Before We Fall ~ The Avery Chronicles: Book One

Hogwarts Express

Elara squealed in excitement as she entered the compartment, seeing her other best friend, Pansy Parkinson. and rushed towards the girl.

"This is so great, got the whole group now," Pansy said. "This year is going to be great, I get to finally share a dorm with my two best friends."

Elara, Daphne and Pansy shared a group hug in the middle of the compartment while the boys stored the trunks in the above head shelves. 

The train let out a whistle, a last warning that the doors were about to close, and the girls broke apart to rush to the window so they could wave goodbye to their parents.

"Did any one else hear anything about Harry Potter?"  Pansy asked taking her seat. "I heard he's starting Hogwarts this year, that he's here on this train right now."

Elara was surprised to hear the news. 

"Where did you hear that."she asked.

"I heard some kids talking about it when I got on," Pansy replied.

"Probably just some stupid rumour," Daphne said waving her hand. 

"He would be our age," Theodore said, not taking his eyes away from his book. "makes sense he'd be here."

Draco stood and fixed his cloak. 

"Crabbe, Goyle," he commanded. "We should go find him, let him know where his loyalties should lie if he wants things to go well for him."

Elara giggled once he left the compartment. 

"Do all the Malfoy's believe they're so important," she asked.

"Probably," Daphne replied. "you'd think they were decended from Slytherin himself they way they go on." she rolled her eyes. "Daddy did say I should treat them nice though."

"Yeah, my dad says that too," Elara said. "I suppose, not many pureblood families left. Need to stick together if we want to avoid mingling with the filth."

"It's nice to inflate his ego," Pansy chipped in. "Makes him think he's in charge."

The girls laughed at the comment. Even Theodore who was sitting in the corner reading let his lips curl up into a slight smile.

"I need a drink," Elara said once she had finished laughing. "I'm going to find the trolley, anyone want anything?" she asked.

"can you get me some licorice wands?" pansy asked.

Daphne shook her head.

"What about you Theodore," she asked.

"Nothing for me," he said looking up from his book. "thanks anyway."

Elara nodded and left the compartment in search of the trolley.

"Elara," she heard someone shout behind her.

She turned around to see the boy from flourish and blotts, the mudblood, jogging up the aisle behind her.

"It was Elara, right," he said, "or was it Elena, sorry i'm not the best with new names."

"Yeah, it's Elara," she said, fidgeting with her fingers and trying not to let her nerves show.

She was still very unwary of mudbloods, even if this one did appear to be very friendly.

"I saw you walking past my compartment, thought i'd say hi," he said with a smile.

"It's nice to see you again." she said, hoping that she could really mean those words.

"Whose your new friend Elara," Said Draco Malfoy, placing a possessive hand on Elara's shoulder.

Elara jumped at the sudden touch, her nerves already on ends because of the mudblood.

"Oh, just someone I met in Diagon Alley." She said, "Dean," she recalled the boy's name.

"Malfoy," Draco said. "Draco malfoy and I don't recognise you." He turned to Elara, "what did you say his surname was?" Draco asked.

"I didn't," Elara said, calming down. "I really need a drink, do you want to come find the food trolley with me?" she placed her hand on Draco's arm.

She couldn't let Draco find out that Dean was a mudblood. If word got back to her father about her speaking to a mudblood, she shivered. She didn't want to imagine her father's reaction to that.

"Hey Dean," Someone shouted from down the corridor with a heavy Irish accent. "where'd you rush off to in such a hurry."

"I'm just coming Seamus," Dean shouted back, "just wanted to say hi to someone."

Dean gave Elara a smile before going back to his friend.

"That's not the one who called you a mudblood was it?" Elara heard the Irish boy ask as they walked back to their compartment.

Elara didn't hear Dean's answer, but Draco did hear Seamus's comment.

"He was a mudblood," he said, his voice dripping with disgust. "how could you stand to be so near it. Lucky for you I came along just in time."

Elara nodded. She would let Draco think he was the hero who saved her from a savage mudblood attack, it was better than him thinking she may actually like the boy, even if it was only in the slightest bit.

Author Note: So here is the Hogwarts Express chapter I promised. I hope you liked it. Let me now if you enjoyed in the the comments.

So next up is going to be the sorting, how do you think it will go for Elara? Will she be in Slytherin like her parents and all of her friends or will she be sorted somewhere else?