The Döppelganger Witch

🦄Seven🦄

She walked quickly down the quiet hallway towards Transfigurations class. She'd arrived half an hour ago and was given time to get dressed in her school uniform .

Her hair was braided to the side of her head  . Her robes made flapping sounds as it blew behind her as she walked .

She had half an hour before Transfigurations would be over ,but she didn't care . She didn't care about anything anymore .

Her heart hurt . She was never going to see her favourite guardian ever again .She felt so empty .

She knocks on the Transfigurations class' door once she finally reaches it .

" Come in!", she hears Professor McGonagall call .

Pushing open the door she walks inside .

" Ah, Miss Morgan , you've arrived ," McGonagall says looking at her as if trying to see through to her soul. It was unnerving to say the least.

" Hello, Professor McGonagall , Professor Dumbledore gave me this letter to give you , sorry that I'm late ,I had to get into my uniform ".

" That is quite alright , please take your seat and welcome back ".

" Thank you , Professor".

Harry ,Ron and Hermione as well as everyone else in class stared at her .

To Harry she looked cold . Not because of the weather ,but her face was schooled into a mask of cold indifference as she walked down the isle towards the open seat beside Hermione.

" Hello ,Ella ", Hermione says giving her a quick smile .

Ella nods " Hello , Hermione ", she says her voice just as cold and indifferent as her face . She doesn't smile back just take out her Transfigurations textbook and her wand as well as a bottle of ink and a quill .

She starts focusing on the class ignoring the whispers around her .

She was heartbroken ,but she wasn't deaf . People were speculating where she'd been .

It would be no use telling them . They didn't need the horror story of how  her Summer went . It would break them or scare them away .

When the bell rings she puts her book away and all her other things before leaving the room with Ron, Harry and Hermione flanking her .

She doesn't chase them away , just keeps on walking towards Defence Against the Dark Arts class .

The moment she stepped through the door she felt kind of lost because the new teacher wasn't someone she was sure really belonged in his post . He looked like a Ken doll  from her toy collection when she was a child . Too perfect . Too unnatural. Kind of plastic like Ken .

" Yeah, that's Gilderoy Lockhart , our newest addition ", Harry explains taking Ella's hand to lead her towards the back row .

" Well, settle down class ," Gilderoy Lockhart says the moment everyone's seated ," today we won't be doing Cornish Pixies again , we'll be learning something new ...".

He drawls on about a Banshee that he got rid of once while looking at each face to see if they're listening . His eyes lands on Ella and for a moment she sees his teeth as he smiles at her .

" Ah, hold on, a new face , who may you be ,Love ?".

Ella's face drains from all blood at the endearment of 'Love'.

"What's your name ,Love?",it echoes through her mind .

She gets up from her seat staring at him .