~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 1~~~~~~~~~~~~
As Cordelia stepped out of the fireplace and dusted off her skirt, a tear trickled down her cheek and her eyes turned even more gray than usual. She never thought it would actually happen. but it did. Just then, a flash of green appeared behind her, and so did her younger brother, Derek, coughing out smoke and soot. His head was bent down, and he wasn't speaking, not that he ever did anyway. Derek was a strange boy, he rarely said two words, but Cordelia loved him just the same.
There was another flash of green, and Acantha Ebony, Cordelia's mother, shoved her two children out of the way, complaining about her white dress.
"Ahhhhh! Oh my God!!! My new dress!!!!" she whined, "They really need to come up with a better way of traveling," she screeched, throwing the floo powder jar on the floor, shattering it into a million pieces.
"Now look what you made me do!!!" she yelled at her two children, "clean it up immediately!!"
Derek shuddered violently with fright as she yelled ruthlessly, and he quickly dropped to his knees to begin cleaning up the mess.
Another tear ran down Cordelia's cheek and her mother smirked. "Clean up your mess girl, or I'll make sure you never see you stupid father again!" Ms. Ebony said haughtily. Cordelia bent down, setting her single suitcase aside and helped her brother pick up the broken pottery pieces. Meanwhile, Ms. Ebony looked around, running her finger across the mantel place, checking for dust.
"Well I suppose this will have to do. Honestly, these houses in England are far worse than those in America." She said in a hum drum voice. "I am going to go change my dress that is now ruined," she glared at her children, as if that was their fault as well, "and I expect you two to be ready to go when I come back." She announced.
When she had left the room, Cordelia pulled out the wand her father had given her and murmured a small incantation. With a wave of the wand, the mess was gone. She looked solemnly at her brother who was weeping quietly.
"It's okay, everything will be aright" Cordelia said, finding herself hard to believe, "As soon as we get to our new school, we won't have to see her for a whole year." Her brother looked up at her, hopeful and nodded. Cordelia helped him up, "C'mon, lets go change; Acantha would not want to be seen anywhere with us dressed like this," she said sarcastically.
"Okay Cordy," her little brother said quietly.
The two of them went upstairs to their separate rooms and changed quickly. Cordelia washed her face and looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were still very gray, not their usual bluish color. And they were red from crying, so she took out some of the muggle's makeup that her aunt, Matilda White had given her and put a little bit on. Then she brushed her shoulder length golden hair till it shined and tried to smile. She could not. Cordelia had not smiled since Acantha (her mother) had left her father four months ago. Moreover, she had been crying even more since it was decided that Acantha would move to England with her two children. Cordelia's father, who had no say in the matter, promised that he would win back custody before she finished Wizarding School. "Somehow... I will beat Acantha," he had said. Acantha.. Cordelia never called her mother, or mom. it was just Acantha. She did not feel that Acantha was her mother. And it was okay, because Acantha did not want to be anyway. The only reason she even wanted custody over the children was to make Cordelia's father and Cordelia unhappy. At least that what Acantha told Cordelia. And Cordelia never doubted it. not once. Acantha did not even care about making Derek unhappy, she didn't even care about Derek. She hardly ever noticed he was there. But then again, the only people who ever noticed him were Cordelia and her father.
"Corrrrr-deeeeeiiiill-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!" screeched a familiar voice that woke Cordelia up from her trance, "We're leaving!!!"
Cordelia threw open her door and flew down the stairs. Racing out the door, she grabbed her coat and slipped it on. Acantha and Derek were waiting by the Night bus.
"Come on, we don't have all day to wait for you." said Acantha, nudging Derek onto the bus. When Cordelia stepped on the bus, it was nearly empty, except for a blonde boy and what looked to be his father. Both were sitting towards the back. They were both silent.
Cordelia sat behind her brother and Acantha and looked out the window. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the blonde boy staring at her. He is hot, she thought to herself. Then suddenly an image flashed through her head. It was the blonde boy. She thought he looked. familiar. She frowned racking her brain, unable to come up with an answer as to where she had seen him before. She shrugged, and just then, the bus came to a screeching halt and Cordelia stood up. She followed Acantha and Derek off the bus, noticing that the other two passengers were getting off too. As she stepped off, she looked over at the beautiful sunrise, which made her think of home. She yawned, wow it was early, why did Acantha make them leave so early anyway, she wondered.
As the three of them stepped into THE LEAKY CAULDRON, they headed straight for the back door. Once outside, Acantha tapped on some bricks (after asking a person on instructions how) and one by one, the bricks moved aside to reveal. Diagon Alley. So this is the famous Diagon Alley, Cordelia thought, impressed. It was very similar to Peregrin Circle back home in New York, but much busier, even for this early in the morning. Glancing back over her shoulder, she saw the blonde boy again, and he was looking at her as well. He smiled nervously and then looked down. His father nudged him along with a cane and they continued into one of the shops. Looking around, Cordelia realized that she had lost Derek and Acantha. Oh well, she was in no hurry to be near Acantha anyway. So, instead of looking for them, she entered a shop called "Rare and Magnificent Creatures". Looking around, she spotted mostly owls and cats.
"Wow, that's really rare," she muttered sarcastically. Turning around she knocked into a quite large fellow with a beard.
"Oh sorry. Didn't see you there," said the man. Cordelia was tall, about 5'8'', but this guy was nearly twice her size!
"The names Rubeus Hagrid. You must be a student at Hogwarts." Said the man whose name was apparently Hagrid.
"Yes.um, hi. I'm Cordelia.Cordelia White." She said.
"Nice to meet ya, I'm the keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts." he paused "Say, you're new at Hogwarts aren't you?"
"Yes," she replied.
"A first year? Nawww. you must have moved from somewhere, and judging by your accent, I'm guessing America."
"Yep, that's right."
"Very neat, well, I'd best be on my way, a pleasure meeting you, see you at Hogwarts." He said cheerily, then moved towards the exit.
"Bye," she called after him. Turning around, she saw the most beautiful owl she could ever imagine. "Wow," she said to herself. The snowy white owl looked at her with intensity and wisdom.
"That's a really beautiful owl, isn't it?" said a voice behind her. She whirled around. It was the blonde boy. She gave him an almost-smile.
"Oh, I know. It's the most gorgeous bird I have ever seen." She answered.
"Hey, you look very familiar, have I seen.or met you before?"
"The boy got a frightened look on his face again. "Um.no" he answered quickly, "I don't think so," he said again nervously.
Oh, okay then," she said, not completely convinced, "My names Cordelia White, but my friends call me Cordy." She faked a smile, which looked better to the boy then it had to her in the mirror.
The boy seemed to relax. "Nice to meet you, Cordy. I'm Draco Malfoy." Cordelia gave him another almost-smile then picked up the cage with the gorgeous owl in it.
"I think I'm going to buy her," she said.
"How do you know it's a her?" The boy asked.
"It's just a guess," she said, winking. His heart leapt. Then Cordelia looked down and a sad expression crossed her face.
"What's wrong?" The boy asked immediately.
"Its just so sad how this poor creature has to be caged up like this. I hate it when a bird does not have the freedom to fly around. As soon as I get to Hogwarts, she's coming out of her cage," Cordelia stated.
"Yeah." said Draco sympathetically. "Hey! You are going to Hogwarts? Me too! What year are you?"
"Well I just moved here from America, but I'll be a fifth year. What about you?
"Me too!" Draco exclaimed excitedly, happy that Cordy would be in the same school as he. I hope she is in Slytherin too, he wished silently. "Well I had better go, my father is waiting for me, I'll see you later! Bye!"
"Bye," she responded heading over to the counter to pay for the owl.
As Draco left the shop, he was still excited, but suddenly became scared. He had seen her before.and he knew exactly where.
As Cordelia stepped out of the fireplace and dusted off her skirt, a tear trickled down her cheek and her eyes turned even more gray than usual. She never thought it would actually happen. but it did. Just then, a flash of green appeared behind her, and so did her younger brother, Derek, coughing out smoke and soot. His head was bent down, and he wasn't speaking, not that he ever did anyway. Derek was a strange boy, he rarely said two words, but Cordelia loved him just the same.
There was another flash of green, and Acantha Ebony, Cordelia's mother, shoved her two children out of the way, complaining about her white dress.
"Ahhhhh! Oh my God!!! My new dress!!!!" she whined, "They really need to come up with a better way of traveling," she screeched, throwing the floo powder jar on the floor, shattering it into a million pieces.
"Now look what you made me do!!!" she yelled at her two children, "clean it up immediately!!"
Derek shuddered violently with fright as she yelled ruthlessly, and he quickly dropped to his knees to begin cleaning up the mess.
Another tear ran down Cordelia's cheek and her mother smirked. "Clean up your mess girl, or I'll make sure you never see you stupid father again!" Ms. Ebony said haughtily. Cordelia bent down, setting her single suitcase aside and helped her brother pick up the broken pottery pieces. Meanwhile, Ms. Ebony looked around, running her finger across the mantel place, checking for dust.
"Well I suppose this will have to do. Honestly, these houses in England are far worse than those in America." She said in a hum drum voice. "I am going to go change my dress that is now ruined," she glared at her children, as if that was their fault as well, "and I expect you two to be ready to go when I come back." She announced.
When she had left the room, Cordelia pulled out the wand her father had given her and murmured a small incantation. With a wave of the wand, the mess was gone. She looked solemnly at her brother who was weeping quietly.
"It's okay, everything will be aright" Cordelia said, finding herself hard to believe, "As soon as we get to our new school, we won't have to see her for a whole year." Her brother looked up at her, hopeful and nodded. Cordelia helped him up, "C'mon, lets go change; Acantha would not want to be seen anywhere with us dressed like this," she said sarcastically.
"Okay Cordy," her little brother said quietly.
The two of them went upstairs to their separate rooms and changed quickly. Cordelia washed her face and looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were still very gray, not their usual bluish color. And they were red from crying, so she took out some of the muggle's makeup that her aunt, Matilda White had given her and put a little bit on. Then she brushed her shoulder length golden hair till it shined and tried to smile. She could not. Cordelia had not smiled since Acantha (her mother) had left her father four months ago. Moreover, she had been crying even more since it was decided that Acantha would move to England with her two children. Cordelia's father, who had no say in the matter, promised that he would win back custody before she finished Wizarding School. "Somehow... I will beat Acantha," he had said. Acantha.. Cordelia never called her mother, or mom. it was just Acantha. She did not feel that Acantha was her mother. And it was okay, because Acantha did not want to be anyway. The only reason she even wanted custody over the children was to make Cordelia's father and Cordelia unhappy. At least that what Acantha told Cordelia. And Cordelia never doubted it. not once. Acantha did not even care about making Derek unhappy, she didn't even care about Derek. She hardly ever noticed he was there. But then again, the only people who ever noticed him were Cordelia and her father.
"Corrrrr-deeeeeiiiill-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!" screeched a familiar voice that woke Cordelia up from her trance, "We're leaving!!!"
Cordelia threw open her door and flew down the stairs. Racing out the door, she grabbed her coat and slipped it on. Acantha and Derek were waiting by the Night bus.
"Come on, we don't have all day to wait for you." said Acantha, nudging Derek onto the bus. When Cordelia stepped on the bus, it was nearly empty, except for a blonde boy and what looked to be his father. Both were sitting towards the back. They were both silent.
Cordelia sat behind her brother and Acantha and looked out the window. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the blonde boy staring at her. He is hot, she thought to herself. Then suddenly an image flashed through her head. It was the blonde boy. She thought he looked. familiar. She frowned racking her brain, unable to come up with an answer as to where she had seen him before. She shrugged, and just then, the bus came to a screeching halt and Cordelia stood up. She followed Acantha and Derek off the bus, noticing that the other two passengers were getting off too. As she stepped off, she looked over at the beautiful sunrise, which made her think of home. She yawned, wow it was early, why did Acantha make them leave so early anyway, she wondered.
As the three of them stepped into THE LEAKY CAULDRON, they headed straight for the back door. Once outside, Acantha tapped on some bricks (after asking a person on instructions how) and one by one, the bricks moved aside to reveal. Diagon Alley. So this is the famous Diagon Alley, Cordelia thought, impressed. It was very similar to Peregrin Circle back home in New York, but much busier, even for this early in the morning. Glancing back over her shoulder, she saw the blonde boy again, and he was looking at her as well. He smiled nervously and then looked down. His father nudged him along with a cane and they continued into one of the shops. Looking around, Cordelia realized that she had lost Derek and Acantha. Oh well, she was in no hurry to be near Acantha anyway. So, instead of looking for them, she entered a shop called "Rare and Magnificent Creatures". Looking around, she spotted mostly owls and cats.
"Wow, that's really rare," she muttered sarcastically. Turning around she knocked into a quite large fellow with a beard.
"Oh sorry. Didn't see you there," said the man. Cordelia was tall, about 5'8'', but this guy was nearly twice her size!
"The names Rubeus Hagrid. You must be a student at Hogwarts." Said the man whose name was apparently Hagrid.
"Yes.um, hi. I'm Cordelia.Cordelia White." She said.
"Nice to meet ya, I'm the keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts." he paused "Say, you're new at Hogwarts aren't you?"
"Yes," she replied.
"A first year? Nawww. you must have moved from somewhere, and judging by your accent, I'm guessing America."
"Yep, that's right."
"Very neat, well, I'd best be on my way, a pleasure meeting you, see you at Hogwarts." He said cheerily, then moved towards the exit.
"Bye," she called after him. Turning around, she saw the most beautiful owl she could ever imagine. "Wow," she said to herself. The snowy white owl looked at her with intensity and wisdom.
"That's a really beautiful owl, isn't it?" said a voice behind her. She whirled around. It was the blonde boy. She gave him an almost-smile.
"Oh, I know. It's the most gorgeous bird I have ever seen." She answered.
"Hey, you look very familiar, have I seen.or met you before?"
"The boy got a frightened look on his face again. "Um.no" he answered quickly, "I don't think so," he said again nervously.
Oh, okay then," she said, not completely convinced, "My names Cordelia White, but my friends call me Cordy." She faked a smile, which looked better to the boy then it had to her in the mirror.
The boy seemed to relax. "Nice to meet you, Cordy. I'm Draco Malfoy." Cordelia gave him another almost-smile then picked up the cage with the gorgeous owl in it.
"I think I'm going to buy her," she said.
"How do you know it's a her?" The boy asked.
"It's just a guess," she said, winking. His heart leapt. Then Cordelia looked down and a sad expression crossed her face.
"What's wrong?" The boy asked immediately.
"Its just so sad how this poor creature has to be caged up like this. I hate it when a bird does not have the freedom to fly around. As soon as I get to Hogwarts, she's coming out of her cage," Cordelia stated.
"Yeah." said Draco sympathetically. "Hey! You are going to Hogwarts? Me too! What year are you?"
"Well I just moved here from America, but I'll be a fifth year. What about you?
"Me too!" Draco exclaimed excitedly, happy that Cordy would be in the same school as he. I hope she is in Slytherin too, he wished silently. "Well I had better go, my father is waiting for me, I'll see you later! Bye!"
"Bye," she responded heading over to the counter to pay for the owl.
As Draco left the shop, he was still excited, but suddenly became scared. He had seen her before.and he knew exactly where.