's a ruddy cat."
Estella sniggered. "I can help you find your way around," she looked pointedly at Harry who returned a smile.
"That'd be brilliant."

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Hidden In The Shadows Part 1- Harry Potter Story
FanfictionBellatrix Lestrange. The Dark Lord's servant and Azkaban prisoner. Estella Lestrange. Her daughter that's been kept a secret. There was a prophecy, about a boy born at the end of July, and a child born to evil. Estella has hidden under the identity...