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She lay back down, and took out a book, and began to read. Harry, Ron, and Hermione talked until the witch with the food cart came by, and Harry bought some Cauldron Cakes and Chocolate Frogs. Elisa got up and bought some of the frogs, too.

"What wizarding school do you go to?" said Hermione, in an attempt to strike up a conversation.

" Future Thyme’s Academy," she answered

"Oh, that’s supposed to be a really good school!" Hermione continued

"Yup. My foster parents weren’t too sure about it—"

"Foster parents?"

"My mother was killed, and my father kind of disappeared a few months after I turned one. I was put into an orphanage, not having any relatives. These people didn’t want to adopt me, but they took me in as a Foster child, and I’ve been living with them ever since. I even took up their last name. Anyway, they weren’t too sure about letting me come, they’re muggles, you see. I got my powers from my parents, I think it was my mother, because I vaguely remember my father, and he was no Changling. He left in October, if I’m not mistaken."

She continued reading her book, they continued talking, and eating. And there was peace, until it was interrupted by the entry of Draco Malfoy.

Harry and Draco had been enemies since their first year together.

"Well, well, we meet again," said Draco "I heard your father got a raise, Weasley, how much of a raise was it? Five Knuts?" Crabbe and Goyle sniggered.

"Shut up, Malfoy!" said Ron

Make me—" He stopped short. Elisa had looked around "Who’re you?"

"Elisa,"

"I’ve never seen you before,"

"And I don’t feel like going through this conversation again, so please leave,"
"But we don’t want to, and a skinny girl like you isn’t going to stop us," Malfoy sneered.

Elisa sighed exasperatedly, and got up, putting down her book. "I’m an exchange student from the U.S., now leave!"

"Oh, right. Father said they were doing some program this year,"

"Fine, all is well and good, now leave, your presence annoys me," she said, in mock cheerfulness.

"She’s a Changling, Malfoy, you better listen to her," Hermione said quietly

"Shut up, Mudblood!" SLAP! "Ow!" Elisa had slapped him across the face

"Idiot! Don’t insult someone who’s a better person than you,"

"You’re not a Changling, anyway, there’s only one right now, Calconn, or something,"

"That’s me,"

"Prove it," Malfoy smirked but stopped almost immediately when he found himself facing an extremely large, vicious looking tiger with the same red eyes as Elisa. He took one step back, and then ran for his life, Crabbe and Goyle following. She changed back. Harry, Ron and Hermione stood behind her and gaped, but Elisa just sat down again, and took up her book. They burst out laughing ("Did you see the look on Malfoy’s face?").

The sky darkened, and the train slowed until it stopped altogether.

"We’re here!"

Elisa put away her things and followed them out the train, looking around. Harry watched her as the four of them piled into a carriage drawn by invisible horses. They climbed up the steps to the Great Hall.

"You’ll be Elisa then," said Professor McGonagall, who had appeared behind them in the hall.

"Yes," she responded

"Come with me," she led Elisa down the hall.