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It was a normal day in Scotland, the sun rose and nature came to life. The greenery surrounding Anissa's aunt and uncle's house lit up. It was definitely a beautiful place to grow up, but sadly Anissa would not get to finish growing up there. Her aunt Leanne, was a cold woman, and hated the fact that she had to take care of her sister's magical baby. She had knocked on Anissa's door hardly before entering, Anissa had already gotten dressed since she knew she was headed to Hogwarts today. Leanne walked up to her and cleared her throat, and handed her a letter before leaving the room. Anissa took it from her, her hands shaking slightly as she feared what the letter could be.

She sat down at her desk and opened the letter. "Dear Aunt and Uncle of Anissa Griffis,
We are pleased to inform you that the headmaster at Hogwarts has accepted that Anissa can live in the castle until she is of age. Please give her the necessary materials and belongings before letting her stay in the castle.
Much Regards~ Professor McGonagall

Anissa's eyes began to tear up, so it was true then. The rumors she'd heard from her muggle Aunt and Uncle were true. Her bowtruckle friend, Ollie, jumped onto the table and looked up at her with a sad face. Anissa grabbed him and hugged him gently, he hugged her back. Everything that Anissa had been through, her only true friend and companion was Ollie, he was always there for her.

She got up and went over and grabbed the rest of her belongings and clothes, and put them in the trunk. She wiped her eyes and looked at Ollie "I guess this goodbye to this place huh? Come on, let's get out of here, I don't want to be here longer than needed since I'm not wanted here." She said, and Ollie sighed. He hopped onto her shoulder as she picked up her trunk and walked out of her room, not looking back. She made it to the front of the house and heard her Aunt and Uncle fighting, but she ignored it. Her Uncle Berny seemed to be the only one who cared about her besides Ollie.

The wizardly bus waited for her at the end of her driveway, and she flipped her long, curly ginger hair over her shoulder and out of her face as she walked up to the bus. "Diagon Alley please" she said and handed him some coins before going to find a seat. Suddenly the bus took off with immense speed and it startled her like it did every time she got picked up from this bus. Ollie held on for dear life.

Before she knew it, they were in Diagon Alley, she thanked the bus driver and got off. Luckily all she needed to get was her books and robes since she was taller since the last time she got new robes. She already had her wand, got that a few years ago when she had first gotten her Hogwarts letter. Once she was done, she headed to the train, her hair flowing behind her in the breeze as she made her way to enter the train.

Once she was on, she found an empty area and sat down after putting her trunk on the shelf above. She crossed her legs and grabbed a book out of her bag that was given to her by her friend Penny. She was excited to see Penny and hoped she'd be there this year, since there was talk of her moving. But when Penny never showed up to sit with her, she sighed and looked out the window 'great, besides my bowtruckle I truly have no friends, this is going to be a super year' She thought to herself. A part of her felt depressed, but she kept her head up. Anissa was a strong woman, she was brave too, which is probably why she got put in Gryffindor her first year at Hogwarts. No one loved her, no one cared for her, besides Ollie, and she supposed that's all she needed was Ollie. She decided to be open minded, and try and make new friends.

Anissa felt the rumble and she got up to look to make sure it wasn't anything serious. When she was sure that everything was fine, she sat back down and looked out the window. Suddenly she heard a voice and looked to see a boy standing there. "Sorry to bother you! Just a little magical mishap" He said and she gave him a friendly smile "not a problem, just startled me is all" She said. She watched as he sat across from her and she fixed her posture so she faced him fully. She watched as he stuck out his hand and told her his name. She took it and shook it "Anissa Griffis, this little guy right here is Ollie. Pleasure to meet you" she said, doing her best to look somewhat friendly. Anissa was awkward sometimes, but she usually knew how to stop awkward situations should they arise.

Ollie hopped off Anissa's shoulder and made his way over Elliot as they shook hands, and crawled onto his arm "don't worry, he's harmless, he seems to like you though, he doesn't do that to anyone. So, you excited for the new year, Elliot?" She asked him and let go of his hand and returned it to her side. She smiled softly at him "I'm surely excited, I have to admit, I am a little sad my best friend won't be at Hogwarts this year, but it just means I get to make new friends I guess." She said and shrugged "not that anyone wants to be my friend anyway." She sighed and looked back out the window for a moment, before looking back at him. Ollie sat on Elliot's shoulder and dangled his legs for a moment before looking at Anissa and nodding.

Anissa giggled "yeah, Ollie definitely likes you." She said and then held her hand out to Ollie, he grabbed her hand and she brought him back over to her. "Come on Ollie, let's not scare our new friend." She said and he held his arms out like he was trying to act big. "Don't you dare" she said and put him in the pocket of her robes. She heard him blow raspberries from her pocket "sorry about him, he likes to act big and tough sometimes." She said and covered her mouth with the tips of her hands to hide herself from laughing "I love picking on Ollie sometimes, he picks on me all the time. But yeah, anyways, you excited for the new year? I wonder if this year will be different." She said and looked at him and put her hand down.

Anissa heard him apologize that her friend wouldn't be there, and she gave him a soft smile "thank you" she said. Then she heard him offer his friendship and she nodded "sure, I'd like that, thank you" she said again. "I'm glad you're excited, trust me, you'll love it here. So much so that you'll be sad to leave." She said. Suddenly she remembered the letter her aunt gave her and she sighed and looked out the window. She wasn't about to dump all of her drama onto a first-year. "I'm a third year, Gryffindor, I was told my second option was Hufflepuff, but I think Gryffindor suits me well. I can't wait to see which house you get put in. Who knows? Maybe you'll be a Gryffindor like me, however if I were to guess, I'd say Ravenclaw for you." She said and smiled at him.

Ollie came out of her pocket and sat next to her on some books. He stared out the window before looking at Elliot and giving him a soft smile. Then he went back over to Elliot and sat on his shoulder again. "You seem to be familiar with magical animals, scratching behind his ear is like one of his favorite spots." She said to him. She sighed and looked back out the window again, trying to distract herself from the fact she'll never see her family's house again, the house she grew up in, the house her Aunt and Uncle inherited when her parents died.

She looked back at him and gave him a friendly smile before looking at Ollie "Ollie leave the kid alone" she said and held her hand out to him. He crossed his arms and stuck his tongue out at her. She threw her hand up and chuckled "fine, stay with your new best friend then" she said. Then she thought of something and took out one of his treats. "Ollie, you want it? Gotta come over here to get it" she said and placed it on the books he was sitting on. He jumped from his shoulder all the way over to Anissa and she caught him "hey, be careful! Last thing I need is my companion getting hurt, that'd make me sad" she said to Ollie. Ollie went over and picked up the treat and ate it before going over to Anissa and giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Aww, Ollie" she said and hugged him "you're so sweet" she said and pet his leaves gently.

She smiled softly at him and nodded. "Well, whichever house you get put in, I'll still be your friend. However not many Slytherins seem to like me, mainly because of my blood status I found out. It is what it is, some like me, some don't, don't bother me any." She said. She listened to him as he explained his dad was an expert and she nodded "ohh, very interesting, that's super cool. I'll have to ask him if he knows anyone who wants a naughty bowtruckle!" She yelled the last word and looked at Ollie quickly, who was in the bag of treats. Head first into the bag, Anissa scoffed and laughed a bit and picked him up by his leg "what do you think you're doing?" She exclaimed. Ollie, hearing what she said, blew a raspberry at her, but then opened his mouth and pointed.

Anissa sighed "okay, do you think maybe if you're hungry you should show me that before ruining your appetite? Come on Ollie, we talked about this, you need to show me when you're hungry, which means grabbing my attention, now sit and I'll get you some food." She said and set him on the stack of books. Ollie sat down and crossed his arms, waiting patiently. She reached into her bag and pulled out some food for him and handed them to him "here you go, and I'm sorry for what I said, you know I could never give you away." She said and kissed his leaf as he ate. Then he smiled at her and gave her a thumbs up. She smiled and nodded looking back at Elliot.

"It's nice to have met you too, hopefully I can give you some guidance around the school, whatever you need, just send me an owl, or you can find me down by the Great Lake a lot in my free time. I'm always here for my friends" she said and smiled at him. She heard him talk about her and Ollie and she nodded. "I met him my first year at Hogwarts, although I almost had to give him away, Ollie refused to leave my side. He'd gotten kicked out of his group and he was still pretty young. I taught him everything he needs to know, and once I'm old enough I'm going to grow him his very own tree to protect. Bowtruckles protect wand-wood trees so I was thinking of just getting him an Oak. Oak trees are beautiful, but of course I prefer Cherry blossoms." She said and smiled.

Suddenly, the door open "well well well" she heard a male voice say and she looked. "O'Brian, nasty seeing you around here" she said to him. The boy chuckled, it was clear he was older than both of them. He looked at Elliot "oh look mudblood! You made a new friend! Is he like you? If he is then I've got another person to add to my list." He said.

Anissa rolled her eyes "No, he's not, I just met him can you back off? Why every year without fail, you come to pester me? You just hate that much don't you?" She asked him and crossed her arms and frowned at him. Ollie dropped his bug and stood up and started walking towards O'Brian. "Ollie, stop it" she said. Her eyes teared up a bit and she looked back at him. He laughed "aww she's gonna cry, what a baby, little baby mudblood with no parents! Not even your Aunt and Uncle want you" He said and laughed and walked away.

She looked down, tears escaping her eyes "how did he know about that?" She said and put her hands over her face. Then she stood up and ran out the doors and ran down the cart to the bathroom. Ollie looked at Elliot and did the sign language motion for "I'm sorry" as if he was trying to say he was sorry that he had to witness it. Then he went over and wrote something down, it wasn't very big but it was eligible. 'He's always mean to her for no reason' and showed it Elliot the paper.

Anissa didn't know what had happened after she left. But when she gathered herself and came back, she saw Elliot wasn't Elliot, and she looked at him "what happened?" She asked him. She went over and returned to her seat and Ollie went over and hugged her hand. "I'm alright, I promise." She said and sighed, wondering how to turn him back. "What spell did you use to change? Obviously you're not metamorphmagus." She asked.

She picked up Ollie and put him on her shoulder and he rested his head against her cheek and she smiled softly. "I'm sorry about O'Brian, he doesn't like me and he never has since my first year. Not sure why, blood status I suppose, I'm muggle-born." She said and sighed, then she looked out the windows. She hoped he wouldn't ask her about what he said about her aunt and uncle not wanting her. But if he did, she would just have to answer through the truth.

She wondered how to change him back, but she couldn't think of any spells to turn him back. "Do you have the book you got the spell from? I might be able to help you change back." She offered. She waited for him to show her the book, and if he did, she take it from him and skim through the pages, when she found it, she nodded "alright, I found how to help you." She said and took out her wand. She pointed it at him and did the hand movement, and suddenly he returned to normal. She shut the book and handed it to him "look at that, back together again, I just used a simple Untransfiguration spell. Glad to know it worked." She said and laughed softly before looking out the window for a moment "we're almost there." She said.

When he gave her the book she turned to the back cover and looked at the counter-spell. She said it while aiming her wand at him, hoping he'd transform back. She heard the students walking by and laughing. Anissa was a hard empath, and she could pick up that Elliot wasn't feeling the greatest about it. She sighed as she looked back at the book "this should wear off by the sorting ceremony, you should be fine. I-..." She paused, then she looked at Elliot "look, the last thing you want to do is get the attention of the headmaster in a bad way. Let me deal with the bullies, okay? But thank you...for stopping him before he could hurt Ollie, I appreciate you stopping him. I normally don't leave Ollie alone, I figured he'd be alright with you, and I was right." She said and smiled softly.

She shut the book and handed it back to him. Ollie crawled into Anissa's pocket and hid. She looked down at Ollie "baby boy, come here." She said and picked him up out of there gently and held him in front of her. She turned him around "what do you say?" She said to him. Ollie looked at Elliot and did the sign language motion for 'thank you'. Then she hugged him "Elliot is our friend now, he'll protect you just like I do" she said and Ollie hugged her back and a tear fell from his eye. She lifted him back in front of her "you okay buddy?" She said. Ollie shook his head, Anissa could tell he was getting upset, and she hugged him again. Then she put him in her pocket "I'll leave you be for now bud, but I'm here when you're ready to talk." She said and he nodded at her, then she looked back at Elliot and sighed "I guess the bully tried to really do something, I'm glad Ollie has you now too." She said.

"Well they do teach you about levitation, I bet you could ask to learn Accio, if you know what that does" She said and proceeded to take out her wand, she picked up a book and put it on the shelf above the seats, she pointed her wand, did the hand motion and said "Accio" and the book came right to her hand. "I think that's the spell you should need, I might be able to teach it to you too with the Headmaster's permission, which I'm sure he wouldn't mind." She offered and smiled softly at him.

Ollie later came out of her pocket but clearly wasn't ready to talk yet, so he just stared out the window. Anissa looked at Ollie and sighed softly, she was grateful that Elliot had stepped in to save Ollie, but at what cost? She didn't want him to get into trouble, so she'd be sure to head straight for the Headmaster and tell him what happened before the train conductor got to him. Besides, Anissa would be spending the rest of her childhood at Hogwarts, if she approached him, he'd have to listen.

She made that her first mission once she would get there, was to find the Headmaster right away. Eventually the train started to slow down, and kids were getting prepared to get off the train and head to the Dining Hall. She grabbed her bag and her books, and set Ollie on her shoulder. "I promise, you won't get in trouble because you defended Ollie from a bully, it's the least I can do, but I will be there to see which house you get put in." She said and smiled and headed out, but she looked back at him "I'll see you soon" she said and walked out and off the train.

She immediately looked around for the Headmaster, but figured maybe he was in his office. So she headed there and knocked on the door "Professor? Can I talk to you?" She asked and hesitantly opened the door, to find him already talking to the train conductor. 'How'd he get here so fast?' She asked herself. "Look, I know what this is about, Elliot was just trying to save Ollie from some bullies, especially O'Brian. He wasn't trying to get in trouble, he was defending his new friend." She said, Ollie nodded and looked at him.

Headmaster Dumbledore, looked at Anissa and sighed softly "Anissa, I assure you, he is not going to be in trouble, but he does need to be spoken to that what he did wasn't okay and made the train conductor upset. I will talk to Elliot, but I assure you, he is not in trouble. You may go" he said to her.

She looked at him and nodded "of course Professor, thank you" she said and left his office. She was relieved to hear he wasn't going to be in trouble, and Ollie seemed relieved too. She headed to the Dining Hall, and sat down at the Gryffindor table. She watched as the first years started to get sorted into their houses, and she watched Elliot the entire time, and she smiled when he stepped up to get sorted. She guessed Ravenclaw, it suited him.

When she saw Elliot get up to the hat, and got put into Ravenclaw, she was the only one who stood up and clapped intensely. She cheered at him and herself for getting it right which house he was getting sorted into. When the feast began, Anissa sat there and stared at the food. As good as it looked, she just did not have an appetite because of the morning. So she stood up, looking at Elliot and smiling softly before leaving the dining hall.

Ollie hung out on her shoulder as she walked, and made her way down to the Great Lake. Even though it was dark, she always knew how to get around people to get to where she wanted to go without getting caught. She headed to the Great Lake, grabbing her sketch book as she walked over to the dock and sat down, staring down into the dark abyss of water. She wished a part of her had been put in Slytherin, so she could see the creatures of the lake.

She laughed softly when she'd heard of the Slytherin's watching for a mermaid. Mermaids, she knew, didn't stray far from their abandoned ruins in the water, however seeing a mermaid down there wasn't unheard of. She wished she could meet a mermaid. She took out her wand "Lumos" she said and her wand lit up, she put her to her side as she dug out her sketch books and started to draw her parents home. She missed her parents, and wished she could see them again. She sighed and looked at Ollie "you ready to talk about what happened?" She asked him, and Ollie looked at her and started to tell her in sign language what had happened, and what could've happened. Anissa teared up, feeling even more grateful for Elliot. She picked up Ollie and kissed his head "I promise, I will never leave you like that again" she said, Ollie nodded and yawned.

Eventually, Anissa was starting to get tired, so she grabbed her sketch book and put it away, then grabbed her wand and made sure Ollie was nearby before standing up and going "Nox" and the light disappeared. She snuck her way back into the castle, suddenly the Gryffindor Prefect stopped her "where have you been?" She was asked. She looked at the Gryffindor prefect and chuckled nervously "I just needed some air." She said.

A hand was raised to stop her "the headmaster will be hearing about this, get to bed before you lose points or get detention, also you'll be having your own room since you live here now until you are of age." He said to her. She nodded and followed him to her room, and when they got there, it gave off a Hufflepuff vibe, and she loved it. "Thank you, oh this room is wonderful." She said and got excited. Her own space, where she didn't have to worry about dealing with people she didn't want to deal with.

"The headmaster refurbished it just for you." He said "sleep well" and with that he turned and left. Anissa looked at Ollie "Ollie look at this place! It's definitely better than my room at home, I suppose I could get used to staying here. What do you think?" She asked him. He smiled and nodded at her and she set him down on a cushion before plopping on the bed. She was nervous to start her third year, but she was a good student, always got her work on time, and always did extra credit. Anissa worked hard on her studies. She was top of the class in her first year.

She smiled as she stared up into the ceiling before closing her eyes and falling asleep for the night. When she woke up the next morning she got started on her first class, bringing her supplies as she waited for class to begin. Eventually it was lunch time, and she sat down waiting to see if she could find Elliot and invite him to come sit with her so they could eat together. It wasn't uncommon for different houses to invite other houses to their table to share a meal.

Anissa smiled widely when Elliot saw her and headed over to sit next to her. She heard his question as she took a bite of her food "it was good, I had Astronomy for the first class, which I considered odd because it's the morning, but I don't question things, how was your morning?" She asked him. Ollie took a bite of his bug that had gotten loose and he caught it. "Ollie is definitely useful for insect control" she said and giggled softly and rubbed his head "good job Ollie, I hope it's delicious for you" She said and smiled at him.

Then she looked at Elliot and took another bite of her food "my next class is Defense Against the Dark Arts. I'm nervous, but I want to be a Auror when I'm older, and possibly a professional Care Taker for magical animals and beasts, so this class will definitely help, I'm glad I'm in it this year." She said and took another bite as she listened to Elliot's answer to how his morning was.

She was nervous for her next class, but she was dedicated. So she focused that anxiety on excitement as she was ready to fulfill her dream. She finished her plate and debated on getting a little more so she grabbed a few more potatoes. "Say, after our classes, want to do our homework down by the lake? I could help you if you have any, I know I'm going to have a boatload already, especially with History of Magic." She said and giggled softly.

Ollie, after he finished his bug, walked over to Elliot and sat on his shoulder happily. "If you want you could take Ollie with you, if you ever feel nervous, you can take him with you, I trust him with you. Ollie, you can switch between if you'd like, just make sure you stay within one of our sights and let us know you're going to find the other, okay?" She asked Ollie and he nodded at her. He made a symbol with his hands "yes you can use that to let us know you're going to the other person, just be careful while transferring okay? It's best if you stay hidden, don't need someone with malicious intent getting their hands on you." She said.

The thought of Ollie being on his own in a huge castle while switching to the other person, made her nervous, almost scared. But she figured Ollie deserved a bit more freedom since he already seemed to know the school pretty well and they'd be stuck there the rest of their adolescent years. "I trust both of you, so both of your be careful, please" She said and smiled softly at them and she finished her second plate as she waited for Elliot to speak again.

Anissa took out her wand quickly and stopped the potatoes from flying at Elliot, and she flicked it back to the sender. Then she giggled "that's what you get! Leave us alone!" She said before sitting back down and putting her wand away. "The bullying isn't ever going to stop if we don't do something about it, also, it's best to stay away from the forbidden forest, but I might go investigate if we get more info on what he said. For now, it's best to avoid them. Also I could teach you the spell you need to transform back, or maybe ask one of the professors to show you." She said and then shrugged.

Ollie hopped down and caught another bug that crossed the table. "Good job Ollie" Anissa said to him "just be careful, don't ruin your appetite for your snack later." She said and Ollie started jumping up and down all excited. She looked back at Elliot and smiled softly "I have Defense against the Dark Arts next and then I have History of Magic, which I'm not excited for." She said and chuckled softly "so many notes to take" She said.

She hummed softly as she gathered up her things "but did you want to meet by the lake later? Figured maybe we can do our homework together and I can help if you have questions." She offered and smiled softly before putting her things away. "Also, ignore Miss Norris, she watches all of the first years, she's trying to figure out who she needs to keep an eye on the most. I was that kid in the first year, until I learned how she moves so I could get past her" She said and laughed softly. "Just try to stay on her good side and you'll be fine with Filch" she said. Suddenly she heard the bell "aww man, alright well, I'll see you at the lake later then?" She asked him as she stood up and got rid of her plate.

Anissa smiled and nodded "alright, see you there" she said and looked at Ollie "you behave" she said before turning and making her way out of the great hall. It felt weird not having Ollie by her side, but she knew she could trust Elliot so it put her mind at ease. She headed to her next class and when she entered she sat down and took out her notebook. She waited for the class to start when she noticed someone giving her a look she'd never seen before, like they wanted something from her.

She looked away from them the whole time, but she couldn't shake the fact that she was getting stared down. She focused on the teacher as they taught and she took her notes. She looked over the homework and nodded as the bell rang. She gathered her things quickly and walked to her next class, and then she was done for the day. After her fourth class she headed to the lake with her homework.

Meanwhile Ollie sat quietly with Elliot and just observed how Elliot acted. He helped him too if he needed it, pointing to answers to questions for his homework and such. He was excited to see Anissa again, being away from her felt odd, but he was glad he gained a bit more freedom with Elliot.

Anissa sat down on the dock and started working on her homework as she waited for Elliot and Ollie. She hummed softly when suddenly she heard the water move near her. She lifted her head to see a mermaid was only a few feet away from her, she looked at the mermaid in shock before giving her a smile and a wave. The mermaid waved back but quickly disappeared at the sight of some other students by the lake and she smiled. She looked next to her to tell Ollie, but he wasn't there. She sighed, and supposed she'd just have to tell him when they got there.

Anissa heard the footsteps on the dock and she turned and saw Elliot and Ollie. She smiled and waved as they approached, she scooted over for Elliot to sit down with her if he wished. Ollie crawled onto her and she giggled "hi Ollie, how was your day? I saw a mermaid! I think she was curious because my hair is reflecting in the sun and she must've seen it." She said and smiled widely at Ollie, then she looked at Elliot "how was your day?" She asked him. Suddenly she started to see what Ollie was saying about the bullies. She sighed and heard Elliot's question. "Sadly, yes, it is, but not being like them, makes you more like you, that in itself is important. I bet you will figure something out to keep them off your back, you wanna know what I did? I threw a ball at my biggest bullies face, and people have been leaving me since then, even O'brian has been staying away from me besides what happened on the train. Not saying that's what you should do, maybe just keep your head down for now until we figure something out." She said.

Ollie suggested telling the teachers and she sighed "Ollie you remember what happened last year? One of the students had to get someone to follow him, an adult, their entire year because they reported the bullying, sometimes it's just best to deal with it ourselves." She said and sighed again, setting him down on her lap. Then she looked back at Elliot "need any help with your studies? Or homework? If you have questions I could probably find the answer." She said and shrugged "Or it you think you've got it, that's cool too. I just finished up my homework." She said.

She looked back out at the lake, hoping to see that mermaid again. But she knew she was gone and she took out her sketch book and started to draw a bit, she drew the mermaid in the water and showed it to Ollie "this is what she looked like, she was pretty." She said and then showed it to Elliot. "I think she might've waved at me too, but I'm not sure, would be cool though." She said and put her school books back in her bag, which seemed to have endless space. She wondered if she should tell Elliot about her bag, and figured she should "Undetectable Extension Charm, my mom had it before she passed away." She said "I have Ollie's bedroom in here that I plan on setting up in my room, I got my own room since...well I'm not sure why I got my own room" She lied "maybe Dumbledore thought it was necessary" she said and shrugged.