Ok this is the first chapter to my first fanfic! I hope all of you who read it will review. Please be kind. I know there are flamers, but I would much rather have constructive and nice critics.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, if I did then Fred would still be alive.

Jade woke to the screams of another yet unlucky prisoner.The screams echoed through the cells of the unglody place known as Azkaban.Yet she grew accustomed to the pained screams of the others around her. She had once again woken with a sore body, you'd think after spending 7 long years there she would grow accustomed to sleeping agianst a wall that her chians damned her to. She peered through her bars, only to spot the irish gaurd that normally kept an eye on her. He had become more like a friend to her over the years that her have spent there. Of course...he was the only one that believed her. She looked at the rusty shackles that bound her wrists to the wall. She gave a sharp jerk trying to remove the chians from the wall. Thats when she heard the gaurd give a chuckle and she glared her mind still groggy. He gave her a sympathetic smile.

"Jade, if tha' chain hasnt broke fer 7 years, what ya think tha now will a difference?" he asked in that odd accent of his.

She returned the smile with a lack luster one of her own.

"Angus, if I give up on escape I give up on hope." she replied giving another jerk "I can't do that angus, not if I want to survive in the god awful place."

Angus laughed outright.

"wha hope is ther in hell?" he asked with a serious tone.

She laughed in spite of Herself "Very little...but its there."

Angus just shook his head when a horrid sound rang through the cells. A sound that was like a rusted bell grating agianst stone. Angus gave her a look that said he had to go, she just gave him a slight nod saying it was ok. She slumped up against the wall closing her eyes. The eyes that used to hold so much joy inside them, only to be replaced by anger and sense of betrayal. The eyes that used to be a beautiful shade of blue that have turned to scarlet from the pain of the unrelenting dementors. Those monster sucked the happyness out of her...well...whatever happyness that was left. Her hair was filthy, your hair that used to be a gentle brown that has grown and faded into black, she didnt know how much more of this she could with stand before she finally broke. She heard the sound of feet and opened her eyes in curiosity. Cursiosity...the very thing that put her in there. She peered through your bars only to see a tall old man with long flowing white beard and half moon specticles. She thought she should know who this man was but her memory seemed to fail her at the moment. She saw Angus with him, 'he must be here to see someone...' she pondered, she was slightly shocked when they stopped in front of her cell. She watched in slight aw as Angus unlocked her cell and walked in.It had been so long since she had seen anyone other then Angus. Jade's entire family abondoned her as soon as she was accused of the unspeakable act. Who in their right mind would visit her now. She had no idea what was going on. Why were they in her cell? who was this man? Only more questions where raised as she watched Angus undo her shackles with a flick of his wand. Angus gave her a smile, one she hasn't seen before. Almost like he was saying goodbye, and he was.

Angus cleared his throat "Jade winslet, charged with murder and use of the curse. Also holding a wand with traces of using the dark mark. Accused of being an accomplice of you-know-who."

She gave him a look slightly worried look. Was she being put to death? she began to panic. Angus smile broadened by ten fold

"You are free to go."

She couldnt believe her ears, there must have been a mistake she thought. She was being lead through the cells by the unknown man that came in with Angus. she looked back at her 7 year long friend confused.

"Angus??" she asked confused as to what was going on.

Angus only gave her a reassuring smile as she was about the leave the hell hole known as Azkaban.

Jade slowly followed the tall elderly man passed all the other cells in the prison. She was extremely nervous. Anyone that saw her could tell, her hands were shaking and her eyes shifted constantly. She couldnt get rid of this sense that something she never imagined was about to happen.

They had made it to the front office of the prison. The room was wide and dark, just like the rest of the building. The customary feeling of gloom hung in the air, a product from the dementors. Towards the middle of the room sat a long, dark, cherry wood desk. Behind it sat a tall slender lady with black glasses and a tight bun. She had a very stern air about her. A silver glowing crane stood at attention on the desk. The patronous was just as stern looking as the witch who cast it. Blue pieces of paper were floating in a circle around her. A rubber stamp could be seen marking the files of those who didnt make parol.

The elderly man in front of jade cleared his throat. Clearly startling the woman before them out of her work.

"How may I help you?"

She had a very clipped voice, a no nonsense tone about her.

The elderly man handed her a peice of parchment, Jade couldnt see what was on it.

"I'm here for the wand of Jade Winslet."

The lady pushed her black glasses up the rim of her nose, she sniffed indifferently. Jade had the intuition that woman didnt like setting prisoners free with their wands. However, it seemed according to the parchment she didnt have much say in the matter.

"Very well."

Jade watched closely as the woman tapped her wand on the desk once. A slender tub could be seen slide out of the top of the desk. She woman again pushed her glasses up on the bridge of her nose. Maybe it was a nervous habit. She looked over at Jade this time and addressed her.

"Unicorn hair, willow, 9 inches?"

Jade couldnt speak, so she nodded. The woman opened the tube and was about to hand it back to Jade, when she adressed the elderly man once more.

"You do know why she is here? Right Dumbledore?"

Jades eyes widened in shock. Dumbledore! Thats who he was! Thats why he was so familiar. It had just been so long since she heard anything of the outside world, she had forgotten what he looked like.

"I know what this young lady has done and what she hasn't madam."

Jade quickly looked up into Dumbledore's aged face. Did he know she didnt do it? Did he know what the ministry didnt believe? She felt a spark of hope go off inside of her chest. Maybe there was a chance that other people believed her as well.

The woman handed Jade her wand.

"All right then. You are free to go."

Just like that she felt like a lost part of her body was sown back on. She had never realized just how much she had missed having her wand in her hand. She gave it a flick on impulse, which resulted in a few red sparks. A smile graced Jades lips at the sight.

Jade was pulled out of her euphoria when Dumbledore laid a gently hand on her shoulder.

"Its time for us to leave miss Winslet."

Jade nodded meekly again and followed him out of the grand double doors. She lifted an arm above herself. The sun was hurting her sensitive eyes. She lifted her wand, pointing it towards her eyes she casted a charm.

"Oculas shadsolarm"

A protective layer covered her eyes, making it so the sun would hurt them so bad. Her magic was a little rusty but it worked for now.

Dumbledore led her over to a buggy that looked like it was drawn by black skeletal horse with scales. She looked a few moments longer and realized they werent horses at all. They were threstrals. A feeling of surrow washed over her as she climbed into the buggy next to Dumbledore. Everyone knew that there was only one way for someone to see a threstral. They had to witness someone die. Jade decided to try and ignore the pain she had felt inside, she was going to ask what had been nagging her for a while now.

"Excuse me? Not to sound ungreatful or anything...but where are you taking me?"

Dumbledore looked over at Jade, there was a twinkle in his eyes behind his half moon spectacles.

"To Hogwarts of course!"

Jade looked like she had swallowed a fly. She had always been home schooled when came to her magical education. Young witches and wizards who are homeschooled, were considered graduates after 4 years. Those who went to a normal magic school had to go for 7 years.

"Am I going to be enrolled at Hogwarts?"

Dumbledore laid a gentle hand on her shoulder once more.

"Jade, I knew your parents and I knew you."

Jade's entire body went rigid. Her mouth seemed unbearably dry all of a sudden. The pain she had been trying to avoid had somehow made its way to the surface.She didnt know what to say, but Dumbeldore evidently did.

"You were not the one who killed her were you?"

Jade wrapped her arms around her middle. She clamped her eyes shut. Fighting back the tears that threatened to come forth she nodded.

"You know who did dont you?"

Jade took in a deep breath fighting for her composure, she gave her answer.

"yes."

Dumbledore squeezed her shoulder in a comforting manner.

"You are going to be enrolled into Hogwarts. I got them to release you for a reason. Their price was hefty but I managed."

Just like the subject had shifted. Had Dumdledore done to save her from her grief? She did not know. What she did know, was that she wasnt about to complain.

"Why did you release me headmaster?"

Dumbledore pulled out a pitcure of a family. There was a man who looked like he was mid-thirties and beautiful woman who looked about the same age. They were smiling and waving, but Jade noticed the woman was holding a child. What was the importance in this photo?

"Do you know who these people are miss Winslet?"

Jade shook her head no.

"These are the parents of Harry Potter."

She then realized who the child was in the arms of the couple. It was the boy who lived. This was a photo of them being happy before you-know-who killed them.

"Why are you showing me this headmaster?"

Dumbledore gave her a wrinkled smile.

"Because miss winslet, he is the reason you are free."
TBC