FORBIDDEN FEELINGS

Chapter 4- The White-Haired Boy

I wake up to Seamus tapping my arm, telling me we're at Hogsmeade station. I rub my eyes and stand up. As I'm stretching, I can hear that Malfoy guy shouting from outside to everyone "So I've heard there's a new girl. Someone said she's a slut, and she's ugly apparently. So, I guess I'm keeping my distance," his mates laugh, and I frown. I hope that's not what people think about me.

"Are them lot talking about you?" Neville asks, confused.

I shrug my shoulders, but I know they really are talking about me. 

"There must be another new girl because you're nothing like that," Seamus reassures me.

We get off the train into the dark starry night, and an old man with a peculiar-looking face approaches me. "You must be Jessa Carter," he says, spitting everywhere. I nod. "I am Argus Filch, caretaker here at Hogwarts. You boys can go with the rest. I'm taking Jessa to Dumbledore's office to see what house she'll be in" he continues.

I wave goodbye to the boys and follow Filch to Dumbledore's office. This lovely old man is a lot more welcoming than any Headmaster I've ever seen before, he is also a lot older. I get this weird witch hat placed on my head. It speaks for a few seconds and then yells "Gryffindor!" A big smile forms on my face. Yes!!! Magic is so cool. I will definitely enjoy my time here.

Dumbledore takes me to my dorm which I will be sharing with a girl called Hermione Granger. The dorm's pretty cute and cozy and has the warming smell of lavender and old people for some reason. There are only two beds in the room. "Hermione kindly volunteered to share a dormitory with you as all the other ones are unfortunately full. I'm sure you will find her a pleasant young lady," Dumbledore explains.

"Cool. Are boys allowed in the dorm?"

Dumbledore chuckles and walks out the room, as I'm left with no response. Then I'm taken on a quick tour whilst we walk to the main hall where every single Hogwarts student will be, eyes on me.

I feel sick. What if no one likes me? What if I trip over something in front of everyone? What if people laugh at me? Have I got something on my face? Jesus Christ, I'm scared. I take a deep breath as Dumbledore pushes open the big wooden doors. As I start to walk behind him, everyone's eyes are glued to me. Boys checking me out and girls giving me dirty looks. But one boy in particular catches my eye, that ugly white-haired boy from earlier, Draco Malfoy. He is looking me up and down with a poker face. He looks like trouble.

I can hear whispers to the left of me as I see Seamus and Neville gesturing me to sit next to them, with excited expressions on their faces. I sit in between them and opposite a boy who is wearing circular glasses, who is in between a red-headed boy and a pretty brunette-haired girl. They all give me a friendly smile which makes me feel a lot better.

Dumbledore makes a speech and then allows us to chat amongst ourselves. The boy with glasses puts his hand out and introduces himself as Harry Potter. Everyone looks at me, expecting a reaction but I just introduce myself. "Wait, don't you know who he is?" the ginger boy asks. I shake my head and ask "Am I supposed to?". The girl adds "The boy who lived? The scar?". I shrug my shoulders and the red-headed guy laughs and says "Unbelievable. My names Ron Weasley"

"And I'm Hermione Granger."

"Oh. I think we're sharing a dorm."

"Oh nice."

Two red-headed twins come up behind Hermione and one of them says. "Hey, newbie. I'm Fred Weasley." And the other one says "And I'm George Weasley."

"Oh, so you must be Ron's older brothers."

"Nope, we just have the same last names" Fred replies.

"Really?"

They both start laughing hysterically.

"We're joking," George says.

"Can't believe you just fell for that," Ron exclaims.

A younger red-headed girl stands behind Ron and introduces herself as Ginny, Ron's younger sister.

I'm so glad I'm making nice friends within the first five minutes. I guess Hogwarts won't be as bad as I thought.

We're told to make our way to our common rooms. My new friends are so excited to show me around the corridors. Suddenly I get nudged really forcefully by... of course... Draco Malfoy. Brilliant.

"Watch where you're going!" I yell as he turns around and raises his eyebrows at me whilst slightly laughing, his mates trail behind him like they're his little ducklings. For some reason, people start to crowd around. "So the new girl is getting cheeky, is she?" he says with a smirk, almost trying to intimidate me. He looks so stupid.

"You think you're so cool Malfoy, just leave it will ya'" I fight back, I'm not taking his shit. People gasp in shock. Malfoy starts to walk towards me, looking down on me, just like my dad did, but I don't even flinch. 

"Ah, I see you have my name in your mouth, Carter. Well, from what I've heard, that's not the only thing that's been in your mouth, you slut," he spits at me. All his mates laugh including a girl with a black bob, she annoys me for some reason. The crowd joins in on the laughter at Draco's comment.

"You don't even know me. In fact, no one here knows me, so I don't know how this rumor started because it's not true" I shout so everyone can hear me.

"Yeah, that's right. I don't know you. But I do know that you're a filthy, little mud blood" he leans in extremely close to me so I can feel his warm breath on my cheeks.

"Shut up Malfoy," Harry says, defending me.

Malfoy and his mates howl, and Draco teases "Got yourself a girlfriend, pottah?". This amuses the crowd again. I roll my eyes. This guy really thinks he's something. Before I can speak, a white-haired, tall, muscular, attractive guy pushes Draco which clearly hurts him because he groans.

"Has my little brother been annoying you?" the boy asks me in a really deep voice. Ah so this is Mohoseph.

I nod, so Mohoseph grabs Draco by his shoulder and shouts "Do you know how to treat women with respect?"

"She's a Gryffindor, Mo" Draco argues back.

"No matter what house they're in, never disrespect a woman"

He turns to me, winks, and walks off. All the girls awe over him. I blush a bit. Everyone starts walking away as Draco laughs off his embarrassment.

Hermione strolls up to Malfoy and says "Thought you were going to keep your distance"

"Shut it, Granger" he answers back, strutting off with his goons trailing behind him.